FISH Team Try-Outs: 2025-2026 Season
Want to Try Out?
To join the FISH Swim Team, all athletes must complete a tryout with a FISH coach. This tryout allows the coaches to assess each swimmer’s skills and determine which training group fits best.
Schedule a tryout for the 2025-2026 season by clicking HERE!
Try Out Requirements:
All athletes must be able to dive head first into the water (racing dive); additional skills are based on age.
8 & Under Athletes
- 25-yard Free with side breathing
- 25-yard backstroke
- 25-yards of legal breaststroke or dolphin kick
9 - 12-Year-Old Athletes
- Legal 100 IM (25 Butterfly, 25 Backstroke, 25 Breaststroke, 25 Free)
13 & Over Athletes
- Legal 200 IM (50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Free)
- Freestyle and Backstroke Flip Turns
Tryout Process:
Tryouts will take approximately 10 minutes per athlete and are typically held at our primary sites (Spring Hill Rec Center in McLean or Audrey Moore Rec Center in Annandale). Tryouts in the summer months may take place in Reston, VA. Tryouts will be conducted before or after our FISH practices.
After the Tryout:
Once you have completed your successful tryout, click here to register! (Only athletes who have completed their tryout and met the requirements for their age. Swimmers who have not tried out will not be approved in the system and will be deleted).
