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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

Location: closer-in Fairfax County. Reston probably as far west as we would go regularly.

Age: 11-12 but would prefer not to club hop for older age groups, if possible.

Wish list: 1. attentive coaches willing to offer pointers, cheer on swimmers, make recommendations on stroke tweaks based on what they are seeing in practice or meets. Not looking for dedicated stroke instruction like you’d get from private coaching. Don’t need coddling and understand the superstars will get the most attention.  
2. Competitive program that offers a good meet schedule but don’t need kill or be killed. Nice kids who are supportive but push each other. Parents willing to hang out and have a drink at out of town meets or socially (we have the latter two in spades currently).

I have a good handle on the programs that exist—looking for direct feedback from those who have been at one or a few. [/quote]

Potomac Marlins would be my recommendation, especially for that age group. Personally, I think they have some of the best coaches in the area and are churning out some really great swimmers. My DD started as one of the slowest swimmers when she joined the team (6) and is now very close to getting A times in several of her strokes (10). We have been very happy with the coaches so far.

The kids are also very supportive of one another. They’re all friends. They call each other after school. They hang out (we had 10 marlins at our house yesterday). They practically fall in the pool at meets cheering for each other. But at practice, they’re racing.

And I can’t speak for out of town meets (we haven’t done any yet), but we definitely go out with other parents after local meets. Hope that helps
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