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HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE PARK AQUATIC CLUB

The history of the team dates back to the mid-1980s. At that time two small teams, Abingdon Village and Framingham, were swimming for their respective homeowner associations in the Virginia Beach Swim League (VBSL). Located in the College Park area of Virginia Beach, these teams were looking to expand and become more competitive. Abingdon Village and Framingham teamed up to form what is now the College Park Aquatic Club (CPAC). The pools owned by both communities were used for practices, and there were no home meets.  In the late-1980s, CPAC teamed up with another local homeowner association, The Villages, that owned a 5-lane pool. Under this arrangement, Abingdon Village and Framingham provided funding for the coaches, and The Villages provided use of their pool for practices and home meets. This agreement between the Associations stayed into effect until 1999 when The Villages pool became unavailable.
     After searching for a home pool, CPAC established an agreement to use the 6-lane, 25 meter pool at the Honey Bee Golf Club in 1999 and used that pool through the 2009 season. It has been the site of one VBSL All-Star Meet, and many Divisional Championship Swim Meets.

    Based on a lack of pool availability, the CPAC team folded just prior to the 2010 season.

     The table below provides some historical information on coaches, Team Reps and swimming records.

YEAR

 COACH
TEAM REP(S) 
DIVISION 
RECORD 
2009 JULIET ADAMS KEVIN NICHOLAS AND RIP MONTAGUE PORPOISE 4-1
2008 JULIET ADAMS KEVIN NICHOLAS PORPOISE 5-0
2007 LAURA CHRISTIANSON KEVIN NICHOLAS PORPOISE 2-3
2006 LAURA CHRISTIANSON KEVIN NICHOLAS PORPOISE 5-0
2005
LAURA CHRISTIANSON
KEVIN NICHOLAS
PORPOISE 
4-1 
2004
LAURA CHRISTIANSON
KEVIN NICHOLAS
PORPOISE 
4-1 
2003 
LAURA CHRISTIANSON 
KEVIN NICHOLAS 
TARPON 
5-0
2002 
JASON QUASH 
KEVIN NICHOLAS 
TARPON 
4-1 
2001 
GARY RIVERA 
KEVIN NICHOLAS 
TARPON 
3-2 
2000 
GARY RIVERA 
KEVIN NICHOLAS 
TARPON 
4-1 
1999 
DANA LYNCH 
JOEL WYMAN 
PORPOISE 
0-5 
1998 
DANA LYNCH 
JOEL WYMAN 
TARPON 
5-0 
1997 
TRACY KOLBE 
JOEL WYMAN 
TARPON 
4-1
1996 
TRACY KOLBE 
DAVE SPANKA 
PORPOISE 
2-4
1995 
JAY SMITH 
DAVE SPANKA 
MARLIN
3-2 
1994 
JAY SMITH 
DAVE SPANKA 
MARLIN 
3-2 
1993 
JAY SMITH 
DAVE LAWRENCE 
MARLIN 
2-3 
1992 
JAY SMITH 
ILENE QUICK 
MARLIN 
1-3-1