Happy Sunday, BKS. Hope you were able to enjoy a pretty Saturday afternoon and are ready for a great remainder of the weekend!

That meet yesterday at Brookfield was something else! As the coaches said in their email yesterday, these kids represented BKS with spirit, sportsmanship, and determination…and while the final score wasn’t on our side (221-195), we all came away incredibly proud of how well our swimmers did in all facets of the meet!

For those who may not be aware, we had LOTS of swim-ups (just one example being the 9-10 Girls relay consisting of three 7-year-olds and one 9-year-old!). Congratulations to Taylor Kasman (8&U Girls…who also swam up in 9-10s) and Scarlett Grace Fullen (9-10 Girls) for their A Meet debuts and for putting forth amazing effort to help the team. The number of swim-ups is too many to mention, but we want to make sure the kids know how well they did both in the pool and out of it

Another mention for Joey Hanik, who went 18.51 in the Boys 8&U Butterfly, which bested the record he set earlier in the season! Congrats again to Joey!

Meet results are attached to this email.

We’re in the heart of the season and things are getting *really* busy, so please read through the below and email us or find us on the deck if you have any questions.

Monday, June 23: B Meet - at Holmes Run

Our next B Meet of the season will be at Holmes Run Acres Recreation Association, located at 3451 Gallows Road in Falls Church..

• Parking
  • Parking is available in the lot at the pool. It can get a little tight on that lot, so the earlier you can get there the better.
• Please arrive by 5:10 pm so swimmers are ready to start warmups at 5:25 pm.
• Team area
  • We will be located at the end corner of the pool to the right of the flagpole.
• The meet will start at 6:00 pm
  • Order of meet is Freestyle, Backstroke, IM, Breaststroke, Butterfly
  • There will be a dance party with Holmes Run during the break between IM and Breaststroke
• Concessions will be available
  • Menu includes standard grilled dinner fare and pizza, plus drinks and snacks
  • Cash and credit cards accepted
• Spectator seating
  • Spectators will sit in the area to the right of the pool as you approach. There’s plenty of room, but bring chairs in case seating runs a little tight.
• What to pack?
  • Goggles, towels, etc.
  • Water bottles and snacks
  • Holmes Run will have lounge chairs set up for the swimmers, but feel free to bring chairs if you like
  • Bug spray
• There is a very slight chance of storms tomorrow, so be ready for communication on delays via SwimTopia Alerts should we get some weather
• All Swimmers must be declared by Monday morning at 9:00 am
  • Swimmers can swim any two strokes of their choice, plus IM
  • If a swimmer placed first, second, or third in Saturday’s meet, they may not swim that event at the B Meet.
  • Instructions for declaring your swimmer is available on the website
• Volunteers - As always, if you can’t fulfill your commitment for any reason, please email the Reps so we can find a replacement.
  • Please remember to wear a white top and dark (navy/black) bottoms
  • Rain gear can be any color
• Specific Holmes Run rules: Please inform your swimmers. We will also let them know.
  • All swimmers and spectators should use the restrooms in the upper pool house. Lower pool house restrooms are for use by officials.
  • The upper pool, playground, basketball court, and baby pool are off limits to swimmers during the entire meet. Spectators should not be using the upper pool during the meet.

Wednesday, July 2 - Division 13 Relay Carnival at Rolling Forest

The coaches will be informing swimmers tomorrow if they will be swimming in Wednesday's Relay Carnival. We will provide more specific details to the families of those swimming in the meet, but we want to invite all of you to attend and cheer on the Burke Station relay teams starting at 6:30 pm at Rolling Forest Pool!

Friday, July 4 - Combined Team Practice, Friday Breakfast, Tie Dyeing, and Chalks and Sparklers Pep Rally @ BSSC

This Friday is a big one...and it's the Fourth of July holiday! The coaches felt that making this a fun, team-building practice would be a great way to end the week for the kids and we’re also making the most of the holiday to bring families together for a fun morning!

• Transition Group will practice at the normal time: 7:45-8:30
• All Destroyers will practice from 8:30-9:30
  • Please do your best to attend this practice. The coaches are really excited for it and would love for there to be a great turnout!
• Following practice, we will have a combined team breakfast and will do the tie dyeing that we postponed from this past Friday. Bring an item to tie dye - we’ll provide all dying and storage supplies!
• Destroyers, Transition Group, and Juniors are all welcome to attend!
• We’ll shoot to end at around 10:30
  • Breakfast and tie dyeing will all take place outside the pool fences to the side of the building. We will ask that everyone clear off the pool decks so it can be prepared for opening at 11:00 for the BSSC 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Saturday, June 28 - A Meet v. Riverside Gardens (Senior Meet!)

• We will be hosting Riverside Gardens at Burke Station
• This will be our Senior Meet, so we’ll be honoring our three seniors: Becca Duhan, Renzo Urbina, and Jack Martineau
• We’ll send all relevant info later this week
• Please declare your swimmers’ availability by Wednesday at 10:00 am

Enjoy the rest of your warm, sunny Sunday!

- Deirdre, Mike, and Matt