2023 SwimRVA Blastoff Meet Results| Short Course From October 6-8, forty of our swimmers traveled to Richmond, VA for the SwimRVA Blastoff. This was a short course meet held at Collegiate Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 198 events over the course of 3 days, 23 of these races were first time swims, and 115 were best times. In addition, a total of 520.95 seconds were dropped! 8/under Swimmers: Olivia Dameron, Elsie Glanzer, Maggie Kistler, Abby Luikart, Lily Paradise, Rhett Ritchie, Lane Skelly, and Alexander Zook 9-10 Swimmers:...

The Virginia Swimming All Star Team list was recently released and three of our swimmers were named as a part of the team: Zachary Erb, Jed Gorby, and Isaiah Kite. To qualify for the All Stars team, swimmers must finish the season with one of the top 5 fastest times in the LSC in any event in their age group. pictured: Isaiah Kite not pictured: Zachary Erb (Bridgewater College) and Jed Gorby (moved to Roanoke) Zachary Erb ranked 3rd in the 17/18 Boys 100 Breast (SCY), 5th in the 200...

2023 Friendly City Kickoff Meet | Short Course After a lot of reshuffling, we managed to have our first meet and start the 2023-24 short course season at the Friendly City Kickoff meet at Westover. We had a great turnout, despite the weather issues, from SMAC, Roanoke Gators, Storm, and our team. Thank you so much to the families that stepped in last minute to volunteer and helped the meet run smoothly! Our 80 swimmers competed in a total of 296 events on Sunday, with 64 first time swims and...

Last year we held a fundraiser to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (bcrf.org). While the other fundraisers we hold each year go toward team scholarships or other team-related funds, this is a cause and organization we know our team will wholeheartedly support. Many of us have friends or family who have been impacted by breast cancer, including Coach Scot and his family. Here's a note from Coach Scot sharing his personal connection. Gators, Dr. Melissa Adams-Budde was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in January of 2015. She fought...

2023 Andrew Hartle Invitational Meet Results | Long Course From June 2 - June 4, seven of our swimmers traveled to Greensboro, NC for the Andrew Hartle Invitational Meet (long course) held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Our seven swimmers swam a total of 41 events over the course of 2 days. Our swimmers: Kaleb Erb, Eliza Hewitt, James Hewitt, Elias Kite, Isaiah Kite, Brandon Smith, and Joe Yang Three of those swims placed in the top 3 of their events, with 13 overall top 10 placements: Great job! There...

2023 WAC May Splash | Long Course On May 13-14, thirteen of our swimmers traveled to Richmond, VA for the WAC May Splash - and our first official long course meet of the season. Our team swam a total of 74 events over the course of 2 days, 19 of these races were first time swims, and 36 were best times. In addition, a total of 141.48 seconds were dropped! 8/under Swimmers: Elias Kite, Harper Mancini, Coleman Skelly 9-10 Swimmers: Igor Dmytriyev, Viv Hess 11-12 Swimmers: Sebby Hess, Eliza Hewitt,...

2023 Friendly City Splash Meet Results| Short Course We were able to fit in one last short course meet for the 2022-23 season at Westover Pool - just after the bubble came down. Our sixty-three swimmers competed in a total of 210 events on Saturday, with 18 first time swims and 66 best times. In addition, a total of 146.77 seconds were dropped! There were six motivational cuts achieved as well from B through BB. Those swims and swimmers are called out below. You all did a great job and...

2023 HOKI May Day Invitational Meet Results | Long Course Ten of our swimmers traveled to Christiansburg from April 28 - April 30, 2023 for the 2-23 HOKI May Day Invite held at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center - a small group of kids, but still fun! Our attending swimmers: Gage Becker, Igor Dmytriyev, Jed Gorby, Lila Gorby, Tessa Gorby, Madison Keller, Elias Kite, Isaiah Kite, LeAnne Lamanna, and Joe Yang. Our ten swimmers competed in a total of 66 events during the meet, with 23 best times. In addition, a...

For the 2023 Great Community Give, our BIG goal was to not only have the most donors during the 1-2pm power hour, but to secure a top three spot for number of donors in the small non-profit category and reach 200 donors. You all knocked it out of the park! From 1-2pm there were 174 individual donations made, which resulted in our team winning $1,250 in bonus prize money. Over the course of the day, we had exactly 200 donors (that was the goal) and placed SECOND out of 95...

2023 ISCA East Elite Showcase Meet Results From April 5 - April 8, four of our age group swimmers (ages 14/under) wrapped up their short course season by traveling to St. Petersburg, FL with Coach Curtis and a few Roanoke Gators to compete in the 2023 ISCA East Elite Showcase. Our group swam a total of 27 races over the course of four days and dropped a total of 83.45 seconds, achieving 11 best swims. 9-10 Swimmers: Vivi Hess and Elias Kite 11-12 Swimmers: Isaiah Kite and Sophia Papa There...