OVERVIEW

Hamilton Lakes Hornets participate in the Community Swim Association. The team is made up of kids ages 5 through seniors in High School. Each week Hamilton Lakes will swim in a dual meet against another team that finished either a little ahead of or a little behind us at the City Championship. Upon completion of the Dual Meet season, a City Swimming Championship is held over a three-day period at Greensboro’s Lindley Pool swimming complex.

Participation on the swim team, builds discipline, encourages fitness, and develops swimming skills. During dual meets, swimmers are timed and scored in the four major strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). Children are encouraged to do their own personal best, while being part of a team effort.

All parents of Hamilton Lakes swimmers are asked to work at least two swim meets per season.  Job descriptions are in the Parent Handbook.  Please sign up on the Volunteer Sheet posted in the clubhouse.

Click on the following links to access information about the Hornets Swim Team:

• Coaches Corner
• Hornets News
• Meet the Coaches
• Full Summer Schedule including PRACTICES, MEETS & SPECIAL EVENTS
• Forms and Financial Information
• 2009 Hornets Handbook
• Hornet Highlights
  • Photo Gallery
  • Club Records
• Greensboro CSA Information and link

HORNET NOTES - The latest news, comments and information for all Hornets!

Click here to read the latest edition of the HORNETS NEWSLETTER

HORNET HELPERS

For every family that is new to swim team this year, we are going to pair them up with a family that has "been there, done that" and that can help answer any questions and also give that family some tips on how things work and what to bring to a swim meet, etc.
If you want to learn more or be involved with this new program, conact Amy Knight at aqknight@triad.rr.com

Mark your calendar for these IMPORTANT HORNET DATES:

• CSA City Meet
  Thursday, July 8 - Saturday, July 10
  Lindley Park Pool
  
  CSA organizes the member teams based on performance at the previous City Meet and conducts weekly dual meets over a 5-week period beginning in June and ending in July. At the end of the dual meet season, a City Swimming Championship is held over a three-day period at Greensboro's Lindley Pool swimming complex.
  
  
• Swim Team Banquet
  Tuesday, July 13
  5:45 - 8:00pm
  
  We get together one last time as a group of swimmers and parents to recognize all the swimmers for their efforts throughout the season. The coaches will hand out all kinds of awards. We eat dinner before-hand (pot-luck)

Schedules

Dual Meet Schedule ... SWIM FAST HORNETS!

Swim Meet Reminders:

• All swimmers please report to the Hamilton Lakes Pool by 4:45
• For our new families, Hamilton Lakes Parents sit on the left side of the pool by the tennis courts.
• All swimmers will sit by the Lap Pool.  Parents please help us keep all swimmers in this area so that the tent parents do not have to search the pool for them.
• Make sure that your swimmer eats before the meet. Ideally pasta or a sandwich would be best (something with carbohydrates). Burgers and candy can actually hinder their performance. 
• BRING SNACKS! the swimmers will get hungry at the meet. Power bars, cereal bars, cereal, and Gatorade are examples of great snacks to eat during a meet.

FORMS / FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Registration fee is $60 per swimmer not to exceed $130 per family.  Please make checks payable to Hamilton Lakes Swim and Tennis. 

Click here to complete a HORNETS REGISTRATION FORM

2009 HORNETS HANDBOOK

This online handbook gives every swimmer the latest information about being part of the Hornets Swim Team. Click on the link to find information including:

• WHO'S WHO, PARENT'S GUIDE AND SWIMMER'S GUIDE
• MEET TIMES, CALENDARS, AND DIRECTIONS TO POOLS
• PRE-SEASON, PRACTICES AND MEET INFORMATION

CLUB RECORDS

We have AMAZING swimmers. Click here to see our Club Swim Records!

Photo Gallery

We had a GREAT Pre-Season. Click here to see some of this early seasons Pool Pictures.

Greensboro Community Swim Association (click here to view their website)

The Community Swim Association (CSA) is a nonprofit organization comprised of 22 local swim clubs in the Greensboro, NC metropolitan area. CSA encourages and promotes competitive summer swimming as a part of the programs offered by the member community pools. Each of the swim clubs has two CSA representatives who attend organizational meetings and vote on CSA rules and policies.

CSA conducts weekly dual meets over a five-week period beginning in June and ending in mid-July. Beginning in 2007, the dual meet schedule is determined according to the order of finish in the previous year’s City Championship Meet.

For more information, visit GreensboroCSA.org. There you may access CSA rules and procedures, meet results, and current announcements.