General Information about the team:

• Costs this year will be a flat rate and include both the team shirt and a cap:

• Age: 12 & Under - $275

• Age: 13 & Up - $175

• Registration begins Wednesday, March 8th. Please register before Friday, May 19th using the following link: Catalog - Southside Place, TX (rec1.com) 

• The All-Stars are part of the Southwest Aquatic League, or SWAL. We swim meets against Bellaire, West University, and Willowbend. Our team is combined with Briar Meadow to form a competitively sized team called Southwest United (SWU). You will see us referred to as SWU on all league information.

Important Dates: 

• Registration begins: Wednesday, March 8th

• Pizza Party Kick-Off: Sunday, May 21st 5:00-7:00 at the Pavilion

• First Practice: Monday, May 22nd (times listed below)

• New Parent Volunteer Training Session: Thursday, June 1 5:30 to 6:00 at the pool.

• Practice Days: Monday - Friday (No practice on Memorial Day or meet days) See calendar for times.

• End of Season Banquet at the Clubhouse: Friday, June 30th 6:00 to 8:00

• Texas Swim Shop will be at practice on May 24th to sell suits for swimmers. 

Requirements:

• Have a Southside Place City Season Pass and be in good standing. For more information about this, please contact Andrew Deavers.

• Sign up for two volunteer spots per family for the season. A signup.com link will be sent out to the team prior to meets to sign up for volunteer spots. If you are unable to attend, please reach out to a friend on the team to take your spot and notify Faith Green. 

• To participate in league meets, swimmers must be able to swim the length of the pool unassisted. Our team supports water independence and is willing to take on swimmers from the ages of 3 or 4 who can tread water. Any swimmer under the age of 5 should be cleared by the head coach to swim.

• To participate in meets, swimmers should have our team suit. The team suit that can be purchased at a Suit Purchase Day in May. More information will follow regarding this date. We use Texas Swim Shop (10429B S. Post Oak, 713-723-0910). Susan Mathern owns the shop and is familiar with our team.

Swim Meet Information:

• Meets are held in two parts:

• 6 & U, 7&8: 4:00pm Warm-up / 4:30pm Start

• 9 & Up: 6:00pm Warm-up / 6:30 Start / Meets typically end between 9:30 and 10:00

• League rules state that 6&U swimmers must be able to swim the length of the pool without assistance in the water to compete in meets. This rule does not prevent your child from joining the team for practices and the fun meet, and we encourage you to still sign them up, as it is amazing what growth we see during the season!

• Please see the attached calendar for our season schedule.

Fun Friday Practice:

• On Fridays, practice ends about 10 minutes early for the swimmers to play games and coaches give out candy-filled swimmer of the week cups.

Parent Volunteers:

• SWAL meets are run by parent volunteers who help time, hand out ribbons, run timecards and gather swimmers for their events. 

• Each Southside family is required to sign up for at least two volunteer shifts during the season. 

• Signing up is easy. Faith will be sending out signup.com links closer to the summer with specific jobs. 

Optional Swim Lessons:

• We encourage all novice swimmers to sign up for swim lessons at a location of your choice. While everyone’s skills will improve over the summer, your child may also benefit from the smaller group environment of lessons with our coaches.

• More information will be available once the season begins. Payment is set by the city and arrangements can be made directly with the coaches.

Contact Information:

• Swim Team Coordinator: Faith Green 737-837-2720 faith.green.h@gmail.com

  • Faith grew up doing swim, graduated from SFA, and is now a gymnastics coach. 
    This will be her first year with the All-Stars and she is thrilled to be on board!

• Director of Parks and Recreation: Andrew Deavers 832-509-4642 adeavers@southsideplacetx.gov 

  • Andrew grew up in Southside and has worked for the City for 12 years. This is his fourth summer as the Parks and Recreation Director. Andrew is looking forward to working with the All-Stars this summer.

• Head Coach: Wyatt Hansen 713-325-4122 wthansen23@mail.strakejesuit.org

  • Wyatt has lived in Southside his whole life and was a proud member of the All-Stars for 6 years. He began coaching in 2022, and since has continued to pass down his love for swimming. He is currently a senior at Strake Jesuit and will be attending the University of Texas at Austin in the fall. Wyatt has been on Strake’s swim team for 3 years and a captain of the water polo team for 2 years. He is excited to continue his work with child and adolescent swimming proficiency and fostering love for the sport of swimming as Head Coach of the All-Stars.

May 2023

May 22- June 2 Practice Times 

June 2023

June 6- June 23 Summer Practice Times