Are you looking for a children’s swim team in the Richmond area? Consider SwimRVA’s swim team — the Rapids. The Rapids swim team consists of multiple groups for various skill levels, helping young Richmonders embrace a love of swimming and explore it as a competitive sport.
Whether your child is a beginner who just finished swimming lessons or an experienced athlete looking for a challenge, SwimRVA’s swim team welcomes your child and your family.
Swim Team Open Houses and Evaluations
Join us for the 2026/2027 season! Click below to learn about how you can join the SwimRVA Rapids Swim Team family!
Small improvements at the wall can make a BIG difference in your race!
SwimRVA’s Starts & Turns Clinic gives swimmers focused instruction and practice on two of the most important parts of competitive swimming. Athletes will work with SwimRVA coaches to improve technique, build confidence and develop more speed entering and leaving every wall.
Swimmers will focus on explosive starts, underwater skills, faster turns, strong push-offs and race-ready technique.
Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or drop valuable time in your next race, this clinic is built to help you get faster where it counts.
SwimRVA is passionate about providing competitive swim team opportunities for all ages. Take a look at our various class levels to find the right fit for your child:
Class 1 Rapids Novice: Novice swimmers must legally know and exhibit experience in the four major strokes. This level is ideal for kids who just finished swimming lessons and are ready to refine their skills and put them to the test.
Class 2 Rapids Advanced Novice: The advanced novice group is swimmers with skills a step above the novice group, yet is still an introduction to competitive swimming.
Class 3 Rapids Age Group: In this group, swimmers work in a more structured and competitive environment. Practices are formed around strength building and clock management, with some dryland workouts built in.
Class 4 Rapids Junior Group: The junior group swim team consists of young, competitive swimmers who focus more on the hidden aspects of training, such as nutrition, time management and adequate sleep.
Class 5 Rapids Pre-Senior Group: Our pre-senior team takes the competition up a level, focusing our practices and efforts on the final competition of the season. During practice times, we encourage and challenge swimmers to reach their full potential, teaching positive self-talk and teamwork.
Class 6 Rapids Senior Group: Being our most advanced level, the senior group swimmers are leaders in and out of the water. Swimmers from this team have graduated to state and national levels.
Senior SPEED: This group focuses on short distance swims – PERFECT for your high school athlete!
Why We’re Different
We don’t just teach skills — we help teach a positive, team-focused mindset to your child.
We are a USA Swimming Team, with maximum quality training and minimum pressure or stress.
We help your child focus on stroke development, trusting their body, character development and general life skills.
With the SwimRVA Rapids Swim Team, you can choose your own days and times to practice.
We pro-rate the first month, there are no contracts and no cancellation fees…ever.
Join Our Richmond Swim Team Today!
Ready to dive into your swimming goals? Whether you’re in high school looking to join a competitive swim team or a parent seeking a high-quality kids’ swim team for your little athlete, the coaches at SwimRVA can’t wait to meet you.
