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7.0 years ago @ 12:56PM by Joel Getis
Rams,
I hope that everyone is having a fantastic summer and spending A LOT of time in the pool. Believe it or not, the 2017-18 Swim Season starts in 4 months from tomorrow. To help you to prepare, I thought I'd share some key dates with you. The dates/location of the championship meets may change.
Thursday, September 14 @ 4:00 pm - Swim Team interest meeting for new swimmers (spread the word). Returning swimmers are welcome to attend.
Tuesday, October 3 - First day of Drylands (will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays through October)
Thursday, October 6 - Parent's interest meeting at 6:00 pm at RVHS.
Monday, November 6 - First day of practice/tryouts
Wednesday, November 15 - Team picture and Parent's Winter Sports Meeting at RVHS
Friday/Saturday, December 1/2 - Swim meet vs TBD
Friday/Saturday, December 8/9 - Swim meet vs TBD
**Friday/Saturday, December 15/16 - Swim meet vs TBD
**Friday/Saturday, December 29/30 - Swim meet vs TBD
Friday/Saturday, January 5/6 - Swim meet vs TBD
Friday/Saturday, January 12/13 - Swim meet vs TBD
Friday/Saturday, January 19/20 - Swim meet vs TBD
Friday/Saturday, January 26/27 - Dulles District Championship Meet at Claude Moore
Friday, February 9 - 4A Regional Championship Meet at Richmond, VA
Saturday, February 17 - 4A State Championship Meet at Richmond, VA
Thursday, February 22 - End-of-Season Party at RVHS
** Please note that these meets are DURING our winter break. Please plan your holiday travel AROUND these meets.
We do not have a final meet schedule yet. Once we have that, I will update the calendar and post it on RiversideRams.net.
Please share this with any future Rams.
Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 9:21AM by Joel Getis
Yesterday in Richmond, VA, the Riverside Rams Swim Teams wrapped up an amazing season at the 3A Swim & Dive State Championship. The Boy's team finished in 8th place, a dramatic improvement from 17th in 2015-16. The Girl's won the State Championship trophy -- the first State Swim & Dive Championship in Loudoun County Public Schools' history. It was an incredible season for the Girl's team, which completed the season undefeated, won the 3A East Regional Championship, and then capped it off with the State Championship, after finishing in 13th place just a year ago.
The Boy's team had a strong showing, scoring 103 points to finish just 10 points behind seventh place finisher Cave Spring High School. The Boys 3A State Champion is the Hidden Valley High School team, which won quite convincingly. Twelve Rams swimmers competed in the meet and they all swam well, with 10 of the boys qualifying for, and swimming in, the meet's finals events.
The Girl's team dominated the competition, outscoring the second place team, York High School, by 78 points -- 270-192. Fourteen girls competed in the meet for the Rams, with 11 of them participating the meet's finals events. Of the 11 races in the meet, the Riverside Rams Girl's Swimmers captured first place in 5. They are:
Girls 200 Medley Relay - Ashley Bae, Hannah Ye, Claire Nguyen, Allison Kopac - 1:48.52
Girls 200 Freestyle - Claire Nguyen - 1:48.46 -- A 3A State Meet Record and an Automatic All-America Qualifying Time
Girls 100 Freestyle - Allison Kopac - 51.15 - A 3A State Meet Record
Girls 500 Freestyle - Allison Kopac - 4:55.71
Girls 400 Freestyle Relay - Claire Nguyen, Ashley Bae, Hannah Ye, Allison Kopac - 3:34.98
The complete results for the meet are available on RiversideRams.net.
Next year, Riverside moves out of 3A and into 4A. It's been a great season and the Riverside Rams Swim Team looks forward to the challenges that next season will bring.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 7:35AM by Joel Getis
Yesterday in Richmond, VA, the Riverside Rams Girls swim team captured the 3A East Regional Championship - topping the next closest team, York, by 149 points. The Boys team, finished in 3rd place behind 40.5 points behind Brentsville, and 11.5 points behind York. It was an amazing day of swimming for the Rams' teams with 26 swimmers qualifying for the state championship meet, 5 meet records established, and one All-American qualification.
First place finishes for the Rams were:
Women 200 Yard Medley Relay - Ashley Bae, Hannah Ye, Claire Nguyen, and Allison Kopac in a meet record time of 1:49.77.
Women 200 Yard Freestyle - Claire Nguyen in a meet record time of 1:49.17, with Allison Kopac finishing in a close second
Women 100 Yard Freestyle - Allison Kopac in a meet record time of 51.99
Women 500 Yard Freestyle - Claire Nguyen in a meet record and All-American time of 4:51.14
Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - Allison Kopac, Ashley Bae, Hannah Ye, and Claire Nguyen in a meet record time of 3:36.35
The complete meet results are available on RiversideRams.net.
On Saturday, February 18, the Rams return to Richmond for the 3A State Championship.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 9:33AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
Here. We. Go. It’s been a long time since our last meet. We are well prepared. We are rested. We are focused. It is time to introduce the Riverside Rams Swim Team to the 3A East Region. At the Regional Championship Meet on Friday, people going to notice us…in a BIG way.
In order to place highly (WIN!) at the State Championships, we must place well at Regionals on Friday. Friday’s meet is a stepping stone toward our ultimate goals. Swimmers who place in the top 10 at Regionals in individual events automatically qualify for the State Championship Meet. In addition, relay teams that qualify in the top 8 at Regionals automatically qualify for States. We need as many State qualifiers as possible on Friday to set ourselves up for the ultimate success.
We are ready for this. It is time to make history.
Here is your schedule for the week of February 6:
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Wednesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Thursday: Team Meeting at RVHS, 4:00-4:45 pm
Friday: Regional Championship Meet at the SwimRVA facility - 5050 Ridgedale Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23234; (804) 271-8271 – Meet starts at 11:30 am. Admission is $7.00
Bus leaves Riverside High School by 7:00 am. Arrive at RVHS by 6:45 am so that we can leave on time.
Bus returns to RVHS immediately following the meet (estimated return at 6:30 pm). Email me by Thursday if you will not be riding the bus back with the team.
Important dates to make sure you have on your calendar:
Saturday, February 18 – State Championship Meet in Richmond (same facility). Team leaves for Richmond on Friday, February 17.
Thursday, February 23 – 6:00 pm – End-of-Season Celebration at RVHS. Look for an invitation with cost, etc. soon.
Enjoy the Super Bowl. See you tomorrow.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 8:03AM by Joel Getis
With a 223-55 victory over the Park View Patriots at Claude Moore last night, the Riverside Rams Girls Swim Team wrapped up the regular season 9-0 and became the first Riverside varsity sports team to finish a regular season undefeated. The Rams Boys Swim Team won 187.5-97.5, making their regular season mark 8-1. It was a remarkable and memorable season for the Rams Swim Teams.
The complete results for the meet have been posted on RiversideRams.net.
As a 3A school, the Riverside Swim Teams do not compete in a Conference Championship Meet. As such, the teams move directly to the 3A East Regional Championship Meet in Richmond, VA on February 10.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 9:11AM by Joel Getis
Last night at Ida Lee, the Riverside Rams Boys and Girls swim teams beat the Stone Bridge Bulldogs Boys and Girls swim teams. The final scores were 156-130 (Boys) and 163-123 (Girls). This was an exciting and energetic meet from the first event with the Riverside Girls Medley Relay out-touching the Stone Bridge team at the wall. That race set the tone for the entire meet and the large crowd that was there to celebrate each team's senior nights was whipped into a frenzy from the start.
With the victories, the Rams boys team improved it's record to 7-1 and the girls remained undefeated at 8-0 for the 2016-17 season. As the Rams wrap up their regular season today against Park View, the girls team will be looking to become the first undefeated varsity team in Riverside's two-year history.
The complete results of the meet have been uploaded to RiversideRams.net.
Tonight's meet against Park View is at Claude Moore Recreation Center at 5:30 pm. It is the final meet of the regular season for the Rams.
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 10:13AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
During Friday’s meet, we were told, once again, by someone from an opposing team, how nice, friendly, spirited, and respectable our team is. We continue to “win with class and graciousness”. You make me proud and honored to be your coach. Thank you.
I hope that you enjoyed your “rain out” yesterday. It does not look like the weather should cause us any problems as we head into our final two meets of the season. Remember that Friday is “Senior Night” and we’ll be celebrating our seniors during the meet’s break. On Saturday, we wrap up the regular season against Park View.
Here is an update on our 2016-17 team goals:
1) Send more swimmers to the state championship meet this season than we did in 2015-16. Therefore, the goal is at least 17 swimmers for 2016-17.
Update: I project that we’ll send at least 23 swimmers to States. However, you can do better than this. I know it.
2) Complete the regular season undefeated. (My goals are 6 wins for the boys and 7 for the girls).
Update: The girls continue to win and with two more victories and be the first Riverside team to go undefeated throughout the regular season. With two wins for both the boys and girls on Friday, we’ve hit my goals of 6 (boys) and 7 (girls). Let’s go for 8 & 9!
Update: We’re sitting at 310 seconds right now. The conversion of meters to yards made it tough to truly measure this last week. We’ve got 2 meets to drop 90 seconds. Let’s get it done!
I have created a folder for us to share pictures. If you have any swim team pictures from the season that you’d like to share, please upload them to this folder. Also, feel free to copy any pictures that are posted here. I will be using these to create a slide show for the end-of-season party on February 23.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8ciW4SKMU_tdlh2ODdsUW55N3c?usp=sharing
Here is your schedule for the week of January 16:
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm THERE IS NO SCHOOL, BUT THERE IS PRACTICE
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Wednesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Thursday: Team Meeting at RVHS, 4:00-4:45 pm
Pasta Party hosted by the Body family – 7:00 pm
43619 Carradoc Farm Terrace in Lansdowne
Friday: Swim meet against Stone Bridge at Ida Lee. Warm-ups start at 7:00 pm. Please arrive at the pool by 6:45 pm.
Saturday: Swim meet against Park View at Claude Moore. Warm-ups start at 5:30 pm. Please arrive at the pool by 5:15 pm.
Sunday: I will announce the swimmers who will be swimming at Regionals.
I am in the process of finalizing the line-up and the split tracking assignments for the meets.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I’ll see you on Monday.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 12:23PM by Joel Getis
Last night in Winchester, Riverside competed in a "triangular meet" against John Handley and Louisa County High Schools. The Riverside Rams boys and girls teams both had dominating performances, with the boys topping Handley 132-33 and Louisa 130-31, and the girls beating Handley 124-45 and Louisa 128.5-32.5. This improves the boys record to 6-1, and the girls to 7-0.
