Jersey Shore YMCA v Bloomsburg YMCA - Pictures

Some picutres of the Jersey Shore YMCA v Bloomsburg swim meet can be viewed here.

JS YMCA v Bloomsburg results from 1/28/12

The results from the yesterday's Jersey Shore YMCA swim team meet against Bloomsburg can be found here.  All the results of all the YMCA meets that Jersey Shore swimmers have participated in for the 2011-2012 season can be viewed under the 'Pages' section located in the upper left hand side of this blog.

Montoursville High School swimmers sweep past Jersey Shore

Yesterday's  Jersey Shore High School swim meet against Montoursville write-up can be found here.

BOYS
MONTOURSVILLE 92, JERSEY SHORE 63

200M RELAY: Montoursville (Chris Shoemaker, Nevan Schulte, Alex Sullivan, Alek Kraft), 2:06.32. 200FREE: Derek McPhereson (JS), 2:19.31. 200IM: Ian Enderson (JS), 2:36.82. 50FREE: Kraft (M), 28.34. 100FLY: Sullivan (M), 1:05.90. 100FREE: McPhereson (JS), 1:10.68. 500FREE: Kraft (M), 5:09.50. 200FREE RELAY: Jersey Shore (Enderson, Evan Moore, McPhereson, Cody Allen), 1:59.45. 100BACK: Sullivan (M), 1:09.17. 100BREAST: Enderson (JS), 1:15.72. 400FREE RELAY: Montoursville (Kraft, Ethan Ranck, Ryan Mondell, Sullivan), 4:34.85.

RECORDS: Montoursville (3-5). Jersey Shore (2-6).


GIRLS
MONTOURSVILLE 105, JERSEY SHORE 65

200M RELAY: Montoursville (Marissa Gombosi, Karen Schulte, Heidi Reinhard, Billie Strickler), 2:14.67. 200FREE: Schulte (M), 2:35.37. 200IM: Reinhard (M), 2:40.82. 50FREE: Strickler (M), 29.04. 100FLY: Reinhard (M), 1:13.24. 100FREE: Strickler (M), 1:04.93. 500FREE: Julia Arnold (M), 5:11.61. 200FREE RELAY: Montoursville (Gombosi, Rebecca Chubirka, Gabrielle Swisher, Arnold), 2:09.71. 100BACK: Schulte (M), 1:16.24. 100BREAST: Gombosi (M), 1:26.69. 400FREE RELAY: Montoursville (Strickler, Schulte, Arnold, Reinhard), 4:32.12.

RECORDS: Montoursville (6-2). Jersey Shore (6-2).

Bellefonte Invitational Results

Better late than never.  The results to the Bellefonte Invitational from December 3rd have been posted here.  The results of all the YMCA meets that Jersey Shore swimmers have participated in for the 2011-2012 season can be viewed under the 'Pages' section of the blog located in the upper left hand side of this blog.

Jersey Shore Swim Team Pictures

Note from coach Patty Kennelley...

Team pictures are scheduled for Monday, January 30th starting at 5:45 PM.

We would like ALL kids to be included in the team picture, whether or not you wish to have individual pictures taken of your child(ren).

Make sure the kids wear their team suits and have whatever "props" they want in their individual picture - towel, cap, goggles, frog, etc.

Depending on how long it takes, we will have practice for the kids immediately following
I will have the photographer's handout at practice starting tonight.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Patty

Go Big or Go Home

Meet information can be found here.

12 & Unders will be in the morning session with a 9:00 AM warm-up time and a 10:00 Start Time.
13 & Up will be in the afternoon with a 1:30 warm-up time and a 2:30 Start Time.
Each swimmer is allowed to swim in a maximum of 4 individual events (relays are offered) at a cost of $4.50 per event; $18 per relay.

Let coach Patty Kennelley know if your child is interested in attending by returning registration forms by January 25th.

