Great Falls Swim and Tennis Rapids

Swimming or Diving on the Great Falls Rapids is made available to all active members of the Great Falls Swim and Tennis club. Athletes must be between 3 and 18 years old.  If you are not a member, please check out the Great Falls Swim and Tennis Membership Information Page for how to join the wait list.  

Rapids Swim Team, Dive Team - $230 per swimmer/diver

Mini Rapids - $210 per swimmer

Swimtopia handles up to 6 registered athletes.  If you are registering more than 6 athletes, please email [email protected]. 

If your child has an interest in diving, please encourage him or her to join the dive team! No experience necessary! Our great coaches will teach your child new skills while they make new friends and have more fun in the pool! Children aged 5-18 are welcome to join if they can jump off the board comfortably and pass the swimming test administered by the lifeguard staff. 

Our practice times are set to coordinate as closely as possible with the swim team schedule so kids can participate on both teams!

For more information, including Team Reps, Practice and Meet schedule, and coaching information about Dive Team, please check out the Dive Team pages on Swimtopia. (Just look up at the top ribbon and find all the Dive information you need.)

Registration will open for the 2025 season in mid March. 

To qualify for the Great Falls Rapids swim team, we require swimmers to be able to swim a full length of the pool comfortably and confidently. If swimmers are interested in joining the Rapids swim team but do not meet this requirement, please register for the Mini-Rapids.

If you are unsure about whether your child should be on the main team or a mini, because they are "on the cusp", please register your child as a Mini, and then send a note to [email protected].  The Team Reps will work with you and the coaches to make sure your swimmer is in the right place to have a great experience.    

Important note: There is a place for everybody!  The Rapids want every swimmer to participate in a practice at their level, not feel overwhelmed OR that practice is too easy.  If you believe your child is mis-placed, please talk to either our Head Coach Dylan, Coach Jason or one of the team reps. 

All parents must acknowledge the following on the registration page:

As Parent/Guardian of the above-name minor(s), I grant permission for the swimmer(s)/diver(s) to participate in all activities of the Great Falls Swim/Dive Team, a Northern Virginia Swimming League (NVSL) member team. I represent and warrant that my minor child/children participating on the Great Falls Swim/Dive Team are in good health and have no physical condition, ailment or disability which renders them unable to participate in vigorous physical activity. For and in consideration of benefits derived from participation in the Great Falls Swim/Dive Team program, I understand that the risk of injury to my child from the activities involved in these programs is significant, including the potential for permanent disability and death, and while particular rules, equipment, and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk of serious injury does exist. I assume all risks and hazards arising out of, or related to, such participation, including, but not limited to, transportation to and from such activities, and do hereby indemnify, release and hold harmless the Great Falls Swim and Tennis Club and the Great Falls Swim/Dive Team, its coaches, team representatives, volunteers, property manager, employees and agents, as well as the Northern Virginia Swimming League, from all claims of any kind whatsoever which may arise or hereafter accrue in connection with my child’s/children’s participation in activities of the Great Falls Swim/Dive Team. I further grant permission for first aid to be given to my child/children in an emergency, and will be solely responsible for any medical costs which may arise. I AGREE THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA SWIMMING LEAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT.

This year, with our expanded Online presence, we're asking parents to sign a social media acknowledgement, and giving families the ability to opt-out if they don't want to be featured on the Rapids Instagram or Swimtopia websites.  

The Rapids operates this Swimtopia Portal and an Instagram account, where we will post images taken by both our team photographer as well as the coaches and swimmers.  We recognize privacy is extremely important, so we're asking all families to consent to having the images of parents and volunteers posted on our social media sites.  If for any reason you would like to opt-out of being on the Rapids social media, there will be a place to request it through registration.  

The Great Falls Swim and Tennis Rapids Swim and Dive Teams (The Rapids) operate Instagram Accounts and an online portal. I hereby give consent to The Rapids to photograph, videotape, or otherwise digitally record and use images and/or sound recordings of myself or my child or children to use on the Rapids Instagram or online portal. The Rapid will not sell or profit in any way from any digital image captured of its members. Please indicate consent by selecting “Yes” below. If you do not consent, please select no. In this case, The Rapids will make every effort to make sure images of you and your family are not shared on our social media or portal platforms. If you have any questions or special circumstances, please contact your Team Representatives.