Once again, the Rams were spirited, energetic, and fast in the water. In addition, the Rams continue to demonstrate the sportsmanship and respect for teammates and competitors that is noticed and praised by the opposing teams at almost every meet.
As the meet was held in a 25 meter pool, the official times need to be converted to yards before we have the official results to post. Once that process is completed, I will announce that the results are posted.
The Rams have 2 more regular season meets remaining -- Friday, January 20, versus Stone Bridge at 7:00 p.m. at Ida Lee (Senior Night), and Saturday, January 21, versus Park View at 5:30 pm at Claude Moore.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 9:10AM by Joel Getis
Last night at Ida Lee, the Riverside Rams and Heritage Pride faced off in an an exciting and spirited swim meet. The Rams Boys avenged their only defeat from last season by topping the Pride by a score of 170-116. The Rams Girls team continued its undefeated run through the 2016-17 season, winning 174-112.
For the Rams, Allison Kopac (100 breast) and Claire Nguyen (100 back) qualified for the state championship meet and Ram swimmers improved their times in 24 races. It was a great night of swimming for the Rams.
The complete results can be found on RiversideRams.net.
The Rams have a busy week next week, swimming John Handley and Louisa on Friday night in a "Tri-Meet", and Dominion on Saturday morning.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 2:46PM by Joel Getis
Rams,
The meet sheet for tomorrow's meet vs Heritage has been posted to RiversideRams.net. http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/RVHS%20vs%20Heritage%2001062017.pdf
See you at Ida Lee at 6:45pm tomorrow.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 9:11AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
Happy New Year!
The line-up and the split tracking assignments for Friday's meet against Heritage have been posted to RiversideRams.net
http://www.riversiderams.net/main/teamfiles/id/3533223/seasonid/4058857
Enjoy your last couple days off from school. Rest up for a strong finish to the quarter/semester and to the regular season, and get ready for an historic run in the post season.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 8:23AM by Joel Getis
Last night at Ida Lee, the Riverside Rams and Loudoun County Raiders faced off in an exciting and competitive swim meet. The Rams Girl's Team won their fourth straight meet of the season, topping the Raiders 206-80. The Rams Boy's Team fought hard but were unable to overcome a talented Raiders team, losing by 8 points - 147-139.
The complete results have been posted to RiversideRams.net.
The Rams achieved three new state cut qualifiers:
200 IM - Allison Kopac
500 Free - Allison Kopac
100 Back - Ashley Bae
Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic meet.
Riverside's next meet is on Friday, January 6, 2017 against the Heritage Pride.
Happy Holidays!
7.0 years ago @ 8:48AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
The meet sheet for Friday's meet against Loudoun County has been posted to RiversideRams.net.
The boys team has their work cut out for them on Friday. The Rock Ridge meet was close. This one is even closer, with it coming down to 5th, 6th, and 7th place finishes throughout the meet for those extra points. Every swim counts. Every finish has to be strong. We need everyone at their best on Friday night, so make sure you are resting up, eating well, and getting yourself focused and prepared for a great meet on Friday night.
Have fun tonight at the pasta party at the Lind's house (co-hosted by the McCummings family).
Remember that the meet theme is Holidays/Christmas, so wear your favorite (or ugliest) holiday apparel to the meet. Let's get into to the holiday spirit and have a lot of fun.
See you at 6:45 pm at Ida Lee on Friday night.
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 8:42AM by Joel Getis
Yesterday at Claude Moore Recreation Center, the Riverside Rams and Rock Ridge Phoenix competed an extremely exciting and competitive swim meet. The Rams boys topped the Phoenix 159-127, and the Rams girls held on to win by 10 points - 148-138. There were some incredible swims with amazing come-backs, strong finishes, and the energy in the building throughout the meet was amazing. Congratulations to both teams on a tightly-contested, spirited, and friendly meet.
Rams swimmers who achieved state qualifying cuts in the meet are:
Allison Kopac in the 200 Free
Claire Nguyen in the 200 IM and the 500 Free
Jordan Pham, Claire Nguyen, Allison Kopac, and Hannah Ye in the 400 Freestyle Relay
The complete meet results have been posted to RiversideRams.net. //bigteams-public-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/rvhsvs.rrhsmeetresults12-17-16.pdf
The Riverside Rams next meet is Friday, December 23 at 7:00 pm, at Ida Lee in Leesburg.
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 8:02AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
The meet sheet for tomorrow's meet has been posted on RiversideRams.net. //bigteams-public-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/RVHS%20vs%20Rock%20Ridge%20121716%20Meet%20Sheet.pdf
As we've said repeatedly, this meet is going to be our biggest challenge of yet. We've got to be mentally prepared, well rested, well fed, well hydrated, and full of energy. Eat well tonight at the Haast's, sleep well, and then have a great breakfast and lunch tomorrow. Also remember to bring food and water to the meet.
See you at Claude Moore around 3:15 on Saturday.
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 11:29AM by Joel Getis
It was another fantastic showing by the Riverside Rams’ swim team this week. We won with class and graciousness once again. This week, it gets “real” as we will be facing a tough competitor on Saturday, the Rock Ridge Phoenix. The meet is sure to be a challenge for both the boy’s and girl’s teams, so we want to make sure we have an excellent, focused week of practice.
To help us work on some of the things that we saw at yesterday’s meet – fitness, strong turns, and powerful finishes, in particular – we are cutting the stroke & turn lane for this week. All six lanes will be completing full work-outs this week. The stroke & turn lane will return in January.
On December 21, we have our winter sports pep rally at school at the end of the day. The team captains have asked that swimmers complete the following survey about our attire, entrance music, and cheer for the pep rally.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12kj8D1bcIDRED-WDHcO6o51WDIeTjF6G4Yi4dQ5HbeA/edit?ts=584b7ed4
Here is an update on our 2016-17 team goals:
- Send more swimmers to the state championship meet this season than we did in 2015-16. Therefore, the goal is at least 17 swimmers for 2016-17.
Update: We now have 10 swimmers who have qualified for states. With 7 regular season meets still to go, we are looking good. Keep up the great work and performances.
- Complete the regular season undefeated.
Update: Both teams are undefeated after week 2. Rock Ridge is going to be a significant challenge for us. A great week of practice and a lot of energy and support for one another during Saturday’s meet gives us a great shot at keeping this goal alive.
- Drop 200 seconds of time throughout the season.
Update: In yesterday’s meet, we dropped over 70 seconds, bringing our cumulative total to 137.7 seconds. Our top contributor was Isabelle Kahng who shaved over 12 seconds off of her 200 IM time! Keep it going!
Each swimmer has submitted their individual goals as well. As we discussed at our meeting, one of the best way to help to support our teammates is to be aware of each other’s goals and to motivate each other to achieve these goals. To help with this, individual goals have been posted to RiversideRams.net. Take a look at them. Keep track of them. Surpass them!
Here is your schedule for the week of December 12:
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 2
Group 3, Lane 3
Group 4, Lane 4
Group 5, Lane 5
Group 6, Lane 6
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 2
Group 3, Lane 3
Group 4, Lane 4
Group 5, Lane 5
Group 6, Lane 6
Wednesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 2
Group 3, Lane 3
Group 4, Lane 4
Group 5, Lane 5
Group 6, Lane 6
Thursday: Team Meeting at RVHS, 4:00-4:45 pm
Starting block practice at Ida Lee, 9:30-10:30 pm
This is the LAST starting block practice of the regular season. I strongly suggest that you make every effort to attend.
Friday: Pasta Party at the Haast’s house – 6:30 pm (notice the earlier start time!)
43961 Riverpoint Drive in Lansdowne
Saturday: Swim meet against Rock Ridge at Claude Moore in Sterling. Warm-ups start at 3:30 pm. Please arrive at the pool at 3:15 pm.
I am in the process of finalizing the line-up and the split tracking assignments for the meet. Look for an email with this information before 3:00 pm today.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and we’ll see you at the pool on Monday.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 7:56AM by Joel Getis
Yesterday in Manassas, the Riverside Rams boys and girls swim teams topped the Brentsville Tigers swim teams. The boys won 165-188. The girls score was 194-92. It was a fun and spirited meet, with both teams putting forth a great effort.
Riverside had swimmers qualify for states in 6 swims during the meet. The events and swimmers are as follows:
Girls 200 Freestyle - Claire Nguyen
Girls 100 Butterfly - Claire Nguyen
Girls 50 Freestyle - Claire Nguyen
Girls 100 Freestyle - Hannah Ye & Claire Nguyen
Boys 200 Freestyle Relay - Jackson McCummings, Taylor Barmak, Mason Coyle, and Noah Koo
After 2 meets, the Riverside Rams have 10 swimmers who have qualified for the State Championship Meet in Richmond in February. This is a dramatic improvement from last season when 1 swimmer achieved state qualifying standards during the regular season.
The full results for the meet are posted on RiversideRams.net.
Riverside's next meet is on Saturday, December 17, against Rock Ridge High School.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 10:16AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
Congratulations on a fantastic first meet of the season. Not only did both the boy’s and girl’s teams have convincing victories, but also our team was highly praised by officials, Loudoun Valley coaches, and by a spectator (a RVHS teacher) for our excellent sportsmanship throughout the meet. We were called “a class act” by the officials, and the spectator wrote to me stating, “Any team can win; few can win with class and graciousness.”
Nothing makes me more proud of you all than to get comments like this. Keep up the great results and great representation of yourself, your school, your families, and your coaches.
On Saturday, we travel to Manassas to swim against Brentsville, the only 3A school against which we will compete during the regular season. We are down a few swimmers for this meet, so everyone who is there needs to bring their “A” game. This is a great measuring stick for our post-season aspirations.
Remember that the team store is open through Tuesday ONLY. If you want to order any additional spirit wear (hats, etc.), please take care of that now. Here is the link to the team store - https://riversideswimming.itemorder.com/sale
On Thursday, you established the team goals for the 2016-17 swim season. Here they are:
- Send more swimmers to the state championship meet this season than we did in 2015-16. Therefore, the goal is at least 17 swimmers for 2016-17.
Update: On Friday, we had 5 swimmers qualify for states: Allison Kopac, Hannah Ye, Mikaela Haast, Ashley Bae, Rebecca Oh. We are well on our way.
- Complete the regular season undefeated.
Update: Both teams are undefeated after week 1. So far, so good.
- Drop 200 seconds of time throughout the season.
Update: I compared our times from Friday to our best times of 2016-17. We dropped 63.82 seconds! The biggest contributor is Jack Lind who dropped over 8 seconds in the 200 free. Keep it up!