Jersey Shore Swimmers With Another Busy Weekend

Jersey Shore swimmers had another busy weekend as the bulk of the swimmers took on East Lycoming YMCA this past Sunday where they fell 7-3.  Swimmer’s times can be found here (other times for past dual meets can be found over on the left hand side under 'Pages').  A couple of Jersey Shore swimmers traveled down to New Jersey for the USA Swimming Age Group Elite Meet where the results can be found here.

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Reason #63 On Importance of Learning To Swim - Ice Hockey

This is a continuing series in why everybody should learn how to swim as many activities take place around water.

Technically, you are on top of a body of water (bit of a stretch for reasons to swim but....)

Castanea Ice Skating Rink Rocks!  This picture was taken yesterday at the tennis courts which township authorities flooded and it was well used throughout the day.  Jersey Shore tried to make an ice skating rink but it was screwed up becasue it was not allowed to freeze properly.  There is a picture of the ice skating rink in the Lock Haven Express here, and a write-up of Jersey Shore's effort here.

Jersey Shore Swimmer Recognized for Athletic, Community, and Scholastic Efforts

Jersey Shore High School swimmer, Ian Endrese,n was recognized as the Lions Club Citizen of the Month for his efforts in the pool, classroom, and community.

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Shore Boys Win Meet On Final Relay

Results from Jersey Shore's January 3rd meet against Mount Carmel

Girls
Jersey Shore 93 - Mount Carmel 70

Jamie Mason (200 freestyle, 50 free) and Lindsay Dudek (200 IM, 100 butterfly) were double winners for Jersey Shore.
Cathy Fletcher (200 free), Tyler Getty (500 free), Nicole Fiamoncini (100 backstroke) and Ashley D'Andrea (100 breaststroke) were winners for the Red Tornadoes.

200 medley relay - Jersey Shore (Breon, Rosencrance, Dudek, Mason) 2:10.29; Mount Carmel, Jersey Shore; 200 freestyle - Jamie Mason, JS, 2:20.72; Alaniah Rosencrance, JS; Taylor Getty, MC; 200 IM - Lindsay Dudek, JS, 2:38.65; Courtney Breon, JS; Samantha Miscavage, MC; 50 freestyle - Mason, JS, 27.51; Cathy Fletcher, MC; Lauren Hause, MC; 100 butterfly - Dudek, JS, 1:10.80; Kiersten Kemmerer, JS; Breon, JS; 100 freestyle - Fletcher, MC, 1:01.91; Erika Leese, JS; Hause, MC; 500 freestyle - Getty, MC, 6:52.08; Rosencrance, JS; Karissa Trent, MC; 200 freestyle relay - Mount Carmel (Fiamoncini, D'Andrea, Miscavage, Fletcher) 2:02.35; Jersey Shore; 100 backstroke - Nicole Fiamoncini, MC, 1:18.95; Kortnee Blair, JS; Kayleen Klemas, MC; 100 breaststroke - Ashley D'Andrea, MC, 1:24.92; Rosencrance, JS; Erika Leese, JS; 400 freestyle relay - Jersey Shore (Dudek, Breon, Mason, Steinbacher) 4:49.04; Jersey Shore, Mount Carmel.

Boys
Jersey Shore 59 Mount Carmel 56

Jersey Shore won the final event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, to win the meet.
Ian Enderson (200 IM, 100 breaststroke) was a double winner for the Bulldogs.
Mikael Hause (100 free), Alec Zsido (50 free) and Michael Swatski (100 backstroke) were individual winners for Mount Carmel.

200 medley relay - Mount Carmel (Swatski, Zsido, Joraskie, Hause) 2:01.23; Jersey Shore; 200 freestyle - Derek McPherson, JS, 2:07.29; Danny Glenn, JS; Mikael Hause, MC; 200 IM - Ian Enderson, JS, 2:19.23; Michael Swatski, MC; Evan Moore, JS; 50 freestyle - Alec Zsido, MC, 24.57; McPherson, JS; Eric Joraskie, MC; 100 butterfly - Moore, JS, (no time available); Zsido, MC; 100 freestyle - Hause, MC, 1:00.26; Joraskie, MC; Glenn, JS; 200 freestyle relay - Mount Carmel (Swatski, Hause, Joraskie, Zsido) 1:49.55; 100 backstroke - Swatski, MC, 1:07.08; Nathan Smith, JS; 100 breaststroke - Enderson, JS, 1:09.25; 400 freestyle relay - Jersey Shore (Enderson, Glenn, McPherson, Moore) 4:30.53

