Local Football Team Uses Pool for Pre-Season Training

from the Lock Haven Express 8/19/15

Flashback Friday - A Look at the Senoir Bio from BESL's 2007 Class

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 Bald Eagle Swim League (now merged into the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League) would recognize their seniors at the championship meet every summer with a short bio in the meet's program.  Below is the class from 2007.

Lock Haven Goes 1-2 in Girls 15 & Over 100 Butterfly at GSVAL Championship Meet

Lock Haven was able to take the top two spots in the girl's 15 and over 100 yard butterfly in last week's Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League Championship Meet.  Full results of that age group can be found here.

GSVAL Championship Meet Top Three Times

Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League Championships
July 26, 2015
Mill Hall Community Pool

LH – Lock Haven, 1,811.50 pts
LB – Lewisburg, 1,296 pts
WB – Wellsboro, 855.50 pts
DV – Danville, 757.50 pts
TT – Tri-Town, 724 pts
JS – Jersey Shore, 553 pts
LS – Loyalsock, 461.50 pts
MB – Mifflinburg, 450 pts
CC – Central Columbia, 390 pts
SN - Sunbury-Northumberland, 331.50 pts
MT – Milton, 321.50 pts
SG – Selinsgrove, 238 pts
WP – Williamsport, 230 pts

Boys 8 & Under
100  Medley Relay:  1. TT (Kehrer, J, Rakowski, S, Confer, A, Farley, A), 1:39.19; 2. LH (Rhine, B, Hughes, J, Wunder, O, Garman, L), 1:40.94; 3. WB (Mascho, M, Mascho, M, Ingerick, E, Bergen, B), 1:49.03.
25 Freestyle: 1. Crowley, J, DV, 17.47; 2. Dammer, J, JS, 17.78; 3. Farley, A, TT, 18.15.
25 Backstroke:  1.Dammer, J, JS, 20.06; 2. Zhang, J, DV, 21.47; 3. Confer, A, TT, 22.96.
50 Freestyle:  1. Zhang, J, DV, 39.49; 2. Crowley, J, DV, 41.03; 3. Confer, A, TT, 41.28.
25 Breaststroke:  1. Michaels, Q, LB, 22.26; 2. Hughes, J, LH, 23.16; 3. Dammer, J, JS, 24.28.
25 Butterfly:  1.Confer, A, TT, 23.21; 2. Farley, A, TT, 23.60; 3. Mascho, M, WB, 24.06.
100 Freestyle Relay:  1. MB (Deluca, E, Allen, E, Moyer, M, Milheim, R), 1:27.47; 2. JS (Passetti, A, Passetti, J, Staggert, G, Dammer, J), 1:50.53; 3. MT (Rogovin, B, Strous, T, Cohoon, M, Ryder, L), 2:06.88.

Girls 8 & Under
100 Medley Relay:  1. LH (Merinar, R, Bair, C, Butzler, K, Hosley, A), 1:26.63; 2. LB (Lock, R, Kim, I, Gerlinski, E, Donner, J), 1:31.17; 3. DV (Ross, L, Bartholonew, V, Bartholomew, H, Ross, A), 1:31.58.
25 Freestyle:  1. Bair, C, LH, 15.84; 2. Gerlinski, E, LB, 16.31; 3. Butzler, K, LH, 16.49.
25 Backstroke:  1. Butzler, K, LH, 19.37; 2. Cohick, K, LS, 21.08; 3. Mcelroy, I, DV, 23.11. 
50 Freestyle:  1. Bair, C, LH, 35.08; 2. Cohick, K, LS, 37.54; 3. Donner, J, LB, 40.17.
25 Breaststroke:  1. Bair, C, LH, 20.28; 2. Gerlinski, E, LB, 23.21; 3. Donner, J, LB, 23.77.
25 Butterfly:  1. Butzler, K, LH, 16.91; 2. Cohick, K, LS, 19.38; 3. Bartholomew, H, DV, 20.66.
100 Freestyle Relay:  1. DV (Wild, M, Ross, A, Bartholonew, V, Bartholomew, H), 1:21.75; 2. LB (Lock, R, Donner, J, Kim, I, Gerlinski, E), 1:25.75; 3. LB (Fellon, E, Batkowski, K, Hopkinson, E, Shedleski, A, 1:27.46.

