Elite Rays Swim Club (ERSC) aquatics facility, is primarily located at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland and College of Southern Maryland in LaPlata, Maryland. PG Community College facility provides an Olympic-size arena allowing proper training. ERSC started two years ago and was officially incorporated in 2009. This team is registered with the USA Swimming Association and Potomac Valley Swimming. The team travels to various locations in the Metropolitan Area competing. Our swimmers have goals to obtain scholarships from educational institutions and to swim in the Olympics. Some swimmers have made it to the Junior Olympics and/or to the All-County Swim Team. ERSC was recognized throughout the Prince Georges’ County and Southern Maryland as one of the most outstanding swim clubs in the metropolitan area.
ERSC provides the youth, between the ages of six and up, the opportunity to participate in age-group competitive swimming, to develop advanced swimming skills, to excel in a sport, to meet new people, and have a lot of fun. ERSC emphasizes a team concept where swimmers with any ability level can benefit from the social rewards of participating with others. Swimming also provides one of the most beneficial forms of exercise for cardiovascular and overall fitness. This exercise can be enjoyed throughout one's entire life.
ERSC operates nine months during the Fall/Winter months and two months during the Summer. The team currently has a tentative schedule of 26 or more swim meets during the fall/winter season, which begins in early September through the end of May. The only qualification for team membership is a basic knowledge of a few different strokes. As a general rule, anyone who can get across the pool with a crawl stroke, breaststroke, and basic butterfly can join the team. As long as the beginning proficiency is there, the coaching staff can work on developing their talent.
 Elvin D. Foreman Jr.
Head Coach/Owner
" Don't Take His Smile Lightly"
Coach Elvin comes to us with a well-diverse background in teaching and education. He holds a Masters Degree in Education Administration and Public Policy. More importantly, he has had many years of experience in teaching and guiding the youth. He has over 15 years of experience and knowledge in swimming and being a swim coach. He was ranked 3rd in Metro High School Swim Challenge in the Breast Stroke and studied water polo at the University of Maryland. He has coached several high schools and summer leagues. He has perfected the art of swimming and broken many swim records. Coach Elvin has the confidence that he will be able to pass on what he know to the youth in the community. He has done so by providing training to swim coaches in throughout the Metropolitan area. He also was selected by coaches of his peers to serve as a training coach for the Eastern Zones in Long Island, New York, through Potomac Valley Swimming. He currently serves as Owner/Head coach for the Elite Rays Swim Club. He has made a big difference in teaching technique and reducing swim times for many swimmers. He has assisted swimmers in receiving swim scholarships. He is kind, fun loving, firm, approachable and dedicated.
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 Lindsey Davis
Assistant Coach
" She May Be Little But She Packs A Big Punch"
Coach Lindsay was raised in Winterport, Maine and later graduated from Central Connecticut State University. She has earned an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honor. She is a three-timee Northesast Conference Champion and two-time ECAC champion, Lindsey owes the Jack Suydam Natatorium pool records in 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 individual medley, and 200 and 400 medley relays and conference records in the 200 freestyle relay and 400 medly relay. She is also the CCSU recordholder in the 200 backstroke, 200 individual medley, and 200 and 400 freestyle relays. She also comes to us with a well-versed back ground in teaching and education. She is a smart, athletic, fun, kind but firm person and is an asset to our team. |
Dahlia Foreman
Registrar/Co-Owner " The Organizer"
Dahlia was born and raised in Washington D.C. and graduated from Virginia State University on a tennis scholarship. She later pursued her Masters at Howard University in Social Work. She decided to assist her husband to pursue his dream of being a full time swim coach and they started a swim team. She is the person that keeps the team running smoothly with less bumps as possible. |
