Meet recap pending…
GCST Winter Classic 2012 Results GCST Winter Classic 2012 Individual Shark Results
Car Wash II Even Better!
SYS travel trips costs this year will be reduced by $965 because our Sharks swimmers raised $915 in car wash donations on Saturday and $50.00 from the kettle corn proceeds. Add this money to the previous $688 from Car Wash I and the Sharks are on their way to making their championship travel trips more affordable.
As noteworthy as our Sharks fundraising on Saturday were the comments about our swimmers from people who donated at the car wash. These strangers were genuinely impressed by the Sharks teamwork, motivation, and behavior on display. Nice job Sharks!
Car Wash III is slated for February 4 and will include a Valentines Day themed bake sale. We really need Shark parents to help out and bake a Valentine goodie to sell in addition to parents to staff the bake sale from 11 am to 2 pm at the YMCA. Please contact Pam or Bill Wall if you can bake or help out on February 4.
Senior Sharks Winter Classic Results
2011 Harry Meisel B-Championships
The Sharks participated in the Harry Meisel B-Championships in St. Petersburg on December 10th and 11th. Fourteen different Sharks won events over the weekend! They were: Kirsten Quinn (2); Casey Brogan (2); Maggie Hibnick (2); Yasmine Ibrahim (1); Brian Boehm (1); Reece Whatmore (6); Sarsen Whatmore (4); Zachary Szmania (3); Ethan McNary (2); Hannah Lee Grace (1); Jennifer Dong (1); Theresa Law (1); Tyler Habib (1); and Ashton Edwards (1). Congrats to all Shark Swimmers!
Masters Coach Rick Walker Featured in Swimming World
Congratulations to Coach Rick Walker and the Sharks Masters–read about their recent accomplishments in this Swimming World article. The Masters are big supporters of the Sharks and are upholding Shark traditions, namely fast swimming, in the Masters world. Go Sharks Masters!
Sharks Honored with HS Swimmers of the Year Awards
Congratulations to Will Kazokas, Danielle Valley, and Sophie Cattermole. These three Shark swimmers have been honored as high school swimmers of the year in their respective districts. Will and Danielle are featured in this Bradenton Herald article, and Sophie is featured in the this Englewood Sun article. Great job Sharks!
Scholastic All-Americans 2011
The following are the 2010-2011 Scholastic All-Americans. These are athletes that participate at the highest levels in the classroom and in the pool simultaneously. The Sharks tied The Bolles School and Tampa Bay Aquatics for the most Scholastic All-Americans in Florida. For more information please check out USA Swimming‘s page. Congratulations and kudos to: Nicholas Caldwell, Matthew O’Donnell, Juliana Bugatti, Mckenzie Clark, Cameron Davis, Rachel Harrington, Taylor Katz, and Kathryn Woolbright.
Club Excellence Ranking 2011
In USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Program for 2011, the Sharks have been ranked 7th overall. This is a true reflection on the program, YMCA, coaches, and most importantly the athletes. This puts us first in the state of Florida and one of the smaller teams on the list. We would not be as successful as we are without the combined efforts of every parent, athlete and coach. This is a great accomplishment, Go Sharks!
Car Wash a Success!
The SYS car wash on Saturday was a success with donations that totaled $688.00, and almost all of the swimmers who qualify for Senior Champs, Sectionals and Y-Nats, participated. Our group effort on Saturday helped to make our travel expenses more affordable, and we had some fun, too!
These donations, as well as the donations we collect from our next three car washes on January 7, February 4, and March 3, will help defray travel costs for all of the swimmers competing in the above mentioned meets this winter and spring. A special thank you to Joe for having all of the supplies and hoses ready for us. We appreciate it!
Winter Nationals 2011 Results
Coach Steve Brown travelled to Atlanta on December 1-3 with five Shark swimmers to compete in the AT&T Winter National Championships held at Georgia Tech. All five had at least one top 20 finish including: Alex Katz (16 - 200BK); Taylor Katz (19 - 800FR); Ashlee Linn (18 - 200IM, 19 – 200BK); Derek Pridemore (11 – 1500FR); and Danielle Valley (9 – 800FR).
Three Shark records were also broken – Ashlee set new records for Senior Girls 200BK (2:15.97) and 200IM (2:18.06), while Taylor set the new Senior Girls 100FY record (1:03.27). Finally, Ashlee came home with another big accomplishment, her third 2012 Olympic Trial Cut in the 200IM. Congratulations on a terrific meet Alex, Taylor, Ashlee, Derek and Danielle!!!