Bill Text: VA SR165 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Forest Webb.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-23 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR165ER) [SR165 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SR165-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Forest Webb, swimmer for the Carroll County High School swim team, won the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship title for the 100-yard backstroke event at SwimRVA aquatic center on February, 15, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Forest Webb swam the event in a lightning-fast 49.41 seconds, finishing a half second ahead of the event's runner-up and earning All-American honors; and
WHEREAS, Forest Webb improved upon his runner-up finish last year to bring home the state championship title; he also placed third and earned All-American honors in the boys' 200-yard freestyle event and joined his teammates in the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay, placing 13th and 21st in those events, respectively; and
WHEREAS, Forest Webb will continue to make the Commonwealth proud when he takes his talents to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University this fall; and
WHEREAS, Forest Webb's success is the result of his hard work, the guidance of his coaches and teachers, and the support of the entire Carroll County High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Forest Webb, swimmer for the Carroll County High School swim team, hereby be commended for winning the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship title in the 100-yard backstroke event; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Forest Webb as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for his extraordinary achievement.
