The Groveport Fighting Fish Swim Team Parents Organization is dedicated to providing a quality competitive swim team opportunity to as many youths as they can reach.  It is our goal to operate this swim team in such a manner that the youth will learn the fundamentals of competitive swimming, fair play, good sportsmanship, and above all, HAVING FUN.  We want the team to become an extended family where the members are at ease with one another, the families interact, and all involved can look forward to a safe and successful season.

We acknowledge that an important feature in providing the swim team membership opportunity to the greatest number of youths is to keep the cost to the parent’s at a minimum.  It is not this team’s philosophy to collect membership fees and conduct fundraisers in order to simply generate excess funds.  The fee covers pool time, insurance, coaches’ salaries, prizes for the incentive program, end of season awards, league fees, and championship fees and other items needed to run the swim team.

Fundraisers are a very important part of keeping our registration below the league average of almost $100. This year we will simply be asking swimmers and our families to participate in one fundraiser that will help to offset many of our expenses that are not covered though membership fees or outside donations.  Each family will be asked to sell a minimum of 50 tickets and after a set period of time the drawing for the grand prize will occur.  This fundraiser will occur at the start of the season, at which time all pertinent information will be passed out.  This year $50 and tickets MUST be turned in by the end of the first home swim meet on June 22  in order for your athlete to participate in meets for the remainder of the season.   Remember there is a 3 meet minimum in order to swim at Champs, so if you swim the first 2 meets of the season and no other meets, your swimmer will not be able to perform at Champs.

You do not need to be a current member of the Groveport Aquatic Center or Groveport Recreation Center in order to participate on the Groveport Fighting Fish Swim Team.  A program fee of $40.00 for a resident and $50.00 for non-resident must be paid by each swimmer if you are NOT a member of the Groveport Aquatic Center or Groveport Recreation Center.  This is a huge benefit for our swimmers as many other teams in the league require the swimmer to join the home pool or recreation center.

Team swimwear.  Team swimsuit and team caps are recommended and available for purchase, but are not required. This is to help keep costs down for the family and we will work towards team unity through the t-shirts provided with registration by May 17. Additionally, we have chosen a new swimsuit this year that is less expensive to purchase. You may order your swimsuit and accessories with the order form during registration or by visiting shop.aaoswim.com.

Registration must be completed and all registration fees paid in order to participate in any swim team activities.    

Groveport Fighting Fish Registration fees are one of the lowest in the league:

$80 for first swimmer

$55 for each additional swimmer in the family

Includes championship entry fee.

Help us keep our registration fees low with Sponsors

We are looking for sponsors to help fund our team expenses and create a better experience for the swimmers. If you know a business who may be interesting in working with our team, please contact Deanna Somers at gffparent@gmail.com

Donations welcome!

We have been very lucky in the past with kind parents or grandparents who have donated food, materials or their time to the team. We can make do with just about anything. If you can help with the following, please let a member of the Parent Organization know.

·   Food or Beverages for the concession, hospitality, or the end of the season banquet

·   Prizes for the incentive program