Lock Haven University Women's Swimming "unofficial" Site

final results

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click HERE to view the www.GOLHU.com press release ... (full results at the bottom of the article)

night 1

2012-01-27T21:00:00.000-05:00

real quick post ... 3 NEW psac qualifiers tonight!! (side column updated)

Sarah Navarro ~ 200 im
Erin Kury ~ 200 fly
Abby Miller ~ 200 free

what a great start to the weekend ... we have never had more than 9 qualifiers (2011) coming into the weekend we had 9 ... so we have exceeded our record number of individual qualifiers ... AND we still have some more capable of getting there!

we also had some pretty decent time drops in other events ... can't wait to see some more fast swimming tomorrow!

All checked in...

2012-01-27T14:37:00.001-05:00

Giving the women about an hour to get situated and relaxed before we head over to the pool for warm up ...

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everyone watching the movie!

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Swimmer Spotlight ~ Taylor Mutschler

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Taylor Mutschler
FR - Bethel Park PA

Born in PA... Graduated from Bethel Park High School ... Majoring in Early Childhood Education... Parents are Michelle Conrad & Mike Mutschler, has 1 sister, Mallory (17) and 1 brother, Bo (8)... has 2 Dogs, Jessi & Reilley ... Dream job is to be a teacher ... Lists best non-athletic talent was not answered ... Hobby outside of swimming is reading.

Chose LHU over University of Pittsburgh-Bradford.

Top Events / Times
100 breast ~ 1:10.88
100 fly ~ 1:03.79
200 im ~ 2:20.18

Birthday -9/24/1992
Height -5'2"

Chose LHU because of the swim team and the education program.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... competing.
Food ...meatloaf
Ice Cream Flavor ... cookie dough
TV Show(s) ... ghost adventures & cake boss
Movie ... dragonfly
Cartoon Character ... not answered
Actor/Actress ... not answered
Pro Athlete ... amanda beard
Color ...blue
Place to Shop ... american eagle

OFFICIAL PSAC WEBPAGE

2012-01-26T05:46:00.002-05:00

click HERE

3 Meets in 2 Days

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Headed to CAL U on Friday for our annual Dual Meet Challenge. 3 Dual meets in 2 days ...

Here are our opponents / order of events.

Friday v. mansfield ~ 5pm

200 free relay

1000 free

200 im

50 back

100 breast

200 fly

200 free

Saturday v. chatham ~ 10am

200 med relay

400 im

100 back

200 breast

50 fly

100 free

800 free relay

Saturday v. cal ~ 3:30pm

400 med relay

500 free

200 back

50 breast

100 fly

50 free

100 im

400 free relay

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Allie Muha

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Allyson Muha
FR - Millersville MD

Born in Baltimore MD ... Graduated from Serverna Park Sr High School.. Majoring in Pre-Physician Assistant ... Parents are Keith & Diane Muha, has 1 sister,Katie (21)... has 2 cats, Chocolate Milk & Magic ... Dream job is to be Taylor Swifts Tour photographer ... Lists best non-athletic talent as playing the Photography ... Hobby outside of swimming is napping.

Chose LHU over no other schools

Currently Holds Spots on All Time Top 5 List

1000 free (2nd)
1650 freee (3rd)

Top Events / Times
500 free ~ 5:19.46
1000 free ~ 11:04.26
1650 free ~18:41.75
200 fly ~ 2:13.34

Birthday -5/23/1993
Height -5'8"

Chose LHU because of swimming & the PA program

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... is the team
Food ...anything mom makes
Ice Cream Flavor ... mint chocolate chip
TV Show(s) ... the bachelorette
Movie ... a cinderella story
Cartoon Character ... chuckie finster
Actor/Actress ... reese witherspoon
Pro Athlete ... joe flacco
Color ...purple
Place to Shop ... american eagle

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Abby Miller

2012-01-24T05:36:00.000-05:00

Abigail Elizabeth Adams
FR - Levittown PA

Born in PA... Graduated from Neshaminy HS.. Majoring in Marine Bio ... Parents are Jeff and Paula Miller , has 1 sister, Elizabeth (13)... has 2 Dogs, Murphey & Echo ... Dream job is to be a something not listed on the questionnaire! ... Lists best non-athletic talent as playing the flute ... Hobby outside of swimming is playing soccer.

