Welcome 2023 Roland Park Swimmers!

Signups are full for 2023

We are looking forward to another fun and successful season building our swimming skills and participating with other area pools in a series of swim meets.

Swimmers of all levels are welcome and encouraged to join – “helping hands” are provided for our youngest (age 6 and under) swimmers. We strongly encourage that swimmers ages 7 and above should be able to swim at least one lap unassisted and have passed the deep water test. We will work to improve their technique, but the swim team is not swimming lessons.

We will have a Roland Park Swim Team store account with SwimOutlet.com,  http://www.swimoutlet.com/collections/rolandparkswimteam  This is to order team suits, not mandatory, but encouraged.

For any questions please feel free to email, RPSwimteam@gmail.com

Practices Meets Objectives Coaches Sign Up!

Practices

**Swim Practices start on Monday, June 5th

 Abbreviated schedule for week of June 5th thru June 13th to accommodate   for school still in session.

  • June 5th:
        • 6 & U:  4-4:30 pm
        • 9-10:    4:30-5:15 pm
        • 11+: 5:15-6 pm
  • June 6th:
        • 7-8:   4-4:45
        • 9+:    4:45-5:45 pm
  • June 7th:
        • 7-8:  4-4:45pm
        • 9+:   4:45-5:45 pm
  • June 8th:
        • 7-8:   4-4:45 pm
        • 9+:     4:45-5:45 pm (Optional)
  • June 9th:
        • 6 & U: 4-4:30 pm.
        • Pep rally/T-shirt distribution for all swimmers 4:30-6 pm
  • June 12th
        • 6 & U:  4-4:30 pm
        • 9-10:    4:30-5:15 pm
        • 11+: 5:15-6 pm
  • June 13th
        • 7-8:   4-4:45
        • 9+:    4:45-5:45 pm

Normal practice schedule starts on Wednesday, June 14th.   (See attached practice calendar)

MEETS – Download the League Rules

SWIM MEET/SCHEDULE:

 *Friday, June 9th Team Pep Rally  and T-shirt distribution & BAKE SALE @ 4:30 pm. (Only 6 & u practice this day)

2nd annual Swim Team Bake sale to raise money for competition lane lines
Sign up to bring 12 individually wrapped homemade or store bought baked goods. Link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0449AAAB283-rpswim

 *Tuesday, June 20th vs Hillendale Country Club (Home) @ 5:30 pm/warm ups 5 pm

 *Thursday, June 22nd vs L’Hirondelle Club (Home) @ 5:30 pm/warm ups 5 pm

 *Tuesday, June 27th vs Elkridge Country Club/Greenspring Valley Hunt Club (Away) @ 5:30 pm/warmups 5 pm

               Greenspring Valley Hunt Club

              30 Greenspring Valley Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117

*Thursday, June 29th BYE       (available for rain date)

 *Friday, July 7th            FUN MEET (Theme TBD)          5-7 pm

 *Tuesday, July 11th vs Baltimore Country Club (Home) @ 5:30 pm/warm ups 5 pm

 *Thursday, July 13th Tentative Championship Meet (TBD)

 *Saturday, July 15th vs Otterbein Swim Club @ 9am/warm ups at 8:30 am

               Otterbein Swim Club

               824 S Sharp Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

 *Wednesday, July 19th End of the Season Celebration 5-7 pm (Cake/awards/ribbon distribution)

Swim Team Coach

Hi everyone! My name is Alisa Fixler and I am so excited to be serving as Head Coach for the 2023 summer. I have spent many summers as a swimmer for the Roland Park Swim Team. Additionally, I swam competitively for Meadowbrook Swim Team and Mariners Swim Club for over ten years. I loved working with many of your kids last year in private lessons and I look forward to seeing them excel in the water this season. Feel free to email me with any questions you have  at RPswimteam@gmail.com. I look forward to meeting everyone this summer!

Objectives

Inter-age group objectives: 

  • Increase comfort in the water and strengthen independent swimming skills. 
  • Foster a community in which healthy and positive competition is encouraged. 
  • Teach sportsmanship and proper sportsmanlike conduct. 

6 and Unders

  • Objectives:
    • Establish a basic comfort in entering and exiting the water independently. 
    • Introduce the basic formal strokes of Freestyle and Breaststroke. 
  • End of the season goals:  
    • Each swimmer will be able to tread water for at least 45 seconds. 
      • A good lifeguard should be able to recognize a drowning victim and implement the Emergency Action Protocol in 30 seconds. Establishing comfort in treading water for more than this time decreases the possibility of a drowning related accident. 
    • Each swimmer will be able to cross the diving well in both Freestyle and Breaststroke respectively. 
    • Each swimmer, using their preferred stroke, will be able to cross the well and return to the side in which they started without stopping, (like a 50 in the diving well). 

7-8s 

  • Objectives: 
    • Enhance core strokes (Freestyle and Breastroke) to the intermediate level. 
    • Introduce complex strokes (Backstroke and Butterfly). 
  • End of the season goals: 
    • Each swimmer will be able to swim a 25 of Freestyle, Breaststroke, and their choice of either Butterfly/Backstroke without stopping. 
    • Each swimmer will be able to tread for at least a minute. 
    • Each swimmer will be able to complete a dive entrance into the pool. 

9-10s

  • Objectives: 
    • Bring all four strokes to the intermediate level. 
    • Introducing the flip-turn. 
  • End of season goals: 
    • Each swimmer will be able to complete a 50 Freestyle and a 25 of each other stroke without stopping. 
    • Each swimmer will be able to complete a racing dive entry. 
    • Each swimmer will be able to complete a flip turn transition. 

11+ 

  • Objectives: 
    • Bring all strokes to the intermediate/advanced level. 
    • Master the flip turn and stroke transitions. 
  • End of season goals: 
    • Each swimmer will be able to complete a 50 Freestyle with a flip-turn transition without stopping. 
    • Each swimmer will be able to complete a 25 of Breaststroke, Backstroke, and Butterfly without stopping. 
    • 80% of swimmers will be able to complete a 100 IM.