Hello Hurricanes!

We're down to the final lap of the season! Below is the list of swimmers selected to represent HRA at Divisionals on Saturday, July 25—but this winning season belongs to the whole team. Every single swimmer contributed to getting us here. Keep reading for all the details on times, logistics, and where to post up to cheer them on.

HRA DIVISIONALS ROSTER

• Alvarez, Katie
  
• Beck, Grace
  
• Beck, Noah
  
• Bleech, Josie
  
• Bradley, Harriet
  
• Christensen, Mae
  
• Dinh, Nhien
  
• Dinh, Tan
  
• Dinh, Thien
  
• Dinh, Tin
  
• Dunn, Olive
  
• Elsaesser, Blair
  
• England-Denbrook, Sammy
  
• England-Denbrook, Tricia
  
• Feinberg, Paige
  
• Forde, Lizzie
  
• Forde, Steffi
  
• Gannon, Maeve
  
• Garman, Danny
  
• Garman, Scott
  
• Gardner, Aric
  
• Gardner, Taylor
  
• Gibson, Georgia
  
• Hogge, Andrew
  
• Huh, Carolyn
  
• Huh, Rowan
  
• Komiss, Judy
  
• Komiss, Rollie
  
• Kowalewski, Miles
  
• Leist, Clark
  
• Leist, Holden
  
• Lestingi, Elena
  
• Lestingi, Joey
  
• Lyons, Brendan
  
• McGuire, Ella
  
• Mertz, Henry
  
• Mertz, Nora
  
• Middendorf, James
  
• Middendorf, Micah
  
• Milne, Riley
  
• Mitchell, Caden
  
• Mitchell, Jayna
  
• Ponce de Leon, Luca
  
• Ponce de Leon, Marco
  
• Randon, Paige
  
• Ricklin, Roxy
  
• Rojas, Lucas
  
• Schmidt, Owen
  
• Schrade, Olivia
  
• Sharp, Adelaide
  
• Shutov, Nadia
  
• Sites, Jackson
  
• Suslick, Isaac
  
• Walsh, Molly
  
• Yau, Theo
  
• Zebrak, Gwen

Divisionals | Saturday, July 25 | 8:30a

The meet sheet is posted in Event Details on the team website, and attached below. Check all events in your swimmer's age group for their name(s) — review carefully, as swimmers may appear in multiple events! 

Let us know ASAP if your swimmer(s) availability has changed.

ORDER OF EVENTS

backstroke → breaststroke → butterfly → BREAK → IM → freestyle. 

There will be a general warm-up before the start of the meet and then a 10-minute stroke-only warm-up prior to each additional stroke.

LOCATION

Parliament Pool
8510 Parliament Dr.
Springfield, VA 22151

SWIMMER TIMELINE (and start no earlier than times)

• 7:30a: Swimmers arrive; HRA warm-up 7:45-8:00a
• 8:30a: Meet Begins (backstroke)
• 9:20a: Breaststroke (warmup: 9:05a)
• 10:20a: Butterfly (warmup: 10:05a)
• BREAK: 15 Mins for Awards and volunteer swap-outs, meetings with referees
• 11:35a: IM (warmup: 11:15a)
• 12:35p: Freestyle (warmup: 12:20p)

VOLUNTEER ARRIVAL TIMES AND BRIEFINGS

Please review this DOCUMENT carefully for volunteer arrival and briefing times.

PARKING AND DROP OFF

Please take a moment to carefully review the detailed SWIMMER DROP OFF AND PARKING information provided by the Parliament. 

TEAM AREA

Our team will have area #2. Parliament provided a MAP detailing the team area, volunteer check-in, and pool layout for the meet. Swimmers should bring chairs and shoes to wear from the team area (in the parking lot) to the pool area. We'll provide tents, so the swimmers have shade.

SPECTATOR VIEWING OPTIONS

• Covered seating area: 30 chairs (first come, first served)
  No outside chairs of any kind are allowed on the deck at any time.
• Covered single-event area: standing room only, please don't loiter
• Hillside along Parliament Drive: bring your own canopy, camp chairs, or tarps
• Athlete-only area (near the playground): swimmers only, no spectators

WHAT TO WEAR AND BRING

Please refer to the FAQs page on the website to see details on what to wear and bring to the meet: https://hrahurricanes.swimtopia.com/faqs

• Remember, no caps with logos other than HRA, and no tie-back suits!
• Deck officials wear the NVSL dress code of white tops and navy (dark) bottoms, no denim.

DIVISIONALS MERCH

See the ONLINE STORE if your swimmer is interested in purchasing Divisionals gear. They will also be on site if you want to purchase at the meet.

CONCESSIONS

Parliament will be selling homemade breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos, quesadillas, and pulled meat sandwiches. They'll also have burgers, hot dogs, walking tacos, donuts, muffins, snow cones, fruit bowls, and a wide variety of other snacks and staples. Several picnic areas will be available to enjoy your food. Come hungry! Cash and credit cards accepted.

See y'all at the pool!

Bridget Gannon, Cathy Mitchell, & Erika Christensen
HOLMES RUN ACRES, SWIM TEAM REPRESENTATIVES