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.

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.

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

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!

Many of our swimmers achieved All-Star times today as well! Congrats to the following who achieved a total of 41 All-Star Times: David Arabshahi, Janel Berlinger, Emily Bolek, Katie Bolek, Jasmine Chang, Jeremy Chung, Brittany Dickerson, Thomas Finn, Kyle Foster (2.0), Andrew Gibson, Claudia Gibson, Sawyer Hazel, Jason Hu, Andrew Scher, Kevin Scher, Nikos Tragotsis, Julia Wang and Rebecca Weiss.

A few reminders: We are firmly entrenched in what we realistically call “hell week” (even though it is really 2 weeks long!). We have a lot going on in the last few weeks of the season. We can check today’s A meet off the list, but now we move on to the following:

* Tomorrow, July 10 we travel to Quince Orchard for our A Relay Carnival. If you have a swimmer in this meet, I will be resending the particulars again shortly. If you don’t have a swimmer in the meet, please try to come by to cheer and support the team. Relays are always very exciting, and you won’t want to miss the event of the season…the parents and coaches relays! Come out to cheer on Eileen Foster, Martie McLaughlin, Curtis Carlson and Paul Pykosh as they represent Westleigh in the 100 meter freestyle parents relay and our coaches Allie, Emily, Bobby and Eric as they show their stuff in the 100 medley coaches relay. Always a fun time

* Monday, July 11, we are hosting the B Relays. The lineup for this meet is now posted at the pool. An email will be coming from Jenny and Sheila with info on arrival times, etc for that meet.

* Tuesday, July 12 we have several swimmers entered in the MCSL Invitational Long Course Meet.

* Wednesday, July 13 is our B Meet @ MCF.

* Friday, July 15 is our social.

* Saturday, July 16 is our final home A meet v Woodley Gardens. We will recognize our graduating seniors at half time…bring your tissues.

* Sunday, July 17 we are hosting our annual Mini Meet.

* Wednesday, July 20 is the Superstars meet at Germantown.

* Friday, July 22 is our final social.

* Saturday, July 23 we are hosting our Divisioanl Championship meet.

* Sunday, July 24 is our Team Banquet at the Washingtonian Marriott. ( Be sure to turn in your form and check by July 19)

* Saturday, July 30 is All Star Relays.

* Sunday, July 31 is All Star Individuals.

PHEW!

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.

A few reminders: Our third B Meet is this Wednesday night at Poolesville. Please be sure to sign your swimmers up on the new online B Meet Sign Up. The invitation and link will be sent to everyone soon. Online sign-up closes at 10 pm on Monday. If you would rather, you can still go to the pool and sign up on the paper copy on the bulletin board Your invitation to volunteer via signupgenius will arrive in your mailbox soon Don’t forget about the Hawaiian theme for this week – get out the grass skirts, tacky Hawaiian shirts and leis!

If you have taken any photos at our meets or events this week, please be sure to send them in for use in our website gallery and consideration for use in the banquet slideshow. We all really enjoy the photo gallery…we need you to help fill it! John Dunlop sent an email with instructions for doing that.
Thanks to all the folks that helped out at today’s meet! I am always so happy with how we all work so well together to make these meets happen for our kids

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.

A few reminders: Our second B Meet is this Wednesday night at home against Darnestown. Please be sure to sign your swimmers up on the new online B Meet Sign Up. The invitation and link will be sent to everyone soon. Online sign-up closes at 10 pm on Monday. If you would rather, you can still go to the pool and sign up on the paper copy on the bulletin board Your invitation to volunteer via signupgenius will arrive in your mailbox soon Don’t forget about the Braveheart theme for this week – get out the plaid kilts and blue face paint! If you can help out with grilling hamburgers at the B meet his week, please let Jenny Levine know ASAP jenny.levine@westleighswim.org
Please be sure to sign up for the Kings Dominion trip if you haven’t already! You do not want to miss this fun trip! Please be sure to pay within 48 hours of sign up (check for $38 each made out to Westleigh Swim Team, placed in Hazel folder).

If you have taken any photos at our meets this week, please be sure to send them in for use in our website gallery and consideration for use in the banquet slideshow. We all really enjoy the photo gallery…we need you to help fill it! John Dunlop sent an email with instructions for doing that.

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

See you there!

Ideally, at least one parent from each family will join us. If this is not possible, each child under age 13 must have a chaperone who is at least 16 years old – this chaperone must be responsible for the child for the duration of the trip. If you are signing your under 13 child up to go, you must note who the responsible guardian is and they must also be paid in full within 48 hours of sign up.

We will meet at Westleigh at 7:00 a.m. with the bus departing at 7:30 a.m. sharp. We will leave King’s Dominion at 8 p.m. and arrive back at Westleigh around 9:30 p.m. Families that wish to drive themselves or carpool with another family may do so. Just contact Stephanie Hazel to purchase tickets (still $38) rather than putting your name on the sign up sheet. Parking passes are available for $8 per car. There are a limited number of tickets available.