<p>I am a senior in high school, and I applied to Johns Hopkins through Early Decision. If I get accepted, I would really like to swim on the Johns Hopkins swim team, and I think my times are pretty comparable to those of the people on the swim team. However, my high school doesn't have a swim team, and I didn't swim on a club team this year or the last half of last year due to academic obligations. However, I swam on a summer league this past summer (as I have done every summer since I was 10), so I only have current times for 50 meter races. I have official times for other races, but they are outdated now, and I won't be able to get new official times until about February. Should I fill out the athletic questionare now, and use the times I have, or should I wait until after I get newer official times?? Would filling out the questionare have any impact on my application for the school??? Thanks of the help!</p>
<p>Swimmer4life089, you might want to e-mail the coach and tell him your previous times, and explain to him how long it has been since “regular” swim meets. My D quit USA swimming 6 months ago, and now starting back up high school swimming, whe was shocked how bad her times have become. If you want to maybe be a walk on, I would suggest starting now, either USA club swimming or perhaps your local YMCA Masters team, alot of them have workouts before school. It seems as if you were previously a USA swimmer, so the YMCA option, Masters or self swim, is a good option. D has done the Y thing before when whe had conflicts, she just used workouts from her club team. Good Luck!</p>
<p>That’s some good advice you got from GA2012MOM and I would agree … you should email the coach. It can’t hurt. Also, if you fill out the questionnaire that will not impact your admissions decision one way or the other … that is a form for athletics only.</p>
<p>It seems as if the most likely scenario if you are admitted is that you will try out for the team as a walk-on.</p>