YOU CANNOT REGISTER UNLESS YOU ARE A RETURNING SWIMMER FROM THE PREVIOUS SEASON OR YOU HAVE BEEN EVALUATED BY A COACH FOR THE CURRENT SEASON!

Season:  9/10/12 - 4/5/13

Tentative Practice Schedule (click here)

Tentative Meet Schedule (click here)

Team Fees and other Costs

Practice Group Equipment List

Priority Registration for current LCFY Sharks swim team members:  8/22/12

Open Registration:  8/27/12

The Licking County Family YMCA Sharks Swim Team is a year round YMCA and USA swimming program offering high quality coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. The team competes in the Southeast Ohio/West Virginia YMCA Swimming League and in USA Swimming.

The program offers year round swimming training from the beginner to the elite level athlete. The main goal is to provide a positive and challenging environment that will stimulate the swimmer to excel to their true potential; utilizing the YMCA philosophy of  "building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities”.

Swimmers are placed into one of ten practice groups after a swim evaluation by one of the coaches.  LCFY Sharks swimmers from the 2011-12 season and the 2012 spring  and summer season should register in your most recent practice group unless you have been notified otherwise by your coach.

For swimmers new to the team or returning after a season break, please contact Head Coach Teresa Fightmaster  or Coach Cathy Carney to schedule a swim evaluation.  You will not be able to register for Winter swim team without an evaluation.

Members of the LCFY Sharks Swim Team must also be members in good standing of the Licking County Family YMCA.  All YMCA membership fees and team fees including past escrow fees must be paid prior to registration and participation in practices or meets.  The YMCA does offer financial assistance (on a confidential basis) in financial harship situations. Refer to the YMCA website for further information on Financial Assistance.

IMPORTANT information about the Registration Process:

This registration is for the winter season, which will include both YMCA and USA meets.  It is the expectation that all swimmers will participate in meets during the season.  All Team members may participate in YMCA meets, however only registered USA swimmers may swim in USA meets. 

Practices begin September 10, 2012.  The season will end on April 5, 2013 for the following groups. 

If you do not have an active USA membership but plan to compete in USA meets, you will need to purchase a year long membership for a cost of $59.00.  To register please email Kelly Fenimore and Teresa about your interest and give your check for $59.00 payable to the LCFY Parent Club to Head Coach Teresa Fightmaster.  USA Swim fees are included in Great White- Platinum team fees.

The registration process is simple for both new and returning swim team members, however please take special care to register for the correct group for your swimmer. If you are new to the team, or are unsure of the correct group, please contact the coaches BEFORE going through the online registration process. Please register using your swimmer's full name and middle initial.  Please do not use a nickname for this, it mixes up the times.  Please double check all birthdates and spellings prior to saving your registration.  Also please note that ALL swimmers must complete the online registration process in order to be activated for the season in our system. And the online registration process must be completed before you can pay your Team Fee at the YMCA 

Once your electronic registration has been submitted, you will receive an invoice for your fees (during the online registration process, please click the "Pay by Check" option). This invoice will need to be taken to the YMCA front desk for payment by Friday, September 7, to complete your registration, the front desk will accept check or credit card.   Alternatively, you may pay the fee in five installments; the first installment of 20% of your fees will need to be made by September 7th, the YMCA will draft by check or credit card the remaining four installments beginning  September 15th  monthly  thereafter on the 15th.  This process requires you to fill out the Swim Team Draft Agreement and take it to the front desk with your invoice. 

 During the online registration process, you will be asked to electronically sign three agreements/documents.  You may review those agreements/documents here:

To review the expectations of parents, click here

To review the Code of Conduct, click here

To review the Waiver/Release from liability and Consent for emergency medical treatment, click here

For new members, once registration is complete, you will receive access to your own private account on our website that will enable you to easily sign-up for swim meets, sign-up for jobs, see your swim times histories, maintain your own contact and medical information, and more. Once you receive your account, please explore the website.  Of course, for existing members, you will continue to have this same access through your current account.

To Begin the Registration Process, please visit our website (on or after August 22) at lcfysharks.org and click "Start Registration", which you will find along the left side of the website. 

Please note that you MUST register online BEFORE going to the YMCA to pay your Team Fees. Online registration activates your swimmer for the season, updates group rosters, and ensures you will receive email correspondence from the team throughout the season. 

We look forward to another great season of swimming at the Licking County Family YMCA.  Go Sharks!