Virginia Run Riptide

The Virginia Run Riptide Winter Swim Program registration opens August 1st. We welcome swimmers from across the community—whether you swim with Riptide in the summer or represent another local team, we’d love to have you join us!

This off-season program is a great way to stay active, improve technique, and keep swimming fun all winter long. Whether your swimmer wants to improve their strokes, build endurance, or stay connected with the swim community, Riptide Winter Swim offers a supportive and challenging program designed to prepare them for the 2027 summer season.

Head Coach: Nick McGrath 

Volunteer Coaches will be assigned to each lane

Dates: Sundays, September 2026 to May 2027

Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: Cub Run Rec Center, 4630 Stonecroft Blvd.; Chantilly VA 20151

Tuition: 31 Sundays/$495 per swimmer

Enrollment: Registration will be on-line through Swimtopia starting August 1. Link will be e-mailed when available. Priority registration is given to VR Riptide swimmers from 2026.

Waitlist: After max enrollment of 40 swimmers is reached. Priority order by date of request.

Minimum Swimmer Requirements: ensures safety and proficiency to keep up with the other swimmers in their lane. Swimmers will swim laps, completing a variety of drills, for an hour with very few breaks. The lanes at Cub Run are deep, we will not regularly have in water coach support except to demonstrate technique or teach a new stroke/flip turn.

• All swimmers participating must be able to swim 25-meter Free & Back 

• Swimmers must be able to independently and confidently cross the pool.
• Swimmers not meeting these minimum requirements are strongly encouraged to keep swimming by taking more traditional lessons offered locally.

Questions:

Swim Program Questions: Nick McGrath at [email protected]

Enrollment Process/Rules: Wendy Wall at [email protected]

Proceeds, after expenses, will go towards the VR Riptide Scholarship Fund for eligible seniors