Baylor Swim Club practices for the 2017-2018 season begins for all new and returning swimmers Thursday, August 31st. Please be sure to follow the practice schedule below, and take note of some of the practice schedule changes due to the holiday on Monday, Sept. 4th.
note: all practices are at the Baylor School Natatorium unless indicated.
2017-2018 Baylor Swim Club Practice Schedule
Please note the following practice information for the next two weeks
In addition to swimming equipment, all swimmers in Senior/Varsity, Senior 2, Juniors, and, Age Group need to bring appropriate dry land clothing to practice (running shoes, shorts, t-shirt)
Any swimmer that is not registered by the start of practice on August 29th will not be allowed in the pool, until they have completed the online registration.
All groups will practice at the Baylor School on Aug. 31st due to the fall parents meeting- this includes all those that are swimming at the Hamilton YMCA site. The first practice for those at the Hamilton YMCA will be Tues., Sept 5th.
NO PRACTICES for ALL groups due to the Labor Day holiday on Mon., Sept. 4th
All those swimmers in the Senior 2 and Junior groups will NOT practice on Fri., Sept. 1st, Sat., Sept. 2nd or Mon., Sept. 4th. The Senior 2 and Junior groups will resume practices on on Mon., Sept. 5th.
The coaching staff is looking forward to a great season, and we will see everyone on Thursday, August 31st.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN- Three Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athletes represented their respective home countries at the 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships which was held August 23-28, 2017 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, IN.
Representing Team USA at the 6th FINA World Junior Championships, Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athlete Trey Freeman claimed a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, and a silver medal as a member of the 4×200 meter freestyle relay. He swam to a new personal best time of 3:50.14 in the 400 free. Team USA put two athletes on the podium as teammate Andrew Abruzzo claimed gold. As a member of 4×200 free relay he had 1:47.5 200 split swimming the anchor leg to power Team USA to a time of 7:10.96 and a silver medal in the event, just .01 behind Hungary. The Hungarians finished with gold, and Russia took the bronze. All three relay teams were under the World Junior Record. Freeman was also the anchor leg of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay that took fourth overall. In a blazing fast 200 meter freestyle final, Freeman placed 5th overall in the event in a new personal best time of 1:47.79. The top three finishers in the event were under the World Junior Record.
Representing Team Barbados, Baylor School / Baylor Swim Club athletes Jack Kirbyand Luis Sebastian Weekes also had some strong performances at World Junior Championships. Jack Kirby swam to a new personal best time of 57.63 in 100 backstroke, and was also the winner of heat four to take 23rd in the event. He also finished 23rd in the 50 backstroke, and 51st overall in the 100 freestyle. Luis Sebastian Weekes swam the 100 meter breaststroke in a time 1:06.78 good for 44th overall. He also placed 35th in the 200 IM, 36th in the 200 butterfly, and 43rd in the 200 breaststroke.
It is the goal of Baylor Swim Club and the coaching staff, to provide instruction and training during the entire practice session. Baylor Swim Club coaches create lesson plans for each day and week of the short and long course seasons to teach the swimmers proper technique, prepare them for competitive swimming and meet the needs of each swimmer in the practice group. If time is spent disciplining children rather than coaching, the goals of that session are not being achieved. Therefore, Baylor Swim Club expects swimmers to adhere to the following behavior guidelines:
1. All swimmers must encourage and support their teammates at practice as well as in competition. Swimmers may not conduct themselves in any manner that is disruptive to others.
2. Swimmers are expected, at all times, to follow the coach’s instructions. At no time will disrespectful attitudes or back-talk be tolerated from any swimmer.
3. All swimmers using the locker-room should exhibit proper behavior. Rough-housing, yelling and touching items that belong to other swimmers is not acceptable.
4. Abusive language, lying or stealing are intolerable and grounds for immediate expulsion from the team.
5. Vandalism will not be tolerated. Any property that is vandalized by a Baylor swimmer will be repaired or replaced by the swimmer’s family.
Violation of the above mentioned behaviors will be disciplined as follows:
First violation will receive a warning.
Second violation will result in expulsion for the rest of that practice session and a phone call/meeting with the parents of the swimmer.
Third violation will result in suspension from practice for 1 week.
Fourth and final violation will result in expulsion from the team.
Monthly dues will not be adjusted for suspended swimmers.
Swim Meet Parent Volunteer Trainings will be held September 7th and September 11th at 6:00 PM. It is important that all NEW parents attend one of these trainings. Both meetings are not required, but if you feel you need more info/time then please attend both trainings. If you have previously attended the swim meet volunteer training then there is no need to attend. We will be training in ALL areas, which includes a lane timer. The club needs to make sure that each volunteer in the different areas is on the same page as how the club wants to have each job performed. Thank you for your cooperation. Please contact Laura Pitman with any questions.
The Baylor Swim Club coaching staff encourages parents to watch their swimmers practice occasionally. It is not best for parents to watch practice everyday nor is it healthy to never come to the pool. The reality of transporting young athletes is that many parents are present everyday. However, parents do not need to watch each practice. Here are some important guidelines to keep in mind when observing a practice.
First, young swimmers want their parents’ approval. If a swimmer is aware of a parent watching practice, it is natural for some of their attention to be directed toward the parent. However, for the swimmers to learn as much as possible, it is imperative that the coaches maintain the swimmers’ attention during practice. We ask that parents never communicate with their children during practice or compete with the coach for his/her attention.
Second, we insist that parents do not interrupt the coaches on deck while they are coaching. Please watch practice from the stands, not on the deck. If you need to communicate with a coach, please do so by contacting them by phone, email, or in person before or after practice.
Third, Baylor Swim Club coaches spend a considerable amount of time planning weekly training sessions for each of the practice groups. Each training set or instructional drill has a purpose and one practice and/or practice set often builds on another throughout the week. If a swimmer has not attended the recommended number of practice sessions, he or she may not understand the purpose or progression of what the group is doing on a given day.
Finally, please do not try to coach your child. Many times when teaching stroke skills, the coaches ask swimmers to do things that might not look correct or might actually be illegal according to the rules, but does have an important purpose in teaching skills (ie. swimming one-arm fly or breaststroke with a flutter kick). We need to progress through these drills to achieve an improved total stroke.
The beginning of the year Baylor Swim Club fall parent meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, August 31st at 6:00 PM in the Field House on Court C.
All Senior/Varsity, Senior 2, Junior, Age Group, Developmental, and Hamilton YMCA (AG & Developmental) group parents should plan on attending this meeting. (This includes all Baylor Middle School and Varsity parents who also have swimmers on the swim club)
Due to the meeting there will be NO PRACTICE at the Hamilton YMCA on Thursday, August 31st. All Hamilton YMCA AG and Developmental swimmers will practice at the Baylor School Natatorium (Developmental- 6:15-7:15 PM & AG- 6:30-7:45 PM).
The coaching staff will discuss club policies, meets, and practice group expectations for the entire season. PARENTS, PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND THE MEETING!
A warm welcome to both new and returning members to the Baylor Swim Club for the 2017-2018 season. This is the first edition of the Baylor Swim Club Weekly Update for the 2017-2018 season. It is an informational weekly newsletter dedicated to the entire Baylor Swim Club membership. Here all parents and swimmers should be informed on a weekly basis as to what is going on with the club. Each week a link to the newsletter will be sent out via email, and posted in the newsletter section of www.baylorswimming.org. Information such as meets, scratch deadlines, practice schedule changes and much more will be included in the newsletter. Please be sure to get in the habit of checking the website and email for the link each week.