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Join the Swim Team!

For a fun and team oriented summer swim experience, your registration fee (non-refundable) includes each swimmer’s membership in JRAC and covers additional team expenses such as coaching fees, equipment, swim cap and year-end banquet.

FEES

Little Fins $75 per child

 This is a program for ages 8 and under swimmers of varying ability that cannot swim the length of the pool without assistance. This will help progress your child towards the swim team level.

Swim Team (Ages 5-14) $120 per child

8 & Under

9-10 year olds 

11-12 year olds

13-14 year olds

Senior Swim Team (ages 15+) $55 per child

To pay fees please log into your membership account and select make a payment.

Any questions about registration, please feel free to email lgraswimrep@gmail.com.

Registration Process for Dolphins Swim Team and Little Fins

• To join the swim team and compete in swim meets fill out this form: Swim team registration link 

• You must also sign these release forms to allow your swimmer(s) to participate in meets JRAC Release Form

• IF YOUR LITTLE FIN moves onto the team during the season and begins to compete in swim meets, please fill out the Swim Team Registration Form, the JRAC Form, and provide a check for $25 to LGRA to cover your childs JRAC meet fee.

• All parents are required to volunteer if their child is participating in swim meets, please see the Volunteer Sign Up section below.

The Ginter Park Dolphins are the pride of our pool! The team allows for our families to volunteer and connect at practices and meets. It gives our children the opportunity to develop as swimmers and athletes. Please consider joining our team and becoming part of the action! Feel free to reach out to our coaching staff with questions about your child’s abilities:

• Head Coach: Bryce Mortimer-brycemlgra@gmail.com

• Swim Team Head Volunteer - Becca Smith

The LGRA Dolphins swim team is a member of the James River Aquatic Club (JRAC). The JRAC includes almost 20 teams from pools throughout the metro area. Our meets and rules are governed by the JRAC.

TeamUnify: We use the Ginter Park TeamUnify website as our primary mode of communication for both Swim Team and Little Fins.  The website will host everything swim team related (emails, schedules, meet schedules, information/ updates, registration, meet results, etc.)  Communications regarding practice details and next steps will be sent through TeamUnify so please make sure notifications are turned on.  Please register your swimmer as soon as possible.  Click here to see our new team website:  TeamUnify

Swim Team Apparel: Our swim team shop is still up and running! Support the swim team by purchasing Ginter Park Swim Team apparel!! Our swim team will get a certain percentage back and you can even have it shipped directly to your house! Click here to see our apparel: https://www.swimoutlet.com/ginterpark/

2023 Dolphin practice schedule

2023 Dolphins Swim Meet Schedule

Home team warm up 5:45-6p

Away team warm up 6-6:15p

Meet start 6:30p

Sunday, June 11:  Home Meet against Hermitage

Monday, June 19:  Away Meet at Richmond Country Club

Monday, June 26:  Home Meet against Lakeside Swim & Racquet

Monday, July 3:  Away Meet at Three Chopt

Monday, July 10: Home Meet against SRVA

Monday, July 17:  Away Meet at Anirav

Champs:  Wednesday, July 26 at NOVA of Virginia Aquatics- Regency

2023 Little Fins Schedule

FAQ: 

What do Private Lessons look like this season? 

Our coaches offer private lessons during the pool season. They are priced at $25/30 minutes, and parents are able to sign up for any number of slots they would like, as well as preferences in terms of dates and times. If you are interested in signing your child up for private lessons, please contact our Head Coach at brycemlgra@gmail.com  with your child’s age, gender, and number of lessons you would like to purchase. If you have a particular scheduling need, feel free to let the coaching staff know and we would be more than happy to help make the schedule work as best we can. 

How do I pay for Private Lessons? 

The coaching staff will accept payments via Venmo, in one package or after each lesson, based on parent preference.

Does my child need to be a particular age for Private Lessons? 

Not at all! As long as your child is able to be in the water without their parent nearby, the coaching staff is more than happy to teach your child. If you have more specific questions, please reach out at brycemlgra@gmail.com 

Are any meets we do mandatory? 

Swim meets are not mandatory, so if you feel that your child is not ready for whatever reason, you are at liberty to hang back and not participate in meets. However, we do encourage participation as much as possible, and if your child is not comfortable racing, we always love cheerleaders! 

I don’t see my child’s name on the roster, when will they be practicing? If you don’t see your child’s name on the roster, please update your information on TeamUnify. The coaching staff uses this service to determine what age group swimmers will be in, so if your information is not up to date, they cannot be put in a practice group. If this is the case for you, please let our Head Coach know at brycemlgra@gmail.com  and he can sort it out with you. In general, the practice times are listed at the beginning of this sheet, and barring any exception, that is when your child will be practicing. 

What is Little Fins? 

Little Fins is for any child who is able to be in the water without a parent present, but needs more practice in order to swim a full pool length. The program offers support for a wide variety of swimmers and their skill levels, and our coaching staff is happy to accommodate your swimmer. The first two practices will be dedicated to evaluations to determine which practice group your child will be in. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to our Head Coach at brycemlgra@gmail.com . 

How do I make sure I am getting emails from the coaching staff? 

The coaching staff is communicating with parents via TeamUnify. If you are not up to date on that software, or you have not signed up yet, please do so because this allows you to receive communications, as well as confirms that your child is in the roster for swim team practice times. 

If you have any other questions that were not answered here, please reach out and we will be happy to answer your questions or concerns. This past year has been crazy and we are so thankful to be able to hold a season. We would like to stress that while we are doing our best to meet everyone’s needs, it is not possible to please everyone. Our goal is to provide a season which is safe and healthy for all our swimmers, and we will do so in accordance with the best available information at our disposal, in conjunction with guidance from LGRA and JRAC. If you have concerns, we ask that you reach out, and we would be more than happy to help you.