Leah has kicked off her year with meeting those New Years Resolutions! She started swimming with our new evening workout group at Westside on Monday and Wednesday evenings and she does dryland training with Coach Gene at Intensity Strength and Conditioning several times a week. Leah has set some goals to enter several competitions this year and is sticking to it. Her first competition was the USMS One Hour Swim. She looked strong and steady throughout the whole event due to her determination. She has plans to compete at several meets this spring including USMS Spring Nationals. Leah never misses a workout and is always there with a smile to push herself to work hard in the pool but to also greet and support new swimmers. She is a regular face on deck as a United States Swimming Official and volunteer to age group and high school swimming. Leah is a physcian for the Center for Adult and Family Medicine Bon Secours Medical Group. She is married to husband Rico, also a physician. She has raised two swimmers of her own, daughter Nina and son Miko. (Nina is in college also studying to become a Dr. and Miko is a high school senior this year) Leah is originally from the Phillipines.

We had a great turnout for the USMS One Hour ePostal Championship. The following swimmers participated: Ruth Albright, Leah Aragon, Janet Cardenas, Jennifer Cranny, Fran Durovchic, Kacky Elliott, Rick Gantt, David Hall,Todd Hermetz, Mark Kothe, David Krysh, Janice Hebel, Steven Heller, Jim Malone, Lee Mathis, Carolyn Moore, Stephanie Nagele, Kristi Panayotoff, Jane Polk, Cheryl Quinn, Mark Sharp, Stacy Sargent and Jose Villa, It was our first year to host this event and it looks like an event well worth continuing. Kudos to our swimmers for working hard to maintain their pace for the whole hour with no stopping. We had a few MVP's with over 4,500 yards: Stephanie, David and Jennifer. Our oldest swimmer Kacky completed 2,675 yards. Beginner swimmer Jose did 2,100 yards. Most of our swimmers swam more yards than they thought they would! It was fun to see everyone exceed their expectations and set some new bench marks.

Jane Polk, David Krysh, Stacy Sargent, Jim Malone come to visit and dominate from the Sports Club.

Feb. 19-21

South Carolina SCY Championships in Myrtle Beach, SC

Online entries due by Feb. 16. So far Susan DeMere, Janice Hebel, Carolyn Moore, Kristi Panayotoff, and Leslie Scott are going

https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1860&smid=7145

Postponed to March 5-6

Charlotte Sunbelt SCY Meet at Huntersville Family and Fitness Center

11725 Verhoeff Rd. Huntersville, NC 28070

Our team loves this meet! We have a ton of fun. We need you to help us score team points! Online entries due by Feb. 28.

https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=234&smid=7042

March 19

The Big 6-0 Saturday Workout. Susan DeMere birthday workout 8 -9:15 am at the Kroc Center

April 9-10

Dixie Zone SCY Championships in Atlanta, GA

April 14-17

Y Nationals, Sarasota, Fl Contact Sara Bopp for more info: drsara@charter.net

We have 2 houses reserved. Let us know if you want to join us on this fun trip!

https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1709&smid=2950

April 28-May 1

USMS Nationals, Greensboro, NC

Please let Leslie know if you are going. So far the following swimmers are planning to attend: Leah Aragon, Roger Clifton, Susan DeMere, Chris Gibbs, Daniel Hynum, Christina Jeffrey, Carolyn Moore, Pam Morris-Wingerter, Casey Oliver, Kristi Panaytoff, Gretchen Pingley, Leslie Scott, Nicole Smith, Karen Sturgis, Scott Tanner, Warren White

May 20

SC Senior Games, Florence, SC

www.scseniorgames.com

June 4

Low Country Splash 2.4 and 5 Mile Open Water Swim, Charleston, SC

www.lowcountrysplash.com

June 17-19

SC LCM Championships, Greenville, SC at Westside Aquatic Complex

Sept 17-18 Greenville Splash Hosts the Upstate Splash

Saturday: Upstate Splash Open Water Charity Swim, Lake Jocassee

Sunday: Swim Clinic with Chloe Sutton at Westside

www.upstatesplash.org

Great Job Casey Oliver on earning Level 2 USMS coaching certification!

Congratulations to Pam Rogers for being inducted into the Colorado Swimming Hall of Fame!

Remarkable runs from David Hall in the Charleston Marathon and Tom Dudley for the Harbison 50k Ultramarathon for his 50th birthday!

Westside Aquatic Complex: Pool closed Friday Feb. 12 at 1:00 pm through Feb. 15 for age group meet. Come join us at the Kroc Center instead.

Kroc Center: No coached practice on Saturday Feb. 20 due to Myrtle Beach meet.

Thanks so much to Martin Healy for making a video of our event last year. Greenville Splash will be hosting the Upstate Splash Charity Open Water Swim again in 2016. Make plans now to get involved this year to help our community.

Pull buoys have many uses that are beneficial. They are used to help swimmers work on balance, upper body and arm stroke. They eliminate kicking so it helps the swimmer to focus on their arms and on breathing. To use a pull buoy, place the buoy between your thighs. The buoy with the smaller side points to the bottom. Pull buoys allow swimmers to get a better sense of balance, the legs stay closer to the top of the water, make sure to point your toes with a buoy on. Pull buoys can be great for beginners because they let the swimmer work on the pull technique without getting so tired from the kick. Concentrate on fine tuning your arm stroke with the buoy and build good swim habits. Be careful not to use the buoy for more than 25 percent of your workout.

"Make a Splash in Life, Swim!"

Email: greenvillesplash@gmail.com
Website: www.greenvillesplash.com
Location: Director Leslie Scott
Phone: 864-283-1328
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