Chose LHU over University of Rhode Island

Top Events / Times
50 free ~ 25.48
100 free ~ 54.35
200 free ~ 1:59.63

Birthday -1/2/1993
Height -5'6 1/2"

Chose LHU because of the location, major and the swim team.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... is the team
Food ...buffalo chicken dip
Ice Cream Flavor ... reeses peanut butter cup
TV Show(s) ... the office
Movie ... Steal Magnolias
Cartoon Character ... tweety bird
Actor/Actress ... sarah jessica parker
Pro Athlete ... christiano ranaldo
Color ...yellow
Place to Shop ... forever 21

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Emilee Mallams

2012-01-23T18:59:00.000-05:00

Emilee Nicole Mallams
FR - Ashland PA

Born in Reading PA... Graduated from TriValley HS.. Majoring in Health Science / Pre-PA ... Parents are DJ & Joyce Mallams, has 2 sibling, Kylie (10) ... has 1 cat, socks ... Dream job is to be a trainer for the Miami Dolphins... Lists best non-athletic talent as mutli-tasking & napping ... Hobby outside of swimming is running & reading.

Chose LHU over Drexel, Gannon & Marywood.

Top Events / Times
200 im ~ 2:16.62
100 back ~ 1:02.82
200 back ~ 2:17.80
100 breast ~ 1:10.51

Birthday -11/12/1992
Height -5'1"

Chose LHU because of the campus atmosphere, PA program and the swim team.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... meets, end of the season championships & the team.
Food ...seafood & italian
Ice Cream Flavor ... black raspberry
TV Show(s) ... four weddings
Movie ...just go with it
Cartoon Character ... arnold from hey arnold!
Actor/Actress ... adam sandler
Pro Athlete ...jason taylor
Color ... aqua blue
Place to Shop ... forever 21

TEAM Haven

2012-01-23T17:53:00.001-05:00

Friday / Saturday Racing ... SR Meet.

2012-01-22T10:18:00.000-05:00

A nice win friday against Juanita College with our women swimming some off events! Click HERE to view the full results.

Saturday was an emotional, intense day of racing against Kutztown University. We honored our 7 graduating seniors...

(click each name to re-read their swimmer spotlight)

Kasey Blesh
Sam Durham
Nicole Faulstick
Janel Kinard
Rachel Vagnoni
Jenna Brooks
Sarah Navarro

We also teamed with Kutztown again this year, wearing special LHU / KU purple white caps AND we collect donations for Pancreatic Cancer Research at our dual meet and at the men's basketball game.

Here is a great shot of Britt Rehrig sporting the special cap...(the other side has the LHU logo)

We had some great races but ended up just 6 points shy of the win...click HERE to view the full results. Our TEAM has come a long way this year, and I am incredibility proud of the way we raced, the way we cheered, the way we battled through. We still have a few more meets to go and I can't wait to see just how well our TEAM does as we finish up the 2011 - 2012 season!

SR MEET!!

2012-01-21T11:59:00.000-05:00

Pre-Meet

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today's meet results

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click HERE

Big Win Today!

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We started today at 8am going for about 55 minutes as a bit of a wake up ... Then we got on the road shortly after 9:45am.

We had a quick sheetz pit stop outside of Harrisburg (which also served as the wake up call ... With an hour to go in the drive it is the perfect time to wake up, and stay awake)

Lady Gaga (aka kasey blesh) got us even more awake as we pulled into Millersville.

Team had a great warm up getting used to different walls and weird blocks.

I was quite pleased with our over all racing today ... Everyone had 3 events and they all were swum in just over 60 minutes (including 2 - 10 min breaks).

A decent quickly served dinner at 2 cousins restaurant, an we got on our way.

We have 1 workout tomorrow and 2 thursday before our next meet Friday and again on Saturday.

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On the road to Millersville ... First movie up THE TOWN

2012-01-17T10:07:00.001-05:00

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Vertical Kick Hot Potato!

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Pre Tower of Terror

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My face ( with kasey and nicole) of Space Mountain

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Faces of Space Mountain

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Today's Adventure!

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Huntington Beach Sunset

2012-01-09T00:34:00.000-05:00

A lot to catch up on ...

