Dolphins Swim Team

2011 Practice Schedule

We will be beginning our swim season a little earlier this year with pre-season after school practices. Starting June 7th, we will be holding pre-season practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4pm to 5pm. Swimmers will be evaluated and timed on the basic stroke techniques and team building exercises will be introduced. These pre-season workouts will conclude on June 20th when we begin our regular season.

Our 2011 regular season will run from June 21st until August 20th with practice days and times as follows:

Monday - 8am-9am - Black 1, Black 2, & Gold

- 9am-10am - Red 1 & Red 2

- 10am - 11am - Additional time for all swimmers

Tuesday - 3:30pm-4:30pm - Black 1, Black 2, & Gold

Wednesday - 8am-9am - Black 1, Black 2, & Gold

- 3:30pm-4:30pm - Red 1 & Red 2

Thursday - 3:30pm-4:30pm - Red 1 & Red 2

Friday - 8am-9am - Black 1, Black 2, & Gold

- 9am-10am - Red 1 & Red 2

- 10am - 11am - Additional time for all swimmers

Other 2011 "Dolphin Dates" to Mark on Your Calendar!

- Swim Team Parent and Coaches Meeting - June 10^th - 6:00pm - 7:30pm - Cornish Room

- Junior Sports Banquet - Aug. 18^th - 6:00pm - 8:00pm - Wentworth Tent

- Meets and Championship - TBA - There will be 5 meets and 1 Championship meet.

About the Wentworth Dolphin Team!

The Dolphins Swim Team was established in 1997 by a small group of member's children who were interested in competitive swimming. Today, the team has grown to about 75 swimmers ranging in age from 5 to 18 years. The Dolphins compete in Division II of the Summer Aquatic League. During the summer season we compete with six other teams in the surrounding New Hampshire and Massachusetts area.

The benefits of being on this team are endless, including building self-confidence, achieving goals, learning sportsmanship, exercise, fun and many friendships. The program is aimed at learning the fundamentals of competitive swimming through a fun, positive and recreational environment. Being a member of the Dolphins team requires dedication, hard work and team spirit. Our concentration will be on learning and/or improving all four strokes, flip turns, "legal" swimming (so no one will disqualify in a meet) and finally increasing speed. The only requirement for participation is the swimmer needs to be able to swim freestyle (front crawl) at least one length of the pool. Swimmers who are children or grandchildren of members from ages 5 to 18 are welcome to join in this program.

Competition
The swimmers are divided into the following age groups:

Age 6 & Under
Swim half a pool length of freestyle and backstroke (12 & 1/2 yards)

Age 8 & Under
Swim one length of freestyle, backstroke, and/or breaststroke (25 yards)

Age 12 & Under
Swim one length of freestyle, backstroke, and/or breaststroke, butterfly, individual medley (25 yards)

Age 18 & Under
Swim two lengths of the pool in all strokes and the individual medley

Medley & Freestyle Relays are held for boys and girls in 2 divisions: 12 & Under and 13 -18.