Riverwood Rays Swim Team

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We are excited to announce that, in conjunction with The Fred Smith Company Sports Club, and for the purpose of giving our interested students and members of FSC Athletic clubs an opportunity to take an initial step into competitive swimming, HLSA will be running the Riverwood Rays Summer swim team  again for the 2024 season.

Scott Hammond  will be handling the administrative duties and working with the parents and coaches to run the team. This falls in line with offering members a top to bottom aquatics program at Riverwood.

The Rays will again be competing in the Tarheel Swimming Association (TSA).

There will be six swim meets throughout the summer and this year the three home meets will take place at the Riverwood Athletic Club indoor pool.

Andrew Johnson and Rachel Strickland will be Co-Head Coaches. Co- Assistant Head Coaches, Izzy Grimm and Jonathan Raynor and possibly more. Andrew’s history with swimming is vast, which makes him a great candidate to help improve upon the already successful Riverwood Rays program. Rachel is a division 1 college swimmer at Liberty University. We will hire additional coaches to help out.

H&L Swim Academy is excited to be involved with this program and we look forward to a successful summer swimming season

We will again need parent volunteers to help organize and run this program.

More details will follow later this season and we look forward to seeing you all this summer. If you have any questions or concerns about the Riverwood Rays and summer swimming, contact Scott at info@HLswimacademy.com or by submitting a contact form here.

Interested In Joining The Riverwood Rays Swim Team?

Important Season Details

• You must be a member of the Fred Smith Athletic clubs in order to swim on the swim team. Per the Tar Heel Swim Association(TSA) rules EVERY swimmer must belong to the club they are swimming for by the first day of practice. You MUST be a member of Riverwood Athletic Club (FSC Sports Club) to participate for the Riverwood Rays this summer.If you are interested in joining, please see Charles Walker at the Riverwood Athletic Club front desk for membership information or ask me and I can point you in the right direction. This is a league rule we must follow as a team or the Riverwood Rays are not allowed to participate in the TSA program.
  
• You must sign up for the team through the swimtopia website here.  The Base price per child  is $115. Discount for multiple children in a family  is $110 for child #2, $105 for each child #3 and #4+ $100. This fee pays for the coaching, 6 dual meets, all practices and our end of year celebration. T-shirts, photos of the team / individual swimmer, suits, goggles or caps will be provided for an additional cost at the beginning of the season. More information will be provided by our coaching staff in the coming month.
  

Swim Meets: this year home meets will be at the Riverwood Athletic Club indoor pool. Meets start at 6pm with warm-ups before. We are aiming for 6 meets.

Directions

Many Volunteers will be needed for each swim meet so please make yourself available to work at least two swim meets this summer. Click here to view the volunteer list.

• Home meets will be at the Riverwood Athletic Club indoor pool.
• Directions for all away meets can be found at TSANC.org.

We look forward to an exciting year!… H & L Swim Academy