2012-01-09T00:28:00.000-05:00

Really busy couple of days here in California.

Previously posted a few pictures from the meet ... but here are the official meet results. click HERE

After the meet we went to Freebirds World Burrito ... which I know very well from my time working the UT swim camp in Austin-Texas. Amazing...hoping to have a freebirds experience blog post in the upcoming days (as well as in-n-out burger). We spent last night on Hollywood Blvd ... really neat experience, battling traffic to get down and see some really cool sights. Also, had my first Crumbs bakery cupcake!!

This morning we did 100 x 100's ... here is how we did them:
2 @ 2:00 oyo
2 @ 1:55 oyo
2 @ 1:50 oyo
2 @ 1:45 oyo
2 @ 1:40 oyo
2 @ 1:35 oyo
2 @ 1:30 oyo
2 @ 1:25 oyo
2 @ 1:20 oyo

5 @ 1:30 (25 fly / 75 fr bu)
5 @ 1:30 (25 ba / 75 fr bu)
5 @ 1:35 (25 br / 75 fr bu)

5 @ 1:30 (25 fr / 50 br fast / 25 fr)
5 @ 1:30 (25 fr / 50 ba fast / 25 fr)
5 @ 1:30 (25 fr / 50 fl fast / 25 fr)

22 - odds 100 AO kick @ 2:00
- evens 100 @ 1:20/1:30

5 @ 1:20/1:25 free
5 @ 1:10/ 1:15 /1:20 free
2 @ 2:00 ez

5 @ 1:40 AO choice
3 @ 2:00 AO kick flutter
4 @ fastest interval possible
1 @ 2:00 ez

2 @ 2:00 AO max effort from block!
3 @ 5 rest WD

After practice we road tripped to Huntington Beach with a lunch stop at In-n-Out Burger (monster style fries!) on the way. The women had some chilly beach time followed by some shopping ... we enjoyed some smores and a beautiful sunset on the beach before heading to Kim's Aunt, Uncle and Cousin's house for homemade brick oven pizza and some chili ... what a treat!!

Tomorrow is Disney day ...

I will try to get some pictures and blog posts up throughout the day!

Post 100 x 100 ( max occupancy 9 )

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Pics from Today's Meet

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Say Cheese !

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Pool at Chapman U

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The Scoop: 2 cookies with a healthy scoop of ice cream. $3 = bargain!!

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No Words to Describe ...

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Tacos/Fajitas at Fred's in Huntington Beach

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A Pretty Nice Place to Swim

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Last first training trip practice

2012-01-05T18:54:00.001-05:00

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More "supplies" by the way we are practicing today 2-4pm

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#1 swim fan needs sunglasses (with mama Milstead)

2012-01-05T14:08:00.001-05:00

Supply Run

2012-01-05T13:47:00.000-05:00

greetings from sunny WARM california!

2012-01-05T10:08:00.000-05:00

We made it...all in one piece, all luggage too. Frontier Airlines gave us a pretty decent ride out west ... the $6 direct TV in the back of the headrests is a nice feature. I'd give them a D minus when it comes to customer service (although Shannon Milstead would probably grade a little higher based on her getting free TV for holding the oxygen mask for the flight attendant on our first flight)

Hotel is respectable ... it's no Ron Jon Resort, but should give us a good week. Only snafu ... I was under the impression there was laundry facilities in the rooms, but looks like there are laundry facilities on the premises. Going to give the breakfast a shot this morning and hope it doesn't dissappoint. We are going on a supply run at 9:30 and have our first workout this afternoon at 2pm.

(quick side note, fun hearing horror stories from our counter parts training in 30 and 40 degree weather in Florida!! We lucked out!!)

High of 86 today ... 1 degree off the record set in 1902

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Landed in Cali!! 1 hour 51 minutes 6 seconds

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Landed in Denver for a bit of a layover before we head to Cali. Total fly time 3 hours 35 minutes 17 seconds

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A little behind schedule, but we are on our way!

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...but who's counting?

2011-12-30T14:40:00.000-05:00

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!!

2011-12-29T15:45:00.000-05:00

We're Baaaaaaack !!

