Thirty eight Blue Devils traveled to Cary, North Carolina for the WAVE Blue Moon Invitational. We recorded an amazing 92 personal best times, broke over two dozen team records, and set one new pool record (Hussein Medhat, 200 Free - 1:41.75) at the Triangle Aquatic Center. Next up FUAC swimmers will travel to Midlothian, VA, for the Poseidon Invitational on November 15-16.
Fork Union Aquatic Club invites you to join our club for swim lessons! To register for the November/December swim lessons please click on the swim lessons tab on the left navigation bar. This will take you to our swim lessons home page. Click on the Register for FUAC Swim Lessons icon on the right side of the page to register. Space is limited, so register early!
We offer three instruction levels for the beginning through advanced levels of swim lessons. Please click on our swim lessons tab to learn more about the program, or you can call the club office at 434-842-4210 for further details.
We sent 35 swimmers up to the QDD Fall Festival Invitational at George Mason University this past weekend, and came away with two first place finishes (Ibrahim and Price), 29 top ten finishes, and 59 personal best times! It was a great way to measure our progress against some great northern Virginia competition. Next up the team travels to North Carolina for the WAVE Blue Moon Invitational, November 7-9. GO BLUE DEVILS!
31 Blue Devils competed at the Smith Mountain Lake Open Water Swim on September 20th and 21st. On Saturday our Blue and Senior Group swimmers took to the water for a 5k race. Kurt Housh finished first for FUAC with a time of 1 hour 12 minutes, while Michelle Caron finished for on the girls side for FUAC with a time of 1 hour 14 minutes. On Sunday they took to the beach for a 1 mile sprint. Housh and Caron were again the top finishers for FUAC, followed close behind by Sito Arroyo and Sherif Ibrahim, while Stephanie Nardone took the overall first place finish in her age group! The weather was perfect and our swimmers did fantastic. Next up the team travels to Lynchburg for the first invitational of the season, September 27-28.
You can now go to http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/2008Olympics/ to view the results from Beijing!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PARENTS: Online team registration is now open. Swim team parents please follow the Join Us link on the right navigation bar to register with the team for the 2008-09 short course/long course season. Swim lessons parents will still use the paper registration form, which can be downloaded from this site or picked up the first day of lessons.
It's not too late to join the team or sign up for lessons. Please contact Coach Bocci at 434-842-4210, or by emailto: boccij@fuma.org.
JOIN FUAC THIS FALL!!! There will be a Fork Union Aquatic Club Parents Meeting for New and Current Members, Saturday, August 23rd, from 10:00 - 11:15am. The meeting will be held in the Fork Union Military Academy Library. If you are interested in joining the club, this will be an excellent opportunity to gather information and meet our coaching staff.
Directions: Take Route 15 South to the village of Fork Union. Turn left into the FUMA main gate, library on the left at the circle
2008 United States Olympic Swim Team
Men:
Nathan Adrian
Ricky Berens
Ian Crocker
Mark Gangloff
Matt Grevers
Brendan Hansen
Larsen Jensen
Cullen Jones
Klete Keller
Ryan Lochte
Jason Lezak
Michael Phelps
Aaron Peirsol
Scott Spann
Eric Shanteau
Gil Stovall
Peter Vanderkaay
Erik Vendt
David Walters
Mark Warkentin
Garrett Weber-Gale
Ben Wildman-Tobriner
Men's Head Coach: Eddie Reese
Men's Assistant Coach: Bob Bowman, Gregg Troy, Frank Busch
Women:
Amanda Beard
Elizabeth Beisel
Caroline Burckle
Elaine Breeden
Natalie Coughlin
Jessica Hardy
Kathleen Hersey
Margaret Hoelzer
Katie Hoff
Megan Jendrick
Kara Lynn Joyce
Christine Magnuson
Christine Marshall
Lacey Nymeyer
Allison Schmitt
Emily Silver
Julia Smit
Rebecca Soni
Chloe Sutton
Dara Torres
Kim Vandenberg
Kate Ziegler
The average ages of this year's Olympic team:
Men - 23.72
Women - 21.90
Oldest Female - Dara Torres - 41
Youngest Female - Elizabeth Beisel 15 Saunderstown, R.I.