Boys 10 & Under
100 Medley Relay:  1. TT (Barlett, A, Rakowski, T, Flerlage, R, Fetterman, K), 1:17.26; 2. JS (Bellomo,  N, Bellomo, P, Griswold, K, Dammer, D), 1:22.52; 3. LH (Lins, S, Lindsay, D, Persun, X, Redmond, M), 1:25.25.
25 Freestyle:  1. Flerlage, R, TT, 13.19; 2. Persun, X, LH, 14.52; 3. Ordonez, M, LB, 15.42.
100 IM: 1. Lins, S, LH, 1:16.51; 2. Chen, M, LB, 1:19.59; 3. Rakowski,  T, TT, 1:28.79.
25 Backstroke:  1. Lins, S, LH, 17.40; 2. Keister, K, MB, 19.53; 3. Dammer, D, JS, 20.96.
50 Freestyle:  1. Flerlage, R, TT, 30.50; 2. Persun, X, LH, 32.73; 3.  Bellomo, P, JS, 34.42.
25 Breaststroke:  1. Rakowski, T, TT, 18.56; 2. Bellomo, P, JS, 18.88; 3. Mcelroy, H, DV, 19.03.
25 Butterfly:  1. Lins, S, LH, 14.41; 2. Flerlage, R, TT, 15.08; 3. Chen, M, LB, 15.39.
100 Freestyle Relay:  1. LB (Ordonez, M, Gogoi, V, Chen, M, Gill, E), 1:12.72; 2. DV (Liotta, L, Mcelroy, H, Reidinger, A, Yuasa, R), 1:15.21; 3. SN (Gill, K, Gelvin, B, Cianflone, M, Reichner, T), 1:17.00.

Girls 10 & Under
100 Medley Relay:  1. DV (Thomas, A, Gurski, S, Ross, B, Bloom, D), 1:16.76; 2. LH (Brian, H, Gugino, L, Persun, A, Rockey, O), 1:16.87; 3. CC (Mitchell, A, Frey, M, Welsh, E, Noss, R), 1:17.44.
25 Freestyle:  1. Ross, B, DV, 14.07; 2. Brian, H, LH, 14.53; 3. Rockey, O, LH, 14.87.
100 IM:  1. Ross, B, DV, 1:20.75; 2. Shannon, K, LB, 1:21.69; 3. Brian, H,  LH, 1:25.06.
25 Backstroke:  1. Thomas, A, DV, 17.29; 2. Mascho, M, WB, 18.84; 3. Frey, M, CC, 19.07.
50 Freestyle:  1. Shannon, K, LB, 31.69; 2. Thomas, A, DV, 32.37; 3. Welsh, E, CC, 32.99.
25 Breaststroke:  1. Robertson, L, LS, 20.13; 2. Gugino, L, LH, 20.53; 3. Miller, J, SG, 22.41.
25 Butterfly: 1. Ross, B, DV, 14.19; 2. Welsh, E, CC, 15.97; 3. Kelley, S, LS, 16.56.
100 Freestyle Relay:  1. LB (McGregor, R, Mostoller, H, Shannon, K, Holthus, L), 1:10.83; 2. DV  (Bloom, D, Focht, A, Preisz, R, Thomas, A), 1:11.00; 3. MB (Gemberling, C, Gothel, B, Allen, M, Fritz, S), 1:14.25.

Boys 12 & Under
200 Medley Relay:  1. LH(Butzler, A, Gugino, L, Persun, O,  Persun, E), 2:11.87; 2. LH (Turner, B,  Orndorf, P, Drouin, J, Rockey, S), 2:26.52; 3. LB (Haynos, T, Wuerdeman, K, Marshall, S, Adams, E), 2:37.50.
50 Freestyle:  1. Warner, B, WB, 26.57; 2. Persun, O, LH, 28.12; 3. Persun, E, LH, 29.13.
100 IM:  1. Warner, B, WB, 1:10.25; 2. Hockman, R, WP, 1:11.96; 3. Drouin, J, LH, 1:16.55; 3. Beattie, J, LS, 1:16.55.
50 Backstroke:  1. Butzler, A, LH, 32.57; 2. Turner, B, LH, 35.31; 3.  Haynos, T, LB, 35.60.
100 Freestyle:  1. Butzler, A, LH, 1:01.38; 2. Beattie, J, LS, 1:01.59; 3. Persun, E, LH, 1:04.76.
50 Breaststroke:  1. Warner, B, WB, 35.05; 2. Hockman, R, WP, 38.06; 3. Turner, B, LH, 38.79.
50 Butterfly:  1. Persun, O, LH, 32.02; 2. Beattie, J, LS, 32.45; 3. Hockman, R, WP, 32.53.
200 Freestyle Relay:  1. LH (Orndorf, P 12, Gugino, L, Turner, B, Drouin, J), 2:05.43; 2. LB  (Marshall, S, Hopkinson, E, Kim, C, Haynos, T), 2:22.38; 3. JS (Moore, C, Baker, A, Kupres, D, Dammer, A), 2:30.64.

