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Welcome to the Methacton High School Swimming and Diving website.
This is your source of information about the team, messages from our
coaches, season news, Parents Club and fundraisers.
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We have updated the Record
Board, check-out the Records Tab. Hope that everyone
is having a great summer so far! |
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Methacton Warriors Earn
2008-2009 All-League Honors. Check out the story on the News
Tab.
Congratulations to
Kyle S., Kyle M., Haydon, Mike M., Jason, Craig, Kevin, Avi, Blaire,
Michelle, Erika, Audrey, Sam, Melissa and Elena!
(One correction to the story, Michelle is Second Team for the 50 Free
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Hot off
the Press (April 2, 2009) The Pottstown Mercury
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2008-2009 All-Area Boys and Girls Swimming Teams. Check out
the stories on the News Tab.
Congratulations to Blaire, Michelle, Erika and Kyle!
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Hot off the Press!
(March 27,2009) The Norristown Times Herald
names the
2008-2009
All-Area Boys and Girls Swimming Teams. Check out the
stories on the News Tab.
Congratulations to Blaire, Michelle, Erika, Kyle and Mike!
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Announcement from the
coaches(3/24/09): Attention all swimmers! Our
Methacton High School coaches will be offering two competitive swim
clinics in the spring and summer of 2009. All practices will take
place at the Methacton High School pool. Each clinic will focus on
technique, sprint, endurance, turns and starts. The clinics
will both be offered for current 7th-12th graders as well as Methacton
graduates. The second clinic will have an emphasis placed on
strength training. Swimmers may sign up for one or both of
the clinics.
Clinic 1 (Course 615) Dates: April 14th - June 5th
Cost: $170
Times: 3:30pm - 5:00pm (when school is in session)
Clinic 2 (Course 616) Dates: June 15th - July 17th
Cost: $125
Times: 7:00am - 9:00am (M-F)
Registration may be done by mail or at the Activities Office located at
the Farina Education Center. To register by mail, complete the
registration form found here:
Competitive Swim Clinics
and mail it with your
check to the Activities Office. Please include a separate check for each
class selection. |
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(March
18, 2009) What an awesome banquet last night and what a great way
to wrap-up the 2008-2009 season.
Our team is donating $500 to the Variety Club with some of the proceeds
from the Swimathon.
We wish all of our Seniors success in the next phase of their lives and
hope that they enjoy the rest of their senior year. Come back and
visit us next year and we will miss all of you!!!
Methacton Pride! |
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Blaire
Kinsey beats her seed time by over one second with a swim of 1:07.03 in
the 100 Yard Breaststroke at States! Blaire finished in 18th
place at the morning session, congrats! |
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Warriors set new Methacton
School Record at States! The Boys 200 Freestyle
Relay Team of Haydon Wyatt, Mike McBride, Jason Galletta and Kyle Magee
swim a time of 1:27.71 to finish in 16th place! The team
will be swimming again tonight in the Consolations. Congrats
Haydon, Mike, Jason and Kyle, the old record had stood since 1998!
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Celebrate
a great season of Warrior Swimming and Diving at our Team Banquet.
Who? All of our Warriors, Coaches, Parents, Team Managers
When? Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Where? The Club at Shannondell (the Chadwick's restaurant building)
What Time? Doors open @ 5:45pm, food will be served @ 6:10pm
Dress Code: No jeans please, thanks! |
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The Boys
200 Freestyle Relay team of Mike McBride, Jason Galletta, Kyle Magee and
Haydon Wyatt are going to STATES!!! Congrats and Go
Warriors!
Blaire Kinsey is going to STATES in the 100 Breaststroke!
Congrats and Go Blaire! |
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Check out District Swimming
Championship coverage on the News Tab. Several
articles by Denny Dyroff of the Norristown Times Herald
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to all of our Warriors and Lady Warriors who competed at Districts,
great job!
