Canterbury Woods Swim Team

There is no better way for kids to spend their Summer than swimming with the C-Serpents! Whether you are newer to swimming or swim with a club team, if you are between the ages of 5 and 18 then there is a place for you on our team. C-Serpents is also a great way to connect with neighborhood kids - we have social activities, pep rallies at the pool, and a buddy program. Come fill your summer with friends, fun, and swimming!

The team season is May 26th through July 25th and includes practice options five days a week, Pep Rallies on Friday evenings, competitive “A” meets on Saturday mornings, and non-competitive “B” meets on Monday evenings. Our team is inclusive and flexible, we do not have minimum practice or meet requirements.

Practice Times are as follows: 

Assessments for 8 & under swimmers 

May 26th at 5pm for swimmers 8 & under swimmers who do not already swim with the regular swim team. Coaches will determine placement for swimmers on either the swim team or our developmental Super Serpent team. 

Swim Team practice while school is in session 

Swim practice for the Swim Team (not Super Serpents) is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 27th. Times are as follows:

Ages 11 & under will practice from 5-6 pm; 

Ages 12 & up will practice from 6-7 pm). 

Practice schedule after school is out for the summer

Beginning June 18th, Super Serpent practices and morning practices for Swim Team will be held Monday through Friday. Times are as follows:

If you have questions or would like to learn more, contact our Swim Team Representatives: Georgia Saunders and Erin Moretz at [email protected]. 

Head Coach: Coach Joe Schaefer is returning in his 2nd year as the Canterbury Woods Swim Team Head Coach! Joe brings experience as an NVSL Coach, a Woodson High School Swim Team Coach, and personal experience as an NVSL, club, and collegiate swimmer. Most importantly, Joe brings a love for NVSL being part of a great team. Go C-Serpents!

More about Joe:

Coach Joe Schaefer is returning as Head Coach at Canterbury Woods Swim Team this summer! Joe brings experience as an NVSL Coach, a Woodson High School Swim Team Coach, and personal experience as an NVSL, club, and collegiate swimmer. Most importantly, Joe brings a love for NVSL being part of a great team. Go C-Serpents!

More about Joe:

This will be Joe's second year as Canterbury Woods Swim Team Head Coach. Last year he led the C-Serpents to a 3-1-1 record in Division 7, and sent 5 relay teams to All Star Relays and 13 swimmers to Individual All Star (with 10 top 10 finishes, including two first place finishes)!

Prior to his inaugural year at Canterbury, Joe was the 2021 - 2023 Head Coach for a sister NVSL team, coaching a wide range of summer swimmers from those that were just developing their skills to those competing at All Star meets.

Growing up as a swimmer and Junior Coach for the Wakefield Chapel Wahoos (NVSL), Joe was a leader and an accomplished member of the team; including achieving first place finishes in All Star Relays and Individual All Stars. Joe holds a Masters Degree from West Virginia University where he was a collegiate athlete for the Division 1 swim team. At WVU, Joe specialized in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke and swam at the Big XII Conference Championship all four years. Joe is an elementary school teacher and a Woodson High School Swim & Dive Assistant Coach. As a former swimmer at Woodson, Joe was a Team Captain, member of the 2020 State Championship team, and a member of the 200 Medley Relay team that still holds the school record.

Assistant Head Coach: Coach Katie Bauernshub is returning to CW in her second year as the Assistant Head Coach! Katie brings experience as an Assistant Head Coach for both Canterbury Woods and a sister NVSL team, competitive swim experience (club, high school, and NVSL), and several years as a Junior Coach for the C-Serpents. As the Assistant Head Coach for CW Katie helped lead CW to a 3-1-1 finish, sent 5 relay teams to All Star Relays and 13 swimmers to Individual All Stars (with 10 top 10 finishers, including two first place finishes)!

Katie is looking forward to returning to CW this summer and supporting all our C-Serpents and Super Serpents! Katie is a Senior at Christopher Newport University where she is studying to earn her degree in Education and pursue a teaching career.

Team Reps - Georgia Saunders & Erin Moretz

Data Coordinator - Jane Aefsky

The Northern Virginia Swimming League was founded in 1956 to sponsor competitive swimming and diving events and activities among community swimming pools of Northern Virginia, and to develop in the children participating in this program – “A love for the sport, advanced aquatic skills, teamwork and the principals of good sportsmanship”.

NVSL Website

You can get information regarding the NVSL at www.mynvsl.com. Here you can find your swimmer’s “A” meet event times, meet results, divisional and league standings, rules, etc.

Divisions

The NVSL Swimming League has 17 Divisions. Each Division has 6 teams. Each year, the NVSL analyzes and reorganizes over 100 swim teams into divisions dependent upon a number of factors such as their previous season record, team size, swimmer statistics, etc. At the annual NVSL seeding meeting in February, the division placement is revealed.