York Swim Club - December Team Update
Upcoming Meet Registration Deadlines
As we stated at the beginning of the season at parent night meet entries must be completed by the registration deadlines, please ensure your swimmer is registered on time, we cannot accept late entries. Please note that once you sign up for a meet you are committing to the meet fees even if your swimmer does not participate in the meet. Per PVS, meet entry fees are due and paid at the time meet entries are submitted.
- Lititz, PA John Apple Memorial Travel Meet (for 9 & Over swimmers) January 7th & 8th – Meet entries, dinner reservations and t-shirt order form are Due Thursday, December 15th 2022
- AAC 2022 Long Course Invitational (for invited 13 & Over swimmers only) January 7th & 8th – Due Monday, December 26th 2022
- MAKO Polar Plunge Invitational (for 8 & Under swimmers) January 14th & 15th– Due Friday, December 30th 2022
- January Open (for 9 & Over swimmers) – January 21st & 22nd – Due Tuesday, January 3rd 2023
2022-2023 Holiday Practice Schedule For 9 & Overs
Below you will find the details for our Winter Practice Schedule. Unfortunately, due to the limited space and time that the facilities can offer us there will not be any 8 and under practices during the holiday break. These practices do not have an additional charge. If you have any questions please contact your site coach.
The codes below stand for the different winter practices that we will offer - ALL SWIMMERS MUST ATTEND THE CORRECT PRACTICE AND LOCATION DURING WINTER PRACTICES
YHP1 – Practice is for Oak Marr and Yorktown Morning Group Swimmers Only (OMUM/OM6M/YTUM/YT6M)
Location: Oak Marr – Practice Days M-F (December 19-23 and 26-30 - Practice times 6:30-8:30am
YHP2 – Practice is for Oak Marr Age Group Swimmers (OM2A/OM3A/OM2B) (Please no 8/u swimmers)
Location Oak Marr - Practice Days M-F (December 19-23 and 26-30) - Practice times 8:30-9:30am
- OM3A - Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- OM2A and OM2B - Tuesday and Thursday
YHP3 – Practice is for Yorktown Groups Only (YT3A/YT2N) (Please no 8/u swimmers)
Location: Yorktown - Practice times 8:30-9:30am
Week 1: December 17-23
- YT3A 9-12s Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
- YT2N Night Group Tuesday, Friday
Week 2: December 27-30
- YT3A 9-12s Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- YT2N Night Group Tuesday, Friday
YHP4 – Practice is for Renaissance Morning Group Seniors | Oak Marr Bridge and Night Group Seniors
(OM3N/OM4N/OM2C/RE4M) (Please no 8/u swimmers)
Location Renaissance - Practice Days M-F (December 19-23 and 26-30) - Practice times 6:30-8:00am
- RE4M/OM4N - Monday to Friday
- OM3N/OM2C - Tuesday and Thursday ONLY
YHP5 – Practice is for Renaissance Age Group | Renaissance Bridge Group| Reston Swimmers Only
(RE4N/RE2A/RE2B/RE2C/RE2D/RC2A) (Please no 8/u swimmers)
Location Renaissance - Practice Days M-F (December 19-23 and 26-30) - Practice times 8:00-9:00am
- RE4N and RE2B - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
- RE2A, RE2C, RE2D AND RC2A - Tuesday and Thursday
USA Swimming Registration Reminder – ALL SWIMMERS MUST BE REGISTERED BY 12/31/2022
USA Swimming has released their new SWIMS 3.0 updated system which now requires all families to register each of their swimmers directly through their website (this was noted in your online registration for York). Please note there are two actions that need to be taken – creating an account and linking it to the swimmers’ previous records in USA Swimming if they are a current member (No Fee) and registering as an athlete (Fee). All families will register each swimmer as a Premium Athlete for the 2022-2023 season.
New to USA Swimming Members - Families that are new to York for the 2022-2023 season or did not participate in the 2021-2022 should have already been completed and must be completed now if not.
- Step One: Create account with USA Swimming – CLICK HERE
- Step Two: Register your athlete(s) as premium athletes with York using this York Swim Club specific link only – CLICK HERE
Current USA Swimming Members - Families that participated on York or another USA Swimming team for the 2021-2022 season are current members of USA Swimming and should now register for 2023.
- Step One: Create account with USA Swimming – CLICK HERE
Current members parents should create a new account (in your name) and add your athlete(s) to your account. In order to add your athlete(s) to your new USA Swimming account you will need their newly issued Member ID Number (a random mix of letters and numbers) which is available in your online York account. To access the new Member ID Number, you will login to our website www.yorkswim.com, go to “My Account” on the left side of the screen and then select “Account Info”. From here you will select the Members tab at the top of the page and double click your swimmers name to access their member page. Then you click the red USAS Membership tab to see the “New ID #”. If the registration status says “Not Registered” and your swimmer participated on another USA Swimming team previously then you will need to complete the PVS Transfer Swimmer - please note the transfer is not instantaneous – it can take up to 72 hours to update on our website as it has to be approved by PVS first. The form can be found HERE Please DO NOT CREATE A NEW MEMBERSHIP NUMBER IN USA SWIMMING FOR YOUR SWIMMER! This will create two accounts and USA Swimming is having a hard time fixing this and it will affect meet entries and the ability to use previous meet times.
- Step Two: Register your athlete(s) as premium athletes with York using this York Swim Club specific link only (be sure to select “Yes” that the person you are registering has ever had a USA Swimming Membership and then click “Renew Member”) – CLICK HERE
Return To Regular Practice Schedule Dates in January
- Oak Marr Rec Center – Monday, January 2nd 2023
- Renaissance – Monday, January 2nd 2023
- Reston Community Center – Monday, January 2nd 2023
- Yorktown Aquatic Center – Tuesday, January 3rd 2023
On behalf of all the York Swim Club coaches we wish you and your family the happiest of holidays and are thankful that your family is part of the York family this season.
Thank you,
Bob York
