2015 CHAMPS RESULTS w/ CPSL and Team Records

Our Welch Sharks had a very active and productive final two weeks of the 2015 CPSL swim season.  We may have not had the most team points in our back to back TUE/THU match-up against our friendly rivals from SPRA, but we had a number of our swimmers stand out by setting new WELCH TEAM RECORDS.  We also had several SHARKS break both WELCH and CPSL records at this week’s season ending CHAMPS meets.

First let’s recognize and congratulate the new WELCH individual and relay team record holders with a regular season summary of new Welch records.

Welch Regular Season Individual Welch Records:

·         Carter Hardy:
#20 Boys 15-18 50 Free  -  22.63  Date: 7/21/15

·         Colter Long:

#28 Boys 15-18 100 IM  -  55.57  Date:  6/18/15
#38 Boys 15-18 50 Breast  -  27.32  Date:  7/7/15

·         Noah Witt:
#58 Boys 13-14 50 Fly  -  26.43  Date:  7/23/15

·         Garrick Zheng:
#24 Boys 11-12 100 IM  -  1:03.04  Date:  6/18/15
#56 Boys 11-12 Fly  -  27.86  Date:  7/21/15

·         Molly Olds:
#29 Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast  -  20.06  Date:  6/25/15

Welch Regular Season Relay Welch Records:

·         Seth Erdley, Colter Long, Tobias Van Dyke, Ben Gingher
#08 Boys 13-18 200 Medley Relay -  1:41.92 Date: 7/7/15

·         Ben Gingher, Colter Long, Seth Erdley, Carter Hardy
#74 Boys 13-18 200 Free Relay -  1.31.65  Date: 6/18/15

Welch CHAMPS Records=R  (&/or W = new Welch Team Record):

·         Ben Gingher:
#38 Boys 15-18 50 Breast  -  28.12 R  Date:  7/28/15

·         Colter Long:
#28 Boys 15-18 100 IM  -  52.71 R/W  Date:  7/28/15
#38 Boys 15-18 50 Breast  -  27.41 R/W  Date:  7/28/15

·         Noah Witt:
#26 Boys 13-14 100 IM  -  59.78 W  Date:  7/28/15
#58 Boys 13-14 50 Fly  -  25.84 R/W  Date:  7/28/15

·         Garrick Zheng:
#24 Boys 11-12 100 IM  -  1:02.68 W  Date:  7/28/15
#56 Boys 11-12 50 Fly  -  27.21  R/W  Date:  7/28/15
#62 Boys 11-12 100 Free  -  54.83  R/W  Date:  7/28/15

·         Zachary Lambert:
#22 Boys 9-10 100 IM  -  1:17.24 W  Date:  7/30/15

·         Seth Erdley, Colter Long, Tobias Van Dyke, Ben Gingher
#8 Boys 13-18 200 Medley Relay  -  1:41.40 W  Date:  7/28/15

CHAMPS Meet Results are available by clicking the following link.

·         2015 CHAMPS RESULTS

Welch Team Records:

·         Welch Team Records

ANOTHER WELCH TEAM RECORD BROKEN!

CONGRATULATIONS to NOAH WITT for breaking the 2008 previously set Welch Team record time in the Boys 13-14 50 yard Butterfly (event #58) with his time of 26.43 seconds at THU's 7/23/15 meet at SPRA!

The meet results from this 7/23/15 meet at SPRA and prior meets are available on our "Meet Results" Banner Tab Page.

MORE WELCH TEAM RECORDS BROKEN!!!

A very BIG and belated Welch Sharks Swim Team CONGRATULATIONS to several more Welch swimmers for their record breaking performances during the 6/18/15 Welch vs. Park Forest meet.

1. The relay team of Seth Erdley, Ben Gingher, Tobias Van Dyke and Carter Hardy with a time of 1:41.92 in event 8, the Boys 13-18 Medley Relay.
2. Colter Long with a time of 55.57 in event 28, the Boys 15-18 100 IM.
3. The relay team of Ben Gingher, Colter Long, Seth Erdley and Carter Hardy with a time of 1:41.92 in event 74, the Boys 13-18 200 Free Relay.

