Zoe H.-Zoe is an Elite swimmer.  Zoe attends all the morning practices along with the afternoon practices.  Zoe is an extremely hard worker.  She works on both her training and technique.  Zoe was a major part of TIDE's first place finishes in the 200 Medley and 400 Medley Relays at State.  Zoe is a great backstroker and has continued to show improvements in all her strokes.

Andrew M.-Andrew recently moved from the Novice to the Intermediate training group.  Andrew has improved so much since he began swimming with the TIDE last Fall.  Andrew has a great breaststroke, free and backstroke and is currently learning butterfly.  Andrew has had a great practice attendance this Spring.

Kit C.-Kit recently moved from the Junior Group to the JE Group (this is a big increase in training time and yardage).  Kit has done a great job with this jump.  She is willing to do anything the coaches ask of her.  She works hard on her stroke technique and training.  We are happy to see her time improvements during sprints and Weds and are looking forward to the rest of her season.

Champions attended all of the Christmas break practices:  Amy, Dak, Drew, and Lauren.

Hannah was runner up, attending all but 1 of the practices.

CONGRATULATIONS SWIMMERS! 

Asha R:  Asha had a nearly perfect attendance record for December.  Asha has worked hard at practice and is seeing big improvements because of her hard work.  She has really good skills and, combined with hard work, will start to see her times drop.

Lydia:  has perfect attendance since last spring season.  She works hard everyday and listens to her coaches suggestions.  Lydia is an outstanding teammate that everyone loves to be around!

Alexa: has perfect attendance for fall and winter season.  She come to practice everyday with a good attitude and a fun spirit.  Alexa has worked really hard on her breaststroke and has made tremendous improvements in her times.

Vanessa D:  Vanessa has worked very hard this month on stroke technique.  She had nearly perfect attendance for October.  Vanessa never complains about what the coaches ask her to do and is always willing to try new things.  She is a good teammate and friend to other swimmers on the team!

Dak S:  Dak is new to the TIDE this season.  Dak is a very talented athlete.  He worked extremely hard this fall.  Given his effort and talent, we expect Dak to perform very well this winter.  Tide is excited to have Dak on the team and we look forward to his leadership and success!

Breck W:  Breck is a Junior swimmer.  She has done a great job this season of listening to the coaches and doing what is asked without complaints.  Breck had perfect attendance for the month of October.  Her hard work is really paying off.  Breck has seen huge time drops in practice and can expect to perform very well at meets this winter.

Megan S:  Congratulation Megan!  Megan had great attendance for the month of June.  She worked hard on her stroke technique and it showed at the Fairfax meet where she achieved best times in all her events.

 Josh H:  Josh is one of the hardest workers I have ever coached.  Josh is extremely competitive and that drives him everyday to push himself as hard as he can.  A special congratulations to Josh for achieving his Junior National cut in the 100 breast.  Josh's hard work is paying off and will compete at Nationals in August.

Alexa M:  Alexa has a perfect practice attendance.  She works very hard and is steadily improving.  Alexa was an Intermediate swimmer that wanted to move up to Juniors, she came everyday and worked until she could make the Junior sets.  I am very proud of Alexa and all of her hard work. 

Patricia O: Patricia is a Junior swimmer.  Patricia is new to the TIDE this Spring, she has been a great addition to the team.  She is very talented and works hard at perfecting her stroke technique.  Patricia is a strong swimmer and a positive teammate. 

Amy L: Amy is an Elite swimmer.  Amy has been working extra hard this season.  She is coming in on her own time to work on skills and is training extra hard to obtain National Cuts in the breaststroke.  Amy’s commitment to her goals is an inspiration for all the Elite swimmers.

Hannah: Hannah is an Elite swimmer and has taken extra steps during the spring season to advance her stroke technique.  She has started coming to morning practices regularly and is doing an exceptional job in her workouts.

Lydia: Lydia is a junior swimmer that has recently moved up from the Intermediate group.  Lydia made it to every single practice in April, which is very hard for a new junior level swimmer.  Lydia works very hard on perfecting her stroke technique and her drops in times have been a great indicator of all her hard work.