X-Cel Swimming is a parent run USA Swimming team founded in 1995, and based in Mercer County. During these years, we have provided a core program of competitive short course swimming from September to March, and long course swimming from April to the end of July. Swimmers in the core program are divided into five different levels based on age and ability. Swimmers in the youngest level should be able to swim a lap without difficulty. Level 1 swimmers practice four days a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Swimmers in Level 2 and Level 3 practice five days a week, and swimmers in Level 4 and Level 5 practice six days a week. In addition to the core programs, we provide two supplemental programs consisting of a fall preparatory program for high school swimmers from September to November, and a spring pre-PASDA program from April to June.
Our core short course and long course programs swim at DeNunzio pool and Dillon pool on the campus of Princeton University. The supplemental fall preparatory program for high school swimmers is also based at DeNunzio pool at Princeton University. The supplemental spring pre-PASDA program is based at Princeton University or at Mercer County Community College. The Mercer County Community College pool is located in the Physical Education Building on the West Windsor Campus of MCCC.
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Organizational Structure: X-Cel Swimming was founded as a non-profit corporation dedicated to serving the young people of the Princeton area. A ten member Board of Trustees provide guidance and administrative support to the running of the corporation. At present, the Board of Trustees is composed of the following individuals:
Ted Covey
Craig Deardorff
Susan Druckman
Frank Halpin
Andy Kichline
Lucy Le
Dave Lewinson
Olaf Noisten
Nord Winnan
Jack Zhang
Business Affairs: The responsibilities for handling the day to day business affairs of the team are divided among the members of the Board, and the team's Treasurer. These responsibilities include management of the payroll expenses, securing and scheduling pool time with Princeton University and other pools if needed, collection of fees from members, providing information to new swimmers interested in joining the team, accepting applications to join X-Cel and a variety of other miscellaneous jobs that involve the business of running the team. Other specific tasks include the administrative work to support our Pre-PASDA and Pre-High School programs.
Timing Assignments and Safety Committee: The committee schedules timing assignments for meets at which we are required to provide timers. The committee are responsible for team safety, and instructs and certifies our coaches as needed.
Meet Entries: Meet entries are handled by the Meet Committee.
Policy on nutritional supplements: The Coaches recognize the value of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle as a part of a good training program. The Coaches and the Board of Trustees do not endorse, recommend or condone the use of any performance enhancing substance that isn't recognized as a part of normal sound nutritional practice.
Assistance: As a parent run organization, volunteers are needed each season to assist with all aspects of running the team, such as social events, publicity, etc. The functioning of the team is highly dependent on the collective contributions provided by family members of the team. Listed below is committee list that parents could involve in. Volunteers are always welcome!!
Administrative
Apparel Committee
Bylaws Committee
Fundraising Committee
Meet Entries Committee
Publicity Committee
Policies & Procedures Committee
Recruiting Committee
Social Committee
Timing Assignments & Safety Committee
Website Committee