Good Afternoon Sharks,

What an incredible regular season! While we came up short against the Piedmont Tsunamis on Saturday, our team finished the regular season with an outstanding 6-1 record. We are so proud of everything this team accomplished this summer. From the youngest developmental swimmers to our oldest seniors, every Shark played a part in making this one of our most successful seasons yet!

This weekend was one for the record books with an incredible number of team records broken, including a new Prince William Swim League record!

Congratulations to our record breakers:

• The Girls 13-14 200 Medley Relay (Hailey Sosinski, Maddie Scott, Peyton Elam, Madison Woodward) broke both the Dominion Valley Sharks AND the PWSL League record with a time of 2:07.63!
• Brady Burke broke the Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle record with a time of 27.46.
• Emma Young broke three Dominion Valley Sharks records:
  • Girls 15-18 50 Freestyle - 27.10
  • Girls 15-18 100 IM - 1:04.66
  • Girls 15-18 50 Breaststroke - 34.40
• Madison Woodward broke the Girls 13-14 100 IM record with a time of 1:09.69.
• Peyton Elam broke the Girls 13-14 50 Butterfly record with a time of 29.56.
• The Girls 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay team of Peyton Elam, Hailey Sosinski, Brooklyn McGinley, and Madison Woodward broke the team record with a time of 1:56.83.

Congratulations to all of these swimmers on their incredible accomplishments!

Meet Results: https://d1nmxxg9d5tdo.cloudfront.net/85115/files/PWSL_2026_Week_7_Dominion_Valley_at_Piedmont.pdf?1784415535

Divisionals

Divisionals declarations close TONIGHT at 11:59 PM. If your swimmer is eligible, please make sure they are declared. We need every eligible Shark as we head into our biggest meet of the season! More Divisionals information, including timelines and meet details, will be sent out later this week.

SPIRIT WEEK

Our annual Divisionals spirit week starts tomorrow! Here are this year's themes:

Monday: Multi Suit Monday. Wear as many bathing suits as you can!

Tuesday: Twin Tuesday. Grab a friend (or a few!) and match!

Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday. Wear your wackiest outfit!

Thursday: Throwback Thursday. Wear your favorite Sharks throwback outfit or pick a decade and rock it!

Friday: Sandler Style Friday. Wear your best Adam Sandler Outfit!

Developmental Mini Meet

Our Developmental Mini Meet is Monday evening at 7:00 PM at the Gaines Mill Pool. Come out and cheer on our youngest Sharks as they show off everything they've learned this season!

Developmental practice will still be held tomorrow morning as scheduled.

8 & Under Competitive Night Practice

For our 8 & Under competitive night practice swimmers, practice tomorrow evening will be moved to 8:00-9:00 PM at the Main Country Club Pool.

Pep Rally

Join us Thursday at 6:30 PM at the Ryder Cup Pool for our annual Pep Rally! We'll have pizza, paper plate awards, swimming, and plenty of fun as we get excited for Divisionals. We hope to see everyone there! Be sure to RSVP on SwimTopia.

Team Luau & Awards Banquet

Our season wraps up with our Team Luau and Awards Banquet on Sunday at 10:00 AM at the Main Pool. We can't wait to celebrate an incredible summer and recognize all of our amazing Sharks. If you haven't already, please be sure to RSVP.

Our Week 8 Sharks of the Week are sponsored by Sponsored by Dominion Valley Country Club

Developmental: Elaina Haynes and Jackson Lee

8 & Under: Erin Speaks and Nathan Kim

9-10: Ezra Appah and Eva Pozinsky

11-12: Harper Eldridge and Jackson Woodward

13-14: Connall Crowley and Izzy Rowland

15-18: Morgan Elam and Quinn Caputo

Thank you to all of our swimmers, coaches, volunteers, officials, board members, and families for making this season so special. The support, dedication, and energy that this team brings every day is what makes the Dominion Valley Sharks such an incredible community.

The regular season may be over, but we're not finished yet. Let's finish strong at Divisionals!

Go Sharks!

Coach Katie, Coach Riley, and Coach Faith