Congratulations to the West Seattle YMCA Dolphins!

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Just out of the WSB inbox, from Cindy McComish:

West Seattle YMCAâ€™s Dolphin Swim Team Wins BIG!

34 swimmers, ages 7-18, representing the West Seattle YMCA won the First Place trophy for mid-sized YMCAs in the Northwest Division Swim Championship last weekend, Friday March 7th through Sunday, March 9th. The West Seattle Dolphins traveled by chartered bus to compete in Gresham Oregon at the Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic Center. The swimmers are coached by Rod Rombauer, Jen Parker, and Sarah Heerhartz. This meet against swimmers from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state precedes the National Meet being held in Ft. Lauderdale in April. The West Seattle YMCA Dolphins will be sending 5 qualified swimmers with high hopes for fast strong races.

Cheered on by families and friends, a partial list of our swimmersâ€™ medal counts (those achieving first, second, and third place times) include: 6 by Amanda Thach, 5 by Melissa Oishi, 5 by Tommy Thach, 4 by Sarah Ameny, 4 by Maddy Morgan, 3 by Gabby Hanna, 2 by the relay team of Amanda Thach, Melissa Oishi, Maddy Morgan and Mariah Crocket, 1 by Jordy Hanna, 1 by Karen Woodworth, 1 by Lindsey Hage, 1 by Sean Tento, 1 by TJ McComish, and 1 by the relay team of Lindsey Hage, Karen Woodworth, Angela Gagliarda, and Elsa Luthi.

As an integral part of the aquatic programs at West Seattle YMCA our team sponsors for this year are Zatz Bagels, Charlestown Street CafÃ©, Renaissance Desserts, Morgan Street Builders, Millennium Kids Creative Center, Merrill Gardens of West Seattle, and Staithe Marine Services.

The West Seattle YMCA Dolphins Swim Team seeks to provide a quality competitive swimming experience to the youth of the Seattle area and is USS sanctioned. We serve over 80 youth swimmers from 17 schools. We value swimmers of all skill levels and abilities and work toward developing each swimmer’s potential. While many of our advanced swimmers compete at regional and national events, the majority of our swimmers are at the intermediate and beginning levels. For more information on our programs please contact coachrod@swyswimteam.com.

Our standard disclosure: the West Seattle Family YMCA is a WSB sponsor. By the way, you can find out more about the Dolphins at their website here.

Rockergirl March 12, 2008 (8:07 am)

Congratulation Swimmers – good job on your swim meet wins and competition. We are lucky to have such great programs, coaches and parents who support programs for swimmers of all levels and experience.

Martha March 12, 2008 (11:02 am)

Alright, well done! I was a dolphin circa 1966. And have the best memories of that time.

Alvis March 12, 2008 (1:58 pm)

Is the West Seattle YMCA pool still 25 yards long as it was in the 1960s, or has it been lengthened to the modern competitive standard of 25 meters?

(I swam for the Red Shield Tritons and the Arbor Heights Swim Club in the late 1960s, and both of those pools measured 25 yards long instead of 25 meters.)

CMP March 12, 2008 (2:53 pm)

I’ve never been to the YMCA in WS, but I’m quite certain that it would still be 25 yards. That’s the standard for most pools in the US, unless you happen to have a 50 meter pool with a moveable bulkhead. It’s rare to come across a 25 meter pool in the NW and I think that most meets are still 25 yards or 50 meters.

Congratulations to all for their great swims last weekend and good luck to those moving on to Nationals!

swimcat March 12, 2008 (3:27 pm)

Way to go swimmers! I’m happy to see this reported on WSB.

To answer Alvis’ question, virtually all competitive meets in the USA (for any level: i.e. USS, , NCAAs, Masters, YMCA) are held in either 25 yard or 50 meter format. Everywhere else they swim 25 meters or 50 meters though.

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