🐟 Pinecrest Weekly Splash: Lollipop Meet, Progressive Dinner, Lip Sync Battle & More 🐟

We have a fun and thrilling week ahead, with our annual Lollipop Meet, Progressive Dinner, All Star Relays, and Lip Sync Battle. Please read this week's update carefully so you don’t miss any key events or adjustments.

🏁 Weekly Recap

Piranhas Wow in First PLANNED Intrasquad Meet

Congratulations to our first-time meet swimmers (yay, Pee Wees!) and, as always, a huge THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who helped make the Red vs. Blue meet and pancake breakfast run smoothly.

Divers Dominate on at Home vs. Sideburn Run

Our diving Piranhas beat Sideburn Run sweeping the freshman category and placing in all other competed categories. Next, we take on Mantua at an away meet on Tuesday. Our diver of the week was Chrissy Poole! He has consistently placed first in competition and successfully completed an inward dive after months of hard work (no easy feat—way to go)! Our final home meet is on Tuesday, July 21. Be sure to come cheer on your Piranha divers!

Pinecrest Takes 3rd Place at Annual Relay Carnival

Our relay teams faced off against all of Division 5 at Hamlet, resulting in our 15-18 boys setting TWO Pinecrest records and four teams landing SEVEN spots at All Star Relays! Many other relay teams came incredibly close to making All-Star Relays. Congratulations, relay teams!

Pinecrest Celebrates Our Adored Seniors, Outlasts Cardinal Hill & Puts Parents to Task in Relays

After recognizing our 10 beloved seniors, Pinecrest took on Cardinal Hill in a meet almost everyone predicted we would lose. Our Piranhas showed up and refused to back down, ending with a final score of 211–209! It was an absolutely thrilling meet, full of incredible races, nailbiting relays, and raucous cheering all around!

Piranhas of the Week

🏊♀️Madeline Moore (Swim – Girls)

🏊♂️ Camden Harris (Swim – Boy)

🤸♀️ Chrissy Poole (Dive)

Most Spirited

🎇 John Paul Ryan, Lucy Mallon & Talia Essen

Piranhas of the Meet (7/4 and 7/11)

🐟7/4 Meet: Leif Holler & Elsa Sandness

🐟7/11 Meet: Micah Tivel & 15-18 Girls Relay Team (Fiona Ryan, Isla Eckhardt, Kayla Zheng & Maya Nelson)

🗓 Looking Ahead – Schedule This Week

Monday – B Meet @ Home vs. Hiddenbrook

• Don’t miss our biggest B Meet of the year as we swim against Hiddenbrook on home turf!
• Please sign up to volunteer! Reach out to Paul Shlesinger at [email protected]

Tuesday – Dive Meet @ Mantua + Swim Fun Day!

• Divers take on Mantua in another away meet! Details to be provided by Dive Rep.
• Tuesday will be a fun day in the pool for swim team, and we need your help feeding the frenzy of donut-deprived Piranhas!
  • DONUT signup - Bring a dozen (or more!)

Wednesday – 🍭Lollipop Meet + Relay All Stars @ Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet 🏅

• Our beloved tradition for 8 & Under swimmers, the Lollipop Meet, is coming up this Wednesday the 15th! Sign your swimmer up here and older children to volunteer here. Come and cheer on all our youngest swimmers as they race to a sweet finish!
• Congratulations to our four relay teams that qualified for All Star Relays! Our 9-10 boys (Joey Dunlavy, David Lear, Camden Harris, Leif Holler, and Caleb Willerth), 11-12 Girls (Evelyn Knight, Annie Dunlavy, Gabriella Le, Daphne Holler, and Veronika Kibsey), and our 15-18 boys (Ken White, Charles Gibson, David Chan, and Elijah Koh) all qualified in both medley and freestyle relays! Our 11-12 boys (Bobby Ferssizidis, Micah Tivel, Erik Sandness, and Joe Shlesinger) qualified in their freestyle relay. Swim hard, Piranhas!

Thursday – Regular Practice + Progressive Dinner for 13 & Up Swimmers

• Parents of 13 & Over swimmers, please make sure you check your email for details about the Progressive Dinner and sign up here.

