Richmond, Va- Over 400 swimmers from across Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland will travel to SwimRVA from November 7-9 to compete in the Commonwealth Cup. This premier, early season meet runs in a championship-style format, granting swimmers a valuable opportunity to practice prelims/ finals competition leading into their mid-season championships.

Past years of Commonwealth Cup have featured numerous Olympic Trials, Junior Nationals, and NCAA Championship qualifiers, including 2024 Olympian Thomas Heilman and Women’s Junior National Team member Emerson Callis.

SwimRVA will utilize a state-of-the-art video streaming system for those unable to attend Commonwealth Cup in person, extending the reach of the meet to spectators beyond Richmond. Athletes’ names, team and time will be displayed in an overlay of their lane just as it appears in nationally televised meets such as the Olympics. Spectators will also have the ability to rewatch races multiple times. Those interested can visit https://swimrva.vhx.tv/products for more information.

Richmond has become one of the top tourism destinations in the country, boosted by the incredible growth in sports and aquatic competition. SwimRVA generates $7 million in economic impact annually through events. SwimRVA has fueled the Richmond region’s national reputation for major events. The nonprofit’s headquarters facility in Chesterfield County has hosted the TYR Pro Swim Series, Toyota U.S. Open, and several USA Swimming championships including Futures, Eastern Zone Super Sectionals, and Eastern Zone Age Group Championships. 

Dozens of Olympic athletes have competed at SwimRVA’s  world class aquatics center on their journeys to national and international medals.The regional success is made possible by partnerships with Richmond Region Tourism, Chesterfield County and the local business community.

SwimRVA’s facility boasts a 54,000 square foot indoor aquatics center. The 50-meter steel pool was originally constructed for the 2008 Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb. and disassembled and rebuilt as the centerpiece of SwimRVA’s aquatic center. 

The nonprofit works to provide quality aquatic programs in the Richmond region across six programming locations and jurisdictions. SwimRVA’s Learn-to-Swim initiative is making the community safer and healthier by providing free swim lessons to local second graders. Over the last decade, SwimRVA has served over 15,000 children through the program, which has grown to serve Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Hopewell City, Prince George County, and the City of Richmond.

SwimRVA focuses on a future where every person in the capital region has access to life changing opportunities.