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Athletic Background I played some team sports in elementary school, was on the dance team in high school, and I love a good step aerobics class! Competitive sports really wasn’t on my radar until I met Derby. Bio I’m from a small rural souther...

Athletic Background Gaymer has been a cyclist her whole life but roller derby is her first real experience with a team sport and she couldn’t love it more! Bio Born and raised in Rockville, Gaymer has spent (almost) her whole life in the DC area. He...

Athletic Background Ha none! Sheltered homeschooled kid, roller derby is the first organized sport for me. Bio When I first saw a roller derby game in 2010, I thought “this is amazing, I want to do this!” took awhile but I got there and joined DCRG at...

Athletic Background I was a synchronized swimmer in high school, but that was the only sport that I participated in in a formal way. I was a casual runner, and played in intramural leagues. But I hadn’t roller skated since middle school when I got i...

Athletic Background I dabbled in rec league soccer and swimming in junior high and high school but didn’t find that I loved it enough to try that hard. I also took dance lessons for many years. Bio I was born and raised in the Buffalo suburbs, but I...

Athletic Background Soccer, ice hockey, ultimate frisbee, rugby, derby! Bio I was born and raised in the Boston area, studied engineering in Manhatten, worked a few years in central Illinois, and recently became a Maryland resident.

Athletic Background Ballet and soccer in grade school; ice hockey in high school and college; yoga in my 20s and now derby (and still sometimes yoga). Bio I grew up in the Boston Suburbs, but as an adult have mostly lived in Brooklyn, San Francisco, and n...

Athletic Background Practiced and competed in the following: ashtanga yoga, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, karate, figure skating, tennis, skiing, and more. Bio Picked up derby in the Bay Area before moving to D.C. I enjoy nature, art, yoga, baking bread...

Athletic Background Soccer from childhood through high school with some rec league as an adult; foil fencing in high school Bio I’m a graphic designer with a passion for working with nonprofits, a proud nerd, and owner of an extremely cute mutt name...

Athletic Background In high school I ran cross country and was on the swim team. My best stroke was the butterfly. Bio “I’m originally from Bucks County Pennsylvania, but moved to Alexandria VA in 2014 when I got a job in Fairfax County Public...