ILDA Recreation Association

Swim Team

For the 2011 NVSL season, Ilda is in Division 15. If you are interested in joining the team or if you have any questions about the Clippers, please contact the Swim Team Representative, Janice Viola, at ildaclippers@yahoo.com or by phone at 703.323.7486.

Latest News (updated October 6)

  • The Ilda Clippers Monday night winter swim program has started. The practices are held on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 PM at the Jewish Community Center. There are still a couple of slots available so if you are interested, please contact Janice Viola (ildaclippers@yahoo.com) for more information. Former Clipper Head Coach and current Clipper mother Angie Niezgoda will be the lead coach this winter with assistance from Clipper coaches/swimmers Nathan Albertson and Libby Bissen.

    There should be 26 sessions during the winter (no sessions on days when Fairfax County schools are off). These are the scheduled dates:

    October 3, 17 & 24
    November 14, 21 & 28
    December 5, 12 & 19
    January 2, 9, 23 & 30
    February 6, 13 & 27
    March 5, 12, 19 & 26
    April 16, 23 & 30
    May 7, 14 & 21
  • Pictures from the Pleasant Valley meet, the IM Carnival and the Ilda Idol Show can be seen by clicking here (I wonder if it is still raining men?). Pictures from divisionals can be seen by clicking here.

Ilda Clippers Practice Times - 2011


Once Fairfax County Schools are out for summer break, which is June 22nd this year, practices are in the morning. On Monday to Friday, practice times are:
   8:00 to 09:00 a.m. -- 11 And Older
   9:00 to 10:00 a.m. -- 10 And Under
   10:00 to 10:30 a.m. -- Clips Team

From May 31 until school is out (Mon-Fri), practice times are:
   3:30 to 4:30 p.m. -- 13 and older
   4:30 to 5:00 p.m. -- 8 and unders
   5:00 to 6:00 p.m. -- 9 to 12 year olds

Please note that the Clips, Ilda's developmental team (mostly 5 and 6 year olds) do not start practice until morning practices begin which is June 22nd for the 2011 summer.

Ilda Clippers 2011 Schedule/Results


Below are the dates and times for the Summer 2011 Ilda swim meets. Times listed below are the start time of the event. The swimmers need to be there prior to the start time for warmups. For B Meets at Ilda, we warm up at 5 PM. For away B Meets, we warm up at 5:30 PM. Clicking on the opponents name will take you to their website, if they have one. Clicking on the date of the meet will display all the relevant meet information including which Ilda parents are scheduled to volunteer, directions and any scheduled swimmer absences.

Date Day Time Event Opponent Location/Score
June 18 Saturday 9:00 AM Timing Meet Rutherford Ilda  (pics)
June 25 Saturday 9:00 AM A Meet Annandale Ilda 209, Ann 188  (pics)
June 27 Monday 6:00 PM B Meet Long Branch Ilda  (pics)
July 2 Saturday 9:00 AM A Meet Woodley Ilda 219, WW 183  (pics)
July 6 Wednesday 6:00 PM B Meet Canterbury Woods Ilda  (pics)
July 9 Saturday 9:00 AM A Meet Herndon Ilda 254, Hern 142  (pics)
July 13 Wednesday 6:30 PM Relay Carnival division 15 Ilda 3rd out of 6  (pics)
July 16 Saturday 9:00 AM A Meet Stratford SFA 234, Ilda 168  (pics)
July 18 Monday 6:00 PM B Meet Rutherford Rutherford
July 23 Saturday 9:00 AM A Meet Pleasant Valley Ilda 238, PVall 156
July 25 Monday 6:00 PM IM Carnival   Fairfax
July 30 Saturday 8:30 AM Divisionals division 15 Results  (pics)
July 30 Saturday 5:30 PM Banquet   Ilda

Clipper Coaches


Ryley Trahan is the Clipper Head Coach for the 2011 season. Ryley is a 2009 graduate of Chantilly High School who is currently attending Mary Washington. He was the head coach of the Four Season Swim Squad in Herndon last summer and he comes highly recommended by Scott Bryant (a Potomac Marlins coach that several senior Ilda kids have swum for in the past).

Three experienced Clipper swimmers will be serving as the assistant coaches for the 2011 season. They are Blake Chamlee, Libby Bissen, and Nathan Albertson.

Past Seasons


This link will take you to a page with the recent history of the Clipper Swim Team. The goal is to add more information to this page over time.

Swim Team Links


The links below are for sites that swim team members might find helpful.

NVSL - official web site of the Northern Virginia Swim League.

Marlins - USS swim team that several Clippers swim for during the school year.

Makos - USS swim team that several Clippers swim for during the school year.

York - USS swim team that Clippers could swim for during the school year.

Woodson Swimming - local high school swim team that several Clippers swim for during the school year.

Suit Up - store that is supplying Ilda's suits and shirts this season.

Aardvark - store that specializes in supplying NVSL swim teams.

Annandale Weather - up to the minute weather in Annandale.