PAY Swim Team News- Week of 12-5-2022
PAY Weekly News 12.5.2022
Here is what you need to know for this week. There is a lot of news so please scroll down to the end.
COACHES NOTES & SCHEDULE CHANGES:
GET READY FOR ….OUR PAY TEAM DUAL MEET @ BYNS (Boyertown YMCA) - Saturday 12/10:
Pool Address: 301 Spring St, Boyertown, PA 19512
ALL AVAILABLE TEAM MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND! A more detailed meet email will be sent later this week to those that RSVP’d in Team Unify as Committed to attending! ****Holiday Meet Theme: Along with your PAY team gear, please feel free to dress in any holiday themed apparel at ALL OF OUR DECEMBER MEETS, BOTH DUAL AND INVITATIONALS!
Boys Swim First at Saturday’s Boyertown Meet
Boys Report Time: 12:15pm
Boys Warmup Time: 12:30pm
Boys Meet Start: 1:10pm
Girls Swim Second at Saturday’s Boyertown Meet
Girls Report Time: 3:55pm
Girls Warmup Time: 4:10pm
Girls Meet Start: 4:50pm
Hershey Aquatic Club Frosty Frolic Meet Results From 12/2-12/4:
Our team finished 2nd overall to HAC out of 10+ teams this past weekend (1st in boys and 2nd in girls). Please see the SwimCloud results link for more details on the meet: https://www.swimcloud.com/results/253478/?gender=C
Girls Swimmer of the Meet: Whitney Kane- When Whitney first came to PAY this past spring, I vividly remember her asking me what our club looks for and prioritizes for development in its swimmers. It was such a thought provoking and existential question to come from someone who was only 12 years old at the time. As a young 13 year old who is new to her age group, Whitney has set herself up for such a bright future in the coming years by venturing outside of her comfort zone this season. Perhaps most important to note is Whitney's desire to learn, to understand, and to grow her knowledge of the sport of swimming. She soaks in every detail, piece of feedback, or word of advice that you give her. To find this quality in a kid as young as she is can be such a rare and beautiful thing. Her future, and PAY's future, are bright for many years down the road because of all of these things she brings to the table.
Boys Swimmer of the Meet: Nick Zinn- In the years I have known him, Nick has always been one who treats every person he meets with the utmost amount of kindness and respect. His gentle nature is among his many endearing qualities. I often found in the past that he is almost too gentle and graceful when it comes to how he treats the water in a race! With him now being 13, he also is coming into his own by branching out and swimming the full gambit of events. His event program this weekend includes races like the 200 Back, 200 Fly, and 400 IM. He doesn't just swim these races, he is growing to crave these "IMX" events. Swimmers that had humble beginnings as young age groupers, who take these years to craft and develop their strokes, are kids that often find the highest levels of success and recognition as Senior level 13 and Over swimmers. And perhaps most importantly, being a good teammate and citizen is what will get you the furthest in life in the end.
PRACTICES THIS WEEK:
Please see the modified schedule for part of this week due to maintenance taking place on the Heritage pool:
TUESDAY 12/6
National/PreNational/Senior - 4:15-5:45pm
Senior Prep - 5:45-7:15pm (dryland is as scheduled)
Junior 2 - 7:15-8:15pm (dryland is as scheduled)
Junior 1 - 7:30-8:45pm (dryland will run a few minutes extra)
WEDNESDAY 12/7
National/PreNational/Senior - 4:15-6:45pm (no dryland since we will swim for 2.5 hours)
Senior Prep - 6:45-8:45pm
NO Novice Practices on Wednesday night
SATURDAY 12/10:
THERE WILL BE NO PAY PRACTICES ON SATURDAY THIS WEEKEND DUE TO OUR DUAL MEET AT BOYERTOWN.
Boyertown Dual Meet Cooldown:
ALL NATIONAL/PRE-NATIONAL/SENIOR & SENIOR PREP SWIMMERS ARE EXPECTED TO COOLDOWN AFTER THEIR RESPECTIVE DUAL MEET. AN IMPORTANT WEEKEND TAKES PLACE THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND AT F&M AND RIDLEY. WE MUST BE TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES IN PREPARATION FOR THAT WEEKEND.
National/PreNational/Senior - Easy 2000 Meters on Sunday 12/11:
Please look to do this easy swim in at any local pool. This will be important for keeping a good feel for the water when we rest down later that week.
