News and Announcements
Registration Closed for 2022 Albatross Open (SCM) 4/2/22
Registration for the 2022 Albatross Open Short Course Meters meet on April 2, 2022 is scheduled to close Monday, March 28.
As the only meet on the Potomac Valley LMSC calendar for Spring, this meet is targeted for all competing team members to enter. It will likely be the final opportunity to attend practice meet ahead of the National Senior Games in Florida May 12-16.
Registration is limited to 215 entrants. If capacity is not reached, online entries will close on March 31.
DON’T MISS OUT!
Orders for Team T-Shirts Are Being Accepted Now!
T-shirt orders are being taken until February 17th. We now have a long-sleeve option as well. Please refer to the sizing chart if you have any questions.
Short sleeve – $15
Long sleeve – $20
Sizing chart: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7906ejooe74oqn4/Size%20Chart.pdf?dl=0
Order Form: https://teampages.com/forms/24202-T-Shirt-Order-Form
DC Water Wizards Made a Big Splash at Germantown's USMS 8th Annual Solstice Meet
The DC Water Wizards competed in their first official meet as a USMS team. The 14 Water Wizards who competed made a big splash in our debut Masters meet placing fourth out of 31 teams represented at the meet! The team outscored Reston Masters by eight points and was outscored by DCAC by two points.
Highlights of our team’s performance include:
Every swimmer on our team scored points toward our team’s total of 191 points!
Water Wizards placed in individual events as follows:
Ten 1st place winners
Ten 2nd place winners
Eight 3rd place winners
Four 4th place winners
Two 5th place winners
One 6th place winner
Water Wizards placed in relay events as follows:
One 1st place winner
Five 2nd place winners
One 4th place winner
Water Wizards set meet records in:
Three individual events:
Kaixin He – (W 70-74) 100 M IM and 200 M Breast
Luis Salazar – (M 55-59) 200 M Back
DC Water Wizards Team Set to Compete at First USMS Meet December 4
The DC Water Wizards team has 15 swimmers registered to attend the 8th Annual Solstice Meet in Germantown on Saturday, December 4.
The Water Wizards registered to compete include:
Yvonne Bell-Vanderhoof
Alice Bellis
Marvin Blount
Maurice Butler
Gabrielle Doyle
Kim Dustin
Anne Forster
Nevitt Greene
Kaixin He
Taylor Hicks
Arthur Linder Sr.
Marques Ross
Lu Salazar
Lawrence Thurston
Jean-Francois Wen
In addition to individual events, the team has seven relay teams entered in the meet. The relays Water Wizards will be swimming include:
Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay (Age Categories 160-199 and 240-279)
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay (Age Category 280-319)
Mixed 200 Medley Relay (Age Categories 120-159 and 240-279)
Men’s 200 Medley Relay (Age Category 280-319)
Mixed 800 Freestyle Relay (Age Category 160-199)
Below is information on the meet location and time. There is ample space for spectators. Please consider joining us!
Meet hosted by the Germantown Maryland Masters
Sanctioned by the Potomac Valley LMSC for USMS Inc. Sanction number: 101-S002
Germantown Indoor Swim Center
18000 Central Park Circle, Boyds, MD 20841
WARM-UPS: 2:30-3:00 PM. MEET: 3:00-7:30 PM.
Registration for Upcoming Solstice Meet Is Nearing Capacity
If you are planning to register to swim in the meet on December 4, the meet is nearing its registration capacity.
Please see Coach Lu as soon as possible if you have questions about registration for the meet. Relay-only swimmers are only required to pay the meet fee; they do not need to pay event fees. Registration with US Masters Swimming is required to register for this meet.
Here is the meet registration link:
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=2124&smid=14191&_ga=2.100870793.90098085.1636727658-1930568030.1636727658
Here is the USMS registration link:
https://www.usms.org/join
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