OKM Swim Practice Policies & Schedule
2026 OKM PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Please Note: There are general age ranges for each practice group, but OKM practices are NOT organized exclusively by age. For safety and flow of the lane traffic, it's important for your swimmer to swim with others of similar ability.
2026 Swim Team Assessments on May 17th at Burke Racquet & Swim Club in Burke. 5:30pm
2026 After-School Swim Practice Schedule (May 26 - June 17):
After-School Practice Monday-Friday:
4:15PM – 5:00PM Gold Group (~13 & Up)
5:00PM - 5:45PM Silver (~11-12)
5:45PM – 6:30PM Bronze (~8-unders)
6:30PM – 7:15PM Silver (~9-10)
OKM Morning Swim Practice Schedule (June 18 – July 20) Monday-Friday:
8:00AM-9:00AM - Gold Group (advanced; ages ~11-over)
9:00AM-10:00AM - Silver Group (intermediate; ages ~9-14)
10:00AM-11:00AM - Bronze Group (less experienced; ages 5-10)
** July 21-24 practices will be held for swimmers who qualify for the Division Individual Championship Meet (Divisonals)
OKM Mini Ospreys Practice Schedule (June 22 – July 24)
Monday-Friday, two sessions each day:
9:00-9:30AM Group 1
9:30-10:00AM Group 2
2026 OKM Evening Swim Practice Schedule
--This schedule is for swimmers signed up for Evening Program -- morning swimmers from regular team may do make-up practices in evening on a space-available basis; **We are NOT able to accommodate morning Minis for evening make-up practices
May 26 - June 17 - Swim with regular team practices
June 18-July 17 – Sun/Tues/Thurs, 6:30-7:30PM
Evening Minis: June 18-July 23 - Sun/Tues/Thurs, 6:45 - 7:15PM
PRACTICE POLICIES
- Please Don't Distract the Coaches. Don't approach the coaches during practice unless there's an urgent safety issue. They need to keep their attention on the swimmers in the water at all times.
- Be Punctual and Ready to Swim. Swimmers should arrive at OKM in their suits and early enough to use get sunscreen on (if needed), and cap/goggles ready before their practice starts.
- Attendance Expectations: Our team practices every weekday once the season starts, and we know swimmer will need to miss occasionally, but consistent attendance will maximize improvement. We don't take attendance, and if you're going to miss a practice or two, there's no need to notify the team. But if you're going on vacation for a week, please notify the coach or team rep.
- Make-Up Practice. If swimmers need to miss morning practice, they're welcome to attend Evening Swim as long as there's space available.
- Drop-Offs. For Mini Ospreys, parents/guardians most remain at practice. For regular team, if you drop off your swimmer and leave, please pay attention to the weather. Any thunder means the pool closes and swimmers cannot stay inside the pool enclosure.
- Where Parents Should Sit. For afternoon practices when the pool is open, parents can sit anywhere, but please don't "hover" right over the practice lane of your swimmer. For morning practices when the pool is closed, parents need to sit at the tables or under one of the pavilions -- and not next to the competition lanes.
