YMCA Age Group "National Ranking"   Top 10 time recognition 2017-18 Short Course Yards  Michaela Rankin – Age 17 3rd Place 100 Backstroke 55.82 4th Place 50 Freestyle 23.50 Isabella Aquanno – Age 13 9th Place 100 Breaststroke 1:07.78 8th Place 200 Breaststroke 2:26.35 Jenna Papalardo – Age 14 2nd Place 50 Freestyle 23.67 1st Place 100 Backstroke 56.12    4th Place 100 Freestyle 51.84 6th Place 50 Freestyle 23.79 (age 15) 10th Place 100 Freestyle 52.24 (age 15) Sarah Eldridge – Age 13 4th Place 100 Freestyle 52.77 5th Place...

The tech suit is one of the most expensive investments you will make during your time as a competitive swimmer. Many higher level swimmers purchase two or three tech suits a year,costing as much as $400+. You can NOT expect to get more than two full meets out of a tech suit. If you are  an elite level swimmer  you should expect to buy a new suit every 2 championship meets if you are wearing it for prelims & finals during a 3 day meet or After about a dozen wears...

This is a  good read for all Student Athletes! Although this article can help you understand life as a student Athlete in College, it's not far off from the jump from 8th grade to High School academics, club swimming, and HS swimming. For all you High School Freshmen that were told in 8th grade by your teachers "just wait, we're preparing you for your freshmen year in High School", the same goes for your  ​Freshmen year in College, it's another big jump with new demands in academics as a Student Athlete...

Safe Sport - Meet announcement Tips: -                All Spectators are strictly prohibited from deck and athlete seating area. - All forms of photography and video, including cell phones, are strictly prohibited from   all areas of the facility except for the spectator seating area located in the upper level stand area    . - No parents should be in the locker room, this is a place for our swimmers to use only.   - There are NO cell phones in the locker rooms. - Deck changing is...

Controlling Your Concentration Before and During the Race By Dr. Alan Goldberg @ Competitivedge.com   | Monday, February 12, 2018 As your championship meets approach and your hard, physical training winds down, the mental side of your swimming takes on an added importance.  In fact, at those big meets, your success in the water is almost entirely dependent upon your pre-race and during race focus of concentration. Concentration is THE most important mental skill in your mental toughness toolbox. What you focus on will determine how calm and composed you are...

Want to be successful as an athlete? Great! All you have to do is bust your butt on a daily basis. Get in the habit of pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone whenever you train. Get used to working harder than everyone else around you. If you truly want to become a champion, then you need to understand that there is absolutely no substitute for consistent, hard work. NONE! However, once you’ve done the work and it’s now time to compete, you must temporarily put that “trying harder” mentality...

Tiger Sharks Swimmers, Parents, and Coaches, There have been numerous complaints by YMCA members, swim team parents, and swimmers regarding a wide range of misconduct in the 6 lane pool bathrooms. It stops today ! Starting Monday, October 30th, 2017 The 6 Lane pool locker rooms (Family Locker rooms)  will be off limits to Tiger Shark swimmers. Coaches will direct all swimmers to use the 12 Lane locker rooms between the two pools. The only exceptions will be younger swimmers that need assistance from their parents. Coaches will NOT be...

Staying healthy is a key part of swimming fast. I thought this was an interesting article as our swimmers start working harder  through the season. Iron deficiency can occur in over 50% of young female athletes https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/how-anemia-is-hurting-swimmers/ I'm also big on the   B Vitamin  Energy and endurance levels are important for swimmers looking to perform their best. The demand for energy increases as the swimmer's intensity and stroke increase. The most important vitamins responsible for energy and other essential chemical reactions within the body are B vitamins.  livestrong.com by  ANTHONY ISAAC PALACIOS 

OCY Swimmers, Please note new the policy below by NJ Swimming  for 12 & under swimmers effective 11/1/2017. Our OCY 2017 policy will now change back to the 2016 season:  OCY 12 and Under swimmers will not be allowed to wear tech suits during any swim meet. Only swimmers ages 13 and older will be eligible to wear “tech suits” at specified meets only (see below). All swimmers should wear our  SPEEDO: AQUABLADE   team  suit , which is an approved competition suit by NJ swimming for all meets. 2017-2018 Meets when Technical suits can be...

YMCA National Age Group Top 10 time recognition 2016-17 SCY Anna Francisco - Age 18 8th Place 100 Backstroke 56.91 10th Place 100 Butterfly 56.56 6th place 50 Freestyle 24.08 Michaela Rankin – Age 16 1st Place 100 Backstroke 55.31 4th  Place 200 Backstroke 2:01.09 8th Place 50 Freestyle 23.69 Isabella Aquanno – Age 12 6th Place 50 Breaststroke 32.06 9th Place 100 Breaststroke 1:10.69 Marianne Molloy – Age 18 6th Place 200 Butterfly 2:04.31 10th Place 200 Individual Medley 2:08.32 10th Place 400 Individual Medley 4:31.64 Shannon Culbert –...