Big shout out to Suzannah Mills today for breaking the 42 year old (1975) girls 15-18 pool & team backstroke records. Suzannah swam the 50 in 31.04. Former record from ’75 was A.Bacon ? (32.40). Suzannah helped the Marlins beat Pointer Ridge of Bowie @MC today.
Dylan Buehler swam out at the Marlins final home meet this year (2015). Dylan’s final season caps off 11 years with the Marlins. He started with the team at 8 years old, and is currently a Coach/Swimmer in his final year. To say that Dylan will be missed is an understatement. Dylan never missed a Marlin swim meet during his time with the Marlins, and always gave the team his best. The Marlins wish him the best for his future endeavors. Thank you Dylan for being a Marlin all these years and giving so much to the team.
Coach Brian Abdo Congratulates Dylan Buehler
Dylan leaves the Marlins with a Legacy of accomplishments.
Dylan swims for Rockville Montgomery Swim Club (RMSC)
Dylan Buehler MCA Pool (2013)
Dylan in Marlin Colors at MCA Pool
Dylan and Thomas at PVS Junior Olympics
Dylan Buehler 11-12 100 Fly (Tom Dolan Meet George Mason University 2009) Video
Dylan Buehler 15-18 50 Fly (MCA Pool Divisionals 2014) Video
Montpelier Marlins record holder, Meredith Stakem, won the women’s division at the 26th edition of the Traversee Dakar -Goree. The 5.2 km race stretched from Thiaroye to La Voile d’Or in Senegal, which saw swimmers from Senegal, Nigeria, Mali and Gambia participate. Congratulations Meredith!
Meredith, the Regional Technical Advisor of Nutrition and Maternal/Child Health at Catholic Relief Services in Dakar, said, “This is my first participation in this race. I swam as fast as I could. I did three times the other stages organized by the Senegalese Swimming Federation after arriving in Senegal in January, so it’s been nine months that I’m here.”
Our Montpelier Marlin’s reached new heights this season — Literally!
We were at the end of our season, last meet, and the Marlins were 0-4. Our team needed a win badly for morale and the coaches knew the last meet with Cheverly was going to be close. The Marlins had the points to win if one of our key swimmers, Naomi Mills, made it to the July 9, meet. Unfortunately, she was getting ready to leave for camp in North Carolina early Saturday morning, and was planning on missing the meet to catch a long ride on the bus to Wilmington NC.
With some creative thinking, we approached one of our swim team parents to activate the Marlin Air Express! If we could arrange an airplane flight, Naomi could swim the meet and make it to camp on time the next day. As crazy as this idea sounds, Paul Buehler, Lynne Collman and Naomi’s parents, Jane and Charlie and our local neighborhood pilots all helped put the plan into action. To help cover the cost of fuel many of our parents willingly donated funds for fuel.
Voila! Naomi was now able to participate in Saturday’s dual meet with Cheverly. By winning all 3 of her individual events, and anchoring the girls relay team for a win, she added those last few critical points needed to give the Marlins a victory over Cheverly. The Marlin team went crazy over the win.. they had worked so hard this season and everyone was overwhelmed with joy.
Very early Sunday morning, with a few butterflies in her belly (she had never flown before), Naomi is whisked off to Tipton Airport at Fort Meade Maryland. Naomi then met her pilots, Brad Gimbert and Larry Branch. Larry owned a Piper Arrow, and Larry and Brad flew the plane often. Naomi and her mom, Jane, joined Larry and Brad and then took off for Wilmington, North Carolina where Naomi was due to spend a week at camp. Naomi even picked up the nick name at camp – “The Flying Marlin”! She commented that, “My trip was great – only 2 1⁄2 hours flying versus 10 hours on a bus! It made me realize how committed our team parents really are! Thank you!”
And, if this was not enough, Larry, Brad and Jane Mills refueled the plane in Wilmington and made it back to Maryland with enough time to help out at the Laurel Invitationals later in the evening.
This is why the Montpelier Marlin’s ROCK! We have great swimmers and creative parents who will literally reach any HEIGHT for the Team!
Go Marlins!