Here is your schedule for the week of December 5:
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 2
Group 3, Lane 6 (S&T clinic)
Group 4, Lane 3
Group 5, Lane 4
Group 6, Lane 5
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 6 (S&T clinic)
Group 3, Lane 2
Group 4, Lane 3
Group 5, Lane 4
Group 6, Lane 5
Wednesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 6 (S&T Clinic)
Group 2, Lane 1
Group 3, Lane 2
Group 4, Lane 3
Group 5, Lane 4
Group 6, Lane 5
Thursday: Team Meeting at RVHS, 4:00-4:45 pm
Starting block practice at Ida Lee, 9:30-10:30 pm
Friday: Pasta Party at the Chin’s house – 7:00 pm
43728 Collett Mill Court in Lansdowne
Saturday: Swim meet at Brentsville (Manassas). The team will travel by bus to and from the meet. Swimmers should arrive at RVHS by 10:05 am. All swimmers must ride the bus to the meet. If a swimmer is not going to ride the bus home, I must receive written (email) notification from a parent/guardian by Friday at 4:00 pm that the swimmer has other transportation home from the meet.
I am in the process of finalizing the line-up and the split tracking assignments for the meet. Look for an email with this information before 1:00 pm today.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and we’ll see you at the pool on Monday.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:39AM by Joel Getis
Last night at Ida Lee, the Riverside Rams and Loudoun Valley Vikings opened the high school swim season. The Rams Boys won 197-88, and the Rams Girls won 191-91. It was a great meet, with several Rams swimmers achieving state cut times.
Ram state qualifiers are as follows:
Girls 200 Medley Relay team -- Ashley Bae, Hannah Ye, Mikaela Haast, and Allison Kopac
Girls 200 Freestyle Relay team - Hannah Ye, Rebecca Oh, Mikaela Haast, and Allison Kopac
Girls 50 Freestyle - Allison Kopac and Hannah Ye
Girls 100 Freestyle - Allison Kopac
Girls 200 IM - Hannah Ye
Girls 100 Breast - Hannah Ye
In all, 6 Rams swimmers secured their spots at the State Championship meet in February -- in the first meet of the season! It is also notable that this is the 4th consecutive year in which Rebecca Oh (Sr) has qualified for the state championship swim meet - way to go Rebecca!
We are awaiting the official results file and once we have that, it will be posted/distributed.
Riverside's next meet is Saturday, December 10 at Brentsville.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 2:37PM by Joel Getis
Rams,
The meet sheet for tonight's meet against Loudoun Valley has been posted to RiversideRams.net. http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/LV-120216.pdf
Please print out a copy for your own use, if you want one.
Warm-ups start promptly at 9:00 pm. Please arrive at Ida Lee between 8:45 and 8:50 pm, so that you can be ready when we can enter the pool area.
The Riverside Rams swim team store is now open. We have t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and sweatpants available for your purchase. All prices are listed on the website.
Please note that the site will remain open until December 6 at 11:59 pm. After that time, no additional orders can be fulfilled.
If you want to place orders, do so quickly so that you can have your gear in time for the holidays.
Team Store - https://riversideswimming.itemorder.com/sale
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 9:29AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and had a relaxing and fun time with your families.
The swim season is now fully upon us with our first meet coming on Friday. It is a busy week (season) so make sure you are getting plenty of rest, eating well, and staying on top of your academics. This week, we will start our stroke and turn “clinic” work during practice. Please see below for your groups’ lane assignments for practices. Note that “group” is the lane in which you were assigned for practice following tryouts.
We will open the team store soon to give everyone the opportunity to buy more spirit wear. We will have sweatshirts, t-shirts, sweat pants, etc. available for purchase. We are just waiting for Cheers Sports to tell us that they are ready for us.
Here is your schedule for the week of November 28:
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 2
Group 3, Lane 3
Group 4, Lane 4
Group 5, Lane 5
Group 6, Lane 6 (S&T clinic)
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 2
Group 3, Lane 3
Group 4, Lane 4
Group 5, Lane 6 (S&T clinic)
Group 6, Lane 5
Wednesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Group 1, Lane 1
Group 2, Lane 2
Group 3, Lane 3
Group 4, Lane 6 (S&T clinic)
Group 5, Lane 4
Group 6, Lane 5
Thursday: Team Meeting at RVHS, 4:00-4:45 pm – We will be finalizing your individual goals and coming up with a plan for you to achieve these goals.
Pasta Party at the Koo’s house, 7:00 pm - 20341 Medalist Drive, Ashburn VA. Please sign up to bring items – we still need a few things to feed the swimmers - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fafaa22a6f49-pasta
Friday: Swim Meet vs. Loudoun Valley at Ida Lee. Warm-ups start at 9:00 pm, so be at the pool at 8:45 pm. The line-up is posted on RiversideRams.net - http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/LV-120216.pdf
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and we’ll see you at the pool on Monday.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
7.0 years ago @ 12:40PM
Rams, I hope that everyone is enjoying the last weeks of summer and looking forward to an exciting 2017-18 school year. In 3 months, we'll be in the pool practicing for our swim season. I have received the final meet schedule, below. I will be posting it on RiversideRams.net soon. Friday, December 1, 2017 - 7pm at Ida Lee - at Dominion Saturday, December 9, 2017 - 2pm at Claude Moore - at Woodgrove Saturday, December 16, 2017 - 8pm at Ida Lee - vs Heritage Saturday, December 30, 2017 - 6pm at Ida Lee - at Loudoun County Saturday, January 6, 2018 - 6pm at Ida Lee - vs Loudoun Valley Friday, January 12, 2018 - 9pm at Ida Lee - vs Park View (Senior Night) Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 6pm at Ida Lee - at Stone Bridge Saturday, January 27, 2018 - 2pm at Claude Moore - Dulles District Championship February 2 or 3, 2018 - POSSIBLE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET AT CLAUDE MOORE (TBD) Please spread the word to any new Rams and mark your calendars. Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:33AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
What a great first week of practices! We had great energy throughout the week, and I am impressed with everyone’s positive attitude and desire to improve. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for getting in your paperwork, athletic fees, etc. I have placed the orders for the team suits, caps, and jackets. The suits and caps will be delivered soon – early next week. The jackets take a bit longer to produce. They have given me a delivery date of late December, but hopefully they’ll come sooner. I’m sorry about the delay, but at least we’ll have them for the second half of the season…and beyond.
We will open the team store soon to give everyone the opportunity to buy more spirit wear. We will have sweatshirts, t-shirts, sweat pants, etc. available for purchase.
We need a host for the December 1 pasta party. These are great team bonding events, and are a lot of fun for the athletes. Please consider being the host next week for our first pasta party of the season. Email Ellie Streeter - streeter.cleswim.elena@gmail.com – if you are willing to be the host.
Keep an eye out for email from Matt Merz about volunteer sign-ups. Our first meet is December 2, so we’ll be looking for a referee, 2 stroke and turn officials, and 12 timers. Thank you in advance for your help.
This is a short week because of Thanksgiving. Here is your schedule for the week of November 21:
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Wednesday: No practice.
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! No practice.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and we’ll see you at the pool tomorrow.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:56AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
Welcome to the 2016-17 swim season. It is going to be a great year. Coach Quinn, Coach Koons, and I are looking forward to getting to work this week as we have some significant goals for the season that we EXPECT to achieve.
If you have not already done so, please take care of the following as quickly as possible:
Submit your $150 athletic fee to Riverside Athletics
Complete and turn your paperwork: Rules, Suit/Shirt/Cap/Jacket Orders, and Swimmer information
Purchase/Organize your equipment: Suit, Goggles, Pull Buoys, and Snorkel (optional)
As we discussed at our team meeting on Thursday, we want everyone to arrive early for practice. It appears that, if the pool is available, Lansdowne will allow us to begin practice earlier than scheduled. Therefore, please arrive 10-15 minutes EARLIER that the times listed below, if possible.
Also, we always finish practice on time. Therefore, we request that all parents to please be at the pool to pick up your swimmers at 9:15. This will avoid having swimmers (and coaches) standing outside in the cold waiting for pick-ups.
Here is your schedule for the week of November 14:
Monday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Tuesday: Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Wednesday:
Team picture after school. Swimmers will be issued their team shirts after school. Please wear JEANS for the picture. Swimmers should gather in room 1206 no later than 4:30 pm. We should be done by 5:30 pm. Bring your picture forms to the team picture session.
Winter Sports Parent’s Meeting at RVHS Auditorium, 7:00 pm
Practice at Lansdowne, 8:00-9:15 pm
Thursday:
Team Meeting at RVHS room 1206, 4:00-5:00 pm
We will be discussing our individual goals for the season and electing team captains.
Team captains will be nominated by the coaches and elected by the team. There will be 2 captains for the girls team, and 2 captains for the boys team.
Starting Blocks Practice at Ida Lee, 9:30-10:30 pm
We are looking forward to an amazing 2016-17 season, and cannot wait to get to work tomorrow.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 4:37PM by Joel Getis
Rams,
Correction on the Parents Meeting on Thursday. It will be held in my classroom, room 1206.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:31AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
Coach Quinn and I are very excited to see as many of you as possible on Tuesday at 4:00 pm for the start of our dryland conditioning program. We'll meet in my classroom by 4:00 pm for a quick check-in and then, weather permitting, head outside for our work out. Please remember that you must have your athletic forms turned in to the RVHS athletic department before you may participate in team activities. Without your forms, you can only watch everyone else having fun.
You should be nice and loosened up because, as the calendar recommends, you start your swimming program this week as well. Get in your 1800 meter (minimum) work outs this week.
Our parents meeting is Thursday at 6:00 pm in the library at RVHS. I look forward to sharing information about the team with parents then and answering all of your questions that you may have about the team and the season.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:39AM by Joel Getis
RVHS Rams Swimmers,
On Tuesday, October 4, we are starting our dryland conditioning for the upcoming swim season. These sessions are optional, but are highly recommended for all athletes interested in swimming at Riverside this year. In order to participate, you must complete and turn in all health and permission forms to the athletic department. See RiversideRams.net for the forms.
Conditioning will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout October, from 4-5pm. We will meet in my classroom (1206) at 4pm. Please come prepared with the following: running shoes, water, a towel and/or yoga matt, and clothes that are appropriate for exercising both inside and outside -- we may utilize both.
On Thursday, October 6, we will hold our Parents Interest meeting at 6pm in the school library. This is to give parents the opportunity to learn more about the team, how tryouts and practices will work, and what our expectations are for the season. In addition, we will answer your questions and talk about all of the great volunteer opportunities for swim team parents.
