2011 Season

Wk 5 vs. Potomac Woods

The Blue Dolphins racked up their second win of the dual meet season with an awesome victory over Potomac Woods. The final score was Manchester Farm 409 to Potomac Woods' 381.

Wk 4 vs. Westleigh

The Blue Dolphins took on former 'A' Division powerhouse and unbeaten Westleigh Barracudas at our final home meet of the summer. It was not to be as final tally was Westleigh 416.5 to Manchester's 375.5.

It was a meet packed with records...

Amazingly, as our second seed in the 9-10 girls 25M Butterfly, Christina Collins is shown above setting a new pool record with her stunning swim. Her time was 17.09.

Lindsay Knapp, shown above receiving her ribbons from Coach Joe, was a 'Super Winner' for the second time this season with four individual wins! Super job Lindsay!

Eli Fouts pictured above setting a pool record in the 11-12 boys 50M Backstroke with a time of 33.91.

In the 11-12 girls, Dylan Gribble had an awesome day, breaking three pool and two team records, including the 100M Individual Medley 1:13.58 (pool & team), 50M Butterfly 32.55 (pool & team), and 50M Backstroke 34.38 (pool). Dylan was once again a 'Super Winner', extending her individual event unbeaten streak to 16-0 so far this season. Watch Dylan's Butterfly swim above!

Jacob Halem (above) shattered the pool record in the 11-12 boys 50M Freestyle by nearly two seconds with his time of 29.84.

In addition to the above, three Westleigh swimmers also broke pool records.

We honored our Seniors at halftime, pictued above from left to right: Anna Morey, Karianne Johnsen, Christine DiNardo, Maura Fries and Victoria Minkin

Wk 3 vs. Potomac Glen

The Blue Dolphins showed tremendous spirit and heart as they battled from behind during the entire meet against Potomac Glen. The final score was Potomac Glen 413, Manchester Farm 379.

The meet ended on a very positive note when the girls in the 175M Graduated Free Relay put together an impressive win in team record time! Watch it below!

Pictured above is the 14&U Graduated Free Relay team. From the left is Rachel Ziegler, Addie Tallman, Dylan Gribble and Christina Collins. The girls’ record time was 1:56.10!

Lindsay Knapp turned in an awesome 50M Butterfly -- her 32.20 smashed a nine-year-old team record by over a half-second! Congratulations Lindsay!

Dylan Gribble continued her unbeaten streak for the season -- 15-0, including relays. She also broke two Potomac Glen pool records and two team records.

Wk 2 vs. Quince Orchard

The Blue Dolphins jumped to an early lead and never relinquished it, on their way to their first victory of the 2011 season. The final score was Manchester Farm 426, Quince Orchard 365. So many swimmers achieved new personal best times that Coach Shannon was late getting to the post meet gathering because she had to put together so many personal best ribbons!

Both the 11-12 girls and boys scored big in this meet with six 1-2-3 finishes combined. Other 1-2-3 finishes included: Girls 8 & Under 25M Back, Girls 9-10 25M Back, Girls 15-18 100M IM, and Boys 8 & Under 25M Fly.

Dylan Gribble racked up another 'Super Winner' performance with five first place finishes (including the relay) and a team record in the 50M Butterfly.

With this impressive win, the Dolphins look forward to next weekend with great optimism when they take on another tough 'B' Division foe, Potomac Glen.

Left,, the girls graduated relay get ready to cheer on the boys prior to their dominating swim which capped an awesome day for the Blue Dolphins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wk 1 vs. Woodley Gardens

Though the final score (412 to 380) was not in our favor, the Blue Dolphins came away from the first meet of the season with plenty to be excited about. A number of swimmers earned All-Star times -- a credit to how hard many worked over the winter and kudos to our coaches who have been working everyone over the past few weeks. 

Above, the Blue Dolphin "Nerds" huddle for some team cheers before the meet.

Highlights of the meet include Lindsay Knapp (pictured below) and Dylan Gribble with five blue ribbons each and Braidon English (pictured above) with first place finishes in all four of his individual events. Jacob Halem (with three first place finishes) and Eli Fouts represented the 11-12 boys in stellar fashion with four All-Star times each. The 11-12 girls had three 1-2-3 finishes and even a 1-2-3-4 finish in the Freestyle!

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2010 Season

Divisionals

Parents, coaches and fans of the Blue Dolphins were proud of the effort at last weekend's Division B 'Divisionals' meet. We were oh-so-close to a third place finish, but the relays provided the other teams with the points they needed to finish ahead of us. Scoring was as follows:

Mill Creek Towne 952.5
Stonegate 920
Potomac Glen 733
Quince Orchard 730.5
Manchester Farm 700
Hallowell 591

Willam An (above) had an awesome showing at Divisionals with four wins and capping-off an UNDEFEATED season and the high point earner for Manchester Farm. Congratulations William!

