About Us
WE ARE THUNDER…
The first Waters Landing Swim Team was organized in 1985, and competed in the Gaithersburg-Germantown Fun League through the 1988 season. During these first few seasons the team was known as the "Waters Landing Aquatics Swim Team" and team colors were purple and white. In 1989 the team joined the Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL), changed its name to "Thunder", and changed team colors to red and black. During Thunder's first five years in the MCSL the team compiled an enviable 25-0 record in dual meets - quite a feat considering that some years the team had barely enough swimmers to fill all lanes! As the Waters Landing Community has grown however, so has our swim team. The team has more than doubled in size, seen its first swimmers graduate from college, and continues to welcome a whole new group of "8 and Thunders".
The team also has a history of having been well supported by our parents. Week after week, season after season, people have stepped forward to do the many jobs necessary for the meets to run smoothly. It is truly a key ingredient to our team's success.
While the team has been awarded many trophies over the years, our primary goal remains what it has always been: to provide a fun, safe, community-based activity, where children can develop a love for the sport of swimming, and in which all members of the family can participate. All of us who work behind the scenes are looking forward to another great season.
Our team stresses fun, fitness and safety through competitive swimming. Waters Landing Thunder swim team extends a sincere thank you to the Waters Landing Homeowners Association for their support of our swim team. Their financial support enables us to have a thriving team of approximately 140 swimmers, develop student coaches, and maintain a consistent experienced coaching staff. Our community recognizes the importance of creating a positive family atmosphere where our children can develop their swimming skills, overall confidence, and lasting friendships. Maintaining a swim team requires many diverse skills and can be a lot of work, but at Waters Landing we always find a way to make it an enjoyable experience for the whole family.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SWIM LEAGUE –(Saturday Meets)
www.mcsl.org
The Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) sponsors competitive swimming and other activities among the swimming pools and organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland. The goals of the program include helping young people establish a love for the sport of swimming, advanced aquatic skills, teamwork, and the principles of good sportsmanship. Waters Landing belongs to the Montgomery County Swim League, a league of over 80 teams and 6,000 swimmers. The league began in the late 1950's, "to encourage informal, friendly team competition during the summer, within a fair and wholesome environment, in order to develop athletic skills, encourage sportsmanship and teamwork, and foster an appreciation of the relationship between effort and success." (MCSL rule 1.)
MCSL is organized by divisions of six teams, from the most competitive in A division to the least competitive in the O division. Currently we are in Division L, where we will compete in five Saturday morning meets, a Relay Carnival and Divisionals for the top swimmers.
SENECA B LEAGUE – (Wednesday Meets)
See Seneca B League Guide on the Thunder website.
In addition, we have joined five local MCSL teams in the Seneca B League. We will have five Wednesday evening meets, a B Relay Carnival and B Superstars meet. Participation of or PreTeam program swimmers are given the opportunity to take part in the meet half time kick board race. Our goal is to have most of our pre-team swimmers swim in a Wednesday night B meet before the end of the season.
