Swimmer Information:
Age Groups, Races and Distances:
- 6 and Unders - 15 yards - Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke
- 7-10 years - 25 yards (one length of the pool) - Medley relay, Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle Relay
- 11-18 years - 50 yards (two lengths of the pool with a flip turn) - Medley relay, Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle Relay
Practices - Swimmers should try to attend at least 3 practices per week.
Team Suits - Please purchase your team suit at Kiefer Aquatics. Just visit their location at 1231 NW Maynard Rd, Cary, NC 27513, (919) 439-8678, and mention you are with Lakepark swim team and they will get you sized and in the right suit. If you do not want to purchase the team suit, we ask that you purchase an all black suit. Thanks!
2026 TEAM SUIT
Parent Information
New Family Information - Please click HERE to learn about so many of the aspects of being a part of this team and community.
Volunteer job descriptions can be found HERE.
- Dues - Please pay dues in a timely manner so that shirts can be purchased, registration can be set up, coaches can plan accordingly, information can be sent out, etc. Fees can be viewed on the Registration tab.
- Lakepark Swim Club membership is a requirement for team participation. Pool memberships can made on the Lakepark website
- Swimtopia Mobile App - This is our communication tool throughout the summer for team events or swim meet update information like weather delays, cancellations and results.
- Absences from/during meets - It's important to let coaches know when you won't be at a meet as soon as possible so that the heat sheets can be adjusted accordingly. Also, if you have to leave a meet before it is over, you must let the coaches know so that again, they can adjust the line ups if needed.
- Volunteering - Parents are expected to volunteer at least 4 swim meets per season. In addition to the 6 meets we will also need additional volunteers for the Blue/White meet and the TSA Championship Meet (by invitation only).
- End of Year Banquet - Occurs annually on the Tuesday after the last swim meet and includes celebrations, awards, TSA Championship results, recognition of seniors and Swim Team slide show.
Meet Information
A typical season consists of our Blue and White meet (held on a Saturday) which is our team time trial, 6 sanctioned meets (3 home and 3 away), and the TSA Championship meet (by coaches invite only).
Meets are on every Tuesday evening. Meets start at 6pm. For home meets, swimmers are asked to arrive at 4:45pm to check in and be ready for warm ups at 5:00pm. For away meets, swimmers are asked to arrive at 5:15pm for 5:30pm warm ups. 11&up swimmers warm up first, so please ensure the older swimmers arrive promptly to check in.
Each meet consists of six events (Medley Relay, Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Freestyle Relay). Each swimming event consists of a main heat and subsequent heats. While only the first/main heat in each event is scored, swimmers in subsequent heats are competing for personal best times. All swimmers depend on a supportive and cheering crowd to swim their best in any heat.
Swimmers will swim in each event but are limited to how many first heat events they can swim in. 6 and under swimmers can be in no more than 2 first heat events while swimmers ages 7 and up can be in no more than 3 first heat events.
Ribbons for 1st-6th place are distributed at a subsequent practice for first heat swimmers. Heat Winner and participant ribbons will be distributed at the actual swim meet, for 8 and under swimmers not in the first heat.
Meet Scoring:
| *Swimmers 6 and under may participate in a maximum of 2 first heats. *Swimmers 7 and up may participate in a maximum of 3 first heats. |
To prepare for the regular season swim meets, the following is a list of suggested items to take to each meet:
o Chairs ~ no pool has adequate seating.
o At least two towels ~ one for drying and one for sitting on.
o Warmer clothing ~ sweatshirt, jacket, sweatpants, etc. It can get chilly, especially when you are wet! Lightweight fleece jackets are great.
o Activity books, games, cards, crayons, etc. ~ swimmers have a lot of time between heats to engage in non-fatiguing activities.
o A variety of snacks and drinks ~ most pools will also have concessions, ours always has full concessions including dinner items and snacks.