The 11-12 Girls 50M Backstroke is pictured above. Dylan Gribble is stretching her lead to nab one of her three first place finishes along with three team records. In the foreground, Rachel Ziegler is shown comming up fast. She grabbed the second spot in this race -- the only 1-2 finish for the Blue Dolphins in the meet. Way to go girls!

Other winners at Divisionals for MFST included Sierra Harvey, Taylor Oates, and Robert Allsopp.

Week 5 vs. Potomac Glen

The Blue Dolphins overcame a small halftime deficit to pull out a strong win at Potomac Glen. All our swimmers dug deep to give the team its best overall performance of the season winning 416 to 376. 

This big win comes as we prepare for the Divisionals meet next weekend -- now with renewed confidence and a lot of faster swimmers!

After hearing the winning score the team took a well-deserved plunge -- including Coach Joe Flaherty! (Who received a little 'help' into the pool! Watch the video below!)

Coaches Long Course

Four swimmers from Manchester Farm took part in last night's rain-soaked Coaches Long Course Invitational that featured the top eight swimmers in the county in each event. There was a steady downpour throughout most of the meet and by the last few events they were clearing the decks as the thunder and lighting moved in. 

Pictured above (from left) Eli Fouts, Coach Joe Flaherty, Dylan Gribble, and William An (missing from the photo is Robert Allsopp)

The results were as follows:

Eil Fouts (9-10 Boys): 7th place in the 100 M Freestyle and 2nd place in the 100 M Backstoke

William An (11-12 Boys): 7th place in the 200 M Individual Medley and 8th place in the 100 M Backstroke

Dylan Gribble (11-12 Girls): 4th place in the 200 M Individual Medley and 2nd place in the 100 M Butterfly (and Dylan has another year to compete in this age group!)

Robert Allsopp (13-14 Boys): 3rd place in the 100 M Butterfly.

Way to represent the Blue Dolphins -- congratulations swimmers! 

Relay Carnival

The Blue Dolphins missed fourth place by a single point at today's Relay Carnival held at Stonegate pool. 

There was plenty of excitment throughout the meet. At one point, a loud ovation could be heard throughout the venue as our 11-12 Girls 200 M Medley Relay team exited the pool and walked toward our team area having completely dominated their event. Their 2:20.89 was a full 8 seconds faster than the second place team. 

Our 11-12 Girls All-Stars! Pictured (from left) Riva Redding, Delaney Jacobs, Dylan Gribble and Rachel Ziegler. Congratulations girls!

Watch the video below. (Be sure to click on the highest resolution setting.)

Week 4 vs. Hallowell

The Blue Dolphins survived a cool, wet morning but couldn't quite make up their halftime deficit to visiting Hallowell. Final score: Manchester Farm 384, Hallowell 407.

Two pool records were set today. First, Dylan Gribble in Girls 11-12 50 M Backstroke with a time of 34.96. And Matthew Lee of Hallowell took nearly two seconds off the Boys 15-18 100 M Breaststroke with a time of 1:09.68.

Super Winners of this week's meet included William An (who is undefeated so far this season), Eli Fouts, Taylor Oates (pictured above), and Robert Allsopp.  

Week 3 vs. Mill Creek Towne

Week three saw our Blue Dolphins head over to Mill Creek Towne where they faced a very strong team, coming up short 329 to 463.

Some highlights of the day included first place finishes in all their events for William An, Eli Fouts (pictured above), and Robert Allsopp (pictured below). Dylan Gribble took additional time off of her previous team record for the 11-12 girls 50 M Backstroke, going 34.95.

Week 2 vs. Quince Orchard

The Blue Dolphins faced another tough competitor at Quince Orchard this weekend. After falling behind by 47 points in the first half, our dolphins hung tough but were unable to make up any ground. Our swimmers keep showing remarkable improvement from week to week so the rest of "B" division better look out!

Dylan Gribble set a new team record in the 11-12 Girls' 50M Backstroke and broke her own team record in the 12U Girls' 100 IM. 

And once again, Wei William An went undefeated in all four of his individual events -- super job William! 

Week 1 vs. Stonegate

The Blue Dolphins hosted a very talented team from Stonegate this Saturday, losing 330 to 463. To give you an idea of how fast this meet was, two team records and four pool records were set!

• Dylan Gribble set a team record for 12U Girls' 100 IM
• Eli Fouts set a team record for 9-10 Boys 25 M Breast stroke
• Brady Ott of Stonegate set pool records for 9-10 Boys in 50 M Freestyle, 25 M Backstroke and 25 M Butterfly!
• Cameron Dewey set a pool record for 8U Girls 25 M Backstroke  

Wei William An (above) was our Super Winner of the Stonegate meet with four first place finishes!

Looking Forward with Excitment

The MFST Board, parents and swimmers of the 2010 Blue Dolphins are excitedly looking forward to the upcoming season as we seek to improve upon our fantastic 2009 performance, which propelled us into the very competitive B division.  We will DARE greatly to ACHEIVE the impossible dreams of each and every Dolphin because BEHIND EVERY DOLPHIN IS ANOTHER AND ANOTHTER AND ANOTHER.....stay tuned!