​First week practices will be:

Swim Practice *please note the change in time from past seasons

• 8/25-8/29 Mon-Fri 9:00a-11:00a, Woodridge Swim Club
• 9/1 Mon, Labor Day, 8:00a-10:00a, Woodridge

Dive Practice

• 8/25-9/1 Mon-Fri 11:30a-1:00p, Newport Hills Swim & Tennis (South Pool)

Anyone interested in dive, please email coaches Erin Whipple [email protected] and Daniel Marcano [email protected] so they can build a mailing list for dive updates.

Full schedule, season overview, and expectations can be found in the season info document attached and linked here:

202526 BHS Swim & Dive Girls Season Info.docx

Upcoming dates:

8/28 Thu, Fall Sports Parent Meeting, 7:00p, BHS Commons

• Mandatory parent meeting to follow *breakout room TBA
• Boosters are requesting a donation of $150 per athlete this season *details to come

9/3 Wed, Team Photo, BHS Commons
4:30p Team jackets/parkas issued, BHS Commons
5:00p Team Photo, BHS Commons
5:15p-6:15p Dryland Practice, BHS Upper Aux Gym

9/4 Thu, Time Trial 2025 Girls. Please respond by Wed 9/3.
https://forms.gle/3Uk5Mn2Vni2SzwCd8
Thu 9/4, Woodridge
5:45p-7:30p Time Trial
*50 of each stroke + relays if there's time!
Time trial counts as a practice.

Volunteer Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAEAF22A6F4C25-57890807-202526


🌟Retreat 2025🌟

Our team retreat will be at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood and is a captain-led overnight team-building weekend. It should be a lot of fun and is one of the highlights of girls swim & dive at Bellevue!

Sat 9/13 Bus leaves BHS 10:45a, arrival 12:00p
Sun 9/14 Bus leaves 10:30a, returns to BHS 11:45a

Please let us know if you can/can't go or if you are able to chaperone at any time during the retreat. Please respond by Fri 8/29.
https://forms.gle/QnRu7z6aLpWVqg2r8

Our hope is everyone can go. The expected cost is $100 per participant billed through student school accounts and covers lodging, 2 meals, and retreat transportation. If anyone is in need of financial assistance please let us know.

Chaperones, please let us know the times you are available or if you will be available for the whole retreat in the survey comments, you are not required to ride the bus. Chaperones will also need to fill out a BSD volunteer form for athletics and activities here https://bsd405.org/get-involved/volunteer/.

Looking forward to this season's retreat, hope to see you all there!

💙Wolverine Practice💛

We are also starting something new this season. Wolverine Practice (Fridays) is a chance for 1-3 interested athletes to create and lead the team in a practice. Plan it out and use the practice time available. Coaches can help or provide you with sets, but make it your own! This is an opportunity to demonstrate leadership but also make Fridays a bit fun.

Please let us know who you want to work with and which dates you are interested in. Dates will be scheduled once responses are in and more dates may be added as necessary. Looking forward to seeing how these turn out!
https://forms.gle/dzwTTbKqy1c6HK8G8

Other highlights from the season info document:

• Athletes are eligible for competition after 7 practice days. Everyone should be eligible by our 2nd meet, Inglemoor @ Bellevue, Tue 9/16. Meets and practices are most fun when more are able to go! Please make swim & dive a priority to get enough practices by then.
• Athletes are expected to attend 3-5 days per week, maintain 50% or above, and may not miss more than 3 days a week without prior communication.
• Be in the pool within the first 15min and participate at least 45min for a swim practice to count. No waiting.
• If arriving late or leaving early, prior communication must be made by the student; or a parent, teacher, or doctor's note will be accepted at any time.
• Everyone is expected to compete in an end-of-season meet. Please plan on attending or communicate if you must miss. Post-season is a priority and athletes that qualify are expected to compete except where entries are limited. There is also a KingCo Invitational for those who do not have at least 2 KingCo times.
• Microsoft Teams will also be used for student communication with a team chat (not yet created). Please ensure that your student account has Teams access in the app or a browser.
• Varsity letter criteria.

