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Practice Schedule
-subject to change-
Practice details are emailed to all swimmers and parents after registration is complete. Our practice schedule is as follows:
RED (RECREATIONAL): 11:00am-11:45am
Most practice time will be spent on hands-on technique instruction and instructional games. Swimmers will learn the basic skills of all 4 strokes, basic drills for all 4 strokes, basic start skills, basic turn skills, basic finish skills, streamlined kicking skills, and circle-swimming. Team pride, hard work, and a healthy lifestyle will be encouraged.
YELLOW (COMPETITION): 9:45am-10:45am
Practice time will consist of hands-on technique instruction, endurance training, strength training, and some instructional games. Swimmers will learn advanced stroke and turn drills, basic race strategies, the importance of stroke counts, how to tread water, how to pass another swimmer in a lane, and advanced rules of competition. The importance of teamwork, team pride, hard work, a healthy lifestyle, and sportsmanship will be discussed often.
GREEN (COMPETITION): 8:00am-9:30am
Practice time will consist of technique editing, endurance training, strength training, and flexibility training. This group will be goal oriented, and swimmers will be encouraged to set their goals based on personal improvement. There will be an emphasized importance on teamwork, team pride, hard work, a healthy lifestyle, sportsmanship, punctuality, and responsibility.
Meet Schedule
-subject to change-
May 30 -
June 6 - Monticello
June 12-14 ALL-STAR Meet (counts for SASA) Texarkana
June 20 - Arkadelphia
June 26-28 - AAU STATE MEET (counts for SASA) El Dorado
July 4 -
July 11 -
July 17-18 SASA (Monticello or Arkadelphia - TBD)
July 28-Aug 2 - AAU Nationals / JOs - Des Moines, IA
*Swimmers/Parents will be responsible for paying meet fees for AAU Junior Olympic Qualifier Meets and/or AAU Junior Olympics, if the swimmer chooses to compete at any of these events.
2026 End of Season Party:
Info coming soon!
Swim-A-Mile
Over the course of a summer season, all CREST team members will swim dozens of miles. The advanced training group will have completed their first mile of the season within the first practice session, and the intermediate group within the first week; even our beginners will complete a full mile well before the season’s end!
CREST team members are looking for “Lap Sponsors” for each of the 33 laps it takes to complete one mile. These funds could help CREST afford expenses that are normally out of budget, such as starting block and flag installation, as well as other smaller items such as trophies, ribbons, kick boards, pull buoys, and more. Friends, family, and businesses can support their favorite CREST swimmer by choosing a lap (or laps) to sponsor- lap 1 = $1, lap 2 = $2, and so on. Donations are to be collected by swimmers and/or their parents/guardians; upon the last day of this fundraiser or the day the last lap has been sponsored, whichever comes first, the donations will be transferred to CREST. Members can earn a 25%, 50%, 75%, or even 100% discount on registration fees by participating! This fundraiser will end on TBD. Please Note: While this fundraiser ends on TBD, you must register by May 31 in order to receive a team shirt with registration. If you feel strongly that you will gain more sponsors between May 31 and TBD, please register and continue to fundraise: CREST will offer your discount as a rebate. Please be aware that no swimmer, returning or new, may participate in practices until they are registered and insured.
Both current and new members can participate in this fundraiser prior to registering. In order to participate, please request the Swim-A-Mile information handout and sponsor form by emailing crest.fyi@gmail.com. You may also use the Swim-A-Mile graphic provided on Facebook or print the form provided here.