...but who's counting?

I have never been a huge counting of yards guy, but a few of the women are ... not a bad kick off to winter training!!

A Nice Afternoon Set!!

We're Baaaaaaack !!

winter training

Winter training starts  tomorrow evening with the start of some great workouts before our training trip to California!  Can't wait!!

Team HAVEN!

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Sam Curran

Samantha Curran

FR - Havertown PA

Born in Havertown PA... Graduated from Haverford HS.. Majoring in Early Childhood Education ... Parents are Carolyn & Donald Curran, has 2 sisters, Sara (14) and Julia (9) ... has 1 Rabbit, Bugs Bunny ... Dream job is to be a teacher or government worker... Lists best non-athletic talent as playing the piano  ... Hobby outside of swimming is hanging out with friends and family.

Chose LHU over West Chester

Top Collegiate Times
100 back - 1:10.45
200 back - 2:37.44
50 free - 30.26

Birthday -3/6/1993
Height -5'3"

Chose LHU of the the affordability, nice campus, good distance from home (not too close, not too far) and a chance to swim.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... meeting new people and the hanging with the team
Food ...steak
Ice Cream Flavor ... chocolate
TV Show(s) ... that 70's show
Movie ...alladin
Cartoon Character ...
Actor/Actress ... John Kransinski
Pro Athlete ...nastia luken
Color ... blue
Place to Shop ... american eagle

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Erin Kury

Erin Alice Kury
FR - Lancaster PA

Born in Lancaster PA... Graduated from Lampeter Strasburg HS.. Majoring in Communications / Broadcast Journalism ... Parents are Sarah Jane & Stephen Kury, has 2 sisters, Elise (16) and Emma (8) ... has 1 Dog, Will ... Dream job is to work at a radio station.. Lists best non-athletic talent as playing the violin  ... Hobby outside of swimming is art.

Chose LHU over Susquehanna

Top Events / Times
200 im - 2:18.37
400 im -4:56.16
200 fly - 2:24.10
100 fly -1:03.65

Birthday -3/2/1993
Height -5'4"

Chose LHU because of the distance, swimming & affordability.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... winning & getting best times
Food ...pasta
Ice Cream Flavor ... mint chocolate chip
TV Show(s) ... gossip girl & friends
Movie ...you've got mail
Cartoon Character ... spongebob squarepants
Actor/Actress ... tom  hanks & jennifer aniston
Pro Athlete ...natalie coughlin
Color ... green
Place to Shop ... urban outfitters

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Kristin Taylor

Kristin Taylor

SO - Dillsburg PA

Born in Harrisburg PA ... Graduated from Northern High School ... Majoring in Accounting AND Business ... Parents are Rob & Dana Taylor and Patty Taylor, has 4 siblings, Josh (23), Jamie (18), Jeremy (15), Samantha (10) ... has 5 dogs Sydney, Sam, Otmund, Sassy, Brutus, 2 cats Rose & Tommy ... Dream job is to be a pharmaceutical sales rep or an accountant ... Lists best non-athletic talent as crafts... Hobby outside of swimming spending time with family and friends, traveling.

Chose LHU over University of Massachusetts, Lycoming College, Bryant University, Mount Saint Mary's.

Top Events / Times
200 fly - 2:16.86
100 fly - 1:02.66
500 free - 5:30.73
200 free - 2:05.63

Birthday - 7/23/1992
Height - 5'3"

Chose LHU because of the campus, scenery, and the people.

Currently Holds Spots on All Time Top 5 List

200 fly (5th)

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... getting best times & hanging out with team
Food ... 3 cheese chicken penne
Ice Cream Flavor ...half baked (by ben & jerry's)
TV Show(s) ...friday night lights
Movie ... any harry potter
Cartoon Character ... spongebob squarepants
Actor/Actress ... michael cera
Pro Athlete ... derek jeter
Color ... yellow
Place to Shop ... forever 21

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Sam Kaleck

Samantha Kaleck

SO - Philadelphia PA

Born in Philadelphia PA... Graduated from Neshaminy HS.. Majoring in Early Childhood Education (prek-4th)... Parents are Rob & Kathleen Kaleck, has 2 brothers, Matt (15) and Joe (10) ... has 1 dog, Elivis ... Dream job is to be a professional swimmer... Lists best non-athletic talent is sleeping & guitar hero  ... Hobby outside of swimming is hanging out with friends and family.

