Welcome to the OLY
Swimming
Mission
OLY is a competitive age group swim
team. Our Mission is to provide a “world class”
swim team which will allow every athlete to achieve their highest
level of swimming and personal achievement
The History of
OLY
Since its beginning in 1962, the Oakland
Live Y’ers Swim Team has had a history marked by continuous
achievement and growth. Consisting of all boys, the first Rochester
swim team was coached by volunteer John Burns. Shortly thereafter,
a girl’s team, the Aqua Debs, was established and coached by
Gloria Lusk. Both of these teams were YMCA teams and combined into
a single team in the 70’s. By 1976, the team had grown to 70
swimmers and sent 5 swimmers to YMCA Nationals.
Also, in the 70’s, a USS swim team
was emerging in the area. Under the leadership of Oakland
University’s Athletic Director Corey Van Fleet, a team of 30
young swimmers trained under OU coach Rich Pine. To maximize
resources and coaching staff, the YMCA and USS teams merged in
1977. A contest was held to select a name for the new team, and
swimmer Sherie Fedak submitted the winning entry—The
Oakland Live Y’ers.
In 1980, OLY won its first YMCA State
Championship, followed by it first YMCA Zone Championship in 1981.
OLY won Long Course YMCA Nationals as well as its first USS
Michigan State Championship in 1990. In 1998 OLY won the USA Junior
Nationals Men's Team title in Buffalo, New York. Since 2000, OLY
has won 5 Combined Team Speedo Sectional Titles and six Men's Team
titles and two Women's Team titles. At the local level since 2000,
OLY has won seven State Championship combined Team Titles and been
Team Combined runner-up 14 times. (long course & short
course) In 2003, OLY received Silver Medal Designation from USA
Swimming, which put OLY in the top 35 swim clubs in the United
States. In 2004, Peter Vanderkaay became OLY’s first graduate
to receive a Gold Medal at the Olympics.
In the Spring of 2018, OLY combined with
FLY swimming and brought the two Cooper Brothers (Adam & Jeff)
together in one program. The two clubs operate under the OLY
Swimming logo and name.
OLY Swimming is made up of over 400
swimmers now and will continue to excel and grow. OLY Swimming has
the finest coaching staff in the state of Michigan with Head
Coaches Adam & Jeff Cooper and an impressive group of assistant
coaches. OLY Swimming excels to high levels because of a dedicated
group of parents who devote untold hours to the OLY
program.
GROUPS
Swim School (Ages 6-9)
- Swimmers learn all the basic stroking (freestyle,
backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly). Emphasis is on
basic skills necesarry to learn the four competitive strokes and
advance to Technique group.
Technique (Ages 10 &
Under) - This group is the entry level to
the competitive part of OLY Swimming. Focus in this group is on the
skill development of the four competitive strokes and starts and
turns. Some introduction of aerobic swimming ins introduced and
also a basic understanding of a workout environment and reading the
pace clock is also introduced.
Junior 1 (Ages
13 & Under) - This group is for our developing age group swimmers
who are ready for a more workout environment and are ready to be
introduced to the basics of aerobic training and the foundation of
aerobic training for long term development. There is still great
emphasis on technical skill development and an introduction to goal
setting.
Junior 2 (Ages 13 &
Under) - This group is for the more
advanced age group swimmer and one that is ready for a high level
aerobic workout. Swimmers in this group have a good background
already in technical developmetn and are expected to be ready to
advance their aerobic traininng to a much higher level than a
beginning age group swimmer. Goal setting and dryland are also
introduced at this level to each athlete.
High School 1 (Ages
14-18) - This group is for the swimmer that
wants to swim soley high school during their high school season and
also wants to return to a structured senior team environment when
high school season ends.
High School 2 (Ages
14-18) - This group is for the swimmer that
wants to continue to train with the program during their respective
high school season. The swimmer is expected to train on weekends
with OLY while still competing for their high school prgram. This
allows the swimmer a continued process in the OLY program while
still experiencing the high school environment.