Oldest Male - Jason Lezak 32 Irvine, Calif.
Youngest Male - Nathan Adrian 19 Bremerton, Wash.
The world record in the women's 100m backstroke fell twice in prelims Monday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming. Hayley McGregory first broke the record with a time of 59.15. Then Natalie Coughlin broke McGregory's record with a time of 59.03 in the very next heat. The record before Monday's prelims was held by Coughlin and stood at 59.21.
Here's a preview of what to watch for in tonight's semifinals and finals:
Women's 100m Back: Semifinal
The world record in the 100m back fell twice in prelims Monday. Hayley McGregory broke it first in 59.15. Natalie Coughlin then broke McGregory's record in the next heat in 59.03. The record before prelims was held by Coughlin and stood at 59.21.
Men's 200m Free: SemifinalThe day after their epic battle in the 400m IM, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are seeded 1-2 after the prelims of the 200m free. Larsen Jensen, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller and Erik Vendt, all of whom swam in the 400m free Sunday, are also in the mix.
Women's 100m Fly: FINAL
Christine Magnuson set the Trials record in last night's semifinals in 57.50. She is seeded more than half a second ahead of the rest of the field, which includes 2004 100m fly qualifier Rachel Komisarz.
Men's 100m Breast: FINAL
Brendan Hansen was just 11-hundredths off his world record in last night's semifinals, turning in a meet-record time of 59.24. Mark Gangloff, who also qualified for this event in 2004, is seeded second.
Women's 100m Breast: Semifinal
The top three qualifiers in this event - Jessica Hardy (1:06.85), Rebecca Soni (1:06.90) and Megan Jendrick (1:07.06) - were under the former Trials record of 1:07.12, set by Jendrick in 2000.
Men's 100m Back: Semifinal
Randall Bal broke the Trials meet record in prelims, touching in 53.28. The previous meet record was held by Olympian Aaron Peirsol at 53.64. Peirsol, the world record-holder in this event, qualified for tonight's semifinals as the sixth seed. Ryan Lochte is the fourth seed. Peirsol and Lochte finished 1-2 in this event at last year's World Championships.
Women's 400m Free: FINAL
Three swimmers - Katie Hoff (4:05.61), Allison Schmitt (4:05.72) and Kate Ziegler (4:06.04) - swam faster than the 20-year-old meet record of 4:06.43 in prelims. The meet record was formerly held by Janet Evans.
Fork Union Military Academy has long been an Authorized Provider for the American Red Cross. Every year several cadets become certified as Professional Lifeguards and get extensive training in CPR and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) essentials. This year marks the largest group of cadets to successfully undergo these ARC training courses in FUMA's history! 22 cadets took part in the course offering, with training spread over a six week span. In addition to the 22 cadets certified, 11 individuals from the community underwent the training. This was the first time FUMA opened its Red Cross training to outside community participants.
Congratulations to the following cadets:
R. Aboulhousn
J. Gencavage
G. Brooks
M. Chapman
M. Felton
S. Floyd
D. Gudeman
C. Grandfield
D. Hatch
K. Housh
M. Jewell
C. Long
N. Montgomery
R. Phillips
S. Reisenfeld
I. Sellers
M. Smiley
D. Smith
M. Soucy
O. Volovyk
T. Weeks
H. Yonce
Congratulations to the following community participants:
M. Arroyo
K. Hartman
J. Hartman
J. Hineman
K. Layman
K. McIver
L. Neelley
K. Purnell
E. Rothenberg
J. Winstead
R. Yellets
The United States Olympic Committee announced today the television broadcast schedule for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming. Below is the list of times the Olympic Trials will be televised.
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Sunday, June 29 8:00-9:00 pm ET NBC
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Monday, June 30 8:00-9:00 pm ET NBC
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Tuesday, July 1 8:00-9:00 pm ET NBC
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Wednesday, July 2 8:00-9:00 pm ET NBC
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Thursday, July 3 8:00-9:00 pm ET NBC
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Friday, July 4 8:00-9:00 pm ET NBC
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Saturday, July 5 8:00 -9:00 pm ET NBC
U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Swimming Sunday, July 6 8:00 -9:00 pm ET NBC