PAY Swim Team News for 4/17/2024
PAY Swim Team News - April 16, 2024
There is a lot of exciting news and updated info so please scroll down to the end.
PRACTICE SCHEDULES:
Please refer to the following link for our SPRING practice schedule:
https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/mapay/page/documents/monthly-practice-schedules
Note: No Morning Practices or Drylands this week.
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:
Currently Posted Long Course Meets in May/June:
5/3-5/5/2024 GPAC LC Derby @ GCIT in Sewell, NJ- signup deadline has passed.
6/6-6/9/2024 WSY/HAC LC Classic @ Bucknell University-This meet always proves to be a good barometer for the end of the spring season/beginning of the summer season. Please Note: I provided our meet hosts a "preliminary entry file" to reserve our team space in this meet. These entries, and those I included on them, ARE NOT FINAL BY ANY MEANS. The RSVP deadline is set for April 29. Entries will remain open to edits/updates for two more weeks on my end until May 13. After this, I will be sending our final entries to Bucknell, and CANNOT make changes. BUCKNELL MEET EVENT SIGNUP RSVP LINK
6/21-6/24/2024 CAM Evans LC Invitational @ UMLY - SAVE THE DATE; tentative signup deadline is May 15th.CAM Evans LC Meet at UMLY SIGNUP RSVP LINK
6/28-6/30/2024 KA Firecracker LC Invite @ Keystone Aquatics in Carlisle, PA-This LC meet is our last opportunity to compete before the summer championship season in July/early August. It is also a meet that is conducted in a "Prelim/Final" format for the 13 and Over age groups. It is a timed finals meet for swimmers 12 and Under. Please Note: I provided our meet hosts a "preliminary entry file" to reserve our team space in this meet. These entries, and those I included on them, ARE NOT FINAL BY ANY MEANS. The RSVP deadline is set for May 15. KA MEET EVENT SIGNUP RSVP LINK
Short course dual meets for our summer season - Details will be posted soon. We expect to host two HOME Saturday mornings tri-meets outside at Baker Park and to attend two AWAY dual meets at area YMCAs on weeknights. Then our summer short season will conclude with YMCA Summer Champs in York PA.
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OTHER ITEMS FOR FAMILIES:
THANK YOUs- Thank you to all the adults and family members who tirelessly cheered for our PAY swimmers and volunteered at the championship meets in March and April. We have so many unsung heroes who sign up and show up on deck at the meets as coaches, scorers, lineup helpers, console operators, timers and officials. We can’t attend or host swim meets without a lot of adult volunteers! Thank you!
PAY SWIM TEAM WINTER SEASON AWARDS DINNER at Rivercrest Golf Club- Wednesday, May 8th for all PAY families. RSVP DEADLINE IS THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 20. RSVP HERE Any questions, please email Kate Baganski at kbaganski@verizon.net
NEW PARENTS- Are you new to PAY Swim Team with basic parent questions or have you been with us a while but have new questions? Please feel free to email Kate Baganski at kbaganski@verizon.net with your non-coach questions. We will set up a Zoom Q&A soon or point you in the direction of a fellow parent. For any technical coach questions, please email Coach Dave at david.rue@philaymca.org or Coach Kate Deeney at kathryn.deeney@philaymca.org.
OFFICIALS TRAINING- We heard from a few of you about your interest in a YMCA training class for Admin Official, Level I Stroke and Turn Official or Level II Official (Starter/Ref). Is anyone else interested in taking the 3 hour class? One class and an open book online test gets you a certification that lasts 3 years. We’ll be hosting a class at our YMCA for each of these volunteer positions in May. Please reply if you are interested and if you haven’t let us know already. Thanks!
PAY’s PARENT AQUATIC BOARD (PAC)- We are looking for a few more parents to join our parents aquatic board to help the coaches behind the scenes support our swim team. We meet once every one to three months depending on the time of year–often via Zoom. The PAC Board is the group of parents who speak collectively to our coaches on behalf of all our families and they are the group of parents who ensure all the meets and fundraisers and spirit activities get completed successfully. Come along to join the fun! Please reply if interested.
SPRING/SUMMER PAY APPAREL: Are you ready for some new PAY swag/apparel from Tuttle Marketing? Keep your eyes open soon for an email from Kelly Miller about our Spring Store opening in late April/early May. Purchases will arrive in June.
SUPER SENIORS - Class of 2024 Seniors, please remember to email Kate Baganski this month with your senior portrait photo and your plans for after graduation. We can’t wait to share your good news at our banquet and with our PAY families!
BIRTHDAY ROUND-UP Happiest of Days to our teammates AND COACHES who have or had birthdays this month! CHECK OUT ALL OUR APRIL BIRTHDAYS!!!
COACH CARRIE had a birthday on 4/2!
COACH JOHN has a birthday on 4/23!
SUPER VOLUNTEER OFFICIAL Beth Mays Coleman has a birthday on 4/27!
Carys Collin turned 18 on 4/2!
Sofia Munley turned 15 on 4/8!
Tyler Ferenz turned 17 on 4/9!
Shome Mazumder turned 12 on 4/9!
Quinn O’Neil turned 11 on 4/10!
Patrick Baganski turned 18 on 4/11!
John McNally turned 13 on 4/11!
Kenzie Thompson turned 13 on 4/13!
Adhya Vijay turned 11 on 4/16!
Nolan McDonnell turned 15 on 4/17!
Suria Nalubandhu turned 11 on 4/17!
Cassidy Selcher turned 14 on 4/19!
Connor Shao turns 9 on 4/20!
Ethan Gordon turns 16 on 4/21!
Gianna Winterbottom turns 14 on 4/21!
Miraan Jhaveri turns 14 on 4/24!
Charlotte Gerber turns 13 on 4/25!
Ayra Malhotra turns 9 on 4/28!
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: 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.
Have a wonderful April- Happy Spring!!
“Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded there.” -Wayne D. Dyer
