Leesburg Director of Parks and Reaction Rich Williams displays the lily-pad pool-crossing feature at Ida Lee Park's new Aquatic Center.

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A view down the dual water slides at The Aquatic Center at Ida Lee Park.

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An unidentified worker prepares the new Aquatic Center at Leesburg's Ida Lee Park for its May 23 opening.

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The Aquatic Center at Ida Lee Park, which opens May 23, features pools specially suited for kids and their families.

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An overview of the new Aquatic Center at Leesburg's Ida Lee Park. The center features a six-hundred-foot "Lazy River."

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All-Extra athlete, Broad Run's Mark Sarman, competes in the 50-meter breaststroke during a Northern Virginia Swimming League meet.

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Caylyn Tate, a Potomac Falls senior, is the All-Extra girls' swimmer of the year.

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Mark Sarman, a senior at Broad Run, is the All-Extra boys' swimmer of the year.

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All-Extra players of the year: Erik DeLong, Stone Bridge ice hockey; Caylyn Tate, Potomac Falls swimming; Meixandra Porter, Freedom basketball; De-Andre Albritton, Dominion basketball; and Mark Sarman, Broad Run swimming. Missing from photo: Vicki Vesecky, Loudoun County gymnastics and Daniel McGillivray, Fauquier wrestling.

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Jack Zapp swims the backstroke for the Brambleton Bettas during the All-Star meet held July 26.

Photo: Robyn David

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Brambleton Betta swimmers Dalton DeSantis and Colin Jonasen diving into the pool. The swimmers competed in the All-Star meet to cap off the summer season on Saturday, July 26.

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Harrison Autry swimming for the Brambleton Bettas during July 26's All-Star meet.

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Veronica Smith of the Brambleton Bettas dives in. Smith competed during the All-Star swim meet on July 26.

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Brambleton Bettas swimmer Michael Humphries dives into the pool during the final meet of the summer swim season.

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Courts & Ridges swimmer Taylor Tasjian swims butterfly against Broadlands

Photo: Shelley Larrabee

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Rex Larrabee of Courts & Ridges swims freestyle at a meet against Potomac Station

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Cameron Lucas of Courts & Ridges swims the breast stroke at a meet again Broadlands

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2008 Champions, the Courts & Ridges Swim Team

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At the ODSL All-Star meet in Sterling, 14-year-old Alyssa Meyer of the Barracudas (left) and 13-year-old Kaitlyn Dooley of the Stingrays share time together before their events. Kaitlyn is writing "Kaitlyn is best" on Alyssa's leg.

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Members of the Landsdowne team share a cheer before the start of Saturday's ODSL All-Star meet.

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