Girls 12 & Under
200 Medley Relay:  1. LB (Brown, M, Gill, M, Batkowski, A, Humphrey, D), 2:15.11; 2. LH (Brian, M, Bair, M, Rembold, E, Keegan, M), 2:19.43; 3. TT (Albert, H, Marsh, K, Wallis, K, Waltz, A), 2:19.53.
50 Freestyle:  1. Wert, M, MB, 28.65; 2. Hepner, J, LB, 28.73; 3. Moore, A, JS, 28.83.
100 IM:  1. Batkowski, A, LB, 1:07.91; 2. Griswold, I, JS, 1:12.50; 3. Marsh, K, TT, 1:16.03.
50 Backstroke:  1. Pardoe, M, LS, 34.44; 2. Humphrey, D, LB, 34.76; 3. Bartholomew, C, DV, 36.41.
100 Freestyle:  1. Wert, M, MB, 1:03.72; 2. Humphrey, D, LB, 1:04.03; 3. Bartholomew, C, DV, 1:05.28.
50 Breaststroke:  1. Griswold, I, JS, 36.83; 2. Brown, M, LB, 37.57; 3. Keegan, M,  LH, 37.77.
50 Butterfly:  1. Batkowski, A, LB, 31.07; 2. Wert, M, MB, 31.63; 3. Pardoe, M,  LS, 32.32.
200 Freestyle Relay:  1. LB (Batkowski, A, Gill, M, Hepner, J, Humphrey, D), 1:59.63; 2. TT (Marsh, K, Waltz, A, Albert, H, Wallis, K), 2:07.16; 3. JS (Moore, A, Green, Q, Watkins, T, Griswold, I), 2:14.46.

Boys 14 & Under
500 Freestyle:  1. Sheets, J, LH, 5:36.21.
200 Medley Relay:  1. LB (Koconis, J, Wuerdeman, M, Coleman, C, Humphrey, J), 2:04.25; 2. LH (Berfield, N, Hughes, D, Zimmerman, A, Sheets, J), 2:14.89; 3.SN (Vankirk, M, Hogan, I, Carpenter, S,  Strohecker, J), 2:36.16.
50 Freestyle:  1. Johnson, K, TT, 25.95; 2. Whitmoyer, E, TT, 26.00; 3. Beard, M, LS, 28.49.
100 IM: 1. Coleman, C, LB, 1:03.95; 2. Berfield, N, LH, 1:04.09; 3. Silvagni, A, LS, 1:10.89.
50 Backstroke: 1. Koconis, J, LB, 30.70; 2. Berfield, N, LH, 30.83; 3. Carpenter, S, SN, 32.57.
100 Freestyle: 1. Whitmoyer, E, TT, 57.31; 2. Wuerdeman, M, LB, 57.82; 3. Sheets, J, LH, 58.00.
50 Breaststroke:  1. Wuerdeman, M, LB, 34.07; 2. Anderson, E, DV, 34.42; 3. Silvagni, A, LS, 38.18.
50 Butterfly:  1. Coleman, C, LB, 28.71; 2. Koconis, J, LB, 29.55; 3. Johnson, K, TT, 30.25.
200 Freestyle Relay:  1. LB (Wuerdeman, M, Koconis, J, Han, D, Coleman, C), 1:56.01; 2. SN (Vankirk, M, Strohecker, J, Hogan, I, Carpenter, S), 2:14.08.