Please be communicative!

Any changes to the season info document will be emailed and reflected in the live document link. Attachments, surveys, and links will also be on my team cloud drive https://tinyurl.com/swivedrive.

Post-season qualifying standards for 2025-26 have not been released yet, but 2024-25 standards can be found in the Resources section of the cloud drive, here:

202425 Time Standards.pdf

Hey Team,

Please fill out the survey for our first meet next week:

20240910 Bellevue @ Skyline Girls. Please respond by Sun 9/8.
https://forms.gle/VnSgYoTkNKkEygoc8
Tue 9/10, Boehm Pool
2:30p Early Dismissal
2:45p Bus Leaves BHS
3:30p Warm Up
4:00p-6:00p Dual Meet

And surveys for this week if you have not already:

20240906 Bellevue Time Trial 2024 Girls. Please respond by Thu 9/5.
https://forms.gle/iWS9pKXVk5CLKEpR9
Fri 9/6, Woodridge
6:00p-8:00p Time Trial
*50 of each stroke + relays if there's time!
Time trial counts as a practice.

2024 Team Retreat & T-Shirt, Bellevue Swim & Dive Girls. Please respond ASAP.
https://forms.gle/tbLDyoJjGD6i7ALg8
Sat 9/7
9:00a-11:00a Practice, Woodridge Swim Club
11:30a-2:00p Retreat, Woodridge Elementary

We also need volunteers this season and for our time trial:

Volunteer Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084EA9A92BA6F49-50799215-bhsgirsl#/

Our schedule this week:
Mon 9/2 Labor Day practice, 10:00a-12:00p, Woodridge
Tue 9/3 Fall Sports Parent Meeting 7:00p, BHS Main Gym - with breakout rooms to follow, athletes welcome - time corrected from booster email
Wed 9/4 Team Photo, arrive before 2:00p, BHS Commons - team jackets/parkas issued
Fri 9/6 Time Trial 6:00p-8:00p, Woodridge - counts as a practice
Sat 9/7

• Practice 9:00a-11:00a, Woodridge Swim Club
• Retreat 11:30a-2:00p, Woodridge Elementary

Practices also switch to PM starting Tue 9/3 this week.

Swim Practice

• Mon/Wed 6:00p-8:00p, Woodridge
• Tue/Thu 4:00p-6:00p, Woodridge
• Fridays alternate each week starting 9/6
  • 9/6, 9/20, 10/4, 10/18 Fri 6:00p-8:00p, Woodridge
  • 9/13, 9/27, 10/11 Fri 4:00p-6:00p, Woodridge

Dive Practice

• Mon-Fri 3:30p-5:00p, Bellevue Aquatic Center

Some updates to our season schedule:

• Bellevue @ Interlake, Thu 10/17 is changed to a late meet with 8:00p warm up.
• Hazen Invitational is canceled.
• KingCo and District schedules are now in season info document.
• District dive is Thu 11/7, swim prelims Fri 11/8, and swim finals Sat 11/9.
• Banquet location TBA

Time standards for this season are attached and also available in the Resources section of the cloud drive.

See you at Labor Day practice today!

Michael

Swim & Dive Cloud Drive https://tinyurl.com/swivedrive
Season Info Document 202425 BHS Swim & Dive Girls Season Info (Update 24.09.02).docx
Volunteer Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084EA9A92BA6F49-50799215-bhsgirsl#/
USA Swimming ID Submission https://forms.gle/ChWsbwgY5bRvjVU27
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Hello BHS Girls Swim & Dive!

I hope everyone is having a great summer. The 2024 girls swim & dive season is just 2 weeks away! Practices start Mon 8/26.

Please register in FinalForms if you haven't already and check that you have a current physical on file, and all parent AND student forms are signed before your first practice! Divers will also need an ImPACT concussion test on file. ImPACT testing for divers will be offered 8/19, 8/20, 8/22, 8/23 at the BHS Commons, please arrive before 2:00p.

