Swim Team Contacts
Head Coach: Mike Cook
Assistant Coaches:
Lauren Cook, Christie DeFlumeri, Rachel Potts
Sydney Langer (Head of Mini-Dolphins/Swim School) Eva Estrada (Mini-Dolphins/Swim School)
A Rep: Melissa Marr sixmarrfamily@yahoo.com
Asst A Rep: Melissa Surette melissa.surette@yahoo.com
B Rep: Ciaran Lusick calusick@verizon.net
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Swim Team News
SWIM TEAM 2012!!
Welcome to Lee Graham Swim Team! We are looking forward to another exciting summer of swimming! The swim team is the perfect place for children up to age 18 to improve their swimming skills, make friends and enjoy fun activities all summer. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 12 from 4-6pm for the swim team registration day/kick-off party. You will be able to register for the team, try on and purchase the new team suit and meet the coaches. Please come join us if you are interested in learning more about the team. If you can't make the meeting, you can click here on the registration link, fill out and print the form and send it to the address listed on the form. Please remember to fill out the volunteer form on the second page to let us know which volunteer positions you would be willing to fill. With close to 200 swimmers on the team, we need everyone's help to make the meets and social events run smoothly!
We are fortunate to have Mike Cook returning as our head coach, Lauren Cook returning as an assistant coach, and Christie DeFlumeri, Rachel Potts, Sydney Langer (Mini-Dolphins/Swim School) and Eva Estrada (Mini-Dolphins/Swim School) joining the coaching staff. The Dolphins are competing once again in Division 2 of the Northern Virginia Swimming League (NVSL) and will swim "A" Meets on Saturday mornings with Vienna Aquatic, Oakton, Fairfax Station, Fairfax and Little Rocky Run. We will also have four developmental or "B" Meets on Monday evenings during the summer.
The team practices Monday through Friday beginning Wednesday, May 30 through the end of July. Practices will be held in the afternoons until school lets out and then will switch to the mornings. A full practice schedule is listed on the calendar below along with the meets and social activities.
For practices and competition, the swim team is divided into age groups as follows: swimmers 8 years old and under, 9-12 year olds, 13-14 year olds and 15-18 year old swimmers (swimmers 13-18 practice at the same time). The team also has a Mini-Dolphins/Swim School for those children who have had swim lessons and are comfortable swimming at least half the length of the pool unassisted but who are not ready to swim laps with the team. Mini-Dolphins are usually 8 years old or younger and can move to the 8&under group on the team during the season if they are ready. Mini-Dolphins are part of the team and register for the team with the same form.
Mini-Dolphins/Swim School practice is Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 4:15-5pm (beginning June 5) while practices are in the afternoons. After school gets out for the summer, Swim School pratices will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11-11:45 am. All swimmers, including those in Swicm School come at 9am on Fridays for Fun Fridays. As members of the team, Mini-Dolphins are welcome at all team events and activities and are encouraged to swim in the "B" Meets. There will be Mini-Dolphins/Swim School evaluations on Tuesday, June 5th at 4:15pm and Thursday, June 7 at 4:15pm. At the evaluations, the coaches will watch your child swim and decide the best place for him or her to continue to develop better swimming skills (either Mini-Dolphins/Swim School, the 8&under group of the team or swim lessons.)
We are looking forward to seeing you soon - Go Dolphins!!
Melissa Surette A Team Rep
Ciaran Lusick B Team Rep
**There will be an afternoon practice all season on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4-5pm only for younger swimmers who are in camps or summer classes and can't make the morning practice.