Chose LHU over West Chester and Temple

Top Events / Times
100 free - 1:02.41
200 free - 2:14.73
500 free - 5:57.20

Birthday -8/21/1992
Height -5'0"

Chose LHU of the location and awesome major.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... is the push towards the goals
Food ...pickles & pork roll
Ice Cream Flavor ... Mint Chocolate Chip
TV Show(s) ... Phineas & Ferb,
Movie ... Stepbrothers
Cartoon Character ...Tweety bird
Actor/Actress ... Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler
Pro Athlete ...
Color ... orange or yellow
Place to Shop ... forever 21

Post Lifting Kicking

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Kaitlyn Druby

Kaitlyn Druby

SO - Palmyra PA

Born in Harrisburg PA... Graduated from Bishop McDevitt... Majoring in Psychology ... Parents are Rich & Maryellen, has 4 siblings, Richard (17), Coleen (15), Kelly (13), Brian (11) ... has 2 cats, Jaws & Smokey, 1 dog Minka ... Dream job is to be Child Life Specialist... Lists best non-athletic talent is Singing  ... Hobby outside of swimming is hanging out with friends

Chose LHU over Penn State Altoona & Weidner.

Top Events / Times
100 breast - 1:13.03
200 breast - 2:38.29
200 IM - 2:23.00
100 fly - 1:04.08

Birthday -7/7/1992
Height -5'9"

Chose LHU of the small campus and how pretty it is.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... are the friendships
Food ...french fries
Ice Cream Flavor ...chocolate
TV Show(s) ... criminal minds
Movie ... hercules
Cartoon Character ... aladian
Actor/Actress ... Taylor Lautner
Pro Athlete ... DeSean Jackson
Color ... blue/green
Place to Shop ... american eagle

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Ciara Conklin

Ciara Conklin

SO - Washingtonville, NY

Born in Goshen, NY... Graduated from Washingtonville High School... Majoring in Sports Adminstration ... Parents are Trish & Butch Conklin, has 1 sister Caitlin (21) ... has 2 dogs, Maggie & Harley, 1 cat Blarney & 1 fish Anne Frank ... Dream job is to be Special Education teacher ... Lists best non-athletic talent is Laughing  ... Hobby outside of swimming is shopping.

Chose LHU over Slippery Rock & CW Post.

Top Events / Times
100 breast - 1:13.76
200 breast - 2:42.79

Birthday - 11/20/1992
Height -5'10"

Chose LHU because of the swim team

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... finishing a race
Food ...pizza & chicken
Ice Cream Flavor ...vanilla
TV Show(s) ... jersey shore
Movie ... Remember the Titans
Cartoon Character ... Tweety Bird
Actor/Actress ... Taylor Lautner
Pro Athlete ... Michael Phelps
Color ... Pink
Place to Shop ... forever 21

Texas Wheels

Welcome Back Mr Jump Rope

Updates

Top Times click HERE
Top Relay splits click HERE
Top Relay Times click HERE

School Records click HERE
Pool Records click HERE
All Time Top 5 click HERE

(look on the right column for the PSAC team)

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Kristen Capretti

Kristen Capretti
SO - Lebanon PA

Born in Harrisburg PA... Graduated from Cedar Crest HS ... Majoring in Bio-Chem ... Parents are Tony Capretti & Lisa Simpson, has 2 brothers Derek (16) & Nick (15) and 1 sister Amber (19)  ... has1 dog, Jack and 1 cat, Marshy... Dream job is to be a stay at home mom ... Lists best non-athletic talent as painting fingernails & toenails  ... Hobby outside of swimming is watching movies. .

Chose LHU over Lebanon Valley College.

Top Events / Times
50 free - 24.79
100 free - 55.48
200 free - 2:04.36

Birthday - 8-14-1992
Height -5'7"

Chose LHU because it is a great school for her major.

Currently School Record Holder

400 freestyle relay

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... is the team
Food ...ice cream
Ice Cream Flavor ...moose tracks
TV Show(s) ...America's Got Talent
Movie ...The Proposal
Cartoon Character ... Dumbo
Actor/Actress ... Ryan Renolds
Pro Athlete ... Ryah Lochte
Color ...Lime Green
Place to Shop ... American Eagle

The Pain has Begun

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swimutopia.com feature & a very happy thanksgiving

Click HERE to read the www.swimutopia.com feature on Britt Rehrig!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!  The team is enjoying some quality time outside of the Haven (but should still all be swimming!!) back to work on Monday!

