Swim Meet Results/Times

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Lock Haven YMCA Summer Swim Team Sign-Ups

Season begins June 1st

Price
Member: $55
Potential Member: $70

Registration dates: May 11th from 6-8pm
May 25th from 6-8pm

Register on these dates and receive a $5 discount!

  • Does not require a YMCA membership.
  • Practice times TBD
  • If the Mill Hall pool is operational, we will rent time there to have our meets/daily practice for older swimmers
  • 10 and Under swimmers will practice at the Lock Haven YMCA
  • Time slot will be reserved for older kids daily at the Lock Haven YMCA if outdoor practice is canceled due to weather
  • We will use the Loggerhead name, caps, gear, and suits.
Contact Head Coach Joel Blesh for more information

570-748-6727 or joelblesh@gmail.com

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Which Logo Do You Prefer for the Jersey Shore Kid’s Triathlon

Here are five logos, designed by Todd Moore that Jersey Shore Borough officials and volunteers are looking at for the upcoming Jersey Shore Kid’s Triathlon. Note that only the logo in the upper left corner is in color. All logos can be done in color for posters and brochures. The logo must be in black and white for the T-shirt. For those not from the area the logos near the bottom incorporate a historical aspect of Jersey Shore, the Tiadaghton Elm.  See here for more details.

Click on logos to enlarge

Friday, March 25, 2011

Rumor Around Town – Jersey Shore High School Pool Is CLOSING!

The rumor that is running wildfire through the Jersey Shore community is that the high school swimming pool might be closing.  The pool holds physical education classes throughout the school day and trains a successful high school swim team, not to mention the large after school YMCA swim program.  The Jersey Shore swim blog wonders if there are other land holdings and properties that are not used as extensively that are also on the chopping block?  In addition, are less successful athletic programs also being looked at?

Jersey Shore Community Swim Cancelled For This Weekend

Jersey Shore Community Swim cancelled for this weekend.


The pool has been repaired but has to under go inspection before open to the public and swimmers.  The inspection is scheduled for Monday and we hope to have the pool open for next Sunday.  Please check back in the middle of the week.

Jersey Shore Swimmers Finish Season With Strong Showing At YMCA States

Jersey Shore head coach, Patty Kennelley, announced her upcoming retirement from the sport to her swimmers several weeks ago. This past weekend at YMCA States was bittersweet as it was her last walk on a pool deck as a coach. She will walk into retirement with good memories over the many seasons and was able to exit the sport with a state champion swimmer under her belt.

The stage was set when Emma Butzler swam the 10-and-under girls 50 yard butterfly at YMCA Western Districts on March 13th and finished second to Allison Ahl of Corry YMCA by 34/100s of a second. Her finish was fast enough to qualify her for States but it also seeded her second to Ahl in the upcoming event.

The final heat and top seeds of the 50 fly at States went off fast as all swimmers had clean starts. Butzler moved down the lane, slightly ahead of Ahl but trailing behind Phoenixville YMCA’s Erin Merke. Coming out of the turn, Butzler pulled even with Merke and neither swimmer could create any separation as they swam the final length. It was a splash of water as the three top seeds lunged toward the wall. Spectators and officials could not visually see who touched the wall first and all eyes turned to the timing board at Penn State’s McCoy Natatorium to see the results. The timer had Butzler on top at 30.68 seconds, 2/100s of a second ahead of Merke and 22/100s in front of Ahl. It was the closest race over the two day, 72 event swim meet.

In addition to her butterfly win, Butzler placed fifth in the 100 yard freestyle. She finished her day by joining teammates Sam Keegan, Riley Markley, and Ashlyn Wool for a sixteenth place finish in the 200 yard freestyle relay. Although Keegan dropped times in her individual races, she just finished out of the point race with a 13th and 16th in her 50 yard breaststroke and 100 yard individual medley.

