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Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

As we move into our last short course meets of the season, swimmers have another chance to achieve qualifying cuts and attend either the Age Group Championship meet (14/under) or the Senior Championship meet (15/older). The above swimmers have made cuts in one (or more) events, and we look forward to seeing more time drops and qualifying times from even more swimmers at the 9/Older District Championship meet held February 23-25! *cuts as of 1/23/24 - more to come!!

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

Congratulations to these four swimmers for their hard work this past week in fundraising for our Swim-a-Thon (through 1/17) - see Noelle Zook on deck to pick a prize from our weekly prize bucket. Our Week 3 donations started January 18th and will end on January 24th. Remember - weekly totals and prizes are not cumulative, everyone starts fresh each week. Keep working hard! Families will be receiving an email soon with information on lane sign-ups for the day of the swim-a-thon, but in the meantime, talk with your swimmers...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2024 Cavalier Winter Rumble Meet Results | Short Course From January 13-14, thirty-nine of our swimmers traveled to Charlottesville for the 2024 Cavalier Winter Rumble. Our team swam a total of 179 events over the course of two days; twelve of these races were first time swims, and 108 were best times. In addition, a total of 359.83 seconds were dropped!!!! Special thanks to Haley Mancini and Lilly Nutter for helping out on deck! Attending swimmers: Victor Caskill, Aiden Craig, Olivia Dameron, Silas Dameron, Cooper Davis, Igor Dmytriyev, Fedor Dobrynin,...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

Congratulations to these four swimmers for their hard work this past week in fundraising for our Swim-a-Thon (through 1/10) - see Noelle Zook on deck to pick a prize from our weekly prize bucket. Our Week 1 donations started January 11th and will end on January 17th. Remember - weekly totals and prizes are not cumulative, everyone starts fresh each week. Keep working hard! Our team goal is to raise $10,000 and we are over halfway there! YAY!!! Don't forget about all the BIG prizes as well. If you have...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2023 HOKI Swim & Tri Meet Results | Short Course From December 8-10, thirty of our swimmers traveled to Christiansburg along with the Roanoke Gators, for the 2023 HOKI Swim & Tri meet held at the Christianburg Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 141 events over the course of three days and 76 were best times with a total of 318.32 seconds dropped. Swimmers on deck: Aiden Craig, Olivia Dameron, Silas Dameron, Boris Dmytriyev, Igor Dmytriyev, Yarek Dobrynin, Vasilii Dobrynin, Anna Hendricksen, Caroline Hendricksen, Linley Hendricksen, Meredith Hendricksen,...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2023 Club Mountaineer Speedo Invitational Meet Results | Short Course From December 7-10, twenty-two of our swimmers made the treck to Morgantown, WV along with the Roanoke Gators, for the 2023 Club Mountaineer Speedo Invitational held at the Mylan Park Aquatic Center. Each swimmer participating achieved specific cuts in order to qualify for this meet. Several of our swimmers rode the bus along with Roanoke (be sure to ask them about the adventure on the return trip!). Our team swam a total of 192 events over the course of three...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2023 SMAC Fall Classic Meet Results | Short Course From November 18-19, fifty-two of our swimmers traveled to Waynesboro, VA for the SMAC Fall Classic. This was a short course meet held at the Waynesboro YMCA - an easy drive and great first time meet for many swimmers! Our team swam a total of 232 events over the course of 2 days, 49 of these races were first time swims, and 134 were best times. In addition, a total of 573.58 seconds were dropped! 8/under Swimmers: Fedor Dobrynin, Elsie Glanzer,...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2023 ISCA Fall Classic Meet Results| Short Course In November our team traveled to Hampton, Virginia with the Roanoke, Virginia coaches to attend the ISCA Fall Classic. This was a short course meet held at the Hampton Aquatic Center. Our ten swimmers swam a total of 103 events over the course of 3 days and 40 swims were best times, with a total of 131.28 seconds dropped. Swimmers on deck: Sebby Hess, Viv Hess, Eliza Hewitt, Madison Keller, Elias Kite, Isaiah Kite, Bryson Long, Caelee Long, Reese Ostlund, and Sophia...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2023 HOKI Thanksgiving Invitational (13/older) Meet Results| Short Course From November 3-5, fifteen of our 13/older swimmers traveled to Christiansburg, VA for the HOKI Thanksgiving Invitational. This was a short course meet held at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 79 events over the course of 3 days and 36 were best times, with a total of 88.68 seconds dropped. Swimmers on deck: Gage Becker, Molly Beckwith, Lydia Couric, Rebecca Couric, Kaleb Erb, James Hewitt, Madison Keller, Lily Kistler, Robert McMahon, Emma Nylander, Jacob Nylander, Naomi...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

Two Virginia Gators were named as part of the 2022-23 Scholastic All-America team. Congratulations to Zachary Erb (Harrisonburg) and Ali Pfaff (Roanoke) on being two of 1,135 swimmers to make the list. To qualify for the Scholastic All-America team, swimmers need to maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA and have a qualifying 2022 Winter Junior National cut or higher. They were also two of the 235 seniors named as well as 49 Virginia swimmers. Zachary Erb graduated in 2023 and is currently attending Bridgewater College and a part of their men's...