HB Oilers Boys Swim Team

HBHS Boy's Swim & Dive Pre-Season Athlete Donation

NEWS AND INFORMATION

VOLUNTEERING

WELCOME TO ALL NEW AND RETURNING SWIMMERS!

Please consider volunteering for the 2024 season. Please see the descriptions below for jobs needing to be filled.

2024 Volunteer Needs

We look forward to seeing everyone on deck!

Thank you!

Robin Guard
Board Member/Girls Swim Liaison
guard.robin@gmail.com (714)-875-2690

Robin Shaffer
Board Member/Boys Swim Liaison
(714)-269-3918

Donation and Sponsorship Links

SWIM MEETS

Program Philosophy & Motivation

Expect more of yourself every day.
Embrace challenges in practice and competition.
Be a positive, reliable, trustworthy, and supportive teammate.
Be a positive role model for the younger members of the swimming program and general community.
Long-term hard work and dedication are rewarded.
You get out what you put in.
The goal is always to make the final swim of the season the fastest. Train and prepare for this goal every day.
The Coaching Staff is here to offer advice, support and opportunity - your level of performance is determined by how you take advantage of this.
Athletics teach life lessons....some good....some bad...
Mistakes will happen…It is how you respond and move forward from mistakes that define character.

Preparation/Expectations for Swim Meets

It is expected that all athletes will be available for all swim meets. However, things happen, so Always notify the coaches BEFORE missing any meet.
A swimmer must attend practice the day before a meet. Missing practice the day before a meet will cause a swimmer to be scratched from events, or the entire meet, unless the absence is pre-approved.
A swimmer must attend school for the entire day to participate in a meet that day unless the absence is pre-approved.
A swimmer must wear the HB Swim Team polo to school the day of the swim meet.
A swimmer must be behind the blocks for each of their races. Missing an event during a meet may cause a swimmer to be scratched from 1) a relay, 2) an event at the next meet, or 3) the entire next meet.
Bus/Transportation:
- Be on time to the pool deck before every swim meet at the required time.
- All swimmers must take the bus TO the swim meet.
- You are to take the bus back to school, unless you have completed and returned the Transportation Permission.
- When busses are used for transportation, they will be left cleaner than we found them.
  - If you are able to go home with your Parent/Guardian from a meet, you are required to stay until your coaches have officially excused you. It is expected you will stay to the very end to support your team, and help clean up your area.
  - Failure to check in with your coach before leaving a swim meet could result in removal from the next swim meet.
Gear to Wear/Bring:
- Bring warm clothing, towels, and shoes – as well as proper gear for the meet: proper team suit, black caps, and goggles. Extras of everything will be beneficial.
- Bring snacks and water for before, during, and after meet. You need to be well fed to perform well!
Home Swim Meets:
- When we have home meets, you will be REQUIRED to help set up and collapse the meets. Please check in with your coach when you arrive to be assigned specific tasks.
- You will be prepared to warm-up at the required time given by your coaches.
Missing Events:
- If you miss an event at a swim meet, you face possible removal from the next swim meet.

REMINDERS ON MEET ETIQUETTE

When you finish a race, remain in the water until all competitors have also finished the race, and official blows whistle to exit pool.
Wish your opponents and teammates luck before stepping up, and congratulate them on a job well done before exiting water
If in a relay, kneel down or stay behind timers on the start, and stay behind the lane and cheer on your team, during the entire race.
Athletes are not to deck change. If an official finds you deck changing, you will be disqualified from the entire meet.
Have caps and goggles on and ready before stepping onto the block, or into the water.
Do not climb up onto the block until you hear the long whistle. The short whistles are to call you up behind the blocks.
Stay out of the way of the meet official and lane timers.
Always check in with a coach after a race. If you are in a relay, it is the responsibility of the team to determine if they check in before or after warming down, but you must all come together
Remain positive towards teammates and opponents. There is no room for negativity, nor foul language on the pool deck.