FUAC News & Notes tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news/1 2008-07-29T21:05:48Z Movable Type 3.35 IMPORTANT NOTICE tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.34 2008-07-29T20:57:19Z 2008-07-29T21:05:48Z 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... Coach Bocci Picture1.gif 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 ]]> Join FUAC this Fall! As a member swim team of USA-Swimming, the National Governing Body for swimming, Fork Union Aquatic Club (FUAC) is committed to providing an opportunity for all children in central Virginia to reach their swimming potential in a fun atmosphere. Coach Bocci was recently named the 2007-2008 Virginia High School Prep League Coach of the Year, and we train year round in our state-of-the-art eight lane 25 meter competition pool, complete with non-turbulent lane lines, anti-wave gutters and Colorado Timing System. The Aquatics Center was home to the 2007 and 2008 Public School Region II Championship, one of the largest public high school swim meets in the state, and the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Jefferson District Swimming Championships. We are also the training home for the Fluvanna County High School Swim Team. Come train with our expert coaching staff! Looking for swim lessons? Fork Union Aquatic Club also offers a swim school to the community for children age 4 and older. FUAC learn-to-swim lessons are designed for the novice child. Our beginner group works on water/pool orientation and fundamental skills of swimming and water safety. Our intermediate and advanced groups continue working on the fundamental skills of swimming, learning the basics of the four competitive swim strokes and diving. Lessons run continuously from fall to spring in two month sessions. THE BEST VALUE AND LOWEST STUDENT TO INSTRUCTOR RATIO IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA. Please contact Coach Bocci, or see our lessons section on the FUAC website for more information and to sign up for the September classes. Swim Lessons parents are also invited to attend our parents meeting. ]]> USA OLYMPIC TEAM tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.33 2008-07-20T12:42:13Z 2008-07-20T13:01:10Z 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... Coach Bocci 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. ]]> OLYMPIC TRIALS UPDATE tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.32 2008-07-01T14:30:36Z 2008-07-29T19:47:17Z 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... Coach Bocci 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. ]]> Day 1 - Sunday, June 29, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Men’s 400m IM: 1. Michael Phelps (Club Wolverine) 4:05.25 (WR); 2. Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach Swimming) 4:06.08. Men’s 400m Free: 1. Larsen Jensen (Trojan Swim Club) 3:43.53 (AR); 2. Peter Vanderkaay (Club Wolverine) 3:43.73. Women’s 400m IM: 1. Katie Hoff (North Baltimore Aquatic Club) 4:31.12 (WR); 2. Elizabeth Beisel (Bluefish Swim Club) 4:32.87. Highlights: Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff set world records in the men's and women's 400m IM. The American and U.S. Open record in the men's 400m freestyle also fell at the hands of Trojan Swim Club's Larsen Jensen. They are the first three swimmers to be named to the U.S. Olympic Team. "You saw how excited I was after that race," Phelps said. "I couldn’t start the Trials off on a better foot. I'll expect a dogfight every time (Lochte and I) get in the water. I love racing him, and I look forward to the 200 IM." Day 2 - Monday, June 30, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Women’s 100m Butterfly: 1. Christine Magnuson (University of Tennessee) 58.11; 2. Elaine Breeden (Stanford Swimming) 58.21. Men’s 100m Breaststroke: 1. Brendan Hansen (Longhorn Aquatics) 59.93; 2. Mark Gangloff (Swim MAC) 1:00.42. Women’s 400m Free: 1. Katie Hoff (North Baltimore Aquatic Club) 4:02.32 (MR); 2. Kate Ziegler (The Fish) 4:03.92. Highlights: Katie Hoff won her second event of the meet, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team in the women's 400m freestyle in meet record time. The University of Tennessee's Christine Magnuson and Longhorn Aquatics' Brendan Hansen also qualified for the Olympic Team, winning the women’s 100m butterfly and men’s 100m breaststroke, respectively. "I know you wanted to see a world record, but it wasn’t in the cards tonight," Hansen said afterward. "My goal was