Summer swim team options in Bethesda/Rockville/Kensington area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try Wildwood Manor and Connecticut Belair as not far from may be your hood.

Very different swim team experiences at these pools. WM just got bumped up and is hiring a new head coach (as posted on MCSL). CB just got lowered to division E.

[Anonymous]

Having had kids swim at the same pool that over their careers has been everywhere from Division J to B, I can tell you the division really makes almost no difference in the experience. They only way it impacts you is how challenging it is to make the Saturday meets. Typically harder in the lower divisions. But even that isn't necessarily true for your kids gender/age group. We had years when a Division G team might have the a group of 11-12 girls faster than the Division A teams.

[Anonymous]

What do you mean by decent? Any kid can join the public pool teams, we like the one at Long Branch, but I don't think it's ranked particularly high if that's something that matters to you. There's one in Bethesda too but I know less about it.

[Anonymous]

how expensive are the public teams to join? do you have to pay for a summer membership?

[Anonymous]

Rays fee was $300 if not pool member last year. $150 if pool member.

[Anonymous]

$300 or $150 is to the pool, then $80 more to team for activities, so $380 or $230

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try Wildwood Manor and Connecticut Belair as not far from may be your hood.

Very different swim team experiences at these pools. WM just got bumped up and is hiring a new head coach (as posted on MCSL). CB just got lowered to division E.

CB has a new coach also. This will be their 3rd coach in 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Please provide your zip code so that we can suggest neighborhood pools that may have availability. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try Wildwood Manor and Connecticut Belair as not far from may be your hood.

Very different swim team experiences at these pools. WM just got bumped up and is hiring a new head coach (as posted on MCSL). CB just got lowered to division E.

CB has a new coach also. This will be their 3rd coach in 3 years.

Not exactly accurate.
The longtime coach who was there 18 years left for more money at a pool closer to home. Without a lot of notice, a temporary head coach stepped in. This year, an existing Assistant Coach will likely take over. It hasn’t exactly been as chaotic as you are implying. It’s a really stable team and parent group.
There are some younger age groups who need boys and that’s a big part of the Division change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try Wildwood Manor and Connecticut Belair as not far from may be your hood.

Very different swim team experiences at these pools. WM just got bumped up and is hiring a new head coach (as posted on MCSL). CB just got lowered to division E.

CB has a new coach also. This will be their 3rd coach in 3 years.

Not exactly accurate.
The longtime coach who was there 18 years left for more money at a pool closer to home. Without a lot of notice, a temporary head coach stepped in. This year, an existing Assistant Coach will likely take over. It hasn’t exactly been as chaotic as you are implying. It’s a really stable team and parent group.
There are some younger age groups who need boys and that’s a big part of the Division change.

You must be the only person that knew it was a temporary head coach because my kids all think he’s returning as do many of the parents.

All of the age groups are hurting for boys. Many empty lanes at A meets last year. The preceding long term head coach burned the boys out after the pandemic. They still belong to the pool but don’t swim on the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try Wildwood Manor and Connecticut Belair as not far from may be your hood.

Very different swim team experiences at these pools. WM just got bumped up and is hiring a new head coach (as posted on MCSL). CB just got lowered to division E.

CB has a new coach also. This will be their 3rd coach in 3 years.

Not exactly accurate.
The longtime coach who was there 18 years left for more money at a pool closer to home. Without a lot of notice, a temporary head coach stepped in. This year, an existing Assistant Coach will likely take over. It hasn’t exactly been as chaotic as you are implying. It’s a really stable team and parent group.
There are some younger age groups who need boys and that’s a big part of the Division change.

You must be the only person that knew it was a temporary head coach because my kids all think he’s returning as do many of the parents.

All of the age groups are hurting for boys. Many empty lanes at A meets last year. The preceding long term head coach burned the boys out after the pandemic. They still belong to the pool but don’t swim on the team.

There is no way that a summer swim coach caused summer only swim kids to “burn out”. Lots of kids, boys and girls, hit the teen years and decide they don’t want to spend their summer tied to summer swim.