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Swim Team Wrap-up

August 4, 2010
By Krista Brick
Swim Team Wrap-up

Both Lakelands and Kentlands swim teams wrapped up their seasons in late July touting a successful 2010. The Lakelands Lionfish finished top of the Montgomery County Swim League “J” division, earning second place in the divisional meet but enough overall points throughout the season to take the first place trophy. The Lionfish are tentatively...
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Summer Swim Season 2010

July 21, 2010
By Krista Brick
Summer Swim Season 2010

The Lakelands Lionfish swim team continued its winning streak, coming up top of the division in the relay competition, while the Kentlands Kingfish said goodbye to seniors ending their career with the team. The Lionfish continue to dominate the J division of the Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL), topping both Norbeck Grove with a...
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Reverse Swim Meet Fun

July 21, 2010
By Krista Brick
Reverse Swim Meet Fun

They struggled their way down the pool on kickboards, they smashed their faces into plates of whipped cream, and they pulled on lane ropes to get to the other end. What they didn’t do is act like parents. It’s a good thing, because at the Lakelands Lionfish reverse swim meet it was the parents...
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Lakelands Lionfish Undefeated

July 18, 2010
By Sonya Burke
Lakelands Lionfish Undefeated

The Lakelands Lionfish swim team finished the A meet season undefeated (5-0) on Saturday. Congratulations!
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Swim Team Rosters Break Records

June 16, 2010
By Krista Brick
Swim Team Rosters Break Records

The Kentlands and Lakelands swim teams broke records even before taking a single stroke in the pool this summer. Both teams this year have tallied their highest number of swimmers. The Kentlands Kingfish have 222 members this year, and the Lakelands Lionfish topped 190, marking the largest teams to date. In fact, both teams...
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Remembering a Swim Team Dad

June 16, 2010
By Krista Brick

Timer in hand, Dean Thrush was a fixture poolside at almost every Lakelands Lionfish swim meet. Even with a pump delivering chemotherapy treatment into his body, Thrush volunteered as a timer for the team he loved. On June 12, the Lionfish celebrated his life and dedication to the team with a memorial tree planting...
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Cycle of Frustration

June 7, 2010
By Sonya Burke

Unless it is raining, physicist Alan Migdall rides his bike every day to his job at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Gaithersburg where he’s been employed for over 25 years. Migdall is an avid cyclist who, like many of us, began riding a bike in third grade. He’s not...
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