Blue Wave Swimmers of the Month: 2017

Friday, August 4, 2017

Swimmer of the Month: June 2017

Happy Summer Blue Wave!!! It's a new season of the Blue Wave Swimmer of the Month! This is where the coaches get the chance to honor a couple of swimmers who go above and beyond every day, not only with their swimming, but also with the attitude on deck, the positivity they bring to practice, and their overall embracement of the ideals we as a team have set before our athletes. These swimmers are coachable, hard working, and great role models for their peers. So without further ado, let's meet them!

For the month of June, 2017, we have selected Valarie Chenault (GREEN Tide), and Lea Sapatka (GREEN Crest 2).

Name and Age: Valarie Chenault, 16 years old

Valarie Chenault

Favorite swim meet, and why: "The travel meet is always my favorite because I get to hang out with all my friends, and swim hard to get best times."

Favorite event to swim and why: "100 fly, ever since I was little I like d fly, mostly because no one else did and you know little kids and their want to be different. I also thought it was a good challenge and it has been something I am good at since the coaches made me swim it so much. At almost every meet I swam it until I hurt my back and I really miss doing it."

How do you get ready for a swim meet: "I eat something that will fill me up and give me energy, I stretch and loosen up my muscles and I drink lots of water to stay hydrated."

Most challenging part about being a swimmer: "Waking up at 5am in the summer while all your other non-swimmer friends get to sleep in."

Some things you like about being on BLUE WAVE: "Blue Wave is like on big family; we support and help each other through hard sets or bad times. Blue Wave has also given me some of my best memories and friends that will last far longer than swimming."

One of your goals for this year and how you think you will achieve that goal: "One of my goals is to be able to do a 100 fly by the end of short course season. I hurt my bak a while ago, and couldn't do fly or breast, so now I'm working on getting my endurance up for those strokes."

Something your teammates on BLUE WAVE might not know about you: "I am a Girl Scout Senior and going for my Gold Award."

Favorite food, or favorite place to eat: "I have many favorites, but my most favorite (if that's a thing) is Olive Garden; their raviolis are amazing."

Favorite movie: "That's a tough one, I have seen many but nothing can top Wonder Woman."

Some activities/hobbies you like to do when you are not swimming: "I love to read and watch Netflix like any normal teenager."

Any accomplishments you are most proud of outside of swimming: "I got straight A's this year for the second year in a row."

If you were an animal, what would you be and why: "I would be an arctic fox because they are smart, cute, and adaptable to almost any situation."

If you could have one super-power, what would it be and why: "I would want to have the ability to shapeshift because then I could be anything I wanted, including a superhero with other powers."

Name and Age: "My name is Lea, and I'm 13 years old."

Lea Sapatka

Favorite swim meet, and why: "I would choose swimming a long course meet over a short course one any time."

Favorite event to swim and why: "My absolute favorite event to swim is the 100 IM, jsut because you get to swim all the strokes. So, during fly and free you have to sprint your heart out, but then in breast and back you get a short break."

How do you get ready for a swim meet: "Well, first I think about what I want to accomplish in this meet. Is it a best time? Is it swimming good technique under pressure? And then I do that."

Most challenging part about being a swimmer: "Getting up for early morning practices."

Some things you like about being on BLUE WAVE: "I love how everyone is always supportive, when, for example, you have to get a certain time, and your teammates will start cheering you on, and you end up getting a best time."

One of your goals for this year and how you think you will achieve that goal: "Improve my breathing patterns in butterfly, by breathing consistently anytime we swim butterfly."

Something your teammates on BLUE WAVE might not know about you: "I have a HUGE sweet tooth. I love chocolates, ice cream peanut butter, etc."

Favorite food, or favorite place to eat: "I really don't have a favorite food, because I love 'em all!"

Favorite movie: "Pirates of the Caribbean (Go Jack Sparrow!!)"

Some activities/hobbies you like to do when you are not swimming: "I play the clarinet, and piano. And I've probably also read almost every single YA book I can find."

Any accomplishments you are most proud of outside of swimming: "This school yar I got the Department Award for Latin."

