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Margi Bilock

Practice will be cancelled again today as a result of the smokey air blowing down from Canada. For tomorrow, we are tentatively looking at a condensed practice schedule where competitive team and Jr Lancer swimmers can hop in the pool any time between 6-8pm to get in laps and work on starts and turns in preparation for Time Trials on Saturday. Families will then have the opportunity to just stick around, set up their tents and help to quickly set the pool up for Time Trials. The "meet simulation" walkthrough...

Margi Bilock

As a result of bad air quality resulting from wildfires in Canada, we will be cancelling practice today for our family's safety. Please note that we will continue to monitor the air quality in the next few days and are considering shortened practices but attendance is always at a parent's discretion. We will provide further communication if more changes are made.

Sarah Smith

Hey Lancer Family! This is your Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Smith. I am supposed to introduce myself and share some things about me and my family. Some things you should know about me- I LOVE people! I love organizing things. I LOVE our Lancers! I love beating the other teams! I also love fishing!My family has been with the Lancers for 7 years. One of our favorite things about being on the Lancer Team are the relationships and friendships that are built each year. Some old and some new. We love...

Margi Bilock

What: Time Trials Where: Lake Ridge Swim Club Who: Competitive team swimmers (No Jr or Lil Lancers) When: Saturday, June 10th, 7am start time, be there by 6:15am for check-in and warmups Meet setup: Friday, June 9th, 8:00pm Get excited for our first competitive team event of the summer! Families can bring their tents to set up the night before during meet setup. Please come to setup on Friday night if you can so we can get it all done quickly. On Saturday, all families should head to the volunteer...

Margi Bilock

It's almost time! Lancers families, we are only one week out from the start of our 2023 summer swim season! It's time to do a final gear check to make sure your swimmer is ready to hop in the pool. Dust off the fins and goggles and see if they still fit. If you wanted to get a team suit before the season starts, you can head over to Riptide Swim Shop any time they're open. Otherwise, you can order one online via the "Team Suits" link under Lancer Gear...

Margi Bilock

What: Team Suit Try-on Day When: Sunday, April 30th, 11am-1pm Where: Riptide Swim Shop, 10371 Central Park Dr, Manassas, VA 20110 **This swim shop is located inside the OCCS Swim facility. This is great opportunity to get a team suit if you choose to purchase one. This shop has practice suits, goggles and fins if you need to pick those up, as well. If you cannot make this day and time, you can always go to their shop when they're open for business and try-on and buy a team suit....

Margi Bilock

We are pleased to inform you all that our Lil Lancer program is now full! We have a great group of kids that will be starting to learn the strokes. Anyone still interested in the Lil Lancer program can email [email protected] to be put on a waitlist. That being said, we are still accepting kids into our Jr Lancer program and swim evaluations are ongoing. Current Lancer families, there are a bunch of you that stilll have not registered for summer swim. Please get your kids registered so we can...

Margi Bilock

Happy New Years Eve Lancer families! Our 2023 summer season will be here before we know it. What is the best way for your kid(s) to be ready for summer swim and active during these cold winter months?? Sign them up for winter conditioning! We are one week away from the start of our winter conditioning session and have a few spots left in each age group. Don't forget that this session is open to ALL of our swimmers including Lil Lancers. Spots are filling fast! Sessions are one hour...

Margi Bilock

Hi Lancer Parents, Our winter conditioning session starts next month! Registration has already begun and spots are filling quickly. Don't wait to sign your child(ren) up as you want to make sure to grab them a spot before there aren't any left. On December 15th we will open registration up to non-team members as multiple new families have expressed interest in our program. Registration is currently only open to team swimmers and Jr Lancers that practiced with their corresponding age group over the summer, not during the Lil Lancer practice...

Margi Bilock

Hi Lancer families! We just finished up a successful Fall Conditioning Session and we're already looking toward our next off-season session that will begin on January 8th. The 8 week session will continue to take place at KidsChoice Sports Center on Sunday evenings from 5-7pm. We are extending an invitation to Junior Lancers for this session in addition to our competitive team swimmers. The cost will be $115 for the first swimmer and $100 for each additional sibling registered per family. Keep in mind that registration is first come, first...