Hi Devil Rays Families!

AMAZING Meet Last Wednesday! ☀️🔥

We had an incredible meet last Wednesday in some absolute scorching hot weather! Everyone swam so hard and truly gave it their all in the heat. While the overall results didn’t quite go in our favor, man was it close! We are so proud of the grit and determination shown by our swimmers. Outstanding work, Devil Rays! 🏆💪

CRITICAL: Declare Your Swimmers TONIGHT! ⏰🚨

DO NOT FORGET to declare your swimmers for this Wednesday's (July 8th) Home Meet against LV2. The deadline to declare is 11:30 PM tonight (Sunday). Please log into SwimTopia right away to mark your swimmer(s) as attending or not attending so the coaches can organize the lineups. 💻✨

Upcoming Meet Theme: Neon! 🌟😎

Get ready to glow on the pool deck! The theme for this week's meet is Neon. Let's light up the lanes, stand out in the stands, and show everyone that the Devil Rays shine brightest when we swim fast and hard! 💥🎨

RSVPs Open: End of Year Party & Pasta Dinner 🍝🎉

RSVPs are officially open for both our End of Year Party and the Pasta Dinner before Divisionals. Please help us out by submitting your RSVPs as soon as possible. Getting an accurate headcount early ensures we have plenty of food and refreshments for everyone to enjoy! 🍔🍕

Keep the Action Photos Coming! 📸👀

We love seeing our swimmers in action! Please continue to upload and share all your Devil Rays Summer Swim team photos—meets, practices, and team events are all welcome. You can add your favorite shots to our Team Google Album here:https://photos.app.goo.gl/TreAQfwTe5VLSJiN6 🌈

Private Lessons with Assistant Coaches 🏊♀️⏱️

Looking to fine-tune those strokes or work on racing starts? Private lessons with our assistant coaches are still available. You can check out current openings and sign up for a session here:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549A8A82BAAFFC43-64282076-2026#/ ⭐

A Note on Volunteering at Our Upcoming Meets 🤝💙

As we look ahead to our next couple of meets, please continue to sign up for volunteer positions, even if you have already earned all of your required points for the season. The Dulles Farms Devil Rays is entirely a volunteer-run organization. Our meets simply cannot happen without our parents stepping up to help. To ensure the events run as smoothly and efficiently as we have all come to expect, we rely on the collective support of our amazing community. Thank you so much for your continued time, energy, and dedication to the team! 🙌🐟

🏆 Meet Highlights: Records & Accolades! ⚡

Our last meet was packed with incredible swims, shattered records, and postseason qualifiers! Let’s celebrate our rockstars:

💥 NEW TEAM RECORDS!

We had three brand-new team records set on July 1st! Huge congratulations to:

• Vivaan Jithesh (10) – Boys 9-10 50m Backstroke:40.66 (Breaking the old record of 40.95!)
• Jordan Naquin (9) – Girls 9-10 25m Butterfly:17.36 (Breaking the old record of 17.51!)
• Hunter Posey (10) – Boys 10&U 100m Individual Medley:1:34.27 (Breaking the old record of 1:34.63!)

🌟 ALL-STAR QUALIFIERS!

An amazing 17 athletes qualified in various individual events for All-Stars! Give a huge high-five to these swimmers who achieved qualifying times:

• Penny Barton (8) – Girls 7-8 25 Fly (25.32)
• Reese Barton (10) – Girls 9-10 50 Back (47.62) & 25 Fly (19.59)
• Blake Forster (12) – Boys 11-12 50 Fly (37.98)
• Vivaan Jithesh (10) – Boys 9-10 50 Free (36.91), 50 Back (40.66), 50 Breast (51.35), & 100 IM (1:37.92)
• Aden Kim (13) – Boys 13-14 50 Free (27.57), 50 Breast (34.63), 50 Fly (31.00), & 100 IM (1:08.70)
• Liam Ku (8) – Boys 7-8 25 Breast (27.51)
• Charlotte Larson (10) – Girls 9-10 50 Breast (52.27)
• Dean Lazisky (11) – Boys 11-12 50 Back (39.44), 50 Breast (43.43), & 100 IM (1:27.63)
• Kurt Lazisky (7) – Boys 7-8 25 Free (19.40)
• Katherine McInerney (8) – Girls 7-8 25 Fly (24.62)
• Lindsey Mogollon (15) – Women 15-18 50 Back (35.32) & 100 IM (1:20.41)
• Rachel Mogollon (12) – Girls 11-12 50 Back (36.08), 50 Fly (38.45), & 100 IM (1:26.97)
• Jordan Naquin (9) – Girls 9-10 50 Breast (52.19) & 25 Fly (17.36)
• Hunter Posey (10) – Boys 9-10 50 Breast (49.18), 25 Fly (18.52), & 100 IM (1:34.27)
• Eshaan Singh (12) – Boys 11-12 50 Back (39.28)
• Jacqueline Stapleton (10) – Girls 9-10 50 Breast (53.00)
• Vickie Zogakis (6) – Girls 6 & Under 25 Back (31.32)

🚀 HUGE PERSONAL RECORDS (PRs)!

Shout out to our time-droppers! Here are the swimmers who smashed their personal bests by 3 seconds or more in an individual event:

• Claire Chavez (13) – 50m Breast: Dropped 2.92s *(Rounding right up to 3!)
• Lily Chrispen (9) – 100m IM: Dropped 8.84s
• Rami Hassouni (12) – 50m Back: Dropped 6.36s
• Aaron Kunwar (13) – 50m Breast: Dropped 2.93s *(Rounding right up to 3!)
• Hunter Larson (8) – 25m Back: Dropped 3.88s
• Oliver Lash (13) – 50m Fly: Dropped 4.01s
• Claire Lazarevich (7) – 25m Breast: Dropped 6.11s
• Rianshika Majumdar (11) – 50m Back: Dropped 5.41s
• Katherine McInerney (8) – 100m IM: Dropped 6.50s
• Brody Naquin (7) – 25m Back: Dropped 3.21s
• Michael Parisi (7) – 25m Back: Dropped 14.56s
• Alvin Poudel (13) – 50m Back: Dropped 3.57s
• Jacqueline Stapleton (10) – 50m Breast: Dropped 5.14s
• Jayden Stapleton (16) – 100m IM: Dropped 5.16s
• Jenavieve Stapleton (13) – 50m Breast: Dropped 3.04s
• Vikas Tomar (10) – 25m Fly: Dropped 6.44s

Nice work Devil Rays!!!

SWIM FAST! STING HARD!!!

Go Devil Rays! ⚡🌊