Mission Statement
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  •  To provide Bellaire High School students with a high quality competitive swimming and diving program:
​         The coaching staff will provide the students with advanced instruction in the four competitive strokes, provide them with challenging
         competitive opportunities at both a Junior Varsity and Varsity Level.

Goals and Requirements

  • Swim Team is a competitive sport.  The team practices the entire school year, five days a week.  Most new swimmers will be placed in 4th period athletics/swim team.  Zero period swim will be reserved for Varsity swimmers.  Competing in competitions is required.  You will receive PE credit for the class. ​

The Team's Role

  • The team members will be responsible for maintaining a satisfactory participation rate at practices, maintaining passing grades in all classes, and for participating in the designated competitions. Failing to meet these obligations or unsatisfactory conduct in any class or setting may be grounds for dismissal from the swim team.

First Year Swimmers

  • By the end of their first year, all swimmers will be able to complete a minimum of 100 yards in all four competitive strokes with legal technique, be able to perform legal turns in all competitive strokes, and will be able to perform racing dives and relay starts. 
  • All team members will participate in a minimum of four competitions (per Coach's discretion).
  • All team members will maintain a minimum practice participation rate of 90% (For Club swimmers, this will mean 90% practice participation for their Club or Bellaire HS practices).

Junior Varsity Swimmers

  • By the end of their second year, all swimmers will have improved efficiency in their stroke and turn technique for all four competitive strokes and improved technique in their racing dives and relay starts. Their improved aerobic conditioning and technique will be demonstrated by improvement in their competitive performances. 
  • All JV team members will participate in a minimum of six competitions (per Coach's discretion).
  • All JV team members will maintain a minimum practice participation rate of 90% (For Club swimmers, this will mean 90% practice participation for their Club or Bellaire HS practices).

Varsity Swimmers

  • Varsity level swimmers will have mastered competitive stroke technique for all four competitive strokes. They will have effective starts and turns. Their aerobic conditioning will continue to improve. They will demonstrate expertise in their specialty strokes and events with competitive performances ranked among the top of the team. 
  • All Varsity team members will participate in a minimum of eight competitions (per Coach's discretion).
  • All Varsity team members will maintain a minimum practice participation rate of 90% (For Club swimmers, this will mean 90% practice participation for their Club or Belliare HS practices).

Contact Coach

You may contact Coach Gary Johnson (gjohns22@houstonisd.org) if you have questions.