Girls 14 & Under
500 Freestyle:  1. Mallams, K, DV, 6:01.34; 2. Marek, R, LH, 6:22.84; 3.  Panczyszyn, A, LH, 6:33.77.
200  Medley Relay:  1. LH 'A' (O'Connor, J, Marek, R, Persun, E, Rich, M), 2:05.76; 2. LB (Paulsen, M, Castellan, H, Burns, S, Gilger, A), 2:09.65; 3. WB (Medina, A, Brought, C, Iseri, Z, Adams, R), 2:15.87.
50 Freestyle:  1. Fravel, S, SG, 26.33; 2. Burns, S, LB, 27.65; 3. Persun, E, LH, 27.97.
100 IM:  1.Brought, C, WB, 1:04.53; 2. Ross, E, SN, 1:04.97; 3. Crawford, M, CC, 1:06.50.
50 Backstroke:  1. Paulsen, M, LB, 29.75; 2. Brelsford, M, TT, 32.16; 3. Rich, M, LH, 32.52.
100 Freestyle:  1.Brought, C, WB, 57.37; 2. Fravel, S, SG, 58.08; 3. Crawford, M, CC, 58.41.
50 Breaststroke:  1.Brought, C, WB, 33.39; 2. Ross, E, SN, 33.94; 3. Marek, R, LH, 35.05.
50 Butterfly:  1. Fravel, S, SG, 29.06; 2. Persun, E, LH, 29.87; 3. Ross, E, SN, 29.89.
200 Freestyle Relay:  1. LB (Paulsen, M, McBride, L, Gilger, A, Burns, S), 1:57.22; 2. LH  (Panczyszyn, A, Shadle, L, Duck, A, O'Connor, J), 2:07.99; 3. WB (Medina, A, Macias, E, Perkins, A, Adams, R), 2:14.03.

Boys 15 & Over
500 Freestyle:  1. Schwoyer, C, WP, 5:28.94; 2. Tappe, C, CC, 5:44.72; 3. Serfass, Q,  TT, 6:01.30.
200 Freestyle:  1. Wolfe, D, LB, 1:51.84; 2. Cotner, N, WB, 1:53.64; 3. Engel,  L, JS, 1:59.90.
200 Medley Relay:  1. LB (Wolfe, D, Stefan, T, Meng, C, Hummel, C), 1:56.90; 2. LH (Klingler, N, Dale, E, Butzler, J, Mason, M), 1:58.69; 3. MB (Lichtel, A, Bubnis, B, Crossland, D, Haines, B), 2:11.71.
50 Freestyle:  1. Orzolek, J, DV, 22.66; 2. Kreamer, J, SG, 24.66; 3. Hummel, C, LB, 24.97.
200 IM: 1. Kraft, A, TT, 2:10.50; 2. Dale, E, LH, 2:11.50; 3. Good, E, LS, 2:11.75.
100 Backstroke:  1. Wolfe, D, LB, 56.87; 2. Orzolek, J, DV, 58.52; 3. Kilgus, R, MT, 1:04.41.
100 Freestyle:  1. Orzolek, J, DV, 50.71; 2. Engel, L, JS, 51.18; 3. Cotner, N, WB, 51.63.
100 Breaststroke:  1. Dale, E, LH, 1:04.99; 2. Kraft, A, TT, 1:07.22; 3. Meng, C, LB, 1:08.83.
100 Butterfly:  1. Cotner, N, WB, 57.25; 2. Engel, L, JS, 57.83; 3. Kline, B, SG, 59.07.
400 IM:  1. Dale, E, LH, 4:57.75; 2. Kilgus, R, MT, 5:27.07.
200 Freestyle Relay:  1. LB (Meng, C, Hummel, C, Stefan, T, Wolfe, D), 1:43.96; 2. JS (Creveling, J, Gardner, D , Panczyszyn, M , Engel, L ), 1:45.36; 3. MB (Crossland, D, Kemble, K, Haines, B, Bubnis, B), 1:45.77.