Shore swimmer Maddi Thompson was also on the medal podium with a 5th and 10th place finish in the girls 15-and-over 50 and 100 yard freestyle events. She also swam with teammates BethAnn Schwoyer, Gabby Rossman, and Lindsay Dudek to place 14th in the 400 yard medley relay. Schwoyer captured 25th in the 100 yard backstroke and 14th in the 500 yard freestyle.

Brothers Cody and Chet Schwoyer along with Tyler Sheets and Evan Moore finished 21st in the 14-and-under boys 200 yard medley relay and 22nd in the 200 freestyle relay. Each member of those relays swam one individual event as Chet was 32nd in the 200 yard freestyle, Cody was 31st in the 100 yard backstroke, Moore was 29th in the 100 yard butterfly, and Tyler Sheets was 26th in the 50 yard freestyle. On the girls side, Hannah Runtas finished 36th in the 50 yard freestyle.

Jacob Butzler was Shore’s sole representative in the 12-and-under category and placed 22nd in the 200 yard freestyle.

Lock Haven’s YMCA has two state qualifiers, Nolan Dale in the boys 14-and-under boys finished 33rd in the 50 yard freestyle while his brother, Ethan finished 24th in the boys 12-and-under 50 yard breaststroke.

Full results can be obtained here (scroll down to bottom of page)

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Lock Haven Area Swimming- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Maybe the blog title should read "Lock Haven Area Swimming - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". 

Nice article in March 22, 2011 edition of the Lock Haven Express detailing a swimming duel between two area swimmers at the Zoltoski Memorial.  http://www.lockhaven.com/page/content.detail/id/530331/The-senior-vs--freshman-swimmer.html?nav=5080

Although not bad, it is certainly ugly.  The March 23, 2011 edition of the Lock Haven Express talks about the Mill Hall project moving forward.  The article talks about all the potential problems, landmines, and issues with this project as it moves forward.  http://www.lockhaven.com/page/content.detail/id/530338/Project-Pool-is-all-or-nothing-gamble.html?nav=5009

Monday, March 21, 2011

STATE CHAMP

Emma Butzler is all smiles after capturing the 50 yard butterfly in the 10 and under girls at YMCA States at Penn State's McCoy Natatorium

Friday, March 18, 2011

Jersey Shore Community Swim Cancelled For This Weekend

Jersey Shore Community Swim cancelled for this weekend for minor repairs.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

KIDS TRIATHLON COMING TO JERSEY SHORE

TRIATHLON COMING TO JERSEY SHORE
The details are still being hammered out but mark you calendar for July 22, 2011.  This triathlon for youth is being modeled after the very successful triathlon for kids in Lewisburg.  Go here for more info on that triathlon.  Several Jersey Shore kids participated in that event last year and it can be viewed here.

As of right now, the start time will be at 6:00 PM at the Jersey Shore Borough outdoor pool (pre-race registration will be earlier).  Three age groups will compete; 7-9 year olds, 10-12 year olds, and 13-14 year olds.

Stay tuned for more information.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Heading To States - Part II

Lock Haven YMCA's, Ethan Dale, will be heading to State College this weekend as he made it in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 37.29.  He will join his brother, Nolan, who will swim the 50 freestyle as he advanced with a time of 26.65.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Heading to States

Jersey Shore YMCA head coach, Patty Kennelley, took 21 swimmers out to the Western PA District Championships at Indiana University of PA on March 12-13.  Complete Western PA District Championships results can be viewed here for
Saturday A.M.-13-14 year olds
Saturday P.M.-15-18 year olds
Sunday A.M.-10 and under
Sunday P.M.-11-12 year olds



Below is a list of swimmers that traveled to Western PA District Championships.  Names and events in bold and underlined are those Jersey Shore swimmers that were able to qualify for YMCA States next weekend by top finishes at Districts this weekend (YMCA States is at Penn State).


