Overlee’s Synchronized Swim Team
We are a mostly recreational synchro team in Arlington, Virginia. We are open to swimmers ages 6-18. No “Synchro” experience is needed. Swimmers and coaches practice in June and July to get ready for the Annual Synchronized Swim Show held at the end of July. Swimmers interested in joining the team can explore our website for more information!
Summer 2026 Registration Now Open via Active!
- Discounted, early bird registration ($275) is open for 6-18 y/o Overlee members and returning swimmers who can pass the deepwater swim test. No prior Synchro experience required! Registration fee includes a swim cap and team t-shirt.
- If spots remain open, standard registration ($300) opens April 1 to anyone 6-18 y/o who can pass the deepwater swim test. Non-Overlee members and beginners welcome!
- OVL Synchro is a summer, recreational program which culminates in an end-of-season performance. Think aqua dance recital! Participation in the annual Synchro Show is optional but highly encouraged. Athletes from beginners to Junior Olympians perform routines set to music under spotlights in the lap pool. Check out some past show routines HERE!
- Synchronized Swimming is a complementary sport to dance, gymnastics, dive, swim and more! It’s fun, creative and teaches artistry, conditioning, flexibility and strength. Some OVL Dive & Swim team members swim for Synchro too as schedules rarely overlap.
- The season starts on Wed. May 27 with a Kickoff Potluck followed by the first practice and a quick parent meeting, and concludes with the Synchro Show Wed. July 22 (rain date July 23), a highlight of the Overlee Summer.
Join us for the See it – Try it session on Sunday May 24 at 3:45 pm
2026 Synchro Team Practice Schedule
May 27–July 22, 2026
*Tentative: Practices are subject to change at Overlee’s discretion.*
Wed. PM: 7:00–8:30 until June 10
7:00–8:45 starting June 17
Fri. PM: 3:30–5:00 begins June 19
Sat. AM: 8:00–10:00 Dates TBD
Sun. AM: 8:00–10:00 ALL Sundays starting May 31
Optional weekday morning practices for skills and conditioning:
Tues., Wed. & Thurs. AM: 8:00–9:45 begins June 23
Questions? Contact Team Reps at synchro@overlee.org
Synchro Team News
Getting Ready for the 2026 Season!
Stay tuned for more updates (and belated pictures from a very successful 2025 season!).
Synchro Team Performance “One for the Ages”:
The Overlee Synchro Team made the “whole place shimmer” last night with their Taylor Swift inspired performance: The Eras Tour (Overlee Synchro’s Version). Congrats to our talented athletes and coaches who worked incredibly hard over the past 7 weeks training, learning new skills, lifts, and multiple routines each.
Along with a spectacular number from the Overlee lifeguards and Coach Becca’s Junior Olympics solo routine, our Synchro swimmers impressed and entertained a packed Overlee lap pool.
The team, coaches and families are grateful for the generous support of the Overlee Board, pool management, staff, and member volunteers who were essential in making last night and the season a success.
Interested in joining Synchro, Overlee’s longest running team sport, next summer? Look out for registration opening in early May 2025 or email synchro@overlee.org for more info.
A big shout out and congrats to Overlee Synchro Coach Becca Harrison for placing at Junior Olympics 2024 in Portland, Oregon!
— 2nd place out of 13 for Team!
— 5th out of 28 for Duet!
— 6th out 22 for Solo!
Facebook link to Synchro Team Intermediate performance video here: https://fb.watch/tqlpr0MYfp/
2024 Synchro Show – Wednesday, July 17 at 8:00 PM (rescheduled to Thursday, July 18 due to weather):
Mark your calendars for one of the highlights of the Overlee summer, the always entertaining annual Synchro Show. Free and open to the public. The team and very special guests (OVL lifeguards & Synchro Coaches) will perform routines to Taylor Swift’s music under spotlights in the lap pool, 8:00 PM Wed., July 17th (Rain Date: July 18th at 8:00 PM).
Movie Night – Sunday, June 23:
This Sunday, June 23rd, is Family Movie Night from 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM! Bring the kids and blankets to watch “Trolls 3: Trolls Band Together” in Snack Shack Park and support the Synchro Team’s Snow Cone and Popcorn Fundraiser. See flyer for more info. Note: If there is inclement weather and the pool is closed, Movie Night will be rescheduled.