Central Pennsylvania YMCA Swim League Championship Information

 

Saturday, February 18^th
Lock Haven University

 

MORNING SESSION: 

8 & Unders, 10 & Unders

Warm-Ups begin at 8:30 AM

Start Time 10:00 AM 

AFTERNOON SESSION: 

12 & Unders, 14 & Unders, 15 & Over

          Warm-Ups begin at 2:00 PM

          Meet Starts at 3:00 PM 

Events:  The link to the Championship form is here, which needs to be handed in whether you are swimming or not by February 3^rd .  The cost is $2.50 per event.  The list of events can be seen here.  Please put the money in an envelope along with your child’s name and bring it up to the Jersey Shore High School pool.  If your child wants to swim an event at Championships and they do not have a time in that event, we need to know NOW so that they can swim it in a meet.

T-Shirts:  T-shirt order form and picture of design will be posted on the bulletin board as soon as they release this information. 

Timers & Officials:  Julie Panczyszyn will begin approaching people to volunteer to be either a timer or an official at Championships.  Each team is responsible for supplying a certain number of timers and officials for EACH session.  In the past we have tried to split the duties so that 1 person is not working the entire session.  There is a sign-up sheet on the Bulletin Board if you would like to sign up ahead of time. 

Happy Ad:  Lock Haven is offering parents, grandparents, friends, etc., the chance to send a personalized message to your swimmer in the program.  The cost is $5 per “Happy Ad”.  Please let me know if you are interested.

If you want to write a check, please make it payable to Patty Kennelley.

 

The Results Are In

This past weekend was busy as Jersey Shore and Lock Haven swimmers were competing in various events.  Many of the YMCA swimmers headed over to the Easten Lyco Invitational where they did very well.   The results and times can be viewed here.

Another group of swimmers headed down state for a 2-day USA swim meet at the WSY Winter Invitational.  The results can be viewed here and pictures of the event can be viewed here (courtesy of Shelley Moore).

USA swim coach, Joel Blesh, gets the Haven Area Aquatic
 Club swimmers ready for a big day of swimming at the
WSY Winter Invitational

Fundraiser for the Mill Hall Pool

Here is a fund raiser for the Clinton County Community Pool at Mill Hall.

The coupon does need to be presented at time of purchase and the coupons may be copied for use.

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Williamsport Boys On A Roll

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What Would it Take to Restart a Renovo Swim Team



A thirty-old article ('81-'82) provides a
glimpse into a Renovo swim team with
 its match-up against the Lock Haven
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Looking back at old newspaper clippings, it is interesting to see some of the teams in the old winter YMCA swim leagues in central Pennsylvania.   

The Jersey Shore Swim Blog wonders what it would take to bring back competitive swimming into Renovo area. 

Myth #1 - There is no pool
 There is a beautiful pool in Renovo.  Have you ever been to the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and taken a tour of the 'castle'?  In the basement is this old, cool looking pool (without water) here.  Renovo has a pool that looks somewhat similar, with that historical feel, but it has water.  Check it out here.

Myth #2 - It is not a 25 yard pool so no good for a swim team
 Nope, it is not a competitive length pool but somewhat shorter (about 20 yards).  If anything, swimmers in this pool would be excellent at turns.  This idea of a short pool has not stopped other teams.   The Wallenpaupack High School swim team (located in PA) trains in a 17 yard pool!  They seem to be very successful in that small pool as 15 swimmers qualified for the District II swim meet, and came back home with 16 medals.  Check it out here. 

Myth #3 - There might not be enough swimmers to create a viable team to participate in swim meets
Why can't swimmers from different communities and pools band together?  The Pocono Piranhas YMCA Swim Team have their swimmers practice at 5, yep, count 'em 5 different pools.  Check out their practice schedule here and pictures of the 5 pools here.

