4 Madison Swimmers Named All-Met

Congratulations to Charlotte Dixon, Regan Hau, Emma Wainwright and Owen Dyson for being named to this year's Washington Post All-Met team. Each of these athletes earned Honorable Mention status for their performances this past season.

• Charlotte Dixon - Charlotte had a stand-out Sophomore season this year. She established herself as one of the top athletes in the district, region and state. In addition to All-Met honors, Charlotte was named First Team All-District, First-Team All-Region, and All-State. She was also a member of the state-qualifying 200 free and 400 free relays.
• Regan Hau - Regan flashed her versatility all year, securing spots at states in two different events. She was First-Team All-District, First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-State this year. Her time in the 100 breast also earned her All-American consideration. Regan served as captain her senior year and was named Academic All-American by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) as well.
• Emma Wainwright - Emma completed her senior year with a flourish by qualifying for states in two separate events, including a fourth-place finish in the 100 back. Emma was named First-Team All-District and First-Team All-Region along with her All-Met recognition. She was also recognized by NISCA as an Academic All-American.
• Owen Dyson - This year was the second time in his career that Owen was named to the All-Met team (there were no All-Met teams during the 2020-21 season). He finished seventh in both the 50 free and 100 free at States, as well as leading the 200 medley relay to a top-8 finish. Owen was also named First-Team All-District and First-Team All Region.

Thanks for everything!

Dear Madison Swim & Dive Community, 

During my time as Madison Swim and Dive’s head coach I have always tried to keep the focus on the athletes and their accomplishments. They are the ones doing the work, and the ones that deserve the attention. Now that the season is done, though, I would like to address my own future with the team. 

After much reflection and discussion with my family I have decided to step down as head coach of Madison’s swim and dive team at the end of this school year. 

This decision is certainly not an easy one for me and my family. We have enjoyed working with so many wonderful families and athletes over the past 14 years. Few coaches have felt more loved than I have during my career here at Madison. The last few years, though, have been particularly challenging for my family and it is now time for me to focus my attention on supporting them. 

The past 14 years were an incredible experience for me. We’ve accomplished so much together both in and out of the pool. The many championships we’ve won together, though, pale in comparison to the relationships we’ve formed along the way. I will continue to hold each of you in my heart and wish you all the very best moving forward. 

Please know that while my role may be changing, my work at Madison continues. I will always be available to provide any support or encouragement you may need – both now and in the future. You may even find me at a meet or two cheering you on! 

Thank you so much for all that you’ve given to me over the years. I wish you and your families all the best moving forward. 

Most sincerely, 

Coach Foos

States Results

The VA Class 6 State Championships were this weekend. And with them came the conclusion of a tremendously successful season. The Warhawks closed out the season with a great showing on Friday, with the women finishing 4th in the state and the men finishing 17th.

The team had 9 top-8 individual finishes along with 3 relays. Top-8 performers included Owen Dyson, Regan Hau, Charlotte Dixon, Sophia Brown, Hannah Carmen, Anabel Huffstutler and Emma Wainwright. The men's 200 medley relay (Owen Dyson, Matthew Schlueter, Benham Cobb and James Rushforth) and women's 200 medley (Emma Wainwright, Regan Hau, Maggie Shi and Vera Korff) and 400 free (Sophia Brown, Charlotte Dixon, Hannah Carmen and Emma Wainwright) relays were also top-8 finalists this season. 

Charlotte and Regan also earned All-State honors by finishing in the top-3 in their events. Charlotte was third in both the 200 free and 100 back, while Regan finished in the top-3 in the 100 breast.

Several swimmers set new personal-best times, including:

• Kevin Rice (200 IM and 100 breast)
• Hannah Carmen (100 breast)
• Regan Hau (100 breast)
• Charlotte Dixon (100 back)

Congratulations to our senior class on a memorable four years. You helped bring our team to the heights of Virginia swimming and diving and provided invaluable leadership. Your hard work and dedication to excellence are living examples of what it means to be a Warhawk. We are forever thankful for our time together. And we wish you all the best in all you do in the future!

Next opponent: The 2021-22 season is now concluded. Madison Swim & Dive will return to the pool in November for another exciting season! 

Region Results and Athletes of the Meet

What an incredible weekend of competition for both the men's and women's teams! Both teams exceeded any reasonable expectations on their way to very successful meets. The women finished second to Yorktown, while the men finished 9th in the region. The most impressive part of this weekend was the sheer number of personal-best swims. Virtually every time a Warhawk dove into the pool they either broke their previous best time or was just a hair off. Everyone was loose and having a good time during the meet and it showed!

