The Kingsport Aquatic Center has their own junior summer league swim team – the Junior Viperfish Summer League!
Practices are fun, and swim meets are optional. Most meets will be held right here in your home pool! Before the season begins, we will host parent meetings for more information. Bring your swimmers, as we will have a swim assessment for them, too.
This team welcomes swimmers ages 3 years old to 18 years of age. If you are interested in signing your child up for the team please contact Madison Gump at madisongump@kingsporttn.gov for a swim evaluation so your child can be placed in the correct group. If you participated over the summer you will stay in the same group as the summer league.
No competitive experience is required for joining the Jr. Viperfish team. The East Tennessee Summer Swim League program is designed to be an introduction for swimmers to the competitive swimming realm, in a fun atmosphere. It is not designed to teach kids to swim, but improve their basic swimming skills. Swim lessons are available throughout the year at the KAC to build foundation swimming skills.
The cost is $125 per swimmer for Kingsport Aquatic Center, $150 per swimmer for YMCA members and $175 per swimmer for nonmembers. There is a discount for siblings wanting to join. Pricing includes participation at practices, meets, team shirt, team cap, and end of year party.
Parent Information
Want to learn more? Join us for a parent information meeting!
Check back here for next season’s information meetings
Pricing
- KAC Member
- YMCA Member
- Non Member
- $125
- $150
- $175
*Sibling discount is $15 off per sibling.
Practice Times
Practice Days: Monday/Wednesday/Thursday
Morning Practices (Outdoor Lap Pool)
Blue group: 8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
Green, black, and adult groups: 9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Evening Practices (Outdoor Lap Pool)
Blue group: 6 – 7 p.m.
Green, black, and adult groups: 7 – 8 p.m.
First day of practice: May 28
Parents/guardians are required to stay on site and walk their child into practice. This is important because in an emergency the coaches need to be able to locate parents/guardians right away. The coaches may need to talk with parents/guardians so please ensure you are always at practice and onsite with your child.
Junior Viperfish Swim Meets
Swim Meet Dates
All swim meets will begin at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Warm ups will begin at 5:30 p.m. Please make sure that swimmers arrive on time for warm ups, to ensure that they are ready for the meet. Most meets last about 2.5 hours. It is the parent’s responsibility to provide transportation to and from practices and the meets.
2025 Swim Meets
6/10 – Kingsport Aquatic Center (Warm Ups: 5:00 p.m )
6/17 – Rogersville (Warm Ups: TBD)
6/24 – Church Hill (Warm Ups: TBD)
7/8 – Freedom Hall Pool in Johnson City (Warm Ups: TBD)
7/15 – Elizabethton High School (Warm Ups: TBD)
Swim Clinics
Swim Clinics for swimmers ages 5 and older focus on stroke development, starts, turns, underwaters, streamlining and more. These clinics are targeted to individuals looking to improve their skills in swimming and diving. All clinics are run with a smaller class size of no more than 6 swimmers. Swim Clinics will be an additional $10 per clinic per swimmer.
6/2 – Dive Clinic (Coach Stephanie) – 11 – 11:30 a.m.
6/11 – Butterfly Stroke Clinic (Coach Nolan) – 5:15 – 5:45 p.m.
6/16 – Turn Clinic (Coach Stephanie) – 11 – 11:30 a.m.
6/26 – Backstroke Stroke Clinic (Coach Nolan) – 5:15 – 5:45 p.m.
6/30 – Underwaters and Turns Clinic (Coach Stephanie) – 11 – 11:30 a.m.
7/9 – Breaststroke Stroke Clinic (Coach Nolan) – 5:15 – 5:45 p.m.
7/14 – Stroke Clinic (Coach Stephanie) – 11 – 11:30 a.m.