1. 2017 Parent / Athlete Meeting
WEST
Swim & Dive
2017 Parent / Athlete Meeting

2. Coaches Clayton Tillery Scott Frederick Michele Heindl 770-855-4739
Michele Heindl
Ext

3. Booster Board
President – Greg MacKay Vice President – Krissi Rouquie Treasurer – Paul Murdock At Large – John Jordan Volunteer Coordinator – Susan Fischer Spirit Wear – Greg & Coach Heindl

4. Booster Club Forsyth County does NOT fund Athletics.
- They pay any state meet transportation.
We are responsible for but not limited too…
Pool usage, Hotels, food, & meet entries
Uniforms – parkas, suits, caps, etc…
Transportation - $1.85 per mile & bus driver is $16 per hour

5. Booster Club Athletic fees - Same as last year - $625
Fees must be paid in full by November 8th!
Checks Only - No Cash Please
Checks made out to:
West Forsyth Swim & Dive Booster Club
give to Coach Tillery or Paul Murdock
Communicate questions regarding fees with Coach Heindl or Paul Murdock

6. Program Vision This Year: Within the next Five Years: Be 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 the next Five Years:
Become a program everyone wants to be a part of!
Start our own legacy!
Compete for a state title!

7. Keeping Up Website: www.wfhsswim.com Twitter @WFHS_Swim_Dive
To follow without an account text:
to 40404

8. School Records Event Time Girls Boys Year 200 Medley Relay 1:50.43
All Times are listed in YARDS
Event
Time
Year
Girls
200 Medley Relay
1:50.43
Kayla Goninan, Sheridan Schreiber, Jenna Mackay, Jamie Riley
200 Free
1:58.13
Madison Taylor
200 IM
2:09.47
Sheridan Schreiber
50 Free
24.29
Alexis Webber
100 Fly
56.41
100 Free
53.11
500 Free
5:23.58
Coral Wolff
200 Free Relay
1:42.77
Jenna MacKay, Kayla Goninan, Jamie Riley, Sheridan Schreiber
100 Back
1:00.79
Kayla Goninan
100 Breast
1:02.99
400 Free Relay
3:50.96
Jenna Mackay, Kayla Goninan, Sheridan Schreiber, Jamie Riley
Boys
1:41.19
Daniel Jenkins, Terry Phang, Koyie Waples, Nathan Kemnitz
1:48.54
Cameron Van De Velde
1:58.46
21.81
Daniel Jenkins
50.88
47.79
4:45.40
1:34.06
Michael Cross, Daniel Jenkins, Simon Roberts, Nathan Kemnitz
54.27
1:01.93
3:15.88
Daniel Jenkins, Koyie Waples, Nathan Kemnitz, Noah Luskus

9. Last Year Highlights:
Road trip to McCallie Invitational in Chattanooga, TN
Women place 9th in State Meet
34 Letter winners (17 Men, 17Women); 27 returning (13 Men, 14 Women)
10 New WFHS records (6 Women, 4 Men)
3 Iron Wolverine Winners
9 3,000 club Letter Winners
20 individuals swam 500yd Free at least once

10. State Championship Summary
Men were 14th in 400 Free Relay and 17th Medley Relay
Women were 12th 200 Medley Relay and 13th in Free Relay
13 Individual State Qualifiers (7 Men/6 Women)
10 Returning State Qualifiers (5 Men/5 Women)
Sheridan Schreiber was 4th in Girls Breaststroke and 5th place 100 Butterfly
All American Consideration 100 Breaststroke
Women Placed 9th overall, Men Finished 21st

11. Team Policies & Procedures
Meet Participation - Swim Meets are MANDATORY!
Missed meets:
Must be communicated directly to Coach Frederick a minimum of two weeks prior
Multiple missed meets will results in removal from the team.
Swimming is a TEAM Sport!
Club swimmers at USA club meets are excused!
Must be communicated via meet declaration!
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.

12. Team Policies & Procedures
Practice Attendance
Swimmers are expected to be at practice every day.
Miss 5 practices you remove yourself from the program.
6:10AM – 7:30AM at SWAT (Swim Atlanta) Midway Location
Athletes should be ready to enter the water at 6:10AM.
If you need extra time to get ready - arrive early.
SWAT will open between 5:50AM - 5:55AM daily.
Practice will end anywhere from 7:15am-7:35am each day.
Showers available at SWAT or WFHS locker rooms.
Athletes must exit SWAT no later than 7:50am

13. Team Policies & Procedures
Lettering Policy
No more than 3 total absences for the season.
Qualify for GHSA State Meet!
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!

