WELCOME TO THE 
HALLOWELL HURRICANES SWIM TEAM

Introduction
2008 Membership Information
Parent Volunteers
Coaches
B Meet Procedures
Practice Schedule
Team Awards
Team Forms
Meet Volunteer Position Descriptions

Team Purpose
Since 1991, the Hallowell Hurricanes Swim Team has provided young people the chance to experience competitive swimming in a fun environment. All members of the Hallowell and Lake Hallowell community pools between the ages of 5-18 can join. Besides offering competitive swimming, the team has three important goals:

• To provide competent coaching so that swimmers can improve their skills and better enjoy the sport.

• To help swimmers develop self-discipline and self-pride as they assume the responsibilities of belonging to a team and working with others.

• To encourage family participation and sharing in the fun and excitement of the meets and other activities.

Each year more and more team members choose to swim year-round in the Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club (RMSC) at the nearby Olney Swim Center because of their positive summer experience with the Hurricanes.  Our team is proud of the large number of families we have exposed to the great sport of swimming.  

Team History
The Hallowell Hurricanes Swim Team began as a swim club to give the youth of Hallowell the opportunity to take part in a fun and worthwhile summer activity. Through the efforts of Marsha Criscio, the team started out with about 30 swimmers who met twice a week to practice. The team also participated in several "B" meets with other pools. With the help of Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) board member Frank Negro and Hallowell board member Marianne Murphy, local Hallowell residents Criscio and Keith Tetter rallied enough support from the community to petition the league to join the MCSL. The league accepted Hallowell's petition and, in the summer of 1992, Hallowell started its first season in Division M. From 1994 until a tough loss to Rockville in 2000, the growing Hurricanes team was unbeaten, moving up the league to Division "B".  

In the 2001 season, Hallowell made its way to Division A.  After four years of fierce competition, the Hurricanes successfully won Division A in 2004. The Hurricanes look forward to defending our title during the 2005 season when we once again find ourselves competing in Division A against against perennial powers Flower Valley, Mill Creek Towne, Upper County, Rockville and Tilden Woods.