Time Trials will be held this Monday evening, June 3, from 5 to 7 PM.  Swim team members can pick up their free team t-shirt this evening as well!

During Time Trials, each swimmer will swim each stroke while being timed. These times are entered into our software system and used to place swimmers in the correct heats for swim meets. Some swimmers might get nervous about Time Trials, but please encourage your swimmer to not be nervous. The coaches are there to guide the swimmers, and this is a great practice for swim meets!

There are several purposes for Time Trials. They:

• Allow the swimmer to practice taking off from the blocks when hearing the "starter" (the loud horn that sounds when it's time to dive in the pool), which prepares them for swim meets.
• Establish a baseline time so swimmers can see their progress over the swim season.
• Allow coaches to observe if swimmers are "legal" in their strokes - using the correct kicks, touches at the wall, etc., and then work to correct anything that would lead to a "DQ" or "disqualified".
• Help coaches can determine which events are best suited for each swimmer for swim meets.

Let us know if you have any questions! [email protected]