Lakeview Marlins Swim and Dive Team

** Practices are scheduled according to age group. Divers are required to attend their designated session. In the case of an appointment or conflict, email the Lakeview Head Coach to see if your diver(s) can attend an earlier or later practice.**

Evening practices (before school gets out) are held Monday through Friday from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm beginning on Tuesday, May 26. No practice will take place on Wednesday, June 17th on the last day of school.

After School Practices: Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, June 19:

• 10 & under 4:30 – 5:15 PM
• 11 – 18 years 5:15 – 6:00 PM   

June 17: Last Day of School. No Practice.

Morning Practice Schedule (Monday-Friday from June 22 through July 26)*

Morning Practices (M-F)  

• 12 & under 7:30 – 8:30 AM
• 13 – 18 years 8:30 – 9:30 AM

Wednesdays: Fun Day, Combined Practice 8-9 AM

Attendance

It is each diver’s responsibility to notify the Head Coach if a practice will be missed for any reason. Parent/guardian assistance is greatly appreciated in keeping the dive staff informed about your diver’s attendance, which helps when planning and assessing skill development.

Family Mailboxes

Each family will have a folder in the boxes stored in the guard office. During practice, the mailboxes are placed on a table. Please check your mailbox regularly for team updates, messages and meet ribbons! Coaches and Team Reps also have a Coaches Notebook for receiving messages. Leave notes and messages including your email address as well as your full name and phone number if a response is warranted.

Inclement Weather

Divers should plan to be at practice on time no matter what the current or predicted weather conditions. If the pool is open, practice will be held. If there is thunder or lightening, the pool will close and reopen according to Lakeview Swim Club guidelines. We will post any change in practices as soon as possible in our closed Facebook group and an email will be sent whenever possible to alert team members of cancelled or postponed practices.

The decision to close the pool is made solely by the coaches/team reps or pool managers following procedures specified by the pool management company (Atlantic). Factors may result in unexpected pool closings including equipment breakdown, power failure, water temperature, thunder, lightening, and bodily fluid accident. The most common is thunder. If there is rain we will dive; if there is thunder we will not.

If the pool (home or away) is closed, we wait there for it to open. If lightening occurs, divers should wait in cars until a decision has been made by the Team Reps for a delay, postponement, or cancellation. Every effort will be made to conduct meets on the scheduled day. Delays can last up to 90 minutes. In some cases specific events will have to be cancelled, but this is preferable to trying to reschedule the entire meet.

There are four classes of competition for both boys and girls:

Freshmen ............................... 10 and under

3 Dives – 2 required (front dive, back dive) 1 optional dive including front or back jump)

Juniors.................................... 11 and 12

4 Dives – 2 required, 2 optional dives each from a different group of dives

Intermediates......................... 13 and 14

5 Dives – 2 required, 3 optional dives each from a different group of dives

Seniors................................... 15 to *

6 Dives – 3 required (front dive, back dive, inward), 3 optional dives each from a different group of dives