It Was a Very Good Year For Lycoming County Pools (sort of)

Overall, swimming infrastructure fared pretty well in Lycoming County in 2015 and for the future.  Sure, the South Williamsport Borough Council voted in April 2015 to close the South Williamsport Pool (see here) and the East End Pool in Williamsport did not reopen this year (closed in 2014, see here).

On the plus side, the Jersey Shore Boro Pool was renovated this year (see here)-pictures below, Williamsport's only outdoor pool underwent a major renovation, and the new Williamsport YMCA has a new pool.  In fact, this week's Williamsport Sun-Gazette has pictures of Williamsport's two swimming pools on yesterday's front page to highlight several major changes within the community.

Williamsport's two new pool are part of Williamsport's newness

Jersey Shore Boro Pool being renovated for the kids of the community

US Masters Swimming Program Now at Williamsport YMCA

Get Your Kid to Swim Like a Guppy or Even a Minnow

CENKEY Swimming Championship Info is Posted

There are still many more swim meets to swim in January and February before the CENKEY YMCA Swimming Championships in mid-February.  Championship info can be found here.

PIAA District IV Qualifying Times

It is only 3 dual meets into the Jersey Shore High School swim season and numerous swimmers have already met PIAA District IV qualifying times.  Below are the times the swimmers are shooting for the February 2016 swim meet.

Looking to Fine Tune the Best Life Insurance Policy You Can Buy Your Kids? (Hint: It's Teaching Them How to Swim)

Flashback Friday - The Start of the Lock Haven University Swim Team

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 1000 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.

Below is a newspaper clipping from  Lock Haven's December 19, 1947 The Express, where they talk about all the sports offerings at Lock Haven University (then called the State Teachers College at Lock Haven).  Buried in the article is the mention of the college's new swim team.  Note -this was the men's team (which is no longer in existence) with the thought of a women's team years down the road.

CENKEY's Top 12 Times - 12.21.15

Several weeks into the meet season of the 12-team CENKEY YMCA Swim League has produced many swimmers with YMCA District qualifying swims and top times. The top 12 times for each age group and event can be found here.

Lock Haven University Women's Swim Team Gives Back to Local Teams

In order for a YMCA swim meet to function, an army of volunteers is needed.  There are positions for officials, timers, concession stand workers, etc.  With all this work, it is often very hard for parents to sit and relax and watch thier kids swim.

At the Lock Haven YMCA v East Lycoming dual meet, the LHU Women's Swim Team gave the parents a huge break.  Eighteen parent volunteer timers were replaced by eighteen LHU swimmers.  What a treat! More on the story can be read here.

Lock Haven YMCA Tri-Meet Results Posted

Results of Saturday's tri-meet of Lock Haven, Dubois, and Brookville can be seen here.

Flashback Friday - Jersey Shore's First High School Dual Meet Season, 1992

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 1000 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.

During the first several years of Jersey Shore High School pool's existence, only YMCA dual meets were available to the high school age swimmers.  Although unable to compete as a ' 'high school' team, they were able to compete individually in High School Districts the first few years.  The 91-92 team was the first team that competed in high school meets and was then able to swim in High School Districts as a true team.

Lock Haven YMCA v East Lycoming Top Three Times

East Lycoming at Lock Haven Dual Meet
December 12. 2015
Zimmerli Pool, Lock Haven University

LHY – Lock Haven YMCA
ELY – East Lycoming  YMCA

Girls

8-and- Under
25 Yard Freestyle:  1. Merinar, R, LHY, 19.34. 2. Roarty, S, , ELY, 19.49. 3. Lindsay, A, LHY, 21.56.
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Hosley, A, LHY, 45.56. 2. Hamm, E, ELY, 46.35. 3. Lindsay, A, LHY, 54.87.
25 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Merinar, R, LHY, 26.95. 2. Roarty, S, ELY, 27.87. 3. Nestor, E, LHY, 45.26.
25 Yard Butterfly:  1. Hosley, A, LHY, 20.21. 2. Yoder, S, ELY, 24.73. 3. Hosley, G, LHY, 37.27.
25 Yard Backstroke:  1. Merinar, R, LHY, 22.70. 2. Hamm, E, ELY, 25.22. 3. Hosley, G, LHY, 28.49.
100 Yard IM:  1. Hosley, A, LHY, 1:48.64. 2. Hamm, E, ELY, 1:56.00. 3. Roarty, S, ELY, 2:02.53.

