"You haven't lost if you didn't win first place as long as you do your very best. You only lose when you know you could've tried harder."

"Somebody has to stop the clock, it might as well be a Shark."

"If Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff have to practice, then so do you."

Meet Our Coach
Coach Stewart has extensive experience working with children. Not only has she been coaching our swim team for over ten years, during the "off" season she occupies her time teaching fourth grade at Fort Washington forest Elementary School. She has lived in the Fort Washington community for over 30 years and has been involved with swim teams on just about every level-stroke judge, team rep, and even parent of three former swimmers. Her primary goal for her students/swimmers is to raise their level of ability within an environment of encouragement. Regardless of the level a swimmer brings to the team, Coach Stewart encourages each swimmer to do his/her best. Her primary mission is to foster an environment which instills good values and sportsmanship while helping the swimmers to realize their potential.

Swim Meets
To compete well in a swim meet a Shark needs to be rested properly, which means getting enough sleep the night before. Be sure to compensate for the early morning wake-up and drive time, for away meets, by going to bed early the night before. Also, don't forget to make sure that you have enough time to have a nutricious breakfast.

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Excercise Tips
 

Nutrition
 

Cheers
Submit your Shark cheer by posting it to the Webmaster via email by clicking the Webmaster.

 Tick Tock
 Leader: Tick Tock
 Team: Beat the clock
 Leader: Breast, back, free
 Team: One, two and three
 Leader: Butterfly?
 Team: Just watch us fly
 Leader: Sharks
 Team: Beat their marks
 Team: Gooooooo Sharks!

 Bye Bye
 Leader: Up on the roof
 Team: 200 proof
 Leader: We swim our lengths
 Team: These are our strengths
 Leader: When we swim back
 Team: We lead the pack
 Leader: When we swim breast
 Team: We lead the rest
 Leader: When we swim free
 Team: It's a victory
 Leader: And when we swim fly
 Team: We wave. BYE BYE!

 Shark Sign
 Leader: Who are they?
 Team: (Opponents name)!
 Leader: Should we give 'em the sign?
 Team: YEAH!
 Leader: Should we give 'em the sign?
 Team: OH YEAH!
 Leader: Really?!? The Shark sign?
 Team: OH HECK YEAH!
 Leader: Sharks are number One!  (leader holds up POINTER finger)
 Team: Number One! ... One! One! One!  (team holds up POINTER finger)

 Shark Bait
 Shark bait whoo ha ha (loud)
 Shark bait whoo ha ha (louder)
 Shark bait whoo ha ha (louder!)
 Shark bait whoo ha ha (louder!!)

 Shark Attack
 Hey (opponent's name)
 We are Fort Washington
 Upon our backs you may see fins
 We love to WIN! WIN! WIN!
 Sharks cut teeth every night
 We love to BITE! BITE! BITE!
 You came all this way and we think its neat
 Don't be sad when you're BEAT! BEAT! BEAT!
 We're glad you're here and hope you'll be back
 For another Shark Attack Ack! Ack! Ack!

 Hey You Over There
 Hey you over there, now you’re gonna hear
 Fort Washington do their Shark cheer
 We’re number one and we know it’s true
 But if you don’t believe us, then we’ll show you
 We dive in the water and swim real fast
 ‘Cuz we love to swim, so let’s have a blast
 We’re glad you’re here, so let’s have some fun
 Fort Washington Sharks are number ONE

 Let's Win It Again
 Let me hear ya say YEAH, YEAH
 Let me hear ya say OH YEAH, OH YEAH
 We're number one, OH YEAH
 Fort Washington, OH YEAH
 We're number two, OH YEAH
 From Timbuckto, OH YEAH
 We're number three, OH YEAH
 As you can see, OH YEAH
 We're number four, OH YEAH
 'Cause we can score, OH YEAH
 We're number five, OH YEAH
 Don't take no jive, OH YEAH
 We're number six, OH YEAH
 We got the chicks, OH YEAH
 We're number seven, OH YEAH
 We're going to heaven, OH YEAH
 We're number eight, OH YEAH
 'Cause we're so great, OH YEAH
 We're number nine, OH YEAH
 'Cause we're so fine, OH YEAH
 We're number ten, OH YEAH
 Let's win it again, OH YEAH