If you have questions, please contact me.
Coach Getis
joel.getis@lcps.org
8.0 years ago @ 1:53PM by Joel Getis
Rams,
For those of you who were able to make it to our interest meeting, we're glad you came. We had a great turn out and we are going to have an amazing season. As you could tell, Coach Quinn and I are very excited for the season and we have some significant goals that we want to achieve.
Here is a copy of the document that we reviewed and that I handed out:
Swimmers, if you have not already done so, please complete the interest/contact form:
Parents, please note that we will have a Parent's interest meeting on Thursday, October 6. I'll send out reminders so that you don't forget.
This is our year to make history at Riverside and in Loudoun County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. It's going to be fantastic!
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 10:37AM by Joel Getis
Rams,
There is a swim team interest meeting on Thursday, September 15, at 4:00 p.m. in room 1206. This is for swimmers to learn about the team, our plans and goals for the season, how tryouts will work, etc. Coach Getis and Coach Quinn will be there to answer questions and to fill you on our expectations for the upcoming season.
For parents, we will be holding an interest meeting on Thursday, October 6, at 6:00 in room 1206 at RVHS. We'll talk about expectations, volunteer needs, and answer questions about tryouts and the season.
If you have any questions, please email me at joel.getis@lcps.org.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 9:29AM
Riverside's Claire Nguyen has been selected to the 2015-16 All LoCo Girls Swimming First Team.
The full article can be found here- https://locosportsnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/girls-swimming-2015-2016-cheers-and-locosports-all-loco-team-selected/
Congratulations Claire!
8.0 years ago @ 9:21AM
Yesterday in Richmond, 16 Riverside Rams swimmers participated in the 3A State Championship Swim meet and wrapped up the team's inaugural season. It was a tremendously successful meet, and season, for the Rams as the boys team finished in 17th place and the girls team finished 13th.
Freshman Claire Nguyen won the 200 Freestyle to become Riverside's first state champion athlete. In addition, Claire finished second in the 500 free, and was part of the girls 200 freestyle relay team along with Taylor Body (Fr.), Yasmine Boswell (Jr.), and Rebecca Oh (Jr.) that finished in 5th place.
As soon as I receive the final official results, I will post them.
The Ram's inaugural season was a fantastic one. I look forward to many years of amazing successes with this team.
Thank you.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 12:26PM
Results file for RVHS Swimmers has been posted to RiversideRams.net
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:40AM
Yesterday in Richmond, VA, the Riverside Rams made history in the Virginia 3A East Regional Championship Swim Meet. The Rams Boy's team finished in 4th place, and the girls finished in 5th place (one point behind 4th place finisher, New Kent High). It was a fantastic meet for the Rams, with 16 swimmers qualifying for the State Championship Meet.
Freshman, Claire Nguyen became Riverside High School's first Regional Champion by winning her two individual events, the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle. In the 200 IM, Claire set the 3A East Regional Championship meet record - 2:06.83 - topping the old record by nearly 3 seconds!
Riverside's State Meet Qualifiers are:
Relays:
Boys 200 Medley Relay Team: Jack Lind, Jake Kane, Taylor Barmak, Mason Coyle
Girls 200 Medley Relay Team: Alex Lumley, Julie Trent, Margaux Webb, Endea Johnson
Boys 200 Freestyle Relay Team: Noah Koo, Brock Lippy, Mason Coyle, Jackson McCummings
Girls 200 Freestyle Relay Team: Rebecca Oh, Yasmine Boswell, Taylor Body, Claire Nguyen
Boys 400 Freestyle Relay Team: Noah Koo, Taylor Barmak, Jake Kane, Jackson McCummings
Girls 400 Freestyle Relay Team: Rebecca Oh, Yasmine Boswell, Taylor Body, Claire Nguyen
Individuals:
Taylor Body: 50 Free, 100 Back
Yasmine Boswell: 200 Free, 100 Free
Mason Coyle: 50 Free
Noah Koo: 50 Free, 100 Butterfly
Jack Lind: 500 Free
Jackson McCummings: 200 Free, 100 Free
Claire Nguyen: 200 Free, 200 IM, 100 Butterfly, 100 Free, 500 Free (she'll be swimming the 200 free and 500 free at states)
Rebecca Oh: 50 Free, 100 Free
In addition, several Rams posted some incredible best times of the season, including Jack Darnell, Yasmine Boswell, Ellie Streeter, Srutha Srinivasan, Taylor Barmak, Mason Coyle, Ayshah Obaid, Riya Mahajan, Rebecca Oh, Claire Nguyen, Ray Chin, Leo Silpacharn, Taylor Body, Alex Lumley, Keyhan Kamgar, Lucia Ogango, and Julie Trent. Once I have the complete results file, I will post it.
Matt Darnell has created an amazing video of the season. It does a much better job of showing the excitement and success of our season that I can possibly express in an email.
You can watch it online here - http://www.riversiderams.net/main/video/id/3533223
You can download it here - http://www.riversiderams.net/main/teamfiles/id/3533223/seasonid/3760185
In addition, I've posted all of the pictures from the season that I've gathered. Here is a link to the folder:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8ciW4SKMU_teEVhRWJPblh2d28&usp=sharing
Thanks for a great season! For those of you not participating in States, I'll see you at the end-of-season party on February 25.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 1:25PM
Rams,
The End-of-Season Banquet is on February 25 at 6:00 pm in the Riverside cafeteria. Please see the invitation and RSVP.
As part of the banquet, I am preparing a slide show. Please send me any pictures that you would like to have included.
Thanks,
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 9:47AM
Rams,
This is it -- Regional Championship week! We've worked hard all season to prepare ourselves for this meet. As we taper you at practice and get you ready, you can take some other great steps to prepare yourself for Friday:
1) Eat well ALL week! Stay away from the junk food -- chips, cookies, ice cream, double caramel machiato mocha frapes (or whatever it is that you order at Starbucks). Eat lean protein, fruits, vegetables, and whole grain carbohydrates whenever possible. You'll be amazed how it will affect your body and mind, and therefore your execution in the pool.
2) Sleep! Don't stay up late every night for no reason (ie video games, Netflix, etc.). Do your homework, swim, eat, sleep, and repeat. The more rest you get this week, the better your body will feel on Friday.
3) Get in the pool! There is a snow storm in the forecast for Monday/Tuesday. If it causes practice to be canceled on either night, please do whatever you can to make it to a pool. You've got to get is some light swimming and strong turn work, at a minimum, this week.
4) Enjoy it! This is going to be fun. Enjoy the moment. Enjoy the challenge. Enjoy your successes and celebrate them.
Here is your schedule for the week:
Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday - Practice from 8:15 - 9:30 at the Potomac Club. Yes, that says 8:15! Get there on time.
Thursday - The bus leaves Riverside at 2:30 pm. You will leave school right after 3rd block.
Friday - Regional Championship in Richmond. Riverside Rocks 3A East and makes history!
Remember, if you are not going to ride the bus back to Riverside with the team after Friday's meet, I need to know before we leave on Thursday. This is extremely important.
I have posted the line-up, the rooming list, and the expectations and itinerary documents to RiversideRams.net.
http://www.riversiderams.net/main/teamfiles/id/3533223/seasonid/3760185
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 9:04AM
Rams,
The final line-up for the Regional Championship meet has been posted to RiversideRams.net.
Great job at practice last night! Let's do it again tonight!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:33AM
Rams,
It's the post-season and time for us to make some history. We have two weeks to prepare for the Regional Championship meet. I hope that everyone spent some time in the pool during the Blizzaster and is ready to fine-tune and prepare for Richmond.
Here is your schedule for the week:
8.0 years ago @ 1:32PM
Rams,
I apologize for the flood of email, but we're trying to get a lot done in a short period of time and taking advantage of the Blizzaster.
We are putting together an order of swim team shirts commemorating our first trip to the Regional Championship Swim Meet. In order to get the shirts in time for the meet, we need to place the order by Sunday. Therefore, I need a response from everyone by noon on Sunday, January 31.
If you want to purchase a shirt, please email me the quantity and size(s) that you would like.
If you do not want a shirt, please email me to tell me that you are not interested.
In your email, please include the name of the swimmer(s) for whom you are responding.
I want to hear from everyone so that I can make sure that everyone has had the opportunity to purchase a shirt. Again, we are on a tight deadline, so please respond as soon as possible.
The shirts are $20 each. I've posted a sample of the shirt on RiversideRams.net. Please note that the back of the shirt will include the name of everyone on the team because we are all heading to Richmond on February 11/12.
My email is joel.getis@lcps.org.
Thank you for your attention and quick reply.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 1:19PM
Hey Parents,
- Homemade cookies
- Granola Bars
- Fruit Snacks
- Travel Size Shaving Cream
- Chocolate Milk
- Gum
- Items to enhance cheering at the meet- not sure what that is but feel free to run with it
8.0 years ago @ 7:51PM
Rams,
Unfortunately, with LCPS closing schools on Friday, our meet with Brentsville has been canceled. This means that our regular season is now over and our full focus is on the Regional Championship meet. Congratulations on a fantastic regular season. You should enjoy the success....until tomorrow
As soon as you can get to a pool, start swimming again. The Potomac Club is open, so please, please, please try to get there and swim. I have many, many guest passes that I can share with anyone who needs to use them. Get in some pool time before we gear back up next week with regular practices again.
Remember, we have a mandatory meeting on Monday at 4pm to discuss the Regional Championship meet.
With schools being closed on Thursday, we are forced to cancel the pasta party. We cannot have any official school events when schools are closed. I am sorry.
If you choose to do something on your own, that is up to you. However, it cannot be anything official.
Again, congratulations on a great regular season. Now, let's make some history for Riverside in the post season.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 3:51PM
Rams,
Our Regional Championship Meet is scheduled for Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Collegiate Aquatic Center, 5050 Ridgedale Parkway, Richmond, VA 23234. The meet starts early (warm-ups by 8:00 am), which is why we are traveling the night prior.
For the meet, each team is permitted 4 entries per individual event, and one relay team per relay event. Given the size of our team, and the limitations on the number of events in which a swimmer may participate (4 total with no more than 2 individual events), nearly ALL Rams swimmers will be entered.
Because NEARLY all swimmers will compete, we have received permission for ALL Rams swimmers to travel with the team to Richmond for the meet. If you are not entered in the meet and you do not want to come, you are free to opt out. If you are entered in the meet, you are expected to swim. Please note that going to the meet does mean that you will miss school on Friday, February 12.
