Swim
About the Program
All are welcome to swim at ECS. There are no gender or size restrictions.
- As a winter sport, the season runs from November through February with tryouts at the end of October or first of November.
- Practices generally run 4 days per week.
- There are 8-10 meets per season.
- Participants will need to purchase an ECS swimsuit.
- Swimmers will learn proper form in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke, as well as starts, turns, and finishes.
Coach / Email
Head Coach: Sara Matthews (SMatthews@ECSLoudoun.org)
About the Coach
Sara Matthews
Swimming Head Coach
Education
- Woodland High School, Woodland, CA
- Northwest University, Kirkland, WA
- Oxford University Oxford, England
- Fordham University, New York, NY
Athletic Accomplishments
- 2007 Subic Bay ITU Triathlon Subic Bay, Philippines
- 2008 112th Boston Marathon
- 2014 Lake Tahoe Century Bike Ride
- 2016 DC Nation’s Triathlon
Favorite Bible Verse
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5,6
2025-2026 Season
As our Swim Team approached the end of their season, our athletes made quite a few notable accomplishments: Abby H. placed first in 100 yard breaststroke at the VISAA Division II Swim Invitational. On 1/24/26, she was named female swimmer of the meet at the VISAA Junior Varsity Invitational, taking first place in all three of her events and breaking the meet record in the 50 free with a time of 25.74. Additionally, Sullivan H. and Abby H. qualified for VISAA States in individual events and our girls relay team (Lucy B., Abby H., Sullivan H., and Dakota H.) qualified for VISAA States in the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay. The team headed to the state competition in Richmond over Valentine’s Day weekend with the 400 freestyle relay team placing 20th overall, and Abby H. placing 10th in the individual medley finals and 16th in the breaststroke finals. We are proud of all our Eagle swimmers and also want to recognize our boys who set new team records, Nathaniel T. in 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 100 breaststroke, and Caleb T. in 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly, plus our boys relay records, 200 medley relay (Nathaniel T., Joshua O., Caleb T., and Lorenzo H.), 200 free relay (Caleb T., Lorenzo H., Joshua O., and Nathaniel T.), and 400 free relay (Caleb T., Lorenzo H., Joshua O., and Parker B.).
Congratulations to Coach Matthews on a very successful season!
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2024-2025 Season
In just their first year of competition, the Eagle Swim Team consisted of eight swimmers who were able to compete in three separate events. While two of our founding swimmers are graduating this year, the team has a strong core that promises to increase the competitive quality of the program next season.
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