Water Rat Tryouts WHEN: 8/us August 31st from 4:30-6; 9/10s September 1st from 4:30-6; and 11/12s September 2nd from 4:30 -6. 13/over swimmers should contact Ellen Johnston directly. HOW: Tryouts will be conducted in 3 half-hour increments each afternoon, with up to 20 prospective swimmers participating in each session. Individuals trying out should come to […]
The Westport Weston Family YMCA’s Water Rat Swim Team is wrapping up a highly successful 2015 Long Course season, with some fast swimming at elite meets on the state, regional and national level and setting new team records along the way. At the recent CT Senior Long Course Championships, the Water Rat Men’s team placed […]
Congratulations to the Senior Men’s Team and their coaches for coming in 3rd place at the 2015 CT Senior LC Championships. Nice job boys!
Yesterday I began my last month as a member of the Water Rats Parents’ Club and last night I attended my last Parents’ Club board meeting. Thirteen years ago, Frisk Driscoll’s older sister Tara – who used to teach swimming at Longshore – suggested that my eldest child Gabrielle try out for the Water Rat […]
Click the image below to watch the slideshow that was shown at this year’s WRAT Recognition Night. Click to see photos of Recognition Night. Don’t forget, the slideshow video and the photos I used to make it — plus thousands more — can be viewed on the team’s SmugMug photo gallery. There you can can […]
The Westport Weston Family YMCA’s Water Rat Swim Team is pleased to welcome Robert Urban to its coaching staff. He will be assisting with the Age Group program. A Trumbull native, Robert is currently enrolled at Southern Connecticut State University, where he expects to graduate in 2016 with a degree in accounting. Since 2011, Robert […]
Ellen Johnston, head coach of the Water Rat Swim Team, was selected on April 2nd as the national YMCA “Coach of the Year.” The award, which is given at the YMCA Short Course National Swimming Championship, was announced during finals at the Greensboro Aquatic Complex in North Carolina. Going into Thursday’s finals, the Water Rat […]
Eleven members of the Westport Weston Family YMCA Water Rat Swim Team are attending the 2015 YMCA Short Course National Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatics Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Senior swimmers are accompanied by Head Coach Ellen Johnston and Assistant Coach Frisk Driscoll. Twelve Water Rat swimmer qualified this year for […]
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