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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Alexandria area has seen Mount Vernon continue to fall and Little Hunting Park continue to rise. LHP has great facilities and no neighborhood restrictions on membership so it will be interesting to see how high they can go [/quote]

As a member of Mount Vernon Park (MVP), the last several years have been frustrating. Since my daughter started swimming there, we’ve dropped from Division 4 to Division 8. Part of the problem, in my eyes at least, is that our park has lovely extensive grounds, but much of our monies go towards maintaining those grounds. Pruning of tree limbs, removal of dead trees, maintaining the pond and stocking it, planting new trees… it adds up. Right now, we have an outdated bathhouse and no clubhouse (we have a pavilion that has been there since the 1970s). There is no impetus to upgrade either of these facilities and this is driving potential new members to other pools (Little Hunting Park, Riverside Gardens, Stratford Landing and Waynewood). For the same amount in fees, the other local pools offer nicer amenities and are attracting families more interested in competitive swimming than in maintaining extensive grounds.  Also, the current coaching at MVP appears to be going through the motions without passion. We live in the Waynewood map, but joined MVP due to Waynewood’s long waiting list. However, my daughter is a strong competitive swimmer and we’re considering other pools, both for the more competitive swimming and the upgraded facilities.[/quote]

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