10-and-under
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Bair, C, LHY, 34.18. 2. Persun, A, LHY, 35.28. 3. Cohen, D, LHY, 39.23.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Cohen, D, LHY, 1:25.03.
200 Yard Freestyle:  1. Crowell, M, LHY, 3:20.77. 2. Drouin, A, LHY, 3:32.09. 3. Flerlage, E, ELY, 3:37.11.
50 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Bair, C, LHY, 42.57. 2. Greevy, C, , ELY, 46.23. 3. Cohen, D, LHY, 48.82.
100 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Bair, C, LHY, 1:34.28. 2. Greevy, C, ELY, 1:48.65. 3. Garman, A, LHY, 1:49.57.
50 Yard Butterfly:  1. Lavallee, C, LHY, 56.47.
100 Yard Butterfly:  1. Persun, A, LHY, 1:29.46.
50 Yard Backstroke:  1. Crowell, M, LHY, 44.59. 2. Lavallee, C, LHY, 46.40. 3. Garman, A, LHY, 46.53.
100 Yard Backstroke:  1. Lavallee, C, LHY, 1:40.97. 2. Greevy, C, ELY, 1:56.15.
100 Yard IM:  1. Persun, A, LHY, 1:28.22. 2. Flerlage, E, ELY, 1:57.69.

12-and-under
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Keegan, M, LHY, 29.46. 2. Rembold, E, LHY, 29.71. 3. Wallis, K, ELY, 29.88.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Waltz, A, ELY, 1:08.53. 2. Brian, M, LHY, 1:09.13. 3. Brian, H, LHY, 1:10.20.
200 Yard Freestyle:  1. Albert, H, ELY, 2:27.93. 2. Wallis, K, ELY, 2:30.34. 3. Pricher, S, ELY, 2:30.37.
50 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Marsh, K, , ELY, 36.43. 2. Bartlett, E, LHY, 37.74. 3. Shadle, H, LHY, 38.35.
100 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Marsh, K, ELY, 1:19.50. 2. Bair, M, LHY, 1:23.15. 3. Shadle, H, LHY, 1:32.09.
50 Yard Butterfly:  1. Keegan, M, LHY, 31.72. 2. Pricher, S, ELY, 32.43. 3. Rembold, E, LHY, 33.07.
100 Yard Butterfly:  1. Pricher, S, ELY, 1:14.52. 2. Keegan, M, LHY, 1:14.82. 3. Wallis, K, ELY, 1:15.50.
50 Yard Backstroke:  1. Albert, H, ELY, 34.06. 2. Waltz, A, ELY, 35.41. 3. Bair, M, LHY, 36.09.
100 Yard Backstroke:  1. Albert, H, ELY, 1:12.21. 2. Waltz, A, ELY, 1:17.65. 3. Bair, M, LHY, 1:21.16.
200 Yard IM:  1. Marsh, K, ELY, 2:42.45. 2. Brian, M, LHY, 2:51.53. 3. Bartlett, E, LHY, 2:56.89.

14-and-under
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Keller, S, ELY, 26.77. 2. Mahoney, A, LHY, 29.59. 3. Castellan, H, ELY, 32.03.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Keller, S, ELY, 1:01.30. 2. Fleming, T, LHY, 1:01.40.
200 Yard Freestyle:  1. Castellan, H, ELY, 2:43.08.
500 Yard Freestyle:  1. Keller, S, , ELY, 6:18.94. 2. Rich, M, LHY, 6:52.63.
100 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Castellan, H, ELY, 1:27.02. 2. Fox, M, LHY, 1:32.68. 3. Shadle, L, LHY, 1:33.78.
200 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Castellan, H, ELY, 3:05.75. 2. Fox, M, LHY, 3:17.50.
100 Yard Butterfly:  1. Brelsford, M, ELY, 1:09.04. 2. Fleming, T, LHY, 1:12.21.
200 Yard Butterfly:  1. Brelsford, M, ELY, 2:38.55.
100 Yard Backstroke:  1. Mahoney, A, LHY, 1:11.81. 2. O'Connor, J, LHY, 1:12.23.
200 Yard Backstroke:  1. Brelsford, M, ELY, 2:32.86. 2. O'Connor, J, LHY, 2:41.39. 3. Mahoney, A, LHY, 2:46.28.
200 Yard IM:  1. Keller, S, ELY, 2:41.21. 2. O'Connor, J, LHY, 2:43.25. 3. Rich, M, LHY, 2:43.90.
400 Yard IM:  1. Fleming, T, LHY, 5:54.81.

