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RVHS Swim Week of December 1
Posted on 11/30/2025 | Joel Getis
Rams,
I hope you had a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving with your family and that you are ready to get things rolling this week. Because….HERE. WE. GO!!! The sprint of the regular season begins this week with a double meet weekend.
We have our first meet on Friday night against Lightridge, and it’s a big one to start things off. The Girl’s team will have a tough battle with a tough team that is the first hurdle in our attempt to repeat as District Champions. The Boy’s team is looking to lock in a significant number of state cut times and show our District challengers that Riverside is ready for the season. The theme for this meet is “Black Out”.
On Saturday, we take on Broad Run with the first-ever high school swim meet at the new Ashburn facility. This will be a lot of fun as we’ll be taking on Mr. Ahearn (Coach Kevin) and Mrs. Davies – Broad Run’s coaches, Riverside Swimmers, and the Lansdowne Lightning head coach. This meet’s theme is “Summer Swim”, so everyone should wear their summer team’s attire to the meet. Hopefully, we’ll get a good crowd of Lansdowne Lightning and Belmont Sharks kids to come and cheer us on.
Our season is always a weekly sprint, and this week is no different. Get ready to practice hard and get mentally and physically prepared for an amazing season of Riverside Rams Swimming. Monday’s practice will be our first strategy and tactics session with Coach Kurt. He’ll be working directly with the Lane 1 swimmers on Monday.
Parents have done an amazing job of filling our volunteer roles. Because of a last-minute scratch from Friday’s meet, we need one more timer. Here is the link for the lucky parent who wants to take this on.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A44AEAE22AA8-60111653-lightridge#/
All volunteer roles for Saturday have been filled. Thank you!!
Our lineup for Friday is posted on RiversideRams.net.
Our lineup for Saturday is posted on RiversideRams.net.
I should have our swim caps to distribute to you at practice this week. If you ordered a white windbreaker, those are scheduled to arrive before our meet on December 13. The red quarter-zips have a late December expected delivery. If you ordered other spirit wear, that will be delivered to your house in 2-3 weeks.
Your fundraising efforts are going great. You’ve raised $2,100 – 84% of our goal of $2,500. Thank you! Please keep up the efforts and encourage friends and family to donate to the swim team. All funds raised go back to the team to pay for our pool rental, equipment, and team events.
https://lcps.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/53011/371/False/True
Here is your schedule for the week of December 1.
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 4:45-6:00 pm
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 4:45 -6:00 pm
Wednesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 4:45 -6:00 pm
Thursday: Team meeting, 4:30-5:15 pm; Senior Photos immediately following the meeting.
Friday: Swim Meet vs Lightridge, warm-ups start at 7:00 pm at Ida Lee. Be at the pool, ready to swim by 6:45 pm.
Saturday: Swim Meet vs Broad Run, warm-ups start at 12:00 pm at Ashburn. Be at the pool, ready to swim at 11:45 am.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and we’ll see you at the pool tomorrow!
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
RVHS Swim Week of 11/24/25
Posted on 11/23/2025 | Joel Getis
Rams,
Last week was a great start to our season. We spent 3 days working on fitness and habits, building the processes to help you to be successful. For many, practices were challenging and you showed that not only are you up to the challenge, but also you can thrive and be successful when you put your mind to it. Continue to work hard, focus on the details, and lead one another by example.
I read Bill Belichick’s book this summer and the following paragraph jumped out to me as directly applicable to our efforts and goals for success:
“(Y)ou cannot try to master a result. You must master a process. A good process results in good habits. Consistent good habits result in dependability. The goal is to have a good, consistent process—and good results will follow. Then, winning becomes a practice. And finally, a habit. In other words, when we prepare to win, we prepare to win all the time.”
Our number of practices is limited, so we must double-down on the focus and determination of the excellent athletes that we are to embrace the process and create the habits that will lead to our greatest successes possible.
This week is a short one. Come ready to work hard on Monday and Tuesday as you head into the holiday. Our meets start when we return from break, so get ready!
You have started our fundraising efforts well. You’ve raised $1,750 – 70% of our goal of $2,500. Thank you! Please keep up the efforts and encourage friends and family to donate to the swim team. All funds raised go back to the team to pay for our pool rental, equipment, and team events.
https://lcps.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/53011/371/False/True
Here is your schedule for the week of November 24. It’s a short week of school and practice. Let’s make it productive and efficient. Then, we can rest up, enjoy Thanksgiving with our families, and then come back ready to get our meets started.
