WHEREAS, the Western Albemarle High School girls' swim team won the Virginia High School League Group 3A state championship on February 22, 2014, to claim the school's fourth consecutive swimming state title; and

WHEREAS, in the team events, the Western Albemarle Warriors placed first and set a new team record in the 200-meter freestyle relay, second in the 200-meter medley relay, and seventh in the 400-meter freestyle relay; and

WHEREAS, the Western Albemarle Warriors also dominated individual events, with junior Remedy Rule placing first and setting new team records in the 100-meter butterfly and the 100-meter backstroke; and

WHEREAS, each of the swimmers—Brynn Acker, Lexi Campbell, Colleen Higgins, Storrs Lamb, Kristen Richey, McKenna Riley, Brazil Rule, Remedy Rule, Savannah Scarbrough, Maddy Tegen, and Keller Whitlock—contributed to the victory; and

WHEREAS, the Western Albemarle Warriors worked hard throughout the season to achieve success, even incorporating elements of Navy SEAL training, and showed admirable team spirit and unity; and

WHEREAS, the victory is a tribute to the skill and focus of each of the swimmers, the leadership of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Western Albemarle High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Western Albemarle High School girls' swim team on winning the Virginia High School League Group 3A state championship in 2014; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Dan Bledsoe, head coach of the Western Albemarle High School girls' swim team, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's continued success and best wishes for the future.