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Britt Rehrig

click HERE to read the swimuptopia.com profile of Britt.

 

Brittany Renee Rehrig

JR - Wilmington DE

Born in Wilmington DE... Graduated from The Charter School of Wilmington ... Majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Middle School Math ... Parents are Suzanne & Bill Rehrig, has 1 sister, Ashley (21) ... has 1 dog, Abby... Dream job is be a teacher and a coach... Lists best non-athletic talent backing or shopping  ... Hobby outside of swimming is hanging out with friends & family, shopping and going to the beach.

Chose LHU University of Delaware, East Stroudsburg, Millersville, York College, McDaniel College and University of Tampa

2 time Academic All American

5 All American performances

Top Events / Times
100 breast - 1:04.42
200 breast - 2:25.70
200 im - 2:08.63
50 free - 24.26
100 free - 53.35

Birthday - 3/11/1991
Height -5'6"

Chose LHU because of the friendly girls on the team, awesome swim coach, the accredited Elementary Education program and it was the perfect size.

Current School Record Holder

100 breast
200 breast
200 IM
200 medley relay
400 medley relay
200 free relay
400 free relay

Current Pool Record Holder

100 breast
200 medley relay
800 free relay

Currently Holds Spots on All Time Top 5 List

50 free (3rd)
100 free (5th)
100 breast (1st)
200 breast (1st)
100 fly (3rd)
200 im (1st)
400 im (3rd)

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... achieving goals, bonding with teammates and seeing all the hard work pay off.
Food ...steak or tacos.
Ice Cream Flavor ...chocolate marshmallow.
TV Show(s) ...the bachelorette.
Movie ...blue crush, how to lose a guy in 10 days, a cinderella story, the last song.
Cartoon Character ... the little mermaid
Actor/Actress ... kate hudson, cameron diaz, mathew mcconauhey
Pro Athlete ... ryan lochte
Color ... aqua blue
Place to Shop ... any surf shop

Complete IUP Results

Session 1 click HERE
Session 2 click HERE
Session 3 click HERE actually IUP just has the heat sheet.
Session 4 click HERE
Session 5 click HERE
Session 6 click HERE

Top 5 Times List

Updated on the Right Column

IUP Pictures

yet, another thanks to Capretti's mom for donating some great pictures to our team world wide web documentations ... full set up on facebook as well!

 smith

 vagnoni

 milstead

 kury

 kinard / druby

 kinard

 durham

 conklin

 conklin

 faulstick

milstead / kinard

#1 swim fan & Kim

ESU Pictures

HUGE thanks again to Kristen Capretti's mom, Lisa for some pictures she took during our meet at ESU ... for the complete set, check out our facebook page!

www.facebook.com/havenswimming

 turn work during warm up

 a lil team chat

 Capretti . anchor leg

 milstead . counter

 rehrig

 milstead

 taylor

 mallams

no caption necessary

family time is nap time

PSAC team is updated on the right column ... matches last years 9 qualifiers, with more than a few more that have the potential to get their cut!

Great Weekend of Swimming

Always a long third day, but an awesome weekend of swimming!! We qualified an large group for PSACs and we had a bit of success all around ... School records, b cuts, top 5 times, personal world records etc etc !!

We are on the road after 3 stops for food. Taco Bell, Wendy's & sheetz (note way too long, next year we will just do 2 rewarding stops....another blockbuster movie on!!

Kim and I will be having some family time with #1 swim fan tonight and tomorrow ... All updates to the blog on the side column will come Monday...

Check www.golhu.com to view more on the meet!!

Visit www.swimutopia.com for all your competitive swimming needs!

TeamHaven!

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Session 4

click HERE to view the final results

We started off the session with some great 200 medley relay swims ... our A relay was neck and neck with CAL u, just coming up short, but securing a NCAA 'b' cut!!  Smokin' fast! Erin & Allie swam great 400 IM's with Erin dropping some serious time.

Britt Rehrig would have been the top seed in the 100 fly after prelims, but scratched to focus on the 100 breast.  Our other flyers, Durham & Taylor dropped a little bit of time while Mutschler & Druby added just a few tenths.

200 free wasn't a great final night in terms of time drops ... we added just a few tenths on each, but was not disappointed with the effort!

the breaststroke continues to be a very strong event for us ... with 5 second swims.  All of them were right on their morning times.  Britt Rehrig swam her 2nd fastest ever with a time that would have qualified her for NCAA's last year.

backstroke had just 2 finalists with Carley dropped a few tenths from her morning swim and Kayla adding just a little bit.  The 800 free relay lead off with Abby giving it another run at the PSAC cut time.  Almost got it ...