06/07/2024:
Synchro Team Fundraiser with Rocklands BBQ on Friday, June 14, 2024
Celebrate the end of school with a Rocklands BBQ dinner delivered to Overlee!
The Rocklands BBQ food truck will be at Overlee on Friday, June 14 from 4 – 7 PM (or earlier if they sell out). Preordering is highly encouraged. Order online via this link before 12 PM on June 13. Guests may schedule what time they would like to pick up by selecting “Change” under the location and switching from “ASAP” to their desired time. Contact carmen@rocklands.com for any issues with ordering. The food truck is cashless.
Come support our synchro team and spread the word!
05/31/2024:
The Synchro Season kicked off this past Wed., 5/29 with a team potluck dinner, parent meeting and first practice. Please spread the word that a few spots remain open on the team. Registrations accepted until team is full or thru June 5th. Click here to register or for more information.
05/23/2024: OVL Synchro Team registration is open now for 6-18 y/o’s who can pass the deep water swim test. Beginners and non-members welcome! More info HERE!
Interested but not 100% sure about joining Synchro
Come to the Dive Well this Sunday, May 26 at the 3:45 pm swim break to watch a synchro routine. Then, stay to try out some Synchro moves in the pool with Overlee coaches. OVL Ice Cream Social immediately follows at 4 pm.
Save the date for this year’s Synchro Show!
“The Eras Tour (Overlee’s Version)” on Wed, July 17, 2024 @ 8 pm (rain date July 18).
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05/12/2024: Saturday, 5/11 @11:59pm: Early bird discount ends (registration fee = $250) and opens to any new swimmer 6-18 y/o, who can pass the deep water swim test. Non-Overlee members and beginners are welcome! Registration fee includes an OVL swim cap and 2024 team t-shirt. A performance swimsuit will be billed separately for athletes participating in the Synchro Show.
Get to know Overlee’s 2026 Synchro Coaches!
Tamara Judzik (Head Coach)
Tamara swam for NOVA Synchro for 12 years beginning in 2009 and competed up to the national level. She was a part of Overlee Synchro when she was a child and enjoys the experience of being back as a coach. This is Tamara’s second year as head coach. Tamara has also coached for NOVA Synchro.
Tamara is currently a Public Relations student with a minor in Finance and an emphasis in Investor Communications at Syracuse University. She’s involved in the honors college and many PR clubs on campus.
In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and loves trying new foods.
Becca Harrison (Coach)
Becca is excited to return to Overlee this summer! She has been swimming for 14 years, doing synchro for 9, and continued judging this year.
Currently, she swims with the Northern Virginia Nereids, where she has been nationally ranked in solo and duet. She has competed in many national and regional competitions and has even been invited to national talent camps. Last year she and her duet partner made finals at the National Championships!
Becca is a Senior at Wakefield High School, and when she’s not at the pool you can find her reading a book or at a record store. In her free time she also enjoys baking and spending time with her friends.
Alex Provasnik (Coach)
Alex swam for NoVa Synchro from 2014-2021. She graduated from Bates College where she double majored in chemistry and art. She worked at a kids pottery program in Maine and recently moved back to Virginia.
Alex is super excited to meet everyone and join the OVL synchro coaching staff!
Ella Snider (Coach)
Ella swam for NoVa Synchro from 2014-2021 competing in a variety of regional and national meets. After her hiatus for college she’s excited to be back involved with the synchro community.
Ella recently moved back to Virginia after graduating from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture with a major in Visual Studies and a minor in History. During her time there she worked for the Temple Contemporary Gallery as part of their archival team.
In her free time Ella enjoys practicing ceramics, walking her dog, and playing the NYT games.
Sydney Purcell (Substitute Coach)
Sydney has been coaching for Overlee Synchro since 2020. Her synchronized swimming experience began on the Overlee Synchro team in 2013, and she continued swimming for the team up until she became a coach.
Sydney was also a swimmer on NOVA Synchro beginning in 2015. She continued to swim with the team through her senior year and competed at a variety of both regional and national competitions.
