Clarkston Sea Wolves: Welcome

Welcome to the Clarkston Sea Wolves!!

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The Clarkston Sea Wolves (CSW) of Clarkston, MI is a swim club affiliated with the USS (U.S. Swim) Competitive Swimming program.  During the summer the team also participates in the Rochester Area Swim League (RASL).  The CSW is open to students in the 1st through 12th grades.  Similar to other athlete development programs in Clarkston, the CSW program feeds into the Clarkston High School Boys and Girls Varsity swim teams.  Meet participation and practice requirements vary by group.

Please click HERE for our current season flyer and registration forms.




2012 Memorial Open Results

The results from the 2012 Memorial Open meet are available. Click HERE for the results.

A Huge THANKS!!! to all who generously volunteered their time and donations to make this meet a success!!!  It couldn't have been done without YOU!!!




2012 Beat the Heat Challenge

The invitation for the 2012 Beat the Heat Challenge on July 13-15, 2012 at the Bay County Community Center in Bay City, MI has been posted on the Michigan Swimming website.  Click HERE for the meet invitation.

The Beat the Heat Challenge is 3-day meet with Friday's events held during the evening.  The coaches will attend all sessions of this meet.

Fees are $19.00 [(4x$4.00) + $1.00 MI Swim surcharge + $2.00 CSW surcharge] if swimming only one day and $35.00 [($8x$4.00) + $1.00 + $2.00] if swimming both Saturday and Sunday.  Add $4.00 for each Friday event.  Each swimmer is limited to 2 individual events Friday evening, 4 individual events Saturday and 4 individual events Sunday.  The coaches will determine your swimmer's events.

Please make your check payable to "Clarkston Sea Wolves" and put it in the "Meet Checks" envelope on Coach Chock's door.  Please also add your swimmer's name(s) and "Beat the Heat" to the memo line on your check.

Sign-up and payment are due no later than the end of practice on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 to have your swimmer(s) entered in this meet. 





Monday, May 21
Memorial Day Weekend - Practice Schedule

The following is the practice schedule for the Memorial Day weekend:

Friday Practice according to the normal Friday schedule
Saturday NO Practice
Monday NO Practice




2012 Spring Season - Saturday Practice

Saturday practice during the 2012 Spring season will be based on meet schedules and coach availability.

Saturday - May 26, 2012 - Practice has been CANCELLED due to the Memorial Day weekend holiday.




Blue/Gold Groups - Friday Practice Time Change

The Blue and Gold group Friday practice times have been changed to the following:

Blue Group     5:30-7:00pm

Gold Group     5:30-7:30pm




2012 Spring/Summer Seasons

The 2012 Spring/Summer flyer for the Clarkston Sea Wolves is now available.  Click HERE for the flyer.  Please note that there are several changes to registration for the Spring & Summer seasons, so please read both pages.

All Spring swimmers should be ready for practice on Monday, May 7, 2012.

Please complete the Registration Form and bring it when you register.  Please complete this form even if you have a returning swimmer and your information has not changed.  Click on the following link for the CSW Registration Form:

Sea Wolves Registration/Medical Form

All Sea Wolves swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming.  New swimmers must also complete a 2012 USA Registration Form (Seasonal Athlete) and submit a second check for $36.00 in addition to their CSW registration fee.  This fee is assessed by USA swimming for each swimmer and is good for the Spring/Summer seasons.  Current year-round swimmers paid this fee in the Fall and do not need to re-submit.  Click on the following link for the 2012 USA Swimming Registration Form (Seasonal Althlete - Season 1):

2012 USA Swimming Registration Form - SEASONAL Athlete

All checks should be payable to "Clarkston Sea Wolves".  Please add the season (Spring, Summer, Spring/Summer) and your swimmer's name(s) to the memo line of your check.

Also available during registration will be Volunteer sign-up sheets for the Memorial Open meet scheduled for May 18-20, 2012 and hosted by the Clarkston Sea Wolves at the Clarkston High School pool.  Your volunteer efforts are critical to the success of this meet.

Questions?  Contact Coach Chock at (248) 623-3799 or by email at coachchock@clarkstonseawolves.com




2012 Motor City Speedway Meet Sign Up

The sign-up sheet for the 2012 Motor City Speedway Meet on June 22-24, 2012 at the Jones Natatorium at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI is posted on the bulletin board at the pool.  Click HERE for the meet invitation.

Please note that this is a Long Course Meter ("LCM") meet, meaning that each length of the pool is 50 meters long (not 25 meters like the Clarkston pool).

The Motor City Speedway meet is 3-day meet with Friday's events held during the evening.  The coaches will attend all sessions of this meet.

