Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-13

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Andy Scherer

I take that back…we gave out $103,000 last year! Even more reason for you to find out how to support youth development and healthy living #
The HNH YMCA gives over $75,000 each year in financial aid & scholarships. How can you help your community? Find out: ascherer@cccymca.org #
My Y Highlight of the Day: A 3 year old swimmer entering the pool area clinging to her mother then getting over her fear of the water… #
My daily highlight for the Y: Helping a group of 4 year old swimmers to the deep-end of the pool for the first time with ear-to ear smiles … #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-27

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Andy Scherer

A tremendous congratulations to all of our Typhoon swimmers on a fantastic night 1 of Yankee Clusters! Each and… http://fb.me/BrKcuL1T #

One More Day For Clusters and The Typhoons Are Looking Great!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Andy Scherer

Approximately 10 hours of swimming later and the second day of the 2011 Yankee Cluster Championship has come to a close. All of our swimmers did an outstanding job this evening and several records were broken while almost all of our swimmer achieved personal best times throughout the day! I am looking forward to having a great time with all the 11 and over kids tomorrow!

Go Typhoons!

Night 1 is in the Books for the 2010-2011 Yankee Cluster Championships

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Andy Scherer

As a quick update to all of our Typhoon families, the swimmers tonight did an amazing job in and out of the water!! Each and every one of our athletes swam personal best times and were able to take home several water bottles on the evening.

The coaches and I are looking forward to yet another great day tomorrow and a ton of fun with all of the swimmers!

Go Typhoons!

2011 Yankee Cluster Championship Arrival Information Updated

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Andy Scherer

Only 4 more days until the 2011 Yankee Cluster Championship! I cannot tell you all how excited how I am to see the kids swim and have fun!

Some of the Yankee Cluster warm-up times have been altered to accommodate a larger number of swimmers. So, without further ado, here are the updated times, etc:

Session 1, Friday 25 @ 5:00pm – 11 and up – distance events (Session 1 Entries)
Session 2, Saturday 26 @ 7:30am – 8 and under swimmers (Session 2 Entries)
Session 3, Saturday 26 @ 12:30pm – 9 and 10 swimmers (Session 3 Entries)
Session 4, Sunday 27 @ 7:00am – 11 and 12 swimmers (Session 4 Entries)
Session 5, Sunday 27 @ 1:00pm – 13 and over swimmers (Session 5 Entries)

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me directly.

Go Typhoons!

Relay Teams Announced for New England’s

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Andy Scherer

First and foremost, I want to congratulate all of the Typhoons on an outstanding dual meet season! While we still have Yankee Cluster Championships ahead of us in another couple of weeks, it’s important to always know what the future brings.

So, without further ado, here are our relay teams (and individual qualifiers) for the 2011 New England Regional Championship (Boston, MA):

8 and Under Girls

Kiersten Winter (Individual Qualifier in 1 event)
Rika Howard (Individual Qualifier in 1 event)
Brooke Nebor
Marla Zikaras

8 and Under Boys

Anton Kot
Dylan DeMagistris
Trey Rivera
Connor Hallstrom

9 and 10 Girls

Piper Connelly
India Rivera
Rachel Andoh
Emily Labulis

9 and 10 Boys

Ben Fox (Individual Qualifier in 9 events)
Nolan Livsey (Individual Qualifier in 1 event)
Tyler Cusano (Individual Qualifier in 1 event)
Marcus Zikaras

11 and 12 Girls

Megan Garner (Individual Qualifier in 6 events)
Alyssa Allen
Katia Howard
Grace Desroches

11 and 12 Boys

Garrett Livsey (Individual Qualifier in 2 events)
Will Munstermann (Individual Qualifier in 1 event)
Charles Sedore
Jay Desroches

13 and 14 Boys

James Ahn (Individual Qualifier in 1 event)
Michael May (Individual Qualifier in 2 events)

15 to 18 Girls

Maya Munstermann (Individual Qualifier in 1 event)
Alex Nebor
Sierra Kaptain
Haley Cochrane

You can find more meet information here or you can contact Coach Andy at any point should you have any questions.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-06

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Andy Scherer

Very proud of our Typhoons today! Tons of best times, smiles, laughs, and cheers for our last dual meet of the season. #
I just entered the @ZAGGdaily iPad-a-day Giveaway. Each day is a new chance to win, so I'll enter tomorrow too http://zagg.to/lLSuST #
Last dual meet tomorrow with the Mystic YMCA. Support the Typhoons by attending and watching some great swimming…. http://fb.me/TYqoOFyK #
Practice is on for this evening! Looking forward to another excellent session with the Juniors and Seniors! #
Come to "Home Swim Meet with Mystic YMCA" Saturday, February 5 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Arrival at 7:45am… http://fb.me/ucnRhJYZ #

Yankee Cluster Championships & New England Regional Championship Updates

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Andy Scherer

With the Championship season approaching, it’s important that I get out as much information as soon as possible to all of you. That said, please feel free to ask questions via e-mail, phone, or before/after practices.

