Breaker Bulletin July 17th, 2018 Edition

Prince William Swim League Divisional Champions 1999*2002*2003*2004*2005*2007*2009*2011*2013 2017

BREAKERS vs. SEAHAWKS OBB: 2,461 Monclair: 2,441

What a fantastic meet against the Seahawks on Saturday! Thank you to all the Breaker swimmers who came out and worked hard to help the team win our last home meet of the season. OBB is undefeated at home this season - way to go! Only 20 points separated us from the Seahawks – that is less than ½ of a winning relay which goes to show that every swim counts!

Dropping remarkable time on Saturday were:

Andrew Beaty who dropped 7.31 seconds in his 25 free, Isabel Cartledge who improved her 25 free by 8.35 seconds, Apollonia Davila who bested her 100 IM time by 8 seconds, Claire French who improved her 25 back by 11.27 seconds, Bitanya Getu who swam a personal best 25 fly by 8 seconds, Carly Graham who shaved 14.46 seconds from her 50 breast, Jaelyn Irvin who dropped 16.83 seconds from her 50 breast, Naomi Kabazzi who improved her 50 fly by over 14 seconds, Dominic Mastrianni who dropped 17.61 seconds from his 100 IM, Kaelyn Mulligan who dropped almost 20 seconds on her 50 back & 50 free, Tarek Rafat who shaved 6.3 seconds from his 25 free, Hannah Salice who improved her 100 IM by 8.81 seconds, Connor Sigman who dropped 7.2 seconds in his 50 breast & Logan Zachariasen who improved his 25 breast & 25 fly by over 15 seconds!

Earning personal best times in all of their individual events this week were:

Lennox Alexander, Neumann Davila, Bryce Ford, Hylis Hare, Tyler Kuhns, Katie Lyons, Dominic Mastrianni, Kaelyn Mulligan, Isis Romero, Hannah Salice, Kayla Walker, Tyler Yovich, Aubrey Zachariasen & Ally Zobel - woohoo!

Also doing their part by dropping time in one or more event were:

Hannalore Ayala, Angelina Beaty, Catey Brennan, Jack Brennan, Preston Burton, Ava Carr, Isabella Carr, Jacob Coaxum, Katelyn Coaxum, Hawattineo Davila, Matthew Fields, Adam Fisher, Alena French, Lily French, Mark French, Timothy George, Ryan Good, William Good, Natan Gray, Sam Harnad, Mia Hutchison, Thomas Hutchison, Ava Irvin, Natalie Kabazzi, Noelle Kabazzi, Hugo Kenzie, Alexander Kitta, Kate Kuhns, Ellie Lowry, Sam Lyons, Addison Mardeusz, Cade Martin, David McCranie, Peter McCranie, Samuel Million, Jayden Paxton, Muhammad Rafat, Tanvi Rajn, Mathias Rannels, Patrick Rogers, Aspen Romero, Lyric Romero, Aaron Smith, Celeste Smith, Hannah Smith, Timothy Smith, Melanie Wallace & Drew Yovich!

Earning blue ribbons in all of their individual events were:

Tiana Brooks, Isabella Carr, Ben Fields, Lily French, Natan Gray, Alexander Kitta, Eleanor Martin, David McCranie and Mariana Osorio – congrats!

Swimming to 1st place in one or more individual events were:

Adam Fisher, Cade Jolley, Hannah Martin-Long, Lyric Romero and Ally Zobel!

Our 15-18 Boys Relay of David McCranie, Cade Jolley, Matthew Fields & Joshua Davis

BROKE TWO TEAM RECORDS at the Westridge Relay Carnival – Congratulations!

