July Practice Times
There will be a slight change to our practice schedule for the month of July. As we move into championship season we will adjust to the following schedule:
7:50–8:55 AM: Some 11-12s and all 13+ swimmers
8:55–9:50 AM: Some 11-12s and some 9-10 swimmers
9:50–10:35 AM: Some 9-10 swimmers and all 7-8 swimmers
10:35 - 11:15 AM: All team 5-6’s
10:35-11:00 AM: All HATCHLINGS (End Date July 18)
Coaches will determine practice groups, based on age/swim skill. CGST will have all 8 lanes for practice.
THURSDAY AM PRACTICES 7/3, 7/10, 7/17 (Normal AM Practice Schedule 7/24)
8:30-9:30 ALL 11 & Overs
9:30-10:30 ALL 10 & Unders
10:30-11:00 Hatchlings
Practice Time Approximate Age Range
4:30 - 5:15pm all 5-6’s (no Hatchlings), some 7-8’s
5:15 - 6:00pm some 7-8's, newer 9-10’s
6:00 - 7:00pm some 9-10’s, newer 11-12’s
7:00 - 8:15pm some 11-12’s, all 13-18’s
Coaches determined practice groups, based on age/swim skill. Coaches assigned lanes: to be shared in team email.
After-School Practice Lane Assignments (Shared in Email)
2025 Season Start
Practice will begin with a staggered start as follows:
Monday, May 19 will be for NEW CGST competitive swimmers (all ages swim 4:30-5:30). This will help new swimmers experience their first practice in smaller groups. There will be a parent Q&A simultaneously. No Hatchlings.
Tuesday, May 20 will be for all swimmers ages 9 and older. Practice schedule above.
Wednesday, May 21-Friday June 6 will be full practice schedule for all competitive swimmers!
**No practice, Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day)**
Normal after school practices resume Tuesday, May 27- Friday June 6
*NOTE: Hatchling Program starts June 9th
Afternoon Practice (By Sign-up ONLY)
Due to limited lane space swimmers must sign-up for afternoon practices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays this season. Afternoon practices are designed for swimmers who have a week of camp or a planned morning event/appointment that conflicts with regular practice. Coaches will keep attendance and monitor practice sign-ups.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4EACA729A7FB6-56985518-crozet#/
This option exists on M, T, and TH for working parents unable to get their kids to morning weekday practices, and for kids attending day camps, as space allows. This is not usually an option for 5-6 year olds and not available for Hatchlings. We will attempt to accommodate all that need evenings due to schedule (we have a max of 4 lanes available). A mix of morning and evening practices is best, whenever possible. Coach approval needed to attend these alternate practices for full summer.
These will focus on specific skills, like starts and turns, or similar. Saturday practices are great if your swimmer missed practices during the week or simply likes the routine of daily swimming!