What says "Happy 250th Birthday, America!" more than BBQs, fireworks, hot dogs, popsicles and a pep rally?

Overview: Swimathon is an annual swim team event that allows our C-serpents to give back to their community by raising money for a specific charity. This year, we will be raising money for Educate Fairfax, the non-profit fundraising arm of FCPS. Specifically, we are raising money to help fund Bailey's Elementary (a Title 1 school) so that it can help purchase school supplies for some of its needier families.

When: Tuesday, July 7th during your swimmer's normal practice time.

Participation and fundraising: Participating in Swimathon is simple! This year you will not have to make an individual campaign - all C-serpents will use the link below to raise money. Please let your supporters know that they should write the name of the specific swimmer or swim family they are supporting in the donor note. Link to come! Swimmers will earn a set number of door prize tickets just for participating and will earn extra tickets based on the amount of money they raise. There will be prizes that the swimmers can bid on using their tickets.

Swimathon event: Swimathon will happen during your child's normal practice time on Tuesday, July 7th. We will have a hot breakfast (think pancakes/bacon/eggs, etc.) as well as door prizes and lots of fun swimming/relays.

Help needed: I would LOVE to have a few volunteers help me coordinate on the day of - hot food + door prizes + swimmer excitement = more adults needed! Also, if anyone has prizes to donate (unused toys/stuffed animals, unopened bags of candy) or bins/baskets to display the prizes please let me know. Feel free to reach out to me directly if you can help! [email protected]

Legwarmers, one-shoulder tops, and neon-it's all fair game as we step back into the 1980s for this fun pep rally!

Team Photos will begin at 7:30am sharp for all swimmers (including Super Serpents) to take advantage of the good morning light. There will not be regular practice for the 7:30 or 8:30 practice groups. We may try to run practice for Super Serpents at their regular practice time. Keep an eye out for more information!