SWIM FOR HOPE

Our Swim for Hope evening is TOMORROW! This event is an opportunity for our swim family to give back and raise money for a great cause. We hope everyone will participate - either by swimming, counting or donating. Please follow the link below to donate and sign up. Any questions, please get in touch with Dee Davis, our Swim for Hope Coordinator, at (703) 216-9149 or breakerswimforhope@gmail.com https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign-manager/manage/deirdredavis2/breakers-swim-for-hope

Map

Breakers vs. Piranhas

We’ll travel as a team to Bristow for our last

dual meet of the season against the Victory Lakes Piranhas. Victory Lakes is yet another

large team so once again we’ll need all

available Breakers to roadtrip and represent our team!

Timeline 6:20am Check In with Coaches 6:30am OBB Warm Up

be on deck ready with cap & goggles

6:45am Volunteer Meeting @ deep end of the pool 6:50am Clear the Pool

1st shift volunteers report & relays ready 7:00am Meet Begins

The Piranhas pool is located at 12600

Victory Lakes Loop, Bristow, VA 2013 Directions from the OBB pool: -Turn left onto Smoketown Road -Turn left onto Old Bridge Road -Follow Old Bridge Road as it turns into Prince William Parkway

-Turn left onto Hoadly Road -Turn right onto Purcell Road -Turn right onto VA-234 N (follow for approx. 7 miles) -Turn left onto University Blvd. -Turn left onto Sudley Manor Drive -Turn right onto Victory Lakes Loop (pool will be on the right)

Parking: Limited parking is available in both the upper and lower parking lots at the pool. Overflow parking is available in the community on Victory Lakes Loop. Please DO NOT park in fire lanes and stay within legal distance of all stop signs, crosswalks, and fire hydrants. Also, please be considerate of Victory Lakes residents and DO NOT park directly in front of mailboxes and driveways.

Map of Victory Lakes pool and surrounding area:

END OF SEASON COACHES GIFTS

We love our coaches and want to be sure they know it! Please join us in thanking our amazing coaching staff for all their hard work this season. Alison Matys will be collecting money towards season-end Coaches Gifts at Swim for Hope Wednesday, Thursday practice, Saturday’s meet, and throughout next week. Collection ends on 7/28 as these gifts will be presented to our coaches on behalf of the team at the Awards Ceremony on 7/29. Cash or Checks (made payable to OBB Swim Team) can be given to Alison or any committee member. Thank you! Any and all contributions are appreciated. If you would like to send your gift via paypal please send to: cjc11jan98@hotmail.com

VERTICAL ROCK Join us for our last big social event of the season at Vertical Rock in Manassas, July 25, at 6:00. Climb high with your Breaker friends to celebrate the end of the season. The cost is $25/climber. All ages are welcome to climb! Please sign up at the Sign Up Genius link by Sunday, July 22.

Http://bit.ly/OBBsignupgenius

PWSL RANKINGS Each week the Prince William Swim League tallies the fastest swims in each event and ranks the TOP 25 in the entire league for individual events and the TOP 15 Relays. To see how our Breakers ranked this week, follow the links below.

Top 25 finishes in each event: https://www.teamunify.com/recpwslva/__doc__/top25wk2-2018.pdf Top 15 relays: https://www.teamunify.com/recpwslva/__doc__/top15relayswk2-2018.pdf DIVISIONALS WEEK – Here Come the Incredible Breakers!

It’s time to get pumped up for our Black Division Championship Meet (also known as Divisionals)! Join us for a week of fun, starting Monday, July 23, after practice. We’ll play a game or do a small craft each day after the 8 and under practice and 9-12 practice. 13-18 year olds should come just before their practice to join the fun (around 9:10).

Here’s what you can look forward to:

Monday - Minute to Win It Games Tuesday - Breaker Shakers: Bring a plastic water bottle to make your shaker! Wednesday - Minute to Win It Games *Vertical Rock at 6:00* Thursday - Incredibles Masks Friday - Pancake Breakfast! It’s going to be a great week of Breaker Spirit! CAMPBELLS SPIRIT NIGHT

Speaking of Breaker Spirit – Our next spirit night will be Thursday, July 26 from 5-8pm at Campbell’s Custard (4125 Merchant Plaza). Come get pumped for Divisionals with cool treats served by our very own coaches. Bring your friends and neighbors and show your OBB pride by wearing your team shirts! Campbell's serves custard, milkshakes, homemade chocolates and italian ice.