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(March 1,
2009) Results of Boys District Championships:
200 Yard Boys Medley Relay team of Mike McBride, Avi Maman, Kyle Magee
and Jason Galetta - 15th place, 1:41.91
Kevin Drummey - time of 1:57.93 in the 200 Free, 52nd place
Kyle Magee - time of 2:01.71 in the 200 IM, 12th place
Avi Maman - time of 24.03 in the 50 Free, 59th place
Jason Galetta - time of 23.00 in the 50 Free, 33rd place
Mike McBride - time of 22.59 in the 50 Free, 20th place
Kyle Magee - time of 53.58 in the 100 Fly, 10th place
200 Yard Boys Freestyle Relay team of Mike McBride, Jason Galetta, Kyle
Magee and Haydon Wyatt - 7th place!
Time of 1:28.60
Jason Przyuski - time of
5:20.47 in the 500 Free, 55th place
Kevin Drummey - time of 5:15.66 in the 500 Free, 53rd place
Mike McBride - time of 58.54 in the 100 Back, 32nd place
Avi Maman - time of 1:06.35 in the 100 Breaststroke, 41st place
400 Yard Boys Freestyle Relay Team of Jason Galetta, Avi Mama,
Connor McAnally and Haydon Wyatt - 21st place, 3:24.29 |
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28, 2009) Results of Girls District Championships:
200 Yard Girls Medley Relay
team of Audrey Rittenhouse, Alex Young, Sam Lawley and Kellye Foulke -
21st place, 1:57.40
Erika Rodman - time of 2:00.43 in the 200 Free, 21st place
Sam Lawley - time of 2:19.84 in the 200 IM, 36th place
Blaire Kinsey - time of 2:11.80 in the 200 IM, 10th place
Kellye Foulke - time of 26.58 in the 50 Free, 44th place
Melissa Nelson - time of 26.05 in the 50 Free
Michelle Konkoly - time of 25.26 in the 50 Free, 14th place
Sam Lawley - time of 1:03.25 in the 100 Fly, 27th place
200 Yard Girls Free Relay team of Melissa Nelson, Erika Rodman,
Michelle Konkoly and Blaire Kinsey finish in 6th Place! Time
of 1:40.03
Michelle Konkoly - time of 54.62 in the 100 Free, 11th place
Erika Rodman - time of 5:23.27 in the 500 Free, 26th place
Audrey Rittenhouse - time of 1:04.17 in the 100 Back, 35th place
Blaire Kinsey - time of 1:08.12 in the 100 Breastsroke, 9th place
400 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Michelle Konkoly, Sam Lawley, Erika Rodman
and Blaire Kinsey finish in 8th Place!
Time of 3:38.66 |
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(February 22, 2009) Elena Cosenza finishes 16th at Girls Districts
Diving. Congrats Elena! Check out coverage of the meet on the News
Tab. Article by Denny Dyroff in the Norristown Times Herald
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(February 21, 2009) Kyle Schultz finishes 20th at Boys Districts Diving
and Craig Mootz finishes 34th. Congrats to Kyle and Craig!
Check out coverage of the meet on the News Tab. Article by Denny
Dyroff in the Norristown Times Herald
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Congrats to all of the Warriors
and Lady Warriors who have qualified for Districts!
Outstanding Job!
Here are the Qualifiers so far with relay teams to be posted soon:
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Swimmer/Diver |
Event(s) |
| Mike McBride |
200 Medley
Relay, 200 Free Relay, 50 Free, 100 Back |
| Jason
Galetta |
200 Medley
Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 50 Free |
| Kyle Magee |
200 Medley
Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 IM, 100 Fly |
| Haydon Wyatt |
200 Free
Relay, 400 Free Relay, 50 Free |
| Kyle Schultz |
Boys Diving |
| Craig Mootz |
Boys Diving |
| Kevin
Drummey |
200 Free,
500 Free |
| Avi Maman |
200 Medley
Relay, 400 Free Relay, 50 Free, 100 Breaststroke |
| Jason
Przyuski |
500 Free |
| Jake Weber |
100
Breaststroke |
| Connor McAnally |
400 Free
Relay |
| Sam Lawley |
100 Fly, 200
IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Erika Rodman |
200 Free,
500 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Blaire
Kinsey |
200 IM, 100
Breaststroke, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Michelle
Konkoly |
50 Free, 100
Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay |
| Melissa
Nelson |
50 Free, 200
Free Relay |
| Audrey
Rittenhouse |
100 Back,
200 Medley Relay |
| Kellye
Foulke |
50 Free, 200
Medley Relay |
| Elena
Cosenza |
Girls Diving |
| Alex Young |
200
Medley Relay |
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Our Lady Warriors were in
The House cheering for our Warriors at the Perk Valley Invitational last
Saturday!