Senior Team (Ages
13-18) - Senior Team addreses a
wide range of ability and committment levels. Within the Senior
Team structure there is an advanced group and a developmental
group. The advanced group trains 9 training sessions a week and the
structure is designed to develop swimmers to a high national level
of competition. The developmental group is offered 6 training
sessions a week and is for the senior level swimmers who are
beginning to become more committed to their training regiment and
level of achievement. Senior Team train together on most days but
does have some separation in their practice schedule on the
weekends.
Fees for Short
Course
Group
| Registration
| Monthly
|
Technique
| $315
| $92
|
JR1
| $415
| $137
|
JR 2
| $415
| $137
|
|
|
|
High School 1
| $415
| $162 (During off high school season months only)
|
High School 2
| $415
| $212 during SC, $122 during HS Season
|
Senior Team (6)
| $415
| $162 (6 workouts per week)
|
Senior Team (9)
| $415
| $212 (9 workouts per week)
|
The registration fee includes MI swimming &
USA swimming registration, all meet fees, as
well as some team activities and apparel. This is a one
time annual fee. You do NOT pay a Long Course registration fee if
you swam Fall/Winter.
Fees for Long
Course
Group
| Registration
| Monthly
|
Technique
| $165
| $92
|
JR1
| $165
| $137
|
JR 2
| $165
| $137
|
|
|
|
Senior Team (6)
| $165
| $162 (6 workouts per week)
|
Senior Team
| $165
| $212 (9 workouts per week)
|
The registration fees for Long Course
apply to newly registering families. The registration fees
for long course do not apply for OLY families already registered
for the current short course season. The registration fee
includes MI swimming & USA swimming
registration,
all meet fees, as well as some team
activities and apparel. The only additional fee that you have
is a $25 per family sign up fee at the beginning of the
registration process. This replaces OLY hosted meet fee for
hospitality in lieu of donations that was invoiced each month
we hosted a meet.(5 months at $5)
TEAM UNIFORMS - All swimmers are required to
purchase a team uniform which includes the following items with OLY
Logo:
- One white T-shirt
- One gold T-shirt
- One swim cap
- One Team Speedo suit with logo
Team uniform T-shirts and
additional spirit wear items are available through the OLY Webstore
which will be open various times throughout the swim season. Once
the Webstore opens you will receive an e-mail with a link to the
store to place your order.
Swim caps can be purchased from
Suzanne Zanoli ([email protected])
Please note: All cap purchases will be charged to your ACH or
Credit Crad:
Silicone - $12 each
Latex - $5 each or 3 for $13
Speedo Team Swim suit
can be purchased from D&J Sports and is required for each
swimmer. Our team suit will have the OLY logo on it.
Tentative Practice
Schedule
Oakland University
Site:
Technique:
Junior 1:
- Mon-Thurs 5:30-7:00 pm &
7:00-8:30 pm at Avondale High School
- Sat
2-3:30
pm at Oakland University
Junior 2:
- Mon-Thurs 6:40-8:10 pm
at Oakland University
- Sat
2-3:30 pm at Oakland University
Senior
Team:
-
M, T,
Th 7-9 pm at
Oakland University
-
Fri 6-8
pm at Oakland University
-
Th
(am)** 5-6:30 am
TBA
- Sa**
9-10:30 am at Oakland University
- Sa
4-6 pm at Oakland University
- Su
1-3:30 pm at Oakland
University
** Morning practices are only for
the 9 training session part of senior team.
