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Swim Team Starts May 13th!

May 8th

Countdown is On: Swim Team Starts May 13th

Our first swim practice of the season is next week and we are excited to kick off another fun summer! We wanted to take an opportunity to remind you of the important dates and details as well as to share the volunteer sign-ups for meets. As a reminder, we ask that one parent volunteers for at least one shift in every meet in which your child(ren) will be swimming. Instructions for sign-ups are below.

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Swimtopia - https://chaddswalktidalwaves.swimtopia.com/

We will be updating our team website frequently, so head there for the latest information and schedules. We also highly recommend downloading the Swimtopia mobile app and enabling notifications, which will allow you to easily access weather alerts and information for meets, and swimmer results when the time comes. If you do not get the app, you’ll still get urgent alerts via email.

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What to Bring to Practice

Please have your swimmers arrive in swimsuits and make sure to bring goggles and a towel to the first practice on 5/13 (or 5/14 for night practice group) at the Spindrift Pool (2146 Spindrift Ct). Your group will start right on time, so plan to arrive a few minutes early. **Swimmers must be able to swim alone in the deep end without the use of a flotation device**

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Swimsuits

Swimsuit and cap orders will be passed out at the Tuesday 5/14 practice.

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Parent Volunteer Sign-Ups (Action Required)

We require that one parent signs up for at least 1 volunteer slot per each meet your child(ren) will be swimming. To learn more about the various swim meet volunteer roles, click here and then click on each volunteer position name to learn more.

How to Register for Jobs and Confirm Swimmers for a Meet:

  1. Log in to SwimTopia. Login is found in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
  2. If you can’t remember your password, click "Forgot your password" to reset your password.
  3. Under the Meets & Events tab, select "Signup Calendar" to sign up for a swim meet.

Job Signup

  • Click the green JOB SIGNUP tab and sign up for volunteer shifts (note one parent may sign up both parents for jobs -- scroll down and you’ll see the other parent listed). If you know you and your spouse will not be at this meet, skip to Swimmer Signup.
  • Click Save Assignments.
  • Click Back to Signup Calendar.

Swimmer Signup

To RSVP for attendance:

  • Click the green MEET ENTRY tab, and then click the green Edit tab under your athletes' names.
  • For each of your athletes, select an option from the drop down list next to their names.
    • (undeclared)
    • Attending
    • Not Attending
  • Click Save to record your choices.

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Practice Schedule

Practices will be held Monday through Friday, rain or shine – we ONLY cancel if there is thunder. If practice is canceled, we will send an email, post a message in our Facebook group & notify via Swimtopia app. Otherwise, assume practice and meets are on.

AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICES: Monday, 5/13 - Tuesday, 5/21

  • 7-8 year olds 4:00-4:30
  • 9-10 year olds 4:30-5:00
  • 4-6 year olds 5:00-5:30
  • 11 and up 5:30-6:00

Night practice group, all ages, 6:00-6:45 May 14th and May 21st only

*NO PRACTICE: Last day of School (CCSD), Wednesday May 22nd

** FIRST MEET THURSDAY, MAY 30th

MORNING PRACTICES: Thursday, May 23 - Wednesday June 26*

Practice times Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays (“Regular”) will be:

  • 4-6 year olds 8:30-9:00
  • 7-8 year olds 9:00-9:45
  • 9-10 year olds 9:45-10:30
  • 11 and up 10:30-11:15

*No practice on Memorial Day, 5/27

**Stroke clinic for 7-10 year olds on 6/10; practice times will shift

Practice times on Thursdays and Friday 5/31 (“Fun Swim”) will be:

  • 4-8 year olds – 9:30 -10:15 am
  • 9 and up 10:15-11:00 am

NIGHT PRACTICES: Tuesday Nights, May 14th - June 25th

All ages together: 6:00 - 7:00pm

INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS: Tuesday June 11th before night practice

To help you plan, please see attached calendar with ALL dates and events outlined.

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SWIM MEET SCHEDULE

Warm-ups begin at 5:30pm for AWAY meets and 5:00pm for HOME meets. Swimmers MUST be present for warm-ups!

  • Thursday 5/30 Chadds Walk at Piedmont Bend (AWAY) – 5:30 PM warm-up
  • Wednesday 6/5 Somerset at Chadds Walk (HOME) - 5:00 PM warm-up
  • Wednesday 6/12 Hampton Woods at Chadds Walk (HOME) – 4:30 PM warm-up and group picture
  • Wednesday 6/19 Chadds Walk at North Forest (AWAY) – 5:30 PM warm-up
  • Wednesday 6/26 Chimney Springs at Chadds Walk (HOME) – 5:00 PM warm-up

* INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN FOR MEETS! In the event of inclement weather, we will have a make-up meet the following Friday or Monday at the same time and same place! If we finish at least the half of our meet (through Event 46), we won’t reschedule.

If it is only raining, the meet will be held. If it thunders, the meet will be postponed for 30 minutes and the pool deck must be cleared. Everyone should wait in their cars until further direction is given by the coordinators via email, SwimTopia app, and the Chadds Walk Tidal Waves Facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/chaddswalktidalwaves/

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Questions? Contact the Tidal Waves Board at chaddswalktidalwaves@gmail.com.

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