Swim Team
The Highland Hurricanes
Swim Team
2022 LSC White Division Champions!
The Highland Hurricanes have a rich tradition of competition and camaraderie. Our coach will start working with children as soon as they can successfully swim the length of a lane up until they graduate from high school. We encourage new and returning swimmers to participate.
2023 HL Swim Team Parent Board Executive Team
Michael Buchney, Head Coach
Sherif Fahmy, President
Shane Schwarz, 1st VP and Statistician
Cathy Cefaloni, 2nd VP
Melisa Cole, Secretary
[OPEN POSITION], Treasurer
Swim Team Leaders
Parent Volunteers:
2023 HL Swim Team Parent Board Chairs
Jeanette Emmerich, Chair of Officials
Lucelia Zamborlini, Chair of Timers
[OPEN POSITION], Chair of Scoring
Barry Brantner, Team Statistician and B Meet Manager
Louise Staley, Chair of Concessions
Dennis Dalelio, Chair of Facilities
Registration
Sign ups for swim team begin on Memorial Day weekend at the Clubhouse.
How to Register:
Complete THIS FORM and send via one of the ways below:
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Email it to hlcc@warwick.net
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Mail it to HLCC, PO Box 578, Highland Lakes, NJ 07422
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Place it through the mail slot at the Club Office.
Practice
Schedule
The Highland Hurricanes Swimmers practice 5 days a week.
Practices will not be held in adverse weather conditions such as thunder and lightning, and are sometimes cancelled the day of, or day after meets. These decisions are made by the coach.
General practice schedule is split up by age group but swimmers may be moved around at the discretion of the coach based on skill level.
Swim Team Practice Schedule:
Monday - Friday
Youth Ages 13+: 9 am - 10 am
Youth Ages 9 - 12: 10 am - 11 am
Youth Ages 8 and under: 11 am - 11:45 am
Youth Ages 6 and under: 11:30 am - 12 pm
Practice Attire
Swimmers are encouraged to come to practice every day ready to swim with a towel, water bottle, goggles and cap if necessary. Girls should wear a one piece suit, boys nothing too baggy
HL Swim Team Benefit Apparel
Sweats, t-shirts, sweatshirts and other logo gear will be available for purchase early in the season, please look in HL Newsette for details.
Order forms will also be available at practices.
Meet Attire
Each swimmer is required to purchase a team suit.
We will be offering the chance to purchase team suits
at the beginning of the season.
Coordinating sweat suits will also be available for purchase (optional).
Swim Team Suits
Where and When to Buy – The Speedo Cyber Swirl suit for girls and the jammer or brief for boys will be available to purchase early in the season. Details TBD.
Swim Attire
Code of Conduct
Highland Lakes Swim Team Code of Conduct defines expectations of behavior for all swim team members, parents, volunteers and coaches involved with the Highland Lakes Swim Team. The Highland Lakes Swim Team is an activity of Highland Lakes Country Club and Community Association and as such is ultimately governed by the Club’s Rules and Regulations, Voting Board and Club Management.
Please respect and abide by the following:
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Let the swimmers swim and the coaches coach, and support both positively.
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Bullying and aggressive behavior by team members, parents and spectators will not be tolerated.
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Team members, coaches and parents will refrain from all illegal conduct and inappropriate behavior that detracts from a positive image of the Highland Lakes Swim Team or the Club.
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Team members, coaches and parents will display the utmost respect and sportsmanship towards officials, competitors and each other.
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Do not criticize the swimmers, coaches or officials.
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Damage to team property or the property of others (including other teams) is prohibited.
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Team members and parents are expected to leave the Club’s swim lanes and surroundings in a neat and clean condition after practice and home meets.
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Team members and parents are expected to leave the hosting swim lanes and surroundings in a neat and clean condition when attending away meets.
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During meets, parents are expected to remain in the spectator area and off the docks unless they are working the meet in an official volunteer capacity.
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Highland Lakes is a volunteer community, and the success of the Highland Lakes Swim Team depends on the many adult and junior volunteers throughout the year. Please respect the volunteers and consider doing your part to help out by volunteering your time and talent.
If you have an issue, call it to attention through the appropriate channel as soon as possible. Violations of this Code of Conduct will be addressed by the coaching staff, Club office and Voting Board as deemed appropriate, including but not limited to the suspension or termination of the swimmer from the Highland Lakes Swim Team.
Lakeland Swim
Conference
We are a member of Lakeland Swim Conference (LSC) which is a conference of other North Jersey lake communities with swim teams.
Weekly meets against other lake teams in the Lakeland Conference are held on Wednesday nights at home or away.
The Highland Lakes Invitational is held on the last Saturday of July, and swimmers have the option of traveling to invitationals hosted by other lakes most Saturdays in July and early August.
Parent Volunteers
Our team cannot exist or run without Parent Volunteers. Most parents are surprised at just how much help is needed to provide such a great experience for our swimmers. We can use help in all aspects and can work around your schedule. For example, we can use helpers for timing at meets, marshaling at meets, scoring at meets, Colorado timing set-up and operation, set-up and break-down of equipment, snack bar, social events, clothing and swimsuit sales, fundraising, bagel sales on Thursdays during practice.
A COMMITMENT TO HELP IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO BE THERE FOR HOURS. “Many hands make light work” has been our working philosophy. If you are busy with younger kids and can’t commit to staying in one place for too long, we can use help fundraising, printing and collating for the “B”, even manning the information table while your swimmers are practicing. At last year’s Invitational we put together “teams” of parents so one parent could help with scoring or timing and the other can watch kids for an hour, then switch places. Please consider where you can best help. It’s a great way to be involved with a terrific group of people and your kids as they participate in an activity that is truly a lifelong skill.
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LSC Officials – Each team is responsible for providing multiple officials each season. The league provides the training in a short, few hour program. Highland Lakes is desperately in need of new volunteers to become officials. Please consider becoming an LSC official in support of our kids, the team and good standing in the league.
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Home meet setup/breakdown – flags, timing system, tables, etc. (1/2 hour on Wednesdays ONLY when there are home meets)
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Away meet chaperoning – this does not mean that you have to watch all of the kids or ride the bus, but we need a few parents to handle sign-outs (those who take the bus there but whose parents drive them home)
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Timing/Recording – one parent from each family is encouraged to time at meets or at the Invitational. We have an excellent timing system; all you have to do is press a button twice – once when the race starts and once when the swimmer finishes. Timing is a great way to help out for a shorter duration of time, requires no training whatsoever, and worked well with our Parent Teams as described above.
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Snack Bar – parents can work the snack bar on a rotating basis
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HL “B” Invitational – there are many jobs to get done including snack bar, grill, timing, parking, runners, collecting money, marshalling (organizing the swimmers in their events and keeping the right swimmer in the right lanes, etc.)
Swim Team
Bus Transportation
The Club provides complimentary transportation by bus to away dual swim meets. Transportation to Invitationals and Championships is not provided. Attendance is taken on each bus before it departs Highland Lakes.
Parents: if you choose to have your child ride the bus to an away meet, you remain responsible for transportation of your child from the meet.