Sydney is currently a student at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Marketing and pursuing a certificate in Digital Media. In her free time Sydney enjoys going to the movies and traveling.
Mia Edwards (Substitute Coach)
Mia is ecstatic to return to Overlee Synchro for her fourth year! She has been competing in synchronized swimming for the past 10 years, and hopes to share her experience with her swimmers as a substitute coach.
Currently, she swims with the Northern Virginia Nereids synchronized swim club. She has competed at the national level for the past 7 years, earning a silver medal in technical team finals at Gresham, OR. She currently competes alongside Coach Becca, and swam with Coach Lauren (her sister!), Coach Tamara and Coach Sydney.
Mia is a senior at Yorktown High School. If she isn’t at the gym or swimming, she loves playing with her cats and humming to her favorite songs. She also has a passion for drama, and enjoys chatting about theatre with anyone willing to listen.
Overlee Synchro
- Overlee has had a synchro team since nearly its founding in the late 1950s!
Synchronized Swimming Information
- Overlee Synchro is open to swimmers 6-18 y/o who can pass Overlee’s deep water swim test. Beginners of any age are welcome, as are non-Overlee members (most seasons).
- Participation in the end of season performance in late July is optional but highly encouraged for all team members. Check out some routines from previous years here.
- Overlee Synchro hosted and won its first dual “figures” meet in June 2023. There isn’t a meet scheduled in 2024 but there may be meets held again in future seasons based on team interest and availability.
- Overlee Synchro has three levels
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Synchro has two components
- Routines
- Solos, Duets, Trios and Teams
- Solos
- 1 swimmer
- Length: 2:00-2:30 minutes
- Duets
- 2 swimmers
- Length: 2:15-2:45 minutes
- Trios
- 3 swimmers
- Length: 2:15-2:45 minutes
- Teams
- 4 to 8 swimmers.
- Length: 2:45-3:45 minutes
- Everyone swims in a team.
- Availability for the end of year performance will be considered in team selection.
- Swimmers may also perform in one to two additional, small group routines if they meet the requirements to do so.
- Solos
- Swimmers wear routine suits, headpieces, and gelatin in their hair to hold it in place.
- Solos, Duets, Trios and Teams
- Figures
- Skills for synchronized swimming performed individually, and slowly, without music.
- Scored by a panel of judges, on design and control (judging occurs in meets only—not at the end of season performance).
- Routines
Advanced Figures
Beginner Figures
FAQs
How often do we practice?
Generally, the team practices on most Saturday and Sunday mornings, Friday afternoons (beginning after the school year ends), and Wednesday evenings starting after Memorial Day and concluding in mid-July. We have a number of optional but highly encouraged weekday morning practices beginning in mid June. For more info, please see the practice schedule in the Home tab above.
How is the program priced?
Please click on the home button above more information. The registration fee includes a team t-shirt and swim cap.
What are the parental commitments?
Parents are asked to volunteer in the planning and staffing of team fundraisers (Movie Night, 4th of July food sale, etc.) and socials, as well as assist with the annual end of season performance. For this season, we ask each family to volunteer for at least one team fundraiser, event or social, AND one parent per swimmer to volunteer during Synchro Show Week.
How involved do I need to be?
Synchro by its nature is a team sport so it is vital that athletes are at practice to work on their routines in “synch” with their teammates. However, coaches understand that athletes are busy over the summer with travel and other prior commitments, but when possible, swimmers should make every effort to attend practice. Parents are expected to communicate absences as far in advance as possible so coaches can plan accordingly.
Small group routines (trios, duos and solos) for the end of season Synchro Show are awarded to interested swimmers based on practice attendance, effort and having demonstrated sufficient mastery of their group routine (as determined by coaches). These small group routines will be mainly worked on during weekday morning practices (Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday 8:00-9:45am) although we may be able to find alternative times for athletes who cannot make these practices. Swimmers not performing in small group routines are welcome at weekday morning practices too to work on conditioning, skills and group routines.
Although the end of season show is optional, participation is highly encouraged.
Questions about Overlee Synchro?
The Overlee Synchro team has completed hiring for the 2026 season.
For questions, please email synchro@overlee.org.
