Swim Team
Palisades Porpoises will return to the water this summer! We welcome swimmers 6 to 18 years old. You MUST be an active, dues-paying member of Palisades Pool to join the Porpoises.
Remember: All team information, including registration, volunteer opportunities, meet confirmations, is available to members on the “Swim Team Site” section under the Teams tab after logging in on the pool website.
Palisades Porpoises Swim Team
The Palisades Porpoises Swim Team participates in the Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL), a summer recreational and developmental league. This summer, we will be swimming in Division G.
Practices:
The Porpoises will start practice on Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday and Sunday of that weekend (May 25 & 26), practices are offered from 9:00-10:00am for returning swimmers in all age groups. On Monday (May 27, practices will be held for ALL swimmers, new and returning, from 9:00-10:00am.
Afternoon practices will start on a regular schedule on Tuesday, May 28 (4:15 – 5:15pm for 11 & older, 5:15 to 6pm for 10 & under). Morning practices will be added beginning Monday, June 17 (8:30-9:30 am for all age groups). Afternoon and morning practices continue on this schedule through Friday, July 12. In the last week of the summer season, July 15-19, practices are offered for Divisionals qualifiers only on a modified schedule TBD.
Our pre-team practices will begin on Monday, June 17th and be held on weekdays from 8:00-8:30 am and 3:45-4:15pm (no afternoon practice on Wednesdays). Pre-team culminates in the Mini Meet at Tilden Woods in the evening of July 16th.
Shop SwimOutlet.com to Support the Porpoises
If you are making a purchase for your swimming pool needs, please shop through this site: http://www.swimoutlet.com/palisadesporpoises and the swim team will receive proceeds from each sale.
Parent Volunteer Officials
The Palisades Porpoises rely on parent volunteers to help with refereeing swim meets. We need YOU to become a swim official. Train to become a Stroke and Turn Judge or Starter with the Montgomery County Swim League. The meets cannot run without these deck officials. Certifying as an official is a great way to support our young athletes and Porpoise swimming!
Click here for details about the clinics: http://www.mcsl.org/Officials.aspx
Any questions? Contact:
Team representatives:
Board of Directors representative:
Get Ready for Swim Team with Pre-team
Pre-team is designed for swimmers who will be five years old before June 1, are confident in the water, and want to master swim strokes in preparation to join the swim team. To join the pre-team, children must be able to comfortably make their way across the diving well (floating, swimming, or kicking with a board) unassisted and without showing signs of distress (such as crying or refusing to get in the water). Children interested in joining the pre-team should have already mastered the following basic swim skills: blowing bubbles, kicking on the wall, kicking with kick board with face in water, and have knowledge of the freestyle stroke, and be comfortable and confident in water over 5 feet in depth. Swimmers will have through the first week of practice to demonstrate their ability to handle pre-team. If he or she is not yet at this level, we will encourage your child to receive lessons from other programs or private lessons taught by the swim coaches and lifeguards, and rejoin the pre-team once their confidence meets the expected criteria. Every member of the Palisades pre-team must register as a swim team member and pay the registration fee.
The pre-team is coached by the swim team coaches and high school and middle school student volunteers from the Palisades swim team. The coaches focus on developing skills that will help pre-team swimmers to eventually join the Palisades team as soon as they have acquired enough skills — much like a farm baseball team is training ground for a major league team. All pre-team swimmers are considered part of the Palisades Porpoises and are encouraged to attend team social events and attend meets. The season typically culminates with the Celine Silver Memorial Mini Meet at Tilden Woods pool featuring 8 and under swimmers from around the area.
All team information, including registration, volunteer opportunities, meet confirmations, is available to pool members who log into the “Swim Team Site” section under the Teams tab on this website. The Palisades Porpoises is restricted to members of Palisades Pool only.