to make the team, and I’ve done that.” Day 3 - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Men’s 200m Freestyle: 1. Michael Phelps (Club Wolverine) 1:44.10 (U.S. Open); 2. Peter Vanderkaay (Club Wolverine) 1:45.95; 3. Ricky Berens (Longhorn Aquatics) 1:46.14; 4. Klete Keller (Trojan Swim Club) 1:46.20; 5. Dave Walters (Longhorn Aquatics) 1:46.64; 6. Erik Vendt (Club Wolverine) 1:46.95. Women’s 100m Backstroke: 1. Natalie Coughlin (California Aquatics) 58.97; 2. Maragaret Hoelzer (King Aquatics) 59.21. Men’s 100m Backstroke: 1. Aaron Peirsol (Longhorn Aquatics) 52.89 (WR); 2. Matt Grevers (Tucson Ford) 53.19. Women’s 100m Breastsroke: 1. Jessica Hardy (Trojan Swim Club) 1:06.97; 2. Megan Jendrick (King Aquatic Club) 1:07.50. Highlights: Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol treated the crowd of 12,559 at the Qwest Center Omaha to back-to-back world records in the women's and men's 100m back. Michael Phelps set the U.S. Open record in the men's 200m free with a time of 1:44.10. It was his second win of the week after breaking the world record in the 400m IM on opening night. “It's a huge confidence booster any time I can come out on top of a field like that,” Peirsol said. “It's the fastest heat I've ever been in. Sixth place would have medaled (at the Olympics in 2004). I knew what I had to do today, and 54.0 wasn’t going to make the team this time. I feel like I have a huge weight off my back. Some of those guys were matching my best times." Day 4 - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Women’s 200m Freestyle: 1. Katie Hoff (North Baltimore Aquatic Club) 1:55.88 (AR); 2. Allison Schmitt (Club Wolverine) 1:55.92; 3. Julia Smit (Stanford Swimming) 1:56.73; 4. Caroline Burckle (Lakeside Swim Team) 1:57.93; 5. Kim Vandenberg (Team Bruin) 1:58.02; 6. Christine Marshall (Aggie Swim Club) 1:58.16. Men’s 200m Butterfly: 1. Michael Phelps (Club Wolverine) 1:52.20 (U.S. Open); 2. Gil Stovall (Athens Bulldog Swim Club) 1:53.86. Women’s 200m IM: 1. Katie Hoff (NBAC) 2:09.71 (AR); 2. Natalie Coughlin (Cal Aquatics) 2:10.32. Highlights: Katie Hoff won two more events and set two American records, finishing first in the women's 200m free and 200m IM. Michael Phelps also brought home a win in the 200m butterfly with a U.S. Open record of 1:52.20. The wins marked the third and fourth of the meet for Hoff, who also won the women’s 400m IM and 400m free earlier in the week. The 200m butterfly was Phelps’ third win after taking the 400m IM and 200m free. "In (the 200m IM), it wasn’t just Natalie," Hoff said. "I could have had a great race here tonight and ended up third. So I was nervous, but tried to relax and have fun with it as well." Day 5 - Thursday, July 3, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Men’s 200m Breaststroke: 1. Scott Spann (Longhorn Aquatics) 2:09.97; 2. Eric Shanteau (Longhorn Aquatics) 2:10.36. Women’s 200m Butterfly: 1. Elaine Breeden (Stanford Swimming) 2:06.75 (MR); 2. Kathleen Hersey (Swim Atlanta) 2:07.33. Men’s 100m Freestyle: 1. Garrett Weber-Gale (Longhorn Aquatics) 47.92; 2. Jason Lezak (Rose Bowl Aquatics) 48.05; 3. Cullen Jones (Swim MAC) 48.35; 4. Nathan Adrian (unattached) 48.46; 5. Matt Grevers (Tucson Ford) 48.67; 6. Ben Wildman-Tobriner (Stanford Swimming) 48.80. Highlights: In what might have been the biggest upset of the meet, Scott Spann won the men's 200m breaststroke, defeating American record-holder and Longhorn Aquatics teammate Brendan Hansen in the process. Elaine Breeden won the women’s 200m butterfly, breaking the meet record that she set in Day 4's semifinals. The meet record prior to Breeden's swim on Day 4 was set by Mary T. Meagher in 1984 and had stood for 24 years. Meagher, now Mary Plant, was in the audience to watch the finals of the 200m fly. Day 6 - Friday July 4, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Women’s 200m Breaststroke: 1. Rebecca Soni (Trojan Swim Club) 2:22.60; 2. Amanda Beard (Team Bruin) 2:25.13. Men’s 200m Backstroke: 1. Aaron Peirsol (Longhorn Aquatics) 1:54.32 (Ties WR); 2. Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach Swimming) 1:54.34. Men’s 200m IM: 1. Michael Phelps (Club Wolverine) 1:54.80 (WR); 2. Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach Swimming) 1:55.22. Women’s 100m Freestyle: 1. Dara Torres (Coral Springs Swim Club) 53.78; 2. Natalie Coughlin (Cal Aquatics) 53.83; 3. Lacey Nymeyer (Tucson Ford) 54.02; 4. Jessica Hardy (Trojan Swim Club) 54.62; 5. Emily Silver (Cal Aquatics) 54.91; 6. Julia Smit (Stanford Swimming) 54.99. (Note: Torres later scratched from this event for Olympic competition. Therefore, Nymeyer will be swimming the 100m free at the Olympic Games, and Kara Lynn Joyce, who finished seventh in this event was added to the team as a 400m free relay alternate). Highlights: Aaron Peirsol tied the world record in the men's 200m back, turning in a time of 1:54.32. Then Michael Phelps broke his own world record in the men's 200m IM in 1:54.80. Ryan Lochte of Daytona Beach Swimming, who now shares the world record in the 200m back with Peirsol, finished second in both races by just fractions of a second, touching in 1:54.34 in the 200m back and 1:55.22 in the 200m IM. Amanda Beard qualified for her fourth Olympic Games in the 200m breast, and Dara Torres, at 41, becomes the oldest woman to qualify for an Olympic swimming competition. "I think both of us hate to lose," said Phelps, referring to his and Lochte’s competitive drive. "When getting in the water with him in the last three or four races, it’s taken a world record to win" Day 7 - Saturday, July 5, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Women’s 200m Backstroke: 1. Margaret Hoelzer (King Aquatics) 2:06.09 (WR); 2. Elizabeth Beisel (Bluefish Swim Club) 2:06.92. Men’s 100m Butterfly: 1. Michael Phelps (Club Wolverine) 50.89; 2. Ian Crocker (Longhorn Aquatics) 51.62. Women’s 800m Free: 1. Katie Hoff (NBAC) 8:20.81 (MR); 2. Kate Ziegler (The Fish) 8:25.38. Men’s 50m Free: 1. Garrett Weber-Gale (Longhorn Aquatics) 21.47 (AR); 2. Ben Wildman-Tobriner (Stanford Swimming) 21.65. Highlights: Margaret Hoelzer set the world record in the 200m back, three-tenths ahead of the former mark held by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry. A little later, Weber-Gale broke the American record in the men’s 50m free. In between those swims, Michael Phelps recorded his fifth win of the meet in the men’s 100m butterfly, while Hoff took her fifth win in the women's 800m freestyle. "This is my first world record," Hoelzer said. "It’s a wonderful surprise. I’m in awe and amazed. I’m happy to be where I am right now." Day 8 - Sunday, July 6, 2008 Finals Contested and Olympic Qualifiers: Women’s 50m Free: 1. Dara Torres (Coral Springs Swim Club) 24.25 (AR); 2. Jessica Hardy (Trojan Swim Club) 24.82. Men’s 1500m Free: 1. Peter Vanderkaay (Club Wolverine) 14:45.54 (MR); 2. Larsen Jensen (Trojan Swim Club) 14:50.80. Highlights: Dara Torres won her second event of the meet and set an American record in the 50m free. Peter Vanderkaay won his first event at Trials in the 1500 in meet record time. Jessica Hardy quietly qualifies for her third Olympic event in the 50m free. Known primarily as a breaststroke specialist, Hardy also qualified in the 100m breast and for the 400m free relay. "I was hoping to go somewhat fast," Torres said. "They have girls in the world who are going 24.1 and 23.9. I have five more weeks to try to drop a couple of tenths to hope to be in competition with those girls. So I'm very happy with my time and I know I have more work to do." 22 CADETS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD AND CPR TRAINING tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.31 2008-06-11T01:26:12Z 2008-07-01T14:34:03Z 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... Coach Bocci 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 ]]> USOC announces Olympic Trials television schedule tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.30 2008-05-10T00:56:01Z 2008-07-20T15:04:04Z 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... Coach Bocci 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 ]]> HONORS FOR BLUE DEVIL SWIMMERS tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.29 2008-04-10T00:42:30Z 2008-06-11T01:29:17Z Congratulations to Katie Wilson who was recently accepted into the prestigious Governor's School! Katie will join fellow Blue Devil Katie McIver in this intensive college preparatory program. One of 15 Fluvanna County students accepted, the rigorous application/selection process involves... Coach Bocci Congratulations to Katie Wilson who was recently accepted into the prestigious Governor's School! Katie will join fellow Blue Devil Katie McIver in this intensive college preparatory program. One of 15 Fluvanna County students accepted, the rigorous application/selection process involves a lengthy review a school transcripts, test scores, personal statements and applications. We are extremely proud of her. Governor's