Surely, the Lock Haven YMCA can work something out with their small town neighbor to the north

Myth #4 - Combining teams for recreational swimming might work but not for high school swimming
This idea of combining schools for high school swimming can also occur.  One has to look no further than our back yard where Williamsport School District and Loyalsock have set up some  sort of agreement for PIAA Swimming.   Check out the 2010-2011 Loyalsock High School Swim team page, here,  where it states that " Loyalsock swims alongside Williamsport Area High School in co-op that has been going on for four years. Our Loyalsock swimmers helped both the Men's and Women's Swim Team clinch the 2009-2010 District Championship!"

Also, check out the Heartland Athletic Conference teams below.  Loyalsock is not the only team doing this but so does Lady of Lourdes with Mount Carmel

• Bloomsburg
• Central Columbia
• Danville
• Jersey Shore
• Lewisburg
• Montoursville
• Mount Carmel with Our Lady of Lourdes
• Shamokin
• Williamsport with Loyalsock
• Southern Columbia

Jersey Shore Swimmers in the Water and News Today

Numerous Shore swimmers are heading over to the Eastern Lycoming YMCA for the Eastern Lyco Invitational Swim Meet today  while several others traveled down to West Shore for the two-day USA Swimming WSY Winter Invitational.  Also, there is a write-up in today's Lock Haven Express here, on last week's swim meet against Bellefonte.  The results of that meet can be found here.

Several Jersey Shore swimmers (and a Lock haven
one too)  traveled down to West Shore for the
USA Swimming  WSY Winter Invitational.

Arctic Swim Classic

Below are the results of the Arctic Swim Classic held at the at the Robert L. Shearer Natatorium at Clearfield on January 7.  Local teams (Central Mountain and Jersey Shore) and swimmers are highlighted in red.

Boys
Team Standings and Key1. Bellefonte (B) 303; 2. St. Marys (SM) 231; 3. Hollidaysburg (H) 205; 4. Clearfield (C) 148; 5. DuBois (D) 97; 6. Brookville (BR) 88; 7. Central Mountain (CM) 79; 8. Dover Area (DA) 66; 9. Jersey Shore (JS) 53; 10. Mifflin County (MC) 32.

Results
200 Medley Relay: 1. Bellefonte, 1:46.13; 2. St. Marys; 3. Hollidaysburg. 200 Free: 1. Thomas, B, 1:51.05; 2. Mallorey, DA; 3. Hailer, H. 200 IM: 1. Rosenberger, B, 2:05.07; 2. Fisher, C; 3. Fenstermacher, D. 50 Free: 1. Ransel, BV, 22.16; 2. Cotter, SM; 3. Rodo, CM. 100 Fly: 1. Long, H, 55.14; 2. Urbassik, D; 3. Renwick, SM. 100 Free: 1. Ransel, BV, 49.85; 2. Hailer, H; 3. Flanagan, C. 500 Free: 1. Thomas, B, 5:03.63; 2. Moore, SM; 3. Mallorey, DA. 200 Free Relay: 1. St. Marys, 1:36.20; 2. Clearfield; 3. Hollidaysburg. 100 Back: 1. Long, H, 55.80; 2. Newman, B; 3. Schnars, B. 100 Breast: 1. Rosenberger, B, 1:01.41; 2. Fisher, C; 3. Cram, B. 400 Free Relay: 1. Bellefonte, 3:27.58; 2. St. Marys; 3. Hollidaysburg.

Girls
Team Standings and Key
1. Dover Area (DA) 339; 2. Clearfield (C) 244; 3. Bellefonte (B) 156; 4. St. Marys (SM) 142; 5. Mifflin County (MC) 106; 6. Hollidaysburg (H) 92; 7. Jersey Shore (JS) 91; 8. DuBois (D) 75; 9. Central Mountain (CM) 29; 10. Brookville (BV) 27.

