Swim Schedule: - Our swim season starts on Tuesday, September 1st for all swimmers! You must have your registration submitted prior to attending your first practice.
- Due to SRU's schedule, Silver/Black teams will be practicing on Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays this year, with Tuesday and Thursday practices being held at the ARC and Saturday's practice at the Fieldhouse. This may be adjusted to Tuesdays/Fridays/Saturdays if the SRU Fieldhouse schedule changes, but we will keep you posted!
- Tryouts will be on Saturday, September 5th from 9-10 am. Swimmers should be able to swim 25 yards independently. Bring your swimsuit, towel, and goggles. If your swimmer is not yet a team member, please complete this REGISTRATION FORM so we can get you scheduled for a tryout during the first week of practice. Feel free to share this link with anyone that you would like to invite to join the team. If you have any questions about new swimmer tryouts, please contact Head Coach, Robin Plank-coachplank6@gmail.com
Forms/Cost: We will be using TeamSnap this fall for registration, but you will not complete payment via the app. Please use this LINK to register. Registration opens today and will close mid-September, so please sign up as soon as possible. Once you register, Sara Kramer will send an email with your cost for the season. You can pay via check or Venmo (details below). Please note the following costs: Silver 1 / Silver 2 Groups: $350 Black Group: $400 Red / Senior Group: $700 High School Swimmers: $250 We will be holding a raffle fundraiser, and each family will be given a book of tickets worth $50 (10 tickets/$ per ticket) that will be added to the cost of registration. More details will follow regarding ticket sales. Once you receive your registration total from one of our team treasurers, please pay promptly using one of the options below: Venmo: First Name: Slippery Rock Last Name: Swim Team Username: @slipperyrockswimteam Mailing Address: SRST PO BOX 316 Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Communication: We will be utilizing TEAM SNAP this year for most of our communication needs. During registration, you will be making an account (or linking a previously made account) to the Team Snap app. Once registered, you can add additional email users, change communication and notification preferences, and view the calendar, etc. Miscellaneous: - You will need to obtain a visitor parking pass for your vehicle so you do not get ticketed during the season. Please utilize this link for instructions on how to get your vehicle registered.
- We will be holding a mandatory meeting for all swimmers' parents/guardians this year. The goal of the meeting is to discuss swim meet responsibilities, communication expectations, fundraising, etc. We are finalizing the date and will share that out soon!
- We will be offering team suits again this year for anyone that wasn't able to purchase one last year, may have grown out of their suit, and/or recently joined the team. Please be checking emails for additional information in the next couple of weeks.
- Leslie Stauffer, our chair of US Swimming, will be working with Sara Kramer regarding US Swim membership and upgrades. As a reminder, your swimmer must be a US Swimming member. If your child is under the age of 13, they can participate in 2 US Swim meets as a Flex member. Additional meets require an upgrade to Premium membership. Along with your registration cost information for the Eels, you will be notified of additional fees owed (if applicable) to meet the US Swimming requirements.
Please be sure to submit your registration using the LINK prior to attending your first practice on September 1st! If you have any questions, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you soon! |