Gulliver Preparatory – 2015 Varsity Swim Team Newsletter
Dear Gulliver Varsity Swimmers,
In a few short weeks, we will kick off another Fall High School swimming season. I have enclosed some important information to help you prepare for our fall season and to aid you in your planning for meets and travel. Please look over the information and mark the swimming dates on your calendars. In order to be eligible to try out for a team at any level or perform any pre-season training, each student needs to have the following forms completed and filed in the athletic office no less than one day prior to the first day of tryouts or training. Each athlete is required to get his/her own physical over the summer. A delay in submitting all five completed forms will prevent a student from participating thus missing tryouts and possibly not making the team. Additionally, all new Gulliver students and students who are not American citizens must complete and submit forms GA-4 and EL-4 respectively. All of the following forms can be found on and downloaded from the Gulliver web page under athletics and forms.
Form #1 FHSAA Physical & Medical History EL2
Form #2 FHSAA Parent Consent Form EL3
Form #3 FHSAA Consent and Release for Concussion and Heat Illness EL3CH
Form #4 Gulliver Athletic Participation Agreement
Form #5 Gulliver Schools Athletic Participation Mandatory Waiver and Release
*New Students to Gulliver must also fill out Form GA-4 Recruiting Affidavit
**International Students must fill out Form EL-4 for International Students
Please return all forms to:
Coach Jeff Poppell
Head Swimming Coach
Gulliver Preparatory School
6575 North Kendall Drive
Pinecrest, FL 33156
For the week of August 10th – 14th, we will be offering pre-season conditioning practices from 7:00am – 10:00am. The first time that we will have everyone together will be at our first regular season practice on Monday, August 17th at 5:15am. It is extremely important that those of you not in Miami begin training on August 17th either on your own or with a swim club in your area.
Enclosed with this newsletter, you will also find the following items.
2015 Varsity Swimming and Diving Meet Schedule & Important Dates: The meet schedule is designed to give everyone a chance to compete throughout the high school season while also providing adequate time between competitions to further our training.
Regular Season Practice Schedule
We will begin our regular training schedule on Monday, August 17th as follows:
Varsity 1 (Advanced Year-Round Competitive Swimmers)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings 5:15am - 7:15am Swim
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri afternoon 3:15pm – 6:15pm Dryland & Swim
Wed afternoon 2:45pm – 5:45pm Dryland & Swim
Saturday morning 7:00am –10:00am Dryland & Swim
Varsity 2 (Primarily HS Only Swimmers)
Mon, Wednesday, Friday, Sat. mornings Optional
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri afternoon 3:15pm – 5:30pm Dryland & Swim
Wed afternoon 2:45pm – 5:00pm Dryland & Swim
Dryland Training
We will be providing optional dryland training from 3:15pm – 4:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons. Please note that the option is provided for those that are not attending Tutorial. As always, Tutorial is the priority during this time each afternoon if needed by the student. Please remember to bring running shoes and dryland apparel to every practice.
Gulliver Preparatory
2015 Varsity Swimming
Meet Schedule & Important Dates
Thursday, August 20th, 2015 First Day of School/ Varsity Swimming Meeting 3:30pm
@ Prep Pool Deck
Friday, August 21st, 2015 Last Day to Join Varsity Swimming Team
Monday, August 31st, 2015 Prep Athletic Orientation/ Parent Meeting 6:30pm
** Mandatory meeting for parents of all high school athletes involved in or planning to participate in any sport**
Saturday, September 5th, 2015 Gulliver Prep HS & MS Invitational 9:00AM
@ Home
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 Miami Country Day/Carrollton 4:00PM
@ Miami Country Day
Friday, September 18th, 2015 Bolles/Pine Crest 5:00PM
@ Bolles School – Jacksonville
Saturday, September 19th, 2015 Bolles Bulldog Invitational All Day
@ Bolles School – Jacksonville
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 Archimedean/St. Brendan 4:00PM
@ Home
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 Saint Andrews/Ransom Everglades 5:00PM
@Saint Andrews
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 Keys Gate Charter 4:00PM
@ Home
Saturday, October 10th, 2015 Ransom Invitational All Day
@ Ransom Everglades
Saturday, October 17th, 2015 Woodson Invitational All Day
@ Pine Crest – Fort Lauderdale
Friday, October 23rd, 2015 District 2A-12 Swimming Championships 1:00PM
@ Gulliver Prep (Tentative)
Friday, October 30th, 2015 Regional 2A-4 Swimming Championships TBA
@ FGCU – Fort Myers (Tentative)
Saturday, November 7th, 2015 State 2A Swimming Championships All Day
@ Treasure Coast Aquatic Center – Stuart
Saturday, November 14th, 2015 Gulliver Swim-A-Thon 9:00AM
@ Home
Testing Dates
September 12th ACT Test
October 3rd SAT Test
October 24th ACT Test
November 7th SAT Test