Swim Team Program Details:

• Our swim team season begins right after Memorial Day to the end of July.  All practices will be held before the pool opens in the mornings. *please note notice of cancelation of any practices could occur depending on weather or pool issues out of our control.  Parents will be notified as early as possible is this occurs.

• Practices are one hour long, 4 times a week (Mondays - Thursdays) after school is out for summer. Before school is out, they will be held on Saturdays and Sundays only (the first two weekends of the session). There are 2 different practice sessions that swimmers can sign up for. There is no difference between them as far as level or age. Only difference is the time of the practices.  (*Pls note Tadpole program details differs from what is noted above- pls see that section for those details)  

  • • Green Phish: 

      • • 9-10am on Saturdays and Sundays (May 31 to June 8)

        • 7:30-8:30am on Mondays-Thursdays (June 12 to July 17)

    • Blue Phish:

      • • 10-11am on Saturdays and Sundays (May 31 to June 8)

        • 9-10am on Mondays-Thursdays (June 12 to July 17)

• To join the swim team, all swimmers must be able to swim across the full length of the pool in at least one of the strokes without assistance. Swimmers may sign up for either the green phish practices or the blue phish practices. At practices, swimmers will be divided by age group or skill level.  During meets swimmers are aligned with their competitive age groups.  The League age groupings consist of: 8 and under; 9-10; 11-12; 12-14; and 15-18.  

**Please note; At all practices & meets all 10 and under must be accompanied by a responsible individual at least 15 years of age or older. 

• In addition to the practices swimmers have the opportunity to participate in A Meets and/or B Meets (these are exciting competitive swim team opportunities).  These will start on June 14th.  Meets (noted below) will be held at various pools in and around the area, as well as one that we will host. 

-All A Meets are on Saturday mornings (8-10am); 

-All B Meets are on Wednesday evenings (6-8pm) 

**Please note that swimmers will have to be there an hour earlier for warmups.

Tadpole Program Details 

• This is a new program being added to this coming swim season.  

• Tadpole practice program begins after the school year has ended. However, we will have several fun activities beforehand that we hope the tadpoles will come and participate in!  The program will run from June 16 - July 23. program includes:

  • • 30 minute practices, 3 days a week for 6 weeks (Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at 8:30-9am

    • Tadpoles will have the ability to experience B meets once determined by the coaches that he/she is ready.

    • Tadpoles may participate in all social and fun activities that are built into the swim season!!

• Tadpoles is a program that is meant for young swimmers (ideally ages 5-8) who enjoy learning how to swim.  We welcome younger brothers and sisters of those joining the swim team.  

• **Please note that this is not for complete beginners. Some requirements include:

  • • ability to swim about half the length of the pool 

    • ability to comfortably submerge their body and face in the water without assistance

    • be able to comfortably submerge their body and face in the water without assistance

    • be comfortable swimming away from the wall to a coach without assistance

Team Meets Information:

During meets swimmers have the opportunity to compete against other teams in the swim league to earn points as a team as well as track individual progress.  All swimmers must try to attend practices regularly in order to participate in the meets.

• A Meets will be held every Saturday morning (8-10am), starting on June 14. 

**A meets are the more competitive meets at which swimmers get to compete against other teams in the swim league to earn points as a team.

• B Meets are on Wednesday evenings (6-8pm), starting on June 18.  

**B meets are more developmental meets at which swimmers can get competition experience as well as track their own individual progress. 

• The season will end with the last meet on July 19 (Divisionals).

• Time trials will be held on June 7th (internal) to help determine where each swimmer is at and which events they should race. 

Colonial Swim League (CSL) Meets 

A Team Meets on Saturday mornings. (Must be there at 7:00am for warmups)

June 14- @ Barrington (BAR)

June 21-@ Glen Cove (GC)

June 28-@ Home! against Saratoga (SAR)

July 5-@ Sugarland Run (SR)

July 12-@ Chantilly National Club (CNC)

B Team Meets on Wednesday Evenings. (Must be there by 4:30pm for warmups)

June 18-@ Sequoia Farms (SF)

June 25-@ Franklin Glen (FG)

July 2-@ Franklin Farm (FF)

July 9-@ Home! against Chinquapin

**There are also other optional meets hosted by the league that we have the opportunity to participate in:

IM Meet

July 7 @ Chantilly National Club (CNC) 

Address: 14901 Braddock Road Centreville, VA 20120

Relay Carnival

July 13 @ Sugarland Run (SR)

Address:  200 Greenfield Court Sterling, VA 20164

Divisionals

July 19 @ Chantilly National Club (CNC) for Gold Division

Address: 14901 Braddock Road Centreville, VA 20120

All Stars (this is based on selection/competitive times from Divisionals)

July 26 @ Ashburn Village

Address:

CSL Gold Division Teams that we will compete against may include:

Barrington Blue Fins (BAR)

9376 Braymore Circle

Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Chantilly National Golf and Country Club Bluefins (CNC)

14901 Braddock Road

Centreville, VA 20120

Glen Cove Pirates (GC)

5471 Brigantine Way

Fairfax Va 22032

Saratoga Stingrays (SAR)

8070 Edinburgh Drive

Springfield, VA 22153

Sugarland Run Dolphins (SR) 

200 Greenfield Court Sterling, VA 20164