Results
200 Medley Relay: 1. Dover, 1:58.24; 2. Bellefonte; 3. St. Marys. 200 Free: 1. Crust, B, 2:07.13; 2. Platt, D; 3. Staub, DA. 200 IM: 1. Scordato, B, 2:19.25; 2. Spaulding, DA; 3. Link, DA. 50 Free: 1. Janosky, DA, 25.76; 2. Lowery, B; 3. Daghir, SM. 100 Fly: 1. Janosky, DA, 1:02.66; 2. Dacheux, DA; 3. Dudek, JS. 100 Free: 1. Dacheux, DA, 58.62; 2. Mason, JS; 3. Beierschmitt, DA. 500 Free: 1. Crust, B, 5:42.95; 2. Platt, D; 3. Bonson, MC. 200 Free Relay: 1. Dover, 1:47.85; 2. Clearfield; 3. Bellefonte. 100 Back: 1. Lowery, B, 1:04.06; 2. Smith, DA; 3. Keefer, H. 100 Breast: 1. Scordato, B, 1:12.71; 2. Mellgard, C; 3. Link, DA. 400 Free Relay: 1. Dover, 3:48.93; 2. Clearfield; 3. Mifflin County.

Central Mountain Swim Team – Arctic Swim Classic - Rodo and Suter Break School Records

Hard work and dedication pay off. That was evident on Saturday as the Central Mountain swim team participated in the annual Artic Swim Classic Invitational in Clearfield. Both boys and girls finished with impressive, personal best times, with the boys placing seventhin the 10-team event and the girls finishing ninth. “Terrific competition,if they were giving out heat ribbons, almost every swimmer would have come home with one”, Coach Matheny said. “I am definitely more than pleased with the way everyone swam. We had a good day.”

District qualifier Hannah Worden

The Wildcats notched a handful of top ten efforts. On the girl’s side,Medley Relay team of Bethany Barrett, Hannah Williams, Hannah Worden and Autumn Shultz, finished anotable tenth place with a time of 2:19:39. Senior Autumn Shultz placed ninth in her 100 yard Freestyle, while the 200 yard Free Relay team of Sackett, Shultz, Barrett and Worden swam a 1:58:98 finishing seventh out of seventeen teams.  “Terrific competition, “Coach Matheny said. “This was a season best for the girls, not to mention that CM had not swum this event under two minutes in the past six years.   Click on 'Read More' below to read the rest of the article.

CMHS Boys Swim team(4-1)beats Huntington – Girls fall short

Final Score: (Boys) Central Mountain – 81 – Huntingdon - 72
Final Score: (Girls) Central Mountain 61– Huntingdon - 88
"Our team did very well," Central Mountain coach, Carol Matheny said. "We had some personal best times and we're just really starting the season. The team is really meshing together as a unit. “I’m very happy all around with our performance."

Williamsport's Sidewalks and Riverwalk Better Start Making Money

"If we're going to have these pools, they are going to have to pay for themselves," Mayor Gabe Campana said on the possibility of closing the city pools in todays edition of the Wiliamsport Sun Gazette here.   Williamsport's sidewalks and Riverwalk better start making money or they are next.  So much for the public good.

And you families that cannot afford to own a backyard swimming pool or live in an apartment complex without a yard to place a pool, go swim in the Susquehanna River! 

PS - How much money does a Williamsport sidewalk actually make in a week anyways?

Eastern Lycoming Invite

The meet starts at 1:00 PM; warm-ups start at 12:00 PM; arrival time 11:30 AM.
Below is the schedule of the events for the meet as well as the registation form (at the bottom of this blog entry). There are no entry fees for this meet.

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Here is how the meet will be run: No relays. There is no separation between boys and girls either -- each age group will be combined with the boys and girls competing against each other (seeded by their times). The 14 & Under age group will be now lumped into a 13-18 age group. The first 2 events listed "Mixed 13-18 200" and "Mixed 11-12 200" is an event where the kids can choose the stroke they want to swim; i.e., 200 backstroke; 200 breastroke; 200 butterfly; 200 freestyle.

This is an excellent opportunity for the kids who are trying to make it to Districts as it gives them another "meet" in which to try and qualify in the event they are close to a District time in.