We will have a Mandatory Team Meeting on Monday, February 1, at 4:00 pm in my classroom. At the meeting, we will present the line-up for the meet, review expectations for practices, etc. leading up to the meet, review expectations, etc. for our travel and hotel stay, and discuss any other items needed in regard to the team. All swimmers must attend the meeting. I am giving you enough notice so that you can arrange to be there. This is very important.
All swimmers traveling to Richmond with the team must complete an LCPS Field Trip Permission form. I have uploaded the form to RiversideRams.net - //bigteams-public-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/Regionals%20Permission%20Form.pdf
Please complete the form and return it to me as soon as possible -- Monday's meeting is a GREAT time to turn it in.
The team has hotel reservations at the Holiday Inn Bells Road - 4303 Commerce Road, Richmond, VA 23234, (804) 592-2900. I am not sure if there are any rooms available there for parents, but I strongly encourage you to check soon and make reservations if you plan to stay overnight.
If you have any questions, please email me.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:52AM
Rams,
The line-up for Friday's meet against Brentsville has been posted to RiversideRams.net.
Your schedule for this week (barring #Blizzaster cancelations):
Monday & Tuesday: No formal practice, however I know that the Potomac Club is open until 4pm. If you are able to get there and swim, please do. If you do not live in Lansdowne, please connect with someone who does so that you can utilize a guest pass. You cannot get in without a guest pass and without being with a member.
Wednesday: Practice from 8:15-9:30 at the Potomac Club
Thursday: No team meeting this week. Pasta party hosted by the McCummings and Lind families - 19688 Player Court, Ashburn.
Friday: Meet vs Brentsville. Bus leaves RVHS at 4:00pm. Warm-ups start at 7:00 pm. Bring food to eat before the meet. There will be concessions available at the meet, as well. As always, if you will not be riding the bus home with the team, I need to know IN WRITING and IN ADVANCE.
We still need (3) Timers needed for the meet Friday. Please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044eaeaf2baaf85-meet
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 3:18PM
Rams,
The #Blizzaster has closed schools for Monday and Tuesday for this week. Therefore, there is no swim practice. We'll see what happens for the rest of the week.
At this point, our meet with Brentsville on Friday is on. The line-up will be posted later today.
Stay safe and warm. Remember to lift with your legs when you shovel!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 4:27PM
Rams,
Both of our meets scheduled for this weekend have been canceled. They will not be rescheduled.
I will keep you informed of practices. If LCPS is closed on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday, there will be no practice.
Enjoy your LONG weekend.
#Blizzaster
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:29AM
Rams,
The line-ups for this weekend's meets have been posted.
Friday vs Park View - //bigteams-public-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/7%20-%20PV01222016.pdf
Saturday vs Stone Bridge - //bigteams-public-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/8-SB01232016.pdf
On Friday, Park View will be holding their Senior Night during the break. I expect our team to be courteous and attentive to their program. We should show them the same respect that we would want them to demonstrate to us. Because of the program, there will be no warm-up time during the break -- no swimmers in the pool during the program.
I understand that there is a significant snow storm predicted for Friday and Saturday. If weather causes us to cancel the meet(s), they will NOT be rescheduled. There is no pool time available to reschedule swim meets.
See you at practice tonight.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:27AM
Rams,
Congratulations on a great meet yesterday. We saw some dramatic improvement in several events, our energy was amazing, and we had a lot of fun. Way to go!
This is a busy week for us as we have two meets this coming weekend. In addition, pay attention to your school work -- this is the last two weeks of the grading period/semester. Make sure that you are scheduling your time appropriately and getting all of your school work done before coming to practice each night. Our workouts this week will help to ease the stress!
Your schedule for the week:
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Practice from 8:15-9:30 pm at the Potomac Club. Yes, there is practice tomorrow!
Thursday: No team meeting. Pasta Party at the Koo's house - 20317 Medalist Drive Ashburn, VA 20147 - 6:00-8:00 pm
Friday: Meet vs Park View at Ida Lee. Arrive at Ida Lee at 8:45 pm.
Saturday: Meet vs Stone Bridge at Claude Moore. Bus LEAVES RVHS at 4:15 pm. Warm-ups for the meet start at 5:30 pm. As always, I need advance notification if you are not riding the bus back to RVHS with the team
Enjoy your day off of school tomorrow. We'll see you at the pool at 8:15 pm. Bring your equipment. We'll be working hard this week as we begin to prepare for the post season meets.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:14AM
Yesterday, the Riverside Rams and Dominion Titans met at Claude Moore for the first time. The boy's teams fought hard with the Rams topping the Titans 144-141. This brings the Rams boy's team's record to 5-1 and ensures that the team will finish with a winning record for the regular season. The Ram's girls team swam well, but fell to the Titans 113.5-172.5. It was another fantastic meet for both teams.
Notable improvements for the Rams:
Caitlin Olsen - 8 (!) seconds in 200 Free
Ayasha Obaid - 1 second in 200 Free
Ellie Streeter - 1 second in 200 IM
Madison Lippy - 1 second in 50 Free and 3 seconds in 100 Breast
Taylor Barmak - 1 second in 100 Fly
Brock Lippy - 4 seconds in 100 Fly
Jackson McCummings - 1 second in 100 Free
Jack Lind - 13 (!) seconds in 500 free
Srutha Srinivasan - 6.5 (!) seconds in 500 Free
Claire Nguyen - 8 (!) seconds in 500 Free
Faith Fields - 12.5 (!) seconds in 500 Free
The full meet results have been posted to RiversideRams.net.
The Rams have two meets this week -- Friday against Park View, and Saturday against Stone Bridge.
8.0 years ago @ 5:24PM
Rams,
The meet sheet for tomorrow's meet against Dominion has been posted to RiversideRams.net.
Remember, the bus leaves RVHS at 10:30 am. BE ON TIME. If you are not riding the bus back with the team, I must be notified IN ADVANCE. Please do not wait until during the meet to tell me.
We need 1 Timer and a Head Timer to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044eaeaf2baaf85-meet
Rest up. Eat well. Get ready!
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 5:13PM
Rams,
Due to an incident at the Ida Lee pool today, the pool is closed. Therefore, there is no diving practice tonight.
See you on Saturday for a 10:30 am departure.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 10:47AM
Rams,
I just received updated information on the Regional Championship Meet. I have a few changes to prior announcements to present to you:
1) We can enter up to 4 swimmers in each individual event at the Regional Championship Meet. This means that nearly all swimmers (not necessarily all) will be in the line-up and going to Richmond.
2) Swimmers qualify for the State Championship Meet (Feb. 19) by finishing in the top 10 in an individual event.
3) Relays qualify for the State Championship Meet by finishing in the top 8 at the Regional Meet.
4) Medals are awarded at the meet for the top 6 finishers in individual events and the top 3 relay finishers.
5) We will be required to provide a significant number of timers for the meet. We will be notified on February 9 what the exact number is, but please be prepared to volunteer.
6) There is a $7.00 spectator admission fee for the meet. Volunteers don't pay!
7) Meet sheets, concessions, t-shirts, etc. will be sold at the meet. No meet sheet will be distributed to the team prior to the meet.
8) The pool is: Collegiate School Aquatic Center, 5050 Ridgedale Parkway, Richmond, Va. 23234, Phone (804) 447-2487
The big changes are that the number of swimmers participating has significantly increased and the path to states just expanded dramatically.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 3:36PM
Rams,
As we start to reach the end of the regular season, I thought I'd share the information that we have received on our Regional Championship Meet. The meet is on Friday, February 12, in Richmond VA at the SwimRVA facility.
We may enter 3 swimmers per individual event and one relay team per relay event for the meet. This means that not all swimmers will be entered in the meet. Coach Quinn and I are working on the line-up already and will continue to modify/adjust as we wrap up the regular season. At the conclusion of the regular season, we will post the line-up. All decisions on the line-up will be based on what is best for the team, and decisions will be made using times achieved during the regular season. We want to put together the best possible line-up for the meet. Our decisions are final and, if entered, we are counting on swimmers to be at the meet.
To help you prepare, I have the following information to share:
1) The meet is a "timed finals" meet. This means that while there will be multiple heats, swimmers will have one chance to swim their best and the final results are based on times, not places within the heat in which you swim.
2) The meet starts EARLY on Friday, January 12. Warm-ups will begin as early as 7:00 am. That is why we'll travel the night prior.
3) The team will travel to Richmond together on Thursday night. Swimmers will travel together on a bus to Richmond. We will leave on Thursday, January 11, at 2:30 pm.
4) The team will be staying in a hotel together on Thursday night. We'll have them with 4 swimmers per room. We have reservations at the Holiday Inn, Richmond South.
5) The team will return home after the meet on Friday, weather permitting. The meet is scheduled to end at 12:00 pm on Friday. You may choose to drive your swimmer home yourself as long as I am notified in advance.
Swimmers can qualify for the State Championship meet based on their finishing place at the Regional Championship meet. The top 4 individual swimmers and top 3 relay teams in each event qualify for the State Championship meet, which is on February 19 and also in Richmond.
As more details are available, I'll share them.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 2:01PM
Rams,
The line-up for Saturday's meet against the Dominion Titans is posted to RiversideRams.net.
http://www.riversiderams.net/main/teamfiles/id/3533223/seasonid/3760185
LoCoSports tracks Loudoun County high school swimming and maintains a ranking of all Loudoun County swimmers based on times achieved. Here are the links to the data:
Boys - https://locosportsnews.wordpress.com/boys-swimming/
Girls - https://locosportsnews.wordpress.com/girls-swimming/
Check out some of our rankings. We are strong in many events. Most notable is that Claire Nguyen is #1 in the 200 free!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 9:47AM
Rams,
Coach Quinn and I are extremely proud of you all -- your effort, your spirit, and your results were fantastic on Friday. Unfortunately, we didn't win the meet but we definitely showed that we are a great team and that we are progressing more and more each week. Way to go!
With only 3 weeks left in the regular season (4 meets), we are in "crunch time" to get our best times in the water before the post season starts. Our approach for the next few weeks is to build on our speed -- our starts, our turns, and our finishes -- and finish the season strong. This week is our LAST week in the regular season to have the opportunity to practice starts off of the blocks at Ida Lee. I hope that everyone will take advantage of this optional practice this week.
Your schedule:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday -- Practice from 8:15-9:30 pm at the Potomac Club (notice that practice STARTS at 8:15. BE ON TIME.)
