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
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri afternoon
3:15pm – 6:15pm
Wed afternoon
2:45pm – 5:45pm
Saturday morning
7:00am –10:00am
Swim
Dryland & Swim
Dryland & Swim
Dryland & Swim
Varsity 2 (Primarily HS Only Swimmers)
Mon, Wednesday, Friday, Sat. mornings
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri afternoon
Wed afternoon
Dryland & Swim
Dryland & Swim
Optional
3:15pm – 5:30pm
2:45pm – 5:00pm
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
@ Prep Pool Deck
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Last Day to Join Varsity Swimming Team
3:30pm
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
@ Home
9:00AM
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
Miami Country Day/Carrollton
@ Miami Country Day
4:00PM
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Bolles/Pine Crest
@ Bolles School – Jacksonville
5:00PM
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Bolles Bulldog Invitational
@ Bolles School – Jacksonville
All Day
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
Archimedean/St. Brendan
@ Home
4:00PM
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015
Saint Andrews/Ransom Everglades
@Saint Andrews
5:00PM
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
Keys Gate Charter
@ Home
4:00PM
Saturday, October 10th, 2015
Ransom Invitational
@ Ransom Everglades
All Day
Saturday, October 17th, 2015
Woodson Invitational
@ Pine Crest – Fort Lauderdale
All Day
Friday, October 23rd, 2015
District 2A-12 Swimming Championships
@ Gulliver Prep (Tentative)
1:00PM
Friday, October 30th, 2015
Regional 2A-4 Swimming Championships
@ FGCU – Fort Myers (Tentative)
TBA
Saturday, November 7th, 2015
State 2A Swimming Championships
@ Treasure Coast Aquatic Center – Stuart
All Day
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
Gulliver Swim-A-Thon
@ Home
9:00AM
Testing Dates
September 12th
October 3rd
October 24th
November 7th
ACT Test
SAT Test
ACT Test
SAT Test