2011-12-28T16:12:00.001-05:00

winter training

2011-12-27T12:01:00.000-05:00

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

2011-12-20T09:57:00.000-05:00

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

2011-12-15T18:33:00.000-05:00

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

2011-12-13T11:07:00.000-05:00

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

2011-12-08T05:09:00.000-05:00

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

2011-12-07T07:34:00.001-05:00

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Kaitlyn Druby

2011-12-07T05:57:00.001-05:00

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

2011-12-05T07:40:00.003-05:00

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

2011-12-03T09:16:00.001-05:00

Welcome Back Mr Jump Rope

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Updates

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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

2011-12-02T12:23:00.000-05:00

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

2011-12-01T16:27:00.000-05:00

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swimutopia.com feature & a very happy thanksgiving

2011-11-24T09:46:00.000-05:00

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

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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

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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

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Updated on the Right Column

IUP Pictures

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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

faulstick

milstead / kinard

#1 swim fan & Kim

ESU Pictures

2011-11-21T04:59:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-19T23:12:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-19T19:34:00.001-05:00

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

2011-11-18T22:35:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-18T13:16:00.000-05:00

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...

2011-11-18T00:59:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-17T22:41:00.001-05:00

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"

2011-11-17T15:28:00.001-05:00

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

2011-11-17T08:34:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-16T16:20:00.001-05:00

Movie #1 - Life as We Know It.

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Team Stats

2011-11-16T07:55:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-16T07:47:00.000-05:00

www.swimutopia.com

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

IUP Invite

2011-11-15T13:10:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-14T05:29:00.000-05:00

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

Haven Swimming on Twitter

2011-11-12T20:39:00.002-05:00

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Shannon Milstead

2011-11-12T11:04:00.000-05:00

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

2011-11-10T13:10:00.001-05:00

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

2011-11-10T12:34:00.000-05:00

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!

Quick Run Down

2011-11-05T17:51:00.001-04:00

Final Score.
LHU 159
ESU 101

6 PSAC cut times
Rehrig - 100 breast, 100 free, 200im
Blesh - 1000 free
Milstead - 200 fly
Brooks - 100 fly

1 all time top 5
Muha - 1000 free (2nd)

2 pool records.
Rehrig- 100 breast, 200im

Will get results posted tomorrow.
Great day to be a Lady Eagle Swimmer!

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Post Meet Meal - YUMM

2011-11-05T15:22:00.001-04:00

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Team Stretch Pre Warm Up

2011-11-05T11:25:00.000-04:00

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The Big Bus

2011-11-05T11:15:00.001-04:00

Halloween Practice 2011

2011-11-01T20:03:00.000-04:00

Record breaking again this year. Each year seems like I 'invest' more and more in what might be one of the more fun 'workouts' of the season. This year a shade under 100 bones was spent on the treats...(don't worry parents, there were some apples in there too). Recently we started having our special practice the day after halloween b/c the candy get's marked down to 50% off at wal mart the day after thanksgiving...and when pinching pennies, this is the best deal around! (so yeah, the 100 bucks was at the 50% rate)

The concept is simple. Draw a slip of paper from the bowl, where there could be anything ... the team favorite is 'candy' ... this is where the team his the 'pumpkin'(aka gatorade jug) for their candy. There are also such mini sets, such as a 200 im or a few 25's AO from a dive. Some of the more recent favorites include "pick 4 people to do a 100 fly with you, everyone else Candy!" ... or "pick 5 people to do a 100 fly, not including yourself and you can't pick yourself, to do a 100 fly, everyone else Candy!" .... I picked up on that one by watching Survior. There is also the Square butterfly ... (fyi: no lane lines for halloween practice) where the team swims length / width / length / width of the pool butterfly ...

Then there is the Apple Bob ... of course we don't put in the same number of apples as women on the team. We put a few less in ... if you make it back to the shallow end wall with an apple you can enjoy your apple while those who didn't make it back with an apple enjoy some butterfly swimming.

Then the all time favorite ... belly flop contest. Most of the team usually "opt out" but there are few brave souls.

This is a great reward practice for all the hard work the women have been putting into the season so far...we are back at it tomorrow before 6am! No time to rest! Go Haven.

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Swimmer Spotlight ~ Brittany Maguire

2011-10-28T13:07:00.000-04:00

Brittany Maguire
JR - Drexel Hill PA

Born in Drexel Hill PA... Graduated from Drexel Hill ... Majoring in Business Administration & Accounting with a concentration in Managment ... Parents are Patrick & Ellen Maguire, has 2 brothers Patrick (17) and JT (14) ... has 1 pet, Jezebell ... Dream job is to be an owner of her own accounting firm... Lists best non-athletic talent as dancing ... Hobby outside of swimming is going to the beach.

Chose LHU over Temple, Widener & Millersville

Top Events / Times
1000 free ~ 12:59.44
1650 free ~ 21:42.32
500 free ~ 6:11.02

Birthday - 4/15/1991
Height -5'6"

Chose LHU because of the great campus, friendly swim team and good class sizes.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... being apart of a team and cheering
Food ...soft pretzels
Ice Cream Flavor ...rocky road
TV Show(s) ... grey's anatomy
Movie ...pretty in pink
Cartoon Character ... piglet
Actor/Actress ... zoeey deschannel
Pro Athlete ... chase utley
Color ... green
Place to Shop ... forever 21

Mid Week Meet with Mansfield

2011-10-26T22:05:00.000-04:00

click HERE to view full results

I wasn't quite sure what to expect tonight going into the meet but as usual my expectations where exceeded.

We did short events (100's of each stroke and 200 relays) which always leads to a quick meet (time wise) ... we were in and out in 90 minutes including a 2 breaks equaling 25 minutes. Most of the women (as in pretty much all of them) had 3 events, so the short rest doesn't usually lend itself to decent performances...but tonight we had some really great ones.

The results are up there for your review ... the team has a much deserved day off tomorrow and morning off friday...hard work continues Friday.

Go Haven!

Swimmer Spotlight ~ Jenna Brooks

2011-10-25T05:41:00.000-04:00

Jenna Reyne Brooks

JR - Jersey Shore PA

Born in Williamsport PA... Graduated from Jersey Shore ... Majoring in Athletic Training ... Parents are Mark & Lori Brooks, has 2 brothers Josh (25) and Jeremy (24) ... has no pets ... Dream job is to work for the Olympics ... Lists best non-athletic talent as singing in the car ... Hobby outside of swimming is playing softball and hanging out with friends.

Chose LHU after transferring from Bloomsburg

3 All American performances

Top Events / Times
100 fly - 57.19
50 free - 24.95
100 free - 55.20

Birthday - 4/9/1990
Height -5'7"

Chose LHU because of the athletic training program.

Current School Record Holder

100 butterfly
200 free relay
200 medley relay
400 medley relay

Current Pool Record Holder

200 medley relay

Currently Holds Spots on All Time Top 5 List

100 fly (1st)

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... traveling & away trips
Food ...pasta (any italian)
Ice Cream Flavor ...cookie dough
TV Show(s) ... pretty little liars & dancing with the stars
Movie ...guardian
Cartoon Character ... scooby doo
Actor/Actress ... adam sandler
Pro Athlete ... michael phelps
Color ... fluorescent pink
Place to Shop ... american eagle

Haven Quad Invite ... the rundown

2011-10-22T20:27:00.001-04:00

2 great days of racing...click HERE to view full meet results. We finished 2nd out of 4 teams, behind Cal and ahead of Kutztown and East Stroudsburg (moving up 1 spot from last year!). I didn't get a chance to take any pictures via the iphone, but will try to steal a few from facebook.

Returning all american, Britt Rehrig had a great meet with 4 PSAC cut times, including a NCAA b cut in the 50 free, also good enough for an all time top 5 performance (3rd)...and a new pool record in the 100 breast. But she wasn't the only swimmer with some great swims to name just a few...Freshman Kayla Schnars lead the way in backstroke, Senior Rachel Vagnoni stepped into her own in the breaststroke races. Sophomore Kristen Capretti broke out with some fast free swims and although freshman Carley Nitchie breaths wayyyy too much in a 50 free her times are pretty close to her best ever. Junior Shannon Milstead picked up right where she left off at PSACs last year. Our distance crew showed they can swim fast ... all of them (in comparing to last year's meet) were significantly faster.

Next up is Mansfield at home this Wednesday...I will get the stats and top time etc updated after Wednesday.

