SWIM TEAM INFORMATION
All children ages 5-18 are invited to join the Forest Hill Swim Team. Forest Hill Swim Team is a member of the Central Maryland Swim League (CMSL), in Division 1.
In recent years, we have had over 250 swimmers on the team. As such, our practices are intended to be more general instruction, with little time for individual instruction. We will work on stroke mechanics as a group, teaching competitive strokes through drills. The Swim Team is not a substitute for swim lessons.
Swimmers must be able to swim half the length of the pool before they join the team, and must be able to swim the entire length of the pool without hanging on the side or a lane line by Time Trials to continue participation on the swim team. We will ask for a waiver to be signed for parent permission for hands on instruction this year should it be needed. Final decisions regarding placement will be made by the coaches. Time trials will take place Saturday, June 15th.
We are excited to participate in 5 Dual Meets with other pools in our Division and finish the Season at Divisionals on July 27th.
2024 Schedule:
June 22: Forest Hill @ Rollingwood (Away Meet)
June 29: Hammond Park @ Forest Hill (Home Meet)
July 6: Forest Hill @ North St Johns (Away Meet)
July 13: Spring Lake @ Forest Hill (Home Meet)
July 20: Forest Hill @ Watermont (Away Meet)
July 27: Divisionals @ Forest Hill (Home Meet)
Go Frogs!
SWIM TEAM WEBSITE
FHSTC uses Swimtopia to assist in swim team management needs. The site allows parents to see meet schedules, sign out of meets, sign up for volunteer jobs, see their swimmers’ meet results, and maintain multiple email addresses for receiving email communications all in one location. This greatly streamlines our team communication and provided parents with the opportunity to have everything they need in one location.
PARENTS MEETING
Please plan to attend our swim team parents’ meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm at the pool.
The coaches will conduct a brief presentation and be available to answer any questions. Cy’s will be at the pool from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm with team suits. We will also have some spirit wear for sale that night.
SWIM TEAM SUIT AND CAP
It is preferred that all members of the Forest Hill Swim Team wear the team suit and swim cap for swim meets.
Cy’s in Catonsville provides our team suits and this will be the second year of our 2-year suit. Cy’s will be at the pool Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm with our team suit and other swim gear for sale. In addition to Forest Hill visit, you can go directly to the website, Swimwear at CysSwim.com and click on the Summer Team page to order suits online. Another option it to visit Cy’s store at the following address 719 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD 21228.
Latex swim caps are provided for all members of swim team (one per swimmer). They are handed out during swim meets. Silicone caps will be available for purchase at the beginning of the season.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications regarding all Swim Team activities is done exclusively by e-mail swimteam@fhstc.com, so please be sure to check your e-mails on a regular basis.
Please also be sure to add any email addresses you want to receive emails to your account on the FH Swim Team website.
SWIM TEAM MANAGERS
Jackie Martin, Meagan Lesinski, and Samantha Norris are the swim team managers. They can be reached at swimteam@fhstc.com.
SWIM TEAM MANUAL
All of the details about Summer Swimming at FHSTC can be found HERE.
