Team Registration for the 2008-2009 Season  NEW

Completed Registration forms are due by August 25, 2008. The required materials are all available here:

Registration Letter                                  Registration Form

Terms & Conditions to Participate              Health Information/Emergency Medical

Payment Fees & Schedule                        Electronic Fund Transfer Form

Practice Group Descriptions                      Fall/Spring Practice Schedule

Winter Practice Schedule                         Practice Group Equipment List

All Senior Groups and the White Practice Group will begin Practice on Monday September 8, 2008. Practice will begin on Monday September 22, 2008 for the Red and Black Practice Groups. For more information, see the registration letter from Head Coach Mike Leonard.

(The files shown above are all in PDF format; click here if you need the software to read/print these files.)

YMCA Long Course National Championships

Full Results               Final Scores

July 29 - August 1, 2008

(at University of Maryland)

Team Manager Online  Check out this website!  It has meet results for all Tigershark meets going back four years!  It has Meet Entries for upcoming meets! (currently LC Nationals)  It has all your best times, with splits!  We believe this will be a great new resource for all our swimmers to use during the season - you will be able to check out your meet entries before meets, get your results after meets, and check on your best times whenever you want!

News (August 16, 2008) -- There were 10 new Long Course Team Records set this past (2008) season! We congratulate the following swimmers on these new records:

13-14 GIRLS 200 MEDLEY RELAY (2:10.57) Celia Oberholzer, Rachael Theiler, Grace Counts, Sara Krueger

13-14 GIRLS 50 M BACK (30.55)  Celia Oberholzer

13-14 GIRLS 100 M BACK (1:08.36) Celia Oberholzer

13-14 GIRLS 200 M BACK (2:31.83) Celia Oberholzer

13-14 GIRLS 50 M BREAST (36.39)  Rachael Theiler

13-14 GIRLS 800 M FREE  (10:24.72)   Grace Counts  

13-14 GIRLS 1500 M FREE (20:39.96)  Rachel Wood

13-14 BOYS 1500 M FREE (18:55.04)  Alex Burgess

15-18 GIRLS 200 FREE RELAY (1:53.49)  Laura Krueger, Celia Oberholzer, Bryn Dunbar, Kendra Bierman

15-18 BOYS 800 M FREE (9:02.43) Jonny Kleinhenz

"How to Get on the Team" Information

Time Standards: 2007-2008 Short-Course League (AA) / Zone / National Cuts 

(Time standards for the 2008-2009 season will be posted as soon as available.)

Helpful information for new Tigershark parents - Here is some information you might find useful:

10 Commandments for Swimming Parents

Glossary of Swimming Terms

Nutritional Advice for Swimmers 

By Kathy Wise, Registered Dietitian

(Courtesy of Hoover High School Swimming and Diving Team)