Schools give gifted students academic and visual and performing arts opportunities beyond those normally available in the students' home schools. Students are able to focus on a specific area of intellectual or artistic strength and interest and to study in a way that best suits the gifted learner's needs. Each program stresses non-traditional teaching and learning techniques. For example, small-group instruction, hands-on-experiences, research, field studies, or realistic or artistic productions are major elements in the instructional design at all schools. Students become scientists, writers, artists, and performers as they work with professional mentors and instructors. Calhoun%20and%20Reynard%20State%20Champs.JPG Five Blue Devils named to the High School All-State Team! Brook Reynard, Mike Jewell, Kurt Housh, Sherif Ibrahim and Tom Calhoun have been named to the All-State Team based on outstanding performances at the State Championship. Congratulations men! ]]> FUAC FINISHES THE SHORT COURSE SEASON WITH A SUPERB TEAM EFFORT AT JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.28 2008-04-02T16:50:55Z 2008-05-10T00:53:40Z 32 Blue Devils ventured up to JMU for the final meet of the short course season. Our swimmers dominated the competition with an amazing 58 lifetime best swims, and 19 first place finishes! According to Coach Bocci, We kept our... Coach Bocci 32 Blue Devils ventured up to JMU for the final meet of the short course season. Our swimmers dominated the competition with an amazing 58 lifetime best swims, and 19 first place finishes! According to Coach Bocci,
We kept our focus after the championship meets, continued to hit the training and technique work hard, and it paid big dividends this past weekend. I am very pleased with how they performed and supported each other.
Big swims on the girls side came from Kasey Hartman who registered wins (and PB times) in the 50 free and 200 Back, Michelle Caron who came out of nowhere to win the 100 fly (PB time) and placed second in the 200 back and IM events, Stephanie Nardone in winning the 9-10 50 free (PB time), Lindsay Price who just aged up and won the 9-10 100 breast, Morgan Reynard who dominated the 13-14 breast events with two wins, and Lydia Reynard (not to be outdone by her sister) won the 9-10 200 IM. Also, it was a perfect meet for Mariah Dulaney, Stephanie Nardone and Laura Neelley, all of which set new personal best times in every event they swam! Following close behind were Jordan Benson with four PB times (and a new "B" time in the 50 free), Alyssa McIver with four PB times, Alana Casto with three PB times, and Katie McIver with three PB times (on her way to compiling an outstanding 66 team points). The boys registered equally impressive results. Sito Arroyo continued his dominating ways with two first place finishes and five personal best times. The Brumbaugh brothers (George and Mark) amassed an incredible eight first place finishes, and six PB times. Other first place finishes came from Sherif Ibrahim (two-50 free and 100 fly), and Kurt Housh (200 breast). Other outstanding performances came from Brook Reynard, PB times in the 100 fly and 200 free, and his younger brother Lucas Reynard who registered three PB times. This meet marked the first competition for seven year old Andrew Long, who competed in the 25 free, 50 breast, 25 back (fourth place), 25 breast, 50 back and 50 free (fourth place). Picture1.gif THE SWIM TEAM WILL BE ON BREAK FROM MONDAY, MARCH 31st THROUGH APRIL 13th. WE WILL BEGIN THE LONG COURSE SEASON ON MONDAY, APRIL 14th, WITH A TWO WEEK STROKE CAMP. Fork Union Military Academy and Fork Union Aquatic Club invites local swimmers to join our USA-Swimming club team for a summer league tune-up this spring! Tune-up for the JSL summer league season this spring by joining Fork Union Aquatic Club's Summer Tune-Up: a spring stroke clinic and swim camp. The camp runs from April 14th through the 26th. Fork Union's top certified coaching staff will conduct a stroke clinic and camp to get you ready for the summer swim season. There will be a focus on technique in all the four strokes of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, along with the critical starts and turns, which can determine the success of your race. We will teach fundamentals of flexibility, body awareness, and core body strength in swimming. Click on the continue reading link below for additional information, costs and registration information ]]> Senior Group (usually ages 13 