Holy Names Academy Swim & Dive

• First morning practice: Monday, August 25, 2025
• Morning practice times: 5:30-7:00am (Monday-Thursday, and select Fridays)
  • All morning practices are at Medgar Evers Pool (500 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98122)
  • Doors open at 5:15am. Doors lock at 5:40am, which is automated by the safety system at the pool. We can let you in if you contact a teammate.
  • Dryland: Begins promptly at 5:30am, the focus will be on conditioning & strength training and dynamic movement.
• If you don’t see lights on or anyone inside and you are dropping off a swimmer/diver, make sure they get in safely. It’s dark in the fall mornings.
• Swimmers/divers must be OUT of the locker room by 7:20am. Your coaches work full time. We cannot leave until you do, so please make sure to move quickly to school - and keep track of your things.
• Students with zero period activities, please let the coaches know within the first week.

• First afternoon swim practice: September 9, 2025
• Afternoon swim practice times: 2:45-4:00pm (Tuesday)
  • Afternoon swim practices are at Medgar Evers Pool
  • Dryland: Begins promptly at 2:45pm, the focus will be on conditioning & strength training and dynamic movement.
• First afternoon weightlifting practice: September 8, 2025
• Afternoon weightlifting practice times: 2:45-3:30pm (Monday and Wednesday) 
  • Weightlifting practices are at the HNA weight room

• Dive practices will be at Medgar Evers Pool from 5:30-7:00am (Tuesday and Wednesday). This is with Coach Hannah.  
• Additionally, all schools in the Metro League have a combined dive coach and there are two to three practices a week (practice schedule TBD).

• Practice Attendance-
  • Athletes must attend 7 practices prior to first meet, September 12, 2025.
  • Athletes should attend a minimum of 2-3 practices each week, to maintain eligibility for meets.
  • Thursday morning practices are required for all swimmers.
  • Athletes are expected to meet these minimum requirements, in order to compete in the meets and to be considered for relays. (This rule is in effect during the regular and championship season.)
• Meet Attendance-
  • Athletes are expected to attend all regular season meets and stay until the end unless coaches have been notified by e-mail at least one week prior to the meet.
  • Please arrive by 3:15pm, warmups begin at 3:30pm, meets start at 4:00pm, and meets concludes by 6:00pm.
  • Families are welcome to watch and cheer, most pools have bleachers.

• Before the first meet, every athlete needs to attend at least 7 practices, in accordance with WIAA Rules (Please note Rule 17.9.8)
• These two WIAA rules that must be followed at all times:

18.19.2 Schools may not give special treatment or privileges to individual athletes on a regular basis to enable them to participate in non-school athletic activities, such as reduced practice times, special workouts, late arrivals or early dismissals.

62.2.0 Swimmers must practice their entire practice session with their high school team in order to be eligible to compete for that team.

• In other words, if a club swimmer misses a high school meet to participate in a club meet, they will become ineligible for the rest of the high school season unless previously approved by Athletic Director or Head Coach.

If you are interested in the WIAA rules and want to learn more go to http://www.wiaa.com/ under publications you will find the Handbook which contains all the rules coaches must follow to comply with the WIAA.