Swimming Starts at Jefferson – Feb 18th!

Swimming begins on February 18th!

We want you to swim for Jefferson!  Here’s a little primer on how it works:

Swimming for Jefferson is easy, you don’t have to be an Olympic caliber swimmer.  We need boys and girls from all grades who are able to comfortably cross the pool and back (50 meters).  If you are fast, all the more better!  The coach this year will again be Kevin Nolan.

Practices this year will be on Mondays and Wednesdays at W-L High School Pool.  There is a bus provided to get members of the team to and from the pool.  The bus always returns to school in time to take the normal 4:21 late/activity buses home from Jefferson.  In the event the swim bus doesn’t arrive back to Jefferson by 4:21, the Jefferson late/activity buses will be held until the bus comes back from the pool.

The first practice of the year is on Wednesday, February 18th.  If you want to swim, bring a swimsuit and towel to school on that day.  Girls need to have a one-piece swimsuit.  On days where there is swim practice, students will leave school through the normal doors then walk around the school to rec center side of the building.  The swim bus will be there to take them to the pool.  Kids shouldn’t waste too much time getting to the bus, it leaves at 2:45 PM.  When students arrive to the pool they change into their swim suits in the locker rooms then go swim.  After swimming the kids will get back on the bus and return to school.Swim meets are held on Thursdays, with the exception of one meet that will be held on Tuesday, March 10th.  The swim meet schedule can be found under the “Activities” section of the Jefferson website.  (Ignore where it says practice will start Feb 17th) The first meet will be on March 5th against Kenmore at W-L pool.Remember, like all sports at Jefferson, to participate you must have had a physical within the past 14 months.  Make sure you’ve either handed a paper copy of the physical form to the front office or sent one to [email protected]

Any questions?  Send a message to Mr. Siegel over canvas or email [email protected]

All students who swim are highly encouraged to join!  The team will be here to support you!