State of the Storm

As the championship season kicks off this weekend, we wish all our swimmers the very best of luck. Remember, this is the time of year when you can truly shine and take control of your performance. If you've been honest and intentional with your practice and racing habits all season, you'll undoubtedly reap the rewards.

“You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits.” - Michael Phelps

• February 2-4: Deep Freeze (coach selection)
  
• February 3-4: NJYMCA Bronze Championships (all qualifiers)
• February 10: NJYMCA 8/U Championships
• February 16-18: NJYMCA Silver Championships (all qualifiers)
• February 23-25: NJYMCA State Championships (all qualifiers)
• 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.

HOTEL BLOCK BOOKING

• February 14: deadline to book a hotel room at the DoubleTree Resort Lancaster at discounted rates for the YMCA 13/O State Championships (qualifiers)
  

END OF SEASON BANQUETS

• 11/U: Sunday, March 24th from 4-7pm
• 12/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.

The NJ YMCA Bronze championships are upon us! Our 152-strong contingent has been working hard all season and is ready to go up against the best swimmers from other YMCA teams in the state. We will cheer them on every step of the way! As a reminder, the meet is being held Jersey Aquatic Center on Saturday and Sunday at 629 Central Ave, New Providence, NJ 07974.

ARRIVAL TIMES - Please have your swimmer on deck at the following times:

Session 1, 9-10s at 7:25 AM

Session 2, 11-12s at 11:00 AM

Session 3, 13/O at 2:30 PM

Session 4, 9-10s at 7:25 AM

Session 5, 11-12s at 11:00 AM

Session 6, 13/O at 2:30 PM

Please click on the attached meet packet below or visit the Events Page of our website for specific session information. Congratulations to our swimmers competing at this meet!

Adamczyk, Aleksander • Adamczyk, Gabriella • Aggarwal, Ananya • Albin, Norah • Antonoff, Katelyn • Arora, Anika • Baia, Nicholas • Bao, Lauren • Bar, Kiran • Bavidaddi, Akshara • Ben-Shimon, Ilai • Bhaiya, Miraya • Bhaiya, Mishka • Bituin, Alyanna • Bituin, Myanelle • Brar, Ranbir • Briones, Whitney • Brower, Zoe • Campos, Victoria • Canteros-Paz, Norah • Caponigro, Zachary • Castro-Salazar, Martin • Chadha, Ahana • Chai, Christina • Chi, Caleb • Chi, Priscilla • Chiu, Ian • Cho, Christopher • Chopra, Daksh • Cinca, Melana • Colipano, Kyle • Connell, Leila • Cridge, Joseph • Dalal, Aarush • Dalal, Vansh • Dambe, Advait • Das, Anshika • deGrandpre, Genevieve • Del Priore, Amelia • Del Priore, Isabella • DeMaio, Abigail • Dernovoy, Leah • Desai, Kimaya • Ecklund, Jack • Ellis Paiz, Samantha • Enriquez, Matthew • Eodice, Abby • Filipiak, Mila • Fischl, Abigail • Flynn, Andrew • Gaidai, Oleksii • Gao, Andy • Gao, Anna • Garlatti, Shannon • Gerhard, Gailynn • Giacalone, Thomas • Granados, Mia • Groman, Hathaway • Habashi, Yousef • Harris, Gabrielle • Hollowell, Lincoln • Hong, Gemma • Hough, William • Jackman, Samantha • Jafari, Adrian • Johnson, Claire • Kane, Antonina • Kao-Tseng, Jill • Kerr, Michael • Kettler, Austin • Kondala, Arhan • Kondratyev, Katerina • Korgaonkar, Arnav • Kumar, Nina • Kutynia, Olivia • Lake, Roland • Laudati, Emily • L'Estrange, Nicholas • Leung, Alanna • Leung, Riley • Liming, Ashley • Liu, Amelia • Liu, Preston • Luo, Kaden • Luo, Katelyn • Madhira, Saranya • Mannino, Lily • Mehdi, Ayza • Mendez, Camila • Moore, Emily • Naeini, Aava • Nasto, Eleni • Nidhruva, Vihaan • Nirhalkar, Kian • Ouyang, Olivia • Pagel, Addison • Parish, Madeline • Patel, Eva • Patel, Kushal • Patel, Mahima • Perret, Sarah • Pit, Ella • Pittenger, Taylor • Poyilil, Arman • Puchalski, Haleigh • Ramasamy, Apurva • Reddy, Ranveer • Rekatas, William • Risher, Edward • Rodriguez, Abigail • Rodriguez, Nicholas • Rotthoff, Benjamin • Rotthoff, William • Sadhu, Samriddhi • Sahu, Aanvi • Santiago, Cecilia • Savant, Vivaan • Sciaretta, Angelina • Shen, Eric • Shivapur, Nishank • Sinchak, Joshua • Singh, Eshan • Singh, Ira • Sinha, Ira • Sondhi, Samya • Song, Skyrah • Sood, Kanishka • Sood, Krishnav • Stefani, Avery • Stefani, Skylar • Stewart, Gabriella • Su, Alice • Suarez, Logan • Sundarrajan,Varsha • Syrek, Alexandra • Thirumurthy, Seshalini • Umali, Maya • Vargas, Elisabeth • Verma, Aahana • Verma, Aaliya • Wan, Evan • Wang, Jaden • Westbrook, Yann • Westervelt, Emmalynn • Williamson, Maren • Wishnow, Megan • Wu, Daniel • Xie, Joey • Xu, Bella • Xu, Emma • Yerra, Tanvi • Zou, Justin

While the competition heats up as we approach championships, our swimmers are still taking time to have fun! Check out this video compilation put together by Myanelle Bituin, SR4, featuring our swimmers at the Miles to Miles meet!

We are excited to begin featuring 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!

Planning is underway for one very important event: graduating senior recognition at our end-of-season banquet. We couldn't be prouder of our seniors who consistently put in so much time and hard work in the pool on top of a demanding school schedule!

In celebration of your efforts, we would like to feature your accomplishments on our website and social media channels. To help us in putting together senior profiles that would provide a proper send-off, please complete the Graduating Senior Questionnaire by February 15, 2024. To access the questionnaire, please click here or click on the form below.

If you have any questions, please contact Myra Supetran at gscystormconnect@gmail.com.

Please save the date for our upcoming end-of-season celebrations:

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

As we wrap up our short course season, we can't wait to celebrate all of our athletes' hard work and achievements! More information to follow as we get closer to the dates.

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