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