Tomorrow is another great day of racing ... 2 sessions that usually run pretty quick.  100 free, 200 back, breast and fly ... along with the 1650 (not in that order).  We are going to toss in a few time trials with some people who had some academic conflicts tomorrow. 

Team dinner was a Romeo's take out ... GREAT food, but horrible service and our order wasn't quite ready on time (in fact we waited an extra 25 minutes!)  Tomorrow's lunch is the world famous (in Indiana, PA) 6th street deli, where they feature 2 foot long subs.

We also continue to have the most supportive, largest group of, parents in the stands ... although, they don't enjoy the long waits for the blog updates, they do a great job cheering on our women.

Finally, special shout out to our Asst AD, Danielle Barney, who took in this morning's swim session while taking a little break from watching our volleyball team compete in the NCAA regional championships.

Session 3

today's session was a really great one ... a LOT of second swims, which is always our goal.  Quick run down will be ...

• 1 of the 2 - 400 IM's were season best times with both Erin and Allie swimming again tonight.
• 7 of the 8 - 100 fly's were season best times (with Erin's being a little slower, and although I am not one for excuses, the 400 im / 100 fly back to back event isn't always an easy one)
• 12 of 12 in the 200 free were season bests
• 5 of the 6 in the 100 breast were season bests
• 3 of the 5 in the 100 back were season bests

time to take a shower/nap and then  head back to the pool for session 4 ... big night for us!

Just Remembered...

On the way back from Wal Mart with grocery breakfast items I remembered I failed to mention in the previous post that Kayla Schnars lead off the 400 medley relay with an all time top 5 time ... 1:01.72

finals day 1

Sorry, delay in posting ... #1 swim fan (and asst coach kim) came to town and we took awhile to get him settled after the Ruby Tuesdays take out dinner.

Started off with a few great swims in the 200 free relay.  With only the A relay scoring points, we lead off the B, C, & D relays with sprinters to give them another shot at a flat start time.

Kasey Blesh took her maiden name off the all time top 5 times list with her 500 swim tonight ... 5:18.40, keeping the 2nd place spot placing 14th, with a 7 second time drop from her prelim swim.

Britt Rehrig took the gold medal in the 200 im with a new school record, NCAA b cut time of 2:08.63.  Sarah Navarro placed 4th just missing her lifetime best.  Shannon Milstead placed 11th with a 2:20.93.  Erin Kury dropped a solid 2 seconds with her IM, moving up a few spots from her seed spot.  Emilee Mallams placed 17th after squeaking into the night swim.

In the 50 free, Rehrig placed 3rd shortly after winning the 200 im.  Kristen Capretti, placed 6th adding a tenth from her prelim swim ... still her 2nd best ever swim!  Carley Nitchie dropped a little time, but came up .10 short of the PSAC qualifying time.  Vagnoni & Schnars also swam respectable final races.

In the 400 medley relay saw some great performances...many of them warm up swims leading up to the 100 stroke races tomorrow.

click HERE for the prelim results
click HERE for the final results

"no pressure but i'm waiting"

Here is the quick run down!

• 6 - 500's, and 5 were season best times!  Kasey is swimming again tonight!
• 7 - 200 im's, and ALL 7 were season best times!  6 of the 7 are swimming again tonight!
• 15 - 50 free's, 13 of them were season best times.  5 will be swimming again tonight.

Lots of second swims ... TEAM HAVEN!

Kristen Capretti punched her ticket to PSAC's with a lifetime best swim of 24.79.  Britt Rehrig, improved her 200 IM time by a second, just missing a B cut by .2.

What a spectacular start!  Tonight we add in the 200 free relay and finish up with the 400 medley relay.  Should have a few more minutes this evening to provide live updates via facebook & twitter!

We had a pretty decent lunch today, giving the option of Subway (which most of the team took part in) or an Italian joint ... that had a decent variety, but the slice of pizza I had get's a D +.

Just enough time now for a quick shower before heading back to the pool.

Race Day 1

Didn't get a chance to give an update last night. After check in Adam and I went to wal mart to get our breakfast items then did a quick check in on everyone before kicking up and relaxing myself.

Day 1 prelims has just 3 events, 500 free, 200 im, and 50 free. Should go pretty fast and we are looking for a great start to the 3 day swim meet!!

Stay tuned ... Updates throughout the morning!

