Villa Park Recreation is now accepting registration for the Mariners Swim Team. The Mariners swim competitively in the DuPage Swim and Dive Conference, a group of thirteen west suburban swim teams including Wood Dale, Addison and Lombard. The season includes eleven meets, five on Wednesday evenings and five on Saturday mornings, with a season ending conference meet. Practices are each weekday morning at Jefferson Pool and swimmers are expected to attend each practice. It is recommended that beginning swimmers have previous swim lesson experience prior to the start of the season. Swimmers must successfully swim one length of the pool using a legal stroke in order to participate on the team. The Mini Mariners is a team for ages 5-8 who do not have previous team experience. Swimmers can participate on this team for one season only. Practice is held three times per week and the Mini Mariners compete in the five home meets. The team fee is $119 per child/ $109 each additional child.