15-and-Over
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Bartlett, E, LHY, 29.80. 2. Shadle, A, LHY, 29.90. 3. Karschner, O, ELY, 31.68.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Butzler, E, LHY, 55.40. 2. Shadle, A, LHY, 1:05.37. 3. Castellan, S, ELY, 1:19.57.
200 Yard Freestyle:  1. McGhee, O, LHY, 2:20.96. 2. Ladd, S, ELY, 2:37.70.
500 Yard Freestyle:  1. Marek, R, LHY, 6:18.12. 2. Shadle, A, LHY, 6:28.37. 3. Karschner, O, ELY, 7:14.23.
100 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Bartlett, E, LHY, 1:17.07. 2. Marek, R, LHY, 1:17.43. 3. Detweiler, E, ELY, 1:18.59.
200 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Bartlett, E, LHY, 2:46.66. 2. Marek, R, LHY, 2:53.20. 3. Castellan, S, ELY, 2:55.67.
100 Yard Butterfly:  1. McGhee, O, LHY, 1:10.57. 2. Karschner, O, ELY,  1:27.65.
200 Yard Butterfly:  1. Butzler, E, LHY, 2:18.68.
100 Yard Backstroke:  1. Ladd, S, ELY, 1:16.87. 2. Panczyszyn, A, LHY, 1:20.01.
200 Yard Backstroke:  1. Butzler, E, LHY, 2:25.15.
200 Yard IM: 1. McGhee, O, LHY, 2:38.90. 2. Panczyszyn, A, LHY, 2:45.40. 3. Detweiler, E, ELY, 2:56.50.
400 Yard IM:  1. Butzler, E, LHY, 5:03.41.

Boys
8-and-under
25 Yard Freestyle:  1. Confer, A, , ELY, 16.60. 2. Hughes, J, LHY, 17.48. 3. Garman, L, LHY, 20.89.
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Confer, A, ELY, 37.88. 2. Hughes, J, LHY, 41.07. 3. Rakowski, S, ELY, 43.53.
25 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Hughes, J, LHY, 21.99. 2. Rakowski, S, ELY, 26.28. 3. Rhine, B, LHY, 26.77.
25 Yard Butterfly:  1. Confer, A, ELY, 19.75.
25 Yard Backstroke:  1. Rhine, B, LHY, 24.89. 2. McKee, A, ELY, 28.30. 3.  Garman, L, LHY, 29.33.

10-and-under
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Farley, A, ELY, 38.96. 2. Snyder, E, ELY, 43.44. 3. Wunder, O, LHY, 44.56.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Lindsay, D, LHY, 1:23.94. 2. Farley, A, ELY, 1:27.93. 3. Snyder, E, ELY, 1:49.44.
200 Yard Freestyle:  1. Farley, A, ELY, 3:29.50.
50 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Barlett, A, ELY, 49.76. 2. Lindsay, D, LHY, 52.40. 3.  Wunder, O, LHY, 56.15.
50 Yard Butterfly:  1. Barlett, A, ELY, 46.37.
50 Yard Backstroke:  1. Lindsay, D, LHY, 44.50. 2. Wunder, O, LHY, 49.47. 3. Fry, W, ELY, 59.94.
100 Yard IM:  1. Lindsay, D, LHY, 1:33.46. 2. Snyder, E, ELY, 2:12.95.