14. Lettering Times BOYS GIRLS Letter Q Time 2:09.99 1:55.00 200 Free
GIRLS
Letter
Q Time
2:09.99
1:55.00
200 Free
2:07.00
2:23.99
2:35.49
2:12.00
200 IM
2:24.00
2:49.99
25.89
23.50
50 Free
26.50
29.19
1:05.99
58.00
100 Fly
1:05.00
1:13.49
58.79
52.00
100 Free
58.50
6:07.59
5:20.00
500 Free
5:40.00
6:39.99
1:08.99
1:00.00
100 Back
1:06.00
1:15.99
1:16.99
1:07.00
100 Breast
1:15.00
1:26.99

15. Honor your teammates with your Attitude and Effort!

16. Team Gear – issued by the team
Team TYR Bag – Receive First Year on the Team
With school logo & name
Team caps
Everyone receives two
State qualifiers get special State Team Caps
Team apparel
Sweat Shirt and Pants
Issued Gear
Team TYR Parka
Taken up/back each season.
Seniors can purchase for $50.

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

18. Swim Supplier All American Swim Contact is Matt Palm Website:
Contact is Matt Palm
885 Woodstock Rd
Roswell, GA 30075

19. Paperwork! Eligibility Physicals
Must be passing five of seven classes!
Move-ins fill out Form “B”
Semester Check
Grades checked as of Jan. 1st for eligibility!
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 Heindl or Tillery.

20. Attendance Attendance Timeliness MANDATORY!
Missed practice(s) will result in missed events at meet.
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.
Miss 5 practices you are removing yourself from the program!
Timeliness
On time is ready to get in water
It isn’t arrival time

21. Attendance cont. Club attendance Club Member Attendance Dates
Attendance to club practice is mandatory
will be checked.
Otherwise you should be at West practice.
Club Member Attendance Dates
Parent Meeting
Team Pictures
Pre-Wolverine Meet Practice
Pre-County Meet Practice
Pre-State Meet Practice

22. Other Items: 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.

23. Other Items cont. Parents Volunteering Online sign-up
We co-host two meets.
It is MANDATORY to volunteer at one of the 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!

24. Other Items cont.
Performance may not start where they left off last year.
Rest, Hydration and Nutrition are very IMPORTANT!
Don’t expect PR (Personal Record) every week
Want best performances at State Meet!
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.
Shaving
Hundredths of a second count in swimming – shaving helps
Not mandatory

25. Other Items cont. Spirit Wear We are currently working to secure this!
Any volunteers?
Once we have this finalized we will place a link on front page of our website!

26. November 15th - Wednesday February 1st – 3rd Thur- Sat
Swim & Dive Schedule
Date
Meet
Place
September 18th - Monday
Parent/Athlete Info Meeting
WFHS Media Center 7pm
September 19th - Tuesday
October 2nd - Monday
Open Pool Begins
SWAT 6:15-7:45am Daily
October 14th - Saturday
Team Bonfire
TBD
October 16th - Monday
Day #1 of practice!
SWAT
November 10th - Friday
Dual meet vs South
CAC (Cumming Aquatic Center)
November 15th - Wednesday
Pre-Meet Pasta Dinner
November 16th - Thursday
Tri meet Host – North/Pinecrest
CAC
December 2nd - Saturday
North Pentathalon
December 8th - Friday
Team Christmas Party
December 9th - Saturday
Co-Host with Central
December 15th – 16th
Travel Meet
Columbus, GA
January 11th - Thursday
Dual Meet vs Wesleyan
Wesleyan
January 13th - Saturday
January 20th - Saturday
Forsyth County Championship
Swim and Dive Meet
January 25th – Thursday
Last Chance – State Qualifier
February 1st – 3rd Thur- Sat
GHSA State Swim and Dive Championships
GA Tech Aquatic Center

27. 200 yard Individual Medley
State Meet – Qualifying Times
All Times are listed in YARDS
BOYS
EVENT
GIRLS
1:51.00
200 yard Medley Relay
2:07.00
1:55.00
200 yard Freestyle
2:12.00
200 yard Individual Medley
2:24.00
23.50
50 yard Freestyle
26.50
58.00
100 yard Butterfly
1:05.00
52.00
100 yard Freestyle
58.50
5:20.00
500 yard Freestyle
5:40.00
1:40.00
200 yard Freestyle Relay
1:53.00
1:00.00
100 yard Backstroke
1:06.00
1:07.00
100 yard Breaststroke
1:15.00
3:44.00
400 yard Freestyle Relay
4:12.00

28. It’s Not Going to be Easy, It’s Going to be Worth it!

29. Questions?

30. Thank You!
Drive Safely!