Jersey Shore December Swim Schedule

Watch Top Ranked Division II Breaststroker Compete This Friday

Britt Rehrig, senior at Lock Haven University, is currently ranked #2 in the 100 yard breaststroke in Division II.  Below is an invite from her head coach to come watch Britt and her teammates this Friday.

Local Swim Parents,

I hope you all had an amazing holiday with your family and you’re pretty excited about your swim season being right around the corner. Many of you have asked me for details about the LHU schedule, I wanted to make sure to pass that information along.

We will have a meet this Friday (11/30) night against Millersville, and it’s set to be a pretty good one with some close fast races! College meets are typically 1 ½ hours-2 hours long and are only 11 events, so it’ll move along pretty quickly. The meet will begin at 5pm on Friday, and we’d love to see a lot of local swimmers in the stands!

Joel N. Blesh

Head Coach

Lock Haven University Women's Swimming

Lock Haven YMCA Swimmers in Tune-Up

Posting from

Colt M. Coffman, Co-Head Swim Coach, Lock Haven Area YMCA

 

This past Saturday, 23 of our Loggerheads traveled down to the Juniata Valley YMCA to swim the a pre-season meet against the Stingrays. We saw a lot of swims and are off to a great start for the season. Congratulations to Tyler Cygan for qualifying for Districts in the 50 Free, and to Ethan Dale for his qualifying swims in the 50 Free and 200 IM. We had several others that were very close to their qualifying time and will no doubt make it by the end of the season. Shout out to Phil Rodo who swam a 5th event of the 400 IM as an exhibition just so a member of the opposite team did not have to swim alone. Good job to all our swimmers who participated in the meet today and thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped time and officiate; the meets would not be possible with out your valued help. Attached are the results and times from today.

If It's Too Cold To Play In It, Then Play On It

Even swimmers like to ice skate.  Picture above is of ice skaters at Airmen Pond at Bowman Field in Williamsport (birdseye view of rink below).  Public skate times can be found here. 

It is interesting that every year the NHL holds one game (called the NHL Winter Classic) in an outside ice rink that attracts tens of thousands.  Williamsport is one upping the NHL by holding an ENTIRE season of hockey outside.  It is pretty cool to watch the Williamsport Outlaws (Federation Hockey League, see here) play a night game under the lights and stars.  If you are going, bring some blankets and something to sit on (bleachers are cold in the winter)

YMCA Swimi Team Concession Stand Donations

It is time to start thinking about getting the needed donations for the concession stand for our home meets.

We are going to do things a little different this year as to alleviate the problem of someone signing up for an item that they have to bring to all home meets when they are signed out of some of the home meets. We would still like people to volunteer to bring an item to all home meets, however, if you know your child is going to miss some of the home meets, please try to be generous at the meets you know you will be attending. If you do not want to sign up for a food item, we are asking for a $25 cash donation so that we can purchase items.

The list for our first home meet (December 15th) will be hanging on the bullletin board.

As you all know, we also ask that each family supply a drink beverage for our home meets. The list below details which drink item we would like each family to bring as it relates to your last name. Please bring these drink items to our first home swim meet on December 15th.

A-E is a 36 pack of water

F-K is a 24 pack of soda

L-Z is an 8 pack of Gatorade/G2

Sometime next week we will be putting up a list looking for people to work in the concession stand.

'Try It, You Might Like It' Swim Meet

YMCA is instituting several new events for all age groups this year (listed below).  The Invitational Swim meet on Saturday December 22, schedule here,  at Lock Haven University allows swimmers to try out these new events and qualify for districts.

Lock Haven Women Swimmers Crack Top 25 In Poll

The Lock Haven University swim team is ranked No. 23 in the latest Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com Top 25 National Poll.  See here for the write-up and here for the poll.

Jersey Shore YMCA Winter Swim Meet Schedule Set

Jersey Shore's winter YMCA swim meet schedule is set and can be viewed below.

"Swimming and water safety education are basic life skills that all should know"

CNN is recognizing individuals who are making awesome contributions to their communities, regardless if that community is local or one considers the 'community' humankind (so community can be anywhere in the world in that sense). 

Sad, but awesome story on  a woman who is teaching inner city kids the best life insurance policy a kid can obtain; the ability to swim.  Go to 2012 Top 10 CNN Heroes here, and vote for her dedication to youth.

Information On Swim Team Wreath Orders

 

Sunday Morning, November 18 – the wreaths are delivered to the YMCA by 9:30 am and we will need volunteers to help unload the truck. Please send an email to smoore@pct.edu if you can be at the YMCA at 9:15 am to help prepare the room and help unload the truck. Also, a sign-up sheet will be placed on the bulletin board at the pool this evening ….. as always the more volunteers we have the quicker we will get done! We need a minimum of 5 to 7 volunteers to carry this off.

Sunday Late Morning, November 22 – volunteers needed by 10:00 am at the JS YMCA so we can prepare/organize the wreaths for pick-up (we have to put on all those pinecones and bows!). This is the bulk of our workload and we need a minimum of 15 to 20 parents/swimmers to get the wreaths processed for pick-up. Again, please send an email to smoore@pct.edu if you can help add pinecones to the wreaths and sort/prepare the orders. A sign-up sheet will be placed on the bulletin board – and keeping with the “theme” the more volunteers we have, the quicker we can get everything organized!!! With all those wreaths, we will need all the help we can get, so bring your helpful swimmer(s) along with you!

Sunday Afternoon, November 22 – volunteers needed by 11:00 am to 1:30 pm at the JS YMCA for distribution and pick-up. If you aren’t available to help in the morning, please consider helping organize the distribution, pick-up and clean-up (boy there are a lot of pine needles after we get done!) We need a minimum of 10 to 15 parents/swimmers to get the wreaths processed for pick-up. Again, please send an email to smoore@pct.edu if you can help with this time. A sign-up sheet will be placed on the bulletin board.

 ADJUSTED Pick-up hours are from 11:00 am – 1:30pm.

For the parents picking up orders, PLEASE make sure to come get your orders asap. It is easier to process the large number of wreaths once we free up some space and have some of the orders picked up. Thank you!

Any questions about the wreath sale can be directed to Todd or Shelley Moore – Wreath Fundraiser Organizers at smoore@pct.edu or tmoore@lamar.com or 570-777-0554.

Jersey Shore Swimmer Takes Top Spot in Girl's 100 Yard Butterfly At West Shore Meet

Results of the meet can be viewed here.

Lock Haven YMCA Seeks Full Time Aquatics Director

The Lock Haven YMCA is seeking a full time aquatics director to oversee the operations of the
aquatics department and programs, including staff supervision, budget management, and planning.  Full job description can be read here and job position announcement here.

Jersey Shore Swimmers To Start Winter Practice

TheYMCA will start swim practice today (Wednesday) at the JS High School pool

Practice times are as follows:Ages 10 & Under – 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMAges 11 & Up – 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM

There are a limited amount of goggles for sale – prices vary depending on the pair you buy.

We are also selling Jersey Shore caps at a price of $5 each.

Lock Haven University Finds Swim Coach In Their Backyard

 Lock Haven University hired Lock Haven native, Joel Blesh, to coach the women's swim team.  More information can be found here.

Swimmers Invited To Participate In YMCA Grand Opening

While the Jersey Shore Branch YMCA does not have a pool (swim team pratices at the Jersey Shore High School), swimmers can still take advatage of the Y's other programs.  All members of the swimming community are invited to the grand opening of the Wellness Center and Teem Room renovation (see here) this Wednesday