Vikings Winter Swim Registration is now open! Click here to sign up!

We're excited to announce that the Vikings will again offer our September-to-May winter swim program at South Run Rec Center on Sunday evenings. Please read below to find out about some important changes from last season. This program is designed to help keep swimmer stroke mechanics sharp and prevent regression through about 22 one-hour technique-based sessions. (There is no session on weekends adjacent to FCPS holidays or when the facility is hosting another event.)

This season, we are proud to announce that Coach Nathan Callahan will be in charge of all programming. In addition to our other familiar Vikings coaches, Coach Nathan will be assisted on deck by our wonderful Viking parents and swimmers themselves: Ed Warren, Marcy Carpenter, and Kristin West.

As Head Coach, Nathan is very excited to take ownership of this coaching opportunity and have our swimmers ready to hop back in the pool next summer without missing a beat. Unlike recent seasons, this year will focus on swimmers who are already proficient swimmers - ie, have already completed a full season of 8U Vikings without needing a coach in the water with them consistently. For swimmers new to the program, they will need to have passed the Village West swim test and have coach approval. Feel free to email me if you'd like to discuss whether this will be a good fit for your child or not! Unfortunately, this does mean that some of our Winter Vikings from last year will not be eligible to sign up this season.

We plan to have a lane for older swimmers (13+ and by coach approval for 11/12) and a lane for younger swimmers (8U-12). We very much want older swimmers to join us again - Coach Nathan is ready for them! Our 8U swimmers need to be able to complete an entire practice in the water on their own. Due to limited lane space, we will not be able to have a coach in the water full time even for 8Us.

We're scheduled to meet on Sundays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at South Run Rec Center. See the calendar below for swim dates marked with a purple star.

The cost will be unchanged from last season at $230 per swimmer for the entire season. (There are no multi-swimmer discounts with the winter swim program.)

Vikings Winter Swim Details:

Where: South Run Rec Center

Cost: $230

When: Select Sundays from 6-7PM

Exactly when: 9/13, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13, 1/10, 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9

Feel free to email me to discuss further if this would be a good fit for your swimmer. I hope everyone has been enjoying a quiet couple weeks!

Thanks,

Brandi