Nations Capital Swim Club - Dulles South

Parents & Swimmers,

Friday, October 6th, Riding Center Blvd will be partially closed for the Freedom High School Homecoming Parade, from 5:15 till 6:30 pm. As this coincides with our practice time, please plan your athlete's pickup and drop off accordingly. This will affect traffic patterns around Dulles South.

Thanks!
NCAP Dulles South Staff

Outfitting packages will be available to pick up at practice starting today! Please make sure your athlete picks up their bag. Exchanges can be done at Sport Fair. Questions? Send us an email!

REMINDER:
Today is the last day to sign up for the October Open!!! Sign up on the team website!!

Calling all Homeschool families!!!
This September, our team is starting a program just for homeschool swimmers, and we would like to get your interest. If you live in Loudoun County, or even close by, and are looking for a swim program just for homeschoolers, please take a look at our interest survey below, and feel free to reach out with any questions. Happy to talk about our team. Thanks so much!!
Interest Survey: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSe14yqL9SfomG.../viewform
Want to know more about us? Check us out here: https://nationscapitalswimming.com/dulles-south-riding

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NO PRACTICE TODAY:
Monday, May 1st,
For all Bronze 1, Silver 1, Silver 2, and Silver 3.
The power is out at Dulles South.
We will keep you posted via email of any practice changes for tomorrow, May 2nd.

CONGRATULATIONS to our seniors Drew and Maggie Collier on their college decisions!!! Drew and Maggie will be attending the Savannah College of Art and Design this fall. Maggie will be studying sequential art, and Drew will be studying film. Thank you Collier family for your many years of support for NCAP! We are so excited to see what your futures hold! GO BEES!!!

REMINDER:
NO PRACTICE
For all groups tonight, Saturday, and Sunday, due to the meet at Dulles South.
We will resume our regular schedule on Monday the 14th.

Reminder:
NO AFTERNOON PRACTICES
today, Oct 31, for all groups.
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PRACTICE START DATES

• Gold 1, Gold 2, Gold 3 and Silver 2 Select will begin practice on Monday, August 29: o Monday, August 29-Thursday, September 1 (no practice on September 2, 4 & 5)

▪ Gold 1 – 5:00-7:00 am @ Southern Walk (43081 Village Drive,
Broadlands, VA 20148)
▪ Gold 2 – 5:00-7:00 am @ Southern Walk (43081 Village Drive,
Broadlands, VA 20148)
▪ Gold 3 – 5:00-7:00 am @ Dulles South (24950 Riding Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20152)
▪ Silver 2 Select – 5:00-7:00 am @ Dulles South (24950 Riding Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20152)

• Silver 1, Silver 2, Silver 3, Bronze 1B and Bronze 2B will begin practice on Tuesday, September 6.

• Bronze 1A and Bronze 2A will begin practice on Wednesday, September 7.

• Please refer to the practice schedule online at
https://nationscapitalswimming.com/dulles-south-riding and listed below for specific practice days and times for each group. It has also been attached to this email.

• Swimmers should only attend practices scheduled for their training group, unless special permission has been granted by the coaching staff.

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Here is our equipment list for the 2022-2023 season! We recommend packing all gear in a mesh bag and labeling everything with a permanent marker multiple times throughout the year. Please contact Coach Stephen or your group coach with any questions!

Gold 1, Gold 2 and Silver 2 Select
🔹kickboard
🔹pull buoy
🔹snorkel
🔹Arena Powerfin Pro Swim Fins
🔹FINIS Tempo Trainer Pro
🔹FINIS Agility Paddles (be sure to choose correct size)
🔹Strokemaker or TYR Catalyst Stroke Paddles (be sure to choose correct size) 🔹FINIS Instinct Sculling Paddles (be sure to choose correct size)
🔹FINIS Swim Parachute, 12” Navy
🔹Power Bags, Size 40 (http://www.swimmersbest.com/power-bags-socks-
gloves/)
🔹TYR Rally Strap (https://www.tyr.com/rally-training-strap.html)
Power bags can be purchased for a discount at http://www.swimmersbest.com/nations-capital-swim-club/.

