The Giammalva Killer Whales Swim Team is for kids from ages 6 - 18
Registration Fees [per season including all coaching fees]:

• $75/swimmer for first 2 swimmers
• $50/swimmer for each additional swimmer after first 2
• $50/swimmer 15 and over

ALL members of Wimbledon Estates HOA, including Wimbledon Estates, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Center Court, and Wimbledon Forest,
AND/OR
any swimmer who lives in a neighborhood that does not have a Northwest Aquatic League (NWAL) neighborhood team are eligible to sign up for our team.

Team suits and swimming apparel will be available to purchase. Same team suit as last year - Speedo Euphoria.

Club representatives will be present - if your family would like to have use of the pool outside swim team functions, you will need to purchase a Giammalva Summer Swim membership ($150 Wimbledon HOA, $250 non-HOA) .

The practice schedule is as follows (starts May 2nd):

May 2 - 26 [Tues - Fri]			May 30 - June 23 [Tues - Fri]
13 & Up:	4:45 - 5:45pm		11 & Up:	4:00 - 5:00pm
8 & Under:	5:45 - 6:15pm		7 - 10:	5:00 - 6:00pm
9 - 12:	6:15 - 7:00pm		6 & Under:	6:00 - 6:45pm
Please attend your assigned workout for the first week of practice. Practice schedule was developed based on attendance last season. Coach Sherri will be making adjustments according to swimmers skills and group needs. Workout times may be adjusted after the start of the season based on roster numbers.

Swim Team Calendar

• April 4 and 9, 2006 - Sign up at the club
• May 2nd, 2006 - Workouts begin
• May 12, 2006 - Mandatory Time Trials
• May 20, 2006 - Away Meet vs. Cutten Green
• May 27, 2006 - Home Meet vs. Terra Nova
• June 3, 2006 - Home Meet vs. High Meadow Ranch
• June 10, 2006 - Away Meet vs. Greenwood Forest
• June 17, 2006 - Home Meet vs. Champions
• Saturday, June 24, 2006 - Divisional Swim Meet, Campbell Jr. High
• Saturday and Sunday, July 1/2 Invitationals Allstar/Ponderosa

• Team Records
• Allstar 2004 Qualifying Times
• Ponderosa 2004 Qualifying Times

Weather: Practices and meets may have to be postponed or cancelled in the event of thunder or heavy rain.

Meets: Come to the meet unless you receive a phone call telling you it is cancelled.
Practices: Use your judgment. When in doubt, call Giammalva. Please be prepared to pick up swimmers early in the event of inclement weather.

Swim Meet Procedures:
Approximately 10 days prior to each meet, you will be asked whether you will be attending and what events you want to swim. Assistant Coaches will get your input. Please help us in being able to put together the meet entries in a timely and accurate way by making sure you give us the correct information.

Meets start promptly at 8:30am, and generally end by 12:30pm. However, warm-ups usually start at 7:00am or 7:30am depending on whether we're at home or at an away meet. It is important for swimmers to check in upon arrival with the Clerk of Course or one of the coaches. You will be notified of check in and warm up times for each meet in the Tuesday newsletter.

If a swimmer cannot be at a swim meet due to illness or unexpected schedule change, you must let the Clerk of Course, Duane Jerome know!

NEVER leave a meet before it has ended without notifying a Coach and the Clerk of Course.

If a parent or swimmer has a problem at a swim meet, they should report it directly to the NWAL Team Rep (Julie Baker). Please never approach an official, parent, swimmer, or coach on an opposing team with any kind of complaint.

To swim in the Divisional meet at the end of the season and to qualify for a participation award at the end of the season, a swimmer must have competed in at least 2 dual meets.

Email: We would like use email communication for nonessential communication during the season and between seasons. If you did not provide an email address on the registration form, please contact the club to add or change your email.

10 Commandments for Swimming Parents Thou shall not impose your ambitions on thy child. Thou shall be supportive no matter what. Thou shall not coach your child. Thou shall only have positive things to say at a swimming meet. Thou shall acknowledge thy child's fears. Thou shall not criticize the officials. Honor thy child's coaches. Thou shall volunteer willingly where needed. Thou shall have goals besides winning. Thou shall not expect thy child to become an Olympian. (adapted from Parents' handbook for USA Swimming)

Results from last season's meets were as follows:

Last year's results [2005]

• Giammalva: 258 Raveneaux:387
• Colony Creek:481 Giammalva:177
• Giammalva:271 Rolling Fork:380
• Winchester:464 Giammalva:190
• Giammalva:322 Heatherwood :333

Results of Divisional Swim Meet [June 25th, 2005]:

• Colony Creek 447.50
• Winchester 372.50
• Raveneaux 258
• Rolling Fork 225
• Heatherwood 206.33
• Giammalva 186.67