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EXCLAMATION POINT!! WAVES TAKE B DIVISION TITLE; END SUCCESSFUL QUEST FOR PERFECT SEASON!
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RESULTS and SCHEDULE |
Date: Saturday, June 20th, 2009Location: WOWVersus: SSS (200) : WOW (285) |
Date: Saturday, June 27th, 2009Location: GMVersus: GM (231) : WOW (332) |
Date: Saturday, July 4th, 2009Location: WOWVersus: BSR (263) : WOW (313) |
Date: Saturday, July 11th, 2009Location: WPTVersus: WOW (335) : WPT (244) |
Date: Saturday, July 18th, 2009Location: WOWVersus: MC (244) : WOW (331) |
Date: Saturday, July 25th, 2009Versus: WOW : Divisional - B (300.5) |
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SUPER WINNERS |
Date: June 20th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Duncan, Susan Age: 12 |
Date: June 20th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Alexander Age: 12 |
Date: June 20th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Andrew Age: 10 |
Date: June 20th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Anthony Age: 7 |
Date: June 27th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Andrew Age: 10 |
Date: June 27th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Anthony Age: 7 |
Date: July 4th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Alexander Age: 12 |
Date: July 4th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Andrew Age: 10 |
Date: July 4th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Anthony Age: 7 |
Date: July 11th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Belote, Abigail Age: 13 |
Date: July 11th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Duncan, Susan Age: 12 |
Date: July 11th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Alexander Age: 12 |
Date: July 11th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Andrew Age: 10 |
Date: July 18th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Belote, Abigail Age: 13 |
Date: July 18th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Duncan, Susan Age: 12 |
Date: July 18th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Andrew Age: 10 |
Date: July 18th, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Anthony Age: 7 |
Date: August 1st, 2009 Wins: 3Name: Nguyen, Anthony Age: 7 |
2009 B Division Championships
Westlake 300.5
Silver Spring 199.5
Belair S&R 189
Montpelier 185
Greenbelt 160
Whitehall 154
One meet stood in the way of a perfect season for the Waves of Westlake. A daunting task to be sure, as the six solid teams that make up the PMSL’s B Division sent their best to Belair Swim and Racquet on Saturday for the Division Championship. Westlake rolled in after a 5-0 regular season with Belair on their heels at 4-1. It would take one more meet to determine the winner of the division’s banner, and the Waves knew it would not be easy.
It wouldn’t be until event 7, the boys 13-14 50m butterfly, that the Waves would get their first victory of the day behind Cole Holloman’s tremendous finish. The Waves would post twelve more first place finishes during the meet, and set ten records enroute to an outstanding victory that placed an exclamation point on the 2009 Summer swim season. For the season, the Waves finished with a 5-0 record, won the Charles County title for an unprecedented eighth consecutive year, and won the division championship meet. What a season!
The Waves rode the same formula they used in the regular season on Saturday, by taking big points in the meet’s first two relay events. The boys 18 & under 200m Medley Relay team of Matt Cooke, Zack Stephens, Trey Lutich and Jamie Hibbert set a Waves record time and took second place behind Montpelier for 10 points. The girls 18 & under 200m relay team of Kendall McMillen, Ebony Sherrill, Amelia Tarlton and Kelsey Hare then countered with a 10 point second place finish and a new Waves record.
Not to be outdone, the mixed 8 & under 100m freestyle relay team of Matthew Thon, Katalina Martinez, Emily Decker and Anthony Nguyen took 14 points and a win in event 47, while the boys 9-18 200m freestyle relay team of Andrew and Alexander Nguyen, Cole Holloman and Trey Lutich set a Waves record in taking second.
Other records set Saturday included Ebony Sherrill’s WOW record in the 15-18 50m fly; Anthony Nguyen’s WOW record in the 8 & under 25m Free; Noemi Arquero’s two WOW records in the 11-12 50m free and 50m back; Katalina Martinez’ WOW record in the 8 & under 25m free; and Andrew Nguyen’s WOW record in the 9-10 25m back and his BSR pool record in the 25m breast stroke.
Double event winners for the Waves were Cole Holloman, Ebony Sherrill, and Anthony Nguyen. Single winners were Noemi Aquero, Spencer Gruwell, Alexander Nguyen, Andrew Nguyen, Austin Fisher and Susan Duncan.
The Waves took second place in 17 events pushing the winning points margin to 101 points, one of the largest margins of victory in the Division since 2000.
What started on a stormy Saturday morning in June as the Waves rolled with the thunder in a win over Silver Spring, then followed with impressive victories in the next four weeks over stellar division opponents, could easily be called one of the best seasons in Waves history. The smallest margin of victory all season was 50 points against a very tough BSR group. What could be even scarier is that if the Waves are able to retain this group of talented swimmers for 2010, this team could be even stronger.
I believe the outgoing team president, John Stephens, stated in his opening speech of the 2009 season, that this team cannot succeed without every swimmer doing their best, no matter if that’s first place or eighth place. He was correct. Every swimmer, whether you finished first, second, or last, gets to lay an equal claim to the success of the 2009 team, and you all should be proud. You joined together as a team in early June, grew together as a better team by late June, and won championships together as a great team in July. Congratulations to all of you! You all deserve to be called DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!
(All of the 2009 Waves Newsletters are available below as .pdf files chronicling a great season!)
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