If you were an animal, what would you be and why: "I would be a cat, because they are excellent climbers and jumpers, and I'd get to lay around all day and sleep."

If you could have one super-power, what would it be and why: "Flying. I would love to see how the world looks from a bird's eye view."

Thank you so much to our Swimmers of the Month Valarie and Lea for taking the time to let us know a bit about them, and for all the effort you put into practice every day! Next time you see these ladies make sure you tell them congratulations! And keep an eye out for next month's Swimmers of the Month for Blue Wave!! It may just be you!

GO BLUE WAVE!!!!!!!!

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Friday, July 7, 2017

Swimmer of the Month: May 2017

With a brand new summer season ahead, we say hello to a new season of the Blue Wave Swimmer of the Month! This is where the coaches get the chance to honor a couple of swimmers who go above and beyond every day, not only with their swimming, but also with the attitude on deck, the positivity they bring to practice, and their overall embracement of the ideals we as a team have set before our athletes. These swimmers are coachable, hard working, and great role models for their peers. So without further ado, let's meet them!

For the month of May, 2017, we have selected Ben Brockmeier (GREEN Crest 2), and Max Wilson (TYPHOONS 2).

Name and Age: Ben Brockemeir, 10 years old

Ben Brockmeier

Favorite swim meet, and why: "The Junior Olympic Championships, it was fun!"

Favorite event to swim and why: "Breaststroke, because I need to improve."

How do you get ready for a swim meet: "Sleep, and eat chunky peanut butter."

Most challenging part about being a swimmer: "The cold water."

Some things you like about being on BLUE WAVE: "My friends!"

One of your goals for this year and how you think you will achieve that goal: "Improve my breaststroke, and I'll do it through practice, practice, practice."

Something your teammates on BLUE WAVE might not know about you: "I hate chocolate."

Favorite food, or favorite place to eat: "My Korean Grandmother's cooking."

Favorite movie: "Swiss Family Robinson."

Some activities/hobbies you like to do when you are not swimming: "Flag football."

Any accomplishments you are most proud of outside of swimming: "I have been on the honor roll every term."

If you were an animal, what would you be and why: "The white tiger, because they are rare."

If you could have one super-power, what would it be and why: "Shoot a bow like Hawk-Eye. I would help people!"

Name and Age: "My name is Maximilian, but you can call me Million. I'm 10 years old."

Max Wilson

Favorite swim meet, and why: "My favorite meet was our last long course meet at Annandale, because it was my first 50 meter meet."

Favorite event to swim and why: "I love backstroke because I can breathe all the time."

How do you get ready for a swim meet: "I eat lots of carbs and stretch."

Most challenging part about being a swimmer: "Getting up at 5:30 am for my summer practice."

Some things you like about being on BLUE WAVE: "Having lots of friends and all the nice coaches."

One of your goals for this year and how you think you will achieve that goal: "Only breathing every third stroke in butterfly. I plan on practicing real hard."

Something your teammates on BLUE WAVE might not know about you: "I can touch my tongue to my nose, and I can climb a 15 foot rope in my backyard. Come over any time and try it!"

Favorite food, or favorite place to eat: "Dunkin Donuts!!!!"

Favorite movie: "I watched all the 'Back to the Future' movies at my cousin's house. I love them all!"

Some activities/hobbies you like to do when you are not swimming: "I love basketball and playing Pokemon Go - Go Mystics!"

Any accomplishments you are most proud of outside of swimming: "I was in a musical called 'Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat.' I was the baker who was executed."

If you were an animal, what would you be and why: "I would be an eagle so I could fly high in the sky."

If you could have one super-power, what would it be and why: "I want to breathe underwater so I can swim with the fishes."

Thank you so much to our Swimmers of the Month Ben and Max (Million) for taking the time to let us know a bit about them, and for all the effort you put into practice every day! Next time you see these gentlemen make sure you tell them congratulations! And keep an eye out for next month's Swimmers of the Month for Blue Wave!! It may just be you!

GO BLUE WAVE!!!!!!!!

