Water Rat Swim Team News
January 2023 Thursday, January 19, 2023 - WATER RATS PARENTS’ CLUB, INC.Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, January 19, 2023 7:00pm (The Y Shine Conference Room) Agenda Confirm Quorum Approve Minutes from Last Meeting Open forum for parent member input Y CEO Update Treasurer’s report Coaches Report USA Swimming Escrow Account Manager Report PET- WRAT Report Old Business Rescheduling of parent social Session on […]
September 2022 Thursday, September 15, 2022 - WATER RATS PARENTS’ CLUB, INC.Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, September 15, 2022 7:00pm (Schine Conference Room) Going forward, prior to the meeting we will ask if your area has anything to report. If so, we will add to the agenda. If not, your area of responsibility will not appear on that meeting’s agenda. Of course, you are […]
Water Rats Win 2022 CT Long Course Age Group Championships Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - the Water Rat Swim Team. Yes, for the third consecutive season, the Water Rats came in 1st Place in the Combined Boys and Girls team scoring at the CT Long Course Age Group Championships held at the University of Connecticut on July 21st through July 24th. It was a collective team effort to achieve the 23-point advantage […]
Audrey Gill and Ella Gussen Break Longstanding Team Records Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 2022 CT Long Course Age Group Championships this past weekend. Our swimmers swam fast at Age Group Championships and at Senior Championships two weeks ago, taking down some longstanding records. Ella Gussen broke Lauren Evanosky’s 21-year-old records in the 200M IM in a time of 2:27.69 and in the 200M Backstroke in a time of 2:27.24. Ella also broke […]
Schatz Sisters Take Down Team Records Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - What a great weekend the team had at Greenwich and our 10/under meet. Many swimmers got personal best times and three team records were broken. On Friday at the WRAT 10/under Meet, Parker Schatz broke the team record in the Girls 8/under 50-yard Backstroke in a time of 39.19. At the Greenwich meet, Zadie Schatz […]
Water Rats Swim Fast at CT Championships and Beyond Saturday, April 16, 2022 - Water Rats Swim Fast at CT Championships and Beyond The Water Rat Swim Team had a great season with many team awards, personal bests and individual high point scorers. The season ended with 12 Seniors attending the 2022 YMCA Short Course Nationals in Greensboro, NC from March 28-April 1, 2022 and 12 10-14 year olds […]
Annam Olasewere and the Girls 13/14 Freestyle Relay Make the USA Swimming National Top Ten List Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - It is with great pleasure that we announce that Annam Olasewere made the 2020-2021 USA Swimming National Top 10 List. The list is compiled from swims in the Short Course and Long Course Seasons beginning September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021. Annam placed 3rd on the list for the 13 year old Girls 50 yard Freestyle and 14 […]
7 WRAT Swimmers Recognized as CT Scholar Athletes Monday, October 18, 2021 - Congratulations to the following swimmers for being recognized as a CT Swimming Scholar Athlete: Caroline BeggAshlyn BlesseyAlex IvanovichHope IvanovichClaire KehleyDina LaCugnaMark Platonov These seven athletes along with WRAT Top 16 swimmers are invited to attend the Annual Banquet being held via Zoom on November 7, 2021. To be eligible to receive scholar athlete recognition for the […]
47 WRAT Swimmers Make the CT Swimming Top 16 Thursday, September 2, 2021 - Forty-seven swimmers who swam for the Water Rats during all or part of the 2020-2021 Swim Year were named as Top 16 Connecticut Swimmers. They include: Emmett AdamsElizabeth AklozinaEthan ArnettValentina BelyaevMaddie BolandLucas BonfimBlake CarlsonBeckett CoeNoah CorbittClarissa FlemingValeria FloresAudrey GilLayla GhahremaniMaegan GrisantiElla GussenHugh HutchinsonHope IvanovichNoelle IvanovichClaire KehleyLiam KelleyMcKenna KelseyBrendan LeahyMeghan LeahyParker LenoceOwen Lynch Abigaile MaisLillian McClayBrody MichaelsChristian […]
Water Rats End the Long Course Season with a BANG! Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - Who knew a year ago, that we would have such a fantastic Long Course season in 2021? But we did. COVID-19 can’t stop Water Rats from fast swimming. The team had many successes in the pool this summer both locally and regionally. The highlights of the season include: 3rd Place Senior Men CT Long Course […]
