Anonymous
Post 02/18/2021 14:06     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:So what is the advantage of joining a private pool?


We are in Alexandria and we are looking into it for a few reasons. 1) The public pools get very crowded and you often have to wait to get in. 2) Frequent closures for "biohazard" incidents. 3) You have to leave the property and go stand on the pavement outside the pool in order to give your kid a snack.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2021 13:52     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So what is the advantage of joining a private pool?


a lot of communities in NOVA are centered around pools. Kids spend most of their summers there


We enjoy swimming, the kids enjoy playing in the pool, swim team is a great way to develop strong swimmers (from a safety standpoint), great way to get to know people in your community. I'm not in an HOA with a pool, so other than rec centers, I don't have access to a pool.


Same. And IME the rec centers can be insanely crowded (except during the covid summer).
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2021 13:39     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So what is the advantage of joining a private pool?


a lot of communities in NOVA are centered around pools. Kids spend most of their summers there


We enjoy swimming, the kids enjoy playing in the pool, swim team is a great way to develop strong swimmers (from a safety standpoint), great way to get to know people in your community. I'm not in an HOA with a pool, so other than rec centers, I don't have access to a pool.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 15:03     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:So what is the advantage of joining a private pool?


a lot of communities in NOVA are centered around pools. Kids spend most of their summers there
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 15:02     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
So what is the advantage of joining a private pool?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 14:59     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:Why are there so few public pools in VA?


Ever rec center has pools and Arlington and Alexandria have aquatic centers as well.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 14:54     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Why are there so few public pools in VA?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 11:33     Subject: Which pool to join?
All those pools except Kent Gardens are Div. 1 out of 17 and will be insanely competitive. Kent Gardens isn't far behind them in Div. 4.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 11:33     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whichever one is attended by the most families from your elementary school/school cluster (so kids will have friends there).

+1. We're at Chesterbook, which is a lovely pool, but we live in Arlington so don't know many families there, meaning there aren't as many playmates when we go.
Also consider whether you want your kids on swim team: ours is highly competitive and my DD won't have a chance of making it this year. My pool growing up pretty much allowed anyone to join and I had a ton of fun every summer.


Is the swim team at Highlands competitive?


Yup. Here are the NVSL teams broken out by division. No dual meets last summer, so not sure how or even if the seeding will change for 2021.

https://www.mynvsl.com/standings?year=2019
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 11:24     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whichever one is attended by the most families from your elementary school/school cluster (so kids will have friends there).

+1. We're at Chesterbook, which is a lovely pool, but we live in Arlington so don't know many families there, meaning there aren't as many playmates when we go.
Also consider whether you want your kids on swim team: ours is highly competitive and my DD won't have a chance of making it this year. My pool growing up pretty much allowed anyone to join and I had a ton of fun every summer.


Is the swim team at Highlands competitive?
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 10:44     Subject: Which pool to join?
get on all of the waitlists, one may be a better fit, but it may also take a few years longer to get in
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 10:42     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Anonymous wrote:Whichever one is attended by the most families from your elementary school/school cluster (so kids will have friends there).

+1. We're at Chesterbook, which is a lovely pool, but we live in Arlington so don't know many families there, meaning there aren't as many playmates when we go.
Also consider whether you want your kids on swim team: ours is highly competitive and my DD won't have a chance of making it this year. My pool growing up pretty much allowed anyone to join and I had a ton of fun every summer.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 09:56     Subject: Re:Which pool to join?
Whichever one is attended by the most families from your elementary school/school cluster (so kids will have friends there).
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 09:08     Subject: Which pool to join?
Personally I would choose Highlands or Tuckahoe out of all of those. Highlands has a really fun family scene.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2021 09:06     Subject: Which pool to join?
We moved to McLean 22101. I know many (all?) have waitlists, so would like to get the process moving. From what I can tell Chesterbrook, Tuckahoe, Highlands, and Kent Gardens are nearby.