As you think about donating food, keep the following in mind: Here are some suggestions from people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need: 1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks. 2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of. 3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti...

Piper Lynch, HLST, was elected the new Montana Swimming Finance Vice Chair. All sanction fees, meet fees, amd any other payments should be mailed to Piper at the following address: Piper Lynch PO Box 936 Helena, MT 59624 If your teams wishes to pay by ACH, contact treasurer Matt Yovich.

Jos Smith Associate Head Swim Coach The University of Utah Mobile 801-209-5668 [email protected]

Montana Swimming is pleased to announce that two of our athletes have qualified for the 2024-2025 USA Swimming Scholastic All America team: Billings Aquatic Club’s Sy Pizzolato and Billings YMCA’s Daniel Apostol. Both are not only fast, but smart as well! Congratulations! Sy is a 2025 graduate of Billings Senior High School and has a 4.0 gpa. Sy’s coach is Sean Marshall. Daniel is a 2025 graduate of Billings Central High School and has a 4.0 gpa. Daniel’s coach is Kristen Wyatt. To qualify athletes must have completed the 9th,...

Analise Belasco, Bozeman Barracudas, and Michael Schermerhorn, Missoula YMCA Swim Team, were named the 2023-2024 Montana Swimming Sportspersons of the Year during the recent Montana Swimming House of Delegates meeting. The award honors high school juniors and seniors who show outstanding leadership, sportsmanship, team spirit, and service to their clubs and Montana Swimming. Analise served as the Montana Swimming athlete representative for two years. She served as an athlete representative and group leader at the recent Montana – Wyoming Swimposium in Cody, WY. The Bozeman High School senior will be...

The 2025 Western Zone Short Course Championships will be held on February 14 - 17, 2025, in Irvine. The Montana High School State Swimming Meet is scheduled for the same date. This decision was approved at the Western Zone House of Delegates in September, 2023, to be more inclusive of California teams - athletes, coaches, officials - who have not yet had full access to this event, due to scheduling conflicts of High School Swimming in California. The Steering Committee recognizes that most Senior Zone-level athletes are likely to be...