We are pleased to announce the 2010 Spring Tam High School/Strawberry Pool Schedule. As you might imagine we are thrilled to have such a unique opportunity, with these two facilities, to give your swimmer the best training we can. Our new coach has worked hard to ensure the proper balance with respect to age and ability; dividing the time and location best suited for each group. The graphic below illustrates the breakdown and gives a summary of the standards for each group and age. Coach Bella and Coach Jeremy will be at both facilities. Coach Nick will primarily be at Tam. As this is our first year at Tam we anticipate some room for change as we assimilate into our two homes. Our preference is to keep the 9 year olds at Strawberry although we don't want to rule out the possibility of some of them going to Tam on a case by case basis. However for planning purposes please refer to the guide below.
After June 11th all of our practices will all be at the Tam Pool in afternoons beginning at 3:30. Stay tuned for details on summer group schedules. All of our home meets will be at Tam staring approximately at 10:30AM with warm-ups at 10:00AM. If you have questions please feel free to contact Coach Bella at bella@strawberryseals.com.
| TUES-FRI | LN1 | LN2 | LN3 |
| 3:30-3:45 | |||
| 3:45-4:00 | |||
| 4:00-4:15 | |||
| 4:15-4:30 | |||
| 4:30-4:45 | |||
| 4:45-5:00 | |||
| 5:00-5:15 | |||
| 5:15-5:30 |
| Pups | 8 & Unders | Be able to swim 25 yds freestyle & 25 yards backstroke per US Swimming regulations | |
| Beginners 1 | 8 & Under | 3 strokes legal per US Swim Regs | |
| Beginners 2 | Ages 8-9 | All 4 strokes legal & flip turns. Will swim more yards |
| MON | LN1 | LN2 | LN3 |
| 3:30-3:45 | |||
| 3:45-4:00 | |||
| 4:00-4:15 | |||
| 4:15-4:30 | |||
| 4:30-4:45 | |||
| 4:45-5:00 | |||
| 5:00-5:15 | |||
| 5:15-5:30 |
| Intermediates A | Intermediates B | Ages 9-11 | Be able to swim 100 yds continuous + Seal Beginning 2 | ||
| Note: Intermediate groups A & B are not separated by ability level. If your schedule does not allow your swimmer to attend the practice time they were assigned please let us know. | |||
| MONDAY | LN1 | LN2 | LN3 | LN4 | LN5 | LN6 | LN7 | LN8 | ||||||||
| 5:30-5:45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5:45-6:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6:00-6:15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6:15-6:30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6:30-6:45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6:45-7:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| TUES-FRI | LN1 | LN2 | LN3 | LN4 | LN5 | LN6 | LN7 | LN8 | LN9 | LN10 | LN11 | LN12 | LN13 | LN14 | LN15 | LN16 |
| 6:00-6:15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6:15-6:30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6:30-6:45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6:45-7:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7:00-7:15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7:15-7:30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Intermediates | Ages 9-11 | Be able to swim 100 yds continuous + Seal Beginning 2 | |
| Advanced 1 | Grade 6-8 | Able to swim 200 yds continuous, flip-turns & all strokes are legal per US Swim Regs | |
| Advanced 2 | High School | Able to swim 400 yds continuous, flip-turns & all strokes are legal per US Swim Regs |
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Tam High Pool | Photos of the Big Pool
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Q: Where is the Tam Pool located?
A: The Tam Pool is located at Tamalpais High School, 700 Miller Avenue (intersection of Camino Alto) in Mill Valley. Opened in January of 2010, Tam Pool is a state-of-art facility with 16 lanes.
Q: How much space is there?
A: The Tam Pool has plenty of space for chairs and tents around the perimeter. There is also a large grassy slope behind the pool. Inside the pool area will be bleachers for spectators.
Q: Where do I park?
A: Tamalpais High School has two large parking lots. One lot is adjacent to the pool entrance and another lot is at the back of the school (from Camino Alto make a left on Miller Avenue, drive past the school football field and make a sharp right onto Almonte. Travel back around and past the football and baseball fields and the parking lot entrance will be on your right. There is a short walk from this lot to the pool).
Q: Is food allowed on the pool deck?
A: Sorry, no food or drinks are allowed inside fenced pool area! This is a strict Tam Pool policy with the ONLY exception being water and water bottles. We will have monitors at the entrances during our home meets and we ask that everyone respect this rule at all times. We are guests of Tam High and our goal is keep this pool in as good a shape, if not better, as we found it. It is extremely important to our relationship with Tam High for everyone (including visitors) to follow this rule. Of course there will be our fabulous Snack Bar and BBQ during home meets just outside pool area and we encourage you to eat early and often from there - just don't bring it to the pool deck!
Q: Who are we sharing the pool with?
A: Tam High has an outstanding swimming and water polo program for high school boys and girls. Known as the Hawks (although the Girls water polo team have also been affectionately called the 'boneheads' ) we encourage the Seals to check out their meets and cheer for the 'home' team! You can find out more about Tam High by clicking here and about Tam Athletics by clicking here.)
