Nation's Capital Swim Club
American swim club
Nation's Capital Swimming, officially referred to as Nation's Capital Swim Club, commonly referred to as Nation's Capital or NCAP, is a professional competitive swim club based in the Washington metropolitan area, operating across multiple jurisdictions including Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The club was originally founded in 1978 as the Curl-Burke Swim Club before undergoing a comprehensive rebranding and organizational restructuring in September 2012. It is a member of USA Swimming and operates under the local swimming committee of Potomac Valley Swimming. As of 2025, the organization is the largest competitive swimming program in the United States by membership, maintaining a roster of approximately 3,000 athletes. The club is led by CEO Tom Ugast and President Spencer Ugast.
NCAP has consistently achieved elite status within the USA Swimming Club Excellence program, holding the record for the most "Gold Medal" recognitions in the program's history. The club is also currently designated as a "Podium Club", which recognizes swim clubs achieving Gold Medal status for four consecutive years through the Club Excellence program. Beyond its competitive youth programs, the club has a partnership/sponsorship with TYR Sport who sponsors the recently renamed "Katie Ledecky Invitational". Financial operations are sustained through a combination of membership fees and merchandise sales, with the organization functioning as a major contributor to the DMV athletic economy.
NCAP is recognized for its extensive history of developing Olympic, Paralympic, and international-caliber athletes who have set numerous world records.
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