2024 Swim Team Evaluation and Registration Information
Returning Swimmers over 8 years old should have received a link to registration in their emails. If you did not, please email wsarcswimming@gmail.com and we will forward one to you.
New Swimmers and all returning 8 & under swimmers must be evaluated by a swim team coach.
Evaluations will take place on 5/21 and 5/24 from 4:30p-6:30p at the Ware Pool at Swarthmore College.
The result of your child’s evaluation determines placement on the Swim Team (the Wallygators) or the Developmental Swim Team (the Little Gators).
The evaluation consists of swimming two full laps of the pool and then treading water for 1 minute:
- Swimmers who complete one of their two laps in 30 seconds or less and exhibit competence in at least two strokes will be placed on the Wallygator (competitive) Swim Team
- Swimmers who complete the evaluation, but cannot complete one lap in 30 seconds or do not exhibit competence in two strokes will be placed on the Little Gators (developmental) Swim Team
- Swimmers who are unable to complete the evaluation will not be placed on either team
PLEASE NOTE: Passing the L-pool test does not qualify a swimmer for the Little Gators. All swimmers must be independently evaluated by one of our swim coaches. For safety reasons, we must strictly adhere to the criteria above.
New swimmers and swimmers under 9 cannot participate in practice until they have completed an evaluation
Below please find a signup genius link for evaluations. If you cannot make either date, please email wsarcswimming@gmail.com and we will work to schedule another time.
Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CABA62FA3FEC52-48873793-wsarc