The DC Wave Swim Team is a year round USA Swimming competitive program offering high quality professional coaching and competitive technique instruction for youth ages 18 and younger. The goal of our team is to provide every member an opportunity to improve competitive swimming skills and achieve success at his or her level of ability, from novice competitor to international competitor.
All of our coaches, as members of USA Swimming and the American Swimming Coaches Association, have access to the most comprehensive training and certification program for youth coaches of any sport in the United States. The time children spend swimming with DC Wave will be quality time.
We are a non-profit club, run by the DC Department of Parks and Recreation Aquatics Division, and an elected board of booster club executives, which meets each month. All members are welcome at each meeting and encouraged to be involved in team activities and fundraisers.
Who We Are
The team began in 1983 as the "Capitol East Blue Waves" Swim team. Its nucleus then consisted of five families whose children were in learn-to-swim classes at Capitol East Natatorium. The DC Wave Swim Team, competing as the DC Department of Parks & Recreation Swim Team, is now the District of Columbia’s only nationally competitive public youth swim team. The DC Wave Swim Team is a year round competitive swimming program, with swimmers ranging from 5-18 years old. The team competes both locally and nationally within Potomac Valley Swimming and USA Swimming. Our coaching staff consists of USA Swimming and ASCA-certified professionals who impart the values of teamwork, responsibility, respect, and strong work ethic to our athletes.
Our Mission
The mission of the DC Wave Swim Team is to enhance the profile of competitive swimming in Washington D.C. by contributing to the social, ethnic, and economic diversity of United States Swimming (USA Swimming) while providing a quality and affordable competitive swimming experience to the youth of the District of Columbia and the surrounding Metropolitan area.
Our Goal
The goal of the DC Wave Swim Team is to assist youth in the development, pursuit, and achievement of personal goals through the sport of competitive swimming. We strive to help each athlete reach individual excellence while also contributing to team success.