Parkwood Commons Swim Team

Parkwood Commons Swim Team welcomes you! Please our introduction below, then download and read the full team handbook below. Questions can be directed to our coordintors via email. 

Our team is established on five key principles:

1. FUN: We are trying to create happy memories that kids will carry with them for the rest of their lives. Above all, this is a fun summer team. The principle of FUN weaves itself through everything we do.
2. FITNESS: We try to establish a habit of fitness among all our team members. This habit will hopefully drive healthy decisions and longer lives, creating a legacy that never ends.
3. TEAMWORK: We celebrate the successes of our team, whether they are big or small, and we always cheer for our teammates. Though we might not always win, we always have the desire to win! We work together to ensure that the season is a good one for all participants.
4. SPORTSMANSHIP: We behave in a polite and gracious manner at all times. When opposing teams come to the Parkwood Commons Pool, we treat them like honored guests. When we travel to other pools, we represent our team by being the most gracious guests possible. Win or lose, we always show respect.
5. IMPROVEMENT: We always try to improve. Our swimmers have varying levels of swimming mastery, but we all share the ability to get better. We make personal improvement a focus throughout the season. This not only applies to improving our times, but improving our swimming technique.

Who can swim?

Our team is open to children aged 5 to 18. The age up date for our swim association is June 1. The only prerequisite to competing in a swim meet is that a child be able to swim the full length of a 25 yard pool unassisted. Very young swimmers, aged 5 and 6, should be able to swim on the first day of practice, but don’t necessarily need to be able to swim the entire length of the pool. By the time of the first swim meets in June, we find that nearly all 5 and 6 year olds can swim 25 yards unassisted. It’s important to remember that the Piranhas are a swim team, not swim lessons.