Senior II Squad


Here is a photo of the Senior 1/ Senior 2 group of swimmers who traveled to The Sterling YMCA- (North Shore) Mass. for the weekend of May 21-23rd – The group included around 30 -35 Wahoos from Senior 1 and Senior2 squads – Chaperones where Tony and Lori DeLise, Elizabeth Britt and Camille Gilroy , Coaches Todd Stevens and Joann McCaffrey also attended.
The trip was an opportunity for Senior 1 and Senior 2 swimmers to travel, train and compete at another YMCA site along side the North Shore YMCA Tiger sharks who was the host team for the weekend’s competition. Practices for both teams commenced at an early hour each day followed by a pancake breakfast that was put on by the parents of the North Shore YMCA Team. A total of 13,000 meters encompassed the training between the two days. The competition offered distance events which began at 4:00pm each afternoon.
Overall, the coaches felt that this new experience was a wonderful opportunity for those swimmers who attended and we would likely try to do something similar in the future. The North shore YMCA team will be attending our upcoming meet in late June- the popular AA invitational and the senior qualifier. We look forward to re-connecting with our training friends when they visit The Wilton Family YMCA on June 18-20th, 2010.

College Recruiting Timeline
Link to College programs in Connecticut for Seniors - Please Read... College Programs
  • 5/21-23 North Shore YMCA Meet/Training
  • 6/5-6 WCYM Invitational - Brookfield YMCA
  • 6/18-20 WYW AA & Senior Qualifier
  • 7/9-11 Hawk Summer Invitational - New Paltz, NY

  • Parent Meeting - Tuesday, June 8 @ 7:00PM in Activity Room


Message from the Coach:

Required Equipment for Senior Groups for 2009-2010 Season:

  • Wahoo Team SPEEDO Swimsuit
  • Yellow Wilton Swim Cap
  • Senior Team Sweats

For Practice:

  • Mesh Bag Containing:
  • SPEEDO Optimus Training Fins - Cut Not Full (V-Cut)
  • Pull Buoy
  • Hand Paddles - SPEEDO
  • Snorkel (FINIS Front Mount) SR 2 Must Have
  • Drag Suit
  • Extra Goggles
  • Extra Swim Cap
  • Water Bottle
** Wahoo Dryland Training from the Fitness Center
The Art of Recovery
30 Best Foods

FINS - (Friends In Swimming)

        

FINS is our Mentoring Program where our older swimmers (National/Senior I/Senior II) act as mentors to our younger age-group swimmers (Super Bronze, Super Squad, Maroon). Our older swimmers provide the FINS to our younger swimmers - our little fish!

Mentoring Program Parent Information

Mentoring Program Swimmer Information 

Parent Education

10 Commandments for Swimming Parents

by Rose Snyder, Managing Director Coaching Division, USOC Former Director of Club Services, USA Swimming (adapted from Ed Clendaniel's 10 Commandments for Little League Parents)

I. Thou shalt not impose thy ambitions on thy child. Remember that swimming is your child's activity. Improvements and progress occur at different rates for each individual. Don't judge your child's progress based on the performance of other athletes and don't push him based on what you think he should be doing. The nice thing about swimming is every person can strive to do his personal best and benefit from the process of competitive swimming.

II. Thou shalt be supportive no matter what. There is only one question to ask your child after a practice or a competition - "Did you have fun?" If meets and practices are not fun, your child should not be forced to participate.

Wahoo Achievements:

  • CT YMCA Champs 1987-2010
  • 2010 CT Short Course State Champions
  • 2010 CT Senior Champions
  • 2007 CT Long Course State Champions.
  • 25 YMCA National Team Men and Women Titles
  • 2005 YMCA SC/LC National Combined and Men's Team Champions
  • 2006 CT YMCA Champs
  • 2006 CT Short Course State Champions
  • 2005 CT Senior Champions
  • 2005 CT Long Course State Champions