PAY Swim Team News 1-16-2023 to 1-29-2023

PAY Weekly News for 1.16.2023-1.29.2023

Sorry for the delay.  Here is what you need to know for the next couple of weeks. There is a lot of news so please scroll down to the end.

COACHES NOTES

 

SCHEDULE CHANGES: Unless otherwise communicated on a weekly basis, the following is the new schedule for the next few weeks now that both pools are open.

Mondays:

Nat/Senior - 4:15-6:15pm (dryland 6:30-7:00pm)

Novice 1 - 5:30-6:15pm 

Junior 1 - 6:15-7:15pm 

Junior 2 - 6:15-7:15pm 

Senior Prep - 7:15-8:45pm (dryland 6:30-7:00pm)

 

Tuesdays: DUE TO A HOME HIGH SCHOOL MEET, THIS WEEK'S TUESDAY PRACTICE TIMES ARE IN RED:

Nat/Senior AM - 5:30-7:00am (same on 1/24/23)

Nat/Senior - 4:15-6:15pm  (for this Tuesday, 1/24: 5:30pm-7:30pm due to a home high school meet)

Junior 1 - 4:45-6:15pm (dryland 6:30-7:00pm) (for this Tuesday, 1/24: dryland at 6:30pm then practice 7:15-8:45pm)

Senior Prep - 6:15-8:00pm (for this Tuesday, 1/24: 5:30pm-7:15 pm due to a home high school meet)

Junior 2 - 7:45-8:45pm (dryland 7:00-7:30pm) (for this Tuesday, 1/24: dryland at 7pm then practice 7:30-8:30pm)

 

Wednesdays:

Nat/Senior - 4:15-6:15pm (dryland 6:30-7:00pm)

Junior 1 - 4:45-6:15pm

Novice 1 - 6:15-7:00pm 

Novice 2 - 6:15-7:00pm 

Senior Prep - 7:00-8:45pm (dryland 6:15-6:45pm)

 

Thursdays:

Nat/Senior AM - 5:30-7:00am

Nat/Senior - 4:15-6:15pm 

Junior 1 - 4:45-6:15pm (dryland 6:30-7:00pm)

Senior Prep - 6:15-8:00pm 

Junior 2 - 7:45-8:45pm (dryland 7:00-7:30pm)

   

Fridays:

Nat/Senior - 4:15-6:00pm (dryland 6:15-6:45pm)

Senior Prep - 4:15-6:00pm (dryland 6:15-6:45pm)

Junior 1 - 6:00-7:00pm 

Junior 2 - 6:00-7:00pm 

Novice 1 - 7:00-7:45pm 

Novice 2 - 7:00-7:45pm 

 

Saturdays: 

Nat/Senior - 10:30-1:00pm

Senior Prep - 10:30-1:00pm 

Junior 1 - 1:00-2:30pm

 

Sundays:  NOTE: SUNDAY PRACTICES WILL TAKE PLACE IN HERITAGE POOL

Novice 1 - 9:00-10:00am

Novice 2 - 10:00-11:00am

Junior 2 - 11:00am-12:00pm

 

Winterfest Recap

 

We are so proud of our 60 swimmers who qualified for Winterfest this year. It was great to be back at the University of Maryland for the first time since January 2020…

 

NEW YMCA SC National Qualifying Times:

 

Patrick Baganski - 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back

Gabe Carroll - 50 Free, 100 Free

Macey Speakman - 200 Breast

Girls 200 Free Relay (Macey Speakman, Maris Sadowski, Madelyn Deeney, Brynn Lewis)

Boys 200 Free Relay (Gabe Carroll, Patrick Baganski, Blaise Sadowski, Kyle Kruppa)

Boys 200 Medley Relay (Patrick Baganski, Blaise Sadowski, Gabe Carroll, Nick Darragh)

 

NEW YMCA LC National Qualifying Times: 

 

Madelyn Deeney - 100 Free, 200 Free

Brynn Lewis - 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 IM

 

NEW Middle Atlantic Junior Championship (fka JO) Qualifying Times (11-12 and 13-14 age groups): 

