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...

Please join me in congratulating all 10 individual qualifiers that PAY had this 2023-2024 Winter Short Course Season! Patrick Baganski Gabe Carroll Nick Darragh Madelyn Deeney Laney Dittmar Kyle Kruppa Brynn Lewis Kaitlyn McGuire Macey Speakman Sam Vallino Last week, this set of swimmers traveled down to the YMCA Short Course National Championships, held in Greensboro, NC. Highlights from the meet week are below: Relays This was a group of kids that swam their hearts out for each other on their set of relays. Every single relay entry moved up...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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:...

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...