The Glen Ridge Gators swim in the NJSDC league. Here is a description of the league:
The New Jersey Swimming & Diving Conference has had a long 40+ year history of providing a great platform for summer competitive swimming in New Jersey, with over 30 teams in Middlesex, Somerset, Monmouth & Union Counties. The conference is divided into three competitive leagues, with dual meets, league championship meets and a conference championship meet. The age of the swimmer as of June 30th will determine his/her age for league participation. Swimmers aged up to 18 are eligible. Visit the NJSDC website for more information.
New swimmers: In order to participate in a swim meet for Glen Ridge Swim Team, the swimmer must pass a swim test consisting of swimming 2 lengths of the pool and treading water for 1 minute. If they have not yet passed the test, the swimmer can still come to practices with the goal to eventually pass the test. If concerned, please speak to the coaches for more information.
During practice, swimmers will learn and practice each of the four strokes: Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly. While it is not a requirement to perfectly swim each of these strokes to be on the team, coaches will only put a swimmer in an event if they can attempt the stroke. When swimming the stroke for the first few times, a swimmer may "DQ". This happens when the official (the people in white on the side of the pool) determines that the stroke isn't being performed correctly. This is normal and often happens a lot during the swimmer's first year.
Meets: The team participates in the following meets:
- 8 Dual Meets
- Wednesday night (5:45pm warmup) and Saturday morning (8:45am warmup) - usually starts during the last week of school. Dual meet schedule will be available in early May
- Home and away meets
- Swimmer can participate in 2 individual swimming events and a relay
- Championship Meet (last weekend of July)
- Our team swims against all of the other teams in our league.
- Swimmer can choose their events
- Swimmer can participate in 4 events total, with a maximum of 3 individual events
- Must swim in 4 dual meets (out of 8) in order to participate
- Conference Meet (first week of August for swimmers who meet qualifying times)
- Swimmer can choose their events, if qualified time is met
- Swimmer can participate in 4 events total, with a maximum of 3 individual events
- Must swim in 4 dual meets (out of 8) in order to participate
Required Equipment:
- Team Suit
- Goggles
- Towel
- Swim cap (recommended)
Parent Volunteers:
Parent volunteers are critical to the success of a summer swim team. Everyone’s participation is necessary and appreciated.