15 & Over
Lindsay Dudek100 Fly, 400 medley relay
Gabby Rossman – 100 Breaststroke, 400 medley relay
BethAnn Schwoyer500 freestyle, 100 Back, , 400 medley relay
Maddi Thompson100 Free, 50 Free, 400 medley relay

14 & Unders
Courtney Breon – 100 Fly, 50 Free, 200 Free Relay
Rachel Duda – 200 Free Relay, 50 Free
Sapphire Naugle – 200 Free Relay
Hannah Runtas – 200 Free Relay, 50 Free
Evan Moore200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Fly
Chet Schwoyer200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 Free
Cody Schwoyer200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back
Tyler Sheets200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 50 Free

12 & Unders
Jacob Butzler200 Free, 50 Fly
Luke Engel – 50 Fly, 50 Free
Gabbie Moore - 50 Fly
Olivia Edler - 200 IM, 50 Free


10 & Unders
Emma Butzler50 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay
Samantha Keegan100 IM, 50 Breast, 200 Free Relay
Ashlyn Wool200 Free Relay
Riley Markley200 Free Relay

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Recap of the Pennsylvania District 6/9 Swimming Highlights

Central Mountain High School swim coach, Carol Matheney, provided a synopsis of her team's efforts at District 6/9 Championships last week.

Senior Andrew Barrett placed 11th out of 14 - with a time of 1:00.86 - breaking the school record, again, of 1:01.95


Senior Emily Holladay placed 6th out of 11 and was on the podium in her 100 breastroke with a time of 1:16.04.

Freshman Jordan Suter placed 6th out of 15 in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:00.75, breaking a school record of 2:00.95, set by Tom Dent in 2001 and placed 6th out of 13 in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:35.22, breaking a school record of 5:44.00, held by Tom Dent set in 2002.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

One Rises, The Other Falls

Last year, the Borough of South Williamsport closed their outdoor pool because of some badly needed upgrades.  There was concern by some residents that if it was closed and mandated repairs were not made, then the pool would be closed forever.  A group - Save the South Williamsport Pool - formed and began raising money for the upgrades. An offshoot of the group, the non-profit South Williamsport Youth Fund, was created to take fundraising efforts to another level.

Ad in Williamsport Sun Gazette
The community effort with backing of local officials who wanted the pool showed what can be done.  Advertisements appeared in local papers as positions needed to be filled for the upcoming summer swim season.  Kudos to the efforts of S. Williamsport's local citizens and borough officials who have provided summer recreation to their youth.
Ad in Webb's Weekly













Contrast that effort to the mess that is occurring just west in the neighboring county.  The future of the only outdoor pool in the Mill Hall/ Lock Haven Area is hanging by a thread.  The project that has been in the planning stage for four and a half years is now running out of time. A Lock Haven Express article in yesterday's paper was titled 'Project Pool in Peril'.  More information can be found here.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Swim Clinics

Does your swimmers need a little extra work on flip turns?  Does she need to fine turn her butterfly?  Does he want to get a start on the summer swim season?

 There are two opportunities for local swimmers to learn new stroke techniques, racing starts, turns, and finishes.  Both opportunities are in Lock Haven; one at Lock Haven University (Haven Swim School) and the other at the Lock Haven YMCA (Lock Haven YMCA Competitive Swim Clinic).  Click on images to enlarge the documents.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

District 2-4 Class AAA Championships (includes Williamsport)

Results of Day 1 can be found here while Day 2 and final standings are below.
Click article to enlarge

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Psych Sheets for District 6/9 (that includes Central Mountain High School)

Check out the seedings for Central Mountain High School swimmers here.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Get To Know Phil Rodo

(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)



Name: Phil Rodo
Class: Sophmore
Favorite Stroke: Backstroke/Freestyle
Favorite Event: 50 free
Number of Years Swimming: 11
Swimming Accomplishments: States (1 year), Districts (2 year)

Other Sports Played: soccer, football, track
Non-School Activities: X-Box, paintball, surfing
Favorite Food: Chinese
Favorite Sports Team: Philly 76ers
Favorite Actor/Actress: Matt Damon/Mark Wahlberg
Favorite TV Show: The X Games
Favorite Movie: Anything that Matt Damon/ Mark Wahlberg are in
Favorite Book: Ride BMX Magazine
Favorite Band: Upon Fallen Kings
Most Influential Person In My Life: Eric Lugg
(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)

