Thank you to everyone that was able to come last night! And I am understanding of those of you who were not able to come. It is a busy time of year for when our Awards Banquet lands and because our team is so big, it works out best to be able to have it at Café (it’s hard to find a location for free that fits so many). Also, just so you know, I must go with the school’s schedule and the date is set by the school administration. I am hugely thankful for the use of the space as it was not always made available to teams and they made special accommodations for us. THANK YOU HNA!

THANK YOUS

Again, thank you for all of you that came and stayed late, knowing you had big tests in the morning. LOVE YOU

Thank to Indira Bahner for coordinating all the amazing food that came. Thank you to the Austin family for picking up all that delicious lasagna.

Indira would like for me to tell you parents that helped:

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness in donating the food and helping with set up.”

And - I would like to thank Coach Ed, Mr. Vanderslice, Coach Kelly, Stella and Vilija for helping me set up! And those of you who helped with clean up.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the coaches’ gifts! Very kind and generous of all of you! Coach Ed, Coach Kelly, Coach Kayla and I were greatly honored!

AWARDS

(For those who had to miss the fun last night!)

• Rookie of the Year for Dive – Hannah Richey
• Rookie of the Year for Swim – Mae Vanderslice
• Most Improved Diver – Maya Hegde
• Most Improved Swimmer - Grace Heaney
• Most Valuable Diver – Cait McNeill
• Most Valuable Swimmer – Regan Rowe
• Most Dedicated (SWIVE) – Leyla Collins
• Most Dedicated Swimmer – Vilija Liffick
• Most Inspirational Diver – Sydney Reynolds
• Most Inspirational Swimmer – Cassidy Wells

RECORD BREAKERS

(BTW, I remembered what happened last year when I was trying to update these. I figured it out. I ended up having to update the website using Explorer instead of Chrome. It is done now. Phew!)

• 200 Medley Relay 1:49.57 Sanjna Battepati, Regan Rowe, Allyson Yao, Malia Morgan (alts – Asta Liffick, Elise Scott, Claire Douglas, Grace Kelly) 2018
• 200 Free 1:55.44 Kellen Gibson 2017
• 200 IM 2:02.49 Lauren Hall 2005
• 50 Free :24.61 Malia Morgan 2018; :24.61 Stella Cross 2019 TIED RECORD!
• Diving - 11 dives 336.30 Jessica Chin 2017
• 100 Fly :57.32 Leann Toomey 2002
• 100 Free :52.62 Lauren Hall 2005
• 500 Free 4:58.16 Ashley Daly 2005
• 200 Free Relay 1:39.76 Stella Cross, Cassidy Wells, Melanie Bantle, Malia Morgan (alts-Kellen Gibson, Vilija Liffick, Stephanie Strong, Bella Wiswall) 2017
• 100 Backstroke :57.39 Lauren Hall 2006
• 100 Breaststroke 1:05.32 Regan Rowe 2019 NEW RECORD!
• 400 free Relay 3:36.58 Karla Holman, Lauren Hall, Ashley Daly, Charlotte Dohrn 2005

TEAM CAPTAINS:

Senior Captains

Dive – Maya Hegde

Swim/Dive – Lauren Salerno

Swim – Stella Cross, Vilija Liffick, Erica Adams

Junior Captains

Swim - Mae Vanderslice, Elise Scott, Regan Rowe

(I told everyone at the banquet last night – These positions are like a job offering. I asked the captains to think about their positions and basically, let me know if they accept.)

CONCLUSION

I will be honest. It was a rough year. I try to be positive all the time. But it was tough having the team divided. Say a prayer for the construction crew responsible for Medgar Evers pool to get it done and stay on top of problems. Some of the boy’s teams are practicing at outdoor pools. God bless all those coaches, coaching in the cold, including Coach Ed. It will be great to have Medgar Evers back next year!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS!

Have a great new year! Good luck with your school work! And thank you for being

THE BEST TEAM IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! LOVE YOU!

- Coach Loy