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Swim & Dive Program

The Granite Marlins swim and dive teams are a great way to improve your swimming and diving skills and are a fun and rewarding experience. Last year's team consisted of 200 swimmers and 32 divers. Any child between the ages of 5 and 18 is eligible to join the team. The Marlins compete in the Richmond Metropolitan Aquatic League (RMAL) where they compete against 15 other pools in the Richmond area.

Some swimming ability or lessons are required before joining the team. Swim and dive team membership is a fun way for children to make lasting friendships while receiving excellent swim and dive instruction. Swim and dive practices are held in the mornings and evenings.

The Granite Marlins compete in six swim and dive meets each summer followed by a championship swim and dive meet for qualified competitors at the end of the season in late July. A swim and dive banquet celebration is held at the end of the season to recognize all of the children for their hard work and best efforts. The Granite Marlins always have very active participation and help from all participating families which makes us one of the best teams in the league.

During the pool season, the RMAL web site is updated regularly with all competition times and scores.

Note new RMAL web address for this season: http://www.swimrmal.org/

Contacts for Swim and Dive Teams:

• Swim team: Susan Hayes, 804/230-6242 and Matt Porter at mattporter@mindspring.com
• Dive team: Mary Kay Karstenson, 323-9664, mkcarstensen@msn.com and Wendy Shannon, 358-0259, wendelashannon@verizon.net

Attention team parents: the RMAL Training Schedule is available for download (19k PDF).

Any questions? Write swimteam@planetgranite.org or diveteam@planetgranite.org

• Swim Team Registration Form (123kb, PDF)
• Dive Team Medical Information Form (44kb, PDF)

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• Swim Team Handbook (97kb, PDF)
• Dive Team Handbook (52kb, PDF)

Swim Team Practice Schedule

May 19 through May 23 - Afternoons

Monday through Friday Afternoon

4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Juniors, Intermediates, & Seniors
5:00 to 5:45 p.m. Mites and Midgets

No Mini-Mite practice until May 29

May 27 through June 13 - Afternoons & Weekends

Monday through Friday Afternoon

4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Intermediates and Seniors
5:00 to 5:45 p.m. Midgets and Juniors
5:45 to 6:15 p.m. Mini-mites
5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Mites

Contact Info

Swim Team Info: Susan Hayes, swimteam@planetgranite.org
Dive Team Info: Mary Kay Carstensen, diveteam@planetgranite.org