2003 Waves Swim Team

photo courtesy of the Sturke family

Registration for the 2004 Countryside Waves Team will be held May 1 and May 15 from10-12 at the Parkway Pool Meeting Room.  There will be an informational meeting for new families on May 1 at 9:00AM.

The CountrySide Waves Swim Team is a local swim team for swimmers 5 to 18 years old who live in the Countryside Community in Sterling, Virginia. The Countryside Waves Swim Team has been developing outstanding competitive swimmers for years. Its mission is simply stated: To help each swimmer achieve their full potential as members of the team and to better prepare them for the challenges of an ever-changing world. The pursuit of that mission is implemented in a well-designed program that emphasizes team spirit and dedication to the team's goals, and progressively trains swimmers, physically and mentally, from the fundamentals to the achievement of excellence.

The team is a member of the Colonial Swim League. The league has over 22 teams throughout Northern Virginia. Our team competes in the Blue Division, along with Arlington Knights of Columbus,
Armfield Farms, Hayden Village, South Riding and Saratoga. We compete in the four major swim strokes: back, breast, butterfly and freestyle. We also swim individual medleys (one length of each stroke) and age group and mixed age relays. Swimmers age 8 and under swim one lap of the pool
(25 meters) in competition. Older swimmers swim two laps (50 meters) in competition, except for the 9-10 butterfly, which is a 25 meter event.

Our regular season begins immediately following Memorial Day and ends with Divisionals on July 24. The league’s top 12 swimmers in each age group for each stroke compete in the All Star Meet scheduled for July 31. We practice five days a week and have swim meets on Wednesday evenings
and Saturday mornings.

In addition to the Waves, we offer a unique program called the "Ripples" for 5-8 year olds who are just beginning their competitive swimming career and who require a little extra attention in their workouts. This program accepts a maximum of 20 swimmers and consists of two separate 30-minute practice sessions with 10 swimmers in each session.  Ripples swimmers must be able to swim a full length of the pool (25 meters) in a recognizable stroke. During the first week of practice, the coaches will evaluate all Ripples swimmers.  If the coaching staff determines a swimmer is not proficient enough to participate, the registration fee will be refunded.  Please note: In case of over-registration, Waves' siblings will get first priority in the Ripples Program.

Click here to see the latest team standings for the Blue Division - this will take you to CSL's website so remember to hit your back button to get back to our site!!

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