First week practices will be:

Swim Practice
8/26-9/2 Mon-Fri 10:00a-12:00p, Woodridge Swim Club (includes practice on Labor Day)

Dive Practice
8/26-9/2 Mon-Fri 11:30a-1:00p, Newport Hills Swim & Tennis (South Pool)

Wed 9/4 2:00p, Team Photo, BHS Commons

Our team retreat and practice is planned for one day only, 9/7 at Woodridge Swim Club and Woodridge Elementary to follow, please save the date!

Full schedule, season overview, and expectations can be found in the season info document attached and linked here:

202425 BHS Swim & Dive Girls Season Info.docx

Other highlights from the season info document:

• Our TEAM GOAL this year is to have everyone eligible for competition with a minimum of 7 practice days (previously 10) by our 2nd meet, Issaquah @ Bellevue, Thu 9/19. Meets and practices are most fun when more are able to go! Please make swim & dive a priority to get enough practices by then.
• Athletes are expected to attend 3-5 days per week, maintain at least 50%, and may not miss more than 3 days a week without prior communication.
• If arriving late or leaving early, prior communication must be made by the student; or a parent, teacher, or doctor's note will be accepted at any time.
• Microsoft Teams will also be used for student communication with a team chat (not yet created). Please ensure that your student account has Teams access in the app or a browser.

Please be communicative!

Any changes to the season info document will be emailed and reflected in the live document link. Attachments, surveys, and links will also be on the team email cloud drive https://tinyurl.com/swivedrive. Post-season qualifying standards for 2024-25 have not been released yet, but 2023-24 standards can be found in the Resources section of the cloud drive, here:

202324 Time Standards-Final.pdf

For those needing physicals, the BSD form for physicals can be found here https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1701610241/bsd405org/lzzbunxpifddmbuajf2w/sports-medical-history-physical-exam.pdf or you can complete a printable form in FinalForms. Good for 2 years.

If you are unable to schedule an appointment with your doctor soon, Highland Middle School has a health clinic, more info here https://www.ichs.com/locations/highland-health-center.

Another referral from a parent is ZoomCare in downtown Bellevue by Chipotle, which has same-day appointments for sports physicals:
https://www.zoomcare.com/clinic/zoomcare-bellevue-4th.

Lastly, we are in need of an assistant swim coach if anyone knows of someone that's interested https://bsd405.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=6205.

Swim & dive is always a lot of fun, looking forward to seeing everyone back and meeting our new faces.

Please don't hesitate if you have any questions.

Welcome to the Fall 2024 BHS Girls Swim & Dive season!

Best,

Coach Michael

Swim & Dive Cloud Drive https://tinyurl.com/swivedrive
Season Info Document 202425 BHS Swim & Dive Girls Season Info.docx
USA Swimming ID Submission https://forms.gle/ChWsbwgY5bRvjVU27

Hello Team!

I hope everyone is having a great summer. Our 2022 girls swim & dive season is just a week away! Practices start Mon 8/22 and our team photo is early this season Mon 8/29.
Please register in FinalForms if you haven't already and check that you have a current physical on file, and all parent AND student forms are signed before your first practice!
Complete details about practices, season schedule, and expectations can be found in the season info document link below, however some items are still TBA.

202223 BHS Swim & Dive Girls Season Info.docx

Any updates will be emailed and reflected in the live season info document. All files and links during the season will also be available on my team cloud drive at https://tinyurl.com/swivedrive. A current version of the season info document is also attached, as well as the prepay photo form. I do not have the 2022-23 post-season qualifying standards, but last season's are still up in the Links and References section of the cloud drive.

​Divers will need an ImPACT concussion test on file. BHS will offer testing:

• Wed 8/3 1:00p Room 0104 & 0105
• Wed 8/10 1:00p Room 0104 & 0105

These are the computer lab rooms and do not require a student have a laptop. Students without a BSD login please let athletic trainer Drew Chan know so he can help with login [email protected].

Swim & dive team is always a lot of fun, and looking forward to seeing everyone soon to start things off.

As always, feel free to send Coach Michael any questions.

Welcome to the Fall 2022 BHS Swim & Dive Girls season!

Coach Michael and the Captains