SRA Wins 2006 JRAC Champs and JRAC Sportmanship Award!

Anne Nelson Morck celebrates her team's final victory as SRA Swim Director.

JRAC Champs Team Scores

Champs Week Photos!

Visioning and Big Splash
Pep Rally
Champs

It's Southampton SportsCenter Outtakes!

See Previous SportsCenter Webcasts Here

A few other SRA team dates to note:
Mon., May 21:  Afternoon practice Begins
Wed., July 25:  Pep Rally @ SRA
Sat., July 28:   Awards Program @ SRA

More 2006 Lip Sync Photos here

2006 Swim Team Coaching Staff

Left to right: David Stott, Chris Young, Austin Bridgforth, Mike Peters, James Watson

David Stott returns as our Head Coach this summer.
Many of you will remember his 10-year reign with us in the 90s, and what a reign it was!
David has been living in NYC for several years, pursuing his interest in writing and acting
while holding down a day job where he has to wear a tie.
He’s ready to get back in his swim trunks and get rid of the ties.
To quote David, “Let the good times roll!”

Mike Peters is a native New Yorker and a graduate of Brown University,
and he spent the winter attending NYU. This is his fourth season at SRA.
Mike competed on the Brown swim team and has coached at the high school
and US Swimming levels.

Chris Young is a graduate of St. Christopher’s School and has just finished
his freshman year at Davidson College. This is his fourth year as an assistant
coach and his fourteenth summer at SRA. Whew!

Austin Bridgforth has been a familiar face on the SRA team for many years.
This is her second year as an assistant coach and her twelfth and final season
as a swimmer. Austin will graduate from Trinity Episcopal School this spring,
and we’re waiting to hear about her college choice!

Former Head Coach Sarah Morck will return to France this summer
to continue her education. She has spent the school year teaching and coaching
at Collegiate School and is getting used to being a grown up.
Sarah’s sad not to be spending the summer with her SRA Super Heroes,
but will stay in touch by e-mail.

Need to contact a Coach?
David Stott
david@matchproductions.com     cell: 917.596.4155
Mike Peters
mikep1534@hotmail.com        cell: 804.363.3733
Chris Young
chyoung@davidson.edu        cell: 804.467.4316
Austin Bridgforth
tesracers@comcast.net        cell: 804.874.8659
James Watson (thru June 12)
jrw4t@virginia.edu              cell: 804.304.4595
SRA Pool: 272-0688    SRA Office: 272-7401

July
Mon., July 3, 6:30 p.m.: SRA at Glen Allen
Tues., July 4: Independence Day; no practice
Thursday, July 6th 5:00 PM Lip Sync
Mon. July 10 5:00 PM team picture
Mon., July 10, 6:30 p.m.: ARA at SRA
Friday, July 14: Team Trip to Water Country USA/ No practices
Mon., July 17, 6:30 p.m.: SRA at BRA
Tues., July 18: Last Mite party; last practice for Mini Mites
Sat., July 22, 12 p.m.: Championship Meet entry posted
Mon.–Wed., July 24-26: No afternoon practice
Wed., July 26: Championship Pep Rally
Thurs. & Fri., July 27-28.: JRAC Swim Champs at
Three Chopt. Gather at Fuddrucker’s after meet on 28th.
Sat., July 29, 5:30 p.m.: Awards Program (for all swimmers and families).
Dance party with DJ follows.

This schedule is subject to last minute changes, though we’ll try to limit them.
Please note: Juniors practice at a new time this year.
After a careful review of our roster, we have determined that combining juniors and midgets makes for a more manageable number of swimmers at intermediate and senior practice.
This year we have a record number of seniors, and those lanes are getting crowded!

Saturday Practices
All Mites: 9–10 a.m.
Midgets & Juniors: 10–11 a.m.
Ints. & Srs.: 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

Summer Mornings
Midgets & Juniors: 9–10:15 a.m.
Ints. & Srs.: 10–11:30 a.m.
Mighty Mites: 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Summer Afternoons
Midgets & Juniors: 3:15–4:15 p.m.
Mini Mites: 4:15–5 p.m.
Ints. & Srs.: 5–6 p.m.

Mini Mites & Mighty Mites
A Mini Mite is a first-year swimmer, or any Mite, who is not yet ready to go to Mighty Mite practice. A Mighty Mite is an experienced Mite who is ready for the challenge of regular Mite practice. If you’re unsure which group is best for your child, please ask a coach.

About Practice
Many parents are perplexed by our practice schedule and worry about how to
adjust when children have other commitments like camp or vacation.
Please let the coaches know if your child will be away from practice for an extended time.

We always recommend regular age group practice attendance, which helps your child make friends with teammates and become a better swimmer, but we understand that situations arise where us being flexible helps. Please let us know if you have short-term conflicts. Our coaches try to be as flexible as possible and can, for a short time, arrange for your child to attend another practice.

Team Suits
We will have a new team suit this year! Suits are available at the Disco Sports store on Three Chopt Road, and a Disco rep will be at SRA on Thursday, May 25, 4–6 p.m. with suits available for purchase.

Other Questions?
If you have questions about the swim team, please contact
Laura Ferguson at ferg5@mindspring.com or 330-0130.

Now On the Web:
The SRA Swim Team Handbook
(including qualifying times)

SRA All-Time Top Ten Times (updated 7/20/06)
SRA All-Time Top Ten Relays (updated 7/20/06)

JRAC 2006 Rankings by Age Level

See Our 2005 Swim Team Page here