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2022 SESSION

22105498D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 37
Offered February 17, 2022
Commending the Blacksburg High School girls' swim and dive team.
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Patrons-- Ballard and Rasoul
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WHEREAS, the Blacksburg High School girls’ swim and dive team won the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship on February 23, 2021, at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center; and

WHEREAS, the Blacksburg High School Bruins amassed an impressive 450.50 points to surpass the runner-up by 213.50 points and easily secured the program’s first state title; and

WHEREAS, the Blacksburg Bruins opened the meet in commanding fashion with a win from the 200-yard medley relay team of Norah Guillot, Lexi Nussbaum, Julie Anderson, and Andrea Leng, whose time of 1:47.22 set a Virginia High School League Class 4 state record; and

WHEREAS, the Blacksburg Bruins bookended their historic day with a win in the 400-yard freestyle event, as Julie Anderson, Andrea Leng, Norah Guillot, and Madeline Coombs posted an impressive time of 3:38; and

WHEREAS, despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blacksburg Bruins persevered all season to train and compete at a high caliber; and

WHEREAS, the success of the Blacksburg High School Bruins is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of the entire Blacksburg High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Blacksburg High School girls’ swim and dive team hereby be commended for winning the 2021 Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Chris Reilly, head coach of the Blacksburg High School girls’ swim and dive team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievement.