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2025 Southwest District 8 & Under Championship Meet | Short Course On February 8-9, nine of our youngest swimmers traveled to Charlottesville for the 2025 SW District 8/Under Championship meet, dropping time across the board and making a few top three podium finishes! Our 8/under Swimmers: Lily Anne Anderson, Olivia Dameron, Fedor Dobrynin, Harper Greer, Abigail Luikart, Rowan Reamer, Jordyn Shull, Lane Skelly, and Shep Stubbe. Our nine swimmers competed in a total of 44 events over the course of the two days as well as participated in six relays;...

We are moving into our final short course meets of the 2024-25 season, and swimmers have another chance to achieve qualifying cuts and attend either the Age Group Championship meet (14/under) or the Senior Championship meet (15/older). The above swimmers have made cuts in one (or more) events, and we look forward to seeing more time drops and qualifying times from even more swimmers at the 9/Older District Championship meet held February 28 - March 2! *cuts as of 1/31/25- more to come!!

2025 Cavalier Winter Rumble Meet Results | Short Course From January 18-19, forty-six of our swimmers traveled (despite snowy weather) to Charlottesville for the 2025 Cavalier Winter Rumble. Our team swam a total of 194 events over the course of two days; fourteen of these races were first time swims, and 117 were best times. In addition, a total of 511.56 seconds were dropped!!!! Attending swimmers: Lily Anne Anderson, Gage Becker, Aiden Craig, Cooper Davis, Igor Dmytriyev, Fedor Dobrynin, Vasilii Dobrynin, Graham Ebersold, Poppy Ebersold, Madelyn Gilkeson, Elsie Glanzer, Lola...

2024 STAR Triad Tropic Meet Results| Short Course From December 20-22, thirty-five of our swimmers made the trip to Greensboro, NC, along with the Roanoke team, for the 2024 STAR Triad Tropic held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 239 events over the course of three days; six of these races were first time swims, and 122 were best times. In addition, a total of 294.38 seconds were dropped. Swimmers attending: Lily Anne Anderson, Gage Becker, Molly Beckwith, Tommy Bill, Rachael Bing, Elijah Cole, Wyatt...

2024 ISCA Fall Classic Meet Results| Short Course In November part of the team traveled to Hampton, Virginia with the Roanoke Gators coaches to attend the ISCA Fall Classic. This was a short course meet held at the Hampton Aquatic Center. Our nineteen swimmers swam a total of 131 events over the course of 3 days and 93 swims were best times, with a total of 332.25 seconds dropped. Swimmers on deck: Molly Beckwith, Eli Cole, Wyatt Cole, Igor Dmytriyev, Kallie Eaton, Kaleb Erb, Charlie Gochenour, Sebby Hess, Viv Hess,...

2024 HOKI Thanksgiving Invitational Meet Results | Short Course From November 15-17, twenty-seven of our swimmers traveled to Christiansburg, VA for the HOKI Thanksgiving Invitational. This was a short course meet held at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 79 events over the course of 3 days and 36 were best times, with a total of 88.68 seconds dropped. Swimmers on deck: Lily Anne Anderson, Rachael Bing, Aiden Craig, Olivia Dameron, Silas Dameron, Fedor Dobrynin, Yarek Dobrynin, Vasilii Dobrynin, Scarlet Funkhouser, Madelyn Gray, Elsie Glanzer, Lola...

2024 SwimRVA Blastoff Meet Results| Short Course From September 27-29, fifty-two of our swimmers traveled to Richmond, VA for the SwimRVA Blastoff, a short course meet held at Collegiate Aquatic Center. Our team swam a total of 273 events over the course of 3 days, 50 of these races were first time swims, and 149 were best times. In addition, a total of 731.53 seconds were dropped! Swimmers attending: Lily Anne Anderson, Molly Beckwith, Eli Cole, Wyatt Cole, Aiden Craig, Olivia Dameron, Silas Dameron, Emmeline Davidson, Igor Dmytriyev, Fedor Dobrynin,...

Each year, the Gators hold a fundraiser to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (bcrf.org). While other fundraisers we hold each year go toward team scholarships or other team-related funds, this is a cause and organizanization our team wholeheartedly supports as we have several families who have been impacted by breast cancer, including Coach Scot and his family. Here's a note from Coach Scot sharing his personal connection. Gators, Dr. Melissa Adams-Budde was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in January of 2015. She fought a brave battle with dignity,...

Three of our Harrisonburg Gators were named as part of the 2023-24 Virginia Swimming All Star Team list: Elias Kite, Vivienne Hess, and Isaiah Kite. To qualify for the All Stars team, swimmers must finish the season with one of the top 5 fastest times in the LSC in any event in their age group. (*Harrisonburg Gators) *Elias Kite* ranked 2nd in the 9/10 Boys 50 Free (LCM), 2nd in the 100 Free (LCM), 5th in the 200 Free (LCM), and 3rd in the 400 Free (LCM); he also ranked...

Eight of our 14/younger swimmers competed at the 2024 Virginia Swimming Long Course Age Group Championship meet held in Christiansburg, VA from July 25 - July 28, 2024. This was a qualifying meet, so each of our swimmers earned cuts from the following time standards. Swimmers on deck: Igor Dmytriyev, Sebby Hess, Viv Hess, Eliza Hewitt, James Hewitt, Elias Kite, Isaiah Kite, and Naomi Shafer Our eight swimmers competed in a total of 49 races over the course of three days as well as participated in several relays, with 36...