When you see them, make sure to congratulate each of these Sharks on their accomplishments.

Meet Results from TUE's (7/21) Welch vs. SPRA meet are posted on the "Meet Results Banner Page Tab".

GO WELCH SHARKS!!!

Weekly UPDATE: Jun 22 - Jun 27

Here's your weekly batch of Welch Swim Team News.

1. First up, congratulations to all Welch Sharks Swimmers; the first meet is in the books and you swam well.  The meet results are posted at Welch Pool along the windows in the vending area.and available online through a link provided on our facebook page.
   
   • CONGRATULATIONS to NOAH WITT for breaking the Welch Sharks Swim Team's record in the BOYS 13-14 50 yd Butterfly (Event 58) with his time of 26.64!!!
2. A very BIG Thank you to Welch Swim Parent Volunteers for helping us at our THU meet against Park Forest.  Your help allowed us to start on time and finish the meet by 9:05 and before the T-storm arrived.  We can't do it without YOU.  Again, thank you.
3. Thanks to our Welch Sharks Coaches: Steve, Marion, Susanne, Marie and Fred.  Your hard work in preparing our Sharks shined.
4. We have an AWAY meet THU, 6/25 at Penns Valley (in nearby Millheim).
   
   • Swimmer entry sign-ups should be made immediately by seeing your coaches before the end of WED's (6/24) practice.  
   • Team pictures are tentatively planned to be taken at this meet.
5. Welch Parents:  We still need your support to volunteer to help at away meets.  Please go to the volunteer sign-up link below and select a meet volunteer position.  There are 14 17 Welch Parent volunteer positions available that need to be filled between both the 1st and 2nd half.
   Use the following link to access the online sign-up. Welch Parent Volunteer sign-up - AWAY at Penns Valley
   
   Currently there are still openings for:
   

   	1st Half	2nd Half
   Rooster	0	0 1
   Welch Timers	1 3	4
   Welch Scorers/Avg	2	2
   Welch Seeders	2	2
   Welch Stroke & Turn Officials	0	1
   TOTALS	5	9

6. WED - Swimmer entry sign-ups begin for the TUE 6/30 HOME meet vs. SPRA.
7. WED AND THU - Team swimsuit orders can be picked up WED (6/24) and THU (6/25) between 8-9am at Welch Pool - See Sherrill S.
8. THU - DOUGHNUT Breakfast after practice (1 doughnut per swim team member).
9. THU - Away meet at Penns Valley (Millheim) please arrive before 5:15pm and allow for the 23 mile or 35 min drive time.
10. LOOKING AHEAD: - Next HOME meet is TUE - June 30 vs. SPRA Swimmer entry sign-ups begin WED 6/24.
11. LOOKING AHEAD - The CPSL July 2nd Night with the Spikes baseball game ticket orders have been placed.  Tickets will be made available for pickup by last name to those who ordered and paid at the ballpark's "Will Call" window.

The Penns Valley meet is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM and Welch Sharks Swimmers should be at the pool before 5:15 PM for check-in and warm-ups.  Please allow yourself sufficient time to arrive well before your warm-up time in order to check in and receive any additional information from your coaches.

Directions to Penn's Valley Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Pool in Millheim:

Follow 45 East from State College/Boalsburg. From Centre Hall (intersection of Routes 45 and 144) travel east on Route 45. As you enter Millheim, go straight at the traffic light, take a slight left (after the bridge) onto Park Road. Park Road then turns to the left, follow Park Road until it takes a left into the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park. - Drive time approx. 30 minutes from State College. Please drive carefully.

Penns Valley (Milheim) Pool on Google Maps

Swimmer's Team Awards & CHAMPS Medals & Ribbons available for Pick-up

Welch Sharks Swimmers' Team Banquet AWARDS that were not picked up at the banquet as well as CPSL CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALS & RIBBONS will be available for pick-up at the Welch Pool Main Entry Desk from Parks and Rec. staff until the pool's season closing week. After the season closing, the awards will be available for a limited time at Centre Region Parks & Recreation main office located in the C.O.G. building on Gateway Dr. in Cato Ind. Park.

