State of the Storm

Storm Families,

Best of luck to all of our swimmers this weekend at YMCA Bronze meet!!!

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.”

Thank you,

Coach Mary

• February 3-5: 9/O NJ YMCA Bronze Championship (9/O qualifiers)
  
• February 3-5: SAY Deep Freeze (select swimmers per lead coach)
• February 11-12: 8/U NJ YMCA Championship (Waves N/S)
• February 17-19: 9/O NJ YMCA Silver Championship (9/O qualifiers)
• February 24-26: 12/U NJ YMCA State Championship (12/U qualifiers)
• February 25-26: NJ Swimming 12/U Silver/Bronze Championship (12/U qualifiers)
• February 26: SAY Mini-Pentathlon (Waves N/S)

To all of our swimmers, good luck and swim fast!

More Information: please visit the Events Page of our website.

Questions: please contact your practice group lead coach.

MEET REGISTRATIONS

• February 3rd: 12/U NJ YMCA State Championships
  
• February 5th: 9/O NJ YMCA Silver Championships
• February 24th: 13/O NJ YMCA State Championships

HOTEL BLOCK BOOKING

• February 7th: deadline to book a hotel room at the Hilton Garden Inn Lancaster at discounted rates for the 13/O NJ YMCA State Championship
  
• February 16th: deadline to book a hotel room at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square at discounted rates for the 13/O NJ YMCA State Championship

Dates and deadlines may be subject to change. Please refer to communications from your practice group lead coach for the latest information.

The NJ YMCA Bronze championships are upon us! As a reminder, in order to accommodate the volume of swimmers attending, there are two different locations where the meet is being held - at Raritan Bay YMCA for Friday's events and Jersey Aquatic Center for Saturday and Sunday's events.

Friday Events

• Location: Raritan Bay YMCA, 357 New Brunswick Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
• Click on the attached welcome letter and meet packet below or visit the Events Page of our website for specific session information
  

Saturday & Sunday Events

• Location: Jersey Aquatic Center, 629 Central Ave, New Providence, NJ 07974
• Teams at this location: FSPY, GMY, LHY, MAY, MYM, RANY, RY, SCY, GSCY
• Click on the attached welcome letter and meet packet below or visit the Events Page of our website for specific session information

Families who are interested in purchasing merchandise for the NJ YMCA Silver Championships must place an order in advance! All pre-ordered merchandise will be available for pick-up upon entry to the event. For an additional fee, all items can be personalized with the swimmer's name as well as individual strokes where the swimmer will be competing. All pre-orders must be received by Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

To view the items and place an order, please visit: http://www.promogeardesign.com/2023Silvers/shop/home.

Congratulations to our most recent college commitments! We wish you all the best as you embark on the fun and challenging world of collegiate athletics. Continue to make GSCY Storm proud!

If you or your athlete has committed to a collegiate swim program, we would like to feature you in future newsletters! Please send the swimmer's photo and any other information to gscystormconnect@gmail.com.

Please support GSCY Storm in our latest fundraiser with Country Meats, running now through February 18th. The minimum order is 1 bag (24 sticks) for $40, with $12 going to GSCY Storm. Each additional bag added to your order will only cost $30, with another $12 going to the team. Shipping is FREE!

Place your order here or scan the QR code in the attached file below. Please share with your family and friends!

USA Swimming invites up to 56 athletes from underrepresented populations to participate in a three-day camp program which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-building activities. Selection is based on times achieved at USA Swimming sanctioned events. To view more information, including program objectives, selection criteria, camp dates and more, please visit https://www.usaswimming.org/swimmers-parents/swimmers/swim-camps/national-diversity-select.

To begin the application process, please click here.

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