Yankee Cluster Championships

All swimmers participate in Yankee Clusters as this is the last regular season meet and is truly a lot of fun for the swimmers and the coaches. The coaching staff is currently brainstorming some theme ideas so that we can have a little more fun as well! Here are some more details:

February 25 – February 27 @ Kennedy High School in Waterbury
$25 flat entry fee per swimmer – must be paid on/by February 11th or the swimmer(s) will not be able to participate
Friday 25 @ 5:00pm – 11 and up distance events
Saturday 26 @ 7:30am – 8 and under swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Saturday 26 @ 12:30pm – 9 and 10 swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Sunday 27 @ 7:30am – 11 and 12 swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Sunday 27 @ 12:30pm – 13 and over swimmers (need at least 2 parent “workers”)
Individual events will be selected by the coaching staff
Relays will be selected in terms of “A” and “B” relays as based off our New England Regional selection process (described below)

New England Regionals

Participants in the YMCA New England Regional Championships are either individual qualifiers (Qualifying Times) or swimmers on a relay team. Here are some more details for this meet:

March 25 – March 27 @ Harvard University (Boston, MA), Blodgett Pool
Please make accommodations at the Double Tree on Soldier’s Field Road, Cambridge, MA
$6.00 per event entry fee
Relay teams are narrowed down to top 6 swimmers by the end of this week (January 18). Four of those swimmers are then selected based on practice work ethic, overall meet performances throughout the season, and other “intangible” factors. Those four swimmers will be notified no later than the first week of February, and will be considered our “A” relay for both Yankee Clusters and New England’s.
Friday, March 25 @ 5:00pm – Swimmers 15 to 18
Saturday, March 26 @ 6:15am – Swimmers 11 and 12
Saturday, March 26 @ 3:00pm – Swimmers 8 and under
Sunday, March 27 @ 6:15am – Swimmers 9 and 10
Sunday, March 27 @ 4:00pm – Swimmers 13 and 14

As always, if you have any questions or need anything at all, please feel free to let me know!

Go Typhoons!

Wallingford YMCA Swim Meet Results Posted & Season Updates

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Andy Scherer

Congratulations to all of the Typhoons who participated this past weekend in the away meet with the Wallingford YMCA Dolphins. Both swim teams did a phenomenal job, and the Typhoons came out with several best time swims as well as a few more individual qualifying times for New England Regionals. You can find the results on the swim meet results page or in the following link: Wallingford YMCA.

As a reminder, there is an away meet this weekend at the Torrington YMCA. For those parents that still owe participation points please consider timing at this meet.

Also, as we near the end of the season, I want to take this opportunity to explain how the end of the season works as clearly as possible so there isn’t any confusion (or at least we can minimize confusion).

Yankee Cluster Championships

February 25 – February 27 @ Kennedy High School in Waterbury
$25 flat entry fee per swimmer – must be paid on/by February 11th or the swimmer(s) will not be able to participate
Friday 25 @ 5:00pm – 11 and up distance events
Saturday 26 @ 7:30am – 8 and under swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Saturday 26 @ 12:30pm – 9 and 10 swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Sunday 27 @ 7:30am – 11 and 12 swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Sunday 27 @ 12:30pm – 13 and over swimmers (need at least 2 parent “workers”)
Individual events will be selected by the coaching staff
Relays will be selected in terms of “A” and “B” relays as based off our New England Regional selection process (described below)

New England Regionals

Participants in the YMCA New England Regional Championships are either individual qualifiers (Qualifying Times) or swimmers on a relay team. Here are some more details for this meet:

March 25 – March 27 @ Harvard University (Boston, MA), Blodgett Pool
Please make accommodations at the Double Tree on Soldier’s Field Road, Cambridge, MA
$6.00 per event entry fee
Relay teams are narrowed down to top 6 swimmers by the end of this week (January 18). Four of those swimmers are then selected based on practice work ethic, overall meet performances throughout the season, and other “intangible” factors. Those four swimmers will be notified no later than the first week of February, and will be considered our “A” relay for both Yankee Clusters and New England’s.
Friday, March 25 @ 5:00pm – Swimmers 15 to 18
Saturday, March 26 @ 6:15am – Swimmers 11 and 12
Saturday, March 26 @ 3:00pm – Swimmers 8 and under
Sunday, March 27 @ 6:15am – Swimmers 9 and 10
Sunday, March 27 @ 4:00pm – Swimmers 13 and 14

As always, if you have any questions or need anything at all, please feel free to let me know!

Go Typhoons!

Branford YMCA Stingrays Results Posted

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Andy Scherer

Congratulations to all of the Typhoon swimmers who woke up bright and early this past weekend to swim at the Soundview Family YMCA (Branford YMCA). I know the Branford Stingrays appreciate the meet, and quite a few of our swimmers (though early) did very well in the meet!

With that said, I have posted the results on the results page, but you can also find them here: Branford YMCA Results.

Even though we have practice this week, I want to thank everyone for an outstanding first half of the season, a very happy holiday, and a safe new year!

Go Typhoons!