2024 Season Wrap-Up

August 1st

Hi Blue Crabs!

From the start, the Blue Crabs have been a community endeavor, so thank you for the part you have played in making our second season memorable, fun, and successful!

This post is our season wrap-up, which includes a brief recap of the Division Championship, the All-Star Meet, and our Awards Banquet, as well as a look ahead to 2025, and a link to our end of season survey.

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

It’s hard to image a better conclusion to our 2024 season than our victory at the divisional championship that capped off an undefeated season for the Blue Crabs! Thank you to all of the volunteers who made our meet possible, from the Crab Daddies to our Automation team, from our set-up and take-down team to our timers, from our ribbon-writers to our best-in-class clerk of course, we came together and ran an outstanding, efficient, and fun meet that would not have been possible without so many of us coming together to make it happen. Thank you!

We had an astounding 143 improved times across the 109 swimmers who participated in the meet and set 22 new team records! You can view the full results, check out photos from the meet, and see a complete list of our top performers.

ALL-STAR MEET RECAP

The Blue Crabs were well-represented at the FSSL All-Star meet, a competition between top swimmers from across the league. Over the course of the season, we had 33 swimmers qualify as all-stars and 26 of those were able to compete at the meet. Despite a less-than-ideal pool in less than ideal conditions, we still managed to achieve 15 improved times across these 26 swimmers! You can see the full results here.

Blue Crabs swimmers finished in the top 3 in 11 different individual events! A big congratulations goes to Mason Garmon (13-14 – 2^nd in 50m free; 3^rd in 50m breast), Matix Garmon (11-12 – 2^nd in 50m back; 3^rd in 100m free), Alberto Nevares (9-10 – 2^nd in 25m free; 2^nd in 25m back; 2^nd in 25m fly), Carmen Nevares (11-12 – 2^nd in 100m IM; 2^nd in 50m breast), Miles Thomas (6 & under – 2^nd in 25m free), and Jarrett Zhou (13-14 – 2^nd in 100 IM). We also had a remarkable third place finish in the boys 18 & under freestyle crescendo relay with a team comprised of swimmers all 13 and under. Way to go Eric Yi, Alberto, Matix, Jarrett, and Mason! The future is bright for the Blue Crabs!

AWARDS RECAP

We had a wonderful time the day after our divisional championship meet celebrating a tremendous season. Thank you to all who came out for the pool party, dinner, and awards ceremony. You can see an overview of all those who were recognized this 2024 season here.

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2025

To all you planners, here are some tentative dates for next season. These are subject to change, but should give you an idea of what the 2025 season holds.

April 1 – registration opens for returning swimmers
April 15 – registration opens for new swimmers
May 18 – Meet & Greet Popsicle Night
May 27 – First day of Practice for Blue Crabs
June 7 – Time Trials
June 14 – Home Meet
June 21 – Away Meet
June 28 – Home Meet
July 1 – Relay Carnival
July 10 – Mighty Mini Meet
July 12 – Away Meet
July 19 – Division Championship Meet
July 20 – End of Season Party
July 26 – FSSL All-Star Meet

END OF SEASON SURVEY

As a team that exists for the good of our children, families, and community, we would love your feedback on what you thought worked well and what could have worked better. We would appreciate if you can take a couple of minutes to complete this survey. Thank you!

That’s a wrap on the 2024 season! We look forward to seeing you around the community and next summer!

Go Blue Crabs!