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The
Sharks Swim Team offers training and practice groups for swimmers
of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Sharks
Swim Team to offer age specific training for all of our athletes
geared towards challenging each individual and developing each
individual to the best of THEIR abilities.
Please call us to schedule a tryout
by clicking
here to
send us an email request for more information.
Our
Story
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team
In
1989, one swimmer was walking to a 6:00 am practice when another
swimmer pulled up next to him and asked if he needed a ride. At
that time, neither of them knew that twenty years later they would
still be going to swim practice together.
Coach Stu
and Coach Andy swam together, coached together, moved away and then
coached together again. From this final move from Philadelphia
to Stafford County, the Quantico Sharks emerged out of the ashes.
Coach Stu (an ASCA Level IV coach, who has coached
swimmers from novice through the Olympic Trials
level) left Philadelphia to rebuild a team with, at that time,
a total roster of 14 swimmers. Seven months later, after the
greatest sales pitch ever, Coach Andy and Kate, his bride of five
days, made the move to join Coach Stu in the rebuilding
effort.
“Damaged goods” was the term used
to describe the Sharks in that first year. Without one
age-group championship qualifier on the team, “damaged
goods” seemed an understatement. After five years of
hard work and dedication by the athletes, their families and the
coaches, Sharks swimmers have reached the Zone and Sectional level
and the team has climbed up the standings to the 3rd ranked team in
Northern VA, 13th in the state and top 15% in the nation, with no
apparent signs of stopping there. These successes are attributed to
our focus on the entire team rather than on a handful of gifted
athletes. The Sharks are proud of the accomplishments of ALL our
athletes!
Wouldn’t you like to be part of our
success story too?
Team
Philosophy
As a
competitive swim team, the Sharks’ goal is for our team and
all individuals on the team to reach the highest levels of
competition. We strongly believe that each individual is an
important part of the entire team and that providing the teaching
and training for each swimmer to reach his or her full potential is
the most important aspect of our program. Over the past five years
our team has steadily risen in the standings and is now ranked in
the top fifteen percent of teams in the nation, the highest
national team ranking ever achieved by a Stafford, Virginia based
swim team. We have swimmers who have represented us well at all
levels, from beginners at local meets, to experienced athletes
competing at national level
competitions.
The competitive achievements of our
swimmers and the team have improved dramatically over the years,
and we truly feel it is due in large part to the life lessons our
athletes learn as members of our program. We feel it is extremely
important to teach the values of commitment, dedication, hard work,
and strength of character. In order for our team to be successful,
we expect all of our swimmers to live by those values on a daily
basis both in and out of the
pool.
The last several
years have shown tremendous improvement for the Sharks, thanks to
our members’ belief in our values and their willingness to
make sacrifices in order to achieve whatever we dream is possible.
We have enjoyed each year more and more and we invite you to be a
part of the success and enjoyment that is sure to continue to grow
through the years
Please call us to schedule a tryout
by clicking
here to send us an email request for more
information.
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