Practice Schedule

After-School Practice (May 18th - May 29th)

Monday-Friday: Swimmers may attend every day

 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 (To be Shared in Email)

2026 Season Start

Practice will begin with a staggered start as follows:

Monday, May 18 will be for NEW CGST competitive swimmers (all ages swim 4:30-5:15). This will help new swimmers experience their first practice in smaller groups. 

NEW: CGST Parent meeting 5:30-6:15; Meet and Mingle 6:15-7:00

Tuesday, May 19 will be for all swimmers ages 9 and older. Practice schedule above.

Wednesday, May 20-Friday, May 29 will be full practice schedule for all competitive swimmers!  

**No practice, Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day)**

*NOTE: Hatchling Program starts June 8th

Summer Morning Practice  (Starts June 1st)

Monday-Friday (w/ Saturday option): swimmers may attend every day

Practice Times      

    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 17)

Coaches will determine practice groups, based on age/swim skill. CGST will have all 8 lanes for practice.

THURSDAY AM PRACTICES Starting 6/11; 6/18; 6/25; 7/2; 7/9; 7/16 (Normal AM Practice Schedule 7/23)

8:30-9:30 ALL 11 & Overs

9:30-10:30 ALL 10 & Unders

10:30-11:00 Hatchlings

Summer Afternoon Practice

5:45PM-6:45PM ON MON, TUES, THURS

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/5080A4EACA729A7FB6-62995752-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 not 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.

Summer Saturday Practice (Starts June 13th)

8:30AM-9:30AM FOR 11 AND OLDER SWIMMERS

9:30AM -10:30AM FOR 10 AND UNDER SWIMMERS

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!