When: Saturday, October 10th - Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Where: Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Avenue, Herndon, VA 22070
Warm up times: You must be on time for warm-ups; 15 minutes before your warm-up session begins
· 9-10 Girls & 11-12 Boys Saturday & Sunday: 6:30 a.m.
· 9-10 Boys & 11-12 Girls Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 noon
Written by Becca Yost
My experience in Germany was one that could be described as amazing and so much fun. It was the first time I had been out of the country, and the first time I had been alone, away from my parents for so long. Although I missed my parents and family a lot, I had the constant support and company of my teammates.
This experience allowed me to bond more with my teammates, and
make a lot of new and extremely nice friends. While in Germany we did so many
cool and really fun things. One of my favorite things we did while we were in
Germany was go on about a four-hour canoe ride, and afterwards, we had a picnic along
the river. Also, I really enjoyed going to the beach and going to other cities
in Germany such as Dusseldorf. I made so many memories in Germany, and would
love to go again soon.
When: Saturday, October 10th - Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Where: Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Avenue, Herndon, VA 22070
Warm up times: You must be on time for warm-ups; 15 minutes before your warm-up session begins
·
9-10 Girls & 11-12
Boys Saturday & Sunday:
6:30 a.m.
· 9-10 Boys & 11-12 Girls Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 noon
Cost: $15.75 one day, $31.50 both days (please make
checks payable to the FISH or use your Escrow account)
We extended the Submission Deadline: Wednesday,
September 23rd, 2009
(No
entries will be accepted after this deadline!!)
Written by Ray Benecki
Awesome FISH, Incredible FISH, Terrific FISH, and Advanced Age Group
Westwood Country Club will still be open to their members until 6:00 p.m. this Saturday, September 19, just like last Saturday. Therefore, our practices have been moved back 90 minutes, just like last Saturday.
We mentioned this to all the swimmers who showed up last Saturday, but there were several not in attendance. This memo is to convey that information. In addition, I erroneously mentioned to the Terrific FISH that their practice would be the same time for this Saturday, not realizing that they do not have practice this Saturday, but on Sunday, September 20th.
The practice schedule for this weekend is as follows; all other practices originally listed on the early season schedule are unchanged.
Germany was an awesome experience for me. I've never done anything like this
before. Meeting new people and
seeing the kids who visited us in America was so great. I learned so much from this trip,
including how to speak a little bit of German! The sites we went to see were amazing and from the top of
the Cathedral and the other tours we took, we could see so much and they were
very cool and interesting! My favorite
part of the trip was when we went canoeing and later had a barbeque at the
outdoor pool. Being with everyone
and just hanging was tons of fun.
This was a great experience for me and I hope we all get a chance to do
something like this again and to see the Germans we met again!
I enjoyed my 10 days in Germany, especially staying with a
German family and learning many German words and customs. The SG Essen swim
team was very welcoming and we formed many new friendships. We found that we
had much in common, such as music, and we found we had similar personalities. I
enjoyed exploring Cologne and I also like boating and spending the day outdoors
with the Germans swimmers. For me, it was a very memorable experience and I
appreciate FISH arranging it.
My experience in Germany was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. It was so much fun! I was really nervous before I went, because I have never been away from my family for so long, much less in a different country! I did get homesick, but it was worth it!
Everything was so new and different there. Everything is so much smaller and compact, and there are lots of little things that the Germans do differently. The language was really confusing, but I did learn a lot. One of my favorite things we did was when we canoed down a river and had a bbq. It was a really fun night!
