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Fall & Winter Season
September 21st - January 17th
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Registration Will Close September 17th
Email us at [email protected] to ask about "Winter Only" Registration
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Fall & Winter Season Registration Costs
$25 late fee applies after Thursday, September 17th
*Winter Only Swimmers must be fully conditioned and competitive swimmers. Must have approval from coach.
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Tryouts
- New swimmers will be required to try out for the team (requirements below)
- Swimmers who have previous swim team experience with verifiable swim times may be exempt from tryouts, if they have been on a competitive swim team in the last year.
- Swimmers must register and select the Check Option at the payment section of registration.
- This will allow for tryouts before payment is made.
- Please do not pay before tryouts, as a refund will not include payment processing fees.
- Payments for swimmers that tryout, must be made by Venmo (preferred), Check or Cash(exact).
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Team Requirements
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- Must be 5 by the first day of practice
- Must be at or approaching a Level 3 swimmer
- Must be able to swim freestyle and backstroke unassisted
- Ages 5-10
- Must swim 25 yards freestyle with head in the water and breathing to the side.
- Must be able to swim 25 yards backstroke without flipping to stomach.
- Ages 11 & up
- Must swim 50 yards freestyle with head in the water and breathing to the side.
- Must be able to swim 50 yards backstroke without flipping to stomach.
- Ages 5-10
- 12 and under swimmers must not have participated in USA swim meets or organized practices since January 1st of the season year.
- Be aware that swimmers will be challenged at practice daily with distances of up to 2500 yards.
- Swimmers should be able to keep up with pace of swim (based on age and experience).
- Families will be required to volunteer at swim meets.
- All new swimmers must bring either electronic or physical copy of their birth certificate to tryout/registration night.
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What does my registration fee pay for?
- Up to 42 days of coached practice*
- Up to 4 Meets TBD (swim competitions)
- Team swim cap
- Coaches
- Registration fees for LJ Rec Center
- Insurance and Meet fees
*Practice after December 31st will be for TAAF Winter Games swimmers only.
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Important Dates
- September 17th - Tryouts
- September 17th - Registration Day
- October 4th - Mock Meet @ LJ Rec Center
- November 14th - Away Meet @ Alvin
- December 12th or 13th (pending) - LJST Invitational Meet @ LJ Rec Center
- January 16th-17th - TAAF Winter Games of Texas @ Victoria, TX
- Other meets may be added. TBD
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Multiple Swimmers
To add multiple swimmers to your registration please use the ADD AN ATHELETE TO THIS REGISTRAION button during registration.
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More Information
For more information about swimming, practice, and volunteering, please visit our More Info tab at the top navigation bar.
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Registration Questions
- Please see our FAQs Section
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Does my child have to be able to swim the full length of the pool?
- LJST is not a learn-to-swim program or group swim lessons, nor do we have the ability to assign a coach to each swimmer. Swimmers without basic swimming skills pose a safety issue to themselves.
- Your swimmer should already have some basic swimming skills before joining the team and be able to swim the entire length of the pool (25-yards) unassisted prior to the first day of practice. (50-yards for ages 11+).
- Swimmers should be at or nearing completion of Red Cross equivalent Level 3 swim instruction.
- Swim lessons are available through the Lake Jackson Recreation Center.
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Do you have discounts for registration?
- Unfortunately, we do not as it is very expensive to run a swim program.
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