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** IronKnights Information for swimming at NPHS **

When your child(ren) goes to swim next Saturday at NPHS, they will need:


 * IRONKnights ID Card
 * Swimming Insurance Card
 * This will be available at the pool.
 * To wear their bathing suit under their clothing
 * Goggles

Here are the specific directions that Rhonda (the pool director) gave to the North Penn Elementary School PE Teachers for us to pass along to our IronKnights Club: When your athletes arrive at the high school we would like them to come in the pool lobby doors (the glass enclosure) and proceed to the bleachers. Please have your athletes wear their bathing suits under their clothing the first day. This makes for a better transition. Once everyone is in the bleacher area and seated, I will go over how to enter the pool, if they need to use the locker rooms, etc. I will also be going over the pool rules with everyone. They may bring goggles and the girls with long hair should have their hair tied back in a pony tail or use swim caps.

As I mentioned before we will have lanes separated by lane lines going the 20 yards across the pool. We'll give every athlete a swim test. This will be a timely process but in order for every child to be safe it must be done. They will be grouped as follows:

Group 1 - anyone who has not swum before We will designate one of the guards to be in the water with these children as they swim across the pool or if you or the other teachers are able to get in....one of you could walk along with these children. We do have noodles and life jackets available. If the children have their own life jackets and would like to bring them that is fine. However, we will not permit water wings to be used by the swimmers.

Group 2 will be K - 2nd grade Group 3 will be 3rd and 4th grade Group 4 will be 5th and 6th grade

We will ask them to swim one length (20 yards) across the pool the best freestyle (over arm stroke) they can. When everyone has completed the swim test and are sitting on the blue benches along the pool, we will assign them lanes. These will be the lanes they will use each time they come to practice. We will have kick boards available on the 28th. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Bridle Path <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">General Nash <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Gwyn-Nor <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Gwynedd Square <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Hatfield <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Now all club members have a place to practice swimming for the IRONKnights Triathlon on June 9th, 2012. The schedule listed below is exclusively for students who are preparing and training for our triathlon. And the best part is it is FREE!! So mark your calendars and plan to attend. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">January 28 3 - 4 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">February 11 2 - 3 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">February 25 3 - 4 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">March 3 3 - 4 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">March 10 1:30 – 2:00 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">March 24 1:30 - 2:00 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">March 31 1:30 - 2:00 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">April 14 1:30 - 2:00 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">April 21 1:30 - 2:00 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">April 28 1:30 – 2:00 PM <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">May 5 1:30 – 2:00 PM <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Details: Parents please understand that this is NOT a chaperoned event. You must remain in the pool area with your child(ren). Lifeguards and swim instructors will be on duty. Children are encouraged to wear a proper bathing suit and goggles. Changing areas/Locker rooms will be available for athletes before and after practice. The use of the NP High School Pool is for training purposes only, athletes need to be prepared to swim laps to help train. The use of the diving boards will not be permitted.
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