When picking up items, please sign the staff provided sheet(s) for the items selected. Thank you very much for a fun filled 2014 summer swim season.

Meet Results - 2014 CHAMPS (Ages 10 & Under)

Another great Welch Sharks effort was made by our 10 & under swimmers for their final meet of the season.  Results from Thursday's, July 31 CPSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Ages 10 & Under) are available at the link below.

Meet Results - 2014 CPSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Ages 10 & Under) July 31, 2014

A very BIG THANK YOU to the Welch Parents who volunteered and endured the rain and related 30 minute weather delay for the final meet of the season.

Meet Results - 2014 CPSL CHAMPS (Ages 11 & Up)

A great effort was made by all our Shark swimmers for their final meet of the season.  Results from Tuesday's, July 29 CPSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Ages 11 & Up) are available at the link below.

Meet Results - 2014 CPSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Ages 11 & Up) July 29, 2014

A very BIG THANK YOU to all the Welch Parents who volunteered for this last home meet of the season.

Meet Results (Welch @ SPRA)

What a fun filled and competitive swim meet!  In the first meeting this season our Welch Sharks won a hard swum (is that really a word?) meet by just 22 points.  Both teams' swimmers did well but this time the pod of dolphins from SPRA edged our Sharks by 12 points.  It was an exciting meet.

Meet Results - Welch @ SPRA July 24, 2014

Thank you to the Welch Parent meet volunteers who assisted at this meet.

Meet Results (Penns Valley @ Welch) online

We had a fun meet with our friends from Penns Valley.  Online meet results for the July 17 Penns Valley at Welch meet are available at the following link. 

Meet Results Penns Valley @ Welch July 17, 2014

Thank you to all our Sharks who swam hard and parents who volunteered to help run this meet.  An additional thank you to those who donated to assist the Penns Valley Penguins Swim Team's.  We raised just over $160 from the donation jar and are awaiting results from our concession sales to further help the Penns Valley Team with the maintenance expenses related to their pool at The Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Park Pool in Millheim.

Meet Results (Welch @ PF) are available.

Welch Sharks, I hope everyone had a fun and exciting Thursday night meet with our bullfrog friends from Park Forest.  A CHEER to our swimmers for their hard work and determination.  Another CHEER to our valiant Welch Parents who also swam the post-meet Parent Race and THREE CHEERS to our Welch Coaches for their victory in the Coaches Race.

Results from this meet are available to view at the following link:  MEET RESULTS - Welch @ Park Forest, July 10, 2014.

I wish to acknowledge and thank those Welch Parents who volunteered for this away meet.  I hope you enjoyed the evening.

David U.	Jim C.	Michele R.	Chad R.
Rob U.	Anne C.	Jen E.	Peggy M. (2 halves)
Chris H-K.	Rob G. (2 halves)	Mary B.	Deanna P.
Janet J.	Beth B,	Susan W.	Jen O. (2 halves)
Mary Ellen H.	Jenny K.	Kevin W.	Nick B.
Marcy M.	Yvette W.	Stephanie S.	Catie B.
David O.	Sean F.*

* = not eligible for volunteer end of season awards drawing.

Meet Results (SPRA @ Welch) are available.

Welch Sharks, we dodged the early T-storms but thankfully not the competitive fun and excitement of Tuesday night's meet with our friends from SPRA.  Swimmers from both teams did well.  Results from this meet are available to view at the following link:  MEET RESULTS - SPRA @ Welch, July 1, 2014.

