2008 Short Course Southwest Cluster YMCA Champions

2010 Long Course YMCA National 4th Place¹

2010 Long Course Southwest Cluster YMCA Champions²

The Countryside YMCA Swim Team in Lebanon, Ohio, is one of the most successful, fastest growing of its kind in the nation. Head Coach, Brad Isham, leads the CY Torpedoes to compete in both YMCA and USA Swimming meets.

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• As the season approaches, there are a number of dates to keep in mind:

  September 8^th (Wednesday)

  Gold, Blue, and Senior Groups Begin Practice

  September 13^th (Monday)

  New Parents Meeting 6:00 p.m.

  September 20^th (Monday)

  Parent Open House 11 & Over swimmers

  Bronze and Silver Groups Begin Practice

  September 27^th (Monday)

  Parent Open House 10 & Under swimmers

  Kast-A-Way suit & equipment fitting

• The CY National Team is one of the strongest in recent years. There is only one event, the Women’s 400m I.M., that has no CY entry and most individual events have two or more. There is a Torpedo among the top 16 entry times for 30 of the 43 events in which Contryside has an entry. The team leaves for the University of Maryland at College Park on Saturday and the competition begins the afternoon of Monday, July 26^th, with the 1500m Freestyle in which all four CY athletes are seeded in the top 20.
  You can follow the results of the CY swimmers on the CY National Team page (linked from the meets page) with links to daily results and heat sheets as they become available.
• There is a story in The Western Star about the 28^th David A. Hewitt Summer Polar Bear Invitational and a picture gallery from the SWY LC Championship featuring quite a few pictures of Countryside swimmers during the meet.
• Karen Kinross of KandidKids Photography has posted for viewing about 1200 photos from the David A. Hewitt Summer Polar Bear Invitational. While she may not have a picture of every swimmer, there is a wide variety of kids captured. The link to the Swimming galleries is: kandidkids.smugmug.com/Sports/Swimming, and the password for the locked Polar Bear pictures is the team name: Torpedoes.
  
  Karen will also be taking pictures at the SWY LC Championship meet this weekend.
• The entries for the SWY LC Championship are mostly available on the meets page.
  NOTE: Entries for 11–12 are now included.
• The results from last week’s David A. Hewitt Summer Polar Bear Invitational are now available on the meets page.
• On Tuesday, July 6^th, following morning practices there will be a Breakfast for Champions at the Outdoor Pool Pavilion. (Gold group will practice in the morning on this day and Bronze group will eat before practice.) There will be lots of pancakes, sausage, muffins, bagels, fruit, and juice! (Those swimmers do know how to eat!) This is a great time to get the whole CY Torpedoes team together before championships. Please check the flyer for what to bring to make the breakfast a success. You may contact Wendy McCrory at wendy1123@aol.com or 513-403-6363 (call or text) if you have any questions.
• We have a very large meet this weekend. As a result space for parking will be an issue. We do ask that to help with space for our visiting teams please park either in the old Wallmart lot or in the parking lot by the FAC. That gate will be open and you can just walk around behind the building to get to the outdoor pool.
  
  Also, a reminder that the meet will start at 7:30 a.m. We must be out of the pool by 2:00 p.m. We have a very full meet and will be pushed to complete by 2:00 p.m.
  
  We will have tickets available for the Chiquita Classic golf tournament at TPC Rivers Bend golf course. Tickets are $10 per day or you can buy a pass for all four days for $30. Proceeds on all ticket sales benefit the YMCA Caring for Families scholarship fund in addition to the swim team.
  
