Frequently Asked Questions -
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Q. Does the team have varsity status, or is it a club team?
A. The team is considered as a club team. Club sports differ from varsity sports in that clubs are responsible for their expenses. Financial commitments are primarily met through dues, student organized events, and annual fundraising. Thus, we do not offer any athletic scholarships.
Club sports are also open only to full-time Boston University undergraduate students. Certain recreational clubs may include graduate students. Graduate students may not compete on a club that is competitive in nature, that conducts try-outs or if participation by a graduate student takes an opportunity away from an undergraduate student. Faculty, staff, alumni and FitRec Members are not permitted to join a club sport.
Q.How often does the team practice?
We practice three times a week: Tuesday and Thursday nights 7 – 10pm, and Sundays 12 – 3pm. On Tuesdays and Thursdays nights, we meet from 7-8 on land in order to learn and landrill the routines and stretch.
Q.How many meets do you go to each season?
We usually attend three or four meets each season, two of them being the ECAC and U.S Collegiate Nationals. We also try to host a meet every year so our friends and family can come and cheer for us.
Q. What does a meet consist of?
A meet consists of four competitions – one for each type of routine. We compete with other collegiate teams – varsity and club – in each.
Routines are divided by the number of swimmers in the routine. There are solos, duets, trios, and team routines. A team routine can have anywhere from four to eight swimmers. Solos last three minutes, duets and trios three and a half minutes, and team routines are four minutes.
We also compete in the figure competition, which are technical elements.
Q. I am interested in joining – do I need to have any synchro experience?
Absolutely not, we will teach you everything you need to know. Dance or swimming experience is certainly valuable, but even if you don’t have that, we’ll work with you.
Q. I definitely want to join. How do I go about it?
The best thing to do is send an email to Marie Hoff and Leah Daniels. They will get you started.