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Friday, June 9, 2017

Swimmer of the Month: April 2017

With a brand new summer season ahead, we say hello to a new season of the Blue Wave Swimmer of the Month! This is where the coaches get the chance to honor a couple of swimmers who go above and beyond every day, not only with their swimming, but also with the attitude on deck, the positivity they bring to practice, and their overall embracement of the ideals we as a team have set before our athletes. These swimmers are coachable, hard working, and great role models for their peers. So without further ado, let's meet them!

For the month of April, 2017, we have selected Adison Gregory (GREEN Crest 2), and Natalie Coppola (BLUE Breakers).

Adison Gregory

Name and Age: Adison Gregory, 11 years old

Favorite swim meet, and why: "My favorite swim meet was the Hokie meet, because it was cool, and because we got to travel somewhere without our parents which was a weird and wonderful experience."

Favorite event to swim and why: "My favorite event is the 100 IM because you get to do all of the strokes, and it just is a fun event."

How do you get ready for a swim meet: "I supposedly save my breath the day before, I eat chocolate pancakes that my grandma makes, I try to go to bed early, and I practice swimming at practice."

Most challenging part about being a swimmer: "TIMED SETS AT PRACTICE!!!!!!!! AND.... EARLY PRACTICES/MEETS."

Some things you like about being on BLUE WAVE: "I like the swim meets, team parties, the coaches, swim team friends, you know I like almost everything on Blue Wave."

One of your goals for this year and how you think you will achieve that goal: "My goal is to make J.O.s this year, and if I work really hard then I might get it."

Something your teammates on BLUE WAVE might not know about you: "They probably don't know that in middle school I'm gonna play the tuba."

Favorite food, or favorite place to eat: "My summer swim teams cheeseburgers. They are like the worlds BEST cheeseburgers."

Favorite movie: "My favorite movie is Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2."

Some activities/hobbies you like to do when you are not swimming: "I play softball, read, play video games, and talk."

Any accomplishments you are most proud of outside of swimming: "I am proud of the one time I hit a grand dinger (grandslam) (home run when bases are loaded)."

If you were an animal, what would you be and why: "A wolf because wolves hunt in packs, NO WOLF LEFT BEHIND!!!!!!!!!!!!"

If you could have one super-power, what would it be and why: "I would be able to shape shift because I would be able to turn into any thing I want; like if I swam the 200 fly I would turn into Michael Phelps, or if I had to fly I would turn into a dragon."

Natalie Coppola

Name and Age: Natalie Coppola, 12 years old.

Favorite swim meet, and why: "The SNOW Meet, because it is a lot of fun, and I challange myself."

Favorite event to swim and why: "The 100 freestyle, because it helps me to learn to pace myself better."

How do you get ready for a swim meet: "Drink a lot of water to hydrate myself, and eat a little healthy snack."

Most challenging part about being a swimmer: "My breathing (because I have asthma)."

Some things you like about being on BLUE WAVE: "I love being on this team because everyone is really nice and kind."

One of your goals for this year and how you think you will achieve that goal: "To have my reading comprehension better, and to help it I will read more; a lot more."

Something your teammates on BLUE WAVE might not know about you: "That I love film production!"

Favorite food, or favorite place to eat: "My favorite place to eat is Subway. I love sandwiches, and I also love tacos!"

Favorite movie: "Beauty and the Beast."

Some activities/hobbies you like to do when you are not swimming: "Film production, drawing, reading my magazines."

Any accomplishments you are most proud of outside of swimming: "Being 1st place in Loudoun County for my video."

If you were an animal, what would you be and why: "A panda, because it is my favorite animal, and they are so cute."

If you could have one super-power, what would it be and why: "To be able to have wings, to get places faster."

Thank you so much to our Swimmers of the Month Adison and Natalie for taking the time to let us know a bit about them, and for all the effort you put into practice every day! Next time you see these ladies make sure you tell them congratulations! And keep an eye out for next month's Swimmers of the Month for Blue Wave!! It may just be you!

GO BLUE WAVE!!!!!!!!

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