COACHES CORNER

Swim meets are the best test of improvement. It’s

a chance for us to show off our skills and as the

summer goes on, what we have learned. Besides

stroke technique in the water, we also learn

beneficial skills outside of the water… 1. Goal setting and achieving goals – A

goal can be a time or to do a flip turn for the

first time in a freestyle race. It’s up to you to

push yourself to reach your race goals. 2. Set new limits – with each goal, we push

ourselves further than we have before, outside

of our comfort zone to a new level. 3. Handle disappointment – You want to

finally have a legal breaststroke, but get

disqualified. Or gained time when you wanted

to drop time. Whenever a race doesn’t go our

way, it’s a learning opportunity on how to race

better next time and shake it off. 4. Sportsmanship – Shaking hands at the

end of a race, staying in the water for all the

swimmers, cheering for teammates and

positive talk in the clerk of course are all

examples of sportsmanship that help make

swimming fun. 5. Hard work pays off – if you put your

best effort into every practice, your best effort

will get better every day and you’ll see your

time drop on Saturday.

I can't wait for you all to keep showing off your

skills this Saturday at Victory Lakes. I'm so proud

of all your effort so far this summer. Go Breakers! ~ Coach Lauren

END OF SEASON AWARDS CEREMONY

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED…

OBB Awards Ceremony

Sunday, July 29th

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Woodbridge Senior High School Auditorium

*Please access the high school parking lot at the Antietam Road

entrance and enter the building through the door marked

‘auditorium’. If you are unable to attend the awards ceremony,

please make arrangements for another family to pick up your

swimmers’ awards and email your intentions to Stephanie Martin @

skemartin@verizon.net

THE CAROL TAYLOR VOLUNTEER AWARD

Summer swim would not be possible without

the hard work and dedication of numerous

volunteers who contribute their time and effort

to make our OBB season a success. Each week

Timers, Stroke and Turn Officials, Announcers,

Scorers, and numerous other folks behind the

scenes combine their time and talent to make

each meet run smoothly. It is these volunteers

who truly make the Breakers great. Breaker

Mom Carol Taylor exemplified the very best of

the Breaker volunteer spirit. As an original

member of the team, she participated in every

meet running the OBB Clerk of Course for over

10 years. Even when ill with cancer, she was

poolside helping wherever possible and

inspired everyone around her. This annual

award will be presented at our end of year

ceremony to the OBB adult volunteer who best

represents the spirit of our team. Please think

about a person you feel has lent to the success

of the team by volunteering. The Breaker

Swim Team Executive Board will review all

nominations and jointly select the awardee.

Executive Board Members and Coaches are

exempt. Nominations are due by 5:00p.m on

Monday, July 23rd. A written nomination form

must accompany the nomination – a link to the

form can be found on the main OBB website

page.

Jamie Martin-Long, Taylor Ford, Hannah Martin-Long & Eleanor Martin show their Breaker spirit before finishing

1st in the Girls 15-18 Medley Relay

OBB SENIORS Several members of our Breaker Family recently graduated from high school and were celebrated as they swam their last events at our pool. We wish them all the best as they begin the next chapter in their lives –

WHIT BENSON - Whit has been a Breaker since he was 5 years old. Back when he used to attend practice, he was a team record holder in backstroke and butterfly. Whit played baseball and golf at Woodbridge Senior High School. He was a 4-year letterman on the Varsity Swim team, advancing to regionals 3 of those years, and was also a regional qualifier representing WSHS on the inaugural Prince William County Dive team. Whit is a lifelong Boy Scout and earned the BSA Rank of Eagle Scout in 2016. Whit is a magna cum laude graduate from both the AP Scholars and Project Lead the Way Specialty Programs. He will be attending the University of South Carolina in the fall. Whit will be pursuing a degree in Sports Management in hopes of one day managing an MLB Ballpark. Go Cocks!