12-and-under
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Drouin, J, LHY, 27.43. 2. Flerlage, R, ELY, 30.01. 3. Fellinger, J, ELY, 33.40.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Fellinger, J, ELY, 1:16.75. 2. Maclachlan, I, ELY, 1:23.43. 3. Boyer, L, ELY, 1:25.94.
200 Yard Freestyle:  1. Orndorf, P, LHY, 2:26.08. 2. Deluca, S, ELY, 2:30.78. 3. Gugino, L, LHY, 2:36.34.
50 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Drouin, J, LHY, 37.69. 2. Orndorf, P, LHY, 38.33. 3. Rakowski, T, ELY, 40.65.
100 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Orndorf, P, LHY, 1:25.68. 2. Rakowski, T, ELY, 1:26.78. 3. Maclachlan, I, ELY, 1:50.34.
50 Yard Butterfly:  1. Drouin, J, LHY, 31.84. 2. Flerlage, R, ELY, 35.64. 3. Gugino, L, LHY, 40.68.
100 Yard Butterfly:  1. Hamm, E, ELY, 1:16.18.
50 Yard Backstroke:  1. Hamm, E, ELY, 34.21. 2. Maclachlan, I, ELY, 46.28. 3. Boyer, L, ELY, 47.20.
100 Yard Backstroke:  1. Deluca, S, ELY, 1:18.69.
200 Yard IM:  1. Hamm, E, ELY, 2:36.41.

14-and-under
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Hughes, D, LHY, 29.02. 2. Corbin, L, ELY, 30.39. 3. Snyder, E, ELY, 30.81.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Butzler, A, LHY, 1:02.32. 2. Hughes, D, LHY, 1:05.69. 3. Snyder, E, ELY, 1:08.40.
200 Yard Freestyle:  1. Turner, B, LHY, 2:26.18. 500 Yard Freestyle:  1. Butzler, A, LHY, 6:15.65.
100 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Silvagni, A, ELY, 1:18.25.
200 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Silvagni, A, ELY, 2:50.09. 2. Turner, B, LHY, 2:56.88.
100 Yard Butterfly:  1. Corbin, L, ELY, 1:21.70.
200 Yard Backstroke:  1. Turner, B, LHY, 2:45.37.
100 Yard Backstroke:  1. Butzler, A, LHY, 1:12.20. 2. Hammaker, P, ELY, 1:14.90.
200 Yard IM:  1. Hughes, D, LHY, 2:46.20. 2. Hammaker, P, ELY, 2:58.59.

15-and-over
50 Yard Freestyle:  1. Sheets, J, LHY, 26.19. 2. Feuerstein, J, ELY, 27.56. 3. Bedell, B, ELY, 28.57.
100 Yard Freestyle:  1. Sheets, J, LHY, 57.65. 2. Klingler, N, LHY, 1:07.40. 3. Bedell, B, ELY, 1:08.25.
500 Yard Freestyle:  1. Sheets, J, LHY, 5:39.09. 2. Klingler, N, LHY, 7:06.28.
100 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Orndorf, D, LHY, 1:18.00. 2. Bedell, B, ELY, 1:19.28.
200 Yard Breaststroke:  1. Dale, E, LHY, 2:24.94. 2. Orndorf, D, LHY, 2:49.72. 3. Bedell, B, ELY, 2:58.53.
100 Yard Butterfly:  1. Feuerstein, J, ELY, 1:10.33.
100 Yard Backstroke:  1. Riccardo, J, LHY, 1:04.23. 2. Ryder, J, ELY, 1:19.26.
200 Yard Backstroke:  1. Dale, E, LHY, 2:20.18. 2. Riccardo, J, LHY, 2:26.53. 3. Feuerstein, J, ELY, 2:54.95.
200 Yard IM:  1. Riccardo, J, LHY, 2:25.06. 2. Orndorf, D, LHY, 2:28.94. 3. Ryder, J, ELY, 3:02.87.
400 Yard IM:  1. Dale, E, LHY, 4:51.27. 2. Feuerstein, J, ELY,  5:36.96.

Lock Haven YMCA v East Lycoming Meet Results

Meet results from the Lock Haven YMCA v East Lycoming from Saturday, December 12th can be seen here.