Parents- Did you know new scoreboards cost at least $40,000? Our YMCA is kicking off a Scoreboard Initiative Campaign just in time for end-of-year donations. Hattie Franz, Director of Development, will be working on obtaining corporate sponsors to carry most of this large endeavor so that our PAY Swim Team can have a new scoreboard hanging up above the Myrin Pool by our season next September. This campaign will begin this month and continue through until “Scoreboard” funds are achieved. (Any funds collected beyond the cost of the scoreboard will be earmarked for the associated touchpads, etc. and will stay with our swim team for team or pool necessities.) Our PAY Swim Team has a goal of $10,000 to help the YMCA with this purchase and with company matches we think we can reach that goal over the next few months. To kick-off this initiative and to answer any of your questions, please join us if you can at a PAY Swim Team All-Parents Meeting next Monday night, Dec. 12th at 6pm at the Y to hear further details on how to help from Hattie Franz, Director of Development, and Coach Dave. Meeting location at the Y is TBD.
Parents- please come in to the Myrin Pool Deck this week to look through the swim team lost and found items on the shelves under the record boards. The shelves are overflowing with Found Items which may be moved soon to the YMCA’s general lost and found bins. You may find an item that you didn’t realize your swimmer lost. Remember- if you label your swimmer’s items and clothes, it is easier for them to find lost items.
TECH SUIT FITTINGS AND TYR PORTAL - Just in time for Winterfest and the approaching championship season, our team TYR Rep will be at PAY on Monday, 12/19 for tech suit fittings. Please RSVP this week by committing to the event so that we can give him a headcount. All TYR tech suits purchased through our portal are 30% off through the end of the year! As a reminder, all Nationals swimmers must wear TYR suits in order to qualify for the Nats Package.
Please visit teams.tyr.com, create an account and use the access code "PAYSUM25". You will then get access to your custom team portal with TYR. By shopping through the custom portal, you will receive 25% off anything you order including parkas, suits and equipment. PLUS, your purchase helps to support the team as TYR provides benefits back to us, based upon our total sales. Please email our TYR rep Joe Eiden with any questions at jeiden@tyr.com or cell 714-615-3757.
UPCOMING MEETS or DEADLINES
Please remind your swimmer that it is every swimmer’s responsibility to clean up after themselves and leave the area we occupy at meets in better condition that we found it AND if your swimmer has to cancel attending the night before or morning of a swim meet, please email coaches (david.rue@philaymca.org and Kathryn.deeney@philaymca.org ) and Kate Baganski (kbaganski@verizon.net ) to ensure the lineups are edited prior to the meet starting. Thank you!
12/10/2022 - AWAY Dual Meet vs. BYNS (at Boyertown YMCA) for all our boy and girl swimmers- Deadline to signup your swimmer to Attend/Decline has passed. Coaches choose the events. If your swimmer gets sick and can’t attend please email coaches (david.rue@philaymca.org and Kathryn.deeney@philaymca.org ) ASAP that day. The boys’ meet begins at 1:10pm and the girls’ meet begins by 4:50pm with warmup times 40 minutes prior to each meet. PARENTS-We need 1 or 2 more girl parents to Sign Up to be swimmer lineup helpers at the girls meet on the Job Signup and 1 boy parent to Sign Up to be the Volunteer Check In person at the boys meet. Thanks in advance!
12/15-12/18 LAC Holiday Classic - USA Invitational Meet (qualifying times required) - This is a Prelim/Final USA invitational that is hosted at F&M. The swimmer signup deadline has passed. An entry file with all currently qualified swimmers was sent and accepted by LAC.
12/16-12/18 RAYS Winter Classic YMCA Invitational Meet - NEW MEET INFORMATION DETAILS ARE LINKED HERE!!! This is a Prelim/Final YMCA invitational that is hosted at Swarthmore College. All PAY team members are eligible and highly encouraged to attend this meet. An initial entry file was sent and accepted by RAYS. Additions to this file are not guaranteed, but I can try to get your swimmer in nonetheless!
1/7/2023- HOME Dual Meet vs. RY (Reading YMCA) for all our boy and girl swimmers- Deadline to signup your swimmer to Attend/Decline is 12/31/22. Coaches choose the events. You just need login to Team Unify and Commit/Decline your RSVP. Please Sign Up to Volunteer at this home meet on the Job Signup under the specific Team Unify Event (girls meet and/or boys meet). PAY Class of 2023 Seniors will be recognized during this last home meet of our winter season.
1/8/2023- SAVE THE DATE- Teens and our swim families- We will be hosting the annual Bill Heebner Winter Freeze US Masters Swimmers meet in the morning and early afternoon and we’ll need many teen and adult hands to volunteer to facilitate this wonderful annual meet. Thank you in advance! Job signups will be posted by the end of this month.
