Team Background

History of PWSL

The Prince William County Swim League (PWSL) was founded in 1972 to sponsor swimming in and among the community organizations in the area of Prince William County. The purpose of the League is to develop a love of the sport, and to advance swimming skills, teamwork, and the principles of good sportsmanship in the children involved in this program. PWSL maintains the by-laws, procedures, Official Time Standings, and Scoring standards for every team within the League.

Currently, there are 23 teams and more than 3,000 swimmers represented in the PWSL, with each team belonging to a division. The divisions are: Red, White, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, and Black. Teams are divided into these divisions based on the following:

Average size of team (how many active swimmers)
Strength of team

Every team elects a League Representative to be present at PWSL meetings. This Representative is involved in discussing meet schedules, revising rules and regulations, adopting new rules, and bringing suggestions from the individual teams to the meetings.

Marlins Board Members

President: Ross Schwalm

Vice President: Heather Carroll

Secretary: Rhonda Heggenstaller

Treasurer: Jessica Wangner

League Rep: Rick LeFevre

Computer Rep: Lisa Lourenzo

History of the Marlins

The Veterans Park Marlins has been a community-based competitive recreational summer swim team in Woodbridge for over 30 years. We were one of the very first summer swim teams in Prince William County. The team was originally called the Marumsco Marlins, named after the surrounding Marumsco communities.

We are a non-profit summer recreational swim team in accordance with IRS 501(c)3. The organization is managed by an elected Board, who volunteer throughout the year to plan and execute the summer swim season.

The team provides a coached age group program, catering to beginner swimmers as well as to the most skilled swimmers. We strive to teach the swimmers the values of sportsmanship and teamwork.

The team competes in the Prince William County Swim League against teams of approximately similar size to maintain a fair competitive environment.

Marlins In Training (MITs):

The Marlins In Training Program will be back for the 2009 season. Children as young as 5 who may have had some swim lessons but still need extra help with the strokes can be considered for this program. Placement into this program is under the discretion of the Coaches and the Board.

Ratio of swimmers to instructors will be limited to 10 children per instructor. This will ensure that all children have the one-on-one attention they need to develop their skills.

2009 - Veterans Park Marlins

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