Jersey Shore and Lock Haven YMCA Kick Off Swim Season

The Lock Haven Loggerheads YMCA Swim Team season kicked off their season last Saturday at Lock Haven University’s Zimmerli Pool against Jersey Shore with great success.  The early season competition allowed swimmers to see how the first few weeks of practice have prepared them for the upcoming season.  For coaches, the early season dual meets allow them to place swimmers in a wide variety of events to assess the various levels and abilities of their team and athletes. “Our summer swim season ended in late July and swimmers only started to filter back into the pool in September, said head coach Jim Merinar.  “I am always curious to see what a couple of weeks of practice can do.”

If the first meet is any indication for the Loggerheads, early season preparation has been very good.  A total of seventeen swimmers had fast enough times to qualify for March’s YMCA District Meet.   With several meets between now and then, the number of swimmers expected to qualify for Districts will grow.  Full results can be found here.

A few swimmers might have some tough choices on the events they want to swim in District Championships (2016 YMCA District Qualifying Times can be found here).  Of the seventeen Loggerhead swimmers that qualified, four did so in three different individual events.  While they can only swim three individual events at the District meet, they will be trying their hand at several other events during the next couple of months. Qualifying for numerous events will then allow them to choose their strongest events for championships.

Camryn Bair, within the 10-and-unders, showed her diversity by winning two of her events and qualifying in three different strokes; 50 breast, 50 fly, and 100 freestyle.  Age group teammate Ana Persun replicated the two wins but also qualified for three events; the 50 fly and 50 and 100 freestyle.

In the next age group up (12-and-unders), Lock Haven’s Meaghan Keegan took it to another level by not only qualifying in the 50 fly, 100 free, and the 200 individual medley, but also winning the three events.Of the qualifying pack, eight boys will be able to move on in March.  Parker Orndorf joined the three girls as a three time qualifier in the 50 breast, 50 free, and 100 free.

Jersey Shore YMCA had four swimmers qualify for Districts.  Brennan Warner posted three qualifying swims in the 50 free, 100 free, and the 100 breaststroke.

Lock Haven’s next meet will take place against East Lycoming on December 12. 

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2015 / 2016 PIAA District IV Swim Qualifying Times

Girls:                                                        Boys: 

                                     

2:20.00                200 Freestyle                        2:14.00

2:40.00                200 Individual Medley           2:33.00

29.00                   50 Freestyle                          26.00

1:18.00                100 Butterfly                          1:12.00

1:03.00                100 Freestyle                        1:00.00

6:25.00                500 Freestyle                        6:05.00

1:14.00                100 Backstroke                     1:11.00

1:22.00                100 Breaststroke                   1:18.00

Flashback Friday - 2009 Jersey Shore v Shamokin Dual Meet Results

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 1000 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.

The Jersey Shore High School Swim has a meet against Shamokin in a few days.  Here is a look at dual meet action between the two during the 09-10 swim season.

CENKEY Swim League Releases Top 12 Times After First Weekend of Dual Meets

It was a busy day for area teams in the YMCA CENKEY Swim League this past Saturday.  The top 12 times have been compiled of those dual meets in all age groups and events and can be found here.

Pennsylvania YMCA 2016 District Qualifying Times

Top Times of Jersey Shore YMCA v Lock Haven Dual Meet

Jersey Shore at Lock Haven Dual Meet
December 5, 2015
Zimmerli Pool, Lock Haven University

LHY – Lock Haven YMCA
JSY – Jersey Shore YMCA

Boys

8-and-under
25  Freestyle:  1. Hughes, J, LHY, 17.52. 2. Rhine, B, LHY, 20.17. 3. Garman, L, LHY, 25.11.
100  IM:  1. Hughes, J, LHY, 1:44.62.
50  Freestyle:  1. Rhine, B, LHY, 46.04. 2. Garman, L, LHY, 55.94. 3.  Edmonds, M, JSY, 59.84.
25  Backstroke:  1. Swift, R, LHY, 31.27. 2. Kaluzny, N, LHY, 32.03. 3.  Edmonds, M, JSY, 33.93.