and over): Monday - Friday (5:00-6:30 PM), and Saturday (9:00 – 10:45 AM) - total of 12 practices Intermediate Group (usually ages 9 to 12): Monday – Thursday (6:00-7:15 PM), and Saturday (9:30 – 10:45 AM) - total of 10 practices Beginner Group (usually ages 8 and under): Monday and Wednesday (6:00-7:00 PM), and Saturday (9:30 – 10:30 AM) - total of 6 practices *Ability levels may very within age groups. If you are unsure which group your child falls into, please show up Monday, May 14th, at 4:45 for a coach evaluation, or contact Coach Bocci directly (434-842-4210), or show up at the normal scheduled time for that age group and the staff will adjust accordingly. Ages for Summer Tune Up range from 6 year olds all the way through 15-18 year old swimmers. Swimmers must be at least 6 years old and can swim a nonstop 25 yards of freestyle unassisted. Please download a club registration form from our website, www.fuac.org, fill it out, and make check payable to Fork Union Military Academy, and mail it to: Fork Union Military Academy ATTN: Fork Union Aquatic Club P.O. Box 278 Fork Union, VA 23055 Fork Union Aquatic Club’s Summer Tune-Up registration has limited availability and is on a first come first served basis. Registrations are only accepted with payment by check to Fork Union Military Academy, and the Registration Form filled out completely. If you are unable to download the forms, please contact Coach Bocci, 434.842.4210, or via emailto: boccij@fuma.org. ]]> BLUE DEVILS FINISH STRONG AT DISTRICT, REGION, SENIOR AND AGE GROUP CHAMPS tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.27 2008-03-27T21:49:54Z 2008-04-02T17:33:53Z 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... Coach Bocci Picture1.gif 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. ]]> THREE FUMA RECORDS FALL AT EASTERNS tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.26 2008-03-05T17:58:01Z 2008-04-02T17:28:16Z 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... Coach Bocci 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). ]]> FUMA BLUE DEVILS FINISH FOURTH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!! tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.25 2008-02-19T18:59:38Z 2008-03-31T13:14:15Z For the first time in recent history our Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils broke into the top 10 teams in the state final standings. Not only did we break into the top 10, we finished 4th overall! We... Coach Bocci For the first time in recent history our Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils broke into the top 10 teams in the state final standings. Not only did we break into the top 10, we finished 4th overall! We are especially proud of how our young men came together as a team to accomplish this leap in standings (from 12th place last year), as was evident by our fantastic relay swims. We started the meet as a huge underdog in the 200 medley relay with a group of virtually unknown swimmers seeded four seconds out of the top spot. It was going to be a struggle just to make the finals. When the smoke cleared they finished second overall with a time of 1:38.91 (K. Housh 26.59, S. Ibrahim 26.78, M. Jewell 23.69, T. Calhoun 21.85), in the process smashing our school record by over three seconds! For an encore our 200 free relay duplicated this same feat, again finishing second and destroying the school record with a time of 1:28.61 (M. Jewell 22.37, B. Reynard 22.65, S. Ibrahim 21.47, T. Calhoun 22.12). Finally, our 400 free relay, composed of all underclassmen, finished eighth in the championship final with a time of 3:28.90 (K. Housh, J. Warren, J. Caudill, B. Reynard). This marked the first time that FUMA placed all three relays in the championship final! In addition to our incredible relay efforts, we had several great individual swims including M. Jewell (7th - 50 freestyle; 8th - 100 butterfly), K. Housh (8th - 200 IM; 10th - 100 breaststroke), S. Ibrahim (16th - 100 freestyle, 6th - 100 breaststroke), T. Calhoun (9th - 50 freestyle), B. Reynard (16th - 50 freestyle), and J. Brown (13th 100 breaststroke). This meet also marked the championship debut for freshman C. Covington (PB times in the 200 and 500 freestyle), Juniors J. Warren (PB time in the 200 freestyle) and J. Caudill (PB time 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly), and 8th grader Obi Okeyo (PB time in the 100 back). Other notable swims came from veteran Junior J. Gencavage (PB times in the 200 IM and 100 