Flint/Fenton Site:
Technique:
-
Mon -Thurs
5-6 pm at Fenton High School (except when there are high
school meets)
-
Friday
5-6 or 5:30-6:30 pm at Kettering
University (make-up practices for when
practices are canceled due to high
school swim meets)
Junior
1:
- Mon-Thurs 5-6:30 pm at
Fenton High School
- Friday 5-6:30 or 5:30-7:00 pm at Kettering
University (Make-up for canceled
practices)
- Saturday
7:30-9:00 am at Fenton High School
Junior
2:
- Mon
4:30-6:30 pm at Kettering University (Dryland 4:30-5 pm)
- Tue
6:30-8:45 pm at Fenton High School (Dryland 6:30-7 pm)
- Wed
6:30-8:30 pm at Fenton High School
- Thur
6:30-8:45 pm at Fenton High School (Dryland 6:30-7
pm)
- Saturday
7:30-9:00 am at Fenton High School
Senior
Team:
-
M
6:30-8:30 pm at Fenton
High School
-
Tue
5-7 pm at Fenton High
School
-
Wed
3:30-6 pm at Kettering University
(Dryland 530-6 pm)
- Thur
5-7 pm at
Fenton high School (Possible Dryland 5-5:30 pm)
- Friday
4:30-7 pm at Fenton
High School/5-7 pm at Oakland University (LCM)**
- Saturday
7:30-9:30 am at Fenton High School/4-6 pm at Oakland University
(LCM)**
- Sunday
2:30-4:30 pm at Oakland
University (LCM)**
*We will be offering LCM at Oakland University for
JR2 & Senior (6) on Sunday once the schedule is
finalized.
**Senior (9) swimmers ONLY!!
Clarkston Site:
Technique:
Junior 1:
- Mon-Thurs 5:45-7:15 pm at
the Clarkston High School pool
- Sat
2-3:30 pm at Oakland University
Senior
Team:
Parental
Participation/Volunteer
OLY is a nonprofit organization
and we rely on parent participation to host our meets.
Volunteer sessions are assigned according to the oldest child group
level. They are specified below. The fees you pay
are only a portion of the team expenses. Families may
choose to volunteer to meet their requirements or pay 50.00 per
session not worked. Conflicts or extraordinary circumstances
should be discussed with the OLY Swimming CFO.
Family Point Requirement
(April 1st through March 31st)
Group
|
|
Meet
Sessions per year
(minimum
required)
|
Senior Team (9
workouts)
|
|
5 sessions
|
High School
(Girls and
Boys)
|
|
3 sessions
|
Senior Team
(6 workouts)
|
|
5 sessions
|
Junior 2
|
|
4 sessions
|
Junior 1
|
|
4 sessions
|
Technique
|
|
3 sessions
|
Single parent
families
|
|
50% of required
sessions
|
New families who
register on or after 6/01/21 but before 10/1/21.
|
|
Senior Team
(9 workouts) –
5 sessions
High School (boys
& girls) - 3 sessions
Senior Team
(6 workouts) –5 sessions
Junior II
– 4 sessions
Junior I –
4 sessions
Technique –
3 sessions
|
New families who
register after 10/1/21 until the end of short course
season.
|
|
Senior Team
(9 workouts) –
4 sessions
High School (boys
& girls) - 2 sessions
Senior Team
(6 workouts)–
4 sessions
Junior I &
II– 3 session
Technique – 2 sessions
|
OLY’s Mandatory
Fundraising Program
The best way to keep fees down as
pool costs rise is to do fundraising. OLY has one of the
easiest programs for this and it keeps getting easier. The
team offers both SCRIP and grocery fundraising options. You
can choose to participate in either one of them or both.
Each family is expected to
earn at least $75 for OLY from April 1st – March 31st
using some combination of grocery and/or SCRIP fundraising (this
amount is prorated for new families joining mid-season). If
you earn more than $75, you will begin earning refunds.
OLY will keep half and you will receive half. These refunds
will be issued once per year at the end of the short course
season.
If you feel that our team is a
good fit for your child please contact us at [email protected]
OLY
2021 - 2022 Short Course season will begin in
September.
OLY
2022 - Long Course season will begin in
April
Please email the OLY Membership Coordinator ([email protected]) if
you are new to the area or are interested in joining the
team. Tryouts are usually held at Oakland University or
Clarkston High School or Fenton High School throughout the
season as openings permit. When you come for your
try-out, make sure your swimmer is ready to swim and brings
goggles, towel, etc.. If your swimmer has competitive team
experience please bring a print out of top times.
Thanks so much for your interest in joining our
Team!
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