Monday: Practice at The Potomac Club, 4:45-6:00 pm
Tuesday: Kickapalooza! Practice at The Potomac Club, 4:45-6:00 pm
Wednesday: Rest and help your family prepare for Thanksgiving
Thursday: Enjoy the time with your family.
Friday: Recover from enjoying time with your family. Maybe even go for a swim!
Saturday & Sunday: Get ready to get back to work on Monday!
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
RVHS Swim Week of November 17
Posted on 11/16/2025 | Joel Getis
Rams,
Welcome to the 2024-25 Riverside Rams swim season. Coach Gomez, Coach Kurt and I are excited to get started and to have a fantastic season.
We get things rolling with a busy schedule this week – first practices, team picture, parents meeting, and team meeting. Yes, that’s normal for the season that is definitely a sprint – a fun, fast, and fantastic time.
The Girls have jumped out to a 5-point lead for the Boys vs Girls Meet. The Girls have the lead for 15 of the 20 points available. Will the Boys recover quickly enough to mount a come-back? Current situation (Concussion results are through 1:00 pm yesterday):
Report Cards – Girls-39% (11 to go); Boys 17% (20 to go)
Questionnaire – Girls 100%; Boys 75% (6 to go)
Payments – Girls 74% (4 to go); Boys 63% (9 to go)
Concussion – Girls 44% (10 to go); Boys 67% (8 to go)
Please remind your parents that the Riverside Winter Sports meeting is at school on Monday at 7:00 pm. All parents should attend so that they don’t miss any information from the athletic department (VHSL and LCPS rules and regulations). In addition, there will be a swim team only session following the athletic department’s presentation. We’ll be meeting in the auditorium.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be getting in some great workouts as we prepare for our first meets on December 5 and 6. We start the season with a double meet weekend -- Friday, December 5 is a a tough first meet against Lightridge and Saturday, December 6 is a fun meet with Broad Run (Mr. Ahearn and Mrs. Davies are the coaches there). and Be ready to practice HARD over the coming weeks. Your practice lane assignment is attached.
If you have not already done so, purchase/organize your equipment: Suit, Goggles, Pull Buoys, Fins, and Snorkel. https://www.swimoutlet.com/rvhsramsswim/ We will be using equipment on Wednesday, so make sure you have everything by then. Bring your equipment with you to every practice and make sure you have a water bottle (full) for each practice!
We always start and finish on time. Do not be late. We are in the water and swimming right at the start of practice. Also, we request that all parents to please be at the pool to pick up your swimmers by 6:00 pm. This will avoid having swimmers (and coaches) standing outside in the cold waiting for pick-ups.
We welcome you to show your team spirit and demonstrate support for the team by purchasing and wearing some official Rams Swim Team gear. The online store closes tomorrow, Monday, November 17. Your orders will be delivered to you at home. There’s some great stuff available. Check it out!
https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/yzfwZcKy5Q
If you have not paid for your team shirt, caps, or jackets, please do that immediately:
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Thank you to the Lees, the Jarvies, and the Petraks for donating to our fundraiser. We’ve raised $350 of our goal of $2,500. Please consider donating and/or asking others to donate. This money is being raised to cover pool fees, equipment purchases, and end-of-season event expenses.
https://lcps.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/53011/371/False/True
Here is your schedule for the week of November 17:
Monday: Wear team shirts to school.
- Team picture at ~4:20 pm. Meet in the athletic hallway immediately after school. Please wear your team shirt and pants without holes for the picture (dark pants/jeans preferred).
- Practice at Potomac Club – 4:45-6:00 pm
- Winter Sports Parent’s Meeting at RVHS Main Gym, 7:00 pm. Swim team session immediately following in auditorium.
Tuesday: Practice at Potomac Club – 4:45-6:00 pm
Wednesday: Practice at Potomac Club – 4:45-6:00 pm
Thursday: Team Meeting at RVHS room 1402, 4:30-5:15 pm
Friday: Team Vision Board Event at the Duggans (20092 Blackwolf Run Pl, Ashburn, VA), 6:00 pm
We are looking forward to an amazing season and cannot wait to get to work tomorrow.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis