Swimming Is In The Air

Summer swim team sign-ups are around the corner.  Here are a few dates and links to review.  Other information will be posted as it becomes available.

Jersey Shore swim team sign-ups will occur on Saturday, May 5 and Saturday, May 12 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the outdoor pool.

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The Williamsport Swim Club information can be found here.

Jersey Shore's 'Old Dudes' Rule!

The Jersey Shore YMCA Men's Masters Swim Team took top honors in the Division II of the Allegheny Mountain YMCA/YWCA Masters Swimming Association Championships.  Below are the swimmers and their placings.  Full results can be viewed here.  Team scores are at the bottom.

Left to right, Mike Campbell, Micah Metzel, Mark Keister,
and Steve Muthler

Micah Metzel: 1,000 free, first place; 100 free, first place; 500 free, first place; 100 butterfly, first place; 100 breaststroke, first place; 200 individual medley, second place; 100 individual medley, second place.

Mark Keister: 25 back, second place; 50 back, third place; 500 free, fourth place; 50 fly, fourth place; 50 breast, fifth place; 25 butterfly, fifth place.

Dave Sheets: 25 backstroke, first place; 50 free, first place; 200 back, first place; 25 butterfly, first place; 100 free, second place; 50 breaststroke, second place.

Steve Muthler: 25 backstroke, first place; 200 backstroke, first place; 25 butterfly, first place; 200 breaststroke, first place; 100 backstroke, first place; 50 backstroke, first place; 400 individual medley, first place.

Mike Campbell: 1,000 free, first place; 100 free, first place; 50 free, first place; 200 individual medley, first place; 500 free, first place; 100 individual medley, first place; 100 butterfly, first place.

Sheets, Metzel, Muthler, Campbell: 200 medley relay, first place.

Keister, Muthler, Campbell, Metzle: 200 free relay, third place.

The back Row (L-R): Micah Metzel, Mark Keister, Mike
Campbell. The front row (L-R): Steve Muthler and Dave Sheets

Team results:
1, Jersey Shore, 225;
2, Erie, 218;
3, Cranberry, 207;
4, Baierl, 191;
5, South Hills, 171;
6, Wilmerding, 152;
7, Jamestown, 147;
8, Indiana, 85.

Just to make sure the competition knows where Jersey Shore is

located and not to confuse it with any TV show out there!

Jersey Shore Swim Parents Recognized by YMCA For Their Volunteer Efforts

An analysis done during the 2010-2011 YMCA swim season showed that parents donated 1360 hours to the Jersey Shore YMCA swim program.  That blog posting can be read here.  When you put a dollar value on that, it comes out to $27,893.60 (the estimated dollar value of volunteer time for Pennsylvania is $20.51 per hour for 2010, according to the Independent Sector, a coalition of charities, foundations, corporations, and individuals that publishes research important to the nonprofit sector).

The Jersey Shore YMCA recognized these efforts by the dedicated swim parents by awarding them this year's volunteer award (picture below).

Reason #22 On Importance of Learning To Swim - Enjoy the Easter Weekend

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Jersey Shore Girls Just Miss Placing at YMCA States

Jersey Shore's 12 & Under Girls 200 yard medley relay came into YMCA States seeded 13th on March 25.  It took all they had to fight off the competition to hold that place.  Jersey Shore is in lane 3 (third lane down from the top).  Gabbie Moore leads off with the backstroke followed by Sam Keegan (breaststroke) and Emma Butzler (butterfly).  Very nice swim with Kendra White finishing strong to win their heat.  Their individual and relay results can be found here.  Other team results can be found here.

Mill Hall Pool To Open This Summer

It does take a community effort to get things done around here as the Friends of the Community Pool Committee and the financial support of Mill Hall Borough, Bald Eagle Township, the Clinton County commissioners and the Clinton County Community Foundation are opening up the aging Mill Hall Pool this summer.  More information can be found here.

But some work still needs to be done and funds generated.  So below are some items to note

BINGO FUNDRAISER
Vera Bradley Bingo to benefit the pool is slated for Sunday, April 22 at the Red Eye Center in Flemington. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the event starts at 1 p.m.
 
The CO2 Unique Boutique staff have been a great help with the planning, the Friends said. Prizes will include all newly released summer patterns, and the committee has worked with CO2 to make sure the prizes will be the most coveted Vera Bradley items.

Tickets have been donated by APC Printing Co., and prizes are sponsored by local businesses and families.

Jersey Shore YMCA Swimmers Celebrate Successful Season

Swimmers and parents got together this past Saturday night to celebrate a successful swimming season.  The festivities started on a down note though as Andy Kitchen, president of the Parents Swimming Advisory Board, stated the Jersey Shore School District's position on the high school swimming pool.   Once again, it appears that the school board is looking at closing the pool.

Andy quickly changed the somber mood as he presented a  volunteer award to the group awarded by the Jersey Shore YMCA.    He also acknowledged the presence of Laura McMahon, Branch Executive Director of the Jersey Shore YMCA.  Both Andy and assistant swim coach Patty Kennelley stated that it was the first time since they have been involved in swimming that a YMCA representative attended the swim team banquet.

He also presented gifts to the two coaches, Dave Keegan and Patty Kennelley.  He then turned over the rest of the evening to head coach Dave Keegan and his assistant Patty Kennelley.

Head coach Dave Keegan and assistant Patty Kennelley hand out gift bags

Age Group Captain Awards - for parents and older kids who made sure the younger kids got to the starting blocks on time.