10-and-under
50  Breaststroke:  1. Hoose, I, JSY, 52.64. 2. Dammer, J, JSY, 56.27. 3. Passetti, A,  JSY, 1:01.03.
100  IM: 1. Griswold, K, JSY, 1:25.13. 2. Passetti, A, JSY, 1:53.74.
50  Freestyle:  1. Lindsay, D, LHY, 36.25. 2. Dammer, D, JSY, 41.38. 3.  Robinett, K, JSY, 43.65.
50  Backstroke:  1. Dammer, D, JSY, 48.75. 2. Wunder, O, LHY, 49.72. 3. Hammond,  A, JSY, 1:02.26.
100  Freestyle:  1. Lindsay, D, LHY, 1:23.75. 2. Hoose, I, JSY, 1:36.01. 3.  Wunder, O, LHY, 1:41.57.
50  Butterfly:  1. Griswold, K, JSY, 39.77.

12-and-under
50  Breaststroke:  1. Gugino, L, LHY, 39.17. 2. Orndorf, P, LHY, 39.67. 3. Brought, C, JSY, 43.34.
100  Backstroke: 1. Drouin, J, LHY, 1:18.91.
50  Freestyle:  1. Drouin, J, LHY, 27.59. 2. Orndorf, P, LHY, 29.63. 3. Gugino, L, LHY, 32.66.
50  Backstroke:  1. Webster, H, JSY, 42.95. 2. Lawrence, D, JSY, 51.20.
100  Freestyle:  1. Orndorf, P, LHY, 1:07.11. 2. Baker, A, JSY, 1:33.62. 3. Dammer, A, JSY, 1:35.32.
200  Freestyle:  1. Drouin, J, LHY, 2:35.02.
50  Butterfly:  1. Brought, C, JSY, 37.78.
100  Breaststroke:  1. Gugino, L, LHY, 1:29.88.

14-and-under
100  Backstroke:  1. Turner, B, LHY, 1:15.63. 2. Warner, B, JSY, 1:15.84. 3. Moore, C, JSY, 1:37.29.
200  IM:  1. Moore, C, JSY, 3:22.28.
50  Freestyle:  1. Warner, B, JSY, 26.40. 2. Orndorf, D, LHY, 26.90. 3. Butzler,  A, LHY, 26.99.
100  Freestyle:  1. Warner, B, JSY, 58.87. 2. Orndorf, D, LHY, 1:00.77. 3. Butzler, A, LHY, 1:03.58.
200  Freestyle:  1. Butzler, A, LHY, 2:23.00.
100  Breaststroke:  1. Orndorf, D, LHY, 1:16.68. 2. Warner, B, JSY, 1:19.05. 3. Hughes, D, LHY, 1:23.79.

15-and-over
500  Freestyle:  1. Sheets, J, LHY, 5:54.52.
100  Backstroke: 1. Berfield, N, LHY, 1:04.41. 2. Riccardo, J, LHY, 1:04.80. 3. Brought, C, JSY, 1:07.77.
200  IM:  1. Berfield, N, LHY, 2:23.06.
50  Freestyle: 1. Creveling, J, JSY, 26.19. 2. Sheets, J, LHY, 26.72. 3.  Warner, D, JSY, 27.57.
100  Butterfly:  1. Riccardo, J, LHY, 1:01.56.
100  Freestyle:  1. Berfield, N, LHY, 57.28. 2. Creveling, J, JSY, 58.92. 3.  Sheets, J, LHY, 59.03.
200  Freestyle:  1. Klingler, N, LHY, 2:41.12. 2. Shultz, D, JSY, 3:01.33.
100  Breaststroke:  1. Brought, C, JSY, 1:17.11. 2. Warner, D, JSY, 1:23.85.

Girls

8-and-under
25  Freestyle:  1. Hosley, A, LHY, 18.60. 2. Johns, K, JSY, 19.44. 3. Lindsay, A, LHY, 20.45.
100  IM: 1. Merinar, R, LHY, 1:46.27. 2. Green, O, JSY, 2:02.60.
50  Freestyle:  1. Green, O, JSY, 47.37. 2. Becker, K, JSY, 49.95. 3. Lindsay, A,  LHY, 51.10.
25  Butterfly:  1. Merinar, R, LHY, 20.22. 2. Hosley, A, LHY, 21.12. 3.  Eveland, W, JSY, 26.18.
25  Backstroke:  1. Merinar, R, LHY, 22.72. 2. Hartman, J, LHY, 26.83. 3.  Hosley, G, LHY, 28.15.

