Swim team gets ready to compete

Kayann Moore competes for the McMinnville swim team during a meet last summer. The Swim team begins practice Wendesday to prepare for the up coming season. (Photo provided)

Having no pool hasn’t stopped the McMinnville Swim Team from securing a five-meet swim schedule for this summer.

The team has contracted with the McMinnville Country Club, and will practice Tuesday through Friday mornings at the Country Club pool. The team is used to early morning practice times and will practice from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., as they’ve done in the past. Practice will begin June 5.

The McMinnville Swim Team is a member of the Recreational Aquatics Conference Events (RACE) league, which includes teams from Lawrenceburg, Waynesboro, Shelbyville, Sewanee, Fayetteville and McMinnville. The McMinnville team will not be able to host any home meet here, due to the lack of an Olympic-sized pool, but McMinnville will serve as host at the Shelbyville Aquatic Center for three “home” meets.

Participants in the McMinnville Swim Team are fewer in number this year due to not being able to hold try-outs for the team. Returning members are dedicated to maintaining a swim team and plan to “swim the best they can” in spite of being “pool-less.”

The season will come to an end with a championship meet held Saturday, July 20, at Sewanee.

2002 RACE* Schedule
*Recreational Aquatics Conference Events
DATE TIME HOST VISITOR
Monday June 10 5:00 p.m. Lawrenceburg McMinnville
Monday June 10 5:30 p.m. Waynesboro Fayettville
Saturday June 15 10:00 a.m. Shelbyville Sewanee
Monday June 17 5:00 p.m. McMinnville Waynesboro
Thursday June 20 5:00 p.m. Fayettville Shelbyville
Saturday June 22 10:00 a.m. Sewanee Lawrenceburg
Monday June 24 5:30 p.m. Waynesboro Shelbyville
Monday June 24 5:00 p.m. Fayettville Lawrenceburg
Saturday June 29 10:00 a.m. McMinnville Sewanee
Monday July 1 5:00 p.m. Lawrenceburg Waynesboro
Monday July 1 5:00 p.m. Sewanee Fayettville
Monday July 8 5:00 p.m. Sewanee Fayettville
Monday July 8 5:00 p.m. Lawrenceburg Shelbyville
Thursday July11 5:00 p.m. Shelbyville McMinnville
Saturday July 13 10:00 a.m. Waynesboro Sewanee
Monday July 15 5:00 p.m. McMinnville Fayettville
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Championship Meet
Saturday July 20 10:00 a.m. Sewanee 10 & under
Saturday July 20 2:30 p.m. Sewanee 11 & up
(Note: McMinnville’s “home” meets will be played at the Shelbyville Aquatic Center.)