The Dolphin Wave
This space will be reserved for helpful parent and athlete info. Please remember, what works for most athletes, might not work for your athlete. Take what sticks, and leave what doesn't!
Below you will find some helpful documents mainly pertaining to meets. Please take special note of the Athlete Doc, which will be updated from time to time with new dryland exercises and workouts.
Team Apparel
Are you looking for some new gear for your swimmer? Check out our team store with A3 Performance! We have everything from goggles to tech suits, all hand selected by Coach Tori.
Need something before practice? Head down to Dave's Darts and visit BJ with CCW. He usually has a pretty good selection on hand, otherwise Dick's, Ross, and Marshalls have been known to have some stuff from time to time.
Swim in College?
Has your swimmer ever thought, "maybe I want to swim in college" or maybe even more commonly, "I'm not good enough to swim in college"? Please check out this website and talk to Coach Tori! There are so many opportunities to swim after high school. You DO NOT have to be top 3 in every event, or any event, to swim in college. There are so many places that will take you so you can just, swim. The button below will take to SwimCloud.com. This will give you the ability to see the roster and the times for individual athletes on the team you're searching for.
FAQ - Meet Edition
Your role as a parent is to be your swimmers biggest cheerleader. If you ask your swimmer to choose between you and a coach, they will choose you every time. Let the coaches coach! If you would like to be MORE involved, we would love to have you volunteer! There are plenty of places where we could use your help.
If you would like to sign up for a meet, please login to your account and go to the meet section. If you have any questions, please reach out to the meet director, or the head coach. Please remember that meets are at an additional expense with the exception of practice meets.
If you are unsure what events to sign your child up for, please ask a coach before or after practice. It is best if you ask the coach that is typically in your child’s lane, however any coach should be able to make suggestions. If you’re super unsure and there isn’t time to ask a coach, every child who swims for Casper Swim Club can complete a 50 free and a 50 backstroke. Those two are always safe.
The head coach is not at every meet, however there will be a coach of some kind at every meet listed as a team event. If you are unsure who is coaching your swimmer, but would like to know, please don’t hesitate to send Coach Tori an email.
The number of coaches at a meet is dependent on how many swimmers we have going to the meet, the experience of that group, and the comfortability of the coach.
No! Competition is still not required to be a part of this team. If your child feels like they are ready to compete, home meets are a great place to start because it is more comfortable to swim in the pool you practice in. If your child still isn’t sure about competing but is thinking about it, home meets are also a great opportunity to get involved and just watch what’s going on.
No. However, if you are willing to volunteer anyway, we would not say no!
We need every family to time at meets. Volunteering is vital to the success of our club and the hosting clubs. This is just a small part of all the time and effort that goes into making a meet happen, and the hosting club needs our help in order to get it done. However, if you are unable to time, please reach out to our volunteer coordinator, Haleigh, so you can work together to find a replacement.
Timing assignments are roughly made based on what events each child is swimming. We try to make sure parents are able to take their swimmer home when their swimmer is done. Occasionally, a parent may be asked to time for an event or two after their child’s last event.