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

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!