Virginia Gators, Harrisonburg - Seasonal Programs

The Harrisonburg Gators host various clinics throughout the year. Any current clinics are listed below - just click on the clinic "button" for more information and to register your child for a clinic.

For either clinic, swimmers must be able to swim a full length of the pool without stopping and without assistance. Your swimmer must also be able to submerge his/her face without plugging nose (able to dive for rings, etc.).

Required for clinics: Each swimmer should bring googles (not a snorkel mast) and fins to their clinic. Kickboards and pull buoys are provided. Recommended equipment can be found at Swim Outlet under the "swim clinic" tab: https://www.swimoutlet.com/vast_gators.

If your child's clinic session is full, please email hburggators@gmail.com and request to be added to our clinic wait list and upcoming clinics email list.

Intro Clinic

Learn more about our year-round program and try a sample practice for potential group placement at one of our FREE Introductory Clinics on Saturday, August 16th. We are offering three sessions, but space is limited to twelve swimmers per session, so register early!

Registration opens Saturday, July 26, 2025.

Swimmers must be able to swim a full pool length without stopping.

Register now: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/vavast/page/meets--results#/team-events/upcoming/1652878

Not quite ready for a year-round team or looking for a shorter committment timeframe? Check out our 4-week clinic options available through the year. The Gators offer Stroke Development and Advanced Stroke Development Clinics with a shorter lesson time. Each clinic runs for 12 sessions (T/W/Th for four weeks).

Stroke Development Clinic

For the swimmer who has a strong grasp of freestyle and backstroke and has an understanding of the butterfly and/or breastroke.

Refresher on freestyle and backstroke
Freestyle for 25 yards
Backstroke for 25 yards
Introducation to butterfly stroke
Butterfly kick for length of pool
Breaststroke kick for length of pool
Swim underwater
Standing dive and streamline

Advanced Stroke Development & Technique Clinic

For the more "seasoned" swimmer who has a strong grasp of freestyle and backstroke and has some experience (but not mastered) the butterfly and/or breastroke.