Meet Coach Watkins Our Swim Coach
Hi, I’m Coach Watkins and I will be serving as the Swim Coach at Shiloh High School for the 2025-2026 school year. I have served in the Gwinnett County School District four years as a mathematics teacher. This will be my my first year coaching swim and fourth year overall coaching (tennis and basketball). As an previous high school athlete myself, it is my goal to support and motivate students to surpass their limits in the sport and academically. I like forward to an amazing season with your students.
Meet Coach Langdon Our Dive Coach
My name is Tierney Langdon, and I am happy to serve as this year's Dive coach for Shiloh High School. I have worked in Gwinnett County for over 20 years, as well as a product of Gwinnett County Public Schools - Shiloh 1999 Grad. I work full time at Bay Creek Middle School as the 8th grade counselor. It is my passion to be an advocate for students, as they navigate their way into adulthood. I have always been an athlete, specifically in competitive cheer and gymnastics. In my adult life I am a certified 200 HR yoga instructor. I also enjoy obstacle course races, horseback riding with my horse Keaton and long-distance running. Thank you for having me, and I look forward to a great school year.
Important Dates
•October 6th : First Day of SWIM Practice @ Mountain Park Aquatic Center in Stone Mountain.
When: Monday-Thursday from 5:30PM-7:00PM in lanes 4-10
•October 9th : First Day of DIVE Practice @ Mountain Park Aquatic Center in Stone Mountain
When: Monday/Wednesday from 6:30PM-9:00PM in lanes 4-10 with Coach Langdon
•October 6th: DUES PAID ! For County Registration purposes. MUST have this paid in order to get in the water for practice.
•October 25th: First Swim/Dive Meet!!!
***Divers are expected to attend Swim Practice on Tuesday and Thursday.***
How Much Are Dues???
•Dues are $200 for swimmers/divers
•Dues pay for county fees, your apparel, meet snacks/meals.
•MY PAYMENTS PLUS OPENS ON OCTOBER 6th for $200 fees.
Transportation
Parents are FULLY responsible for getting their swimmer to and from practice and meets.
Please be aware, you are responsible for picking your swimmer up from Mountain Park by 7:20 PM SHARP!! Please be on time picking your swimmer up.
The first time you are more than 15 minutes late picking up your swimmer, from a practice or a meet, will be a warning. The second time your swimmer will be removed from the team and no refund will be issued.
We are respectful of your time, please be respectful of ours. As teachers, we are required to report to school at 6:30 AM daily.
Conduct
Representatives—Swimmers and divers are expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner at all times. During the season, you serve as a team representative to your peers and the Shiloh community. As such a representative, proper conduct must be shown at all times during the season. This includes school related activities and non-school related activities. Individuals may be removed from the team if they engage in conduct that reflects poorly on the team.
Examples of Misconduct:
-Impoliteness and boisterous behavior are not permitted
-Zero Tolerance for alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drug use
Consequences for Misconduct:
The coaches, based on severity of misconduct, will determine discipline for misconduct. Discipline consequences may be team probation, suspension, or removal from team.
Practice
All team members are expected to attend ALL scheduled practices throughout the season. The coaches must excuse any absence beforehand.
· Excused: too sick to attend school or family emergency
· Not Excused: club meetings, rehearsal for plays, school pageants, etc.
· USS swimmers may attend their USS practices in lieu of high school practices. The same attendance requirements will apply to these practices as are being applied to the Berkmar practices.
If you are a club swimmer, you are expected to be at all your team’s practices, unless attending high school practice.
· If you are committed to a FALL SPORT you must fulfill your commitment and are expected to join us as soon as your coach allows you to join us.
Necessities to Start Swim
Physicals!!
If your swimmer does not have their physical done and uploaded to RANK ONE he/she will NOT be permitted to participate in conditioning or in the water!
Dues Paid in FULL by the first week of practice!!!
Good Grades! We will be checking! More than one failing grade will result in suspension until improvement is verified by teacher.
EVERYTHING MUST BE FILLED OUT ON RANK ONE!!! RANK ONE MUST READ 100%!!!!
Miss Practice or Meet
If you are going to be unavailable for a practice or a meet Coach Watkins or Langdon need to be notified ASAP (preferably 48 hours in advance)
If you do not attend 3 out of 4 practices in a week you will NOT be entered in relays for that week’s meet.
If you no call/no-show a meet, you will not be entered in relays for the following meet.
We do however understand that you get sick. Please be considerate of your teammates and let Coach Watkins and Langdon know ASAP.!
Lettering Criteria
To earn a letter, you must be an eligible and ACTIVE team member for the entire season and meet the following qualifications:
Swimmers/Divers will be eligible to earn a varsity letter if they attend practice and meets, follow procedures, AND make points for the team. Athletes should also display good sportsmanship in and out of the pool. Earning a varsity letter is an HONOR, not a RIGHT. All varsity letters will be given at the sole discretion of the coaches.
Parent Representative
Oct. 11th in person parent training MPAC( computer/console /setup)
Oct. 18th in person parent training WGAC( computer/console /setup)
Oct. 18th All Divers and Dive parent training at Norcross High School media center 1PM.
Coach Contact
Coach Watkins: Quamisha.Watkins@gcpsk12.org
Coach Langdon:Tierney.Langdon@gcpsk12.org
Remind Code: shilohswim
Recommendations
Swimmers /Divers:
•Water bottles at all times (We should see you with them in class, the hallways, practice)
•Snack before practice (protein/carb combo)
•Meals must include complex carbs and protein
•Eat AT LEAST 3 meals a day AND 2 snacks.
•Swimmers expend over 350 calories per hour of practice! WOW!
Parents:
•Please send additional snacks and/or meals on meet days! Meets last several hours and your swimmers use a lot of energy! ☺