News

Dave Rue

Open Tryouts - Tuesday April 2nd and Thursday April 4th PAY will be holding "Open Tryout" dates at Myrin pool on Tuesday April 2nd and Thursday April 4th, from 5:30-8:00pm each evening. If you have any folks who are interested in attending, please let them know these dates/times. These sessions will be run by multiple members of our coaching staff, and there may be a waiting period depending on what time of the evening one arrives. I also have to be up front that our ability to take on new/additional...

Dave Rue

Congratulations to PAY swimmers Chase Hungarter, Ashley Kane, Campbell Knecht, Natalie Kibalo, and Jacob Sutton for qualifying and competing at the 2024 Eastern Zone Age Group Championships this weekend; held in Webster, New York. This is the highest level of competition at the 14 and Under age group level in the Northeastern United States for the winter swim season. This really puts into perspective how impressive it was for Ashley and Chase to both finish in the top 8 in various events. Please join me in celebrating the remarkable achievments...

Dave Rue

Last weekend, PAY sent 40 swimmers to the PA YMCA State Championships held at West Virginia University! Austin Adair, Carys Adair, Cecelia Bryant, Collin Byrne, Anderson Chan, Nathan Deeney, Laney Dittmar, Haddie Engle, Michelle Figueroa, Emily Gaskins, Kira Haebler, Clayton Heinzmann, Chase Hungarter, Walker Hungarter, Stacey Jiang, Ashley Kane, Natalie Kibalo, Campbell Knecht, Ella Kozak, Ellen Le, Paige Lindenmuth, Kylie McGuire, Shreya Modi, Caroline Moore, Ronan Munley, Quinn O'Neill, Lucille Obenski, Maren Parsons, Sahil Patel, Micah Smith, Logan Seiss, Lane Shearer, Mara Shearer, Jacob Sutton, Teddy Thiel, Kenzie Thompson, Peter...

Kate Baganski

Calling all PAY parents! 1. If you would like to be certified to be a YMCA Stroke and Turn Official (or need re-certification) OR if you would like to upgrade from YMCA Level 1 to Level 2 OR if you would like to learn how to be a Meet Manager (scorer) or a YMCA Administrative Official (overseeing the scoring table), then please reply with your interest. If you already emailed in the past month, then we have you on our list already. Y certifications last 3 years (but refs and...

Dave Rue

Last weekend, PAY sent 109(!!!) swimmers to the PA YMCA Central District Championship. This is among the largest set of YMCA District Qualifiers our team has EVER had! Congratulations to the 47 swimmers below for their top 12 finishes that earned PAY 3rd place for Women, Men, and Overall Team in the Central District! Austin Adair, Carys Adair, Patrick Baganski, Cecelia Bryant, Katelyn Burks, Anderson Chan, Megan Curran, Nick Darragh, Madelyn Deeney, Nathan Deeney, Laney Dittmar, Haddie Engle, Matthew Ferenz, Michelle Figueroa, Weston Gale, Emily Gaskins, Charlotte Gerber, Kira Haebler,...

Kate Baganski

PAY Swim Team News - March 4, 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 late season winter practice schedule: MOST UP TO DATE LATE SEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE LINK (CLICK) PRACTICES FOR DISTRICTS WEEK: Monday through Wednesday: NORMAL SCHEDULE (HOWEVER, OUR LAST PRACTICE OF EACH EVENING WILL LIKELY FINISH EARLIER THAN 9:00PM. PLEASE PLAN TO HAVE YOUR SWIMMER PICKED UP PRIOR TO 9:00PM THIS WEEK!!) Thursday 3/7/24 - DISTRICT QUALIFIED...

Kate Baganski

PAY Swim Team News - 2/8/2024 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: WINTER PRACTICE SCHEDULE LINK 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:...

Kate Baganski

PAY Swim Team News - 1/23/2024 Hope you all are staying warm! 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: WINTER PRACTICE SCHEDULE LINK NOTE: Practice Adjustments this Thursday 1/25 due to a Phoenixville HS home meet as follows: All Senior Levels (Nat/Senior, Senior Prep 1, Senior Prep 2) - 5:45-7:45pm Junior 2 - 7:45-8:45pm Junior 1 - 7:45-9:15pm NOTE: Weekly Novice Rotation as follows: Novice 2 will practice on Friday...

Kate Baganski

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: WINTER PRACTICE SCHEDULE LINK 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...

Kate Baganski

‘Twas the day before Christmas in the morning at the Y, Not a swimmer was swimming or practicing dives. The Hallway was empty, no parents were there, Except kids running by with chlorine treated hair. We walked towards BTC gym to see what was the attraction, And saw the whole team, from every age group and faction. Then, in the blink of an eye, we saw a red ball spiral, And athletic maneuvers so epic they could go fully viral! As we sprinted down the stairs to loud cheers and...