Hi Barracuda Families,

We hope everyone has had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend with family and friends! It's hard to believe, but we are already halfway through the season, which means LOTS of information from your Team Reps—especially this week with Team Picture Day, Relay Carnival, and Tween Night all happening in the same week!

Before we jump into this week's updates, we wanted to thank everyone who joined us for Bowling Night. We had a great turnout and it was so much fun spending time with our Barracuda families outside of the pool. Between the friendly competition, lots of laughs, and seeing swimmers, parents, coaches, and siblings all together, it was a great reminder that our swim team is about much more than just swimming. Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make it such a fun evening!

Meet Recap

Yesterday's meet against Mansion House was certainly a HOT one, and we know it wasn't easy on anyone given the temperatures. We are incredibly grateful to all of our volunteers who helped run a fast, efficient meet and to all of our swimmers who gave it their all. We especially LOVED seeing everyone decked out in their RED, White, and Blue.

The Barracudas earned their second win of the season with a final score of 224–196!

As a reminder, all A Meet results can be found on the NVSL website.

Barracuda Week-at-a-Glance (July 6 –11)

Practice Schedule

• Normal practice schedule all week.
• On Monday, our 8 & Under practice may be slightly condensed due to Team Photos.

Monday, July 6 – Team Picture Day

• EVERYONE should arrive no later than 8:00 AM so we can begin organizing swimmers by height.
• Every swimmer will receive a complimentary team photo.
• Optional individual photos will be available for pre-order here.

Make-Up Practices

• Tuesday only this week due to Tween Night.
• Time: 6:30–7:15 PM

B Meet @ Riverside Gardens – Monday, July 6

Address: 8633 Buckboard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308

Meet Theme: White Out

All white, all day! Go head-to-toe in white—shirts, hats, socks, sunglasses—clean, bold, and impossible to miss on deck.

Timeline

• 5:00–5:20 PM: RG Warm-Up
• 5:25–5:45 PM: HM Warm-Up
• 5:30 PM: Referee Briefing
• 5:35 PM: Timer Briefing
• 5:50 PM: Swimmers in Event 1 report to Clerk of Course
• 5:55 PM: Welcome and National Anthem
• 6:00 PM: Meet Begins

Event order is tentatively Free, Back, Breast, Fly, and IM.

Miscellaneous Meet Information

• The Wave Café concession stand accepts cash and credit cards (minimum purchase and convenience fee apply). They plan to serve Chick-fil-A and pizza.
• Our team area is located across from the pool entrance, adjacent to Lane 6 and directly next to the Riverside Gardens team area.
• We still have one volunteer position open: Table Card Reader. Please help us fill this final spot.

Wednesday, July 8 – Division 9 Relay Carnival

What is Relay Carnival?

Relay Carnival is a scored, division-wide evening meet where our fastest swimmers compete together in relay teams against the other five Division 9 teams. Relay teams that perform exceptionally well may qualify for NVSL All-Star Relays later in the season.

Meet Theme: Food & Beverage

Sweet, savory, or sippable—dress as your favorite food or drink! Get creative and have fun with it.

Relay Entries

Relay entries will be sent later this evening. The holiday weekend has us running a little behind.

If your swimmer is selected and is no longer available, please notify us immediately.

Please remember that relay entries may change after Monday night's B Meet if swimmers post faster times than currently entered swimmers. Final relay entries and additional meet information will be sent on Tuesday.

Thursday, July 9 – Tween Night

We're excited to host a Tween Night for our 11–14-year-old Barracudas!

This will be a fun, casual evening where swimmers can spend time with teammates and coaches outside the pool—playing games, eating pizza, laughing, and making memories together.

Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
Location: Tranquilli House – 7607 Range Road, Alexandria, VA

To help make the night a success, families are invited to make a voluntary contribution of $15 per swimmer to help cover pizza, drinks, and snacks for both swimmers and coaches.

Venmo: @michelle-tranquilli

Have a favorite lawn game? We'd love to borrow it! Cornhole, KanJam, Spikeball, Ladder Toss, and similar games are all welcome.

Please RSVP in SwimTopia today so we can get an accurate headcount.

Saturday, July 11 – Home A Meet vs. Villa Aquatic

Meet Theme: Senior Prom

In honor of our seniors, Four and Rachel, it's Prom Night at the Pool! Channel your inner "Suit & Tie"—think dresses, suits, ties, tuxedo t-shirts, thrift-store finds, or anything else creative. Let's celebrate our seniors and make this final home meet one to remember.

For our final home meet, we have a special treat following the meet. Lisenby's will be selling smashburgers after the meet. Help us clean up the pool and then stay for lunch with your teammates. Please see the attached flyer for additional details.

Undeclared Swimmers – Please Update Availability

• Basil Cigna
• Theodore Cigna
• Ava Comeau
• Luke Comeau
• Kai Cortina
• Annaliese DiGrado
• Arie DiGrado
• Archer Ferfolia
• Juliana Ferfolia
• Miles Ferfolia
• Francesca Guild
• Gustavo Guild
• JoJo Hickey
• Fiona Lobo
• Elena Lopez
• Isabelle Mather
• Abbott Starnes-Farmer
• Michael Wootton
• Sonia Wootton
• Victoria Wootton

Looking Ahead

Monday, July 13 – Last B Meet of the Season (Home vs. Stratford Landing)

• The meet is open in SwimTopia and available for event selection.
• Swimmers may select up to two events, including IM.
• We will begin the meet with IM since this will be the final opportunity to earn an IM time before the IM Invitational.
• Event order will be:

oIM

oFreestyle

oBackstroke

oBreaststroke

oButterfly

Please keep the event order in mind when making your selections.

End-of-Season Events – RSVP Needed

Friday, July 24 – Paper Plate Awards & Team Breakfast

• Please RSVP online to help us plan for food.
• Additional details will be included in next week's email.

Saturday, July 25 – End-of-Season Awards Banquet (6:00 PM)

It's hard to believe, but we're already planning our end-of-season celebration!

• RSVP by July 21 here.
• Payments can be made through the website.
• Additional event details will be shared soon.

Team Shirts

Missing your team shirt?

We will distribute remaining team shirts one final time during Friday's Pep Rally. Even if you don't plan to attend the rally, please stop by to pick up your swimmer's shirt.

PHOTOS – Relive the Fun!

Photos from this season's swim meets are making their way online and new photos will be added regularly throughout the season.

They are FREE to download and enjoy. Please remember not to post photos of other swimmers on social media without parental permission.

Interested in helping as a photographer next season or photographing away meets this year?

Contact Lori Allen:
703-531-9096
[email protected]

Missed last season? Last year's photo galleries and slideshow are also available online.

End-of-Year Slideshow Contributions

Have great photos to share? Costumes, relay teams, seniors, team spirit, and funny moments are all welcome!

Please email your photos to Lauren and Michelle.

Swimmingly,

Michelle & Lauren