Welcome to the Blue Ash Blue Fins swim team web site! We are excited to offer this RECREATIONAL summer swim team for ages 5 years and up!

We compete in the Tri-County Swim League with other community recreation centers such as Montgomery and Mason. We focus on skill development, having fun, teamwork, and community. This page is full of information but feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

WEATHER HOTLINE
Please call 513-745-8550 for updates on practice and/or meet cancellations due to inclement weather.


SWIM TEAM PHOTOS
Click here to visit the Blue Fins photo gallery courtesy of Jim Callaway and Liz Dufour!
Click here to visit the Tri-County Championship photos courtesy of Missi Bahr.
Click here to visit Flikr photos courtesy of Mitchell Cooke.


IMPORTANT DETAILS
To join the swim team, you MUST be a member of the Recreation Center (per Tri-County League rules). Click here to learn more about becoming a member if you are not currently.  ALL SWIMMERS MUST HAVE A WAIVER ON FILE!  You can download a copy of the waiver from our website by clicking here.

Participants must be able to swim 25 meters freestyle (front crawl), submerge completely under the water, feel comfortable in deep water, and be a current member of the Recreation Center.

Team size is limited to 120 swimmers with a maximum of 30 swimmers per age group. Age groups for competition are divided as such:  5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, and 15 and up.  Per the Tri-County League rules, swimmers MUST be the specified AGE of their group by June 1st of the qualifying year.

The team will be staffed by 1 full-time coach, 2 part-time coaches and adequate staffing of lifeguards for all team practices and home meets.

Cost to join the team is $100 for the first child, $90 for the second and $80 for additional swimmers in the family (must be siblings).

PARENTS:  YOU are a part of the team, too! We can not function without parental involvement from EVERY family. If you plan to have your child join the swim team, you are expected to participate in swim meets as well - ONE FAMILY MEMBER PER SWIM MEET (home and away) ARE EXPECTED TO HELP!! There are many jobs available for all different levels of commitment and talents. No matter which jobs you choose, your participation is critical for the existence of the team.


PRACTICE TIMES
Swimmers must attend a minimum of 3 practices per week in order to compete in the meets.

Evenings:  Practices will be held in the evenings prior to the last day of school.
    - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays ONLY from 5:30pm-6:30pm all ages.
    - Dates for 2011: May 24th-June 2nd.

Mornings:  Practice schedule after the last day of school is as follows (coordinates with our Tennis Camps):
    - Ages 11 and Up:  8:15am - 9:30am, Monday - Friday
    - Ages 5 - 10:  9:00am - 10:15am, Monday - Friday
    - Dates for 2011: June 6th-July 22nd.


SWIMSUITS
You can now purchase your swimsuits through Kast-A-Way's Website.  Click here for directions on how.


CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions regarding the swim team, please contact a member of the parent board:
Mitch Cooke (macooke@fuse.net), President
Vice President - Open
Tammy Fales (hartfales@yahoo.com), Secretary              
Carrie Fritz (sfritzc@aol.com), Treasurer

DOWNLOADS 
Parent Manual (Team, Contact, and Meet Information, etc.)
Directions to Away Meets
Waiver