Get To Know Hannah Worden

(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)



Name: Hannah Worden
Class: Sophmore
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Event: 200 individual medley
Number of Years Swimming: 8

Non-School Activities: Legend of Zelda
Favorite Food: Toaster strudels
Favorite Sports Team: Steelers
Favorite Actor/Actress: Michael J. Fox
Favorite TV Show: That 70s Show
Favorite Movie: Back to the Future
Favorite Book: TuckerEverlasting
Favorite Band: Manchester Orchestra
Most Influential Person In My Life: my Pap
(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)

Get To Know Aminesh Chavan

(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)



Name: Aminesh Chavan
Class: Junior
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Event: 100 yard freestyle
Number of Years Swimming: 2
Swimming Accomplishments: 1:20 for 100 free

Other Sports Played: cross country/track
Favorite Food: pizza/pasta
Favorite Sports Team: Michigan/Steelers
Favorite Actor/Actress: Hugh Laurie
Favorite TV Show: House
Favorite Movie: Blackhawk Doen, Jumper
Favorite Book: Gangs of New York
Favorite Band: We Butter the Bread with Butter
Most Influential Person In My Life: mom and dad
(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)

Carrying the Torch

Nolan and Ethan Dale along with teammate Michelle Haftl are traveling to Indiania University of PA March 12th-13th for YMCA Districts.  They will continue the long held tradition of sending Lock Haven swimmers onto the next level of the YMCA swimming season.  Below is a group of swimmers that made the journey 20 years ago.

Swimmers who were headed to the Western YMCA Districts at Clarion University in 1991 were, in water, from left, Scott Hayes, Melissa Sox, Erin Pete, Angela Spangler, Tommy Shortledge, Matt Stern; and, on edge of the pool, from left, are Anna Zoltoski, Benji Shortledge, Mandi Houser, Rachael Packer, Jenny Mellinger, Molly Davey, Patrick Nevins and Nina Hess. Not pictured were Steve Dunkle, Mark Temons, Brian Cruse and Ashley Buheit.  Photo was in the January 25, 2011 edition of the Lock Haven Express 



Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Jersey Shore T-Shirts

Swim team parent, Todd Moore, has created some t-shirt designs for the kids/families going to YMCA Districts next weekend at Indiana, PA. 

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Get To Know Kate Tolomay

(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)




Name: Kate Tolomy
Class: Freshman
Favorite Stroke: Breaststroke
Favorite Event: 100 yard breaststroke
Number of Years Swimming: 4
Other Sports Played: soccer/basketball

Non-Athletic School Activites: Horse-back riding
Favorite Food: pizza
Favorite Sports Team: Penn State
Favorite Actor/Actress: Tim McGraw
Favorite TV Show: Teen Mom 2
Favorite Movie: Flicka
Favorite Book: Wanted
Favorite Band: Thompson Square
Most Influential Person In My Life: mom
(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)

Get To Know Jeff Smith

(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)




Name: Jeff Smith
Class: Junior
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Event: 100 breaststroke
Number of Years Swimming: 1

Non-School Activities: Runescape
Favorite Food: strawberries
Favorite TV Show: Ghost Adventures
Favorite Movie: Law Abiding Citizen
Favorite Band: Avenged Sevenfold
(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)

Get To Know Megan Hall

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Name: Megan Hall
Class: Junior
Favorite Stroke: Backstroke
Number of Years Swimming: 8

Non-School Activities: video games
Favorite Food: ho mein
Favorite TV Show: Arrested Development
Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite Book: Harry Potter
Favorite Band: Between the Buried and Me
(note: to view other Central Mountain swimmers profiled to date, click on the "Get to Know the 2010-2011 Central Mountain High School Swim Team" label located on the left hand side of the blog. May need to scroll down)