Girls 15 & Over
 500 Freestyle:  1. Caribardi, C, LB, 6:26.84; 2. Zola, G, DV, 6:35.62.
200 Freestyle:  1. Butzler, E, LH, 1:59.27; 2. Kurtz, O, WB, 2:11.29; 3. Moore, G, JS, 2:13.44.
200 Medley Relay:  1. LH (Butzler, E, Duck, M, McGhee, O, Register, M), 2:01.14; 2. WB (Feil, M, Kramer, E, Kurtz, O, Kramer, K), 2:06.34; 3. LH (Shadle, A, Bartlett, E, Zimmerman, A, Smith, L), 2:19.00.
50 Freestyle: 1. Feil, M, WB, 27.19; 2. Carpenter, S, SN, 27.43; 3. Duck, M, LH, 27.46.
200 IM: 1. Kramer, E, WB, 2:25.59; 2. Duck, M, LH, 2:29.55; 3.  Humphrey, G, LB, 2:31.33.
100 Backstroke: 1. Moore, G, JS, 1:06.44; 2. Carpenter, S, SN, 1:07.39; 3. Lee, O, SG, 1:14.52.
100 Freestyle:  1. Butzler, E, LH, 54.75; 2. Kramer, E, WB, 57.68; 3. Kurtz, O, WB, 57.84.
100 Breaststroke:  1. Duck, M, LH, 1:12.13; 2. Carpenter, S, SN, 1:13.77; 3. Kramer, E, WB, 1:13.82.
100 Butterfly: 1. Butzler, E, LH, 1:00.50; 2. Register, M, LH, 1:06.67; 3. Moore, G, JS, 1:09.08.
200 Freestyle Relay:  1. LH (Register, M, Smith, L, Shadle, A, Bartlett, E), 1:58.75; 2. WB (Feil, G, Feil, A, Bodine, M, Feil, M), 2:00.33; 3. LB (McBride, G, Caribardi, C, Wolfe, M, Humphrey, G), 2:00.95.
400 IM:  1. McGhee, O, LH, 5:55.82.

Flashback Friday - The Last Days of the Bald Eagle Swim League

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.

This past Saturday was the 3rd Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League Championship meet for 13 teams.  Several of those teams swam in the old Bald Eagle Swim League (BESL) before it merged with the Susquehanna Valley Swimming and Diving League.  Below are the BESL Championship Meet covers of the last 7 years (2006 - 2012).

Lock Haven's 12-and-under Boys Go 1-2 in 200 Medley Relay at GSVAL Champs

Full results of the 12-and-unders Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League championship meet can be viewed here. Video of the Lock Haven's 12-and-under boys going 1-2 in the 200 yard medley relay can be viewed below.

Sprints Are Often Lost on the Starts and Turns - Time for a Tune-up

Full day of starts and turns at Lock Haven University.

GSVAL Recognizes Senior Swimmers - Part 2

Every year, the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League (and the old Bald Eagle Swim League) recognizes those athletes that are aging out and moving on.  Last years senior bios can be found here and class of 2013 here.  A Flashback Friday posting of the 2006 class can be found here.  Below is part 2 of this year's class.

GSVAL Recognizes Senior Swimmers - Part 1

Every year, the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League (and the old Bald Eagle Swim League) recognizes those athletes that are aging out and moving on.  Last years senior bios can be found here and class of 2013 here.  A Flashback Friday posting of the 2006 class can be found here.  Below is part 1 of this year's class.

Lock Haven Wins GSVAL Swim Title

The Lock Haven Loggerhead’s coach, Jim Merinar, had set out a few goals for the team at the onset of the summer swim season.  The first goal was to go undefeated during the dual meet season.  This was somewhat accomplished as they didn’t lose any meets but did tie Mifflinburg to go 6-0-1. 

The second major objective was to win the 13-team Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League Championship Meet.  A tall task considering they fell 223 points short of beating powerhouse Lewisburg last year.  It was an even taller task when you consider Lock Haven area has not won a summer title in over three decades (last title was in 1983). 

This goal was met as Lock Haven won the team league title by 515 points over Lewisburg (total team score here) .  Along the way they also captured 5 of the 10 age group titles (age group scores can be viewed here) and won both the girls and boys overall team scores (those can be viewed here).

Jersey Shore finished 6th overall with the girls taking 8th and the boys finishing 5th. 

Full results for the 8-and-unders and the 10-and-unders can be found here, 12-and-unders here, and the 14-and-unders and 15-and-over here.

Flashback Friday - Can Jersey Shore Return to Top Form Tomorrow

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 Summer Swim Team had an impressive run of championships when they won the Bald Eagle Swim League titles from 2006-2009.  Below is a newspaper clipping detailing their 2009 accomplishment.  Full results of that meet can be found here.  The league's championships (now the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League) are tomorrow.

Christmas in July at the Jersey Shore Pool Tomorrow

This is an event for the whole community!

6:30-7:30pm Free Cookout
7:30-8:30pm Pool Open (free to swim)
9 ish Movie "The Grinch" (Free Popcorn)

This event is part of the Pool & Rec Department summer movie series. Lighthouse Wesleyan Church is partnering to provide a free cookout to kick off the event.

Donations will be accepted and 100% will go towards the Tiadaghton Valley Police Department Christmas program which provides Christmas gifts to children in difficult situations.

Rain Date: July 25

Greater Susquehana Valley Swim League Stats

Lots of good info at the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League website, http://www.eteamz.com/GSVAL.  The home page can take you to age group scores, team records, standings, meet results, and the most current record board. The season ends this weekend with championships at the Mill Hall Community Pool.

Lock Haven Swimmer Breaks 33 Year Old Summer Record

Lock Haven's Emma Butzler broke the 33 year-old Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic Leage record in the girls 15-and-over 100 yard butterfly with a time of 59.75 in todays meet with Tri-Town.  The previous record holder was P. Fahringer of Berwick set in 1982 with a 1:01.01.  Full results of today's 8-2 win over Tri-Town can be found here.  The meet's age group scores can be found here.

Lumberjack Triathlon Only Weeks Away

Eat at the Lock Haven Wendy's and Help Out the Loggerhead Swim Team

Cool Looking GSVAL 2015 Championship T-shirt Design

Carnival Relays Coming to Central Pennsylvania

Something different and exciting for area summer swimmers.  The Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic League 2015 Relay Carnival will replace the All-Star Meet (which was just another swim meet with the same events as any other meet).  Check out the events for this relay meet here.  It should be a good time for all.

Flashback Friday - Jersey Shore v Loyalsock

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.

Jersey Shore looks to get back on the winning track against Loyalsock next week.  Here is a look at the 2010 match-up between the two Lycoming rivals.

Lock Haven Loggerhead Apparel Now Available

Very nice selection of Lock Haven Loggerhead with a nice, new logo for the Summer Swim Team.  sale sheet can be found here

Wins and Losses in GSVAL Match-ups Last Night

With 9-1 scores, Jersey Shore falls to Wellsboro and Lock Haven wins third swim meet over Williamsport.  Jersey Shore age group scores can be viewed here.  Lock Haven age group scores can be viewed here and meet results here.

Jersey Shore Falls to Lock Haven

Jersey Shore lost their annual match-up in the Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatic Swim League to Lock Haven, 9-1.  Only the boys 15-and-over age group were able to pull out a win.  Full results can be viewed here.

Annual 'It's a Long Ride Home' Was a Looong Ride Home

July 4th weekend means it's time for the annual It's a Long Ride Home bike trip on the Pine Creek Rails to Trails for area swimmers and other athletes.  Yesterday's excursion was one of the more challenging trips on the trail with several flat tires, broken equipment, two bicycles accidents, and a visit to the doctors office.

2015 participants in the annual bike ride on Pine Creek Rails to Trails

Previous It's a Long Ride Home editions can be found below.
2014, here
2013, here
2012, here
2011, here

Flash Back Friday - The Annual Jersey Shore V Lock Haven Showdown

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.

Every year, the Jersey Shore summer swim team meets up with their counterparts across Pine Creek.  In years past, the team was called the Mill Hall Muskrats but now go by the name Lock Haven Loggerheads.  Five years ago, Jersey Shore thumped their opponent 10-0.  Last night, the Loggerheads has the upper hand and cruised to a 9-1 win.

Flashback Friday – CalU Swim Camp

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 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 almost the end of the school year in central Pennsylvania with summer temperatures already here.  The start of the summer swim season officially starts next week but some swimmers are already thinking of swim camp.  It is a chance to meet new friends and pick up some technique.  More importantly, it is a chance to get a break from mom and dad (or is it mom and dad get a break from the kids).

The PA Swimming site (here) has an excellent list of swim camps that are occurring in Pennsylvania.  Several swimmers from Jersey Shore and the Lock Haven area have been to many of these camps.

Flashback Friday takes a look at one of the camps at California University (PA) that a group of swimmers attended the past several years.

Day 1 here and here

Day 3 here

Day 4 here

Day 5 here

Go here for more info on the California University of Pennsylvania swim camp

Summer Swim Lessons at Jersey Shore Community Pool

Swim Lyco Swim Clinic

Jersey Shore High School Looking for New Swim Coach

Jersey Shore's head swim coach, Colt Coffman, is moving on to face another challenge this summer. He left behind a program that  is growing and more talent is in the pipeline.  This past year, two swimmers traveled to the PIAA State Meet (where one made the medal stand) and both are returning for several more years.

If interested in coaching this group of swimmers, go here for announcement and here for application.  Deadline is May 15.