The place was jumping
and the Green Wave was rolling!
Information on
Districts to be posted soon.
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(February 15, 2009) Our Lady Warriors finish 5th in Team Scoring
at the Perk Valley Invitational meet yesterday and our Warriors finished
6th in Team Scoring. Congrats to both squads! Check
out coverage of the meet on the News Tab. Article by Denny Dyroff
in the Norristown Times Herald
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Information on District Qualifiers to be posted soon.
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(February 13, 2009) Warriors defeat Owen J. Roberts yesterday in final
dual meet of the season, 112-71. Lady Warriors fall in close
battle of PAC-10 undefeated teams, 96-90. Check out coverage of
the meet on the News Tab. Article by Rosemarie Ross in the Norristown
Times Herald
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(February 11, 2009) Both our
Warriors and our Lady Warriors won their meets against Upper Perk
yesterday at home on Senior Night. Both squads improved their
overall record on the season to 9-6. Congratulations and
keep the Green Wave going! |
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(February 6, 2009) Both our Warriors and our Lady Warriors won a big
PAC-10 meet on the road against a strong Perk Valley team yesterday.
Check out the coverage of the meet on the News Tab. Article by
Denny Dyroff in the Norristown Times Herald
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Congratulations and keep the Green Wave going!
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5, 2009)
Both our Warriors and our
Lady Warriors won on the road against Norristown yesterday. Check out coverage of the
meet on the News Tab. Article by Denny Dyroff in the
Norristown Times Herald
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Congratulations and keep the Green Wave going!
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Hey
Parents and Friends of Methacton Swimming, how about a Road Trip? Our
Warriors and Lady Warriors have a couple of away meets coming up.
On Tuesday, February 3rd, the team travels to PV @ 7:00pm to face
the PAC10 Perk Valley Vikings. On Wednesday, February 4th,
the team travels to Norristown @ 3:30pm to face the Suburban One
Norristown Eagles. Come on out and support the team as they take
to the road! |
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Attention 8th Grade Students
planning to attend Methacton High School next year! If you
are interested in swimming or diving for our amazing Warriors and
Lady Warriors, come on out to our meet on Tuesday, February 10th @
3:30 at the High School pool. Meet our awesome coaches,
watch our team in action, ask any questions that you have about
the program and enjoy some refreshments. We will be also honoring
our Seniors that day! Catch the Green Wave!
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(January 22, 2009) -
Hey Warriors,
check-out some new cool articles on the Coaches Corner
tab. |
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Ninety-five percent of
achieving anything is knowing what you want and then paying the price to
get it. |
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14, 2009)
Both our Warriors and our
Lady Warriors won in our House against Pottsgrove yesterday. Check out coverage of the
meet on the News Tab. Article by Denny Dyroff in the
Norristown Times Herald
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Congratulations and keep the Green Wave going!
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Announcing the 2009 Perk
Valley Invitational. This meet replaces the League Meet that we
used to have in the Suburban One League. The meet is for
both men and women's teams who participate in the PAC-10 and the
Ches-Mont leagues and will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2009.
Click here for more
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We have scheduled a professional photographer named Donna Archer for two
home meets. The first meet is the Jan. 27th meet against Boyertown
and the second meet is the Upper Perk meet (Senior Night) on Feb. 10th.
Donna will offer her pictures for sale on her website which is:
www.donnaarcherphotography.com
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(Dec. 23, 2008) Both our
Warriors and Lady Warriors won on the road against Pennridge yesterday.
The Girls won by a score of 110-75 and the Boys won by a score of
108-78. The team is going into Peak Training and our Dual Meet
schedule will resume in January. |
Check out coverage of the
Henderson meet on the News Tab. Article by Denny Dyroff in the
Norristown Times Herald
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(Dec. 18, 2008) Both our
Warriors and Lady Warriors won their first Dual Meets in the PAC 10
League last night against Spring-Ford. The Boys won by a score of
97-73 and the Girls won by a score of 92-78. Congratulations and
keep the Green Wave going! |
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Congratulations to Elena
Cosenza for being named captain of the 2008 - 2009
Diving Team! Elena is off to a great start to the season.
