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Fall Parents Meeting Scheduled for Mon., Sept. 12th

The beginning of the year Baylor Swim Club Fall Parents Meeting has been scheduled for Monday, September 12th at 6:30 PM via Zoom.  A Zoom meeting invitation will be sent out to members via email.

All Upper School, Senior, Junior, Age Group, and Developmental (Red, White, Grey) group parents should plan on attending this meeting. The coaching staff will discuss club policies, meets, and practice group expectations for the entire season.  PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND THE MEETING!

Please email if you have any questions.

Scratch Deadline for Fall Kick-Off Classic- Wed., Sept. 7th

The Scratch Deadline for the Fall Kick-Off Classic (Sept. 24-25 at Baylor ) is Wednesday, September  7th.  Please be sure to Attend or Decline for the meet through TeamUnify.  This swim meet is open to Developmental (White & Grey only), AG, JR, SR, and Upper School practice groups.  This is a Baylor-hosted swim meet so all parents must volunteer.

Meet Information is now available in the meets-info/results section of the website.

  • Attend or Decline for the meet
  • Meet Information

Coaches Contact Information

Below you will find the most up-to-date contact information for the coaching staff.  In the event you have a question about your child and their progress please contact your coach at the emails listed below.

Baylor Swim Club Coaching Staff:

Payton Brooks Head Coach /  Director of Competitive Swimming (Upper School & SR groups) email bio
Laura Pitman Director of Operations / Assistant Coach (billing & general info) email bio
Brian Gill Head Age Group Coach (Junior group) / Swim School Director email bio
Francine Chittum Assistant Coach- AG email bio
Stephanie Cohen Assistant Coach- Developmental Grey email bio
Samantha Jameson Assistant Coach- Developmental White email bio
Jessica Klotz Assistant Coach- Developmental Red email bio
Catie Carden Assistant Coach- Developmental Red email bio

Policy Regarding Parents Watching Swim Practice

The Baylor Swim Club coaching staff encourages parents to watch their swimmers practice occasionally. It is not best for parents to watch practice every day nor is it healthy to never come to the pool. The reality of transporting young athletes is that many parents are present every day. 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 the 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.

Policy on Behavior at Swim Practice

It is the goal of the 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 by any swimmer.

3. All swimmers using the locker room should exhibit proper behavior. Rough-housing, yelling, and touching items that belong to other swimmers are 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:

The first violation will receive a warning.

The second violation will result in expulsion for the rest of that practice session and a phone call/meeting with the parents of the swimmer.

The third violation will result in suspension from practice for 1 week.

The fourth and final violation will result in expulsion from the team.

Monthly dues will not be adjusted for suspended swimmers.

SwimAndTRI Team Portal & Contact Information

SwimAndTRI is our official team vendor.  Below you will find login information for Baylor Swim Club’s online TEAM PORTAL on www.SwimAndTri.com and the most up-to-date contact information for our team vendor, SwimAndTri. If you need to order team suits or practice equipment please order from the TEAM PORTAL or contact their Knoxville, TN location.  Below are directions on how to login to the Baylor Swim Club TEAM PORTAL on http://www.swimandtri.com

See the practice equipment list below and information to contact SwimAndTRI to order your equipment.

  • Practice Group Equipment List (2022-2023)

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NOW HIRING LIFEGUARDS

The Baylor School is now hiring lifeguards. Applicants must have a current lifeguard certification from the American Red Cross, YMCA, or Ellis. We have several different shifts available including mornings,​mid-day, afternoons/ evenings, and ​Saturdays. Morning and Evening shifts are during coached practices. All shifts are at the Baylor School Natatorium (171 Baylor School Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405).  Compensation ranges from $13 – $15 per hour depending on experience. Please email Laura Pitman for more information.  See the job application below.

  • Lifeguard Employment Application

News From the Club Office

Parents,

I want to review some billing items with you. The TeamUnify system will bill accounts to you on the 1st of every month. The statements will contain your monthly dues and any other charges such as caps meet fees hospitality fees, etc. and a late fee will be assessed on the 21st of each month. Any payments that are unable to be processed on the 1st will accrue processing fees in addition to the charges. This fee comes from our processing merchant. Any accounts that are 30 days past due will result in your child being held out of the water.

All groups including Developmental are monthly groups. The club registration fees are yearly charges and will not be charged again until August 2022.

Through TeamUnify you will automatically be billed for the next month unless you have emailed the club by the 5th day of the month preceding the next session. So if you do not want to participate in November you must email the club no later than October 5th. Telling your coach that you are not doing the next month will not keep you from being billed. Be sure to send the email to the club. Notifications must be sent to Laura Pitman.

The yearly hospitality fee of $100 is charged in October. If you join in October or later the hospitality fee is charged the month of your registration. This is the only additional fee our families are charged outside of meet fees. We do not require any fundraising. The hospitality fee is to supply food and drinks for the coaches and officials at all of our hosted meets. Some of these people are here for 3 meals and they greatly appreciate our hospitality. If you have concerns about this fee please contact me directly.

Laura Pitman

Director of Operations

Next Two Weeks:

  • Thu, Mar 30: Swim Lessons Session V: March Ends
  • Sat, Apr 1: Spring Break: NO PRACTICES for ALL Groups Begins
  • Mon, Apr 10: Spring Break: NO PRACTICES for ALL Groups Ends
  • Mon, Apr 10: Spring Parents Meeting- 6:00 PM via Zoom
  • Tue, Apr 11: Spring Long Course Intrasquad Meet Scratch Date
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Baylor Swimming
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