Welcome to the Ingomar Swim Team

							               Welcome to the Ingomar Swim Team
The Ingomar Swim Team participates in the North Hills Summer Swim League (Gold
Division) with seven other swim teams. These teams are Brook Park, Community, Fox
Chapel, Franklin Ridge, Ingomar North, McCandless and Zelienople. Our swim season
consists of swimming against each of these teams in a dual meet where all members of our
team are given the opportunity to compete. The year ends with a Relay Championship
Meet, an Individual Championship Meet (with all 8 teams competing in both
Championship meets) and the Ingomar Club Championships. The head coaches this year
will be Casey Patsilevas and Kristen McKnight. Assistant coaches will be Dom Caputo and
Ben Michaels.

A dual meet consists of 37 events, with a mix of individual and relay events. Events are
scheduled by gender and age, giving everyone a chance to be successful. The coaches
develop the meet line-up, which is a listing of who swims in what events. It is put
together to utilize the swimmers in the most competitive way, as points are scored for the
first “heat,” or race, of an event. Subsequent heats are designated as “alternate heats” and
give each child the opportunity to swim in each meet.

Each swimmer must sign-up for the meets they are going to participate in. There
will be a list for each meet with all the swim team member’s names. These lists are
posted on the bulletin board at the pool. Swimmers must sign the list if they are
going to swim at that particular meet. This is critical so that the coaches can
prepare an accurate line-up for the meet. If you sign up, PLEASE attend the meet
… it is VERY hard for the coaches to rework a line-up at the last minute.

During a meet, the team will have a designated area where all members should stay when
they are not swimming or lined up for an event. This is critical so that the coaches and
volunteers can find all the children when it is time to line up for their event. If the
coaches can not find your child, they may miss their event.

Home meets are a source of fundraising for the host clubs in the dual meet league. When
Ingomar hosts a home meet, you will be asked to donate a food item for our concession
stand. Also, it takes many volunteers to run a swim meet. ALL parents are expected
to volunteer throughout the season to help things run smoothly.

You have registered your child for the team, but is your child ready? In order for all
children to have a positive experience we ask that you remember to have your child swim
for a coach prior to the first practice. This is for all new swimmers under the age of
eight. Our goal is for as many as want to can participate, but remember safety is a major
concern.

Thanks for joining our Ingomar Swim Team!
                         2011 Ingomar Swim Team
                         Practice and Meet Schedule
School Day Practices:
May 31, June 2, 6, 8                10 years & under              6:00PM - 7:00PM
June 1, 3, 7                        11 years & over               6:00PM – 7:00PM

Regular Practice begins Thursday, June 9:
June 9 – July 15: All ages practice Monday through Friday
        9:30 – 10:15          11 & up
        10:15 – 11:00         9 & 10
        11:00 – 11:30         8 & under
We hope to be able to offer some evening practices too, beginning the week of June 14. These
practices will probably be from 7:45pm-8:30pm, and are for swimmers who are not able to attend
the morning practices. More information will be communicated at practices, and sent via email.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled start time to stretch, put on goggles and be
ready to get in the water at the above times.
Parents are not required to stay for practice. However, immediately following your child’s
practice time, children who are not supervised by an adult are asked to leave the pool until it
opens at 12:00.

Special dates to remember:
June 9               First day of regular practice!
June 10              Time Trials - Every swimmer is timed on a 25m swim for each of the
                     strokes; swimmers 11 & up will also swim a 50m freestyle. If time permits,
                     15-17 year olds may also swim a 50m butterfly, backstroke & breaststroke.
                     **Note to parents: We need HELP during time trials; if you have ever
                     wondered how to be a timer and haven’t wanted to ask, this is the
                     place to learn! If you already know how, you can still help!!
June 12              Swim Team Kick-Off Party (6:30 – 8:30 p.m.)
July 17              Ingomar Club Championships (See additional sheet).
                     End of Year Swim Party (Immediately following Championships)

Meet Schedule (all meets begin at 6:30 unless noted):
Tuesday, June 14           Ingomar North @ Ingomar
Thursday, June 16          Brook Park @ Ingomar
Tuesday, June 21           Ingomar @ Franklin Ridge
Thursday June 23           McCandless @ Ingomar
Tuesday, June 28           Ingomar @ Zelienople
Thursday, June 30          Ingomar @ Fox Chapel
Thursday July 7            Community @ Ingomar
Tuesday, July 12           Relay Championship Meet**
Saturday, July 16          Individual Championship Meet**
Sunday, July 17            Ingomar Club Championships at 5:00 p.m.,
                           followed by team party

**These are league championships. The coaches will make the strongest line-up possible. It is an
honor to be selected for the championship meets. Please plan to be available to help your team!