Greenville Splash was proud to teach 60 adults in our community how to swim in our 2025 Adult Learn to Swim program! These awesome volunteers made it happen: Katie Broussard, Michelle Carpenter, Noah Cignarale, Beth Cox, Rebekah Craig, Kacky Elliott, Jean Ference, Chris Gibbs, Calvin Hazel, Athena Jones, Diana McCoy, Melinda Menzer, Michelle Miller, Carolyn Moore, Beth Nease, Leslie Scott, Janine Serell, and Maureen White. Greenville Splash provided free lessons for adults in our community during the month of April at the Greenville County Aquatic Complex. It was such a rich and rewarding experience to teach adults that have never had the opportunity to learn to swim before. So many of them overcame their fears and learned a lifesaving skill. The participants were so proud that they will now be able to swim with their families at the pool this summer.

New team swag is here! Make sure you have picked yours up at the pool. If you haven't received it, let Coach Leslie know by sending an email.

New swim meets may be on the horizon! Charlotte Masters are working on hosting a Short Course Meters meet in October and Columbia Masters is looking into hosting a Long Course Meters Meet at the USC pool on August 9. More information is coming soon.

Send Leslie results and pictures of your events for our next newsletter. Feel free to email Coach Leslie at greenvillesplash@gmail.com or give me a call if you need any help with anything: 864-283-1328.

May 31 Beaufort River Swim. 3.2 and 1 mile Swim & 5K Run. Click here to enter:

June 5 & 6 Swim Your Buns Off Workout by Coach Scott. This is a fundraising workout to promote awareness for colorectal cancer. See all the details below.

June 7 Baby Shower for Colleen & Tyler Fozkos hosted by Carolyn & Olivia 9:30 am at Strossner's right after Saturday workout at GCAC.

June 8 Group Open Water Swim at Lake Jocassee. Make sure to rsvp at greenvillesplash@gmail.com. Details: Please RSVP. We may meet earlier due to parking. Parking fills up fast. We have 2 groups. Swimmers need to bring a safety buoy. We have some you can borrow. You will get more details when you RSVP..

June 14 Swim Around Key West: Some of our swimmers are going! Beth Nease, Maureen White, Teri Laliberte, Caroline Fritz, Diana McCoy & Carolyn Moore. Click here for more info:

July 13 Group Open Water Swim at Lake Jocassee. Make sure to RSVP

Aug 6-10 USMS Summer Nationals Federal Way, Washington. Click here for more info:

August 9 Long Course Meters Meet at USC in Columbia. Register by Aug. 3. Click here for more info and to enter:

August 24 Team Picnic and Group Open Water Swim at Lake Jocassee. Make sure to RSVP

Sept 20 Upstate Splash Charity Open Water Swim, Lake Jocassee, Salem, SC.

This event is hosted by Greenville Splash. The event is full. Let us know if you want to volunteer as kayak support, boat support, helping with timing, or helping with check in and clean up. Proceeds are used to provide swim lessons to children and adults in our community. Click here for more info:

On Thursday June 5th at GCAC & Frida June 6th at the Kroc Greenville Splash, in partnership with Hitting Cancer Below the Belt (HCB2), will have a one hour special themed "buns" workout that will fundraise for screening and education of Colorectal Cancer. HCB2's largest fundraiser event, 5K Boxer Brief, offers virtual participation through running, walking, biking, rowing, and SWIMMING. Our event on June 5th & 6h will tally the total yardage from all participants and submit one final number as a Greenville Splash unit.

To sign up for the virtual participation you can register at the link below. Registration is $38.00 and comes with your choice of swag: HCB2 Branded T Shirt, or water bottle.

https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/VA/Richmond/BoxerBrief5K

Make sure to sign up for the Boxer Brief 5K - Global Virtual Challenge! During registration you will also want to pick join/create a team. Simply search for Greenville splash on the team page and make the selection. For any issues signing up please reach out to Scott Conklin, 312-259-2905, or at smconklin4@gmail.com.

For anyone who wants to help fundraise additional funds I have also created a Greenville Splash donation drive with a target of $500. That link can found below:

https://runsignup.com/swim4buns

This organization is very dear to me. In 2011 I lost my uncle Rich at the very young age of 43 to this disease. After his death his wife created this organization in the hopes that no other young families would have to suffer the same terrible fate. My husband Chris and I now sit on the board of this organization and strive to continue the mission of education and screening awareness. We greatly appreciate any participation and are looking forward to Greenville Splash's involvement!

