PAY Swim Team News 1/4/2023
PAY Swim Team News - 1/4/2024
Happy New Year!! There is a lot of exciting news so please scroll down to the end.
PRACTICE SCHEDULES:
Please refer to the following link for our winter practice schedule:
Please note that there are 3 Phoenixville HS home swim meets this month of January where further adjustments to this schedule will be necessary.
IMPORTANT NOTE: UNLESS YOU HAVE RECEIVED EXPLICIT PERMISSION AND APPROVAL FOR YOUR SWIMMER TO PRACTICE WITH A DIFFERENT GROUP ON A PARTICULAR DAY, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BRINGING YOUR SWIMMER TO PRACTICES ASIDE FROM THEIR ASSIGNED GROUP.
All schedules, group descriptions, equipment needed, etc. are found under the PAY 23-24 tab on our website: Phoenixville YMCA swim team Home (gomotionapp.com)
COACH NOTES:
Recap of our busy month of December Meets:
Lancaster Lightning Holiday Classic - PAY sent over 60 swimmers to compete in a midseason invitational the week of December 9th and 10th. This was hosted by the Lancaster YMCA (LANY) at the Graham Aquatic Center in York, PA. Of all the Prelim/Final invitationals I have coached over the years, few have produced more “2nd swims” than this meet did! We finished in 1st in the 1st year that LANY ran this meet. I would be eager to help them grow this meet in the coming years.
Ridley RAYS Winter Classic - PAY sent over 120 swimmers to compete in a midseason invitational the weekend of December 16th, 17th, and 18th. This was hosted by the Ridley RAYS at Swarthmore College. Of all visiting teams, PAY finished 1st in the team score for this meet. FULL PDF RESULTS
USA Swimming Registration Link: If you haven’t already done so, please utilize the following link to renew your USA Swimming membership for 2024!!
Upcoming Team Dual Meet this Saturday
Our 4th and FINAL team dual meet of the season is taking place on the first Saturday in January (Jan. 6th), when we take a trip to Berks County to visit our friends at the Reading YMCA. Adult volunteers are still needed for this away meet and signups are posted under the Event.
PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A “MEET EMAIL” WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR THIS DUAL MEET :)
Winterfest Update- Team t-shirts will be distributed prior to or at Winterfest, depending on the shipment.
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OTHER NEWS:
THANK YOUs- Thank you to all the coaches, swimmers and families that helped with our season of giving by participating in our YMCA Angel Giving Tree. The senior practice groups and adult volunteers helped with wrapping gifts for 80 local children in need. Over the years- including this year, PAY swim team and the Y community have collected and wrapped over 2400 gifts for local children.
Thank you to all our coaches who guided our team over winter break, helping our swimmers get ready for January and the upcoming championship season! Special shout out to the dryland coaches for organizing the amazing 2023 Christmas Eve Meetball Extravaganza. The swimmers had so much fun competing and bonding out of the pool!
And, thank you to all the adults who volunteered at the December swim meets. Our team cannot host or attend swim meets without our adult volunteers lending their hands. Volunteers are still needed for this weekend’s January meets- including the meets at Reading this Saturday and our annual home masters meet this Sunday (and if you are attending Sunday’s Hot Cocoa mini-meet, our coaches will let you know if BCLY needs volunteers).
Annual Winter Freeze Bill Heebner Memorial US Masters Meet on Sunday, January 7th! PAY Teens and Families will be needed to help us host this Masters Meet for swimmers aged 19 to 99!! Swimmers come from up and down the east coast to compete in our Myrin Pool. Please help us by volunteering during the meet to support adult swimmers trying to achieve short course meters World Records. Always an exciting and uplifting event and their entry fees are an easy fundraiser for our PAY swim team. More info and volunteer signups are in Team Unify under the event. Thanks in advance! Please email Kate Baganski if you have any questions- the more volunteers, the merrier and we can rotate around etc. Snacks/food and water will be provided for the volunteers.
SAVE THE DATE for our PAY END-OF-SEASON AWARDS DINNER at Rivercrest Golf Club- Wednesday, May 8th for all PAY families. More details will follow within a few months.
TYR PORTAL - If you need a team swim suit apparel or equipment, please visit our TYR team portal. To register on our team store, visit TEAMS.TYR.COM , click on create account, and use the access code "16659". Once registered you will receive your PAY team's discount as well as any additional promotions etc! The portal is also linked on our team website: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/mapay/page/documents/apparel
KINETIC PHYSICAL THERAPY AT OUR YMCA for swimmers or family members: Our branch and association partner, Kinetic Physical Therapy, serves 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/
TEAM PHOTOS Remember to download/upload PAY swim team photos as you wish-Please feel free to view their photos on our Google Share Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fkNMmnNFJqtXvDchWaRIGXXGGDqe1L3u
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. And, we have a private “PAY Swim Parents” Facebook page that will be a parent-share page for quick questions, etc. Search for PAY Swim Parents then you’ll be instructed to type in your child’s swim practice group and someone will approve your request if your swimmer is on our PAY team this year. This private site will be monitored for content and is not meant for photos. We will still have our public PAY Swimming FB page, noted above, for sharing photos through parent Donna Hungarter.
LOST AND FOUND: Don't forget to check the shelves on the Myrin Pool deck frequently for Swim Team Lost/Found items!! The shelves are full!
SUPER SENIORS- Congratulations and best wishes to graduating senior Logan Seiss! Logan currently attends Downingtown STEM Academy but will continue his studies and swimming at Vassar College in New York next year! Best wishes for continued fun and success, Logan!
BIRTHDAY ROUND-UP Happiest of Days to our teammates who have or had birthdays this month! CHECK OUT ALL OUR JANUARY BIRTHDAYS!!!
Ellie Reese turned 16 on Jan 1!
August Smith turned 7 on Jan 1 too!
Kira Haebler turned 13 on Jan 2!
Madelyn Deeney turned 17 on Jan 3!
Matteo Maiale turns 14 on Jan 5!
Michelle Figueroa turns 14 on Jan 6!
Farah Stark turns 10 on Jan 7!
Olivia Rothschild turns 13 on Jan 9!
Estella Gilmore turns 12 on Jan 9!
Clayton Heinzmann turns 15 on Jan 13!
Kyle Kruppa turns 18 on Jan 15!
Marshall Pucke turns 7 on Jan 16!
Caroline Nguyen turns 14 on Jan 17!
Abigail Burke turns 13 on Jan 17 too!
James Thiel turns 10 on Jan 17 too!
Kate Spencer turns 17 on Jan 18!
Edward Thiel turns 13 on Jan 18 too!
Cecilia Bryant turns 14 on Jan 19!
Maximus Gaitanopoulos turns 13 on Jan 19 too!
Cody Bice turns 15 on Jan 22!
Miranda Yuan turns 10 on Jan 23!
Kylie McGuire turns 14 on Jan 24!
Walker Hungarter turns 15 on Jan 25!
Paige Lindenmuth turns 15 on Jan 26!
Grace Huber turns 12 on Jan 26 too!
Weston Gale turns 15 on Jan 27!
Jacob Sutton turns 14 on Jan 27 too!
Lillian Gordon turns 10 on Jan 27!
Jane Hollis turns 14 on Jan 29!
Jonathan Taylor turns 12 on Jan 29 too!
Emily Michel turns 10 on Jan 30!
Sree Mettupalli turns 14 on Jan 31!
Ella Kozak turns 12 on Jan 31 too!
Live Zhang turns 10 on Jan 31 too!
Have a wonderful January!!
“Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded there.” -Wayne D. Dyer
