Entries by WRAT Website Editor

December 2016

Minutes for the Ordinary Meeting of December 1, 2016 Board Members (Quorum is 8) Martha Corneck (Co-President), Sylvia Ortega (Co-President), John Wang (Officials Chair), Tracy Keblish (Officials Chair), Kerri Steele Rubin (Treasurer), Tricia Begg (Senior Rep), and Lori Blessey (AG rep). As a quorum was not able to be present, the meeting proceeded with non-voting […]

Barbara Wiederecht Receives USA Swimming Phillips 66 Outstanding Service Award

Barbara Wiederecht Honored with the USA Swimming Phillips 66 Outstanding Service Award On November 6, 2017, at the CSI Annual Banquet, Barbara Wiederecht,, a former Water Rat parent, received the USA Swimming Phillips 66 Outstanding Service Award. The Outstanding Service Award was established in 1981 to recognize volunteers for their invaluable contribution to USA Swimming. […]

November 2016

Minutes for the Ordinary Meeting of November 3, 2016 Board Members Sylvia Ortega (Co-Pres.), Martha Corneck (Co-Pres.), Eileen Brown (Secretary), Adrienne Williams (Escrow Manager), Ellen Johnston (Head Coach), Huong Belpedio (8/U Meet Manager), John Wang (Officials Chair), Ngassam Ngnoumen (8/U Parent Rep), Kerri Steele Rubin (Treasurer), Cheryl Smiley (Senior Parent Rep) Approval of Minutes Martha […]

October 2016

Minutes for the Ordinary Meeting of October 6, 2016 Board Members Sylvia Ortega (Co-Pres.), Martha Corneck (Co-Pres.), Eileen Brown (Secretary), Tricia Begg (Senior Rep), Adrienne Williams (Escrow Manager), Lori Blessey (8/U Team Parent Rep), Lorraine Kennedy (ex-Officio), Ellen Johnston (Head Coach), Candace Twiss (Pet-Wrat Coordinator), John Belpedio (co-Treasurer), Cheryl Smiley (Senior Rep), Hannah Arman (Student […]

Water Rats Excel at the Fairfield YMCA Open Water One Mile Swim

Congratulations to the Water Rats for great swims last Saturday at The Fairfield YMCA One Mile Open Water Swim. The team placed first among all the other teams who participated in the race. In addition, five Westport Water Rats swam out front. Delaney Walsh and Jack Gray placed 7th and 5th overall, respectively. Both were […]

4 Water Rats Listed as 2015-2016 CT Scholar Athletes

Four Water Rats from the 2015-2016 Swim Year were named as CT Scholar Athletes. They include – Monica Koubeck Caroline Sargent Elizabeth Sargent Kay Begg Each of the above listed swimmers has been invited to the Connecticut Swimming Awards Banquet on November 6, 2016 at the Aqua Turf Club. The Awards Banquet is held to recognize […]

September 2016

Minutes for the Ordinary Meeting of September 8, 2016 Board Members Sylvia Ortega (Co-Pres), Martha Corneck (Co-Pres), Eileen Brown (Senior Rep), Ngassam Ngnoumen (8/U Team Parent Rep), John Belpedio (Co-Treasurer), Kerri Rubin-Steele (Co-Treasurer), Lorraine Kennedy (ex-Officio), Tracy Keblish (Co Officials Coordinator), John Wang (Co Officials Coordinator), Tricia Begg (Senior Rep)Adrienne Williams (Escrow Manager), Huong Belpedio […]

26 Water Rats Listed in the CT Top 16

Twenty-six Water Rats from the 2015-2016 Swim Year were named as Top 16 Connecticut Swimmers. They include – Jude Dequeljoe Caroline Begg Kathleen Murray Riley Twiss Katherine Killian Michelle Kennedy Dashiell Hunter Sarah Grinalds Katie Thornton Willow Woods Simona Visinski Caroline Sargent Elizabeth Sargent Sean Paul Stolarski Jack Gray Nico Ortega John McNab Delaney Walsh Richard […]