The men's team finished the weekend with all three relays qualified for states, along with individual qualifiers in Owen Dyson and Kevin Rice. The women's team qualified all three of their relays as well as seven individual qualifiers, including Charlotte Dixon, Sophia Brown, Hannah Carmen, Emma Wainwright, Anabel Huffstutler, Regan Hau, and Celia Bredehoeft. Charlotte Dixon was also the Northern Region champion in the 100 back.

The following athletes earned All-Region honors by finishing in the top-3 in at least one individual event:

• Owen Dyson
• Sophia Brown
• Hannah Carmen
• Charlotte Dixon
• Regan Hau
• Anabel Huffstutler
• Emma Wainwright

When you have a meet as successful as this one it is impossible to choose one athlete who stood out among the rest. Instead, here are some of the key highlights from this weekend:

• Owen Dyson - Owen was instrumental in helping lead both the 200 free and 400 relays to state cuts over the weekend. He was also an standout in his individual events as well, finishing in the top 3 for both the 50 free and 100 free.
• Kevin Rice - Kevin set new personal-best times in both the 200 IM and 100 breast this weekend. He was also a key contributor to the 200 medley relay and the state-qualifying 400 free relay. He also qualified for States in both of his events.
• Benham Cobb - Benham was lightning fast all weekend long, both in his individual events as well relays. He dropped 1 second in the 100 fly and 2 seconds in the 100 breast this weekend. He also posted his fastest-ever splits in both the 200 free and 400 free relays.
• James Rushforth - James also had a great meet in the sprint events. He set new standards for himself in both the 50 free and 100 free, as well as personal-best splits in both the 200 free and 400 free relays.
• Aidan Jones - Aidan attacked the 200 free and 500 free from the very beginning, treating both more like a sprint than middle- and long-distance events. The result: time drops in both events! Aidan has big goals and he continues to make progress toward achieving them every week.
• Matthew Schlueter - Matthew had a very successful meet, finishing with a personal best in both the 100 fly and 100 back. He was also a key contributor on both the 200 medley and 200 free relays.
• Charlotte Dixon - Charlotte's weekend included a region title in the 100 back and a second-place finish in the 200 free. Her time in the 200 free is the fastest she's ever swum and very nearly resulted in her second Region title of the night. She was a key contributor to both the 200 free and 400 free relays as well.
• Sophia Brown - Sophia had a strong weekend in both her individual and relay events. She set a personal-best with her lead-off leg in the 400 free relay as well as a new fastest time in the 100 fly. Sophia finished in the top-4 in both her individual events and will be competing in both at States.
• Hannah Carmen - Hannah continued to show great heart and grit this week as she competes through an injury. She finished second in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 breast. Her splits in the 200 free and 400 free relays were faster than anything she's done before as well. She's qualified for States in two events and will be an important contributor to our continued success.
• Emma Wainwright - Emma is another key leader and contributor to our team who is fighting through injury. She overcame the pain to finish in the top-4 in both the 100 free and 100 back. She set a new personal-best in the 100 back and swam her fastest-ever split as the anchor leg of the 400 free relay.
• Regan Hau - Regan had a standout meet as well, earning State-qualifying times in both the 100 fly and 100 breast. She dropped near a second in the 100 fly, while her breaststroke time was just off her previous best. She helped lead the 200 medley relay to a strong second-place finish as well.
• Anabel Huffstutler - Anabel had a breakout weekend in the 500, dropping 5 seconds from her previous-best time. She finished second in the event and is qualified to swim at States in two weeks.
• Celia Bredehoeft - Celia's swim in the 500 on Saturday night set a new personal best. More importantly, though, it qualified Celia for States for the first time in her career! She will look to improve on her swim in two weeks at States.
• Elsa Marsden - Elsa closed out her Madison career with an 8th place finish in the dive event. Her score of 319.5 is the highest she's ever earned in an 11-dive competition and is a fitting exclamation mark to her Warhawk career.
• Vera Korff - Vera set a personal-best in the 50 free, earning a spot in the finals on Saturday night. She had consistently strong splits in the 200 medley and 200 free as well. She will be competing at States in both relays for the first time in her career.

District Results and Athletes of the Meet

Congratulations to both the men's and women's teams for their impressive performances tonight at the Concorde District Championships. The meet featured a number of tremendous performances, including several personal-best times. 

The women's team finished in second place, falling to Oakton by a score of 441 to 425. The team demonstrated it's top-end talent by winning 7 events, including all three relays. Individual winners included Charlotte Dixon (200 free and 100 back), Hannah Carmen (200 IM) and Regan Hau (100 breast). The men's team finished in fourth place, led by Owen Dyson who won both the 200 IM and 100 free.