1/13-1/15 SPY Winterfest - YMCA Invitational Meet (qualifying times required) - This is a Prelim/Final YMCA invitational that is hosted at the University of Maryland. The meet has qualifying times associated with it. THE MEET INFORMATION IS NOW PUBLISHED HERE. For $189/night at the Marriott Conference Center on the University of Maryland campus- 2 rooms are available on 1/13/2023 and 1 room is available on 1/14/2023. The link is within our Team Unify website under the Winterfest Event or click HERE. Please note there are a multitude of more affordable hotels within 30 minutes of the University of Maryland but call to make an initial reservation now as there are many sports events occurring that weekend at the campus.
14-1/15 GPAC New Years Meet - USA Invitational Meet - This is a USA invitational that is available for all USA registered swimmers that do not qualify for Winterfest. Although the deadline is now passed, we can do our best to get your swimmer into this meet. If swimmers qualify for Winterfest between October and December, we can shift them from one meet to the other.
1/21-1/22 PennDel South Distance Championships - YMCA Invitational - This is our league’s distance based championship for the southern portion of the league that will be hosted at the Boyertown YMCA. Events like the 1000, 1650, and 200’s of stroke are offered for our older swimmers. 100’s and 200’s are offered for our younger swimmers. The event is posted on TeamUnify, and more information will be forthcoming.
1/28-1/29 PennDel Washington Division Championships - YMCA Invitational - This is our league’s division champs meet that will be hosted at the West Chester YMCA. This is a time of year where our high school swimmers have a lot on their plate, and they can coordinate with me on a plan for this weekend. However, I do feel it is important that our whole team supports our league champs meet with as close to 100% attendance as possible. The event is posted on TeamUnify, and more information will be forthcoming.
2/3-2/5 John DeBarbadillo Invitational at the York YMCA - USA Invitational Meet - This is a USA sanctioned invitational that is hosted at the York YMCA in February. This serves as an important meet opportunity for those that are looking at a Last Chance for District or JO cuts. The 1650 on Friday evening is also an opportunity that I want many of our swimmers to take advantage of. The meet information and event is posted on TeamUnify.
3/10-3/12 YMCA DISTRICTS Meet at the York YMCA in York, PA - Save the date for our culminating championship meet of the winter season for many of our swimmers!
3/24-3/26 YMCA STATES Meet at WVU in Morgantown, WV- Heads up! Thanks to volunteer Siobhan Hummel there are 4 hotel links reserving about 50 rooms for this weekend for those that think they’ll be attending this meet. The links can be found on our Team Unify website under the YMCA States Event or click HERE. Please check with Coach Dave before reserving a hotel room if you have doubts about whether or not your swimmer may qualify for this meet.
FACEBOOK-Come follow “PAY Swimming” on Facebook to celebrate the achievements of all of our kids. Even better, text or email your child’s photo and “brags” from our swim meets to swim mom Donna Hungarter to share on the PAY Swimming page at (484) 686-3156 or dmhungarter@gmail.com. ***Please be reminded that cell phones are prohibited in locker rooms as are photos taken from behind the starting blocks.
USED APPAREL AND SUIT SALE- Monday, Dec. 12th 6:00pm at the All Parents Team meeting- Parents Aquatic Club will be opening our team closet and pulling out the bins of donated previously-worn bathing suits and apparel. There may be a few pieces of used equipment. And, there is one bleacher seat. Bring Cash if you want to peruse and shop. All items will be $1-$25.
HOLIDAY SWIM PARTY for our PAY TEAM- Tuesday, December 27th night on the Myrin Pool Deck- Stay tuned for more info soon!
PAY SWIMMING ANGEL GIVING TREE- Unwrapped Presents due by 12/16!! It is time for our PAY SWIM TEAM to show our PAY love for local families in need associated with the non-profit, St. Ann’s Heart. This year, the Annual PAY Swimming Angel Tree will be a combined effort with the Phoenixville YMCA’s Giving Tree. For 18 years now, our team has been helping give local Phoenixville children in need a wonderful holiday season. We are very proud of this tradition. The Angel tree can be found in the Y lobby and is already decorated with gift tags for the taking. Please do what you are able to fulfill a wish or a need for one of our families. There are only a few tags left! Thank you in advance for your generosity! Here’s how it works:
-Select a gift tag or two from the tree, near the check-in desk.
-Bring your gifts (*UNWRAPPED*) to the Y front desk by Friday, 12/16.
-Please have your tag with your gifts.
-Note: donations of wrapping paper or gift bags/bows are also welcome.
-Senior/Pre-Nat/Nat swimmers will be wrapping all the gifts the following Monday night, 12/19!
BIRTHDAY ROUND-UP Wishing a wonderful day to our teammates who are aging up:
Abby Kalbach turns 15 on December 8th!
Mara Shearer turns 11 on December 10th!
Joel Smith turns 18 on December 11th!
“Never regret a day in your life: The good days bring happiness, the bad days bring experience, and the best days bring memories.” – Unknown
Have a Wonderful Week!
