PAY Swim Team News Week of 3/27-4/2/2023
PAY Weekly News for 3.27.2023-4.2.2023- Spring Break Time!
Here is what else you need to know for this past week. There is a lot of news so please scroll down to the end.
COACHES NOTES
Recap of our PA YMCA State Championship Meet:
Overall Team Scores (Keep in Mind that there are over 70 YMCA swim teams across PA!):
Combined: 4th overall with 411 points!
Girls: 2nd overall with 283 points.
Boys: 6th overall with 143 points.
We received a banner for our girls finishing 2nd overall, and a trophy for our 13-14 girls WINNING their age group at States!
Our FULL LIST OF 59 State Qualifiers and Competitors!!:
Carys Adair, Elizaveta Akimova, Patrick Baganski, Ella Bice, Jalen Bowman, Cecilia Bryant, Katelyn Burks, Gabe Carroll, Nick Darragh, Maddy Deeney, Nathan Deeney, Gwen Devenney, Laney Dittmar, Ella Dittmar, Claire Estes, Matthew Ferenz, Tyler Ferenz, Michelle Figueroa, Clayton Heinzmann, Jane Hummel, Meredith Hummel, Vivien Hummel, Chase Hungarter, Walker Hungarter, Whitney Kane, Aarav Khandelwal, Raoule Khaye, Kyle Kruppa, Emma Lasure, Ellen Le, Brynn Lewis, Aidan Maiale, Matteo Maiale, Kylie McGuire, Christopher Merrell, Max Miller, Claire Obara, Lucille Obenski, Sahil Patel, Grady Reiman, Blaise Sadowski, Maris Sadowski, Logan Seiss, Cassidy Selcher, Lane Shearer, Mara Shearer, Howard Shui, Joel Smith, Micah Smith, Macey Speakman, Jacob Sutton, Molly Thiel, Lorenzo Torres-Bonilla, Sam Vallino, Derek Wan, Ryan Whitlock, Andy Yu, Erick Zinn
70 medals (top 8 finishes) were taken home by PAY swimmers. Among these were 7 Golds, 6 Silvers, and 7 Bronzes!
Individual Top 8 Finishers at States (22 of our swimmers made the podium individually at YMCA STATES 🙂):
Cecilia Bryant - 11-12 Girls - 5th in the 50 Back, 6th in the 200 Back, 5th in the 100 Back
Madelyn Deeney - 15 & Over Girls - 5th in the 100 Breast, 7th in the 400 IM
Nathan Deeney -13-14 Boys - 2nd in the 1650 Free, 3rd in the 200 Back, 8th in the 100 Back, 4th in the 500 Free
Gwen Devenney - 13-14 Girls - 4th in the 200 Free, 6th in the 100 Free
Ella Dittmar - 15 & Over Girls - 1st in the 1650 Free, 8th in the 400 IM, 6th in the 500 Free
Laney Dittmar - 13-14 Girls - 6th in the 100 Breast, 8th in the 400 IM, 7th in the 200 Breast, 8th in the 500 Free
Michelle Figueroa - 11-12 Girls - 3rd in the 500 Free
Clayton Heinzmann - 13-14 Boys - 7th in the 1650 Free
Meredith Hummel - 13-14 Girls - 3rd in the 100 Breast, 5th in the 50 Free, 6th in the 200 Back, 4th in the 200 IM, 5th in the 100 Back
Vivien Hummel - 11-12 Girls - 5th in the 100 Breast, 2nd in the 100 IM (NEW EASTERN ZONE CUT), 7th in the 50 Breast, 3rd in the 200 IM, 4th in the 50 Fly
Chase Hungarter - 10 & Under Boys - 3rd in the 50 Back (NEW EASTERN ZONE CUT), 4th in the 200 IM, 5th in the 100 IM, 8th in the 200 Free, 1st in the 100 Back (NEW EASTERN ZONE CUT)
Whitney Kane - 13-14 Girls - 4th in the 50 Free, 6th in the 200 Free, 7th in the 100 Free
Kyle Kruppa - 15 & Over Boys - 7th in the 200 Free, 6th in the 500 Free
Ellen Le - 10 & Under Girls - 4th in the 50 Free, 7th in the 50 Fly, 5th in the 200 IM, 2nd in the 200 Free, 5th in the 100 Back, 6th in the 100 Fly
