Primers for Swimmers & Their Parents

If you are parents new to the Hinsdale Swim Club, you probably have a lot of questions! We're more than happy to help in any way we can. Please don't hesitate to contact Betsy Burns ([email protected]) or Morgan Wind ([email protected]) for help or information.

In the meantime, the following documents may answer some of your questions. 

• A Comprehensive Glossary of Swimming Terms
• An Overview of the Sport of Swimming
• A Primer on HSC Swim Practice
• A Primer on What You Need to do Before a Swim Meet
• A Primer on What to Expect at a Swim Meet

Here is the presentation that we gave at our Swimming 101 meetings for parents: Swimming 101 Presentation (9/8/25)

Here is our September 2025 newsletter!

We recommend that parents link their swimmer's Google practice calendar to their phones to have the most up to date practice times and locations.  Step by step instructions can be found here.

An excellent resource for parents is the USA Swimming website.  Visit https://www.usaswimming.org/swimmers-parents for more information.