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Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

*Updated - there were several time cuts that didn't register initially because of birthdates/aging up, and we definitely don't want to miss any of these achievements! See the updated cuts from AAAA to BB - FORTY-FOUR in all!! 59th Pittsburgh Christmas Meet | Short Course Yes, we are a little delayed in sending this meet update out to everyone. Between Christmas and our home meet, things were a little crazy. That doesn't at all mean that those swimmers who participated in the 59th Pittsburgh Christmas Meet don't deserve some attention!...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 SMAC Fall Classic | Short Course From November 20-21, forty-five of 14/under swimmers made the short trip to Waynesboro, VA for the 2021 SMAC Fall Classic - a good turnout for this age group. This was a short course meet held at the Waynesboro YMCA. Our team swam a total of 238 events over the course of three days; forty of these races were first time swims, and 115 were best times. In addition, a whopping total of 344.71 seconds were dropped! 8/under Swimmers: Lucille Caldwell (8), Silas Dameron...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

Five of our Harrisonburg Gator swimmers were named as part of 2021 Virginia Swimming Long Course All Star Team: Lila Gorby, James Hewitt, Molly Beckwith, Kaleb Erb, and Zachary Erb. To qualify for the Virginia Swimming All Star Team, swimmers must finish the season with one of the top 5 fastest times in the LSC in any event in their age group. Two of our swimmers, James Hewitt and Zachary Erb, also qualified for the 2021 Virginia Swimming Short Course All Star Team. Congratulations to these five!

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 HOKI Thanksgiving Invitational | Short Course From November 5-7, fifty of our swimmers traveled to Christiansburg, VA for the HOKI Thanksgiving Invitational - another GREAT team turnout for our kids! This was a short course meet held at Christiansburg Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 297 events over the course of three days; twenty-four of these races were first time swims, and 146 were best times. In addition, a whopping total of 595.02 seconds were dropped! 8/under Swimmers: Huck Kann (8), Elias Kite (7), Bryson Long (7)...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 SwimRVA Blastoff | Short Course From October 1-3, forty-seven of our swimmers traveled to Richmond, VA for the SwimRVA Blastoff Invitational - a great team turnout for our kids! This was a short course meet held at Collegiate Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 233 events over the course of 3 days, and 28 of these races were first time swims and 95 were best times. In addition, a total of 419.89 seconds were dropped! 8/under Swimmers: Huck Kann (8), Elias Kite (7), Bryson Long (7) and...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 Friendly City Intrasquad September 25-26, 2021, our team hosted our first-ever Friendly City Intrasquad at Westover Pool and welcomed some of the Charlottesville Gators to our deck. We had 79 swimmers from the Harrisonburg team participate, with quite a few who were first time Gator swimmers! Our 79 swimmers swam a total of 338 races over the course of 2 days, with 87 of them first-time swims. The weather was amazing and it was wonderful to all be on deck together in the sun. Thank you so much to...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 VSI Long Course Age Group Championships Meet From July 22 - June 25, 2021, eight of our 14/under swimmers traveled to Richmond, VA for the 2021 VSI Long Course Age Group Championships. This event was a qualifying meet and our 8 participating swimmers swam a total of 34 events over the course of 3 days, with some great time drops. Congratulations to those who made the cuts to attend the meet - a great wrap-up to our long course season! Attending: Molly Beckwith (14), Rachael Bing (14), Julia Dunham...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 VSI Long Course Senior Championships Meet From July 15 - June 18, seven of our senior swimmers traveled to Richmond, VA for the 2021 VSI Long Course Senior Championships. This event was a qualifying meet and our 7 participating swimmers swam a total of 35 events over the course of 4 days, with 60% of those races achi.eving best times. Congratulations to those who made the cuts to attend the meet - a great wrap-up to our long course season! 13-14 Swimmers: Julia Dunham (14) 15/older Swimmers: Zoe Deeble...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 VSI Regional Summer Awards Meet - Long Course From July 9 - June 11, twenty-five of our swimmers traveled to Christiansburg, VA for the VSI Regional Summer Awards Meet (long course) - our last open meet of the long course season before championship meets begin. Our 25 swimmers swam a total of 135 events over the course of 3 days, with a whopping 87 best times! Fifteen of these races were first time swims. Congratulations to those who made new cuts for championship meets - a great wrap-up to...

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

2021 Virginia Commonwealth Games | LY June Jam - Long Course From June 25 - June 27, thirty of our swimmers traveled to Lynchburg, VA for the Virginia Commonwealth Games (long course) - another great team turnout for our kids! This was a prelims/finals long course meet held at Liberty University. Our team swam a total of 248 events over the course of 3 days, and 18 of these races were first time swims and 96 were best times! Most exciting - relays are back!! So many of our kids...