Northern Middlesex YMCA Results

The results have been posted from this past weekend’s swim meet. You can click the following link for them (NMYB Results) or find them under our swim meet results page.

As a meet recap, all of the Typhoon swimmers did an outstanding job on Saturday morning against the Northern Middlesex YMCA Barracudas! Both swim team‘s had great results with quite a few swimmers dropping time which is always hard in this part of the season! Along with the great times, we had one more swimmer qualify for New England’s and another swimmer qualify for New England’s in an alternate event! Great swimming to the both of you!

See you all on deck!

Northwestern YMCA Meet Results

I wanted to congratulate all of the Typhoon swimmers who participated in the meet against Northwestern YMCA Lasers this past weekend.  You all did an outstanding job, and we had one more swimmer qualify for New England Regional Championships!  A huge congratulations to that swimmer, and let’s swim hard this week!

Northwestern YMCA Results

Mystic YMCA at HNH YMCA Swim Meet Results

The meet results for this past weekend have been posted.  I want to congratulate all swimmers who participated and thank the Mystic YMCA Hammerheads for traveling to us for our first home swim meet of the season!  Both swim teams did a phenomenal job in the water!

Weekly E-Mail

Dear Typhoons swimmers and parents:

There are no practices on Thursday and Friday this week.  Juniors will have an optional practice with Seniors tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov 25).

Applebees Fundraiser (January 2, 2010):

  • Each family was provided with 10 tickets to sell for the Applebees pancake fundraiser.  Please return the ticket money and any unsold tickets to Kathy Garner (mom to Megan & Jacob) starting December 1.  Kathy will be at the 2 swim meets in December, and is usually around the Y with the Junior/Senior practice schedule.  If you cannot find Kathy, you can leave an envelope with Andy, Katelyn or Nicole who will make sure that Kathy receives the package.
  • Each ticket is $5.00 and buys a breakfast of pancakes, bacon, your choice of juice or coffee, and outstanding Typhoons hospitality and service.  If you have any questions about the fundraiser, please contact Kathy directly in person, email (kathryn.garner@ubs.com) or phone 248-1982.  Please let Kathy know if you need more tickets or have not received any tickets yet.  Even if you will not be in town on January 2, you are encouraged to sell the tickets.  This fundraiser primarily supports the end of year banquet.  Our goal is to pay for each swimmer’s banquet meal and participation award.
  • A Friendly’s fundraiser flyer is attached for you to post or circulate.

Swim Meets

  • Congratulations to Typhoon swimmers who participated in last Saturday’s (November 21) meet with the Waterbury Baracuda’s.  All the swimmers did a wonderful job in their events.  We now have several swimmers who qualified or came close to qualifying times for the New England’s swimming championship!  Go Typhoons!
  • As a reminder, all of our meet results, meet schedule and directions, and practice times are online at www.typhoonswimming.com.  Should you have any questions after visiting the site, please contact Coach Andy at ascherer@cccymca.org.
  • December 5th (Saturday) – Away meet @ Wheeler YMCA – 3:15 pm on deck time.

o       Volunteers will be needed for timers and officials

o       Parents must let Coach Andy know by Tuesday, December 1st if your swimmer is participating.

Date Meet Location
December 5, 2009  3:15 pm on deck Away meet Wheeler YMCA
December 12, 2009 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/
Mystic YMCA
Albertus Magnus College pool
January 9, 2010 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/ Northwest YMCA Albertus Magnus College pool
January 23, 2010 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/
Northern Middlesex Y
Albertus Magnus College pool
February 6, 2010 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/
Meriden & Fairfield Ys
Albertus Magnus College pool
February 13, 20, 2010 Away meet Southington YMCA
February 19, 20, & 21, 2010 Yankee Cluster Championships Waterbury Highschool
March 19, 20 & 21, 2010 New England Championships Harvard University, Boston, MA

Volunteer Points Tracking:

  • Typhoons family volunteer points tracking document is attached.  The first page is the summary of your assigned family volunteer points based on the policy in the Parents Handbook (see also page 4 of the attached document) and how many points you still need to fulfill this season’s requirement.  The next two pages are the breakdowns from October and November.  If you feel that your data are not correct, please let me know (do not REPLY ALL please).
  • Starting December, Jen Fox, our parent liaison, will be the point person to track these volunteer points.  The data will be sent to parents once a month.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Heidi

Weekly Typhoon E-Mail

Dear Typhoons swimmers and parents:

The weekly email is sent a day early to remind parents that our Parents Board meeting is TONIGHT (November 2) from 6 to 7 PM at the Y kitchen.

November Deadlines and Upcoming Events:

November 2nd (Monday) 6 to 7 PM – Parents Board meeting (all parents are welcome). Agenda will be available at the meeting.

November 3rd (Tuesday):

– Junior and Senior swimmers are requested to turn in your entries and entry fees ($4 per event) for Autumn Classic by tomorrow evening.  If Andy has not received a check by tomorrow, he will not enter your swimmers. Checks should be addressed to “Hamden North Haven YMCA” and put your swimmers’ name(s) and Autumn Classic on the memo line.  Swimmers from Gold or Silver squads, please contact Andy if you really want to swim in this meet. Swimmers can pick 2 to 3 events (no relays). Event list can be found here: http://www.typhoonswimming.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Autumn-Classic-Event-List.pdf.

– Last equipment pick up is tomorrow (Tuesday) evening (6:30 – 6:45 PM).  Otherwise you need to contact either Traci Hodes or Coach Andy directly for pickup.

November 6th (Friday) Deadline Extended – Any last minute competition suit orders need to be submitted to Metro Swim Shop no later than Friday, November 6th in order to receive the suit by the first dual meet on November 14th.

November 7th and 8th (Saturday and Sunday) – Autumn Classic is held at the Middlesex YMCA.  Directions are here: http://www.typhoonswimming.com/directions/middletownymca.pdf.

November 7th (Saturday) – Age groups 12 & under, 11:45 AM warm-up

November 8th (Sunday) – Age groups 13 & over, 1:00 PM* warm-up (*please note that this is a change in time from past years)

November 14th (Saturday) – Away meet @ Farmington Valley YMCA – 1:30pm on deck time. Directions are here: http://www.typhoonswimming.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Farmington-Valley-YMCA-Directions.pdf

November 21st (Saturday) – Away meet @ Waterbury YMCA – 10:00am on deck time.  Directions are here: http://www.typhoonswimming.com/meets/directions-to-away-meets/

Reminders:

If you haven’t picked up your team suit, please see Coach Andy.

Parents should be checking the blog and website (http://www.typhoonswimming.com/) regularly for updates on practices, meets, etc.

Fundraising:

Applebees Pancake Breakfast:

– Sell your Applebees Pancake Breakfast (scheduled for January 2) tickets! Tickets are included in the parent orientation folder.  If you did not receive a folder, come to tonight’s meeting or contact Kathy directly (kathryn.garner@ubs.com or 860-616-9073 during the day, 248-1982 in the evening).

– One parent volunteer is needed from Silver, Gold & Senior practice groups.  We already have a volunteer from the Juniors’ group. You will earn 4 volunteer points.


Heidi

National YMCA Virtual Swim Meet Results

Just quickly updating everyone that the results for this weekend’s swim meet have been posted to the Meet Results page. Just hover your mouse over the swim meets tabs and click on “Meet Results”.

The only times that were not given to me were the girls that were unattached (high school swimmers). Their times are as follows:

S. Hodes
50 free: 28.01
100 back: 1:13.45

A. Nebor
50 free: 36.81
100 back: 1:23.83

M. Munstermann
50 free: 28.75
100 back: 1:12.87

Again, I want to congratulate all of our Typhoon swimmers for a great meet this weekend! I hope you all had as much fun as us coaches did!

National YMCA Virtual Swim Meet

I want to congratulate all of our Typhoon swimmers that participated in today’s National YMCA Virtual Swim Meet!  Everyone did a phenomenal job in their events and truly started the season off with a splash!

Thanks to one of our swimmer’s mom we were able to capture a few photos to share with you from the meet.  I hope everyone had a great time today, and I cannot wait for the November 7th and 8th at the Autumn Classic!  Enjoy the slide show!

Fundraiser Reminder – Friendly’s Dinner on 10/20/2009

I wanted to quickly remind everyone that we (the Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team) have one of our fundraisers tomorrow evening from 5:00 – 8:00pm at the Friendly’s in the North Haven Target Plaza. Please come and support the Typhoon swim team while enjoying a great meal (and sundae) with your family! If you are in a rush for time, you can order take out and still help out the team.

Along with this reminder, I want to also remind everyone that your practice times for tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 20th) will change as well.

  • Silver: 5:45 – 6:30
  • Gold: 5:00 – 5:45
  • Junior: 4:00 – 5:00 (no dry-land)
  • Senior: 4:00 – 5:00 (no dry-land)

If anyone needs anything or has any questions please let me know know via e-mail (ascherer@cccymca.org) or call me at 203-248-6361.

Happy Swimming!

Swim Meets Posted

The 2009/2010 swim meet schedule for the Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team has been posted!  We will have our first dual meet in mid-November and span throughout February until our Yankee Cluster Championship.  Following Yankee Clusters, only swimmers that have qualifying times or are selected for relay teams will participate in the New England Regional Championships.

So, without further ado, here it is:

October 24, 2009 – National YMCA Virtual Meet (Northern Middlesex YMCA) (directions)

November 7 & 8, 2009 – Autumn Classic (Northern Middlesex YMCA) (directions)

November 14, 2009 – Away meet @ Farmington Valley YMCA

November 21, 2009 – Away meet @ Waterbury YMCA (directions)

December 5, 2009 – Away meet @ Wheeler YMCA

December 12, 2009 – Home meet with Mystic YMCA

January 9, 2009 – Home meet with Northwest YMCA

January 23, 2009 – Home meet with Northern Middlesex YMCA

February 6, 2009 – Home meet with Meriden YMCA

February 13, 2009 – Away meet @ Southington YMCA (directions)

February 19, 20, & 21, 2009 – Tentative Date for Yankee Cluster Championships

March 20 & 21, 2009 – Tentative Date for New England Regional Championships (Boston, MA) – Qualifying Times Needed

Swim Team Suits

It’s official, the Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team has chosen their competition suits for the upcoming seasons (through 2011)!  So, without further ado, I introduce to you the TYR Freeze Frame:

Please remember that you can try on and take home your Typhoon competition suit (required for all swimmers) at our Team Fitting on October 12, 2009!