 

Whitney Kane - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Fly

Jalen Bowman - 100 Breast

Nate Deeney - 50 Free, 100 Free. 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM

Meredith Hummel - 200 IM

Vivien Hummel - 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Fly, 200 IM

Walker Hungarter - 200 Fly

Brynn Lewis - 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM

Sam Vallino - 100 Free

Andy Yu - 100 Back, 200 Back

 

 

 

GPAC New Years Invite Recap

We are very proud of our swimmers for taking the opportunity to compete against many of the top teams in Middle Atlantic swimming at GPAC’s New Year’s Invite. Many of these swimmers either achieved new YMCA District qualifying times, or now find themselves on the precipice of newly qualifying for our YMCA District meet in March!

 

 

 

Tri State Cup Shout Out

Congratulations to PAY Swimmer Derek Wan for competing at the Tri State Cup, where he won the 12 year old Boys 50 Free, 100 Free, and placed second in the 100 Fly– All Junior Championship qualifying times! 

 

Re: This past weekend’s PennDel South Distance Championships and next weekend’s Washington Champs meets- I’ll summarize these Champs results altogether next week.  Congratulations on great swims and looking forward to seeing fast times next weekend at the West Chester YMCA!

THANK YOUs: Thank you to all the individuals who volunteered at our away invitationals the past two weekends!!!  We can’t attend or host meets without parents volunteering to help out so we appreciate everyone! 

 

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!

 

1/28 at 1:00 - URSINUS versus DICKINSON Swim Meet at URSINUS-  If your Washington Champs Session is on Sunday 1/29, you may want to check out this local college meet at Ursinus on the 28th to see many of our PAY alumni compete against each other (Jonah Kazsnay, Jan Perez-Bonilla, Paul Florio, Alexandra Zelinske, Molly Stevens). Meet begins at 1:00 at the Ursinus pool.

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.The event details are posted on our TeamUnify as a pdf file under the Event, and more information will be forthcoming this week via email.

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.The meet information and event is posted on TeamUnify.

2/24-2/25 Charlie Hartley Memorial Championships at Ridley High School Hosted by Ridley YMCA - Save the date for our YMCA silver meet for those who do not qualify for YMCA Districts (and those looking to get additional District cuts)

2/26 LCY Last Chance Meet at Lionville YMCA - Save the date for our LAST meet opportunity to go for Y District qualifying times

Sunday March 5- BOWLING PARTY FOR DISTRICTS QUALIFIERS- will be held at Arnolds Bowling in Oaks PA 2:15pm-5:30pm. Bowling for 1 hour then pizza/drinks/free time in the arcade with a game card. We are working on the details but cost may be around $25/swimmer.  There will be a signup closer to the event.

3/5 Michelle Deasey Mini (10 and Under) Championship Meet at the Upper Main Line YMCA - Save the date for our 10 and Under championship meets being hosted by UMLY on Sunday 3/5!

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.

HEADS UP- End of Winter Season Swim Team Banquet at River Crest Golf Club- early May- potentially Sunday, May 7th. Stay tuned for details.

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. 

TYR PORTAL - If you need any swim apparel or equipment, 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.

BIRTHDAY ROUND-UP Wishing a wonderful day to our teammates who are aging up:

Caroline Nguyen turned 13 on 1/17!

James Thiel turned 9 on 1/17!

Edward Thiel turned 12 on 1/18!

Cece Bryant turned 13 on 1/19!

Ben Pozun turned 12 on 1/21!

Cody Bice turned 14 on 1/22!

Miranda Yuan turns 9 on 1/23!

Kylie McGuire turns 13 on 1/24!

Walker Hungarter turns 14 on 1/25!

Paige Lindenmuth turns 14 on 1/26!

Weston Gale turns 14 on 1/27!

Lillian Gordon turns 9 on 1/27!

Jacob Sutton turns 13 on 1/27!

Lorenzo Torres Bonilla turns on 1/29!

Jane Hollis turns 13 on 1/29!

Abigail Leary turns 13 on 1/29!

“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!