JACK BRENNAN - Jack has been on OBB since 2006. He graduated from Woodbridge Senior High school magna cum laude as an AP scholar and Project Lead-the-way scholar. While at Woodbridge he earned multiple honors as a member of the Varsity lacrosse team in both conference and regional play. He will be attending Colorado State University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship to study mechanical engineering. Jack’s favorite OBB memory is the friendly competition he had swimming with Sam Lyons across the years!

SAM LYONS - Sam has been a Breaker since he was 6 years old. He is a graduate of Woodbridge High School where he was in the Project Lead-the-way Program and played varsity lacrosse. Sam is an Eagle Scout and attended both Northern Tier and Sea Base High Adventure Camps. Sam will attend Belmont Abbey College in Charlotte, North Carolina where he will play Division II lacrosse and major in business.

MELANIE WALLACE - Melanie has been a part of the breaker family for 10 years. She swam for Woodbridge Senior High School for 2 years and was a captain her senior year. Melanie is honored to be

attending High Point University in the fall on a Presidential Fellows Scholarship. She will study athletic training and biomechanics in their 5 year Masters program. She is planning on swimming at High Point & will also be managing the D1 Boys lacrosse Team. Melanie wishes the breakers good luck and is very happy to have gotten so close to the girls over the past year :) LET’S GO BREAKERS!!!

BECOME A BREAKER BOARD MEMBER Enjoying your family’s experience this summer and willing to get more involved with the team?! If so, please consider becoming a member of the OBB Executive Board! Being a member of our board is a great opportunity to get more involved with the team and our Breaker community. The board is made up of the following positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Team Wear Coordinator, Social Coordinator, Concessions Coordinator, Fundraising Coordinator, Meet Manager, Communications Coordinator, Ribbons Coordinator and PWSL Representative. Serving on the Breaker Board is very rewarding. If you are interested in learning more, want to run for a position, or have questions, please feel free to get in touch with Stephanie Martin at 703/987-7895 or skemartin@verizon.net or simply talk to any of the current board members for more information on their positions and how you can get involved!

FLOCK YOUR FRIENDS!

The flamingo flocking fundraiser, an OBB favorite, is going strong! Many families have already awoken to yard full of blue and green flamingos, and for just $25, you can join in the fun and surprise a friend by sending a flock to their yard! Email obbflamingoflocking@gmail.com to flock a friend today. Not interested in being "flocked"? Insurance is now available! For $25, you can be sure you won’t wake up to a front yard full of flamingos. See Courtney Fetchko or Alison Matys at practice with flocking questions or requests. COMMIT OR DECLINE PLEASE

***Please either commit or decline your swimmer for the last 2 meets of the season!***

Let the coaches know if their child will be swimming this weekend against Victory Lakes and in next weekend’s Black Division Championship meet ASAP via our OBB Team Unify site (http://www.obebreakers.org/).

CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS! We need your pictures for our end-of-the-year video! Please upload any pictures you’d like to share at the website below. The password is “breakers”. You can also download any pictures that other fellow Breakers have shared! https://oldbridgebreakers.shutterfly.com/#%3aemid%3dsite_weeklydigest%26cid%3dSHARE3SXXXX

Mark your calendars… Wednesday, July 18th – Swim for Hope Swim-a-thon Wednesday, July 25th—Vertical Rock Thursday, July 26th—Campbell’s Celebrity Scoop Sunday, July 29th – OBB Awards Ceremony

QUESTIONS? Please contact Stephanie Martin, OBB President, at 703-897-6124 or skemartin@verizon.net

THANK YOU TO OUR GOLD SPONSORS!