• ·         Tammy Lehman 
• ·         Ellen Keegan 
• ·         Taylor Poretta 
• ·         Evan Moore 
• ·         Jessica Schwoyer 
• ·         Cody Schwoyer 
• ·         Michael Pansczysan 
• ·         Sapphire Naugle

Way to Go Awards - for those swimmers who dropped 5 seconds or more in an event from the beginning of the season to the end.

• ·         Madison Carlin dropped 5.04 seconds in the 25 backstroke 
• ·         Lily Dincher dropped 7.5 seconds in the 50 freestyle 
• ·         Meaghan Keegan dropped 14.27 seconds in the 100 IM 
• ·         Courtney Lehman dropped 6.97 seconds in the 25 breaststroke 
• ·         Sara Pecchia dropped 5.04 seconds in the  backstroke, almost 10 seconds in her 25 freestyle, and over 12 seconds in her 50 freestyle 
• ·         AJ Kitchen dropped 10.05 seconds in the 25 backstroke and 9.08 seconds in the 50 freestyle 
• ·         Owen Staggert dropped 5.76 seconds in the 50 freestyle 
• ·         DJ Steinbacher dropped 5.08 seconds in the 25 freestyle and 6.70 seconds in the 100 IM 
• ·         Gabrielle Bellomo dropped 5 seconds in the 50 backstroke and over 7 seconds in the 50 fly 
• ·         Taylor Fleming dropped 5.96 seconds in the 100 freestyle 
• ·         Cheyenne Gansell dropped 7 seconds in the 100 IM 
• ·         Isabella Hale dropped 6.88 seconds in the 50 freestye, 5.98 seconds in the 100 freestyle, and 5.06 seconds in the 50 breaststroke 
• ·         Allison Moore dropped 5 seconds in the 50 freestyle 
• ·         Jordan O'Connor dropped 6.32 seconds in the 50 backstroke and 9.74 seconds in the 100 IM 
• ·         Alyssa Sawyer dropped over 1 minute in her 50 freestyle while dropping almost 25 seconds in her 50 backstroke 
• ·         Maegan Sorgen dropped 5.10 seconds in the 50 butterfly 
• ·         Aylin Yakut dropped 6.26 seconds in the 100 IM, 6.23 seconds in the 50 freestyle, and almost 10 seconds in the 50 breaststroke 
• ·         Alex Butzler dropped 5 seconds in the 100 freestyle 
• ·         Payton Hammaker dropped over 9 seconds in the 100 freestyle 
• ·         Theron Sorgen dropped 5 seconds in the 50 freestyle, 11 seconds in the 100 freestyle, and 7 seconds in the 50 backstroke 
• ·         Emre Yakut dropped 5 seconds in the 100 freestyle 
• ·         Zach Schwoyer dropped 9 seconds in the 200 freestyle 
• ·         Victoria Bellomo dropped 5 seconds in the 100 freestyle and 5 seconds in the 50 breaststroke 
• ·         Emma Butzler dropped almost 15 seconds in the 200 IM 
• ·         Taylor Codispoti dropped 13 seconds in the 50 freestyle, 5.65 seconds in the 50 breaststroke, and 8 seconds in the 50 backstroke 
• ·         Sam Keegan dropped 6 seconds in the 200 freestyle 
• ·         Cassie Kitchen dropped 5.89 seconds in the 200 IM 
• ·         Allison Panczyszyn dropped 5 seconds in the 50 freestyle 
• ·         Dayanaira Watson dropped 7 seconds in the 50 backstroke 
• ·         Kendra White dropped 10 seconds in the 200 IM and over 5 seconds in the 200 freestyle 
• ·         Zack Lehman dropped 12 seconds in the 100 freestyle and 195 seconds in the 100 breaststroke 
• ·         Michael Panczyszyn dropped 8 seconds in the 50 freestyle and over 6 seconds in the 100 breaststroke 
• ·         Cody Schwoyer dropped 8 seconds in the 200 IM 
• ·         Cheyenne Greene dropped over 6  seconds in the 100 butterfly 
• ·         Sapphire Naugle dropped over 11.5 seconds in the 200 freestyle 
• ·         Courtney Steinbacher dropped over 6 seconds in the 50 freestyle and 13 seconds in the 100 freestyle 

Most Improved Award

• ·         Alyssa Sawyer 
• ·         Meghan Meixel 
• ·         Michael Panczyszyn

Most Valuable Swimmer Award

·         15 & Over Boys - Chet Schwoyer and Evan Moore

·         15 & Over Girls - Hannah Runtas

·         14 & Under Boys - Cody Schwoyer

·         14 & Under Girls - Taylor Poretta

·         12 & Under Boys - Zach Schwoyer

·         12 & Under Girls - Emma Butzler

·         10 & Under Boys - Alex Butzler

·         10 & Under Girls - Taylor Fleming

·         8 & Under Boys - Caleb Stemler

·         8 & Under Girls - Meaghan Keegan

Rookie of the Year Award

·         Zach Lehman

 The banquet ended with a pool party.

Waiting for the signal to get in

Killer game of shark and minnows

Just hanging out in the water

There Is Swimming In Renovo

Can the local Lock Haven swim community involve Renovo youth in winter and summer swimming.

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Pix of YMCA States

Swim team parent Shelley Moore took a plethora of pictures at the 2012 YMCA States at Penn State's McCoy Natatorium.  They can be viewed here.