Community League Meets

Community League Meets are a fun, low-pressure introduction to competitive swimming for younger Rapids swimmers and Station 6 & 7 Swim School students. These short meets give swimmers a chance to race, learn how meets work and build confidence, without USA Swimming time standards or long meet days. With fun themes, music, great announcing and supportive coaching, it’s all about racing, learning and having FUN!

TIME: 

  • WARM UPS 5:40 PM
  • MEET RUNS 6:30-8:30 PM

LOCATION: SWIMRVA-CSAC, 5050 RIDGEDALE PKWY

SwimRVA Rapids Swim Team Open House

Come out and meet your coaches, learn about the SwimRVA Rapids family and meet some new friends!  Maybe see some old friendly faces.  Multiple dates available (7/11, 8/1, 8/15) from 6-7pm.  RSVP below:

DATES:

  • Monday (7/11)
  • Monday (8/1)
  • Monday (8/11)

TIME: 6:00PM – 7:00PM

SwimRVA Rapids Starts and Turns Clinics

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.

DATES/ TIMES:

  • October 2nd:  5pm OR 6pm
  • November 6th:  5pm OR 6pm
  • December 4th:  5pm OR 6pm
  • January 29th:  5pm OR 6pm
  • February 5th:  5pm OR 6pm
  • March 5th:  5pm OR 6pm

LOCATION: SwimRVA-Meadowbrook, 3700 Cogbill Rd, Richmond VA 23234

Chili Cook-Off

Join your fellow community members for our annual Chili Cookoff & Costume Contest! Bring your best batch of chili, dress up in your favorite costume, and enjoy some friendly competition, great food and plenty of laughs. Want to enter your chili? Pick up a recipe form at the front desk!

DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

TIME: 12:30-2:00 PM

LOCATION: SWIMRVA-CSAC, 5050 RIDGEDALE PKWY

2027 New Years Challenge

The SwimRVA New Year’s Challenge is about YOU.  It is about setting goals for the coming year.  No matter if you are a beginning swimmer or just finished crossing the English Channel, this event is YOURS. The measure of success is not how far you swim, but whether you reached YOUR goal and set a NEW GOAL for next year.  We hope the New Year’s Challenge is rejuvenating and centers each and every participant on the SUCCESS they will achieve in and out of the pool.

DATE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31

TIME: 2:00PM-5:00PM

LOCATION: SWIMRVA-CSAC, 5050 RIDGEDALE PKWY