Media Contact:
John A. Stokes, (202) 673-2195
(Washington, DC) -- This past weekend, 65
swimmers representing the DC Department of Parks and
Recreation's competitive swim team competed in the 7th
Annual National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet in
Cary, NC. DPR swimmers took home first place in the
team competition for the first time in meet history. DPR
parents were also recognized with the Spirit Award for the
meet.
DPR swimmers were dominant in relay events
and the team had several high point winners including USA
Swimming National Junior qualifiers Joshua Tomlin and Sarah
Lynch; Jaylyn Robinson also earned high point honors.
Joshua Tomlin swam in an exhibition heat of the 50 freestyle
against Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones and gave him a
run for his money swimming a personal best time of 21.56
seconds, just slightly behind Jones’ time of 21.31 seconds.
Complete meet results are provided below.
764 swimmers, ages 5 to 25 years old,
competed competed in the 7th Annual National Black Heritage
Championship Swim Meet on over 30 teams from across the
country, including teams from Maryland, Virginia, New
Jersey, New York, Georgia, Florida , Michigan ,
Massachusetts, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
For more information about DPR’s
competitive swim team and aquatics programs call
DPR Aquatics at (202) 671-1289. Select the link
below to view complete meet results for the 7th Annual
National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet: