Pleasant Hill Swim Club

We have normal practice on meet days!

HOME Swim Meet Arrival Times:

• Swimmers ARRIVE 5:15pm
• Warm Ups (in the water) 5:30-5:50pm
• Swim Meet STARTS 6:15pm

AWAY Swim Meets Arrival Times:

• Swimmers ARRIVE 5:30p
• Warm Ups (in the water) 5:50-6:10p
• Swim Meet STARTS 6:15pm

Please make note of our Volunteer Requirements for participation on our teams. ..we need LOTS of support at Swim & Dive Team events and meets. Check out all the details on our VOLUNTEERS tab.

Swimtopia Declaration deadline for meets: Sunday by NOON each week; can an be done prior to that.

1. MUST declare ATTEND or NOT ATTENDING for each meet. If you aren't sure, see below.
2. Undeclared swimmers will be counted as NOT ATTENDING
3. Can choose what your child swims: up to 2 Individual Events
4. Coaches will place relays for 3-4 total events (generally speaking)
5. If your swimmer is not on a relay or is only on 1 relay, our coaches will do our best to give them a 3rd event to swim, totaling at least 3 but no more than 4 events for the meet.

• Please communicate early & often about conflicts.

It’s completely fine to do other fun summer stuff….

1. If you’re on the fence about a meet vs. another commitment…Sign your child(ren) up as COMMITTED swimming.
2. If you are not sure if your swimmer can attend the meet - DECLINE Relay participation
3. Put in the notes section if you will be delayed or need to leave early.
   1. for example: if your swimmer has a game put in the note, “baseball game, will be at meet by 8pm"
   2. your swimmer be signed up for individual events ONLY and NO relays.
1. NO SHOWS hurt the team,
   It’s hard to fill in the gaps, especially on relays!!
   A NO SHOW lets down 3 other swimmers on that relay team if we can’t place an alternate.
   1. It's easier to NO SHOW to individual events, NOT relays! This will only affect your swimmer.
   2. It's easier to REMOVE your swimmer from individual events after deadline than to add them to the meet AFTER the deadline.
   3. If you aren't sure, it's safer to COMMIT to the meet with ONLY INDIVIDUALS, NO RELAYS

For Parents:

• On Swimtopia:
  • Sign-Up to Volunteer for a job during the meet. All families must meet their volunteer requirements.
  • Please see our Volunteer page for more details and requirement details.
  • Older Children (16+) can help volunteer.
  • You and your spouse can “split” the meet and divide your time with each other.
  • Most jobs will require to work from start to finish of meet; some jobs may require showing up early or leaving later then the end of the meet; please double check if you aren't sure.
• Meets are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings; 3 home meets, 3 away meets

Swim & Dive meets will NOT be cancelled before 6:15PM.

In the event lightning and/or thunder occur in the vicinity of the host pool, a 20-minute delay is required. The total amount of delays will not exceed one hour for any one meet. SSA reps and coaches and/or club representatives shall determine whether a meet should be cancelled or suspended. If weather or imminent circumstances deem it necessary to stop the meet, it is considered an officially completed dual meet after event #46 (or last individual medley event).

• Hosted on Tuesdays & Thursdays (evenings)
• We have 6-7 Swim Meets, usually 3-4 HOME meets, only 3-4 AWAY meets
• Meets give EVERYONE a chance to measure successes & reach goals
• EVERYONE GETS A RIBBON!!
• Swimmers 6 and Younger ONLY SWIM HALF the length of the pool WITH a coach IN the water, but have option to race a full length when they are ready
• Only 6-8 swimmers race at one time, one per each lane
• PHSC Teammates CHEERING on the sidelines
• 6 & under events are usually over by 7:30 allowing for proper bedtime!
• SWIM MEETS ARE FUN!!