What a win last night against the Brookfield Barracudas! All of our Stingrays did a great job in all of their races- I noticed many kids holding blue ribbons this morning! Our swimmers worked especially hard as a team to win many of the relays, which were all incredibly close races. With a final score of 457 to 313, I hope this meet motivates our team to keep up the hard work at practice in order to be successful next week at Harrington Falls.
Swimmers of the Week: Week 2
Teagan Groh
Teagan has significantly grown as a swimmer this past year. She is a very strong competitor, and has done remarkably well in any race she swims. By placing first in both her individual events, Teagan added to the Stingrays win, but her motivation and team spirit was her greatest contribution of the night. She is always cheering on her teammates and loves to pump up her friends. Keep up your positive attitude Teagan!
Erica Dukat
Erica is also another swimmer who has greatly improved since last summer. With only 4 girls in the 13/14 age group, Erica steps up and asks to swim the hardest events. Being one of the older swimmers on the team, our coaches agree that Erica is a great role model for her younger teammates. She works very hard in the pool, and is very responsible on the deck during both practices and meets. Great swimming Erica, and thanks for being a great example of a Stingray!
Carter Wallace
Even though this is Carter’s first year on our team, he is swimming as if he’s been with us for years! Carter works hard and listens very well at every practice, showing his effort to improve as a swimmer and an athlete. He is a good sport, especially when there is chaos or confusion during the meet. Way to go Carter!
Max Wolverton
Max is another swimmer who is new to the team this year. After these past two meets, it is obvious he is a natural. Max was contending against some very strong swimmers from both teams, but he pushed himself to barely out-touch all other boys in both of his individual events. At practice this week, we stressed to the kids the importance of kicking it into high gear at the very end of the race. Max’s performance last night showed us that he was really listening and that he put our advice to the test. Keep up the good work Max!
We are so proud of ALL of our Stingrays last night, we could not have won our meet without each and every one of you. Also a special thanks goes out to all the parents and swimmers who stayed after the meet to help clean up! We were ready to close up the pool VERY early this week, and we greatly appreciate all the help we had after this meet.
GO STINGRAYS!
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