Elementary School (Grades 2-5) Swim Team Try-outs

Swimming Team try-outs for elementary students in Grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be held on Monday, August 22nd and Tuesday, August 23rd at 3:15pm sharp. Swimmers need to attend both days because we will not finish testing out the students in one day. Elementary swimmers who were on the team last year do not need to try out.

All students should be at the Aquatic Center with their bathing suits, caps, goggles and towels ready to compete at 3:15pm. Parents are more than welcome to watch their children from the Viewing Gallery. No parents are allowed on the pool deck or in the locker rooms. As we are trying to make the swimmers responsible competitors, please support us with these requests.

Swimmers trying out must swim all four strokes proficiently. This is not a learn to swim program but a competitive program. If your child does make the team, they are expected to train twice a week all year long, attend all Shanghai local meets as well as one international meet.

We will be finished by 4:15pm so students can take the 4:30pm bus home.
Parents, please make sure that your children know which bus to take home after the tryouts (contact YAEP if you are unsure). Also, please notify your teacher if your child will be going to the Aquatic Center after school on those two days.

And finally, though swimming is a lifelong skill and for everyone, competitive swimming is not. Make sure your child is interested in trying out for the team and not something you as a parent want. They might find it discouraging if they do not make the team. Talk to them to avoid disappointment.

Parents, please do not contact your classroom teacher for any swim team try out information. Do contact me personally (George Carpouzis, Aquatics Director) at
X3572 or email me at:
george.carpouzis@saschina.org

Read more about the start of our school year and our swim program here