Swim & Dive Team

Summer 2023 Swim Meet Schedule:

• Wednesday, June 21st – Town and Country @SPTC Pool 12:30 Warm ups/1:00 Meet Start
  
• Wednesday, June 28th – White Bear/Dellwood  @SPTC Pool 12:30 Warm ups/1:00 Meet Start
• Wednesday, July 12th – University Club/Brackets @SPTC Pool 12:30 Warm ups/1:00 Meet Start
• Wednesday, July 19th – Pool and Yacht/JCC  @SPTC Pool 12:30 Warm ups/1:00 Meet Start
  
• Wednesday, July 26th – Interclub Meet @ Town and Country Pool  
  • 8:30 am-Warm up  /  9:30 -Meet Start
• Diving Meets only:
  • Friday, June 30th – Diving Meet at TCC @ 9am
    
  • Tuesday, July 25th – Interclub Diving Meet at SPTC
  • 5:00 pm – Warm Up / 5:30pm – Meet Start

Swim and Dive TEAM SUIT LINK : Link will be updated May 1st.:  https://elsmoreswim.com/teams/minnesota/summer/st-paul-tennis.html

• Swimmers 12 and older: 9:00-10:00am  – Monday through Thursday.
  This group made up primarily of those swimmers who have previously been on a swim team ages 11 and over. 10 and under swimmers with team experience may also attend this practice with coaches permission
• Swimmers age 11 and Under: 10:00-10:45am – Monday through Thursday.
  This group is intended for 11 & under swimmers who have had previous swim team experience and background on a swim team. Swimmers new to competitive swimming are encourage to enroll in the Junior Swimmer Instructional group.
• Divers all ages mixed(deep water safe): 10:45-11:30 or 11:30-12:15pm – Monday through Thursday
• Cost: $100 for the season to swim AND dive (swimmers are encouraged to try diving, divers are encouraged to give swimming a try)! 

Questions? Please email Coach Lisa Thomas:   coachlisathomas@gmail.com

We compete in the Inter-Club Conference; the teams we compete with include: The University Club, Town and Country Club, Dellwood Hills Golf Club, White Bear Yacht Club, The St. Paul Jewish Community Center, The Pool and Yacht Club, Brackett’s Crossing Country Club. The goal of the Inter-Club swimming program is to provide a strong, competitive swimming experience with an emphasis on skill development.  The program also strives to provide an experience that develops sportsmanship and encourages the “fun” aspect of this activity  The four age-groups for competition in both swimming and diving are:  8 and Under, 9-10, 11-12, and 13 and over.

Practices are arranged to encourage and accommodate children taking part in both the swimming and diving  competitive programs.  Children new to the swimming program need to be able to swim a minimum of two lengths of the pool using two different strokes and be able to perform a standing dive from the edge of the pool.

Parents will find a strong connection between the Instructional Swim Program offered at the Club and the Competitive Swim Program.  The coaches believe very strongly in the concept that before a child can swim fast, they have to know how to swim well; we encourage parents to involve their children in the Instructional Swim Classes offered here at the Club. The great majority of our Swim Team members are products of the SPTC Swim School Instructional Program.

Our swimmers traditionally have been recognized for their sound stroke technique and competitive swimming skills.  They are very recognizable in the water.  We compete in the Inter-Club Swimming Conference with swimming and diving meets scheduled in the afternoons throughout June and July.

Our Swimming Program Staff

Swim Coach, Swimming Instructor, Aquatics Director:  Lisa Thomas
Assistant Swim Coaches and Swimming Instructors: SPTC Staff
Diving Coaches: Katie and Lauren O’Donnell

**PLEASE NOTE:  All of our swim meets have a 12:30 warm-up and 1:00 start time. On Meet days we will be moving the 12:30 – 1:30 Lap Swim Session to an 11:30 – 12:30 time frame.  Reservations can still be made for the original time slot with the understanding that on meet days Lap Swimming will be moved up one hour.