Cool Sharks Dive Team
Registration:
2024 registration is now closed.
Open to all ability levels (beginners welcome) ages 4-18.
Space is limited.
Divers don't need to be members of Garden Hills Pool to participate.
Fees:
$225 per diver (includes league fees, championship fee, and t-shirt)
2024 Practice Schedule: (note: divers will be divided into 1st half and 2nd half groups for each practice)
April: (starts Saturday 4/13)
- Fridays 4:00pm-6:00pm
- Saturdays 1:30pm-3:30pm
- Sundays 1:30pm-3:30pm
May:
- Friday (5/3) 4:00pm-6:00pm
- Saturday (5/4) 11:00am-1:00pm
- Sunday (5/5) 1:30pm-3:30pm
- Friday (5/17) 4:00pm-5:30pm
- Sunday (5/19) 9:00am-11:00am
- Saturday (5/25) 9:00am-11:00am
- Sunday (5/26) 9:00am-11:00am
- Fri (5/31) 3:30pm-5:00pm
June: (ends Friday 6/21)
- Sundays 9:00am-11:00am
- Mondays 3:30pm-5:00pm
- Tuesdays 2:00pm-3:30pm
- Fridays 3:30pm-5:00pm
Meets:
Wednesday or Thursday evenings at 5:30pm. The Championship Meet will take place on Saturday June 22nd. We expect and need the divers to participate in all the meets, understanding some may miss a meet due to family vacations, etc.
2024 Meet Schedule:
- Thurs 5/30 @ Brookwood Hills
- Wed 6/5 @ Wynterhall
- Thurs 6/6 @ The Branches
- Wed 6/12 @ Roxboro
- Wed 6/19 @ Smyrna
- Sat 6/22 - Championship Meet @ Georgia Tech
Coaches:
Welcome to our new Head Dive Coach Bruce Smith (see below)! Assisting Coach Bruce will be Coach McCoy, a state champion diver who is graduating from Midtown High School this spring and will be diving for Dartmouth in the fall. Both coaches are looking forward to a great season leading the Cool Sharks!
Hello All,
My name is Bruce Smith Jr., Yes, I am a die hard Buffalo Bills football fanatic. I am a retired United States Marine of 22 years. I have been swimming since I can remember. I was once a diver/swimmer and football player for Stone Mountain High School in Dekalb County. I dove and swam at the county and state levels. Due to a devastating football injury my senior year, my diving career was ended. While in the United States Marine Corps I was deployed to Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan multiple times. During my time in the service, I became a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival and attended the Marine Corps Combatant Diver course. So, I pretty much stayed in the water. LOL. I have 2 daughters Mya 18 and Jenna 11. I have coached summer league dive for the past 6 years. I am also the Head Diving Coach at Mount Vernon Presbyterian. I am hoping to build a competitive team, but we will also have loads of fun. I’m looking forward to teaching your Sharks and future Sharks while also learning from them. Semper Fi Coach Bruce 🦈