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Seven Hills Swim Team

Parents/Guardians Informational Meeting: Thursday, May 26th at 6 pm

Sessions Runs: June 20th to July 30th

Registration: https://sevenhillsohio.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs?leaguesid=3

Practice Times and Locations (Subject to Change):

Mondays and Wednesdays located at the Seven Hills Pool: 10 and under from 5-6 pm and 11 and over from 6-7 pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays located at Normandy High School: 10 and under from 10-11 am and 11 and over from 10-11:30 am

Coaches and Other Contact Information:

Head Coach: Jarrod Lively
Assistant Coaches: TBA
Swim Team Email: seahawkscoach7@gmail.com
Mike (Aquatics Supervisor) | 216-524-6262 ext. 404 | mgallagher@sevenhillsohio.org
Jen (Recreation Director) | 216-524-6262 ext. 401 | jburger@sevenhillsohio.org

Important Links:

Equipment:

Each swimmer gets a free T-Shirt and one blank swim cap (Upon Request).
Additional t-shirts can be purchased for $12 ($13 for XXL). Contact Jen Burger at jburger@sevenhillsohio.org to order.
Additional blank swim caps can be purchased at the front desk for $2.
Goggles can be purchased at the front desk for $10 each.

Parents/Guardians Help Needed:

We need volunteers for each swim meet this summer. Each family is required to sign up for at least two meets. To sign up, go to https://t.ly/LOv-.
If you are interested in helping to organize fundraisers, please contact Mike.

Important Dates and Notes:

May 30th: Memorial Day Parade. Meet at St. Columbkille Parking Lot by 10 am. The parade kicks off at 10:30 am sharp! The parade ends at Rec Center / City Hall campus. We ask that you please stay for the ceremony to honor our Veterans.
June 1st: Join the Seahawks Parent/Guardian GroupMe group at https://t.ly/CWtu.
June 5th: T-shirt order and payment due. To order t-shirts go to https://t.ly/NGi3.
June 9th: Sign up to volunteer for at least two swim meets at https://t.ly/LOv-
June 10th: Medical/Contact Forms Due to Mike Gallagher. Your child will not be able to swim unless these forms are in. To download the forms, go to https://t.ly/dEv4.
TBA: Picture Day
August 6th: End of Season Party from 6-8:45 pm.

2022 Meet Schedule:

Thursday, June 23rd vs Olmsted Sea Otters: Located at the North Olmsted Recreation Center Indoor Pool | Arrive 5:15 pm; 5:30 Warmup; and 6 pm Meet Start.
Thursday, June 30th vs. CSI/RazorSharks: Located at the CSI Outdoor Pool | Arrive 5:15 pm; 5:30 Warmup; and 6 pm Meet Start.
Thursday, July 14th vs Broadview Heights/Brooklyn: Located at the Garfield Heights Outdoor Pool | Arrive 4:45 pm; 5 pm warmup; and 6 pm Meet Start.
Thursday, July 21st vs Huntington: Located at the Garfield Heights Outdoor Pool | Arrive 4:45 pm; 5 pm warmup; and 6 pm Meet Start.
Saturday, July 30th @ Champs: Located at the North Olmsted Recreation Center Indoor Pool | Time TBD.

Meet Locations:

North Olmsted Recreation Center: 26000 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted, Ohio (440.734.8200)
Cleveland Swim Institute (CSI): 1 Eagle Valley Ct, Broadview Heights, Ohio (440.838.5600)
Garfield Heights Outdoor Pool: 5407 Turney Rd, Garfield Heights, Ohio (216.475.7272)

The night before each swim meet:

It is important to eat well the night before the meet. Eating food that contains a high amount of carbs (such as pasta and bread) will allow your body to store the carbs and give you energy for your race.
Get lots of sleep the night before so that your body is well rested for competing!
Drink lots of water before and between your races to stay hydrated. Also – the day of the meet try to eat lighter, healthier meals. Be sure to bring snacks to the meet.

What should you bring to a swim meet?

Team suit, cap, and goggles (Always bring extra caps and goggles just in case!)
Towels! Bring more than one!
Wear swim team “spirit wear” if you have some.
Sweatpants, sweatshirts, shorts, t-shirt, or other warmups to keep warm between races (preferably something you do not mind getting wet, since you will want to put it on after your race because the air often feels cold).
Bring an extra set of dry clothes in a bag to change into after the meet.
Flip flops, crocs, or deck shoes.
Drinks – water, Gatorade, Vitamin Water, etc.
Snacks – something to eat between events because some meets can go for hours. Light snacks are good such as pretzels, cereal, fruit snacks, apples, bananas etc. Coolers are good to bring with beverages and snacks since it is usually hot outside.
A sharpie marker for writing events / lanes on your arm.
Chairs – for both parents and swimmers to sit on.

Family Expectations:

Each family is required to sign up as a timer for at least two swim meets. If you do not sign up for at least two meets, we will assign meets for your family.
Each swimmer is required to attend 2 swim meets to swim in the championship meet.
Each swimmer is required to attend 2 practices a week to swim in meets.
Please email Mike Gallagher seven days before the swim meet if you cannot make it at mgallagher@sevenhillsohio.org.
Arrive 15-minutes before warm-up. Be ready to get in the pool at the warmup time considering that it takes some time to put your things down, check in with coaches, etc.
There will be a designated area for our swim team. This helps the coaches and parents find kids to make sure that they get to their events on time.
Please help your child get to their events as coaches are often busy organizing swimmers for the events currently going on.
All swimmers must participate in team stretches.
After your race and/or the meet, talk to the coaches to get feedback.
It shows good sportsmanship when you stay in the water, and you shake hands with the other swimmers in the lanes next to you when the race ends.
We are a team and teams should support each other. Please cheer on your fellow swim team members during the race and congratulate them after the race.