Central Mountain High School Swimming Recruitment Poster

Below is a nice swimming recruitment poster done by Mike Rodo for the Central Mountain High School Swim Team.

Jersey Shore YMCA Swim Team Registration Dates

October 2 and 3 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the YMCA.

Here is the cost of swim team this year  (change from earlier posting)...

Registration:

$70 for first child

$50 for second child

$20 discount for each additional swimmer

$45 for high school swimmers

 

Team Suit - Dolfin Tracks Reversible Cross Back and the Dolfin Tracks Jammer (you can check it out on the D&J Sports' website)

$40 for the girls suit

$27 for the boys suit

YMCA Membership (only need to purchase a 6 month membership which needs to be paid by October 31st)

$45.90 for a 6 month youth membership; $87.72 for a full year

$248.88 for a 6 month Family membership; $474.30 for a full year.

$190.74 for a 6 month Single Parent Family membership.

Jersey Shore Swimmer Recognized For Academic, Athletic, and Community Efforts

This was in the Tuesday, September 18th issue of the Lock Haven Express.  Click on article to enlarge

New Date on YMCA Swim Team Registration

Please note that we are postponing our YMCA Swim Team registration dates until October 2 and 3 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the YMCA.

Approximate Cost of Swim Team:

Registration: $65 -- discount given for more than 1 swimmer in each family and also a lower rate for high school swimmers

Team Suit: $40/girls and $27/boys

YMCA Membership: $45

Jersey Shore's 12-And-Under Go Undefeated

The Jersey Shore 12-and-under girls went undefeated in the Bald Eagle Swim League (BESL) regular season and also won their age group at BESL Championships.  Team members are, front row from left, Gabbie Moore, Kendra White, Emma Butzler, Sam Keegan; middle row, Jessica Swanson, Olivia Bressler, Taylor Codispoti, Aylin Yakut, Dayanaira Watson, Erica Fenstermacher; back row, coach Dave Keegan, Trynity Lehman, Allison Panczyszyn, Briar Lehman, coach Patty Kennelley, and assistant coach Sam Keegan.  Not pictured:  Savannah Greene, Mateah White, Ashlyn Wool.

Jersey Shore's 2nd Annual Kids Triathlon A Success or 'What's Next - Locusts'?

In 2011, local triathletes faced scorching hot weather at the start of the race.  Certain parts of the route were shortened and water cooling stations were set-up throughout the course to keep everyone safe.  Last year's triathlon posting can be read here.  This year, July 27, athletes faced the elements once again as monsoon like weather moved in right before race time.  Parts of the running route were under water as a nearby stream jumped its bank.

For the 7-9 year olds, they swam 25 yards, biked .71 miles, and ran .44 miles.  The distance increased for the next age group with the 10-12 year olds swimming 50 yards, biking .71 yards, and running .54 yards.  The last group to start, the 13-14 year olds, swam 100 yards, biked 1.77 yards, and ran .78 miles.  A map of the course can be seen below.

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This event could not have taken place without several sponsors.  Jersey Shore State Bank was our financial sponsor and Lock Haven's Bike Gallery and Bonner Sports and RV provided plenty of door prizes for the kids.

Although unofficial, the age group results of the triathlon can be here.

Below are a few pictures of the event.  Additional pictures can be viewed here.

Tara Michaels from Fit for Funds helps the Jersey Shore
Rec Committee organize and plan the event

Swimmers get ready for the start (sorry swim team
swimmers, no starting from the blocks

Organizers try to make this event as safe as possible with volunteers
stationed all over the race course, especially in town at intersections
in the biking route

From the swimming leg to the biking leg as Olivia and Rebecca move
through the streets of Jersey Shore

Nick and Pete finish the biking stage and
move onto the final leg; the run

Heading to the finish line

Jersey Shore Summer Swim Team swimmers that
participated in the 2012 Triathlon

Kids crowding around for the door prizes

Winner of this years bike goes to Owen

13-14 Swim 100; Bike 1.77mi; Run .78mi

Tune-Up Before The Swim Season Starts

Lycoming College is offering many opportunities for individual swimmers and teams to get into the water and refine stokes, turns, and starts.  Check out the offerings below.

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Are The San Francisco 49ers Ready To Field A Swim Team?

All-Pro wide receiver, Randy Moss of the San Francisco 49ers, has been using swimming as a way to stay at the top of his game. It has proven to become very popular with his teammates as there are times when 30 of his fellow players are in the water working on aerobic activities.  The story can be read here.  Do you think the Jersey Shore football team could benefit from this cross-training workout?  Nah!

Jersey Shore's Younger Age Groups (Girls) Dominate Fly Events at Championships

During the 2012 Bald Eagle Swim League Championship meet held at the Jersey Shore Borough Pool this past July, Shore's younger girls seem to have had a stranglehold on the butterfly events.

Shore's 8-and-under girls of Meaghan Keegan and Sarah Misquitta captured 1st and 3rd respectively in the 25 yard butterfly while the next age group up (the 10-and-unders), Taylor Fleming took third.  It was the 12-and-unders that dominated the 50 butterfly as Emma Butzler, Gabbie Moore, Kendra White,and Sam Keegan took 1, 2, 3, and 5th respectively. 

Their race can be viewed below as Sam Keegan is in lane 1 (top of screen) followed by lanes 2, 3, and 4 of Kendra White, Gabbie Moore, and Emma Butzler respectively.

Cool Swimming Story Out of the Paralympics

Navy Lt. Brad Snyder was blinded a year ago by an IED blast in Afghanistan. Today he won a gold medal for the 400-meter freestyle in the London Paralympics.  You can read the story here or listen to it here.

Area Swimmers Compete In Inaugural Lumberjack Triathlon

Before many Williamsport residents were even out of bed on August 12, many triathletes were in the water ready for the start of the Lumberjack Triathlon.  It was a race that consisted of a 800 yard swim, 13.7 mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run.  A map of the course can be viewed below,

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Many triathlons have the swimming leg in swimming pools where mass starts are avoided.  The Lumberjack Triathlon took advantage of the Williamsport's natural features with the swim in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.

Triathletes waiting at the water's edge for the 7:30 AM start

The swimming leg of the Lumberjack Triathlon in the
West Branch of the Susquehanna River as swimmers cluster around the starting buoy.

Some swimmers prefer to hang in the back to avoid the melee at the start of the race

Winners of the 15-19 male division are recognized for their efforts; Shaun Smith (1st), Nathan Witmer (2nd), and Mitchel Smith (3rd).  Click on picture to enlarge.

 Overall results of the 2012 Lumberjack Triathlon can be viewed here and age group results here.  More pictures of the whole event can be viewed here.

Jersey Shore Summer Swim Team Virtual Record Board

Below is the updated Jersey Shore Summer Swim Team record board that includes times from this past summer.  In addition, several new records were found with the oldest one going back to 1971 (41 years old!).

Times with asterisks are Bald Eagle Swim League records.