Williamsport Summer Swim Team Looking for Coaches (and new swimmers)

Another Central PA Community Pool Falls By The Wayside

The list of closed pools is growing for the area.  Williamsport's East End Pool closed last year (here) and the Montoursville closed several years ago (here).

Lock Haven Swimmers Crack Top 10 in Middle Atlantic USA Swimming

Fine Tuning the Strokes - Swim Clinic

Williamsport's Open Water Swim Scheduled for August

The supervised open water swim in the West Branch of the Susquehanna will take place as part of the Lumberjack Triathlon on August 9.  More information can be found here.  Last years results can be found here.

Flash Back Friday - It's Been A Long, Long Time

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 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 was almost 30 years ago since a Lock Haven YMCA swimmer won a YMCA State title.  That's history now as Emma Butzler and Simon Lins won titles two weekends ago.  Below is an article in the Lock Haven Express, detailing the 1986 Lock Haven YMCA state winners.

Lock Haven Swimmers End Decades Long YMCA State Title Drought

Numerous swimmers have filled the ranks of the Lock Haven YMCA swim team over the past several decades and many gave it their all to claim an individual state title.  The last to step upon the top of the podium was David Sheets from his win in the 100 yard backstroke in 1986 (Sheets plus teammates Wayde Brookens, Kurt Herrmann and Bob Miller did win the 200 medley relay at the same meet).  The nearly three decade drought was quenched when Simon Lins and Emma Butzler claimed titles in their age group swims at Penn State’s McCoy Natatorium this past weekend.  Full results can be viewed here.

Madison Bair (bottom swimmer), neck and neck with Hazelton’s Sadie Hunsinger in the girls 10-and-under 100 yard breaststroke.

Avery Mahoney, coiled and ready to spring as the lead-off swimmer in the girls 14-and-under 200 medley relay.

Lock Haven YMCA coach Jim Merinar with double gold winner, Emma Butzler.

Simon Lins, winner of the 10-and-under boys 50 yard backstroke, atop the podium stand (center, top row)

Learning to Save Lives Around Water - Lock Haven Y Lifeguard Training

Flashback Friday - Jersey Shore YMCA State Swimmers from '85-'86

Several years of blogging have occurred at the Jersey Shore Swim blog with over 900 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.

Nine Jersey Shore swimmers are heading over to Penn State this weekend to compete in YMCA States.  Below is an article highlighting the five swimmers from the 1985-1986 season that competed in YMCA States.

Conquering Fear, Building Confidence - Lock Haven Y Swim Lessons

Jersey Shore Swimmer Brings Home Medal

It has been several years since a Jersey Shore swimmer has brought back a piece of hardware from the PIAA State Swim Meet (last one to do it was Maddie Thompson in 2011).  Freshman Emma Butzler, seeded 9th in the 100 butterfly prelims, just squeaked into the finals.  By the time the 100 fly final was over, she moved from her 8 seed spot to land in 7th place.  She also placed 15th overall in the 200 freestyle.  The girls AA final times can be viewed here.  Teammate Luke Engel swam a 56.98 in the boys 100 butterfly prelims.

Hard work of head coach Colt Coffman and Emma Butlzler pays off

Butzler, far right, with a 7th place finish in the PIAA Class AA 100 yard butterfly

Butzler with assistant coach Katie Steppe and head coach Colt Coffman

2015 PA YMCA State Psych Sheets Are Posted

The 2015 Pennsylvania YMCA State Swimming Championship Psych Sheets are posted here.

Lock Haven YMCA Sending 19 Swimmers to States

Three days of great swimming concluded this evening with 19 swimmers (and maybe one or two more as at large bids) qualifying for the state meet.  Full results from the three days can be found here.

Simon Lins won and set a meet record in the boys 10-and-under 50 yard butterfly.  Emma Butzler won the 100 yard butterfly and also qualified for YMCA Nationals in the 200 yard butterfly.

East, Central YMCA District Psych Sheets Posted

• East District YMCA Psych Sheets here
• Central District YMCA Psych Sheets here

2015 YMCA PA Central District Swimming Champs Psych Sheets are Posted

2015 YMCA PA Central District Swimming Championship psych sheets are posted here.

Jersey Shore Sends 2 Swimmers to PIAA States

Luke Engel will be heading to swim another day at the PIAA State Meet next week with a qualifying swim in the 100 butterfly.  He will join Emma Butzler who qualified for both the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle.  Seedings can be found here under the AA automatic and at-large qualifiers.