Thursday -- Optional (but I hope everyone comes) Practice from 9:30-10:30 pm at Ida Lee
Friday -- Pasta Party at the Mahajan's House (19933 Augusta Village Place Ashburn, VA 20147) from 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday -- Meet vs Dominion at 11:30 am at Claude Moore. All swimmers are to meet the bus at Riverside by 10:30 am.
**Please note that if a swimmer is not going to ride the bus back to Riverside with the team, I need to be notified, IN WRITING and IN ADVANCE. This means that I need an email, a text, or a note BEFORE the meet.***
I will be posting the line-up for Saturday's meet before 5:00 pm today.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:43AM
Last night at Ida Lee, the Riverside Rams swim teams fell to the Heritage Pride, as the boys team suffered its first defeat of the season, 127-159, and the girls lost by a score of 107-178. It was a spirited and exciting meet as both teams swam well.
Improved times for the Rams include:
Ellie Streeter - 3 seconds in 200 free
Noah Koo - 2 seconds in 200 IM
Jack Lind - 1 second in 200 IM
Claire Nguyen - 4.5 (!) seconds in 200 IM and 0.75 second in 100 fly
Brock Lippy - 1.5 seconds in 50 free and 1.5 seconds in 100 free
Srutha Srinivasan - 2 seconds in 100 fly
Mason Coyle - 0.5 second in 100 free
Kenny Yi - 7 (!) seconds in 500 free
Caitlin Olsen - 23 (!!!!) seconds in 500 free
Taylor Body - 0.5 second in 100 back
Yasmine Boswell - 1.seconds in 100 back
Madison Lippy - 3.75 (!) seconds in 100 back
William Joo - 0.5 second in 100 breast
Grace Bruce - 5 (!) seconds in 100 breast
Great job Rams!
The complete results are posted on the RiversideRams.net website.
Riverside's next meet is Saturday, January 16 against the Dominion Titans.
8.0 years ago @ 8:41AM
Rams,
The meet sheet for tonight's meet against Heritage has been posted to RiversideRams.net.
This is going to be an EXTREMELY close meet for the boys. If you want to keep your undefeated record, you've got to bring your best effort tonight, guys. We're ready. We're primed. We're going to have some fun.
Please arrive at Ida Lee at 6:45 pm. Bring the energy, the excitement, and the enthusiasm that we need to properly represent Riverside and support our teammates.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 1:33PM
Rams,
Unfortunately, I have more changes to the girl's line-up for tomorrow's meet.
Girls 200 Medley Relay is scratched
C Relay is now:
Back - Madison Lippy
Breast - Lucia Ogango
Fly - Grace Bruce
Free - Emily Cristoforo
B Relay - Riya Mahajan is removed from Fly and replaced by Faith Fields
Girls 200 IM
Riya Mahajan is scratched. We have no replacement.
Girls 200 Free Relay
C Relay is scratched
B Relay - Riya Mahajan is replaced by Caroline Hunter
Girls 100 Breast
Riyah Mahajan is scratched and replaced by Kaitlin Probus
The updated (and hopefully final) line-up is posted on RiversideRams.net.
As soon as we have an updated meet sheet, I will post it.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:25AM
Rams,
Please ignore the meet sheet posted earlier. We have several changes to the line-up and a new meet sheet will be produced.
Girls 200 Free
Scratch Alex Lumley. Enter Maria-Emilia Proano.
Girls 200 Free Relay (all relays being rebuilt to the following):
A - Endea Johnson, Ellie Streeter, Caitlin Olsen, Aysha Obaid
B - Riya Mahajan, Kaitlin Probus, Lucia Ogango, Julie Trent
C - Grace Bruce, Emily Cristoforo, Caroline Hunter, Maria-Emilia Proano
Girls 100 Backstroke
Scratch Alex Lumley. Enter Yasmine Boswell.
Girls 100 Breaststroke.
Scratch Yasmine Boswell. Enter Grace Bruce.
Girls 400 Free Relay
Scratch Alex Lumley from the A relay and replace her with Taylor Body.
In addition, we need one timer for Friday's meet. Who will be the lucky winner to grab the last spot?
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044eaeaf2baaf85-meet
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:32AM
Rams,
The meet sheet for Friday's meet against Heritage has been posted to RiversideRams.net.
This is going to be a tough meet, so we need to bring all of the energy, attitude, and excitement that we can to swim our best times of the season. Everyone needs to swim all of their events and do the best that they can. We need every point that we can get in this meet.
Please arrive at Ida Lee at 6:45 pm on Friday.
See you at practice tonight.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 10:30AM
Rams,
I hope that everyone had a great break from school and excited to get back to classes tomorrow. Yay!
We are halfway through the season. There are only 4 weeks remaining in the regular season (5 meets) as our last dual meet is on January 29. Then, we move into the post-season with our Regional Championship meet on February 12, and the State Championship meet on February 19. Both of these meets are in Richmond, VA. At our team meeting on Thursday, I'll review how the post season works -- how swimmers qualify, how we'll be setting the line-ups, etc.
Our focus at practice this week is speed! We spent the last two weeks working on some distance swims. Now, it's time to really work on power (kicking) and speed in the water. Your schedule for the week:
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Practice from 8:15-9:30 pm at the Potomac Club
Thursday: Team meeting in Room 1206 from 4:00-4:45 pm & Pasta Party at the Webb's home - 43660 Jernigan Terrace Leesburg, VA 20176 - from 6:00-8:00 pm
Friday: Meet versus Heritage High School at 7:00 pm at Ida Lee
Congratulations on an great first half of the season. Let's build on it and have an even better second half!
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:41AM
The Riverside Rams kicked off 2016 with a swim meet against the Rock Ridge Phoenix at Claude Moore. The Ram's boys remained undefeated and became the first varsity team at Riverside to start a season 4-0 with their 168-118 victory. The Ram's girls lost a tough one 118-164 and are now 2-2. It was an excellent meet for both teams.
The girls 200 freestyle relay team of Rebecca Oh (Jr.), Talyor Body (Fr.), Yasmine Boswell (Jr.), and Claire Nguyen (Jr.) qualified for the state championship meet with a fantastic swim. Their time of 1:46.26 is a 3 second improvement over their prior best and surpassed the state qualifying standard.
Notable improvements are:
Claire Nguyen - Dropped 2 seconds in 200 freestyle
Taylor Barmak - Improved by 3 seconds in 200 IM
Jack Lind - Cut 2 seconds from his 500 freestyle time
Kaitlin Probus - Dropped 8 (!) seconds in 500 freestyle
Alex Lumley - Improved by 2 seconds in 100 backstroke
The complete results are posted on RiversideRams.net.
The Rams next meet is on Friday, January 8, 2016, against Heritage High School at 7:00 pm at Ida Lee.
Congratulations Rams!
8.0 years ago @ 11:57AM
Rams,
Due to illness, Maria-Emilia Proano cannot swim today. Therefore, we have to make the following line-up changes:
Girls 200 Medley Relay
C Relay is scratched from the meet. We have no replacement.
Girls 200 Free
Proano is scratched. We have no replacement.
Girls 500 Free
Proano is scratched. We have no replacement.
Girls 400 Free Relay
Proano is scratched from the C relay and replaced by Madison Lippy.
I will post updated paperwork at the meet.
See you at RVHS by 2:30 pm.
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 1:38PM
Rams,
The meet sheet for Saturday's meet against Rock Ridge has been posted to RiversideRams.net:
As you review the meet sheet, you will notice that some of our times are missing. We are working to figure out why our times from the Loudoun Valley meet are not showing up in the seedings. We'll get it figured out but it won't be in time to reseed this meet.
This is going to be a close meet for the boy's team. We need everyone working together, cheering, motivating, and swimming their best so that the boys can become the first RVHS Varsity team to go 4-0!
The bus leaves RVHS at 2:30 pm.
If you will not be taking the bus back to RVHS after the meet, I need to be notified in writing and in advance.
Happy New Year!
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:02AM
Rams,
Due to illness, we've had to make a few changes to the girl's line-up.
Girls 200 Medley Relay:
Scratch Caroline Hunter from backstroke and replace her with Maria-Emilia Proano.
Girls 200 IM:
Scratch Caroline Hunter. We have no replacement for her in this event.
Girls 100 Free:
Scratch Caroline Hunter and replace her with Emily Cristoforo.
Girls 200 Free Relay:
C Relay: Remove Faith Fields and replace her with Kaitlin Probus
B Relay: Scratch Caroline Hunter and replace her with Faith Fields
I've posted the revised line-up on RiversideRams.net and highlighted the changes.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:53AM
Rams,
I've made a few changes to the line-up for Saturday's meet based on changes in attendance for some swimmers. The FINAL version is posted on the RiversideRams.net website.
See you at practice tonight.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:26AM
Rams,
I hope that everyone has been enjoying the winter break and has been able to spend time with their family, gotten some great rest, and is staying healthy!
If you ordered spirit wear from Cheers, I have the items at my house available for pick up. If you would like to come by to pick up your things, I will be home after 3:00 pm today. My address is 19039 Boyer Fields Place. If you cannot/do not want to pick up your items today, I will bring them to practice this week for you to retrieve there.
Your schedule for the week:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Practice from 8:15-9:30 pm at the Potomac Club in Lansdowne
Thursday: Off
Friday: Pasta Party at the Nguyen's house - 43281 Overview Place Leesburg, VA 20176 from 6-8pm. Please remember to sign-up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aaea72baa8-pasta2
Saturday: Meet vs. Rock Ridge at 3:30 pm at Claude Moore. Bus leaves RVHS at 2:15 pm.
ALL swimmers must ride the team bus to the meet on Saturday. We will meet at Riverside High School no later than 2:15 pm for the bus. If a swimmer is not going to ride the bus back to Riverside with the team, I must be notified in advance and IN WRITING. Email or text is fine, but it has to be BEFORE THE MEET.
Happy New Year!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 12:16PM
Rams,
If you ordered Spirit Wear from Cheers Sports, it is ready. I have it and it is available for you to either pick up from me at my house or at practice. If you want to come to my house today to pick it up, my address is 19039 Boyer Fields Place in Lansdowne. I am available from 1:00-4:00 today if you are coming.
If you want to come at a different time, please email me and let me know at what time you would like to come so that I make sure I am home.
The girl's line-up for the Rock Ridge meet has changed. Please disregard the prior line-up. The updated version is posted.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 9:07AM
Rams,
Our next meet is on January 2, 2016 against Rock Ridge. The line-up has been posted to RiversideRams.net.
Officials -- If you have completed your VHSL officials training, please let me know so that I can arrange for you to reimbursed for your VHSL fees. If you have not completed the training, please do so at your earliest convenience so that we can make sure we have the full compliment of certified officials at every meet.
