Good News! We are seeded first in Division B next year! We will compete against Woodley Gardens, Potomac Glen, Quince Orchard, Potomac Woods and Manchester Farms.
I also want to take this opportunity to thank Ellen Fishkin for another great Banquet last night. Brad and Ann Newsom also deserve our gratitude for bringing a generator and hooking it up so we could have our DJ and slideshow (and FANS!). It was a very hot, but fun night!
Hello All ~
We had our final A meet of the season yesterday. Amongst all of the hula girls (and guys), palm trees and the smoking volcano, you could find the WINNING TEAM! Yes, the final score was Westleigh 439 – Flower Valley 353! Way to go Westleigh!
A BIG thank you to all that helped out at this morning’s Rock-n-Roll mini meet. (more…)
This is a very busy week! Yesterday, we travelled to Bethesda to swim against the other Barracudas in the pouring rain. At the end of that meet, the parents were just as wet as the swimmers! The final score was Westleigh 334 – Bethesda 457. Are we enjoying Division A? (that is a rhetorical question!) Regardless of the scores, we are getting personal best times and having fun…even in the pouring rain!
Today, we went to Upper County for the A Relay Carnival. (more…)
Hello Barracudas!
I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July! We started the holiday weekend with our 3rd A Meet of the season at RMSC against the Rockville Rays. The final score was Rockville 528 – Westleigh 261. I continue to be impressed with how our kids just keep on getting faster and faster, and smiling the whole way. Our swimmers achieved tons of all-star times and 67 personal best times at this meet, and had fun doing it. Way to go Westleigh!
We are on a roll with the record breaking! Congratulations to the following who broke team records:
Andrew Gibson holds the new record for the Boys 13-14 50 Free with a time of 26.14
Andrew Gibson also broke his own record in the Boys 13-14 100 IM with a time of 1:04.96
Again this week, Both Matt Gibson and Thomas Finn broke the record in Boys 15-18 100 back. Thomas holds the new record with a time of 1:01.49
And, our Boys Senior 200 Medley Relay Team broke their own record with a time of 1:55.25. Congrats to Thomas Finn, Eric Woodard, Matt Gibson and Chris Emr!
It continues to be busy at the Westleigh pool. We had our first Fun Friday of the season – everyone now knows which Barracuda Challenge team they are on, and had their first competitions in the wet t-shirt relay and the noodle relay. Then, on to donuts and ribbons…we don’t call it Fun Friday for nothing!
On Saturday, we hosted the Tilden Woods Dolphins for our second A Meet. Based on previous times, we were expected to lose by around 200 points. Coach Jeremy told the kids to do their best and (more…)
Our annual team trip is scheduled for Tuesday, July 6. The cost is only $35 per person and includes admission to the park as well as bus transportation on a luxury Peter Pan bus! This annual Barracuda tradition is a really fun family day. King’s Dominion has something for all ages from preschool to adult. Kiddie rides, thrilling roller coasters, amazing water park. From daredevils to the less-adventurous among us, we all have a blast! This trip will be one of your family’s favorite swim team memories.
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Only a few days until Westleigh’s A-Division competition begins. We host the Upper County Dolphins who are a very strong team. Over the past 10 years they have never been below B, and most of the time have been a solid team. The Dolphin;s head coach is Jen Taylor, well known to many of older swimmers.
Everybody needs to get to as many practices as possible this week. If you are not swimming in the A meet this week ( your coaches will tell you who is swimming during this week), the first B meet is just around the corner AND a strong practice session improves everyone.
Time Trials for all swimmers is tomorrow, Saturday 12th. Set up begins at 7:00 am, warmups 7:30 am , events at 8:00 am.
This is our event to time each of our swimmers in each stroke as a baseline for the season. Time Trials is run just like a regular dual meet so it is a great chance to get swimmers (and parents) back in the swing of things before the start of the season. All swimmers (not pre-team) should attend this event. If it is impossible for a swimmer to attend Time Trials, the absence must be ok’d by Coach Jeremy in advance and arrangements made to be timed separately.
Time to hit the lanes – 11 and over 4:15 pm, 10 and under 5:30 pm. You will not want to miss a day – time trials are just around the corner.
For our 2010 season, Stephanie Hazel and Eileen Foster will jointly represent the Westleigh Swim Team for A-Meets with Susan Beckwith handling the duties for the team’s B-Meets.