Notes from the Reps

Before Montgomery County schools let out (From Tuesday May 29th through Tuesday June 12th)

4:30-5:45 p.m.            11 & Over

5:45- 6:45 p.m.             10 & Under

5:45- 6:15 p.m.             Preteam *

*Preteam will start Monday June 4th.

After Montgomery County schools let out (Beginning Wednesday June 13th)

Swim Team practice takes place every weekday morning for the summer.  The Monday through Thursday schedule is as follows:

8:00-9:00 a.m.              10 and under

9:00-10:30 a.m.             11 and over

10:30-11:00 a.m.           Preteam

The Friday practice for all age groups is 8:00-9:00 followed by Barracuda Challenge 9:00-10:00.  There is no Friday practice for preteam; however, preteamers who can comfortably swim a full length of the pool can participate in Barracuda Challenge, a fun way to end a week of hard work.

There are alternate afternoon practices held 3 days per week for those swimmers who are unable to attend the regular morning practices.  These practices are on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. for swim team members and 7:00-7:30 p.m. for preteamers.

Hello Westleigh Swimmers and Families,

After coasting through a winter as warm as the one we just finished, it is not difficult to imagine sunny days on the Westleigh pool deck! 

Ten weeks from yesterday and counting…..

It is a pleasure to be back as your A Rep.  I look forward to a fun and exciting swim season.  Our first order of business is to announce that the swim team will be hiring one new Junior Coach to our staff this summer.  Interested applicants should send an email to me NO LATER than April 16^th.  In that email, please include a resume if you have one.  In addition, the Swim Team Committee would like you to answer the following two questions:

1. What coaching experience do you currently possess?
2. Why do you want to be a coach for the Westleigh Swim Team?

Please note that you must be at least 15 years of age as of June 1^st, 2012.  Also note that this position begins on Tuesday May 29^th and runs through July 29^th.  If you have any conflicts during that time, you must list them in your email response.

Congratulations to the Westleigh swimmers who competed in the MCSL Invitational Long Course Meet on Tuesday. Here are the results:

13-14 Boys 200 IM – 1st Place – Andrew Gibson – 2:18.26
9-10 Girls 100 Free – 4th Place – Julia Wang – 1:10.93
11-12 Boys 100 Free – 7th Place – Andrew Scher – 1:08.30
11-12 Girls 100 Free – 2nd Place – Claudia Gibson – 1:04.64
9-10 Girls 50 Back – 1st Place (tie) – Julia Wang – 38.61
13-14 Boys 100 Back – 1st Place – Andrew Gibson – 1:02.43
13-14 Boys 100 Back – 6th Place – Nikos Tragotsis – 1:06.14
15-18 Boys 200 Back – 4th Place – Thomas Finn – 2:15.30
9-10 Boys 50 Breast – 6h Place – Kevin Scher – 44.97
11-12 Girls 100 Fly – 4th Place – Claudia Gibson – 1:12.73
13-14 Boys 100 Fly – 5th Place – Nikos Tragotsis – 1:03.86

The victories continue! We are now 4-0 for the season! We arrived at Manchester Farm in glorious 80′s style this morning and we won our A meet today with a final score of WL 416.5 v MCF 375.5!
Congratulations to Thomas Finn! Thomas broke both the MCF pool record and our Westleigh team record with his 15-18 100 backstroke time of 1:00.35! Way to go Thomas!!

Andrew Gibson broke a few records today as well! His 13-14 Freestyle time of 26.05 broke our Westleigh team record. His 100 IM time of 1:04.18 also set a new Westleigh record. To top it all off, he tied the Westleigh 50 backstroke record with a time of 29.59…this record was set with the exact same time back in 2009…by his brother Matt! He also set a new MCF pool record with this event today. Congratulations Andrew!

Claudia Gibson set a new MCF pool record today also with a 11-12 50 free time of 30.47. Great Job Claudia!
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Westleigh is on a roll! We are now 3-0 for the season! As our volcano smoked, and our hula girls (and guys) strutted their stuff, we won our A meet today against Potomac Woods with a final score of WL 440 v PW 352!

Our Westleigh girls were at it again! We have a new team record again this week for our Girls 14 and under 175 Free Graduated Relay! Congratulations to Julia Wang, Claudia Gibson, Katie Bolek and Hailey Lubliner who earned a time of 1:53.90!
Many of our swimmers achieved All-Star times today as well! Congrats to the following who achieved a total of 39 All-Star Times: Janel Berlinger, Emily Bolek, Katie Bolek, Jasmine Chang, Jeremy Chung, Thomas Finn, Andrew Gibson, Claudia Gibson, Maddie Grainger, Sawyer Hazel, Jason Hu, Sophia Hu, Andrew Scher, Kevin Scher, Nikos Tragotsis and Julia Wang.

IMPORTANT! Please note that we will have morning practices as usual on Monday, July 4. There will be no evening practice on that day. There will be no practice on Tuesday, July 5 due to the Kings Dominion trip.
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Westleigh is now 2-0 for the season! We won our A meet today against Potomac Glen with a final score of WL 400 v PG 389! Such an exciting meet with our swimmers giving it their all right up to the end. Way to go Cudas!

We left our mark on Potomac Glen several times when our swimmers broke the PG pool record. Big congratulations to the following who set new pool records:

Claudia Gibson set new pool records for 12 and under 100 IM and 11-12 50 free.
Julia Wang set a new pool record for 9-10 50 free.
Andrew Gibson set new pool records for 13-14 50 free, 13-14 100 IM, and 13-14 50 back.
Our girls 14 and under 175 Free Graduated Relay team also broke a pool record today with a time of 1:54.27! Congratulations to Julia Wang, Claudia Gibson, Katie Bolek and Rebecca Weiss!

Congratulations also to Kevin Scher who broke the team record for 9-10 25 breast with a time of 20.48.

Many of our swimmers achieved All-Star times today as well! Congrats to the following who achieved a total of 35 All-Star Times: Emily Bolek, Jasmine Chang, Brittany Dickerson, Thomas Finn, Andrew Gibson, Claudia Gibson, Sawyer Hazel, Jason Hu, Andrew Scher, Kevin Scher, Nikos Tragotsis and Julia Wang. Read the rest of this entry »

Westleigh paddled past the Quince Orchard Otters, winning 403.5 to 388.5. Full results will be available on our results page shortly.

Just a quick reminder to all A meet swimmers and their families. Our meet tomorrow is at home vs Quince Orchard. Swimmers must arrive by 7:45 a.m. – don’t forget your military gear!

Even if you are not swimming tomorrow, come on over to the pool to cheer for your friends!

See you there!