2025 AM Guppies
2025 PM Guppies
Guppy Team Information
Guppy Coordinators: Carolyn Rutherford
The Guppy Team develops swimmers to advance to the Waverunner Team. Guppies will be taught basic strokes, but this is not intended to replace swimming lessons. A guppy should be fully potty trained and able to jump into the water voluntarily, put their face in the water, and make forward progress for at least 20 feet (half of the short width of the pool). No floaties or swimmies allowed. We will allow a couple of days for guppies to get acclimated to being back in the pool, but this guppy 'test' must be completed within the first 3 days or practice. A parent or guardian must stay with their guppy for the entire practice and meet.
If your swimmer isn't quite ready for Guppies but you're interested in lessons, please reach out to our Guppy Coordinator, Carolyn Rutherford, for a list of available instructors.
As with our big team, we rely on parent volunteers to make the season a success!
Kelsey is a rising college sophmore at The University of SC and has been swimming for Forrester Woods since she was a guppy. Kelsey also swam for Mauldin High School and also has experience swimming year round for Team Greenville. Kelsey has been a guppy helper since she was 13 and became an assistant Guppy Coach in 2022 before transitioning to Co-head Coach with Will in 2024.
Favorite Stroke: Backstroke
Favorite Part of Guppies: Watching the kids get excited to learn to swim.
Will is a rising college freshman and has been swimming for Forrester Woods since he was a guppy. Will also has experience swimming for Mauldin High and year round for Team Greenville. Will has been a guppy helper since he was 13 and was a assistant Guppy Coach in 2023 before becoming Co-head Coach with Kelsey in 2024. Will has also played basketball for Mauldin High School in 2023 and plays lacrosse for Mauldin High School.
Favorite Stroke: Breaststroke
Favorite Part of Guppies: Interacting with kids this age and seeing how much fun they have.
2026 Season Schedule May 31st-June 25th
Evaluations: May 30th - 10:00am @ Forrester Woods Estates
Practice:
Morning Guppies-
Practices will run from June 1-25, Monday-Thursday, 10:30-11:15am at the FW pool.
Parent Meeting - 1st 10 minutes of the first practice on the pool deck.
AM Guppy Triathalon and End of Season Party: June 25 @ 10:30am
Evening Guppies-
Practices will run from May 31- June 24, Sunday-Wednesday, 6:30-7:15pm at the FWE pool.
Parent Meeting - 1st 10 minutes of the first practice on the pool deck.
PM Guppy Triathalon and End of Season Party: June 24 @ 6:30pm
COMBINED Meet Schedule :
6/6 9:00am @ Pelham Falls
6/13 9:00am @ home vs. Holly Tree
6/20 9:00am @ Devenger