Pre-Team
The Laser pre-team is a practice group designed to introduce young swimmers (typically ages 5-8) to competitive swimming. Pre-team is not designed to serve as swim lessons, but to assist swimmers in improving their current skills.
Pre-team swimmers MUST be able to push themselves off the wall or the bottom of the pool unassisted for 5 meters in order to join the beginner group, and 15 meters for the advanced group.
Laser pre-team swimmers should be five (5) years or older by June 1st. Swimmers who are not yet 5 but will start kindergarten in the fall who meet those requirements can be considered.
The team will offer an evaluation before pre-team practices start to determine which pre-team group your child will be placed in.
If a family registers a swimmer for pre-team and they do not meet the requirements, the team will issue a refund during the first week of practice.
This season, we will be offering optional pre-team practices from 6/8- 6/18 in the afternoon only. All advanced pre-team swimmers have the option to practice from 5:30-6:00pm. All beginner pre-team swimmers have the option to practice from 6:00-6:30pm.
Separate AM and PM pre-team practices will begin when MCPS schools are out for the summer.
Here is the schedule for the 2026 season:
There is no practice on 6/19 and 7/3 in observance of the Juneteenth and Fourth of July federal holidays. Also, there is no PM practice when we have meets on WEDNESDAY 6/24, TUESDAY 6/30, THURSDAY 7/2, WEDNESDAY 7/8 and WEDNESDAY 7/15.
Pre-Team (6/8 - 6/18)
| 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Optional-All advanced pre-teamers |
| 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Optional- All beginner pre-teamers |
Pre-Team (6/22 - 7/17)
| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | All pre-teamers signed up for morning practice |
| 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Advanced pre-teamers signed up for afternoon practice |
| 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Beginner pre-teamers signed up for afternoon practice |
During our morning practices and on days when the pool is closed to the public, swimmers and families enter through the gate. Please make sure the gate is closed behind you. Due to insurance restrictions, family members must remain near the pavilion. Only swimmers and coaches are allowed in other areas of the pool.
PM practices are sometimes canceled due to inclement weather. Please download the Rainout Line App and search for Montgomery Village Foundation to see the status of Lake Marion. We hold practice if the pool is open. As always, if you have concerns about the air or water temperature, or the weather forecast, do what is best for your swimmer.
