1. Website www.wfhsswim.comwww.wfhsswim.com Twitter @WFHS_Swim_Dive To follow without an account – text follow @wfhs_swim_dive to 40404

2. Coaches Clayton Tillery 770-855-4739 ctillery@forsyth.k12.ga.us Michele Heindl 770-888-3470 Ext.331765 mheindl@forsyth.k12.ga.us Scott Frederick 770-722-8021 maxdog0142@gmail.com

3. Program Vision This Year: Become a team! Be competitive each week! Be disciplined! Act like a family! Qualify as many athletes for state as possible! Finish as high as possible at the state meet! Within Five Years: Become a program everyone wants to be a part of! Start our own legacy! Compete for a state title!

5. John Jordan Laura Knapp Greg MacKay

6. Booster Board President – John Jordan Vice President – Greg MacKay Treasurer – Laura Knapp Volunteer Coordinator – Michell Trepasso Spirit Wear – Michaela Tillery

7. Booster Club Forsyth County does NOT fund Athletics. - They do pay for any state transportation. We are responsible for but not limited to… Uniforms – parkas, suits, caps, etc… Transportation - $1.75 per mile and bus driver is $15 per hour Hotels, food, and meet fees Pool usage and meet entries Athlete Fee(s) $625 per swimmer If you have a sibling the second or additional fee is half

8. Booster Club

9. Hanna King finished 5 th in Diving with 381.45 All-American Consideration New rule increased finals to top 20 Men’s 200 Medley Relay qualified 20 th & finished 18 th Only one Senior on relay Women’s 200 Medley Relay finished 15 th Only one Senior on relay Men’s 100 Fly Consolation Heat (11 th – 1 st in heat)

10. Consolation heat of Men’s 500 Free Consolation heat of Women’s 100 Fly Women’s 200 Free Relay in consolation final Finished 19 th With NO Juniors or Seniors on relay! All other teams in this event had at least one Jr & or Sr!! Third in Women’s 100 Breaststroke All-American Consideration 32 State Championship Qualifiers

11. Team Policies & Procedures Meet Participation - Swim Meets are MANDATORY! Missed meets: Must be communicated directly to Coach Tillery a minimum of two weeks prior Multiple missed meets can effect lettering for the season. Swimming is a TEAM Sport! Meet participation means you stay until the end. Do not plan on leaving prior to the end of a meet. If you aren’t swimming you should be supporting your teammates who are. Team Policies & Procedures

12. Practice Attendance Swimmers are expected to be in the pool practicing every day. 6:15AM – 7:45AM at SWAT (Swim Atlanta) Midway Location Athletes should ready to enter the water at 6:10AM. If you need extra time to get ready - arrive early. SWAT will open before 6am daily. Practice will end anywhere from 7:35am-7:45am each day. Showers available at SWAT or WFHS locker rooms. Team Policies & Procedures

13. Lettering Policy Qualify for the State Meet! Qualified 32 swimmers for State Meet last year! Meet lettering qualifying times! Meet distance totals of 3000 Yards for Individual Events Any senior in good standing! Coaches Discretion All qualifications are subject to athletes being in good standing with the school and team! Team Policies & Procedures

14. Lettering Times BOYSGIRLS LetterState Q Time Letter 2:09.991:55.00200 Free2:07.002:23.99 2:35.492:12.00200 IM2:24.002:49.99 25.8923.5050 Free26.5029.19 1:05.9958.00100 Fly1:05.001:13.49 58.7952.00100 Free58.501:05.99 6:07.595:20.00500 Free5:40.006:39.99 1:08.991:00.00100 Back1:06.001:15.99 1:16.991:07.00100 Breast1:15.001:26.99 Lettering times versus State Qualifying times!

15. Team Gear Team TYR Bag – Must use! With team school logo and name Team TYR Suit – Athlete Purchased! Approx. $50 Team caps Everyone receives two team caps State qualifiers get special State Team Caps Team apparel T-shirt Issued Gear Team TYR Parka Will be taken up and inventoried each season! Seniors will be allowed to purchase their parkas for $80!

16. All American Swim Our supplier this year Website: Allamericanswim.com Contact is Matt Palm 770-400-9870 matt@allamericanswim.com 885 Woodstock Rd Roswell, GA 30075 Will have our own team “store” on their website

17. Equipment Required: Team suit Practice suit(s) Paddles Fins Kick Board Pull Buoy Recommended: Two pair of goggles Second or third practice suit

18. Paperwork! Eligibility Must be passing five of seven classes! Move-ins fill out Form “B” Semester Check Grades checked as of Jan. 1 st for eligibility! Must be pass 5 of 7 to stay eligible. Physicals Forms must be on file & cleared before practice. Physical, driving waiver, & concussion form complete. Turn in forms to Mrs. Jordan counseling office Get clearance form to give to Coach Tillery.

19. Attendance Timeliness On time isn’t arrival time; on time is ready to get in water. Five minutes early is on time and on time is late! Last year was much improved from previous year. Attendance MANDATORY! Missed practice the week of a meet will result in missed events at meet. More inclined to sit swimmers from individual events rather than relays. Missing two days due to sickness means an athlete may not be physically ready to perform. Want/need healthy swimmers trying to push through and swimming sick is not a good thing! Stay Healthy so you can swim.

20. Attendance cont. Club attendance Attendance to club practice is mandatory will be checked. Otherwise you should be at West practice. Club Member Attendance Dates Parent Meeting 9/10 or 9/22 Team Pictures 12/3 Pre-Travel Meet Practice 12/2 Pre-County Meet Practice 1/22 Pre-State Meet Practice 2/3 Pre-State Meet Practice 2/4

21. Attendance cont. This is West Forsyth High School Swim Look like a team! Act like a team! Year round swimmers aren’t any better or worse, than those who swim the HS season only, or vice versa! Anything to the contrary whether in actions or in words will not be tolerated. Wear WEST! No club gear/logo’s allowed on team trips or meets.

22. Other Items Parents Volunteering Online sign-up We co-host two meets. Helping with food at meets! Show up to meets and cheering in West colors! Ensure your athletes get good rest Help ensure your athletes get good nutrition. Help ensure your athletes have a positive attitude!

23. Other Items cont. Spirit Wear Information will be available soon via our website and twitter! A link will be posted to our website via All-American Swim State will be an overnight trip! There will not be a return bus after prelims and athletes are expected to stay for finals. If you qualify for State this is a requirement. Warm-ups for both days start at approx. 4:30pm Competition for both days begins at approx. 6:00pm

24. Other Items cont. Stretching Conflicting views on Stretching - Not done as a team before practice or meets. If your swimmer(s) wants/needs to stretch they can plan on doing it on their own. Performance may not start where they left off last year. Hydration and Nutrition are very IMPORTANT! Don’t expect PR (Personal Record) every week Want best performances at State Meet! Shaving Hundredths of a second count in swimming – shaving helps Not mandatory

26. Team Schedule DateMeetPlace September 10 th Parent Informational MeetingWFHS 7:00pm September 22 nd Parent Informational MeetingWFHS 7:00pm September 29 th –October 16Open PoolSWAT 6:15-7:45am (Daily) October 17 th - SaturdayTeam BonfireFox’s House October 19 th Practice Begins (Swim Atlanta Midway Park) November 6Team Pre-Meet Pasta DinnerTBA November 7 th -Saturday6 th Annual North Forsyth InvitationalCAC (Cumming Aquatic Center) November 14 th – DIVE ONLYMarist Early Bird InvitationalMarist November 13 th -FridayDual Meet (Central/Pinecrest)CAC November 20 th -FridayDual Meet (Central/Northview)CAC December 4 th Team Pre-Meet Pasta DinnerTBA December 5 th Holiday Classic (West Hosted)CAC – Co-host with Central December 11 th WFHS Team Holiday PartyTBA December 12 th -13 th U of TN InviteKnoxville, TN December 18 th -FridayDual Meet (FCHS/Northview/Pinecrest)CAC January 8 th -FridayDual Meet vs. SouthTBA January 15 th -FridayWesleyan Tri MeetWesleyan School, Norcross, GA January 16 th -SaturdayForsyth Winter ClassicCAC January 22 nd - DIVE ONLY44 TH Annual Metro ATL DivingWestminster January 23 th Forsyth County Championship SWIM & DIVE MEET CAC January 28 th -ThursdayLast Chance – State QualifierCAC February 4 th -6 th GHSA Swim and Dive State Prelims and Finals GA Tech Aquatic Center

27. All Times are listed in YARDS BOYSEVENTGIRLS 1:51.00200 yard Medley Relay2:07.00 1:55.00200 yard Freestyle2:07.00 2:12.00200 yard Individual Medley2:24.00 23.5050 yard Freestyle26.50 58.00100 yard Butterfly1:05.00 52.00100 yard Freestyle58.50 5:20.00500 yard Freestyle5:40.00 1:40.00200 yard Freestyle Relay1:53.00 1:00.00100 yard Backstroke1:06.00 1:07.00100 yard Breaststroke1:15.00 3:44.00400 yard Freestyle Relay4:12.00 State Meet – February 4, 5 & 6

28. But…having an athlete that is coachable, respectful, positive, a great teammate, mentally tough, resilient & tries their best IS.

29. #worthit

30. Questions? Thank You! Drive Safely!