Results to the 2007 Westport Kiwanis Minuteman Triathlon.

In addition to our Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday practice schedule the Y has also added Monday and Wednesday to our schedule. Starting tonight we’ll have 4 lanes from 8:15-10:00 pm. The Monday time slot will be 8:15-10:00 pm and we’ll have the whole pool.

Also if anyone is interested in the masters coaching position for Mon. & Wed. evenings please contact Martin Slattery. Employees receive a free membership and 50% off Y programs.

Congratulations to all WSC members that competed in the 20^th Anniversary of the Swim Across the Sound. Water conditions on Saturday were optimal, and everyone had great swims with significant time drops from the previous year. WSC Lane 3 (Jake Gulick, Josh Usdavin, Travis Brennion, Pat White, Matt Watson, and Phil Novotny) defended their first place title from last year and finished with a new amateur relay record in 4 hours 47 minutes. The most fashionably color coordinated team was WSC Lane 4 (20^th place) which included Kim Russo, Amy Gladwell, Frances Grey, Laina Grillo, Robbin Watson, and Karrah Hurd. Another WSC relay team was the “Jean Claude and the Vandammits” (15^th place) which consisted of Kristen Adams, Laura Burke, Daniel Cerasale, Melissa Cooper, John O’Fallon, and Jared Walkenhorst. Congratulations also go out to WSC members Andy Davis, Jeremy Virgil, and Cheryl Kupan who also participated on relay teams. Lastly, we’d like to congratulate Grant Johnston and Tobey Saracino who completed solo crossings of the Sound.

Also check out the following media links covering the event:

• Connecticut Post Article
• News12 Video Clip
• SAS 2007 Race Results

Results to the July 28^th Westport Weston Family Y Point to Point.

An article about Grant Johnston’s solo attempt across the Sound.

Alum to Swim Long Island Sound

Three new events have been added to the “Upcoming Events” section of the website.

• 09.01.2007 - Quassy Sailing Club Open Water Swim Festival
• 09.09.2007 - Westport Kiwanis Minuteman Triathlon
• 09.22.2007 - Pattaconk Plunge

Liz made it to France in 11hrs, 11mins………it was the hardest fight, through high winds and rough sea all night and morning. At the turn, as she left the water for the beach, Liz had an asthma attack but that didn’t stop her. She turned and headed back into the water that beat her up so badly the night before. She finally had to call it quits after a grueling struggle to swim and breathe by taking just half breaths, for another 5 hours or so.

It was inspiring and painful to watch.

real numbers to follow after she wakes up tonight or tomorrow…………

wish her well, it was a brave fight.

For the remainder of the summer Saturday practices will be held from 10am-12pm at the Westport Weston Family Y.

Congratulations to WSC member Jeremy Virgil whose relay won the 4 Person Relay division in the June 16th 28.5 mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. His relay “Force Five” completed the swim in 8 hours and 34 minutes. He was joined by John Hughes, Tobey-Ann Saracino, and Grant Johnston.

Congratulations to Kim Russo and Grant Johnston who competed in the 2007 Potomac River Swim this past weekend. Grant finished the 7.5 mile race first overall with a time of 3:23 minutes (no wetsuit).

Results and Photos.