Welcome to our 2022 Pearland Pirate Coaches

HEAD COACH – Walker Wilson

We are so excited to announce that Walker Wilson will be our Head Coach this year for the Pearland Pirates 2022 season! We can’t wait for a great, fun season ahead! Here is a little information about Walker:

Walker started swimming competitively with Pearland Pirates at 5 years old. It was clear from early on that he was a backstroker. After that first summer season, he was ready for more and joined a local USA Swimming club team. Throughout his time in club swimming, he competed in the following higher level meets: TAGS, Sectionals, Zones and Futures

Walker began his high school swimming career with Dawson Aquatics, and earned district champion in the 100 backstroke his sophomore year. During his junior year of high school, he moved with his family to Oklahoma and unfortunately had to sit out a season due to eligibility rules. He came in strong his senior season, helping the team earn its first ever state championship. He also earned gold medals at state for his 100 back and medley relay.

He continued his swimming at the Division 1 level in college at the University of the Pacific.

Walker served as assistant Pirates coach last summer and is excited to be the head coach this summer. Through his 15+ years of competitive swimming, Walker has learned so many important life lessons and he looks forward to sharing his love of the sport with all the swimmers on the team!

Welcome Walker as our Head Coach! Check out one of his Pirates swimming picture when he was little and then all grown up!

ASSISTANT COACH – Reece Comeaux

Meet Reece Comeaux! Reece will be one of our Assistant Coaches for the Pirates 2022 season! Reece, we are so exited to have you on the coaching staff and know you will bring so much knowledge and fun to the practices and meets! Here is a little about Reece:

Reece is excited to be joining the coaching team for Pearland Pirates. He has been swimming with Pirates since he was 5 years old. He is a senior at Dawson and is on the swim and water polo teams. His favorite part of pirates is playing pickle! He will be attending LSU in the fall and studying engineering.

ASSISTANT COACH – Leyton Kraft

Leyton will be another of our Assistant Coaches this year! We are so happy he is here and he might even teach your kids a thing or two about water polo as well!
A little about Leyton…

Leyton is excited to join Pearland Pirates as an Assistant Coach. He has been swimming with Pirates since he was 7 years old. His first pirate season was when he fell in love with swimming. He swam for year round for PEAK for 8 years. He is a senior at Dawson, and is on the varsity swim and water polo team. He will be going to Texas A&M in the Fall to study engineering. He plans to continue playing water polo in college for Texas A&M’s club team.

Hi parents of new swimmers to the Pearland Pirates,

Please join us for a Parents Meeting for NEW swimmers to the team (or parents of swimmers who were previously pre-racers and will now be participating in regular meets) on Tuesday, May 3rd at 6pm at the covered pavilion next to the Silverlake Pool at 2715 Southwyck Pkwy. The board members will be there to give an overview of what to expect this season at practices and meets and to go over volunteer requirements, etc. We will be there to answer all of your questions!

Parents of returning swimmers are welcome to come but this meeting is geared for all our new swimmers.

We are excited to have all our new swimmers on the team!

Aargh,

Pearland Pirates Swim Board

Please join us on Thursday, May 19th at Big Horn BBQ between 5 -7 pm to get your swimmer’s packet. We will have your swimmer’s team shirt, cap, drawstring bag as well as goodies from our sponsors! Board members and assistant coaches will be there to answer questions you might have as well.

Plan to stay for dinner where 15% of the sales from our team will go to the Pearland Pirates! You MUST print a copy of the attached flyer to give to the cashier when ordering in order for our team to get credit for the sales. Unfortunately, a picture of the flyer on your phone will not be sufficient.

Big Horn BBQ
2300 Smith Ranch Rd
Pearland, TX 77584

We look forward to seeing you then!

Aargh!

Pearland Pirates Swim Board

Let’s talk Pirates team suits! We will be using the same suits we had last year. They are the Speedo Wave Wall, Crossback, Style #7192175 in Blue/Green for girls and Style #7052175 in Blue/Green for boys. Swim Shops of the Southwest said they will be available starting next week! Swim Shops, 9430 Broadway St #144, Pearland, TX.

Please try and have your suits by the first meet on June 4th! Pre-racers can buy a suit if they want to but it is not required.

Does anyone have a gently used suit that no longer fits and is willing to donate to another teammate/swimmer? Please go to our Facebook page where there is a post to let others know if you are looking for a suit or have a suit to give away.

Thanks,

Pearland Swim Board

Ahoy Pirates!

We wanted to provide a quick update on the 2022 season! We have about 1 month before practices start on May 10th!

Please check out our website at www.pearlandpirates.com. The website is updated with the current calendar of events, practice schedule, FAQs, meet schedule, and coaches’ information.

For our new swimmers:
-Emails to sign up for tryouts at the Pearland Natatorium on Sunday, April 24th between 3 and 6pm have been sent out. If you have a new swimmer to the team and you did not receive the email, please reach out to the swim board at pearland.swim.board@gmail.com. Please sign up your swimmer for a tryout time!
-Parents Meeting for NEW swimmers or parents of swimmers who were previously pre-racers and will now be participating in regular meets, will be in-person on Tuesday, May 3rd at 6pm at the covered pavilion next to the Silverlake Pool at 2715 Southwyck Pkwy. The board members will be there to give an overview of what to expect this season at practices and meets and to go over volunteer requirements, etc. Parents of returning swimmers are welcome to come but this meeting is geared for all our new swimmers.

-Practice Schedule:
Here is our practice schedule. You will be able to sign up for practice times beginning on Monday, April 25th.

May Practices (Begin Tuesday, May 10th)
4:00-4:40pm – 10 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
4:45-5:25pm – 14 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
5:30-6:10pm – 14 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
6:15-6:55pm – 18 and Under including high school/Jr coaches who want to practice @ Silvercreek only

​June Practices (Begin Wednesday, June 1st)
6:30-7:10am – 18 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
7:15-7:55am – 18 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
8:00-8:40am – 18 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
8:45-9:25am – 10 and Under and high school/jr coaches who want to practice @ Silvercreek only

Due to Dawson and Pearland High School graduations taking place on Friday, May 27th, there will be no practices this day!

Due to the pools being closed for cleaning after the Memorial Day holiday on Tuesday, May 31st, there will be no practices this day!

Packet Pickup:
Packet pickup will be on Thursday, May 19th from 5-7pm at Big Horn BBQ, 2300 Smith Ranch Road. We will have your swimmers’ team shirt, cap, and draw string bag. We will also have goodies from our sponsors to hand out. Please join us and stay for dinner. 15% of the sales from our team will go back to the Pearland Pirates.

Open Volunteer opportunities:

Please keep in mind, we are a volunteer organization and each family is required to volunteer for 1 shift per meet that your swimmer attends!
We still have following Committee Chairs open and 1 open Parent Board position. These positions count towards your entire season’s volunteer obligation.
-Ribbons Committee Chair
-Ready Area Committee Chair
-Spirit Shop Committee Chair
-Vice President, Parent Board
Please email the board with any volunteer questions! We would love to have you join us!

We are very excited about the upcoming season and are looking forward to meeting all our new swimmers and welcoming our returning swimmers back!

See you all soon at the pool!

Aargh!
Pearland Pirates Board
Pearland.Swim.Board@gmail.com