TEAMHaven!!

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On the road

Movie #1 - Life as We Know It.

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Team Stats

Leading into the meet this weekend here is our most up to date info:

Top Times click HERE
Top Relay Splits click HERE

Should see a lot of time drops this weekend.

Live Streaming this weekend

www.swimutopia.com

Will be doing a live stream of the meet this weekend .... more details to follow

IUP Invite

The IUP Invite (recently renamed to the Pidgeon Invite) is upon us ... one of my favorite meets of the year!  We depart the Haven tomorrow evening and will be racing in 6 sessions, over 3 days.   This is basically our trial run for the PSAC & NCAA championship competitions.  Each one of the women is permitted to swim up to 5 individual events with no limit on relays.  (slightly  more liberal than the max permitted at PSAC & NCAA).

We have rested a little bit for the meet and I am expecting some great races!

Stay tuned for updates.

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Sarah Navarro

Sarah Rose Navarro
R-JR - Milford PA

Born in Morristown NJ... Graduated from Delaware Valley HS ... Majoring in Health & Physical Education with a Minor in Aquatics ... Parents are Frank Navarro &  Roberta Lee, has 2 brothers Frank (27), Robert (23) and 1 sister Jeanette (25) ... has no pets ... Dream job coaching at a high school or college ... Lists best non-athletic talent as burping  ... Hobby outside of swimming is scrapbooking and arts & crafts

Chose LHU over East Stroudsburg

Top Events / Times
200 IM - 2:16.41
100 Breast - 1:10.68
200 Breast - 2:33.54

Birthday - 2/2/1990
Height -5'3"

Chose LHU because of her major and swimming.

Currently Holds Spots on All Time Top 5 List

100 Breast - (5th)
200 Breast - (4th)
200 IM - (5th)

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... relays
Food ...pasta salad & italian food
Ice Cream Flavor ...coconut almond chocolate chip
TV Show(s) ...bones
Movie ...meet the robinsons & miracle
Cartoon Character ... whinne the pooh
Actor/Actress ... patrick dempsey
Pro Athlete ... wayne gretzky
Color ...orange
Place to Shop ... everywhere

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Swimmer Spotlight ~ Shannon Milstead

Shannon Marie Milstead
JR - Enola, PA

Born in  Camp Hill PA... Graduated from East Pennsboro Area HS ... Majoring in Early Childhood Education ... Parents are Chris Milstead & Mark Lentini, has 1 brother Trey (22) ... has1 dog, Pabst ... Dream job is to be a stay at home mom ... Lists best non-athletic talent as scrapbooking  ... Hobby outside of swimming is fishing, camping & scrapbooking.

Chose LHU over Millersville

Top Events / Times
200 fly - 2:15.74
200 IM - 2:17.45
400 IM - 4:59.75

Birthday - 4/3/1991
Height -5'4"

Chose LHU because it is a great school for her major, small class sizes & swimming.

Currently Holds Spots on All Time Top 5 List

200 fly (3rd)

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... making some great friends
Food ...deer steak
Ice Cream Flavor ...vanilla
TV Show(s) ...criminal minds
Movie ...how to lose a guy in 10 days, walk to remember
Cartoon Character ... nemo or toe mater
Actor/Actress ... channing tatum & Matthew McConehey
Pro Athlete ... Ryah Lochte
Color ...Red
Place to Shop ... anywhere

Taco Night and Date Auction

Last night the women dined out to support a good cause ... $2 dollar tacos at Caso de Lobo with $1 from each taco going to a co-worker's of one of our most loyal swim lesson participants...they have a 6 month old daughter who has a long road ahead of her!

After taco's there was the annual SAAC date auction ... Word on the street is the swim team generated the most money!

Quad Meet Photo's

Kristen Capretti's mom, Lisa, shared some photo's with me that I am in turn sharing with our loyal readers ... Big thank you for the pictures!

(view the full set of pictures online via our facebook page ... www.facebook.com/havenswimming)

 TEAM talk

 FR, Erin Kury

 SO, Kaitlyn Druby

 SO, Ciara Conklin

 Relay

 FR Taylor Mutschler

 Relay

 FR, Kayla Schnars

 SR, Rachel Vagnoni

 JR, Jenna Brooks

 JR, Jenna Brooks (demonstrating the rare side breath in fly)

 SR, Kasey Blesh

 TEAM

R-JR, Sarah Navarro

 And finally, #1 swim fan soaking in the action!