Stonegate

The Stonegate Serpents Swim Team is a member of the Montgomery County Swim League. The league currently consists of 91 teams in 15 divisions ("A" through "O") with six teams in each division (Division O has seven teams). Division assignments are based upon the previous season's swimmer times.

The Stonegate Serpents competed in the fastest division, Division A, in 2023. Swimmers showed up and swam hard! I BELIEVE! We are once again in Division A for 2024, and our coaches anticipate another FUN season as we square off against the fastest pools in the county.

The mission of the Stonegate Serpents Swim Team is to encourage formal but friendly team competition through the Montgomery County Swim League during the summer. We seek to create a fair and wholesome environment in order to develop swimming skills, encourage sportsmanship and teamwork, and foster an appreciation of the relationship between effort and success.

Swim Team ages 9 - 18

Swimmers will have a strong freestyle stroke and will practice, perfect and compete using the official freestyle, back, breast and butterfly strokes.

Swim Team ages 8 and under

8 and Unders on the regular team must be able to swim a length of the pool using a freestyle-like motion.

Pre-Team

Pre-team swimmers must be able to float face down in the water for at least 5 seconds on command and should be generally comfortable in the water.

Evaluations

If you and/or your swimmer(s) are new to the team or you are otherwise unsure which level is right for your swimmer(s), please plan to attend one of the coaches' evaluation sessions. Evaluations are scheduled for Tuesday May 28, Thursday May 30 and Tuesday June 4 -- all at 7pm. Don't worry, everyone makes the Team -- this is simply an opportunity to ensure that swimmers are placed in the appropriate practice group.

Lessons

Children unable to float face down in the water for at least 5 seconds on command convey a need for swimming lessons to develop a general comfort level in the water.

The team handbook contains all the information swimmers and families need to know about policies, procedures and the fun elements of Serpent life, too. All Serpents and Serpent parents should read this cover to cover.