Welcome to Hangzhou International school's
Swim Team Website!
Here is where you will find information regarding the HIS Swim Team. Please click on the links above to navigate the website.
About HIS SwimmingThe Hangzhou International School Swim Team was started in 2011. The team consists of 3 swimming groups: Gold, Silver, and Bronze and swims at the Rainbow City Complex Pool on Mondays and Wednesdays. Swimmers are encouraged to practice on their own on the weekends to add additional practice & conditioning. Please see swim group descriptions for more details regarding practice times and requirements for each group. The team is coached by Zach Brooks. Please contact him via email if you have any questions about the HIS Swim Team or would like to arrange a try-out: [email protected]
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Announcements
Last Week of Swimming Practice Swimmers and Parents, ACAMIS Championships will mark the end of our swim season. We have trained hard all year and it's come down to the last competition of the year. Let's finish the season strong with one one week of practice. March 22 will be our last day of swimming practice. ACAMIS Swimming Championships Entries are now posted under the meet information button. Click here. The following Swimmers need to pick up their suit in the Dragon Shop
Order Now! ACAMIS Long-Sleeve Warm Up Shirt Purchase your ACAMIS Long-Sleeve shirt today! Click here to see more details. It's highly encouraged for all ACAMIS swimmers to order a shirt. We will all wear them to school on March 23 to recognize the hard work and detection each swimmer has put into practicing all season. SSL Meet Results You can find this weekend's meet results posted under Meet Information then select Results (or click here). Thank you to all the parents who came to cheer on the swimmers over the two days. The coaches are proud of the swimmers for another successful weekend of swimming. Check out the photo gallery with the updated pictures of the weekend. If you have any photos you would like to share with the team, please email them to Mr. Brooks. SSL Swim Meet Information - February 18 & 19 Link to Meet Information - Click Here Swimmers, the team will depart HIS promptly at 5:30 AM on Saturday and Sunday. Complete information about the return times will be shared with you as soon as the heat sheets are finalized. Please note that each day is divided into age groups. You will only attend one day of this two day meet. Saturday - 11 years old & over Sunday - 10 years old & under Swim Practice Will Resume Monday, February 13 Rainbow City will reopen its pool doors on Monday. Swimmers, we will depart from the front of school at 3:10 as usual. NO Practice Today - Monday, February 6 The pool is still closed at Rainbow City. No Practice today. ACAMIS Championship Meet - Registration Deadline: Feb 6 Registration is now open for the ACAMIS Championship swim meet held in Suzhou on March 24 & 25. This meet is a dual pool meet hosted by Suzhou Singapore International School (SSIS) & Dulwich College Suzhou (DCSZ). All swimmers who have competed in previous swim meets this year are eligible to register for this meet. Please note that this is an overnight meet. As school policy states, that means all lower school swimmers will need to be accompanied by a parent the entire weekend. Click here to register your child. Shanghai Swim League (SSL) Championship Meet - Registration Deadline: Feb. 6 HIS is invited to the championship meet held by Shanghai American School Pudong (SASPD) on February 18 & 19. This meet is open to all swimmers who have competed in previous swim meets this year. Please note that it is a two day meet. On Saturday, children who are 11 -18 years of age will compete. On Sunday, February 19 children who are 10 years of age and under will compete. Click here to register your child. Last Swimming Practice Before CNY - Wednesday, January 18 As announced to the team at practice and in the newsletters, Rainbow City Pool will be closing for Chinese New Year. This means the last practice, until further notice, is Wednesday, January 18. The coaching staff will communicate when practice will start up again. This date depends on when Rainbow City reopens the pool. Semester II Swim Practice - Beings Wedensday, January 11 Second semester swim practice will begin this Wednesday. Swimmers, make sure to bring your swimming gear to school that day. We will load the bus at the front of the school and depart for the pool at 3:10 PM. Parents, you can expect us to return to school by 5:00 PM. Photo Galleries Updated The Photo Gallery tab has been updated. If you have any swimming pictures from the DCSZ or Santa Splash Invite, please email me at [email protected] and I will make sure they are included in our website albums. ***Last Practice of Semester 1 - November 30 Please note that November 30 was the last day of swim practice for the semester. Following Santa Splash, there will be no more swimming events or practice in the month of December. I encourage swimmers to stay in shape by enjoying other activities and events inside or outside of school. This is a great opportunity for swimmers to relax and not have the pressures of weekly practice. If you do choose to stay active in the water, a good resource for swim workouts can be found at active.com. http://www.active.com/swimming/Articles/Swimming-Workouts Heat Sheets for Santa Splash The heat sheets for all three sessions of Santa Splash are now posted under the Meet Information tab. Here you will also find a list organized by swimmers and their events they will be swimming. Santa Splash The itinerary for the meet on Saturday, December 3 at SCIS-PD has been posted under the Meet Information tab. Please note the bus leaves promptly at 5:30 AM from the HIS campus. If you are looking to travel to the the meet, you can find the address of the pool under the Directions to Pools tab. ***No Practice - Monday, November 28 There will not be swim practice. Please plan accordingly. Look for the Santa Splash swim meet itinerary to be posted on the Meet Information page soon. DCSZ Invite Itinerary I've posted the details of the trip to Dulwich College Suzhou this weekend under the Meet Information tab. CLICK HERE! Please note the bus leaves at 5:30 AM on Saturday, November 26 from the HIS campus. Swim Suit Order A shipment swim suit orders has arrived at the Dragon Shop. Please stop by to see if your child's suit has arrived. The rest of the order being processed. At this time, the delivery date is mid December. |
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