Please return this paperwork by WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th to Jersey Shore coach Patty Kennelley.

If your child plans on attending this meet, why not think about being a timer or official. We will also need parents to help get the kids ready for their events since the kids will not be sitting in the pool area but rather in a "gym".

Thank you and as always let me know if you have any questions.

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Jersey Shore Swimmers in Motion

Check out the pictures of Jersey Shore swimmers in action.  Pictures of Jersey Shore High School v Lewisburg (January 5, 2012) can be found here while a collection of photos from yesterday's Jersey Shore YMCA meet with Bellefonte can be found here.

Jersey Shore Swimmer Recognized on National Level

Often times, when swimmers are recognized on the national level, it is often dealing with their fast times and future as a superstar swimmer.  Jersey Shore swimmer, Natasha Harkey, is also being recognized for her speed.  However, it is not speed in the racing pool that has propelled her into the national spotlight but the speed in which she reacted to several drownings while on vacation.  Her story can be read here and here. 

Every year, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and USA Swimming Foundation have a Lifesaver of the Year contest.  Nominees are vetted for their efforts and ten are selected as finalists.  Natasha’s efforts were recognized with nine other individuals. The winner will receive an all-expense paid trip for two to San Diego, California, where he or she will be honored at the 11th Annual National Drowning Prevention Symposium set for March 7-10, 2012.

Public voting is now open to choose the winner; votes will be collected for one month through the end of January.  

For more information about the contest and to cast your ballot, go to http://www.facebook.com/NationalDrowningPreventionAlliance and select the Lifesaver of the Year tab. 

You may also link directly to the contest voting page here: http://apps.facebook.com/lifesaveroftheyear/contests/144881/voteable_entries

Jersey Shore High School Swim Teams Over Lewisburg

Nice article in today's Lock Haven Express, here,  on the win by both Jersey Shore's girls and boys high school swim teams over Lewisburg.

JS Girls 84 - Lewisburg Girls 78
JS Boys 62 - Lewisburg Boys 46

Pool Closing in Williamsport

Another pool closing is occuring in Central Pennsylvania as Memorail Park Pool is slated to close for this summer until they decide if they want to repair or shut down.  More information can be found here.  The Jersey Shore Swim blog hopes that the public pool situation in Williamsport doesn't go the way of the Montoursville pool here but the way of the South Williamsport pool here.

Swim Times Posted

Results of the Jersey Shore YMCA v. Lock Haven swim meet on December 10, 2011 can be found here.  The results from other meets will also be posted under the PAGES section on the upper left hand of this blog page.  Click on the event and it will take you to the meet results.

Reviewing the 2011 Jersey Shore Swim Blog Numbers

The start of a new year is always exciting as it allows one to anticipate a fresh start but it is also a time of reflection of the previous year.  So here are some interesting numbers from the 2011 year at the Jersey Shore Swim Blog utilizing Google Analytics.

From January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, the site was visited by 6,378 different people for a total of 10,841 visits.  Visitors viewed 24,683 pages and looked at 2.28 pages per visit.  Average time spent on the site was 1.5 minutes.  That is not to bad considering  1) some visits were less than 5 seconds (probably looking for information on the TV show Jersey Shore or looking for information on swimming at the Jersey Shore in New Jersey) and 2) many blog postings throughout the year were very short, sometimes just a picture or small paragraph.  

People from every state in the US visited the Jersey Shore Swim Blog.  As expected, Pennsylvania was at the top of the list with viewers ( 6,615 visits) followed by Kentucky (some former swim families from Jersey Shore keep track of their relatives on a regular basis).

Pennsylvania visitors represented 323 different towns/cities with Jersey Shore residents at the top followed by Williamsport and Lock Haven (see figure below).  Of the 1,101 Jersey Shore visitors to the site, 782 are regulars as they have visited more than once.   Hopefully, they are using the site to gain information about swimming within the community.  Whereas the US average time spent on this site was 1.5 minutes, Jersey Shorians spent an average of 2.5 minutes when at the site.

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