Mount Vernon: Fort Belvoir Swim Team Competes Nationally
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Mount Vernon: Fort Belvoir Swim Team Competes Nationally

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Five members of the Fort Belvoir Swim Team recently competed at the NASA Junior National Championship Cup swim meet in Clearwater, Fla.

Five members of the Fort Belvoir Swim Team recently competed at the NASA Junior National Championship Cup swim meet in Clearwater, Fla. Teammates Francisco Nieves, a senior at Edison High School; Ian Thompson, a junior at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes; DJ Pinter, a junior at West Potomac High School; Michael Valceanu and Will Rausch, both seniors at West Potomac High School combined efforts and swam three relays as well as individual events. Their 400 meter Medley Relay of Thompson, Rausch, Valceanu, and Nieves took 16th and established a new Fort Belvoir Swim Team record. The 200 yard Freestyle Relay of Thompson, Valceanu, Nieves, and Pinter placed 4th and broke a long-standing team record. Establishing another new team record with a 3rd place finish and pictured here is the 400 meter Freestyle Relay of Nieves, Thompson, Valceanu, and Pinter. Ian Thompson also made it to the podium with a 5th place finish in the 50 meter backstroke.