fly). In all the team broke six school records! Next up the squad travels to Easterns which is sure to be a fast meet. ]]> Picture1.gif Congratulations to all of our swimmers that competed in the USA-S District Championship. The District Meet was our best yet with 35 personal best times, seven first place finishes, an additional 27 top eight finishes, and THREE new Region Championship Qualifiers! Congratulations to Kacie Grunau, Sierra Durham and Luke Knisley for achieving their Regional qualifying times (Sierra adds the 100 fly to her full list of regional events). Kudos also goes out to Miles Willard, who in his first season just missed the 50 freestyle Region qualifying time by one tenth of a second. ]]> BLUE DEVILS COMPETE AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.24 2008-01-30T19:28:09Z 2008-02-19T19:05:16Z The last weekend in January was a good one for FUAC. This may be an understatement based on what transpired over the weekend. The Blue Devils sent 24 swimmers down to an invitational at Radford University. When the waves settled... Coach Bocci The last weekend in January was a good one for FUAC. This may be an understatement based on what transpired over the weekend. The Blue Devils sent 24 swimmers down to an invitational at Radford University. When the waves settled the team walked away with an incredible nine meet records,12 first place finishes, an additional 61 top ten finishes, 24 team records and 77 personal best times! According to Head Coach Jim Bocci, "This was a coming of age meet for FUAC. We love swimming at Radford University, and with over 400 swimmers competing in the meet, I knew it was going to be a great competition. They've worked so hard for this, and it's great to see them reach their goals as a team and individuals...it's the most rewarding part of being a coach." Standouts for the Blue Devil girls included eight year old Lindsay Price (meet records in the 25 yard freestyle, 25 yard butterfly, 25 yard breaststroke, 50 yard breaststroke and 100 yard individual medley events), eight year old Lydia Reynard (2nd place in the 25 yard breaststroke), nine year old Stephanie Nardone (meet records in the 200 yard individual medley, 50 yard butterfly, 50 yard backstroke and 100 yard freestyle), 10 year old Harper Campbell (1st place finish in the 200 yard individual medley), 14 year old Morgan Reynard (7th place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke), 15 year old Kasey Hartman (4th place finish in the 200 yard backstroke, and two 6th place finishes in the 200 yard freestyle and 200 yard breaststroke events), 15 year old Michelle Caron (2nd place finish in the 200 yard freestyle), and 17 year old Laura Neelley (7th place finish in the 1000 yard freestyle distance event). Standouts for the Blue Devil boys included eight year old Mark Brumbaugh (4th place finishes in the 50 yard freestyle and 50 yard backstroke events, and 5th place finishes in the 200 yard freestyle, 50 yard breaststroke, 25 yard freestyle and 25 yard butterfly events), 10 year old George Brumbaugh (2nd place finishes in the 200 yard individual medley, 200 yard freestyle and 100 yard freestyle events), 11 year old Lucas Reynard (7th place finishes in the 50 yard breaststroke and 100 yard freestyle events),12 year old Luke Knisley (4th place finish in the 50 yard freestyle), and 13 year old Sito Arroyo (4th place finishes in the 100 yard breaststroke and 200 yard butterfly events, and a 5th place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke). Also, this past weekend 10 FUAC swimmers participated in the Jefferson District High School Championship held at FUMA. The results were equally impressive. The following swimmers qualified for the HS Region Champs to be held at FUMA, February 2nd: Maria Arroyo, Bailey Bingler, Michelle Caron*, Kasey Hartman*, Johnnie Hineman, and Laura Neelley. (*State Qualifier) Great job Blue Devils! Next up FUAC will travel to Roanoke for the USA-Swimming District Championship on February 15th - 17th. "It will be another excellent opportunity to showcase the talent of our Fluvanna County swimmers", said Bocci. FUMA BLUE DEVILS FINISH DUAL MEET SEASON STRONG tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.23 2008-01-20T23:46:40Z 2008-02-01T20:35:10Z The Blue Devil high school team finished the dual meet season on January 19th with a winning record of 9 and 1. In the final double-dual meet of the year FUMA bested Norfolk Acdemy 170 - 115, and Norfolk... Coach Bocci The Blue Devil high school