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[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Happy Valentine's Day from NCAP ❤️

Inspired by @USASwimming & @USADiving
Photos from Emily Warren, Eunice Kim, and Jennifer Whelan Kalka

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Happy Valentine's Day from NCAP ❤️

Inspired by @USASwimming & @USADiving
Photos from Emily Warren, Eunice Kim, and Jennifer Whelan Kalka

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Highlight: Riley Chi, AU Silver 1

Riley and Girl Scout Troop 5585 are being recognized by the National Center for Children and Families for their renovation of Greentree's daycare center.

We are so proud of Riley’s commitment to community service!

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Highlight: Grayson Houston-Henderson, Prep Gold 2

Grayson founded The Sea Turtle Conservation Fund, a non-profit focused on conserving the global sea turtle population.

NCAP is proud of Grayson’s dedication to helping our planet and educating younger students to do the same!

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Coach Highlight: Jake Ball

Jake is the lead coach for Silver 1 & Gold 2 at NCAP Marymount. With 10 years of experience, his athletes have achieved Age Group, Sectional, and Futures time standards. Jake coached himself to the 2021 US Trials.

We are lucky to have Jake at NCAP!

[USA Swimming @USASwimming]

Best believe Bruce Gemmell’s still bejewled when he walks in the pool ✨🪩🤣

#Phillips66Nats

[Jonathan Kaplan @SwimJKAP]

You know you’re a breaststroker when….
Does anyone recognize these legendary breaststroke feet pointing outwards? I’ll give you a hint….gold medalist in Atlanta, Volunteer legend and star national level coach. @swimswamnews

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Erin Gemmell had another BIG swim on night #3 @ Jr Pan Pacs. She finished the 400m free in a 4:05.07, obliterating the meet record and earning 6th on the All Time US 17-18 Age Group list. She helped Team USA claim gold and another record in the 4 x 100 free relay. Congrats, Erin!

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

On night #2, Erin Gemmell set a new 100 free Jr Pan Pac record w/ a blazing time of 54.13, moving her to #6 All-Time in the US 17-18 AG. She also split a blistering 1:54.86 on the 4 x 200 free relay, catapulting the US foursome to GOLD and a meet record! Congrats, Erin!

[Kyle Sockwell @kylesockwell]

Erin Gemmell of @NCAPswim is on a war path...54.13 in the 100 freestyle to break her own JR Pan Pac Record in the 100 freestyle 🥶

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

🔥Congratulations to Erin Gemmell! She captured gold in the 200m freestyle on the first night of finals at Jr Pan Pacs in Honolulu, HI! Her time of 1:56.15 took down one of the oldest standing Jr Pan Pac Records by 1.58 seconds. Way to go, Erin!💥

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Congratulations to Erin Gemmell! At the recent International Team Trials, she qualified for the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 24-27. Way to go, Erin! 💪🏽😤🔥

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Come coach for NCAP! 🏅

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

This quartet of young men (Mason Menz, Matthew Rose, Andrew Vanas and Jackson Tishler) broke the PVS Resident and Open Records in the 13-14 800 Free Relay with a new time of 7:00.92, beating the old record (set by NCAP back in 2014) by just over two seconds! Way to go, boys!

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

This quartet of ladies (Sophie Duncan, Tatum Wall, Camille Spink and Erin Gemmell) broke the NAG Record in the 17-18 800 Free Relay with a time of 7:06.69, beating the old record (set by SwimMAC back in 2014) by just over one second! @usaswimming @swimswamnews @swimmingworldmag

[NCAP Swim Club @NCAPswim]

Get better every single day. #motivationalmonday

[reachforthewall @rftwdmv]

Camille Spink swims to 15th place in the 50 Free at FINA World Cup, narrowly missing top 8. Way to go Camille! @NCAPswim

[reachforthewall @rftwdmv]

Erin Gemmell captures 3rd in the 400 m Free at FINA World Cup in Germany. Also swam prelims of the 50 free, earning 33rd in 26.06. Way to go Erin!!! @GatorsSR @NCAPswim

[Bruce Gemmell @CoachGemmell]

All young coaches (and old coaches), skip writing your practice for today (use an old practice), skip your run, skip your nap and spend 90 minutes listening to Eddie. Best 90 minutes you can spend. Listen to it again tomorrow. Thank you again Eddie @NCAPswim @USASwimming