HIGH SCHOOL SWIM and DIVE 101
FAQ:
How does high school Swim & Dive work?
Season Details
- Interest meeting in early September
- Registration in September
- Season runs through Oct-Jan (State meet is in early Feb)
- First practice is early Oct - Swim practices are every weekday in the afternoon at a county aquatic center. Dive practices are twice a week. Specific times and locations will be announced closer to the start of the season.
- First Meet date eligible to compete per GHSA is the end of October. We have 9 meets from October to January. For those that qualify, the County meet is in late January, and the State meet is in early February.
Every freshman is eligible to compete! But they must remain eligible after the first semester since we are a winter sport.
Our sport is a great CONDITIONING SPORT if you play fall and spring sports. It’s competitive and FUN! We have many cross country and track athletes that get great off-season cardio, and our baseball players say that swimming is great for their shoulders.
Swim & Dive - Is this one team or two?
Divers have their own practices with specialized dive coaches and divers from other schools. Divers compete both with our team in regular season meets AND in a few dive-only meets with other divers in the county/region. Divers essentially get to be a part of two teams, the Berkmar Swim & Dive and their practice dive team/group! They get the best of both worlds.
Additionally, athletes can participate in both swim and dive. They will practice with their dive group two nights a week and with the swim group three nights a week. We have had many athletes participate in both!
Can I try swimming or diving before I commit to the team?
Yes! You can try it out for a week as long as you RANKONE is at 100%!
Summer League
We encourage all of our swimmers to think about joining a Summer League team. Summer League is a great way to stay in shape and refine the skills you will use on the BHS Swim and Dive team. Here are is the link for the Gwinnett Swim League: GWINNETT SWIM LEAGUE
List of Distances/Events
Events are different distances for high school compared to summer league. Boys compete first, followed by girls, in each event. The order is as follows:
- 200 Medley Relay (4x50 - back, breast, fly, free)
- 200 Freestyle
- 200 Individual Medley/IM (fly, back, breast, free)
- 50 Freestyle
- 1M Diving
- 100 Butterfly
- 100 Freestyle
- 500 Freestyle
- 200 Freestyle Relay (4x50)
- 100 Backstroke
- 100 Breaststroke
- 400 Freestyle Relay (4x100)
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