A Great big THANK YOU to our parents who did an awesome job running our CYSL 2011 Summer Championship! CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011 CYSL Summer Champions, the NEWBERRY EELS!

We had some great swims at the Upper Southeast YMCA Regional Championship this past weekend. Best times for everyone! Congratulations to Ben Hawkins, EJ McGinniss, Hunter Werts, Mark Mulhall, Kaitlin Kunkle and Virginia Summer. Kaitlin won the 100 meter breastroke and Virginia won the 100 backstroke! Congratulations to our two region champions!

Congratulations and Good luck to our NYST members who qualified for the YMCA National Short Course Swimming Championship in Ft. Lauderdale April 5-8! Virginia Summer: 50 free, 100 back, 200 back Thomas Orr: 50 free, 100 free Elisabeth Anne Orr: 50 free, 200 back Kaitlin Kunkle: 50 free, 100 breast, 100 back Girl's 200 free relay: Elisabeth Anne Orr, Mae Sparrow, Kaitlin Kunkle, Virginia Summer

All Region swimmers did a great job this year! Congratulations to our swimmers who placed in the top 3 of the Region: Kaitlin Kunkle: 3rd in 100 backstroke (15 & over) Zachary Laprise: 2nd in 200 breastsroke (11&12 Yr) Elisabeth Anne Orr: 1st in 50 freestyle and 3rd in 100 freestyle (15 & over) Thomas Orr: 2nd in 50 freestyle and 1st in 100 freestyle (15 & over) Virginia Summer: 1st in 100 backstroke and 1st in 200 backstroke (15 & over) Congratuations on your accomplishments and hard work!

Congratulations to our Senior Girls 200 free relay of Elisabeth Anne Orr, Mae Sparrow, Kaitlin Kunkle and Virginia Summer for placing 3rd in the Region and getting a YNats cut!! Congratulations also to our individual swimmers: Elisabeth Anne Orr Region Champion in the 50 freestyle and achieved her first YNats individual cut, Virginia Summer Region Champion in the 100 backstroke and Thomas Orr who place 2nd in the Region in 50 freestyle!!

Congratulations to our "Eelettes" (8 & under swimmers) who have achieved the requirements for the South Carolina IM Tough Award : A.C. Cary, Al Farmer, Drew McGinnis and Hayes Waites! Swimmers must swim legally in a USA meet the following strokes: 50 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 50 breastroke, 50 butterfly, 200 freestyle and 200 Individual medley.