10-and-under
50  Breaststroke:  1. Bair, C, LHY, 41.57. 2. Garman, A, LHY, 49.98. 3. Lavallee, C, LHY, 50.64.
50  Backstroke:  1. Gugino, L, LHY, 42.53. 2. Warner, C, JSY, 45.25. 3. Jones, L,  JSY, 45.65.
100  IM: 1. Gugino, L, LHY, 1:24.81. 2. Sorgen, J, JSY, 1:56.54.
50  Freestyle: 1. Persun, A, LHY, 33.78. 2. Rockey, O, LHY, 34.77. 3.  Garman, A, LHY, 38.64.
100  Freestyle:  1. Bair, C, LHY, 1:16.93. 2. Persun, A, LHY, 1:18.65. 3. Rockey, O, LHY, 1:19.56.
50  Butterfly:  1. Persun, A, LHY, 36.83. 2. Bair, C, LHY, 40.02. 3.  Rockey, O, LHY, 43.29.

12-and-under
50  Breaststroke:  1. Shadle, H, LHY, 39.17. 2. Garman, K, LHY, 43.53. 3. Watkins, T, JSY, 44.01.
100  Backstroke:  1. Brian, H, LHY, 1:21.92. 2. Fishel, E, JSY, 2:00.82.
200  IM:  1. Keegan, M, LHY, 2:46.76. 2. Brian, M, LHY, 2:56.87. 3. Bair, M, LHY, 3:01.99.
50  Freestyle:  1. Brian, H, LHY, 31.27. 2. Shadle, H, LHY, 32.45. 3.  Bartlett, E, LHY, 32.75.
50  Backstroke:  1. Brian, M, LHY, 37.79. 2. Gardner, M, JSY, 48.65. 3. Tira, R,  JSY, 48.69.
100  Freestyle:  1. Keegan, M, LHY, 1:07.06. 2. Brian, M, LHY, 1:10.05. 3. Bair, M, LHY, 1:13.19
200  Freestyle:  1. Bartlett, E, LHY, 2:38.08. 2. Brian, H, LHY, 2:39.71. 3. Tira, R, JSY, 3:11.03.
50  Butterfly:  1. Keegan, M, LHY, 33.35. 2. Kurtz, S, JSY, 42.46. 3. Watkins,  T, JSY, 44.40.
100  Breaststroke:  1. Bair, M, LHY, 1:26.12. 2. Shadle, H, LHY, 1:28.67. 3. Bartlett, E, LHY, 1:32.55.

14-and-under
500  Freestyle: 1. Charnego, N, JSY, 7:45.39.
100  Backstroke:  1. Rich, M, LHY, 1:09.71. 2. Griswold, I, JSY, 1:14.49.
200  IM: 1. Creveling, J, JSY, 2:55.37. 2. Green, Q, JSY, 3:41.59.
50  Freestyle:  1. Persun, E, LHY, 27.60. 2. Rich, M, LHY, 27.98. 3. Iseri, Z, JSY, 30.28.
100  Butterfly:  1. Brought, C, JSY, 1:11.81. 2. Moore, A, JSY, 1:16.25. 3. Green, Q,  JSY, 1:52.65.
100  Freestyle:  1. Brought, C, JSY, 1:00.01. 2. Iseri, Z, JSY, 1:08.96. 3. Sorgen, M,  JSY, 1:10.83.
200  Freestyle:  1. Rich, M, LHY, 2:27.45. 2. Bellomo, G, JSY, 2:47.10. 3. Steinbacher, S, JSY, 3:04.82.
100  Breaststroke:  1. Griswold, I, JSY, 1:20.13. 2. White, B, JSY, 1:22.99. 3. Moore, A,  JSY, 1:28.22.