Fees are $19.00 [(4x$4.00) + $1.00 MI Swim surcharge + $2.00 CSW surcharge] if swimming only one day and $35.00 [($8x$4.00) + $1.00 + $2.00] if swimming both Saturday and Sunday.  Add $4.00 for each Friday event.  Each swimmer is limited to 2 individual events Friday evening, 4 individual events Saturday and 4 individual events Sunday.  The coaches will determine your swimmer's events.

Please make your check payable to "Clarkston Sea Wolves" and put it in the "Meet Checks" envelope on Coach Chock's door.  Please also add your swimmer's name(s) and "Motor City" to the memo line on your check.

Sign-up and payment are due no later than the end of practice on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to have your swimmer(s) entered in this meet. 





2012 Summer LCM Meet Schedule

In addition to the RASL meets previously announced, the following are the USA LCM meets supported by the Sea Wolves coaches this summer:

DATE MEET NAME LOCATION
June 15-17 Freeze or Fry  Dunworth Pool, Dearborn, MI
June 22-24 Motor City Speedway EMU, Ypsilanti, MI
July 13-15 Beat the Heat Challenge Bay County Community Center, Bay City, MI
July 27-29 14&U State Championships SVSU, University Center, MI

Additional information for each meet will be provided as it becomes available.




Note to Parents

Reminder – Parents are NOT allowed on the pool deck during practice.  If you want to watch your swimmer during practice, please do so from the pool balcony.  Parents on the pool deck are a distraction for the swimmers (especially our younger swimmers).  Goggle, cap and other issues will be handled by the coaches.

In addition, please note that the coaches are unable to talk to parents once practice has started.  Please understand that when the coaches stop to talk to parents during practice, it means that they are not coaching/supervising the 30+ swimmers that are in the pool.  If you need to speak with one of the coaches, please contact the pool office at (248) 623-3799 and leave a message.  You can also contact the coaches at their email addresses:

coachchock@clarkstonseawolves.com
coachkelly@clarkstonseawolves.com
coachtim@clarkstonseawolves.com

Or, if you have a general question, feel free to ask one of the other swimmer parents in the pool balcony.  Our “veteran” parents have already asked these questions and would be more than happy to help you out!

Thank you for your understanding.




2012 RASL Meet Information

Preliminary information about the 2012 Rochester Area Swim League ("RASL") is now available.  

MEET TYPE
Unlike USA Swimming meets where all teams attend the same meet, RASL meets are dual-team meets, where only two teams compete against each other.  RASL meets are not as intense as USA meets and are the perfect opportunity to introduce your swimmer to competitive swimming!  And, they're a lot of fun! 

There are no swimmer entry fees associated with RASL meets, and except for the Championship meet, there are no spectator admission fees.

Because the number of participating teams continues to grow, this year the league has been split into two divisions - the Red Division and the Blue Division.

The teams competing in RASL during the 2012 season are:


TEAM LOCATION DIVISION
Clarkston Sea Wolves Clarkston, MI Red
Lifetime Fitness Stingrays Rochester Hills, MI Red
Oakhurst Country Club H2Oaks Clarkston, MI Red
Fox Hills Bloomfield Hills, MI Blue
Lifetime Fitness Barracudas Rochester Hills, MI Blue
Great Lakes Athletic Club Lake Orion, MI Blue
Twin Lakes Golf and Swim Club Oakland, MI Red
Wyndgate Country Club Rochester Hills, MI Blue

At the end of the season, all RASL teams compete in a two-day Championshp Meet.  Note that in order for your swimmer to be eligible to swim in the Championship meet, they must compete in at least two (2) regular RASL meets.

SCHEDULE
The following is the 2012 RASL season schedule for the Clarkston Sea Wolves:

MEET DATE TEAM LOCATION TIME
1 Saturday, June 9 Twin Lakes Clarkston High School
Clarkston, MI
Warm Up - 1:30 pm Start - 2:00 pm
2 Saturday, June 23 LF Stingrays Lifetime Fitness Athletic Club
Rochester Hills, MI
Warm Up - 8:30 am 
Start - 9:15 am 
3 Wednesday, June 27 Oakhurst Oakhurst Country Club
Clarkston, MI
Warm Up - 5:30 pm Start - 6:15 pm
4 Monday, July 9 GLAC Clarkston High School
Clarkston, MI
Warm Up - 5:00 pm
Start - 6:15 pm 
5  Thursday, July 12 Fox Hills  Fox Hills Country Club
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Warm Up - 5:30 pm
Start - 6:15 pm 
Championship Preliminaries Saturday, July 21 All Oakhurst Country Club
Clarkston, MI
Warm Up - TBD        Start - TBD
Championship Finals Sunday, July 22 All Oakhurst Country Club
Clarkston, MI
Warm Up - TBD        Start - TBD

Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.