Time trials are your chance to swim against the clock. Trials are run like a "official" meet, with a starter, timers, recorders. The only difference from a real meet is there is no other team present.  Trials require parent volunteers so be sure you have signed-up and show-up.

After two weeks of training, Trials set the swimmers “Base Time” for each stroke. Known as "seed" times, coaches use this measure to group swimmers in future meets and the statistician use the times for awarding stars and measuring pop times.

Pop times are when a swimmer improves upon their best meet time that season. Known as "Pops" a swimmer is awarded a dolphin stamp on their team t-shirt each time they "pop."  Bring your t-shirt to the pool each Wednesday after a meet to get your dolphin stamp.  Swimmers that collect the most dolphin stamps will receive a special Pop-Time Award at the end of the season.


Photographs

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The team photograph is taken before Time Trials so please bring a hairbrush and BE ON TIME. Team t-shirts will be given to all swimmers.

For the picture, the guidelines are

• Boys wear team t-shirt
• Girls wear team t-shirt

Pictures are taken poolside beginning at 11:15am sharp. Yary photography will take the picture. Individual and buddy photos will be taken following the team photo. 

If you missed Time Trials we will set a time for Makeup photos - please check back.