About the Sharks Swim 'Team' (2022 edition)
Fort Washington's "Sharks" swim and dive team is part of the Colonial Swim League, participating in about six swim meets throughout the summer season, culminating in Champs meets and a swim banquet at the end of July.
SIGNUPS FOR SWIM TEAM ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Cost: $105 for 2022
Max Age: 18
Min Age: No minimum age, but swimmers must be able to complete a lap of the pool unaided.
For swimmers who are still learning, we typically offer a 'mini-sharks' option that does not compete in meets.
The mini-sharks option may not be offered in 2022, depending upon social-distancing requirements
Mini Sharks is a developmental program of group swim lessons for swimmers who are water safe but who have not yet achieved proper stroke technique. This program is the gateway to pre-team and the Sharks swim team. This year mini sharks will be limited to 20 children due to current health safety restrictions.
To be eligible for the program, children must be able to do the following:
Pre-season: After-school practices (about an hour) begin the week following Memorial Day, with time trials in mid-June)
Regular season: Six Weeks, June 21 to Jul 30
Swim practices: M-F, mornings 1 to 1.5 hrs depending on age group. Exact practice times will be determined based on age group enrollment.
Dive Practices: Weekdays 11am-1pm during the regular season
Swimmers may participate in swim team, dive team, or both.
Swim practices are timed to coordinate with our two 3-week Shark Tennis programs so that swimmers may go straight from one to the other.
Meets: Six meets throughout the season, on Tues-Thurs evenings or Saturday mornings, plus the CJ Martin Relay Carnival and A-Champs/B-Champs at the end of the season. Typically we have 3 home meets and 3 away.
Banquet: An outdoor end-of-season awards banquet for swimmers and their parents will be held at the club on July 31 (Tentative, subject to COVID restrictions)
IMPORTANT 2022 DATES!
4/18 Sharks Registration Opens
5/15 PM Sharks Swim, Dive & Tennis Programs Open House with team suit try-on
6/4 New Swimmer Evaluations, morning, time TBD
6/6 After school practice begins for swimmers and divers (no pre-team)
6/13 After school practice continues, Pre-team practices begin
6/15 Morning practices begin
6/18 Time Trials, Swimmer Breakfast & Parent Meeting
6/20 Mini-Sharks group lesson program Session 1 begins
6/24 Ice Cream Social
6/25 Swim Blast Invitational hosted by FORT
6/27 CJ Martin Relay Carnival @ Sunny Willow
6/28 Home meet vs Maplewood
6/30 Away meet @ Manorlu
7/5 BYE
7/9 Away meet @ Upper Moreland
7/10 Oodles of Noodles Social
7/11 Mini-Sharks group swim lessons session 2 begins
7/12 Home meet vs Sunny Willow
7/16 Home meet vs Hideaway – Senior Day!
7/19 Pizza Pep Rally and Away meet @ Maple Manor
7/27 B Champs @ Hideaway (evening)
7/29 Diving Champs @ TBD
7/30 A Champs @ Manorlu (morning)
7/31 Sharks Banquet @ the FORT (evening)
A more detailed schedule will be distributed via TeamSnap following registration.
SIGNUPS FOR SWIM TEAM ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Cost: $105 for 2022
Max Age: 18
Min Age: No minimum age, but swimmers must be able to complete a lap of the pool unaided.
For swimmers who are still learning, we typically offer a 'mini-sharks' option that does not compete in meets.
The mini-sharks option may not be offered in 2022, depending upon social-distancing requirements
Mini Sharks is a developmental program of group swim lessons for swimmers who are water safe but who have not yet achieved proper stroke technique. This program is the gateway to pre-team and the Sharks swim team. This year mini sharks will be limited to 20 children due to current health safety restrictions.
To be eligible for the program, children must be able to do the following:
- put their face in the water with eyes looking at the bottom of the pool
- should be able to blow bubbles with face in the water
- keep themselves afloat
Pre-season: After-school practices (about an hour) begin the week following Memorial Day, with time trials in mid-June)
Regular season: Six Weeks, June 21 to Jul 30
Swim practices: M-F, mornings 1 to 1.5 hrs depending on age group. Exact practice times will be determined based on age group enrollment.
Dive Practices: Weekdays 11am-1pm during the regular season
Swimmers may participate in swim team, dive team, or both.
Swim practices are timed to coordinate with our two 3-week Shark Tennis programs so that swimmers may go straight from one to the other.
Meets: Six meets throughout the season, on Tues-Thurs evenings or Saturday mornings, plus the CJ Martin Relay Carnival and A-Champs/B-Champs at the end of the season. Typically we have 3 home meets and 3 away.
Banquet: An outdoor end-of-season awards banquet for swimmers and their parents will be held at the club on July 31 (Tentative, subject to COVID restrictions)
IMPORTANT 2022 DATES!
4/18 Sharks Registration Opens
5/15 PM Sharks Swim, Dive & Tennis Programs Open House with team suit try-on
6/4 New Swimmer Evaluations, morning, time TBD
6/6 After school practice begins for swimmers and divers (no pre-team)
6/13 After school practice continues, Pre-team practices begin
6/15 Morning practices begin
6/18 Time Trials, Swimmer Breakfast & Parent Meeting
6/20 Mini-Sharks group lesson program Session 1 begins
6/24 Ice Cream Social
6/25 Swim Blast Invitational hosted by FORT
6/27 CJ Martin Relay Carnival @ Sunny Willow
6/28 Home meet vs Maplewood
6/30 Away meet @ Manorlu
7/5 BYE
7/9 Away meet @ Upper Moreland
7/10 Oodles of Noodles Social
7/11 Mini-Sharks group swim lessons session 2 begins
7/12 Home meet vs Sunny Willow
7/16 Home meet vs Hideaway – Senior Day!
7/19 Pizza Pep Rally and Away meet @ Maple Manor
7/27 B Champs @ Hideaway (evening)
7/29 Diving Champs @ TBD
7/30 A Champs @ Manorlu (morning)
7/31 Sharks Banquet @ the FORT (evening)
A more detailed schedule will be distributed via TeamSnap following registration.
Get Ready for the Summer of 2021 at the FORT!
