FUAC News & Notes

The Blue Devils sent 14 swimmers and divers to the 108th Eastern Prep Championship held at LaSalle University's Kirk Natatorium. Sherif Ibrahim continued his record setting ways, breaking his own school record in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.81. Other standout performances came from Josh Brown, who finished 7th in the 1-meter diving with a new school record of 322.15, the men's 400 freestyle relay (Jewell, Reynard, Warren, Calhoun) which registered a new school record of 3:28.11, and freshman Chris Covington in the 500 freestyle (best time).

37 FUAC swimmers competed in championship meets in February and March (not including the high school championship meets)! Our Blue Devils registered an amazing 73 lifetime best swims, and shattered over 20 team records! First place finishers at the District Championship (held in Roanoke) included Lindsay Price, Sierra Durham, Luke Knisley and Miles Willard. Following close behind were second place finishers Kacie Grunau, Luke Knisley and Leanna Knisley. First place finishers at the Region Championship (held in Lynchburg) included Stephanie Nardone and George Brumbaugh. For the first time FUAC sent swimmers to Senior Champs at the University of Virginia, and Age-Group Champs at George Mason University. Senior/Age-Group Qualifiers included Stephanie Nardone, Michelle Caron, George Brumbaugh, Josh Brown, Tom Calhoun, Kurt Housh, Mike Jewell, Brook Reynard, and Sherif Ibrahim.

The Blue Devils finish the season with a meet at James Madison University, March 29th and 30th.