Mission of Victory Lane Aquatic Club (VLAC) The principle mission of VLAC is to promote a healthy lifestyle for members by incorporating core social values through swimming. Swimmers are trained to become better athletes and encouraged to become future leaders in society. VLAC creates a safe, healthy, and positive environment where swimmers can grow physically, emotionally and socially as individuals and seeks to instill the ideals of hard work, dedication, and perseverance into every swimmer. 2022-2023 VLAC Schedule Fall Session 1 – September 6 - November 26 Winter Session 2 – November 28 – February 25 Spring Session 3 – February 27 – May 26 Practice Times and Locations: Monday/Wednesday/Friday (9 & Under) – St James 7:00 – 8:00 PM Monday/Wednesday/Friday (10 - 11) – St James 6:00 – 7:00 PM Monday/Wednesday/Friday (12 – 13) – St James 5:30 – 7:00 PM Monday/Wednesday/Friday (14 – 18) – St James 4:00 – 5:30 PM Tuesday/Thursday (13 & Over) – St James 7:00 – 8:30 PM Saturday (13 – 18) – St James 7:00 – 9:00 AM **Ages are a guideline-Swimmers will be placed in the practice that is most appropriate to their swimmer ability and practice size. **USA Swimming Membership required for all swimmers annually collected in the fall or start of the season for each swimmer. This fee will be collected via USA Swimming. Practice Fees: 1 practice per week - $370 - Registration for 1 day a week will not open until August 23 2 practices per week - $550 3 practices per week - $695 4 practices per week - $820 5 practices per week - $925 Pool Location: The St James, 6805 Industrial Rd, Springfield, VA 22151 Meets are optional and meet fees are collected separately on an individual meet basis. The tentative meet schedule is: Oct. 1-2 MAKO Fall Invititational MAKO GMU Nov. 5-6 MAKO Gobble Gobble MAKO GMU Dec. 10-11 MAKO Holiday Invitational MAKO GMU Jan. 14-15 MAKO Polar Plunge MAKO GMU Feb. 4-5 MAKO February Qualifier MAKO GMU Feb. 17-19 36th Black History Invitational DCPR Takoma Mar. 2-5 Junior Championships PVS UMD Mar. 2-5 Senior Championships PVS UMD Mar. 9-12 14&U Junior Olympic Championships PVS UMD Mar. 18-19 MAKO Spring Fling MAKO GMU VLAC is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and positive environment for swimmers. If you have any concerns about the safety of your swimmer with VLAC or any other Safe Sport concerns, please contact one of the following immediately. To deal with a Safe Sport concern, contact VLAC Safe Sport Coordinator, Head Coach Shawn Mansfield, [email protected], 703-507-4756 USA Swimming at (719) 866-4578 https://www.usaswimming.org/articles-landing-page/2017/05/08/safe-sport-report U.S. Center for Safe Sport to make a report. Call (720) 524-5640 or use the online reporting form at https://safesport.i-sight.com/portal or find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org/)