Dear Lazer families,

Hope you are staying warm. Coach Catherine has been hard at work this offseason thinking about the Lazers — and, in her spare time, training her 6-month-old daughter Charlotte to be legal in breaststroke and butterfly (Charlotte is almost ready!). Along the way, Coach Catherine also spent time reflecting on the best way to support the team and maximize performance moving forward. With that goal in mind, we’re excited to share that we will be moving to a Co-Head Coach structure, with Coach Natalie stepping into the role of Co-Head Coach alongside Coach Catherine. This structure allows both coaches to best support the team while also balancing coaching and parenting their little ones. Coach Natalie will continue to lead our Little Lazers and developmental programs, while also working closely with Coach Catherine to support the entire team and help design our overall program. We’re thrilled about this new structure and grateful for Coach Natalie’s willingness to take on an expanded leadership role.

Here’s an overview of how the coaching structure will work:

• Coach Catherine & Coach Natalie will jointly oversee the entire Lazers program, including season planning, team structure, and swimmer development.
• Coach Catherine will oversee coach management, competitive training, and meet preparation, ensuring consistency across all training groups.
• Coach Natalie will continue to lead Little Lazers and developmental programs, while also supporting age-group training across the team.
• Both coaches will be present and accessible to swimmers and families, working together to ensure strong communication, continuity, a positive team culture, and joint decision-making.
• All communication should be directed to both Catherine and Natalie at [email protected].

Coach Natalie previously served as Head Coach for the Forest Hollow Swim Team from 2016–2019, so she brings a wealth of experience to this role. We are incredibly fortunate to have two experienced coaches leading the Lazers. In addition, both coaches are education professionals — Catherine is a Professional School Counselor with a Master of Arts in Counseling, and Natalie is an Elementary School Psychologist — which further strengthens their ability to support and develop your swimmers. We’re very excited about this next chapter for the Lazers and look forward to a great season ahead.

Tentative pre- and early-season schedule (see the website for details):

• Pizza with the Coaches: 4/16/26, 6:00-7:30PM, LPRC;
• Swim Team Leadership Meeting: 5/9/26, 6:30-7:30PM, Jewish Community Center, 8900 Little River Turnpike;
• Swimsuit Fitting: 5/21/26, 5:30-7PM, LPRC;
• Big Lazer and Transitional Practices Begin: May 27th;
• Saturday Practice/Little Lazer vs. Transitional Assessment/Pancake Breakfast (I need someone to volunteer to run the breakfast): 6/6/26,9-11AM, LPRC.
• Carwash: 6/12/26, 6-8PM, Braddock Baptist Church;
• Little Lazers Practices Begin/Split into morning and afternoon practices: TBD; this happens the day after FCPS lets out and with the snow days (and maybe more this coming week), we don’t know yet. But we’ll announce once it gets warm.

Registration will open soon,* and this schedule may change, so keep an eye on the website. Thanks!

*Remember, you must be a registered member of LPRC before you can sign up for swim team, so please look for the email inviting you to join LPRC soon, and if you don’t see it within the next 2 weeks, check your spam folder. Reach out after that if you can’t find it.