Friday – Annual Lip Sync Battle & Pep Rally! 🎤🎵

• Our swimmers and divers will be rehearsing this week for one of the season’s biggest highlights: our annual Lip Sync Pep Rally! Please sign up to Join the parent lip sync and RSVP for our pizza night pep rally.

Saturday – Last NVSL A Meet of the Season Away @ McLean Hamlet

• Our last NVSL A meet of the season is coming up this Saturday, July 18! We’re taking on the Green Feet at Hamlet.
• Please let us know ASAP if your swimmer is available so we can begin planning! You never know when the team will call on your swimmer for a particular stroke, so please let us know if you are available.
• Don’t forget to sign up for volunteer slots, too!
• We encourage all swimmers and families to come out and cheer—even if you're not competing. Swimmers are welcome to sit with the team, and parents are encouraged to join the spectator section to help us bring the energy and support the full squad. It’s sure to be another thrilling matchup!

🔜 Important Upcoming Events

🐟 Piranha-thon has been moved to July 21 for Swim Team and July 22 for Dive Team!

On Tuesday, July 21 (swim) and Wednesday, July 22 (dive), during our regular practice times, the Pinecrest Piranhas will be hosting our FIRST annual Piranha-Thon fundraiser!

Swimmers will challenge themselves to complete as many laps as they can during practice, while divers will work to complete as many quality dives as possible. Friends, family, and neighbors can support their efforts by making a donation or pledging an amount per lap or per dive.

Why We're Fundraising

This year's goal is to raise funds for:

• New lane lines
• Kickboards and other training equipment
• New dive gear

Every dollar raised helps improve our program and provides better equipment for all of our athletes.

Piranha Pack Challenge 🐟

Think your pack has what it takes?

Each swimmer and diver's fundraising total will count toward their Piranha Pack's overall total. At the end of the fundraiser, the Piranha Pack that raises the most money will earn bragging rights and a special team reward!

How to Participate

1. Ask family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers to sponsor you. The pledge form can be found here
2. Donations can be made as:
   • A flat donation, or
   • A pledge per lap (swimmers) or per dive (divers).
3. Come to practice on July 21 ready to give your best effort!

Every lap, every dive, and every donation makes a difference. Let's work together to make this our biggest fundraiser yet—Go Piranhas!

🏊Last day of regular practices is Wednesday, July 22nd

🏆Swim Divisionals & End-of-Season Banquet: Saturday, July 25

Mark your calendars! Swim Divisionals will take place @ Cardinal Hill the morning of 7/25, and that evening will be our annual End-of-Season Swim & Dive Banquet. But that’s not all for that weekend…

🏆Dive Divisionals: Sunday, July 26th

Cheer on our fearless Divisional divers at Hamlet!

🏊 Clinics

• Monday – IM
• Tuesday – Breaststroke & Butterfly
• Wednesday – NO CLINIC due to All Star Relays
• Thursday – Racing & Speed Work
• Friday – Starts, Turns & Finishes

👉Sign up for clinics

🏊 Private Lessons

Finish the season strong with some one-on-one instruction. All Pinecrest coaches are available for 30-minute private lessons for swimmers of all ages and abilities. Don’t miss your chance to get solo time working with our talented coaches on specific strokes or skills. Call, text, or email the coach of your choice to discuss availability and lesson details.

🏕 Camp Lane Reminder

Camp-friendly practices continue - PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN DAYS THIS WEEK (7:00am–8:00am on Monday, Tuesday & Friday). 👉Sign up here

📸 Relive all the moments captured in the 2026 Pinecrest Swim & Dive Photo Album. New photos are added every week, and you can upload your own photos to share.

Follow us on Instagram@pinecrestpiranhas

The summertime sprint of swim season is flying by, and we’re ready to finish strong with more mighty competition, fun-filled activities, and Piranha pride! THANK YOU to all our volunteers for helping us make these memories for our swimmers and divers of all ages. As our seniors reminded us this week, it’s all worth it to make these special moments possible, and we appreciate each and every effort from our Pinecrest community!

Let’s go Pinecrest!

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Your Pinecrest Swim & Dive Team Reps