Brynn Lewis 13-14 Girls - 7th in the 200 Fly, 1st in the 400 IM, 2nd in the 200 Back, 1st in the 200 IM (NEW YMCA SC NATIONAL CUT), 2nd in the 100 Free, 1st in the 200 Breast
Aidan Maiale - 15 & Over Boys - 7th in the 1650 Free
Mara Shearer - 10 & Under Girls - 7th in the 100 Breast, 8th in the 200 IM, 7th in the 50 Breast
Jacob Sutton - 11-12 Boys - 8th in the 50 Free, 7th in the 200 Free, 7th in the 50 Fly
Sam Vallino - 13-14 Boys - 8th in the 50 Free
Derek Wan - 11-12 Boys - 3rd in the 50 Back, 1st in the 50 Free, 7th in the 50 Breast, 1st in the 100 Fly, 2nd in the 50 Fly, 7th in the 100 Free
Ryan Whitlock - 10 & Under Boys - 7th in the 200 Free
Andy Yu - 13-14 Boys - 8th in the 400 IM, 4th in the 200 Back, 6th in the 100 Back
Relay Top 8 Finishers at States (24 different PAY swimmers contributed to these relay medals!):
11-12 Girls:
4th in the 400 Free Relay (Vivien Hummel, Michelle Figueroa, Cecilia Bryant, Kylie McGuire)
4th in the 200 Free Relay (Vivien Hummel, Michelle Figueroa, Kylie McGuire, Cecilia Bryant)
3rd in the 200 Medley Relay (Cecilia Bryant, Vivien Hummel, Cassidy Selcher, Michelle Figueroa)
11-12 Boys:
5th in the 400 Free Relay (Derek Wan, Jacob Sutton, Matteo Maiale, Max Miller),
5th in the 200 Free Relay (Derek Wan, Jacob Sutton, Matteo Maiale, Aarav Khandelwal)
4th in the 200 Medley Relay (Christopher Merrell, Sahil Patel, Jacob Sutton, Derek Wan)
13-14 Girls:
1st in the 400 Free Relay (Brynn Lewis, Meredith Hummel, Whitney Kane, Gwen Devenney)
1st in the 200 Free Relay (Meredith Hummel, Whitney Kane, Gwen Devenney, Brynn Lewis)
1st in the 200 Medley Relay (Brynn Lewis Meredith Hummel, Whitney Kane, Gwen Devenney)
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 13-14 GIRLS ON A CLEAN SWEEP OF GOLD MEDALS IN THESE RELAYS!!
13-14 Boys:
7th in the 200 Free Relay (Sam Vallino, Nathan Deeney, Andy Yu, Walker Hungarter)
5th in the 200 Medley Relay (Andy Yu, Nathan Deeney, Walker Hungarter, Sam Vallino)
15 & Over Girls:
8th in the 400 Free Relay (Maddy Deeney, Ella Bice, Ella Dittmar, Claire Obara)
College Commitment: Congratulations to Ella Dittmar for her commitment to Bloomsburg University, to both study and swim! Ella has been a member of PAY for 4 years and is set to be a 2023 graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School.
******PRACTICE SCHEDULE NOTE: NO PRACTICES NEXT WEEK. SPRING BREAK and the Y NATIONAL MEET. OUR SPRING CLINIC/CONDITIONING SESSION WILL START UP ON MONDAY APRIL 10.
BAKER PARK QUESTIONS: We have been fielding questions regarding the new policy for Baker Park Outdoor Pool memberships. Clarification: if your swimmer is on the PAY Swim Team and if they’ll be outside for swim team training or swim meets, then they do not need a Baker Park Summer Pool membership because they will only be out there for swim practices/meets. (Some practices will be indoor this summer too). However, if your swimmer or your family plans on hanging out at the outdoor Baker Park pools during the times open to the Y community at large then your swimmer or your family will need to obtain a Baker Park Summer Pool membership.
