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Sherwood Sharks Swim and Dive Team

Rocket City Swin League

B League Dual Meet Champions 2009 & 2011

B League City Meet Champions 2009

Our Goals

Have fun
exercise
develop our swimming skills
perhaps get faster

Sherwood is a member of the Rocket City Swim League in Huntsville, AL
We are part of the “B” recreational league but we still love to win!!!

Swim Meet FAQ

When are the swim meets?

Do we have an official swim suit for meets?

How do I know when my child is supposed to swim?

What's a heat sheet?

What swimming events are there?

What is a mixed relay?

What is a medley relay

How do I get on the parents/coaches relay?

How can parents help?

Will my child get to participate in the City Meet?

Timer, Scribe, Stroke and Turn Judge, Place Judge, Runner, Scorekeeper, Referee, Starter? You want me to do what?

I don't see my question here. What do I do?

When are the swim meets?
Except for the city swim meet, our swim meets are on Wednesday nights. Warm-ups start at 5:30 and the meet begins at 6:30. We have 5 scheduled swim meets now that we are in the B league. We will split the team into 2 teams and have a Green vs. Gold meet on Thursday May 27. We will also be hosting deck training with Steve Henderson. Steve is in charge of officials for RCSL(Rocket City Swim League).

Do we have an official swim suit for meets?
Our official swim suit is the TYR Eternal Flame. However, no one is required to purchase the team suit and when the patterns change we try to match all previous year's suits so all previous patterns are appropriate also.br>
How do I know when my child is supposed to swim?
You can print out a heat sheet from our website or one will be emailed to the team, the day prior to the meet. We do not sell heat sheets at the meets. You will need to print a copy, if you would like one at the meet. When we have away meets other teams might sell the heat sheets.

What's a heat sheet?
A list of the events and swimmers at a meet.

What swimming events are there?

8 & under 100 Medley Relay
9 – 10 100 Medley Relay
11 – 12 200 Medley Relay
13 – 14 200 Medley Relay
15 – 17 200 Medley Relay
6 & under 25 Freestyle
6 & under 25 Freestyle Exhibition
8 & under 25 Freestyle
8 & under 25 Freestyle Exhibition
9 – 10 50 Freestyle
9 – 10 50 Freestyle Exhibition
11 – 12 50 Freestyle
11 – 12 50 Freestyle Exhibition
13 – 14 50 Freestyle
13 – 14 50 Freestyle Exhibition
15 – 17 50 Freestyle
15 – 17 50 Freestyle Exhibition
8 & under 25 Breaststroke
9 – 10 50 Breaststroke
11 – 12 50 Breaststroke
13 – 14 50 Breaststroke
15 – 17 50 Breaststroke
8 & under 100 Mixed Relay
9 – 10 200 Mixed Relay
11 – 12 200 Mixed Relay
13 – 14 200 Mixed Relay
15 – 17 200 Mixed Relay
8 & under 25 Backstroke
9 – 10 50 Backstroke
11 – 12 50 Backstroke
13 – 14 50 Backstroke
15 – 17 50 Backstroke
8 & under 25 Butterfly
9 – 10 50 Butterfly
11 – 12 50 Butterfly
13 – 14 50 Butterfly
15 – 17 50 Butterfly
8 & under 100 Freestyle Relay
9 – 10 200 Freestyle Relay
11 – 12 200 Freestyle Relay
13 – 14 200 Freestyle Relay
15 – 17 200 Freestyle Relay

What is a mixed relay?
A mixed relay consists of 2 girls and 2 boys

What is a Medley Relay?
A Medley Relay is a relay with 4 swimmers where each of the swimmers swims a different strokes. Think of a vegetable medley with 4 different types of veggies. The first swimmer swims the Backstroke. The next swimmer swims the Breaststroke, then the next swimmer swims the Butterfly, and the final swimmer swims a really fast Freestyle. Each member of an 8 and under relay swims 1 length of the pool. In all of the other age groups each swimmer swims a 50 of their stroke.

How do I get on a parents/coaches relay?
Excellent question. Ask one of the coaches to be on a parent relay.

How can parents help?
We need lots of parent help. We need volunteers to help time, start, referee, record times, print ribbons, collect cards from timers, etc. Kids are very proud or their parents when they see them participating in their swim meets. Parents can also help by being supportive and encouraging of their child. Hopefully our kids will develop a life long love of swimming not just for competition, but also for health.

Will my child get to participate in the City Meet?
Not all of our swimmers will get to swim a stroke other than freestyle in the city meet. Unfortunatly we only are allowed a limited number of slots at the city meet except in the exhibition freestyle event. At the city meet they have an freestyle exhibition and award ribbons for places 1 – 16.
Your child must swim in 2 dual meets in order to compete at the city meet.

Timer, Scribe, Stroke and Turn Judge, Place Judge, Runner, Scorekeeper, Referee, Starter? You want me to do what?
Timer: Starts a stopwatch when the Starter gives the signal and stops it when the swimmer touches the wall then records the time on the time card.

Place Judge: Watches the finish of the race and verbally states the order of finish for all six lanes.

Scribe: Writes down what the Place Judge says onto the official finish form.

Runner: Collects all place judge forms and time cards after each event and delivers them to the Scorekeeper.

Scorekeeper: Evaluates the place judge forms and time card information, assigns the official order of finish and awards points for each event. Also keeps a running total of the overall meet score and performs an audit at the end of all events to verify that the score is correct.

Stroke and Turn Judge: Watches a specific area of the pool during each event and identifies any violation of rules that might occur. Rules violations are signaled by a raised hand.

Starter: Identifies the event that is being swum, gives the command to the swimmers to take a starting position and provides the signal that begins each race.

Referee: Knows the rules, asks for both sides of any disputes and is the final say in any disagreement about procedure or rules enforcement.

I don't see my question here. What do I do?
If you have any more questions ask a coach and it might get posted here too:o)