15-and-over
500  Freestyle: 1. Shadle, A, LHY, 6:37.00. 2. Panczyszyn, A, LHY,  6:41.90.
100  Backstroke: 1. McGhee, O, LHY, 1:16.60.
200  IM:  1. Bartlett, E, LHY, 2:43.35.
50  Freestyle:  1. McGhee, O, LHY, 28.60. 2. Twarkusky, H, JSY, 29.74. 3.  Shadle, A, LHY, 30.85.
100  Butterfly:  1. Kurtz, L, JSY, 1:08.64.
200  Breaststroke:  1. Butzler, E, LHY, 2:46.54. 2. Bartlett, E, LHY,  2:50.09. 3. Panczyszyn, A, LHY, 3:00.07. 400  IM:  1. McGhee, O, LHY, 5:51.81.
100  Freestyle:  1. Kurtz, L, JSY, 1:00.31. 2. Shadle, A, LHY, 1:08.82. 3.  Berguson, J, JSY, 1:10.10.
200  Freestyle:  1. Butzler, E, LHY, 2:12.98.
100  Breaststroke:  1. Bartlett, E, LHY, 1:17.27. 2. Berguson, J, JSY, 1:21.41. 3. Panczyszyn, A, LHY, 1:22.07.

Results from Lock Haven v Jersey Shore YMCA Dual Meet

The results from yesterday's Lock Haven v Jersey Shore dual meet can be viewed here.

Jersey Shore HS Swim Team Has New Coach at the Helm

The Jersey Shore High School Swim Team is ready to start the 2015-2016 with its 5th coach in several years.  Former JSHS swimmer and Lock Haven University alumni, Jenna Brooks will take over the program.  Below is a short bio of the new coach.

Like most families with multiple children, the youngest is often dragged along to the older kid’s activities.  So the same happened to the new Jersey Shore High School Swim Team coach, Jenna Brooks, when she started swim lessons at the age of 18 months.  “My parents put my older brothers in lessons so they put me in them as well.”

That foundation of swimming knowledge and techniques learned at an early age served her well over the years and various levels.  Brooks started swimming competitively at the age of 5 through the Jersey Shore YMCA team and summer recreation league, through high school, and capped it off with a stellar career at Lock Haven University.

With Jersey Shore High School, she was a 4-time District 4 qualifier with multiple titles in the 100 fly and several relays.  Those times and finishes were enough to get her multiple trips to PIAA States, with a podium finish in 2008 in the 200 medley relay.

Not content to call it quits, Brooks moved on to the next level.  “After high school I still had the passion for swimming and I was not ready to give it up. I had a lot of success in high school which allowed me to receive scholarship money which was another incentive to swim in college,” said Brooks.

Brooks started off at Bloomsburg University but transferred to Lock Haven University after the first year because of a change in majors.  It was not only a great fit academically but athletically.  Brooks went on to be a 3-time PSAC qualifier with two trips to the Division II NCAA Swimming Championships.  A 3rd place in finish at the 2010 NCAA Championship Meet garnered her All-American status.  “I am so happy that I chose to go to LHU because I wouldn't be where I am today if I didn't,” said Brooks. 

She does recognize the importance of good coaching in the success of swimming.  Look no further than Brooks first swim lesson at 18 months of age.  “Betty Balzer was who my parents took me to for lessons and I continued to go to her for technique classes until I graduated from high school,” said Brooks.  “I owe recognition to all of the coaches that have played a role in coaching me or helping me become a better coach. Whether it was technique classes, YMCA, high school or college, they have all taught me something along the way to get me where I am today.”

Her coaching journey started two years ago, serving as an assistant under Williamsport High School head coach, Bill Keiser.  She has ambitious goals for her cadre of swimmers.   ‘I would like to qualify more athletes to districts and PIAA States, with higher finishes, said Brooks.  Her goal for herself is simple, “become a better coach since this year is my first year ever at being a head coach,” said Brooks.

Podium finish in for Lock Haven University in 200 medley relay at NCAA 2010 Championships, from left to right; Amanda Terray (backstroke), Brittany Rehrig (breaststroke), Jenna Brooks (butterfly), and Samantha Bekken (Durham) (freestyle)

Jenna Brooks on start of 50 yard freestyle in swim meet against Chapman University on training trip to California in 2010.

Flashback Friday - Jersey Shore HS v Mt Carmel One Year Ago

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 1000 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.

The Jersey Shore High School Swim Team kicks off their dual meet season on December 8 against Mt. Carmel.  Below is Lock Haven Express clipping detailing last year's match-up.