Flashback Friday – Remember When It Was Warm?

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 700 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

It is pretty cold outside this week with snow and temperatures into the teens.  While the winter YMCA swim season is just about to start and high schools are gearing up for their first meets, many of us might be wishing for warmer times.  Well, you can go back to the hot, muggy days of this past July and look at all the great swims from the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League’s Championship meet (results here). 

In addition to reviewing some swimming times, the sequence pictures belowof Jersey Shore at Wellsboro might also get you thinking of warmer days. This meet was a close one.  The final score and age group scores can be found here, and swim times here. 

Swimmers started by sitting or standing on

the pool deck and a few brave ones tried the

dizzying heights of the starting block

Regardless of starting position, all swimmers made it

to the water for great swims

Write-up of this meet plus a few additional pictures can be found here.

Jersey Shore YMCA Swimmers To Meet New And Old

With the creation of a new swim league in central Pennsylvania, Jersey Shore swimmers will not only swim against the familiar competition (Lock Haven, Bellefonte, and Eastern Lycoming) but against some new teams (Ridgeway, State College, Hollidaysburg, and Clearfield).  All the action starts next weekend.

·         December 7, 2013 - Jersey Shore v. Ridgeway @ Lock Haven University (AWAY)

·         December 14, 2013 - Jersey Shore v. State College (HOME-meet is at LHU pool)

·         December 21, 2013 - Jersey Shore v. Eastern Lycoming @ Juniata Valley (AWAY)

·         January 11, 2014 - Jersey Shore @ Eastern Lycoming YMCA (AWAY)

·         January 18, 2014 - Jersey Shore v. Eastern Lycoming @ Clearfield (AWAY)

·         January 25, 2014 - Jersey Shore v. Lock Haven (HOME)

·         February 1, 2014 - Jersey Shore v. Bellefonte (HOME)

·         February 8, 2014 - Jersey Shore v. State College @ Hollidaysburg (AWAY)

·         February 14/15, 2014 – CENKEY Championships @ Clearfield

·         February 14/15, 2014 – Last Chance Meet @ State College

·         February 23, 2014 – Lock Haven Pentathlon

·         March 7-9, 2014 – Central Districts @ York YMCA

·         March 21-23, 2014 – YMCA States @ Penn State University

Please note:  the following meet schedule is tentative and is subject to change.

Wildcat Meet Schedule Set

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Clearfield Swimming Sprint Invitational Results

Another meet, another Lock Haven swimmer qualifies for YMCA Districts.  Avery Mahoney (12 and under girl) qualified at the Clearfield meet in 50 yard backstroke and freestyle.  Full results of the meet can be viewed here. 

Shore Swimmer Top Ten In Middle Atlantic USA Swimming Times

Jersey Shore swimmer, Emma Butzler, has cracked top ten USA times for the Mid-Atlantic region in several events in her age group.  At this point in the season, her 100 and 200 yard butterfly are top five.   Middle Atlantic top ten times can be found here.  

New Winter Swim League Forms In Central Pennsylvania

This past summer, the Bald Eagle Swim League merged with the Susquehanna Valley Swimming and Diving League to form the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatics League (see here for more plus additional links, go here for map).  Now it is the winter swimming teams time to merge.  Starting this winter, the new league, CENKEY (which stands for CENtral KEYstone YMCA Swim League) will cover most of central Pennsylvania. 

Below is the schedule of the Lock Haven Loggerheads

December 7-  Home meet at LHU- Tri meet with Ridgway and Jersey Shore

December 14- Loggerheads @ Juniata Valley

December 21-  Loggerheads, Bellefonte @ State College YMCA

December 28- Loggerhead Alumni Meet at the YMCA (highschool and up)

January 11- Bellefonte @ Loggerheads (LHU)

January 18-  Dubois and Loggerheads @ Brookville

January 25-  Lock Haven @  Jersey Shore

February 1- Lock Haven @ State College

February 8- Clearfield and Clarion @ Loggerheads (LHU)

February 14/15- CENKEY Championships @ Clearfield

February 22- Last Chance meet at State College

February 23- Lock Haven Loggerhead Pentathlon

March- Central Districts at York YMCA

Flashback Friday - Record Breakers

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 700 stories and articles posted.  With that in mind, the Jersey Shore Swim blog will occasionally pull out an occasional favorite or interesting item from the archives to share with readers (plus some interesting old stuff never posted) in a series called Flashback Friday.

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It was a foursome that dominated the relays in 2008 with Maddi Thompson, Jenna Brooks, Danielle McPherson, and Sharon Koch setting numerous records in the Bald Eagle Swim League.  

 Brooks went on to swim at Lock Haven University (where she was part of a record setting 200 medley relay).  Koch went on to play softball at St. Francis University.  McPherson went to school to obtain her dental certificate and works in the Williamsport area.  Thompson is the only one still swimming competitively at this time.  She currently swims for Navy.  Some of her recent results can be viewed here and here.