Gold 3
🔹kickboard
🔹pull buoy
🔹snorkel
🔹Arena Powerfin Pro Swim Fins
🔹FINIS Tempo Trainer Pro
🔹FINIS Agility Paddles (be sure to choose correct size)

Silver 1 & Silver 2
🔹pull buoy
🔹snorkel
🔹long blade fins (any brand, no snorkeling or scuba diving fins)
🔹FINIS Tempo Trainer Pro (optional)
🔹FINIS Agility Paddles (be sure to choose correct size)

Silver 3
🔹kickboard
🔹pull buoy
🔹long blade fins (any brand, no snorkeling or scuba diving fins)
🔹FINIS Agility Paddles (be sure to choose correct size)

Bronze 1
🔹kickboard
🔹long blade fins (any brand, no snorkeling or scuba diving fins)
🔹FINIS Agility Paddle

Bronze 2 & Stroke School
🔹kickboard
🔹long blade fins (any brand, no snorkeling or scuba diving fins)

We are still looking for a couple more part-time coaches to round out our staff at Marymount University (Arlington, VA) and Dulles South (South Riding, VA)!

🔹Marymount - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:15-6:15 pm (10 & Unders)
🔹Dulles South - Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm (11-14-year-olds)

If you are interested in applying, please email your resume to Spencer Ugast @ [email protected]. We'd love to have you!

Happy Independence Day NCAP! We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend.

Reminder: NO PRACTICE for Bronze 1 this afternoon.

We are excited to announce that from July 10-12, in conjunction with Fitter & Faster, NCAP is hosting a 3-Day Developmental Swim Camp for swimmers ages 6 to 10 years old!

https://fitterandfaster.com/swim-clinics/3-day-developmental-swim-camp-warrenton-va/

Come coach with NCAP! We’d love to add you to our staff!

Happy Easter!!!

We hope everyone had a great spring break. Reminder: Tomorrow, April 18, we return to our normal practice schedule.

See you at the pool!!!

NCAP Dulles South is off this week! Have a happy spring break, and we will see you all next week!!

Introducing your NCSA Junior National Combined and Men’s Champions and Women’s Runner-up! What a great week for these kids! Congratulations!

Congratulations to Coach Jeremy Linn! He was recently appointed to the new USA Swimming Athletes’ Advisory Council.

The CAC was created to ensure that all USA Swimming member coaches, from coaches with athletes at the grassroots level to those with athletes on the USA Swimming National Team, are represented and have their voices heard in the USA Swimming governance process. We are excited to have Jeremy represent NCAP and all the amazing coaches around the United States!

Reminders for Silver 1 and Bronze 1:

NO practice tomorrow, Saturday January 22.
Good luck at Splash & Dash!

Bronze 1 / Silver 1:

Reminder, there is NO Practice on Saturday morning, Jan 8 due to the meet.
Good luck!!

Practices resume as normal today!
Please drive safe.

Silver 1:
We are monitoring the winter weather for tomorrow morning's practice. Expect an early morning email if practice needs to be cancelled.

Happy New Year!!!!

Merry Christmas one and all!!!

All The Links, Races To Watch At The 2021 NCAP Invitational Camille Spink is one of many top-tier female freestylers set to compete at the NCAP Invitational in College Park.

CONGRATS to all our athletes who competed at the Pilgrim Mini Meet this weekend!
THANK YOU to all our officials and parent volunteers!!

Creative minds needed!!!
Swimmers, we have a bulliten board that needs a 'splash' of color.

Swimmers who want to get their art displayed: Make aversion of our team logo! Draw, paint, paper mache, something we can hang up! Get creative!

Submit your art to Coach Stephen.

Looking forward to seeing everyone' art!!!

12 and under athletes: Your team swim suits are in!!! Pick them up at your next practice.
Bronze 2 athletes: Coaches will pass them out at the meet this weekend as well as practice this week.