The following athletes earned first-team All Concorde District Honors for either winning an individual event or finishing second in two individual events: 

• Owen Dyson 
• Charlotte Dixon
• Sophia Brown
• Hannah Carmen
• Regan Hau
• Emma Wainwright

There were so many strong performances that it is impossible to choose any single person as athlete of the meet. Instead, the coaching staff would like to recognize the following people as co-athletes of the meet for their performances this week:

• Teddy Dinkelacker - Teddy's break-out year continued in both the 200 free and 100 back when he dropped time in both events. He dropped nearly 2 seconds in the 200 and 1.5 in the 100 back. 
• Enoch Zimmerman - Enoch first swam the 500 earlier this season and has consistently dropped time since. Tonight he took a giant step forward, dropping more than 6 seconds in the event. He also dropped nearly 3 seconds in the 200 free.
• Aidan Jones - Aidan continued his strong season in both the 200 and 500 free by posting times that were just off his personal-bests in both events. He attacked both distance events from the beginning on his way to qualifying for regions.
• Charlotte Dixon - Charlotte established herself as one of the fastest swimmers in the district by winning both of her events. She also posted a blazing split in the 200 free relay to lead her team to a come-from-behind victory in one of the most exciting races of the night.
• Sophia Brown - Sophia earned distinction as a first-team All District member for the first time in her career by finishing second in both the 200 free and 100 fly. She also posted a strong lead-off leg in the 200 free relay to help lead her team to victory.
• Elsa Marsden - Elsa had a strong district meet, earning an automatic region-qualifying score and finishing fourth in the event. 
• Lucia Gonyea - Lucia had a breakout season this year, consistently earning opportunities to swim in individual events. Tonight she capped her strong season by dropping nearly 3.5 seconds in the 200 IM.
• Aaron Diehl - Aaron posted his best-ever times in the 50 free and 100 back. He also earned a spot at regions in the 100 back, finishing in the top-10 for the event.
• James Rushforth - James had a break-out night, setting new personal-best times in both the 50 and 100 free. His time in the 100 free was nearly 1.5 seconds faster than his previous best.
• Ethan de Kramer - Ethan continued his strong season by dropping time in the 50 free and establishing a new personal-best in the event.
• Adam Hammoud - Adam set a personal best in the 50 free tonight, dropping nearly a 0.5 seconds from his previous-best time.
• Benham Cobb - Benham was just 0.07 seconds off his personal best in the 100 breast. He also had a strong split in the 200 free relay to help his team to a third-place finish. He was also part of the state-qualifying 200 medley relay.
• Regan Hau - Regan won the 100 breast with a state-qualifying time. She also finished a strong fourth in the 100 fly. Her performance tonight earned her All-District honors and establishes her as one of the best in the state in breast.
• Ryan Johnson - Ryan had a strong night that got better as the meet went on. He set a personal-best in the 100 free, dropping nearly a second from his time. He then dropped nearly three seconds off his 100 breast at the end of the night.
• Will Manousos - Will closed out his high school career in fine fashion tonight by swimming his fastest-ever times in both the 100 free and 100 back.
• Owen Dyson - Owen was a double-winner tonight, taking the Concorde District crown in both the 200 IM and 100 free. His time in the 200 IM set a new personal-best. He also helped lead the 200 medley relay to a state-qualifying time with a blazing 21.02 split.
• Lydia Mikhin - Lydia's positive attitude and hard work continued to pay off as she continued to improve throughout the season. All of her hard work culminated into personal-best times in both the 50 and 100 free.
• Megan Mikell - Megan had a strong swim in the 100 free tonight, dropping nearly a second from her previous personal-best time. Megan had a tremendous season and has a bright future at Madison!
• Emma Wainwright - Emma finished second in both the 100 back and 100 free tonight to earn first-team All Concorde District honors. She also helped lead both the 200 medley and 400 free relays to state-qualifying times.
• Anabel Huffstutler - Anabel had her best-ever swim in the 500 free tonight, dropping 5 seconds from her previous best. She also swam a strong 100 breast to round out a successful night.
• Hannah Carmen - Hannah earned first-team All Concorde District honors by winning the 200 IM. She also provided a strong split in the 200 free relay only moments after finishing the 500. Her grit and determination helped her 200 free relay team nip Oakton at the wall to win the event.
• Matthew Schlueter - Matthew set personal-bests in both the 100 fly and 100 back. He earned spots at regions in both events and will look to continue dropping time next week.
• Will Simpson - Will made the most of his opportunity at districts, dropping more than 3 seconds off his 100 breast time.
• Kevin Rice - Kevin was solid in both his individual and relay events. His times in the 200 IM and 100 breast were just off his personal-bests. His split in the 200 medley relay helped the team earn a state-qualifying time. 
• Becca Berg - Becca celebrated her birthday in fine fashion, dropping time in the 100 breast. She won her heat in the event and moved into a scoring position. 

Next opponent: The team moves on to the Northern Region meet next weekend at Oak Marr. Dive will be on Thursday night, while swim will hold prelims on Friday and finals on Saturday night.

Athletes of the Meet - Westfield

There are a number of recognitions and congratulations this week. First, congratulations go out to our seniors for all their hard work and dedication to Madison Swim and Dive. Each of our seniors has left their mark on the program and we are very thankful for the time we've spent together. We wish the very best to Lilly Allred, Hannah Carmen, Benham Cobb, Colin Crowley, Aaron Diehl, Owen Dyson, Collin Guo, Regan Hau, Megan Huffstutler, Will Manousos, Elsa Marsden, Ella Paci, Alex Roman, Adam Roth, Rachel Schlueter, Maggie Shi, Emma Wainwright and Ian Wisnewski.

Congratulations also go out to Benham Cobb and Hannah Carmen on being named athletes of the week for their performances against Westfield.

Benham's week included winning the 50 free and finishing second in the 100 breast. He was also involved in one of the most exciting races of the night, as he held off a strong challenge by Westfield in the 400 free relay to help lead his team to victory. Benham provides invaluable leadership by supporting his teammates and encouraging them to be the best they can be.

Hannah is another exceptional leader of our team. She is a tireless worker who helps organize and lead her teammates every day. During tonight's meet, Hannah won the 500 free and posted one of her best-ever times in the 100 breast. She was also a key contributor to both the winning 200 free and 400 free relay teams.

There were several other athletes who had noteworthy performances this evening:

• Lydia Mikhin - Lydia continued her strong freshman year with her best-ever 100 fly, dropping nearly 2 seconds from her previous best. Lydia also had strong splits in each of her relays. She worked hard during winter break and it is paying dividends as the season comes to an end.
• Anabel Huffstutler - Anabel's 200 IM was just a hair off of her personal best while her 500 free was strong throughout. She also had an impressive anchor leg in the 400 free relay to close out the meet.
• Bibi Ventura - Bibi followed up last week's strong performance with another great night tonight. She had a blazing fly split in the medley, followed by the second-fastest 100 fly of her life. Bibi's split in the 200 free relay was also right on her best. 
• Megan Mikell - Megan made her presence known with an exciting tie for second place in the 50 free. Her time in the 100 free was just off her personal-best as well. Megan is quickly emerging as one of the fastest young members of our team.
• Elsa Marsden - Elsa put together her best performance of the season on the boards tonight, narrowly missing a region-qualifying score fewer than 2 points. Elsa missed significant time this season due to injury but is quickly making up for lost time!
• Rachel Schlueter - Rachel posted a best-ever time in the 50 free tonight. She is an established leader on the team who is respected by athletes and coaches. Her positive attitude and hard work make her an invaluable member of the team.
• Regan Hau - Regan flashed her versatility tonight by winning the 100 breast and finishing second in the 100 fly. She was a also a key contributor on the region-qualifying 200 medley relay team.
• Owen Dyson - Owen's performance in the 200 IM was the most exciting race of the night. He battled head-to-head with one of the state's best in the event and emerged victorious by less than 0.5 seconds! 
• Ethan de Kramer - Ethan had two of the best swims of his career tonight, posting best-ever 50 free splits in both of his relays. In both cases, his split times were nearly a full second faster than his best-ever individual times
• Adam Roth - Adam Roth had an opportunity to compete in the 100 breast and took full advantage, posting his best-ever high school time. His time tonight was a mere 0.05 seconds off his best-ever time.
• Enoch Zimmerman - Enoch Zimmerman first starting swimming the 500 free earlier this season and he continues to get better every race. He dropped nearly 5 full seconds tonight on his way to a strong third-place finish in the event. His 200 free time was also strong, finishing just off his best-ever time. 
• Aidan Jones - Aidan had another strong night in the 200 free and 500 free. He attacked both races from the outset and won both going away. He continues to develop into one of the team's best distance swimmers.

Westfield Results

Madison Swim and Dive honored our senior class in fine fashion tonight, defeating the Westfield Bulldogs to finish off the regular season. 

The men's team won by a score of 197 to 115. The team won 10 out of 12 events, including each of the relays. The team took 3 out of the top 4 places in 5 different events, and the top 2 places in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Individual winners included Owen Dyson (200 IM and 100 free), Aidan Jones (200 free and 500 free), Benham Cobb (50 free), Matthew Schlueter (100 fly), Kevin Rice (100 breast).

The women's team defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 225 to 89. The team's depth was on full display tonight, with the team taking the top 3 places in 6 individual events on it way to winning 11 out of 12 events. The team had 6 different individual winners, including Charlotte Dixon (200 free and 100 back), Sophia Brown (200 IM and 100 fly), Vera Korff (50 free), Emma Wainwright (100 free), Hannah Carmen (500 free), and Regan Hau (100 breast). 

Next opponent: The championship season starts next week with the Concorde District Championship. Prelims are on Friday with finals on Saturday night at Cub Run.