Enjoy your holidays!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:52AM
Last night at Ida Lee, the Riverside Rams and Tuscarora Huskies met in the only varsity sports competition between the two schools in the 2015-16 school year. In the end, the Ram boys topped the Husky boys by a score of 157-125 to remain undefeated (3-0). The short-handed Ram girl's team lost to a strong Husky girl's team by a score of 108-176. It is the Ram girl's team first loss of the season (2-1).
Notable improvements by the Ram's swimmers:
For the Boy's Team
Taylor Barmak - 11.5 seconds in 200 free and 2 seconds in 100 fly
William Joo - 5 seconds in 200 free
Tyler Pla - 6 seconds in the 200 IM
Ray Chin - 12 seconds in the 200 IM
Leo Silpacharn - 3 seconds in 100 fly
Ken Yi - 14 seconds in 500 free
Matt Schierling - 9 seconds in 500 free
Jackson McCummings - 4 seconds in 100 breast
For the Girl's Team:
Caroline Hunter - 18 seconds in the 200 IM
Lucia Ogango - 5 seconds in 100 free
Julie Trent - 2 seconds in 100 breast
Full meet results:
http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/15-1219_THS.pdf
The Ram's next meet is on January 2 at 3:30 pm against Rock Ridge at Claude Moore.
Happy Holidays!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 8:12AM
Rams,
Congratulations on a great weekend of swimming. We've seen some great improvement in meets thanks to some strong practices. We have two weeks before our next week and we'll take advantage of the time with some work on our conditioning and our finishes so that we can power our way to the wall in each race.
Our next meet is on January 2 against Rock Ridge. I will be working on the line-up today and tomorrow. Some of you mentioned to me that you MAY not be at the meet. I need to know your plans, in writing, so that I can create the line-up appropriately. Hopefully, we'll have a full squad for the meet as they have a strong team.
While the practices over break are listed as "optional", I do expect to see you at practice. We don't want to become complacent. In my experience, the meet coming in after break is the toughest meet for swimmers because they "slack off" during break and struggle in the pool upon their return. Let's avoid this!
We have practice on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 8:15-9:30pm at the Potomac Club in Lansdowne. Make sure you have your fins and water bottles this week!
I'll be posting the Tuscarora meet results shortly.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 3:58PM
Rams,
The meet sheet for tonight's meet has been uploaded to RiversideRams.net.
It is going to be an exciting meet. Let's show Tuscarora how the Rams get it done!
See you at Ida Lee at 5:45.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:45AM
Rams,
Unfortunately, Claire Nguyen hurt her shoulder last night and we are scratching her from the meet. Therefore, we are making the following adjustments to the line-up:
Rebecca Oh will scratch from the 200 IM and swim the 50 free instead (in Claire's spot).
Girls 200 free relay:
Caitlin Olsen moves from the B relay to the A relay in Claire's spot
Lucia Ogango takes Caitlin's spot in the B relay
400 free relay:
The C relay is scratched.
Ellie Streeter moves from the B relay to the A relay in Claire's spot
Caroline Hunter takes Ellie's spot in the B relay
Here is the modified line-up chart. http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/3-THS12192015.pdf
As soon as I have a meet sheet, I will post it and announce it.
Remember to be at the pool at 5:45pm.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 9:05AM
Last night, the Riverside Rams boys and girls swim teams topped the Loudoun Valley Vikings -- 151-132 and 181-96, respectively. It was a great meet with both teams showing a lot of spirit, support, and sportsmanship. With the victories, the Rams' teams advanced to 2-0 in their inaugural seasons.
For the Rams girls team, three swimmers won all of their events:
Alex Lumley captured first place in the 200 freestyle and the 100 freestyle, and guided the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays to victory.
Claire Nguyen came in first in both the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle and qualified for the state championship meet in both of these events. In addition, her relay teams -- the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle, took first place.
Rebecca Oh won both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly events and was part of first-place finishing 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.
In addition, several swimmers dramatically improved their times -- by 2 seconds or more. Congratulations to the following swimmers who showed that their hard work does pay off.
Alex Lumley dropped 9 seconds in 200 freestyle.
Faith Fields lowered her 100 butterfly time by 8 seconds.
Ellie Streeter improved by 53 seconds (!) in the 500 freestyle.
Maria-Emilia Proano swam the 500 freestyle 43 seconds (!) faster than she has before.
Jack Darnell's 100 backstroke time was 3 seconds faster.
Tyler Pla improved by 2 seconds in 100 breaststroke.
William Joo dropped 4.5 seconds in 100 breaststoke.
Congratulations to the Rams on a fantastic meet. Tonight, we take on the Tuscarora Huskies at 6:00 pm at Ida Lee.
The complete meet results are available on RiversideRams.net.
http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/15-1218-LValley.pdf
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 6:18PM
Rams,
Unfortunately, Endea Johnson is sick and must be scratched from tonight's meet. Therefore, I have had to make the following changes to the line-up:
Girls Medley Relay
Original "A" Relay remains the same
"B" Relay is now:
Back - Olsen
Breast - Streeter
Fly - Fields
Free - Obaid
"C" Relay is now:
Back - Hunter
Breast - Probus
Fly - Lippy
Free - Ogango
"D" Relay team has been scratched due to lack of swimmers
Girls 400 Free Relay
"A" Relay is unchanged
"B" Relay is Webb, Hunter, Fields, Olsen
"C" Relay is Cristoforo, Ogango, Proano, Bruce
I've posted the updated line-up on RiversideRams.net
This is going to be a close meet tonight! Swim all of your events. Do your best. Have fun.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 2:14PM
Rams,
The meet sheet for the Loudoun Valley meet has been posted on RiversideRams.net.
Please arrive at Ida Lee AT 8:45 pm. Remember that they will not let us into the facility until then. As soon as they let us on deck, we'll go to our team area, get ready, and do our new entrance to start the meet. It's gonna be great!
Parents, we still need a timer for tomorrow's meet against Tuscarora. Please sign up with the following link:
Go Rams!
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 7:52AM
Rams,
There is no team meeting today after school.
The pasta party tonight is at the Darnell's house.
43628 Habitat Circle Leesburg, VA 20176 from 6-8pm
As soon as I have our meet sheets for this weekend's meets, I'll post them.
Coach Geti
8.0 years ago @ 10:18AM
Rams,
This is an exciting week for RVHS Rams Swimming -- we have 2 meets as we roll into winter break. Friday, we swim against Loudoun Valley. Saturday, we get to see some old friends as we match up against Tuscarora. Both meets are at Ida Lee. The line-ups for both meets are posted on RiversideRams.net.
Last week, we had a focus on conditioning with some good distance work outs. This week, we'll get in some distance, but our primary focus is going to be power, speed, and explosiveness. See the article that I posted today on practicing better - http://www.riversiderams.net/main/teamfiles/id/3533223/seasonid/3760185.
Schedule for the week: Please remember that we want everyone to arrive by 8:15 every night for practice from now on. This will give us time to stretch out before we hit the water.
Monday - Practice at Lansdowne from 8:15-9:30pm
Tuesday - Practice at Lansdowne from 8:15-9:30pm
Wednesday - Practice at Lansdowne from 8:15-9:30pm
Thursday - Team Meeting from 4:00-4:30 in room 1206
Thursday - Pasta Party at the Darnell's house from 6:00-8:00pm (see link below to sign up and for the address)
Friday - Pep Rally during the school day at RVHS. Wear your team shirt!
Friday - Meet vs Loudoun Valley at Ida Lee - 9:00 pm. Please arrive at 8:45 pm (no earlier, no later). Ida Lee does not want us in the facility until 15 minutes prior to our warm-up times. They will ask us to wait in our cars if we show up early.
Saturday - Meet vs Tuscarora at Ida Lee - 6:00 pm. Please arrive at 5:45 pm.
I am hopeful that we can get a big crowd for Saturday's meet. We are the ONLY varsity sport which will compete against Tuscarora (and Stone Bridge) this season. Try to encourage friends to come to cheer us on. Let's have a "Red Out" for this meet -- have our fans wear RED to support us.
We need still need volunteers for both the pasta party (food, etc.) and for Saturday's meet (timers). Please use the links below to register. We need your support.
Pasta Party Sign Up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aaea72baa8-pasta1
Volunteer Sign Up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044eaeaf2baaf85-meet
See you at the pool tomorrow.
Coach Getis
Riverside High School
Algebra 1, Algebra 2/Trig & AFAM
Varsity Swim Coach
Junior Class Sponsor
joel.getis@lcps.org
8.0 years ago @ 10:38AM
At Thursday's meeting, I mentioned the importance of good nutrition and hydration. When I got home, my winter issue of "Splash" magazine arrived and there was an article in it about the importance of eating well and staying hydrated. It also mentions the importance of getting enough sleep. I felt that it was timely, therefore I am sharing it.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 12:07PM
Rams,
Congratulations on a great meet yesterday. Coach Quinn and I are proud of your effort, your sportsmanship, and your enthusiasm...and winning the meet was nice too!
We have two weeks until our next meets (12/18 vs Loudoun Valley & 12/19 vs Tuscarora, both at Ida Lee). We are going to take advantage of the "bye" week to get in some excellent workouts and continue to improve our conditioning. This week's practices will include some significant yardage as we'll get in some more distance swims and some intense kicking. Make sure you bring your equipment -- fins and pull buoys -- as we'll be putting those to use starting tomorrow.
Here is your schedule for the week:
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday -- practice from 8:30-9:30 at Lansdowne
Thursday -- team meeting from 4:00-5:00 pm in room 1206
Thursday -- OPTIONAL starts practice from 9:30-10:30 at Ida Lee
I am going to start working on the line-ups for our upcoming meets soon. If you are going to be absent from any meets, please email me as soon as possible so that I can plan accordingly.
Enjoy your Sunday and see you tomorrow.
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 11:30AM
Yesterday afternoon, the Riverside Rams Swim Team opened the season with a meet against the John Champe Knights. The Ram's boys team won convincingly, topping the Knights by 42 points -- 162 to 120. The girls team pulled out a close one by taking first and third place in the meet's final event and winning the meet by 10 points - 148-138. It was a great meet for both teams.
Junior Noah Koo took first place in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly and freshman Jackson McCummings convincingly won the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke for the boys. In addition, Noah and Jackson led the boys 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays to victory.
