State of the Storm

• February 23-25: NJYMCA State Championships (all qualifiers)
  
• February 24-25: NJ Swimming Silver/Bronze Championships (all Lightning & Thunder qualifiers not attending NJYMCA State Championships)
• February 25: SAY Mini-Pentathlon (Waves - coach selection)

To all of our swimmers, good luck and swim fast!

More Information: please visit the Events Page for specific event information. The full meet schedule will also be communicated in early October.

PRACTICE UPDATES

• Please click here to view practice changes on our website.

CHAMPIONSHIP APPAREL ORDERS

• Zones Championship apparel pre-orders are open now through February 29th
  

END OF SEASON BANQUETS

• 10/U: Sunday, March 24th from 4-7pm
• 11/O: Sunday, May 5th from 4-8pm

Dates and deadlines may be subject to change. Please refer to communications from your practice group lead coach for the latest information.

Thank you to all the parents who have reached out to us regarding the upcoming Long Course season. Preparation is well underway to finalize registration details, and practice/meet schedules. Information will be coming sometime in March.

Our 12/U are ready to take the stage for the State Championships! The meet is being held at Ocean County YMCA, 1088 West Whitty Road, Toms River, NJ 08755.

ARRIVAL TIMES

Please have your swimmers on deck at the following times:

• Session 1, FRIDAY AM, 11-12 Prelims 8:40am
  
• Session 2, FRIDAY PM, 11-12 Finals 4:40pm
  
• Session 3, SATURDAY AM, 11-12 Prelims 7:40am
  
• Session 4, SATURDAY MID, 9-10s Timed Finals 11:40am
  
• Session 5, SATURDAY PM, 11-12s Finals 4:40pm
  
• Session 6, SUNDAY AM, 11-12s Prelims 7:40am
  
• Session 7, SUNDAY MID, 9-10s Timed Finals 11:55am
  
• Session 8, SUNDAY PM, 11-12s Finals 4:10pm
  

Please visit the Events Page of our website for specific event or session information. Congratulations to our swimmers competing at this meet!

Albin, Norah • Arora, Ranveer • Arunkumar, Keerthioviya • Astle, Greyson • Baek, Brian • Barnicle, Christopher • Bhaiya, Mishka • Bhandari, Jiya • Bituin, Alyanna • Blagoev, Christopher • Brandt, Charlotte • Cao, Jayden • Caponigro, Parker • Caponigro, Zachary • Cerbone, Miles • Chai, Christina • Chen, Aaliyah • Cheng, Agnes • Cho, Mark • Chorazykiewicz, Caspian • Connell, Leila • Daniels, Mila • Dascalu, Lucas • D'Sa, Jayden • Flint, Hunter • Gao, Anna • Gao, Kevin • Gunawardena, Mineli • Hamid, Akhil • Higgins, Daniel • Hunziker, Molly • Ishkov, Daniel • Kay, McKenna • Kay, Olivia • Larosa, Dominick • Lee, Brian • Lee, Ryan • Lim Juwana, Anton • Manjrekar, Omkar • Marikakis, Dean • Moore, Emily • Naeini, Aava • Nidhruva, Vihaan • Parish, Madeline • Phol, Katrina • Pingle, Siddharth • Pittenger, Savannah • Pontoriero, Angelina • Read, Logan • Rocks, Thomas • Samant, Saanvi • Sanford, Cassidy • Senthilkumar, Janani • Sheen, Ellie • Sheen, Owen • Singh, Arsh • Stomski, Juliana • Sudol, Dylan • Taber, Isabella • Tran, Nhi • Vijayakumar, Rithvin • Wang, Ella • Windt, Alexa • Wnorowski, Natalie • Zhou, Ian • Zhu, Jason • Zirpoli, Valentina • Zou, Justin

Congratulations to all of our YMCA Silver swimmers! The YMCA Silver Championships is the first of a series of YMCA scoring championship meets, and our athletes did a phenomenal job! Here are the results by age group:

10U Girls - 8th

10U Boys - 2nd

10U Combined - 3rd

11/12 Girls - 1st

11/12 Boys - 1st

11/12 Combined - 1st

13/14 Girls - 1st

13/14 Boys - 2nd

13/14 Combined - 1st

15O Girls - 1st

15O Boys - 3rd

15O Combined - 1st

GSCY Storm scored a combined total of 3128.5 points, followed by Greater Monmouth YMCA with 2296 points and West Morris Area YMCA Sharks with 1876 points. Congratulations athletes, we are so proud of you!

GSCY Storm is offering current Junior/Senior swimmers the opportunity to apply for two available paid coaching positions for our summer teams, the Bridgewater Blue Dolphins and Hillsborough Hurricanes. The team will have 3 practices a week starting in May. After mid-June the team will then have two meets (Wed. 6pm & Sat. 8am) and three practices a week. To be considered, swimmers should have had some prior knowledge of coaching as a volunteer and be old enough to receive payment. They will assists the head coach with all meets and practices, and they will need to be available for both weekly meets and minimum of two practices a week.

If you are interested, please complete the form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NqmPmvxAhMcRa56io6VY3IvZ_V-66rQcB9dYAT0OnuE/prefill

If you have any questions, please contact Jason Brauer at jbrauer@gscymca.org.

There are also two volunteering opportunities for our Junior/Senior swimmers to help with our summer teams and get coaching experience! The Bridgewater Blue Dolphins and Hillsborough Hurricanes Summer league teams will have 3 practices a week starting in May. After mid-June the team will then have two meets (Wed. 6pm & Sat. 8am) and three practices a week.

Volunteers will provide swimmers instruction/coaching, help organize swimmers at meets, and learn what it takes to coach. You will need to be available a minimal of one meet and two practices a week. All volunteer hours you worked will be signed off for at the end of the season.

If you are interested, please complete the form below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NqmPmvxAhMcRa56io6VY3IvZ_V-66rQcB9dYAT0OnuE/prefill

If you have any questions, please contact Jason Brauer at jbrauer@gscymca.org.

With Championship season well underway, many are looking ahead for opportunities to stay in shape between seasons. The Storm coaches are offering clinics in March for those who want continue swimming before the start of Long Course. Register HERE or online at GSCYMCA.org and search "STORM".

Lightning/Thunder Stroke Clinics (Open to Lightning/Thunder Storm Swimmers)

Somerset Hills YMCA, Monday-Thursday, $80 per week

• March 4-7 Butterfly
• March 11-14th Backstroke
• March 18-21st Breaststroke
• March 25-28th Freestyle

THUNDER Monday-Thursday 6-7pm

LIGHTNING Monday-Thursday 7-8pm

We are excited to feature our graduating seniors through individual profiles on our website, newsletter, and social media channels! If you are a graduating senior and have not yet completed your Senior Spotlight questionnaire, please click here to submit your information.

Congratulations and keep shining bright, Class of 2024!

If you know of any families interested in joining one of our summer teams, the Bridgewater Blue Dolphins or Hillsborough Hurricanes, please share the information below!

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