Time to Swim 4 the buns!!

THANK YOU!!

Coach Scott

We are proud of Melinda Menzer for competing in the 6 mile swim at the Low Country Splash and Beth Nease for competing in the Pier to Pier Swim at Wrightsville Beach.

Congratulations to Celeste Schultz for competing at the SCY Championships in Raleigh. She got 2nd place in the 25, 50 & 100 Free, 1st 25 Breast, 2nd 50 Breast, 2nd in 25 & 50 Fly and 2nd in the 100 IM!

Congratulations to these amazing triathletes for competing in the Chattanooga Triathlon: Grace Alexander, Lucy Downs, Yannick Fischbach, George Moser, Ryan Nicholson, and Rachelle Tones

Kudos to Steve Croucher for competing at the Xterra North America World Cup in Alabama

Best wishes to Katie Broussard as she moves to Jacksonville and Jef Heuerman as he moves to Georgia.

The South Carolina Local Masters Swim Committee held their annual meeting recently in Myrtle Beach. Congratulations for being elected to the board: Carolyn Moore: Sanctions, Records & Top Ten, Leslie Scott: Vice Chair & Membership Coordinator

A huge shoutout to our swimmers for earning Top Ten in the United States in 2024!

Long Course Meters:

John Decker 50-54 1st 200 Fly, 3rd 400 IM, 9th 200 IM, 5th 200 & 400 Free, 4th 800 & 1500 Free

Short Course Yards:

Michael Templeton 35-39 2nd 200 Back, 7th 100 & 200 Back

John Decker 6th 400 IM, 5th 1,000 Free, 10th 200 Fly

Mark Kothe 55-59 10th 200 Back

David Preuninger 75-79 10th 200 Fly

Kristi Panayotoff 75-79 7th 100 Fly

Kacky Elliott 85-89 7th 100 & 200 Back, 7th 50 Breast, 9th 50 Back, 5th 100 Free, 10th 50 Free

Barbara Eisele 90-94 1st 50 Fly, 100 IM, & 200 IM, 2nd 50 & 100 Breast, 3rd 50 & 100 Back, 3rd 100 Free

Greenville County Aquatic Complex:

It's Long Course Season! Coached workouts: TuTh 5:30-7:00 am, TuTh 6:00-7:30 pm, Tu 9:00-10:30 am, Fri 7:00-8:30 am & 9:00-10:30 am, Sat 7:00-8:30 am (informal workout)

Veterans Swim Program Mon & Wed 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Pool closed on these dates:

June 20-22 TG Dash & Splash

July 12-13 SAIL

Kroc Center:

Coached workouts: MWF 6:00-7:00 am.

Please Note: Due to lane space and safety concerns we require swimmers to circle swim at all workouts at both pools.

Make sure to check our website to see our Greenville Splash workouts that we do every week. Coach Carolyn and Coach Leslie are working hard to post them every week!

Click here for workouts:

Aqua Angels is looking for volunteer swim instructors from June - August at Brookside Pool in Mauldin from 6:45-7:45 pm. Let us know if you have any availability. They are always looking for instructors even if it is short term or for one or two evenings. It' is a super fun experience to help our local community.

Thank you so much to all of our swimmers that volunteer for Greenville Splash! Your efforts help to make our community safer in the water and provide fitness and competition activities for swimmers.

We host several big events every year:
Adult Learn to Swim
The Upstate Splash Charity Open Water Swim
Upstate Veterans Swim

We have taught 460 adults how to swim!
The Upstate Splash has raised money to provide swim lessons for over 3,600 children!

We are proud to be a team that gives back to our community!

Meet the Greenville Splash Advisory Board:

Sara Bopp, Amy Browning, Mark Kothe, Kristin Knowles, Carolyn Moore, Casey Oliver, and Leslie Scott

Please, reach out to these board members with any suggestions for the future success of your Greenville Splash Masters team. Email: advisoryboard@greenvillesplash.com

Follow us on facebook, twitter, instagram and our website for more information about our USMS club. We also have FB messenger for each of the pools, let us know if you want to be added. We always welcome all swimmers to any of our workouts, events and socials. Join the fun!

Facebook Links:

Greenville Splash

Upstate Splash Charity

"Make a Splash in Life, Swim!"

Email: greenvillesplash@gmail.com
Website: www.greenvillesplash.com
Location: Greenville County Aquatic Complex and Kroc Center
Phone: 864-283-1328 Head Coach Leslie Scott
Facebook: facebook.com/greenvillesplash
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenvillesplash/