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Summer swimming and diving

News flash! LJCC and Pine Tree summer swim teams have merged

“There’s no better swim coach around than John Besse, and while he’s done a fantastic job with our year-round swimmers, we always lose him to Pine Tree for the summer,” explains Kirsten “Coach K” Thomas, director of athletics and aquatic programming at The J. “This new partnership will allow our summer swimmers here at The J to benefit from his leadership during the very competitive summer season.” Read the full story…

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Swim (LJCC/Pine Tree combined) practice and meet schedules

SUNDAYS at the LJCC

  • Ages 6 and under, 3-3:45 p.m.
  • Ages 8 and under, 3:45-4:45 p.m.
  • Ages 9+, 4:45-5 p.m. (dryland exercises) and 5-6 p.m.

MONDAYS at Pine Tree

  • Age 6 and under, 7:15-8 a.m.
  • Ages 7 and 8, 8-9 a.m.
  • Ages 9+, 5-6:30 p.m.

TUESDAYS at Pine Tree

  • Ages 8 and under, 7:15-8 a.m.
  • Ages 9+, 8-8:45 a.m.

WEDNESDAYS at the LJCC

  • Ages 8 and under, 5:15-6:15 p.m.
  • Ages 9+, 6-6:15 p.m. (dryland exercises) and 6:15-7:15 p.m.

THURSDAYS

  • PINE TREE: Ages 11+, 7:15-8:30 a.m.
  • PINE TREE: Ages 9 and 10, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
  • LJCC: Ages 6 and under, 5-5:45 p.m.
  • LJCC: Ages 7 and 8, 5:45-6:45 p.m.

FRIDAYS

  • PINE TREE: All ages 7:15-8 a.m. followed by games 8-9:15 a.m.

  • Thursday, June 5, at Homewood Park and Recreation: warm-up at 4 p.m., meet starts at 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, June 10, at LJCC against Mountain Country Club : warm-up at 4 p.m., meet starts at 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, June 24, at LJCC against Jasper Swim Team: warm-up at 4 p.m., meet starts at 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, July 8, at Brook Highland Racquet Club: warm up at 4 p.m. meet starts at 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 13, LJCC Invitational (at LJCC): ALL-DAY event (time TBA)
  • Tuesday, July 15, at LJCC against Country Club of Birmingham: warm-up at 4 p.m., meet starts at 5 p.m.
  • Monday, July 21, Guppy Meet at Vestavia Country Club (for swimmers 10 and under without SRCO qualifying times) time TBA
  • Tuesday, July 22, Last-Chance Meet at Homewood Park and Recreation (open to all swimmers who do not have SRCO qualifying times in those events)
  • Saturday–Sunday, July 26–27, Senior County Championships at CrossPlex (for swimmers with qualifying times)

Dive practice and meet schedules

All dive practices are at the LJCC

  • MONDAYS, 5-6:30 p.m.
  • TUESDAYS, 8:30-10 a.m.
  • WEDNESDAYS, 5-6:30 p.m.
  • THURSDAYS, 3:30-5 p.m.
  • FRIDAYS, 8:30-10 a.m.
  • Wednesday, June 11, at the LJCC:  5 p.m. warm-up, meet starts at 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, June 19, at the Country Club of Birmingham: 4:30 p.m. warm-up, meets starts at 5:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, June 25, at the LJCC: 5 p.m. warm-up, meet starts at 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, July 9, at the LJCC: warm-up at 5 p.m., meet starts at 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, July 17, at Shades Cliff: warm-up at 5 p.m., meet starts at 6 p.m.
  • July 18 or 19, invitationals at Hoover Recreation
  • Wednesday, July 23, county meet at Hoover Recreation: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

August 10: End-of-season party at Wald Park

Learn more about the LJCC Dive Team

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Test yourself in the water

Swim competition provides an opportunity to test yourself against yourself, meaning you have a chance to race the clock and see how you have improved.  Each time you race is a chance to see if your time spent at practice and working on your abilities in the pool is progressing. 

Dive competition allows for you to demonstrate the skills learned during practice. While you may not be racing against a clock, at each meet you get an overall calculated score. The more difficult the dive (measured as degree of difficulty, or DD), the higher the score. The higher the DD and skills you learn in practice, the more you are able to grow as a diver. You’ll see how well you are doing as your score begins to rise at each meet. 

Competing against anyone is a test. We must always do our best to prepare and focus on the things we can control.  You cannot control the temperature of the pool, the weather, the timer, the officials, or any equipment at the meet. You can only control what you do in the pool and your attitude. Stay focused on what you can control, and you will be successful in the pool.