Congratulations on an Incredible Rapids Season!
Rapids Families,
What an incredible season! As we wrap up another amazing summer, we want to congratulate all of our swimmers on a fantastic year and thank our coaches, parents, volunteers, and families for making this season such a success. It truly takes an entire community to create the Rapids experience, and we couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you.
We finished the season with an outstanding performance at Divisionals! The Rapids led the division in nearly every major team category:
- 59 swimmers competing - Most in the Division
- 103 splashes - Most in the Division
- 61 personal best swims - Most in the Division
- 55 medal winning swims (1st-6th place) - Most in the Division
- 10 individual event champions - Second in the Division
What a tremendous way to close out the season! The final team ladder is attached.
A special congratulations goes to Hadley Bockenek, who set a new Great Falls Rapids team record in the Girls 8 & Under Freestyle with an incredible time of 17.02 seconds!
Congratulations to our Divisionals Individual Event Champions:
- Alex Valmont – 8 & Under Backstroke and Freestyle
- Charlotte Folk – 8 & Under Backstroke and Butterfly
- Benjamin Bertin – 15–18 Backstroke
- Reid Peoples – 9–10 Breaststroke
- Julianne Sanders – 8 & Under Breaststroke
- Charlie Lake – 8 & Under Butterfly
- Hadley Bockenek – 8 & Under Freestyle
- Sophia Daniels – 11–12 Freestyle
We are also excited to congratulate the following Rapids swimmers who have qualified for Individual All Stars:
- Alex Valmont – 8 & Under Freestyle and Backstroke
- Charlie Lake – 8 & Under Butterfly
- Finn Blaney – 8 & Under Backstroke
- Charlotte Folk – 8 & Under Backstroke and Butterfly
- Hadley Bockenek – 8 & Under Freestyle and Butterfly
- Julianne Sanders – 8 & Under Breaststroke
- Layla Sacks – 9–10 Individual Medley and Backstroke (Alternate)
A huge thank you to Ivy Dastur, Sara Sacks and Brent Bradley and all of the volunteers for organizing and hosting such a wonderful end-of-season banquet. It was the perfect way to celebrate an unforgettable summer together.
Thank you as well to Colton Maender and Julia Wang for creating our fantastic end-of-season slideshow. It captures so many great memories from this season and is available for everyone to enjoy in the google drive.
https://drive.google.com/
To our swimmers: thank you for your hard work, determination, sportsmanship, and team spirit. Watching your growth and cheering you on all season has been a privilege.
To our coaches: thank you for your dedication, encouragement, and countless hours on deck helping every swimmer improve and gain confidence.
To our parents and volunteers: thank you for every timer shift, data table, referee, stroke and turn, concession stand, clerk of course assignment, setup, cleanup, and everything in between. Your willingness to volunteer is what makes the Rapids such a special community.
And finally, thank YOU ALL for the incredibly thoughtful and generous end of season gift. We are truly touched by your kindness and generosity. It has been an absolute privilege to serve as your Team Reps this summer. The memories we have made with this team and community will stay with us for a long time. Thank you for your support, encouragement and trust throughout the season. We are so grateful to be a part of the Rapids family.
Have a wonderful rest of your summer. We can’t wait to see everyone back on deck next season! More information regarding the schedule for next season will be shared over the coming weeks and will be updated in SwimTopia.
Go Rapids!
Your Team Reps