Stone Bridge Swimming had a great 2013-2014 season and showed that they were up to the challenge to compete at the regional level on Friday February 7th at the Manassas Freedom Aquatic Center.

The meet started off with the men's 200 Medley relay of Jacob Auerbach, Danny Marron, Michael Kost, and Chris Davidson took 11th with a 1:45.34. The women's relay of Lindsey Jachimowski, Lizzie Mandrgoc, Alyssa Coon, and Rebecca Oh took 8th with a 1:58.43.

Kost and Jachimowski swam the 200 free next. Kost advanced to the state meet, placing 5th with a time of 1:50.10. Jachimowski placed 7th with a 2:01.83.

Marron swam the 200 IM and placed 4th with a time of 2:01.98, advancing to the state competition as well.

Oh placed 8th in the 50 free with a time of :25.80. Coon's 100 fly was next where she placed 8th with a 1:00.96. Oh swam again in the 100 free after that with another 8th place finish in a time of :56.40.

Kost's next swim of the night was in the 500 free, where he placed 4th with a time of 4:52.87, advancing him on to the state meet in a second event. Jachimowski also advanced on to the state meet with a 5:26.95, with her 6th place finish. Mandrgoc  placed 8th with a time of 5:34.64.

The women's 200 free relay of Mandrgoc, Michaela Wilson, Callie Hughes, and Heather Stone placed 7th with a time of 1:45.64.

Marron swam the 100 breast next, just missing states by one spot, placing 7th with a time of 1:01.85. Mandrgoc advanced on to the state meet with her 6th place finish of a 1:12.77.

The final event of the day was the 400 free relay. The men's team of Marron, Auerbach, Davidson, and Kost placed 7th with a time of 3:26.07 and the women's team of Oh, Stone, Jachimowski, and Coon placed 4th with a time of 3:47.36.

The women placed 4th overall at the 5A North Region Swim meet and the men tied for 10th. Great job Bulldogs and congrats to our state qualifiers Michael Kost, Lindsey Jachimowski, Danny Marron, and Lizzie Mandrgoc.  Our 4 swimmers will be competing in Richmond next Friday, February 21st. 

"Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves. It has nothing to do with how many times you win or lose. It has no relation to where you finish in a race or whether you break world records. But it does have everything to do with having the vision to dream, the courage to recover from adversity and the determination never to be shifted from your goals." Kieren Perkins