We wish to thank the large number of Parent Volunteers from both teams, whose help made it possible to finish this meet by 9:10 PM!  Also, Welch Sharks Swimmers please be sure to thank your parents for volunteering for this meet; they earned you a FUN DAY PRACTICE ON THURSDAY, JULY 3. (8:00 AM to 9:45 AM)

Welch Parent Volunteers, we hope that you enjoyed your swim meet volunteer experience and will return to volunteer and convince more to lend a hand at future meets.  Thanks go to the following Welch Parents who volunteered for this meet:

David U.	Jim C.	Chris C.	Chad R.
Rob U.	Rachel T.	Jen E.	Peggy M.
Chris H-K.	Rob G. (2 halves)	Michelle Fo.	Kathryn B.
Janet J.	Robin B.	Susan W.	Jen O. (2 halves)
Mary Ellen H.	Todd R. (2 halves)	Carrie K.	Janene A.
Mi K.	Erin G.	John K.	Stan B.
Cricket H.	Matthew U.	Jennifer R.	Barbara S.
Michelle Fr.	Maureen J. (2 halves)	Christina L.	Lauren U.
Marcie R. (2 halves)	Jenny K.	Dee P.	Nigel W.
Malia H-K.	Catie B.	Phyllis	Tom W.
Paul Bev.	Hannah S.	Kelly M.	Mike J.
Kevin W. (2 halves)	Yvette W. (2 halves)	Kristy W.	Michele R.
Joanie T.	Ryan W. (2 halves)	Diane U.	Beth B.
Suzanne Z.	Jen Mc.	Barry L. (2 halves)	Stephen S.
Jane L.	Don L.	Sean F. (2 halves)*	Marisa F. (2 halves)*

* = not eligible for volunteer end of season awards drawing.

Meet Results (Welch @ Penns Valley) are in.

Welch Sharks, meet results from Thursday's meet at Penns Valley can be viewed at the following link:  Meet Results - Welch at Penns Valley, June 26, 2014

Thank you to our Penns Valley hosts.  For those who did not attend this meet, you not only missed out on a fun meet, but also some good food from the Penns Valley Concession Stand.  The grilled chicken salad with locally grown organic lettuce, fresh blueberries and pecans was delicious.

Also, thank you to those Welch Parents who volunteered for this away meet:

Susan W. Marcie R. Anne C. Kathryn B. Tom W. (2 halves) Sean F. (2 halves)*

Hannah S. Robin B. Janet J. Mi K. Marisa F.* Mary B. Kevin W.

Chad R. Jim C. John K. R/P Marsh Shawn B. Michele F.

Rob G. Stan B. Cricket H. Nick B. Todd R. Barb S.

* = not eligible for volunteer end of season awards drawing.

Meet Results (PF @ Welch) are available

Welch Sharks, the results are in from tonight's (6/19) meet with our friends from Park Forest and unfortunately the final score was not in our favor.  However, I hope that our Welch swimmers enjoyed themselves and were able to establish their personal base times which they now can work to improve upon throughout the season.

The June 19, 2014 Park Forest at Welch Meet Results Report can be viewed through the following link:  Meet Results - Park Forest at Welch June 19, 2014

Lastly, many thanks to the Welch and Park Forest Parents who volunteered at this meet.  Without your help, these events would be impossible to run.

See you at the Pool!

Mock Meet thank you and results

Thank you to all our swimmers and parent volunteers that participated in Saturday morning's Team Mock Meet.  We hope that our new swimmers got a good idea of what happens at a meet and that everyone was able to see the high amount of parent volunteer resources needed to run a swim meet.  Parents who volunteered and worked the Mock Meet are entered in our end of season parent rewards drawing.

Results from Saturday's mock meet are located at this link: RESULTS - Welch Swim Team - Mock Meet 2014_0614   If you have any questions regarding the Mock Meet Results report please see your Team Parent Reps.

Our first home league meet is this Thursday (6/19).  There will be a number of announcements posted this week related to this meet: concession donations, parent volunteer sign-ups, etc.

**Swimmer event sign-ups for this first league meet started last Friday and will continue through Wednesday's (6/18) practice.  Swimmer event sign-up sheets are located on the Black & Gold bulletin board that is located on the fence around the corner from the lifeguard's office.  Swimmers can sign-up for up to 3 individual events and will be assigned to a relay by the coaches.  If you have a swimmer sign-up concern please see or email your Team Parent Rep.**

Thank you and see you at Welch Pool.

Sean & Marisa Flynn