For the girls, freshman Claire Nguyen qualified for the 3A State Championship Swim Meet in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterly, and 100 freestyle events as she surpassed the qualifying standards in all three events. Claire took first place in the 200 free and 100 butterfly, and led her relay teams to first place finishes in both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
It was a great day for Riverside swimming. Our next meet is December 18 against Loudoun Valley High School.
Here are the complete meet results:
http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/15-1205_Champe.pdf
Coach Getis
8.0 years ago @ 10:21AM
Rams,
If you were not able to make it to the pasta party last night or forgot to grab your suit while you were there, I have your suit and will give it to you on the bus today.
Rest up. Eat a HEALTHY lunch. Get ready to Knock out the Knights!
See you by 2:15 at RVHS.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 1:25PM
Rams,
The meet sheet for tomorrow's meet is posted on RiversideRams.net (http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/rvhsvjchs_meet_program_2.pdf)
Remember the bus leaves RVHS at 2:15 pm for Claude Moore. All swimmers are expected to be on the bus. If you are not riding the bus home, notify Coach Getis BEFORE Saturday's meet (in writing).
Pasta party is tonight at the Boswell's at 5:00 pm (43422 Squirrel Ridge Place in Lansdowne).
Parents, we need on more timer for the meet. Please sign up to be our timer!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044eaeaf2baaf85-meet
Looking forward to a fantastic first meet. Go Rams!
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 1:13PM
Rams,
Many of the team members want to attend the Tuscarora-Stone Bridge football game on Friday. In order to accommodate them, the team has agreed to move this week's pasta party to 5:00 pm at the Boswell's home.
Thank you for your flexibility and for helping to make the pasta party a huge success.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 8:42AM
I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is well-rested because the "sprint" known as the swim season starts this week with our first meet. Here is your schedule for the week.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Practice from 8:30-9:30 (in the water at 8:30!) at the Potomac Club
Thursday: Team meeting from 4:00-5:00 in room 1206
Thursday: Optional Starting Block Practice from 9:30-10:30 at Ida Lee with Coach Getis
Friday: Pasta Party from 6:00-8:00 at the Boswell's Home
Saturday: Meet vs. John Champe at 3:30 pm at Claude Moore. Bus leaves RVHS at 2:15 pm.
ALL swimmers must ride the team bus to the meet on Saturday. We will meet at Riverside High School no later than 2:15 pm for the bus. If a swimmer is not going to ride the bus back to Riverside with the team, I must be notified in advance and IN WRITING. Email or text is fine.
There are still some volunteer spots open for Saturday's meet. In particular, we need a referee and one more stroke and turn official. It is acceptable to be an official during a regular season meet while your VHSL certification is in process. Don't let the fact that you have not taken the test and/or received your final certification stop you from signing up for one of these roles.
Have a great rest of the weekend and I'll see you on Monday.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 9:51AM
Swimming Rams,
Just in time for your Black Friday shopping, the RVHS Swim Store is open! To purchase your RVHS Ram Swim Team Spirit Wear:
Go to http://www.cheerssports.com
Click Team Stores
Click Riverside Swim
Enter Code: RS15
Make your purchases
You have until December 6 to place your orders.
See the flyer for additional details - http://www.riversiderams.net/library/files/riversideathletics.bigteams_com_145966/files/flyer.pdf
Happy Shopping!
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 3:21PM
Swimming Rams,
We desperately need officials for the swim season. Thus far, we have no volunteers to be starter, referee, or stroke and turn officials this season. We are required to provide officials at each meet, so we need your help.
If you have any experience with swimming, you can be an official. To become an official, take the following steps:
1. Register online (takes 2 minutes) at the official’s website: http://vhsl.arbitersports.com/front/105753/Registration
2. After you register you’ll receive a rule book in the mail
3. Watch an online clinic on the website
4. Take the online test on the website (it is an open book test!)
**You will be reimbursed for the cost by the RVHS Athletic Department.
Please help! If you are willing to take this on, please email me so that we know that we have some officials in the works. As long as you are working toward the certification, you can be an official in regular season meets.
Our first meet is in two weeks (December 5). Please help us to make this season successful.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 10:32AM
Swim Family,
Registration is now open for you to sign up for volunteer roles for all of our regular season meets. Please sign in and select your positions. We need everyone to help throughout the season in order for meets to be a success.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044eaeaf2baaf85-meet
The athletes and I thank you.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 2:32PM
Riverside Swim Family,
I just sent out an email to all of the parents who signed in at the swim team parent's meeting last week. If you received that email, you can ignore the rest of this note.
If you did not receive the test email, please send me your email address so that you can be added to the swim team email list.
Thanks,
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 9:48AM
Rams Swimmers,
Our first swim meet of the season is coming soon -- December 5 against Rock Ridge at Claude Moore. I will be working on the line-up for the meet over the Thanksgiving break. When we return to practice on Monday, November 30, I will be able to share with you what you will be swimming in the first meet.
As I create the line-up, I expect that all swimmers will be attending the meet. If you have a conflict and will not be able to attend, you must inform me, in writing, in advance. If you know that you will miss any meet this season, please email me immediately so that I can update my records.
We have practice on Monday and Tuesday ONLY this week. See you at the pool.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 12:34PM
Swim Team Families,
I am looking for two parents to fill two important volunteer positions for the swim team -- Volunteer Coordinator & Pasta Party Coordinator.
The Volunteer Coordinator helps to ensure that we have our full requirement for volunteers at each of our swim meets. This role does not require that you attend meets. You can do it all remotely through online sign-ups, etc.
The Pasta Party Coordinator works with our swim team families to make sure that we have food, etc. for all of the swimmers at our weekly pasta parties. This is another role for which all of the work is done remotely.
Our first meet and pasta party are coming soon -- the week after Thanksgiving! The team really needs the help, so please email me if you are willing to take on either of these roles. The kids and I would greatly appreciate it. My email address is joel.getis@lcps.org.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 10:01AM
Swim Team Parents,
Thank you for coming to last night's parent's meeting. At our meeting, I mentioned that I am looking for help with coordinating our team's pasta parties throughout the season. If you are willing to be our pasta party coordinator for the season, please email me (joel.getis@lcps.org) so that we can get things started. Our first party is planned for December 4, so we need to get moving on this soon.
Thank you to the families who have agreed to host our pasta parties this season. There are still 2 dates open. If you are able to host on either of these dates, please let me know.
December 4 - OPEN
December 17 - Darnell Family
January 1 - OPEN
January 7 - Webb Family
January 15 - Mahadan Family
January 21 - Koo Family
January 28 - McCummings/Lind Families
Thank you so much for your help. See you on the deck!
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 3:14AM
Swim Team Parents,
On Tuesday and Wednesday (November 10 & 11), we will be holding time trials as part of the RVHS Swim Team tryouts. If you are available to help, we'll need at least 6 parents to be timers. Our practice runs from 8:30-9:30 pm on both nights at the Potomac Club in Lansdowne.
Please email me if you are able to help - joel.getis@lcps.org.
Thanks,
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 7:44AM
Rams,
Swim team tryouts begin in less than two weeks. Therefore, it is urgent that all interested athletes complete and turn in all of their LCPS required paperwork IMMEDIATELY. If an athlete has not turned in his/her paperwork before tryouts begin on November 9, he/she will not be able to participate in the workouts.
Tryouts begin on Monday, November 9. The first event is a MANDATORY meeting for all interested athletes at 8:00 am on Monday, November 9, in my classroom - 1206. We are in the pool for practice and time trials on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (November 9-11) and the final team is announced at our team meeting on Thursday, November 12, at 4:00 pm in room 1206.
If you have questions, or need more information, please email me - joel.getis@lcps.org.
Coach Getis
9.0 years ago @ 9:42AM
RVHS Rams Swimmers,
On Tuesday, October 6, we are starting our dryland conditioning for the upcoming swim season. These sessions are optional, but are highly recommended for all athletes interested in swimming at Riverside this year. In order to participate, you must complete and turn in all health and permission forms to the athlettic department. See RiversideRams.net for the forms.
Conditioning will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout October, from 4-5pm. We will meet in my classroom (1206) at 4pm. Please come prepared with the following: running shoes, water, a towel and/or yoga matt, and clothes that are appropriate for exercising both inside and outside -- we may utilize both.
If you have questions, please contact me.
Coach Getis
joel.getis@lcps.org
9.0 years ago @ 1:20PM
Rams,
On Thursday, October 15, at 6:00 pm, there will be a parent's meeting for the Riverside Rams Swim Team. Please come and meet the coaches, learn about our inaugural season, and get your questions answered.
The meeting will be held in the Library at Riverside.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Coach Getis
joel.getis@lcps.org
9.0 years ago @ 11:13AM
RVHS Swimmers,
We will be holding two pre-season interest meetings. Please save the dates.
Thursday, September 17 at 4:00 p.m. This is for swimmers to meet the coaches, learn about the team, tryouts, pre-season training, etc.
Thursday, October 15 at 6:00 p.m. This is for parents to meet the coaches, learn about the team, and volunteer opportunities, etc.
Please contact me if you have questions or need more information.
Coach Getis - joel.getis@lcps.org
9.0 years ago @ 5:52AM
Hello future Riverside swimmers-
I know many of your thoughts are on the summer season, but it is not too early to start thinking about the upcoming high school swim season. Although time in the pool is the mainstay of any swimmer’s workouts, I would like to highly encourage you to expand your training to include dry land work. I have been very impressed with BlackBench’s athletic development Academy given their focus on long-term athlete development. Their method is very suited for swimmer’s unique needs. A good strength and conditioning program will make good swimmers better and give great swimmers the edge they need to prepare for the upper levels.
I have coordinated an OPTIONAL program for the Riverside Swim Team with BlackBench. This is not a requirement for any athlete, however it is an excellent program for anyone who is interested. BlackBench will be offering a limited time early registration discount for their summer Academy so I encourage you to sign up before May 9.
BBF Summer Academy Early Registration Specials*
Early Reg Code Early Reg Team Code
20 workouts $40.00 Summer20 $60.00 SumTeam20
30 workouts $75.00 Summer30 $100.00 SumTeam30
40 workouts $100.00 Summer40 $125.00 SumTeam40
*Early registration discounts are available between 4/25-5/9 and may not be combined with other discounts.
For more information about BlackBench and its athletic development and sport performance Academy, check out their website: www.blackbenchfit.com.
If any anyone would like to get started now (during spring) BBF has offered future RVHS swimmers $50 off any session. Your program will be prorate based upon the number of weeks remaining in their spring session (March 16-June 6). For those interested, email info@blackbenchfit to register - the session is in progress and proration can only be done by BBF’s office managers.
-Coach Getis
