SWAT is a competitive swim team serving swimmers in the south Salt Lake Valley. SWAT provides year round coaching to swimmers of all different ages. SWAT swimmers also learn team work, commitment, time management and develop friendships that last a life time.
SWAT NEWS
Practice Notes & Upcoming Meet Sign-ups
There will be no practice on Friday, May 18th and Friday May, 25th.
Andee needs to know whether or not your swimmers will be participating in the Red, White, and Blue meet on July5th-7th. These meets fill up almost as soon as they open. Please let Andee know as soon as possible. You can e-mail her at Coachandee@gmail.com Also coming up is the PCAT meet on July 20th and 21st.
SWAT 5K Fun Run
SWAT will hold its annual 5K fun run on May 19th at 8 a.m. There will be a pancake breakfast aftwards. Cost is $25 dollars per person to run (breakfast included) or $5 per person for just breakfast. You can click on the link below to sign up. Please give your money to your favorite SWAT swimmer or contact Doug Tonge at 801-580-4618. An online sign up sheet will be coming soon.
Upcoming Meets
Below are the links to two upcoming meets. They are the Kearns Long Course Classic on May 22 and 23rd and SYAC Long Course IMX Plus on June 8 through the 10th. The Meet fees for the Kearns long course classic are $6.00 surcharge ($3.00 for the meet and $3.00 for coaches fee) and $2.00 per event. Fees for the SYAC meet are $10.00 surcharge ($7.00 meet feets and $3.00 coaches fees) Please have entries to Andee no later than April 13th. Fees are due as soon as possible.
Kearns Long Course Classic Meet
Swim Camp
All high school age swimmers are invited to participate in swim camp. First you need to book your flight. Then register for camp. Cost for camp is $725 for the week. Once you have done these two things please print out duplicate copies of the receipts and turn them into Andee. There may be a possibility of drining with a carpool to Los Angeles. If your are interested in this option, please let Andee know.
Flight Information:
Outbound - July 16th, Southwest 1288 leaves SLC at 7:30 a.m. and
arrives at LAX at 8:25
Returning - July 20th, Southwest 336 leaves LAX at 3:15 p.m. and arrives SLC at 5:55 p.m.
Tickets right now are $291.60
Camp Information:
To register for camp: http://championsswimcamp.com
Scroll down to the summer camp link. Register there. We are
attending the camp from July 16th through July 20th.
Carpools Available
For those who may have trouble getting to practice, there are carpools going to the Taylorsville pool from all over the South Jordan area. Please contact Doug Tonge if you are interested in joining a carpool at 801-580-4618.
Swimmers Wanted
SWAT is looking for a few good swimmers. Now that the high school swimming has started the pool at Taylorsville High is looking kind of empty. This is an excellent opportunity for great coaching at a very competitive price. Please tell you friends and neighbors. We are accepting swimmers from all localities in the area.
Meet Fees
All meet fees are due when you sign
up for the meet. SWAT meet fees are not covered by the high
school swimming fees. Meet fees are currently due for all those who
have swam and/or signed up for meets this summer. The following
links summarize the fees that are due for each swimmer. Please
take a moment to look and make sure your swimmers is up to
date with their payments. Please add a $3.00 dollar coaches' fee to
the total shown in the links below.
E-mail Up Date
In an effort to provide up to date information to each of our swimmers and their families we are asking for parents and swimmers to take a moment and fill out the following form. This will allow SWAT to provide accurate information to all our swimmers and families. If you haven't already filled out the contact information sheet for your swimmer please take a moment and print up the form and bring back the filled out form to practice.
E-mail Update Form
Swimmer Information Sheet
Top Times Link
We have been made aware of a new source of information for best times of our swimmers. This site is done on a volunteer basis, but seems to be fairly accurate and up to date. Take some time to explore the link below
Mike Hibler's Top Time Database
Practice Suits Available
You may now purchase one of the extra team
swim suits that were used by the Bingham Swim team in past years.
Coach Andee has both girls suits and jammers available in a variety
of sizes. Girls suits are $20 and jammers are $15. Talk to
Coach Andee if you are interested.
Meet Pictures
SWAT now has a shutterfly site to upload and view pictures of meets. The link is www.Southwestaquaticteam.shutterfly.com There is a password associated with the site. Contact SWAT and we will e-mail you the password.
SWAT is a USA Swimming affiliated swim team.
What time and where do I need to go to try out?
SWAT is currently practicing at
Taylorsville High School from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.(See
Calendar Page)
Tryouts are Monday or Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. No appointment necessary
- see Coach Andee at the pool.
What equipment do I need to have?
You will need swim goggles, workout swim suit (e.g. jammers for boys), and cap (optional). Girls no bobby pins please.
What does it cost to be part of the swim team?
There is a Annual Registration fee of $60.00. This fee registers
the swimmer with USA Swimming and provides the necessary insurance
for the swimmer to participate in USA Swimming sanctioned events.
There is a SWAT monthly fee of $40.00 per swimmer. This fee pays for
the pool time at Taylorsville High School and for coaching, and an
annual team fee of $20. Meet
fees are paid separately.
Payment Options
There are several ways to pay your team fees and meet fees.
1. You can send a check with your swimmer. They can give it to Coach Andee, Kyle, Chris Wightman, or Doug Tonge
2. You can set up direct pay with your bank. All checks are made out to SWAT and sent c/o Chris Westra, 2319 Jordan Haven Court, South Jordan, UT 84095
Thank you for making your payments on time.