Swimmers across the region spent part of their Fourth of July weekend in the pool, and they had no trouble getting into the holiday spirit. With more down-to-the-wire meets and broken records, there were plenty of fireworks from an exciting slate of action.

In a weekly feature, check out a selection of photos that tell the story:

Seven Locks's Serge Gould, 18, set a new pool record in the boys' 15-18 100 back (1:01.50) in Saturday's loss at Tanterra. It was the MCSL's third-best time of the weekend in the event. (Photo: Ginny Maycock)

The Manchester Farm girls' graduated 175 free relay of (pictured from left) Rachel Ziegler (13), Addie Tallman (8), Dylan Gribble (12) and Christina Collins (10) established a new team record (1:56.10) in Saturday's Division B meet at Potomac Glen.

Poplar Tree's Nicole Baker, 13, won the girls' 13-14 50 free and 50 breast, but the Pirates couldn't catch Pinecrest in an NVSL Division 6 meet. (Photo: Mark Hall)

In one of the weekend's closest meets, Burke Station held off Lake Braddock, 205-195, for its first NVSL Division 14 win of the season. (Photo: Scott Ripley)

Poolesville nine-year-olds Kelly Craemer and Vivian Galentine show their the patriotic pride. (Photo courtesy Poolesville Swim Team)

Want to see your photo featured here next Tuesday? We’d like to see good shots of your meet themes, swimmers in action and anything else that shows the fun of weekend competition. Upload photos to your team’s page (find instructions here) or e-mail them to detweilere@washpost.com.

- Eric Detweiler

Tags: Addie Tallman, Burke Station, Christina Collins, Dylan Gribble, Kelly Craemer, Manchester Farms, Nicole Baker, Poolesville, Rachel Ziegler, Serge Gould, Seven Locks, Vivian Galentine

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