The Westwood Farms swim team is a summer recreational activity for children in the development.  We hope to improve each child’s swimming ability, foster team spirit, encourage competition and most of all have FUN.  Each child is responsible for his/her own personal behavior, and is expected to show respect for the coaches, fellow team members, officials and the opposing team.

Eligibility

Registration is open to any Westwood Farms resident ages 5 through 18 as of June 1, 2010.  Although we welcome children learning to swim, please understand this is not a “learn to swim” program. However, our coaches love children and will be in the water teaching basic strokes to the little ones. We expect to have around 100 team members and 5 coaches. All swimmers must be able to propel themselves from one end of the pool to the other.  Namely, 8 and under must swim one length of the pool and children 9 and above must swim two lengths of the pool.  (*Note: Any child who does not meet this minimum requirement is eligible for a partial refund of his/her registration fee.)

Volunteering Requirements

Did you know it takes 50 parent volunteers to run a home swim meet and 20 to run an away meet?  Your help is vital!  Each family (you too Dads) must work seven meets.  Also, if your child(ren) swims in the Strongsville Swim League (SSL) Championship Meet on Saturday, July 17, each family MUST work at the meet.  Registration will NOT be accepted without a completed parent volunteer form.  The meets are split into shifts to accommodate all parents.  At registration, you will need to sign up for various swim team jobs. 

Registration Fees

The 2010 WaveRunners registration fee is $80 per swimmer under 15 years-old and $50 per swimmer 15-18 years-old.  There is an additional one-time start- up fee of $25 per family for first-time families.

Please make every effort to register on March 28 from 2-4 PM, or March 30 from 6-8 PM in the clubhouse.  Swim team registration is due by May 10.  Any registrations received after May 10 will be considered late and a $10 late fee will be charged.  To register after March 30, contact Kelly Farmer.

2010 Budget

Swimsuits

We will continue the same swimsuit style for the foreseeable future.  The supplier promises this style will be permanently available.  Suits will be available at registration for sizing, pricing and ordering information.  We encourage all team members to wear the team swimsuits at the meets.  Please note that the swimsuits are made from a special racing fabric and are a bit delicate.  We suggest the swimmers wear an alternate swimsuit for practice.  WaveRunners colors are royal blue and black.  Team t-shirts and sweatshirts will be available for order at registration.

Communication

Mailboxes will be assigned by family and can be found by the lifeguard table on the pool deck.  Each swimmer will have a slot in these file boxes.  Please check your box daily for announcements, meet info, ribbons etc. This is the way you will be notified of any event changes or other announcements.  Also use this website.  If you fill in your email address on the registration form, you will also receive messages through email.  This seemed to work best last season so we will continue using e-mail for updates

Meet Attendance

Every swimmer must complete a swimmer sign-up sheet for each meet.  These forms are distributed with registration packet.  Forms must be in by Friday morning before Tuesday meets and Tuesday morning before Thursday meets.  This is to help the coaches set lineups and prevent mass changes and confusion at the meets.

Champs Meet on July 17

Champs is the season ending meet against all the league teams and is held at the Rec Center.  The meet traditionally starts at 9:00 AM and runs until about 3:00 PM.  Team warm-up times will be distributed via e-mail and the website when the information becomes available.  This is a very fun meet for the swimmers.  The season ending awards party will be held in the clubhouse at 6:00 PM on Sunday, July 18 the day after Champs.  The team will supply pizza and drinks.  Please bring a salad, side dish or dessert to share.  The coaches will recognize each swimmer during the event and present medals and ribbons from Champs. 

Parents Notice

Due to problems experienced in the past, all concerns regarding coaches and team issues are to be addressed to the swim team board members only.  Please do not confront the coaches directly.  Allow the board members to liaise with the coaches as needed.  We ask that you treat the coaches with respect and remember that they are working with 90 kids every day.