Good Evening Crocs,

An amazing second day of CHAMPS led to our team finishing 8th overall with a total of 477 points! We had fun filled two days of racing with great time drops, many medals won, and lots of cheering! Any medals not received at the meet has been taken to our pool and left in your folder in the ribbon box at the front with the trophies from the banquet! Congratulations on a wonderful season, Crocs :) Sorry for the length of this email but hope you enjoy reading all of the exciting news!

LEN EVERETT SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

I am proud to report that earlier today our Canterbury team was also recognized for the Len Everett Sportsmanship Award for Division 1 teams in the league. The Len Everett Sportsmanship Award was established in 1984 by the Greater Richmond Aquatic League (GRAL) to honor the memory of a man who was instrumental in the founding and structuring of the league. Leonard Everett, from Hungary Creek Recreation Association, stood for the highest ideals of fair competition and good sportsmanship. A plaque is awarded every year to one club in each division whose swimmers, coaches, and parents have best exhibited these qualities. The GRAL Board Representative from each team submit their first and second choice for this award. The choices must come from within the voting team’s same division, and the voting team cannot include itself. One award is given out for each division. We are proud and honored to be recognized by the league as shows the wonderful values we have and display as a team at every meet. We hope to find a place to proudly display our shiny new plaque at the pool. In an effort to celebrate this moment, please see the attached photo! We took of our coaching staff and got creative with photoshopping Coach Kate in since she was swimming fast at a different pool this weekend! Congrats to our coaching staff and the Canterbury team for this awesome acknowledgement!

Highlights from Today:

Coach Ellie Becker: 16th in medley relay and 19th in free relay

Landon Becker: 9th in 50 back (dropping 0.4 second), 9th in 100 fly (dropping 2 seconds!), 7th in the 50 free, 1st in medley relay!, 9th in 100 free (dropping 0.2 second), and 5th in free relay

Owen Bremer: 14th in medley relay and 19th in free relay

Nate Brown: 12 in 50 back, 8th in 100 IM, 9th in medley relay, 11th in 100 back, 12th in 100 breast, and 3rd in free relay

Gabby Coleman: 10th in 50 free, 9th in medley relay, 11th in 50 fly (dropping 0.3 second), and 3rd in free relay

Mary Collier: 1st in medley relay! and 12th in free relay

Libby Collier: rocked a free leg of our coaches relay!

Jane Eldred: 4th in 50 back (dropping 1 second!), 5th in 50 breast, 5th in medley relay, 1st in 100 back!! (dropping 3 .5 seconds!), 4th in 100 free (dropping 0.6 second), and 2nd in free relay

Joey Geisel: 6th in 50 breast, 5th in medley relay, 13th in 100 back, 12th in 100 breast, and 12th in free relay

Coach Steph Geisel: 16th in medley relay and 19th in free relay

Caroline Hope: 14th in medley relay and 14th in free relay

William Hulette: awesome effort/time drop in 100 IM, 1st in 50 breast! (dropping 3 seconds!), 1st in medley relay!, 5th in 50 fly (dropping 1.8 seconds!), 3rd in 100 breast (dropping 0.6 second), and 2nd in free relay

Lane Jacobs: 7th in 100 IM, 4th in 100 fly, 3rd in medley relay, 3rd in 50 fly, and 3rd in 100 free

Samantha Lionberger: 3rd in 50 back (dropping 1.2 seconds!), 14th in medley relay, 7th in 100 back (dropping 2 seconds!), 6trh in 100 free (dropping 1 second!), and 14th in free relay

James Lynch: rocked a great free leg in the coaches relay and 12th in free relay

Riley Lynch: 16th in medley relay, 11th in the 100 breast, and 19th in free relay

Ethan Marr: 16th in medley relay and 14th in free relay

Lang Marshburn: 8th in the 50 back (dropping 0.4 second!), 5th in medley relay, and 2nd in free relay

Declan Mullis: 4th in 50 free, 3rd in free relay, 3rd in 100 free (dropping 1 second!), and 5th in free relay

Audrey Pedraza: 1st in 100 IM (dropping 2.6 seconds!), 3rd in 50 free (dropping 0.2 second), 1st in medley relay!, 2nd in 100 back (dropping 1 second!), 4th in 50 fly (dropping 0.5 second), and 12th in free relay

Ryan Price: 9th in 50 back, 3rd in 100 IM (dropping 1.2 seconds!), 2nd in 50 breast (dropping 1.5 seconds!), 9th in medley relay, 2nd in 100 back (dropping 2.6 seconds!), and 3rd in free relay

Joey Speich:  1st in 100 IM (dropping 3.7 seconds!), 2nd in 50 breast (dropping 1 second), 3rd in medley relay, 5th in 50 fly, 4th in 100 breast, and 2nd in free relay

Timothy Speich: 5th in 50 breast (dropping 1.5 seconds!), 11th in 100 fly (dropping 2.4 seconds!), 9th in medley relay, 2nd in 100 breast (dropping 1.4 seconds!), and 3rd in free relay

Gwen Timpner: 1st in 100 IM (dropping 1.8 seconds!), 9th in 100 fly (dropping 2.9 seconds!), 5th in medley relay, 2nd in 100 back (dropping 0.7 second), 2nd in 100 breast (dropping 2 seconds!), and 5h in medley relay

Coach Aurora Weeks: 4th in 100 IM (dropping 2 seconds!), 7th in 100 fly (dropping 4 seconds!), 14th in medley relay, 5th in 100 back (dropping 0.5 second), 6th in 100 breast (dropping 1.4 seconds!), and 14th in free relay

Emmett Weeks: 4th in 100 IM (dropping 0.7 second), 4th in 50 breast, 3rd in medley relay, 1st in 50 fly (dropping 1.3 seconds!), 5th in 100 free, and 5th in free relay

THANK YOU

Thank you for all your spirit, volunteering, cheering, and support this summer. Summer league is where my love for the sport of swimming began, and always enjoy watching so many memories be made in the pool each summer. I am so lucky to be a part of Canterbury, where we truly have a wonderful group of swimmers/people, a deep crowd of supporters, amazing parent volunteers, a solid crew of officials/referees, and knowledgeable assistant coaches.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON AN AMAZING SEASON, CROCS! I couldn't be more proud of you all! I hope everyone has a wonderful end of summer and start back to the school year!

Sincerely,

Coach Lauren