Did you know that U.S. Olympic Committee Senior Sports Dietitian, Alicia Kendig Glass, has created a Multi-Day Swim Meet Nutrition Plan?

You can use the chart below to develop your race day nutrition plans for your swim meets! If you’d like to print out the plan, you can do so at https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/Parent/my-multi-day-meet-nutrition-plan.pdf?sfvrsn=41152d32_2.

Parents and Athletes:
Outfitting for our new athletes is in! Everything will be passed out at practice this week. If anything is missing, please contact Coach Stephen and Spencer.

Dulles South Families:

Just a reminder that there is NO PRACTICE on Wednesday, September 29, due to pool closure. We will resume normal practice times on Thursday, September 30.

Groups who are missing practice on Wednesday do not have an opportunity to make up the practice at this time. Thank you for understanding!

NCAP Dulles South Families,
If you have a minute, please consider giving and/or sharing. We are blessed to have the Hickey family swimming with us this season. Danielle has been battling lung cancer since November 2020, and the family is in need of help to continue with treatment. With how hard 2020 has been, we at NCAP know how important it is to be part of a community that works and cares for each other. The swim community has some of the most wonderful people in it, and the Hickey family is not exception.

Parents and swimmers, we thank you so much for all you do to support our team, and the time and effort you spend to make swimming an enjoyable experience for your kids. Please help us bless this family. Thank you!

NCAP Dulles South Staff

https://gofund.me/52669258

Support Danielle's Fight Against Cancer, organized by Britt Cooper Dearest Friends! Danielle and Keith Hickey need our help! On Monday, November 1… Britt Cooper needs your support for Support Danielle's Fight Against Cancer

Dulles South Team Reminders:

Athletes:
Bring a water bottle to practice!
If you don't have all your equipment yet, be sure to get it ordered!
Please respect the facility we swim in, and follow all guidelines and procedures.
Put your stuff in the bleachers when you arrive.
Need a key fob? Talk to Coach Stephen!

Parents:
Please keep the traffic circle in front of the building as clear as possible!!! Have a designated meeting point for you and your athlete.
Make sure to check the Weekly Update and the team website for any news, practice, or meet information.

Be proactive! Oftentimes swimmers who are struggling in the water, are struggling because something is out of balance. Eat well, sleep well, get your homework done, and make time for play and rest. Swimming is a sport that helps develop not only competition, but a healthy lifestyle. Encourage your athletes to make powerful choices for themselves!

Keep swimming, and have fun!!!

“The supreme accomplishment is to blur the lines between work and play.”

Arnold J. Toynbee

We are excited to get started on the 2021-2022 season at NCAP Dulles South. Please find below start dates for all our groups:

Silver 1A - Tuesday, September 7, 5:00-6:30 am @ Dulles South

Silver 1B - Tuesday, September 7, 5:00-6:30 pm @ Dulles South

Silver 2 - Tuesday, September 7, 6:30-8:00 pm @ Dulles South

Silver 3 -Tuesday, September 7, 6:30-8:00 pm @ Dulles South

Bronze 1A - Wednedsday, September 8, 5:00-6:30 pm @ Dulles South

Bronze 1B - Tuesday, September 7, 5:00-6:30 pm @ Dulles South

Bronze 2A - Wednesday, September 8, 3:30-5:00 pm @ Dulles South

Bronze 2B - Tuesday, September 7, 3:30-5:00 pm @ Dulles South

Stroke School - Sunday, September 12, 3:30-4:30, or 4:30-5:30 pm @ Dulles South

The short course season officially starts for all groups on Tuesday, September 7. We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

BRONZE 1 & 2:
Our final practice for the 2020-2021 season this Thursday, July 29,will be
@ DULLES SOUTH!
See you all there!!!

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GREAT JOB
to all our athletes who have been competing at the PVS LC Age Group Champs this weekend!!!!!
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Way to represent the team!!!!

All Potomac Valley/USA Swimming athletes that have completed 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade, have a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the current academic year and have an event standard average in a minimum of five events are encouraged to apply for the PVS Scholar Athlete Award. Applications are due no later than Friday, October 15.