  Thank You to everyone working and participating in the meet this weekend!!
• The worker assignments for this weekend’s David A. Hewitt Summer Polar Bear Invitational have been posted to the meets page.
• Long Course Championship job sign-ups will be posted Saturday morning at Polar Bear. If your child is swimming in this meet you are required to work a position. (But you’re not limited to one.) Countryside is the largest team participating in the Long Course meet and the jobs are allocated based on team size. As a team we are required to help run the meet.
• The warmup assignments and the CY entries for the David A. Hewitt Summer Polar Bear Invitational this weekend have been posted. Please note that warm-ups will start at 6:30 and the meet will start at 7:30 a.m. Due to the timeline and the requirement that the YMCA open the pool to members by 2:00 pm:
  • We will not swim any relays in the meet.
  • There will be a positive check in for all 200 IM and 400 IM and the 400 Free.
  • All 200 IM will be limited to the top 4 heats and the 400 IM will be limited to the top 2 heats.
  Refunds will be given for events that are not swum. (Note that this does not include a swimmer missing his or her heat.)
  We will be accepting deck entries in open lanes only. No deck entries will be accepted for the 200 & 400 IM or the 400 Free. No new heats will be formed for deck entries.
• The Torpedoes National Team is taking orders for a Parent T-Shirt. This shirt is available for all parents. Please take a look at the order form which depicts the design of the shirt. Orders are due by Thursday, June 24^th. Please put the completed order form and a check to Countryside Torpedoes into the folder located in the Lifeguard Office at Countryside YMCA or send an email with your order to Juley Lawson (juleyl@sbcglobal.net) and bring your payment to the Polar Bear meet on Saturday. The shirts should be delivered about July 6^th.
• We still have a few rooms available from those blocked out by the team for summer championships in Oxford, OH. We have some king suites at The Elms and a few doubles at the Best Western. Please email Juley Lawson (juleyl@sbcglobal.net) and let her know ASAP if you want a room.
• If you are still in school the week on June 7^th, there is a workout posted on the practice page that you should do on your own until you can join the regular morning practice.
• Sign-ups for the Coffman Dual Meet on June 16^th are now posted on the bulletin board in the Prime Time Area. Please sign up for a job if your child is entered in the meet. Entry signup deadline to swim is Wednesday, June 9^th, but the job signup will be available for a couple days more.
• The timeline and warmup information for the 15^th Annual CAC Summer Classic are available on the meets page. Countryside needs to provide two timers for each session so please note the reporting times in the timeline if you plan to be a timer.
• If you want to sign up for one of the hotel rooms blocked out by the team for summer championships in Oxford, OH, please visit the Preference Sign-up page.
• The Torpedoes National Team is taking orders for a Parent T-Shirt based on one of the designs used for the 2010 Short Course YMCA Nationals. This shirt is available for all parents. Please take a look at the order form which depicts the front and back of the shirt. If you want a shirt with only the front, please specify that you want a blank back side on your order form. Orders are due by June 9^th. Please give the completed order form and a check to Countryside Torpedoes to Juley Lawson (or one of her kids folders).
• The worker signup sheets for the David A. Hewitt Summer Polar Bear Invitational will be available in the Family Prime Time area near the indoor competition pool for the next two weeks. Each Family should be sure to sign up for at least two positions. One person can work multiple positions on the same day provided that they do not overlap (e.g., setup and timing, but not concessions and timing).
• The worker signup sheets for the David A. Hewitt Summer Polar Bear Invitational will be posted in the Family Prime Time area near the indoor competition pool on Monday, May 24^th, at 5pm. Each Family should be sure to sign up for at least two positions. One person can work multiple positions on the same day provided that they do not overlap (e.g., setup and timing, but not concessions and timing).
• Entries for the YMCA Summer Classic have been posted to the meets page.
• Our first dual meet is at CY on Wednesday, May 26^th, with M.E. Lyons. If you are an official who has a swimmer participating, please send Anne Albert an email and plan to work. Timers should be prepared to step in, too.
• This is an incredible event and a great opportunity to help with this meet!

  Torpedoes,

  Saturday, May 15^th, and Sunday, May 16^th, the University of Cincinnati will host the 7^th Annual GTAC Disability Open.

  This is a rare opportunity to see international caliber athletes including world record holders, national team, and paralympic team members. Last year Brad attended all the sessions to cheer on his niece.

  Last year 12 American Records, 5 Pan-American Records and 1 World Record were achieved at this meet. With a larger international field, this year promises more of the same.

  All sessions are timed finals, and we are short SUN AM workers.
  Sunday AM - 8:00 warm up, 9:00 start. Estimated noon finish.

  Here are the positions that are open:
  • Timers - 10
  • Deck Assistant - 2 (assist with taking swimmer’s equipment to other end; help swimmers in wheelchairs)
  • Drug Testing assistants - 2 must be over 18 (take swimmers back to drug testing area)

  We are also in need of 4 hosts for the Saturday evening social.

  There is no YMCA Meet scheduled this weekend. For swimmers needing community service hours this is a unique opportunity. Working this meet is guaranteed to inspire you. What these athletes accomplish is truly amazing.

  All volunteers can contact Anne Lawley at: lawley6@fuse.net

  Thanks in advance for all your help. You will be transformed.

  Anne Lawley

• The worker sign-up sheets for the dual meet with M.E.Lyons are on the bulletin board in the Prime Time area. If you’re planning to have a swimmer in the meet, please sign up for a position so we can run a quallity meet.
• The long course season’s just getting started and already the first signup deadline is upon us. If you have a USA Swimming card and intend to compete in the 15^th Annual CAC Summer Classic the first weekend in June, you need to signup by this Thursday, April 29^th.
• At the Countryside YMCA’s 2010 Annual Board Meeting, two swimmers and a volunteer coach received special recognition. Bob Hiller was recognized as one of 3 Volunteers of the Year for the YMCA. Steven Zimmerman was recognized for his National Championship in the 200 Backstroke and Aaron Lawson was recognized for being awarded the Outstanding Scholar Athlete Scholarship.
• Well, that first practice of the season is right around the corner. Are you ready? Great! Check your practice times on the practice page and get ready to swim. Remember that the pratices are in the indoor competition pool until the shool’s out schedule begins.
• Anyone joining the Torpedoes for the first time in the summer long course season is invited to a “New Parent” Meeting on May 3rd, at 5:45. It will be held in the Prime Time area (outside the glass wall to the competition pool). The goal of the meeting to to answer any questions about how the team runs so if you’ve already been a part of the team through the winter short course season, you’re not likely to learning anything new.
• The CY National Team is back from Ft. Lauderdale with some great individual achievements. Steven Zimmerman is the National Champion in the Men’s 200 Backstroke and came close to the national record in the process. New team records were set by Steven Zimmerman (100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke), Carlo Biedenharn (500 Freestyle, 1000 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle), and Aaron Lawson (200 Butterfly). Aaron was also awarded the Male Outstanding Athlete Scholarship by Nike. See all the details on the National Team page with links to the full results on the YMCA Swimming and Diving site.
• The CY National Team is working hard down in Ft. Lauderdale so enjoy the results or check out the streaming video from Swimnetwork.com.

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