Wells Branch Armada

As we close out this season, we extend a heartfelt thank you to each of you for your amazing 2024 season. This newsletter includes a recap of our Divisional and Invitational Meets and the Awards Ceremony.  

Please complete the End of Year Survey by Wednesday, July 31st. 

We appreciate you taking a few minutes to provide feedback. Please complete the survey so we can continue to improve the Armada experience as well as understand what you enjoyed. Both the previous board and the new board will review the survey to make plans for next year. 
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Thank you for an amazing 34th swim season! It’s been a privilege to be a part of such a great team. The events at the Awards Ceremony, Final Fun Friday, Divisionals, and Invitationals were an amazing ending to the season.

It has been a joy to celebrate the accomplishments of all our swimmers. Special thanks and congratulations to our aging-out swimmers and their families. We miss you already and wish you well. We hope you come back to visit soon.

For anyone who missed awards night or wants to review the presentation, you can view the presentation here: 2024 Award Night Presentation

For anyone who needs to pick up their awards, ribbons, or progress cards: The family boxes will be available in Wells Branch at house 15840 Sambuca Circle through Friday, July 19th.  Please make sure to ensure the bins are closed tight when picking up your awards so everything stays dry.  Another week at the end of July will be added at a later date.  

Thank you again for an amazing season and have a wonderful summer. 

Mark your calendars for 2025 Armada Swim Season.
The start date depends on the NWSC's final schedule released in Spring 2025.

• January 2025 - Coaches applications open
• February 2025 - Returning family registration opens
• March 2025 - New family registration opens
• April 2025 - Estimated season start is Monday, April 28th

Here's to the memories we've made and the new adventures that await us next season!

by: Jake Tolfa and Maddie Wright, Head Coaches

We can’t believe the season is officially over!

The coaches are so proud of each and every swimmer this year. We saw how hard each of you worked at practice every day and the way you challenged yourselves at every meet. There were so many swimmers who hit their personal goals this year, learned a new stroke, mastered their dive, and dropped time at every meet. Parents, thank you so much for trusting us with your kiddos and letting us teach them all summer. Thank you for bringing them to every practice, and working those early morning, long swim meets. We hope you too can see how much it paid off - we had 156 time improvements at divisionals!

The love, spirit, and pride for Armada were truly unmatched this season. Thank you for another amazing summer and for allowing us to lead you all through another season. We love seeing how much you all love this team!

Let’s also give a quick shoutout to our kids who made it to invitationals! We had 27 kiddos swimming and an overall result of 31 time improvements! As well as a relay record broken! Congrats to y’all!

We appreciate another great summer with every swimmer and family who joined us for the 2024 season. We couldn’t ask for a better community. We look forward to seeing everyone next summer! 

THANK YOU ARMADA FOR AN AMAZING 2024 SEASON

Check out or share your team photos in the 2024 Wells Branch Armada photo album.

by Tricia Hughes

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TOP FUNDRAISERS- THANK YOU for all your hard work and extra effort in making our team a success this year!  

Please congratulate the following swimmers who received the Coach's Award and Spirit Award at the Armada Awards Night.

Coach's Award:                                                                                Spirit Award:

Summer Bell, Irfaan Karimjee                                     Lulu and Marissa Leos Trevino

Alexandra Fairbanks, Andrew Gardner                                 Lois Britnell, Jude Finely 

Ondine Crouzet, Manuel Leos Trevino                      Emilia Helgesen, Johnny Nafius

Kennedy Shields, Tarek Young                            Violet Hekman, Nathaniel Fairbanks

Abi Dowie, Simon Herold                                              Sarah Lunsford, Caleb Myung

Cailyn Miles, Richard Johnson                            Connie Zepeda-Saucedo, Luke Cox

Congratulations to the below swimmers for earning "High Point" trophies during our regular season meets.

$25.00 Academy Gift Card winners:

• Irfaan Karimjee- 8 & Under (50 laps)
• Simon Herold - 9 and Up (100 laps) 

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Congratulations to the below aging-out Scholarship winners:

• Lewis Family Scholarship Award $500: Connie Zepeda-Saucedo
• Silver Scholarship Award $350: Phoenix Mielcarek
• Bronze Scholarship Award $250: Elias Freeman
• Zayas Service Scholarship Award $250: Phoenix Mielcarek

Thank you to the Lewis Family, as well as our Scholarship Committee members.

Thank you to all our aging out athletes for their dedication, time and commitment to our Wells Branch Armada Summer Swim Team!

Our new 2024-2025 Board of Directors was officially voted in at our Awards Ceremony last week. Please welcome...

Each week the WBA honors the swimmers in each age group who record the largest time improvement. Fast Fishy times are based on times from the current season only. In swimming, the goal is to try to beat yourself each week by recording a personal best. 

The following swimmers were the Fast Fishies for the June 22, 2024, meet at Balcones Country Club:

The following swimmers achieved a Triple Drop (improved their time in all three of their individual events) at the June 22, 2024, meet at Balcones Country Club:

Congratulations to the below swimmers for breaking an Armada record at the Divisional meet.

Individual Swimmer(s)

The following swimmers received trophies at the Divisional Championship meet for placing first, second, or third in points scored for our team:

These WB Armada swimmers excelled by placing first in one, two, or three individual events at the Divisional meet. Congratulations Swimmers!

These WB Armada swimmers and their teammates excelled by placing first in the Medley and Freestyle Relays at the Divisional meet! Congratulations.

Each week the WBA honors the swimmers in each age group who record the largest time improvement. Fast Fishy times are based on times from the current season only. In swimming, the goal is to try to beat yourself each week by recording a personal best.

The following swimmers were the Fast Fishies for the Divisional meet on June 29, 2024.

The following swimmers achieved a Triple Drop (improved their time in all three of their individual events) at the Divisional Meet:

Congratulations to the below swimmers for breaking an Armada record at the Invitational Meet held on Sunday, June 30, 2024.

Individual Swimmer(s)

Relay Swimmers

The following swimmers placed first (gold), second (silver), or third (bronze) at the circuit-wide Invitational Meet held on June 30, 2024:

Individual Placements:

Relay Placements

Armada had 29 swimmers qualified in 51 separate events for the Invitational meet held on Sunday, July 9. Two new swimmers qualified for the Invitational meet during Saturday's Divisional meet.