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Announcing
the MHS Swim-A-Thon
Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008
Check out the Fundraisers Tab for more information and the
Time: TBD
pledge form.
Location: MHS Pool |
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(Dec. 8, 2008) Check out
the Season Previews by Kev Hunter of The Reporter
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on the News Tab. |
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(Dec. 6, 2008)
Methacton Swimming is off to a great start this year with the 2008 Upper
Merion Relay Carnival held last night. Congratulations to our Lady
Warriors for defending their title with a First Place finish and to our
Warriors for a strong Second Place finish. Both the Boys and Girls
teams showed outstanding talent and determination in a strong field of
six area High School teams. Catch the Green Wave! |
Congratulations to Tyler
Pauline and Dave Turner for being named captains of the 2008 - 2009
Men's Swimming and Diving Team!
Congratulations to Ashley Lewis and Molly Unangst for being named
captains of the 2008 - 2009 Women's Swimming and Diving Team!
Best wishes for a successful season to both our Warriors and Lady
Warriors! Catch the Green Wave! |
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We are very pleased to
welcome Brian Thudium as our new Assistant Boys Coach and Brian Robbins
as our new Assistant Girls Coach! Both Coaches have been working
with our swimmers in practice and getting ready for the season to start.
Catch the Green Wave! |
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Announcements from the Coaches:
(Nov. 26, 2008):
The Pennsbury meet on Dec. 15th
and the Norristown meet on February 4th are official. The
schedules on the Meet Schedule tab are correct and the monthly Calendars
have been updated under the Calendar tab. |
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Have you started your
Holiday shopping yet? Check out our Gift Card fundraiser program
on the Fundraisers Tab. Every gift card that you purchase through
this program will benefit our MHS team by a percentage of the value of
the card. Our first order will be placed on November 28th in
plenty
of time for the Holidays. |
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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their
commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
- Vince T. Lombardi, football coach |
MHS Swim Team Chick-fil-A
Night
A percentage of dinner sales that night will benefit the team.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
From 5:00 pm - 8:00pm |
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Chick-fil-A
680 South Trooper Road
Norristown, Pa. 19403
(610) 650-8505
Enjoy Dinner and support the team! |
Our
Warriors and Lady Warriors tamed the Lehigh River on Sunday, September
14th with an awesome Whitewater Rafting trip! Thanks to Sue
Tierney for organizing the trip, to Coach Yoder and Coach
Nesensohn and to the parents who did the trip and were still sore 3 days
later!
Send us your pictures
(leskonkoly@comcast.net)
and we'll try to get 'em up on the site.
Catch the Green Wave this season and Go Warriors!
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It's Back
to School time and that means that Open Swim will soon be here.
Announcing that our Methacton Open Swim starts on Monday, September 15th
after
school at the MHS pool.
Hoping that all of our Warriors and Lady Warriors have an awesome 2008 -
2009 school
year and season! |
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Hope that everyone is having
a wonderful summer and enjoying some time off. We will post
information about Open Swim and the upcoming season as it becomes
available.
Looking forward to our inaugural season in the PAC10! |
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We have moved highlights
from last season to the Archives tab. |
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There are a thousand reasons to stop, find just that ONE to keep going! |
"Methacton
Swimming, in the water by 6:00 am, asleep by third period, deal with it!"
"The trick to swimming
fast is not slowing down!"
"When the earth floods from global warming, swimmers will rule the
world!"
A special note of appreciation to our swim team coaches who give so much
of their time and knowledge for our kids:
♦ Ben Yoder (Girls
Coach)
♦ Chris Nesensohn (Boys
Coach)
♦ Lin Kostelny (Diving
Coach)
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Brian Robbins (Assistant Girls Coach)
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Brian Thudium (Assistant Boys Coach)
Best wishes to all of our Methacton swimmers
and divers for a successful 2008 – 2009 season.
Catch the Green Wave and GO Warriors!!!
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