2024 Palisades Registration open for Dive Team and Sparkly Synchro Swimmers
Welcome to Summer 2024 Porpoises!
Welcome to the Palisades Pool Swim Team
We are so excited for the 2024 swim season!
The Palisades Porpoises Swim Team participates in the Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL), a summer recreational and developmental league. This summer, we will be swimming in Division G.
Practices:
The Porpoises will start practice on Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday and Sunday of that weekend (May 25 & 26), practices are offered from 9:00-10:00am for returning swimmers in all age groups. On Monday (May 27, practices will be held for ALL swimmers, new and returning, from 9:00-10:00am.
Afternoon practices will start on a regular schedule on Tuesday, May 28 (4:15 - 5:15pm for 11 & older, 5:15 to 6pm for 10 & under). Morning practices will be added beginning Monday, June 17 (8:30-9:30 am for
all age groups). Afternoon and morning practices continue on this schedule through Friday, July 12. In the last week of the summer season, July 15-19, practices are offered for Divisionals qualifiers only on a modified schedule TBD.
Our pre-team practices will begin on Monday, June 17th and be held on weekdays from
8:00-8:30 am and 3:45-4:15pm (no afternoon practice on Wednesdays). Pre-team culminates in the Mini Meet at Tilden Woods in the evening of July 16th.
Find other relevant details on the Meets & Events tab.
2024 Swim Team Coaching Staff (see "Coaches" tab for more info)
Head Coach: Caroline Thompson
Assistant Coaches: Norah Rothman, Will Mayo
Junior Coaches: Nomi Bortnick, Abby Chen, Kyle Chen, Mackenzie Dailey, Charlie Penn, Lilly Spector, Anna Yoder, Claire Yoder
2024 Swim Team Reps
Shelley Vanneman & Patricia Balestra (A Meet Reps)
Kim Penn (Palisades Board - Swim Team Rep)
JP Winchester and Amanda Fischer (B Meet Reps)
Contact email: [email protected]
Welcome to the Palisades Pool Dive Team
The Palisades Dive Team is a great way to learn to dive or improve your skills and build confidence and friendships in an atmosphere of friendly competition. All Palisades members (both bonded and temp members) ages 5-18 whose family paid summer dues for 2024 and can swim in the deep well to the ladder are welcome. For the summer dive season, a diver’s age for competition is the diver’s age as of June 1.
We participate in the Montgomery County Dive League (MCDL), a fun, summer recreation and developmental league. teaches kids body control, acrobatic skills, mental focus and competitiveness. It’s also a lot of fun!
Not sure if Dive Team is right for you? We offer a trial for NEW DIVERS ONLY to try it out for up to two practices.
This summer, our summer dive regular season will run May 25 - July 19, followed by Divisional (July 21) and All-stars competitions (July 23/25). Afternoon practices start the Tuesday after Memorial Day. Our practices will be held at the same time as swim practices, 4:15 - 6:15 p.m. M-F, but we will hold practice for younger divers 4:15 - 5:15 pm and older divers practice will be 5:15 - 6:15 p.m., so that kids can join both swim team and dive team if interested. Morning practices will run June 17 - July 19, M-F 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Coaches
Head Coach: Emma McDonald
Assistant Coaches: Bryn McMakin and Eva Flaherty
Parent Representative
Tracey Norberg
Contact email: [email protected]
Please contact me should you have any questions!