KINETIC PHYSICAL THERAPY AT OUR YMCA!: I wanted to make sure you all knew of some benefits to being members of our YMCA. Our branch and association partner with Kinetic Physical Therapy to serve the needs of a wide variety of YMCA members, right at our branch in Phoenixville!. Please visit their website and watch their “YMCA partnership video” at the bottom of their homepage at the following link: https://www.kineticptpa.com/ Kinetic also has additional local locations in Collegeville, Chester Springs, Exton, Downingtown, etc.
THANK YOUs: Thank you to all the individuals who volunteered at the State Meet last weekend. 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!
3/29-4/1 EASTERN ZONE AGE GROUP CHAMPS in Webster, NY - Look for a meet recap in the next newsletter!
4/3-4/7 YMCA National Championship Meet in Greensboro, NC- BEST OF LUCK TO OUR Y NATIONAL SWIMMERS THIS WHOLE WEEK!!
May/June Long Course Meet Schedule & Dates
IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE LOOK TO GET SIGNUPS IN FOR THESE MAY/JUNE LONG COURSE MEETS ASAP.
The RAYS and UMLY meets are set to be “closed Y meet” where anyone can participate, while the Chambersburg/Keystone and Bucknell meets are USA sanctioned meets where swimmers MUST be USA registered. If you have questions about long course swimming/competition, please ask! You don’t have to be “elite” to be a part of these types of competitions :)
LINKS TO EACH MEET EVENT ON TEAMUNIFY
5/12-5/14 CC (Chambersburg Y) CLOSED Long Course Invite @ Keystone Aquatic Center in Carlisle, PA
5/20-5/21 RAYS (Ridley Y) LC Stakes Invite @ GCIT in Sewell, NJ
6/8-6/11 WSY/HAC LC Classic @ Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA
Saturday, April 22- YMCA Family Fun Day and Pickleball Tournament- The Y is hosting their annual Family Fun Day outside in the parking lot near childcare/Byron Gym full of children’s games, contests, food trucks, adult beverages, craft activities, etc. FUN FOR ALL! At the same time the Y is hosting a Pickleball tournament in the Byron gym- open to all but you need to pre-register. The Y is also hosting a Y Gymnastics Championship if you want to see any of that meet or to support the gymnastics snack bars. If you have any questions, the front desk can help you.
Sunday April 30- Swim Team Teen/Adult Volunteers needed-MASTERS MEET- We’ll need many families and teens to help us host this tremendous swim meet for the US Masters Swimmers ages 19-89+ who come from many surrounding states to compete for world records in our meters pool! Please help us help them! Volunteer Signups will be posted soon and an email will be sent to all.
Wednesday May 10- End of Winter Season Swim Team Awards Dinner- 6pm-9:00 pm at River Crest Golf Club- Stay tuned for details and a RSVP signup- an email will be sent to all. We will need to finalize our numbers by 4/22/2023.
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
TYR PORTAL - If you need any swim apparel or equipment, please visit teams.tyr.com, create an account with our PAY team portal 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.
SUPER SENIORS: GRADUATING SENIORS- an email was sent to your parents earlier this month regarding a PAY Scholarship Opportunity due in two weeks! ALSO ALL SENIOR GROUPS- including 12th graders and Coaches- please refer to the email regarding “PAY Homework-Notes to the Graduating Seniors”- a chance for you all to send our 6 graduates off with kind notes and happy memories from all of you! We want all senior group kids participating in this easy Senior Send Off! Thank you in advance. Notes for our Graduating Seniors are due via email to kbaganski@verizon.net by April 30th. Reminders will be sent prior to then.
BIRTHDAY ROUND-UP Wishing a wonderful day to our teammates who are aging up:
Shout out to Violet Chan who turned 12 on 3/12!! Happy Belated Bday!
And Happy Belated Bday to new PAY teammates Gracyn and Maren Parsons who turned 12 on 3/22!
Cearnaigh McAllister turned 9 on 3/27!
Seamus McAllister turned 9 on 3/27!
Lane Shearer turned 9 on 3/28!
Lauren Bowlby turned 8 on 3/30!
Manvitha Karnati turned 16 on 3/30!
“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! Enjoy the break and the time off from school!
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