Water Rat Swim Team News
Water Rats Excel at Eastern Zones and YMCA Nationals Monday, April 30, 2018 - The end of the Short Course season saw nine 14/under swimmers attend the Eastern Zones Age Group Championships, and twenty-six swimmers participate in the YMCA Short Course National Championships. Eastern Zone Age Group Championships were held in Buffalo, New York March 28 to March 31, 2018, and YMCA Short Course Nationals was held in Greensboro, North Carolina […]
Water Rats Swim Fast in the 2017-2018 Short Course Season Monday, March 26, 2018 - The Water Rat Swim team has done it again, fast swimming at all age group levels during the 2017-2018 Short Course Swim Season. Water Rat swimmers broke several team and state relay records. They include: Annam Olasewere – 9/10 Girls 50 Fly in a time of 28.56, 100 Fly in a time of 1:07.87, […]
Water Rats Retain Bronze Excellence Status for the Fourth Year in a Row Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - USA Swimming announced today the rankings in the 2018 Club Excellence Program. The Water Rat Swim Team has retained its Bronze Level status as one of the top 200 teams in the country. This program recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to performance excellence and strives to meet the following objectives: Promote […]
2017-2018 Short Course Mid-Season Recap Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - The first half of the 2017-2018 Water Rat Short Course Season has been an excellent one. Overall, the team has been swimming fast with many personal bests. Some notable performances were Matthew Torres making the ParaOlympic Team USA Team B with his 500 Free swim at the IMX in October. In November, at the […]
Sarah Grinalds To Attend USA Swimming’s National Select Camp Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - It is with great pleasure that we announce that Sarah Grinalds has recently been selected to the prestigious USA Swimming National Select Camp. Sarah along with Head Coach Ellen Johnston will travel to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado from October 19-22, 2017 to share this once in a lifetime experience. […]
41 Water Rats Make the CT Top 16 Thursday, September 14, 2017 - Forty-one swimmers who swam with the Water Rats during all or part of the 2016-2017 Swim Year were named as Top 16 Connecticut Swimmers. They include: Kate Murray Annam Olasewere Ayaan Olasewere Jude Gussen Andrew Berkowitz Shawn Chang Michael Ivanov Caroline Begg NouNou Chang Jacob Lee Riley Twiss Regan Ryan Nathan Wang Stanley Yarmoussik Nick […]
Water Rats Swim Fast This Summer; Tryouts August 23-24, 2017 Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - The Westport Weston Family YMCA’s Water Rat Swim Team is wrapping up a highly successful 2017 Long Course season, with some fast swimming at elite meets at the state, regional, and national level. The season began with Annam Olasewere breaking Molly Loftus’ thirteen year old record in the 50M Fly in a time of 34.78 […]
Sarah Grinalds Does It Again! Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - Last week Sarah Grinalds travelled with Head Coach Ellen Johnston to Indianapolis, Indiana to swim at the 2017 Phillips 66 US National Championships/World Trials. Water Rat alums Bryce Keblish and John Whiteside were also in attendance swimming on behalf of the Water Rats and the University of Virginia Cavaliers, though John had to scratch […]
Water Rats Have Outstanding 2016-2017 Short Course Season Monday, April 17, 2017 - Before we begin the 2017 Long Course season, let’s look back on what was a highly successful 2016-2017 Short Course season. The season began with Nicolas Ortega, Sarah Grinalds and Willow Woods breaking longstanding records at the Music City Invitational in December 2016. Nicolas broke Matthew Yacco’s 17-year old record in the 1650-yard freestyle in […]
Grinalds, Begg and Murray Break Longstanding Team Records Monday, March 20, 2017 - The Connecticut Championship season ended last night and what a great season it has been for the Water Rats. Here are some of the highlights: At Regionals, we had so many personal bests they are just too many to list. At Seniors, Sarah Grinalds broke the 18 year old team record for 15-18 year old […]