team finished the dual meet season on January 19th with a winning record of 9 and 1. In the final double-dual meet of the year FUMA bested Norfolk Acdemy 170 - 115, and Norfolk Collegiate 209-51. See our FUMA high school section on the left navigation bar for a recap of all dual meet scores, team records, and roster. On January 14th the high school squad made a road trip to Pennsylvania for a double-dual meet against Valley Forge and the Glenn Mills School. On Saturday, January 15th, the Blue Devils used the out-of-state travel for an opportunity to train at Germantown Acadmey. Legendary swim coach Dick Shoulberg graciously allowed the team to train at the facility. According to Coach Bocci,
"It was a great opportunity for our swimmers to train in a facility steeped in tradition. When you walk in the first things you see are the national championship banners and a record board that reads like a who's who of american swimming. I know it left a great impression on our athletes."
Good luck to all of our FUAC high school swimmers competing in the Jefferson District Public School Championship being held at the FUMA Estes Aquatic Center this coming weekend! Also, good luck to the swimmers going to the SWAT A/BB/B/C meet at Radford University...it's going to be an exciting weekend for the Blue Devils. FUAC Practice Schedule for the week of January 21st - 26th Monday - Thursday FUMA High School: 3:00 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Blue: 5:00 - 6:30 pm Red: 6:00 - 7:15 pm White: 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Monday & Wednesday) Swim Lessons - Start back up Monday, February 4th Friday FUMA High School: 3:00 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: 5:00 - 7:00 pm* Blue: 5:00 - 7:00 pm* *All Senior/Blue swimmers not going to the SWAT meet on Friday Saturday OFF DUE TO THE JEFFERSON DISTRICT SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP AT FUMA Morning High School Practice TBD ]]> IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.22 2008-01-17T16:04:12Z 2008-01-21T00:01:10Z THE FUMA HIGH SCHOOL MEET FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, HAS BEEN CANCELLED FUAC PRACTICE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, HAS BEEN CANCELLED BELOW IS THE MODIFIED PRACTICE SCHEUDLE FOR JAN 17 THRU JAN 19. Please call the practice hotline for... Coach Bocci Picture1.gif THE FUMA HIGH SCHOOL MEET FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, HAS BEEN CANCELLED FUAC PRACTICE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, HAS BEEN CANCELLED BELOW IS THE MODIFIED PRACTICE SCHEUDLE FOR JAN 17 THRU JAN 19. Please call the practice hotline for updated schedule changes. Thursday FUMA High School: 3:00 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: CANCELLED DUE TO Wx Blue: CANCELLED DUE TO Wx Red: CANCELLED DUE TO Wx Friday FUMA High School: 3:00 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Blue: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Red: 5:45 - 7:00 pm Saturday FUMA High School: Off due to the meet All senior groups: Off due to the meet Blue: Off due to the meet Red: 9:30 - 10:45 am White: 9:30 - 10:45 am ]]> HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE BLUE DEVILS! tag:www.fuac.org,2008:/news//1.21 2008-01-07T01:44:52Z 2008-01-17T16:12:28Z Congratulations to everyone that participated in the training camp. Go Blue Devil Swimming! FUAC Practice Schedule for the week of January 7th - 12th Monday - Thursday FUMA High School: 3:00 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: 5:00 -... Coach Bocci Picture1.gif Congratulations to everyone that participated in the training camp. Go Blue Devil Swimming! FUAC Practice Schedule for the week of January 7th - 12th Monday - Thursday FUMA High School: 3:00 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Blue: 5:00 - 6:30 pm Red: 6:00 - 7:15 pm White: 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Monday & Wednesday) Swim Lessons - Start back up Monday, February 4th Friday FUMA High School: Meet Travel All senior groups: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Blue: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday FUMA High School: Off due to the meet All senior groups: Off due to the meet Blue: Off due to the meet Red: 9:30 - 10:45 am White: 9:30 - 10:45 am Morning High School Practice TBD THE BLUE DEVIL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST VALLEY FORGE AND THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS THIS