Blakeney Lion Fish Swim Team General Information

All Children of Blakeney members are invited to join the Blakeney Lion Fish swim team in the fun of swim team. We encourage all members to participate to a great physical fun activity, meet other members and cheer each other to a positive team environment with a great reward of exercise. Our goal is to keep every one motivated to have fun, while improving your childs individual skills.

Parental Participation: In order to have a great swim program, one parent of a participating child is required to volenteer throughour the swim season. Volenteers will be used at meets, practices and swim social gatherings. We will be giving in house training for all volenteer specific job.

Age Group: The age group were the swimmer competes is determined yor childs age by May 31. All students up the age of 18, who are still in high school or just graduated are eligible to compete in our swim team. The following is the age break down for the swim teams.

6 and Under (aka "Shrimp"): Swimmers on this age group must be able to swim 20 feet unassisted length before practices start. Swimmers will swim one length of freestyle, but their results are not scored part of swim meet. Ribbons will be given to top 4 finishers and participation ribbons for all others.

8 and Under: Swimmers on this age group must be able to swim full length of the poo freestyle, and also show other capability of one other stroke.

9 and 10: Swimmers on this age group should be familiar with all strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly). Swimmers can also enter on the individual 100 meter event. Your child does not have to be good in all strokes at the division 6 level. The goal is to grow swim team participation with the GCSL and have your child enjoy swimming in a great team atmosphere.

11 and up: Swimmers on this group have same requrements as 9 and 10 but must swim 2 length of the pool (50 Meter).

Team Uniform: We will have swim team uniform available before the team team practices start. We will post more information in coming weeks.