The Rockwood Swim Team was founded in 2011, with 13
swimmers and no equipment. With the support of the
community, they joined The Greater Knoxville Area
Swim Association and competed as exhibition. Each
year the swim team has grown. The summer of 2015 had
51 swimmers to sign up and several swimmers placed
in the top 30 in their age group against many year
round swimmers.
The team has raised money and purchased five lane
lines with reel and covers, 52 kick boards, 52
pulls, 50 sets of hand paddles, 20 sets of ankle
locks, two storage containers, and five blocks
covers. The team continues to be the least expensive
team to join in GKAISA, with a registration fee of
$50. The City of Rockwood bought and installed five
starting blocks in 2014. The city totally supports
the team and is proud of the major milestones, they
have reached in such a short period of time. The
head coach is Cassandra Dothard who coaches the
11-18 year olds. She is assisted by Carly Schrade
who focuses on ages 7-10.
Swim team coaches volunteer their time and put
countless hours into fundraising. The swim team
holds an annual silent auction and spaghetti dinner
at First Christian Church in Rockwood each spring,
to help with the annual costs of participating, for
GKAISA fees, entry fees, ribbons, caps, tent
rentals, equipment replacement, and purchasing
additional equipment.
The team practices at the Rockwood Community Center
pool from 9-11am from the first week of June until
the City Championship meet. Sign-ups begin in April
and are available online at the team’s website:
http://rockwoodtigers.swimtopia.com
and at the Rockwood Community Center during a 2 day
registration drive. Also check out our
Facebook page (Rockwood Swim
Team) for more information!
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