FRIDAY IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE MEET VENUE HAS CHANGED FROM VF TO THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOL. CONTINUE READING BELOW FOR THE MEET DETAILS (INCLUDING START TIME, LOCATION, DIRECTIONS, ETC.), AND THE TRAVEL TEAM ROSTER. ]]> Meet Information The team will leave for the meet Friday morning at 7:15am. We will return Saturday night. Meet Start Time: 3:45 pm (Friday, Jan 11th) Physical address: Glen Mills Schools 185 Glen Mills Road Glen Mills, PA 19342 Directions: FROM WASHINGTON, DC AND BALTIMORE, MD Take I-95 North. On the north side of Wilmington, DE take Route 202 North. Follow Route 202 North for approximately ten miles across the Pennsylvania state line. At the intersection of Routes 1 and 202, make a right. Go to the sixth stop light and make a left. This is Cheyney Road. Go to the third stop sign and make a right. This is Glen Mills Road. Go about one mile, the Glen Mills Schools is on the left. Hotel Information: Comfort Inn Valley Forge National Park 550 Dekalb Pike US 202 N. King of Prussia, PA 19406 610-962-0700 Travel Team Roster*: J. Brown T. Calhoun J. Catell J. Caudill B. Cheek C. Covington J. Gencavage D. Hatch K. Housh S. Ibrahim M. Jewell D. Kavolius O. Okeyo R. Phillips B. Reynard M. Soucy T. Spruill V. Trainor J. Warren *Roster subject to change. Please check back throughout the week for updates/modifications. ]]> MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! tag:www.fuac.org,2007:/news//1.20 2007-12-25T19:45:11Z 2008-01-07T02:15:07Z The Blue Devil family wishes you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and a very happy new year. Below is our training schedule for the next two weeks. 2007 - 2008 BLUE DEVIL TRAINING CAMP WEEK 1: FUAC... Coach Bocci Picture1.gif The Blue Devil family wishes you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and a very happy new year. Below is our training schedule for the next two weeks. 2007 - 2008 BLUE DEVIL TRAINING CAMP WEEK 1: FUAC Practice Schedule for the week of December 24th - 29th Monday - Tuesday OFF - Merry Christmas Wednesday All senior groups: 1:00 - 3:30 pm Blue: 1:00 - 3:00 pm Red: 1:00 - 2:15 pm White: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Thursday All senior groups: 9:00 - 11:00 am and 1:00 - 3:30 pm (weights/dryland 1:00 - 1:45) Blue: Same as Senior Groups Red: 9:00 - 10:15 am or 2:00 - 3:15 pm White: 9:00 - 10:00 am or 2:00 - 3:00 pm Friday All senior groups: 2:00 - 5:00 pm Blue: Same as Senior Groups Red: 2:00 - 3:30 pm Saturday All senior groups: 9:00 - 11:00 am and 1:00 - 4:00 pm (weights/dryland 1:00 - 1:45) Blue: 9:00 - 11:00 am and 1:00 - 4:00 pm Red: 9:30 - 10:45 am White: 9:30 - 10:45 am WEEK 2: Below is the schedule for the second week of the training camp (December 31st - January 5th). Please check the practice hotline for up-to-date practice schedules. Monday All senior groups: 9:00 - 11:00 am and 1:00 - 3:30 pm Blue: Same as Senior Groups Red: 9:30 - 10:45 am or 2:00 - 3:15 pm White: 9:30 - 10:45 am or 2:00 - 3:15 pm Tuesday - Happy New Year All senior groups: 1:00 - 4:00 pm (weights/dryland 1:00 - 1:45) Blue: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Red: 2:00 - 3:15 pm Wednesday All senior groups: 9:00 - 11:00 am and 1:00 - 3:30 pm Blue: Same as Senior Group Red: 9:30 - 10:45 am or 2:00 - 3:15 pm White: 9:30 - 10:45 am or 2:00 - 3:15 pm Thursday FUMA High School: 2:30 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: 5:00 - 7:00 pm (weights/dryland 5:00 - 5:45) Blue: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Red: 6:00 - 7:15 pm Friday FUMA High School 3:00 - 5:00 pm All senior groups: 9:00 - 11:00 am and 5:00 - 7:00 pm Blue: 9:00 - 11:00 am and 5:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday FUMA High School: 2:00 - 5:00 pm (weights/dryland 2:00 - 2:45pm) All senior groups: 9:00 - 11:30 am (weights/dryland 9:00 - 9:45am) Blue: 9:00 - 11:30 am Red: 9:30 - 10:45 am White: 9:30 - 10:45 am Please read below for results from the mid-season meet!]]> BLUE DEVILS ROLL AT MID-SEASON MEET Our senior swimmers had a fantastic meet this past weekend. We registered 38 individual best times, 11 finals swims, and set/broke many FUAC records (we are in the process of updating the website with the short course meters records and new short course yards records --- should be done in the next week). Finalists for the Blue Devils included Kasey Hartman, Sito Arroyo, Sherif Ibrahim, Tom Calhoun, Mike Jewell, Felix Koeda, and Chris Covington. ]]>