#1 swim fan's first swim team shirt (pictured with stoner)

2011-10-22T10:24:00.001-04:00

Keefer Home Extreme Home Make Over

2011-10-22T08:52:00.000-04:00

in case you missed it ... click HERE to watch the episode

GO HAVEN!!

Quad Meet Day #1

2011-10-21T22:58:00.000-04:00

click HERE to view full results

What a great day first day of racing. Yesterday afternoon at practice I told the women I was "giddy" and super pumped to watch them race ... I was not disappointed. We had a great warm up ... busted out our "last name caps" and BELIEVE shirts for the session. Tomorrow is the TEAM shirt.

I would love to go through each event with highlights, but I am watching LHU student Brian Keefer and his family on ABC's Extreme Home Make Over on dvr so I will give a good update tomorrow evening after the meet ... in the meantime check out the full results.

Go Haven

2011-10-21T13:26:00.000-04:00

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First Meet of the Season ... finally

2011-10-20T22:59:00.000-04:00

First meet of the season is upon us. We are hosting the 2nd annual Haven Quad Meet. With a unique order of events we will get through everything (except the 800 free relay) in 2 days. We welcome fellow PSAC institutions, California University of PA, Kutztown University & East Stroudsburg University. These same 3 schools also participated last year.

Friday event we start at 6pm ... Saturday we start at Noon.

Friday's order of events...
400 med relay (5 min break)
1000 free
200 free
50 free (20 min break)
200 back
100 breast
200 fly (10 min break)
400 free relay
400 im (time trial/exhibition)

Saturday's order of events...
200 medley relay (5 min break)
500 free
200 im
100 fly (20 min break)
100 free
200 breast
100 back (10 min break)
200 free relay (10 min break)
1650 (time trial/exhibition)

Swimmers are limited to 3 total events per day.
Teams are limited to 4 total entries per event.
Relays are limited to3 entries per team.
1000 & 500 are limited to 3 entries per team.

I am "giddy" with excitement for this meet ... can't wait. Our women have been working so hard for so long that they are just itching to get some racing in.

TEAM Haven.

Swimmer Spotlight ~ RACHEL VAGNONI

2011-10-18T05:55:00.000-04:00

Rachel Vagnoni
SR - Norristown PA

Born in PA... Graduated from Norristown High School ... Majoring in Elementary Education... Parents are Sandy & John Vagnoni, 2 siblings Simone (16) and Dante (14) ... has a pet, Bubbles ... Dream job is to be an actress ... Lists best non-athletic talent as dancing ... Hobby outside of swimming is hanging with friends.

Chose LHU over Bloomsburg.

Top Events / Times
100 breast ~ 1:13.51
50 free ~ 26.28
200 im ~ 2:24.44

Birthday - 6/11/1990
Height -5'6"

Chose LHU because the swim team, great campus and the education program.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... accomplishing a goal
Food ...sushi
Ice Cream Flavor ...chocolate chip
TV Show(s) ... bachelor
Movie ... 27 dresses
Cartoon Character ... arnold
Actor/Actress ... adam sandler
Pro Athlete ... david beckham
Color ... blue
Place to Shop ... king of prussia

Swimmer Spotlight ~ JANEL KINARD

2011-10-17T11:52:00.000-04:00

Janel Loris Kinard

SR - Dallastown PA

Born in York PA... Graduated from Dallastown High School ... Majoring in Health and Physical Education ... Parents are Kent & Carla Kinard, has 4 siblings Anna (22), Caleb (19), Jamin (17) & Garret (16) ... has several pets, Sadie, Bitsy, White Cat, Tots & Tink ... Dream job is to be a permanent vacationer and/or cruise line entertainer ... Lists best non-athletic talent as Rapping ... Hobby outside of swimming playing other sports she is better at.

LHU was always her #1 choice.

Top Events / Times
100 fly ~ 1:04.60
200 fly ~ 2:25.94
500 free ~ 5:53.68

Birthday - 3/24/1990
Height -5'2"

Chose LHU because of the great education program, swim team and location.

FAVORITES

Part about Swimming ... the TEAM
Food ...seafood
Ice Cream Flavor ...banana (editors note: "ewww")
TV Show(s) ... family guy, the office, how i met your mother
Movie ... anchorman, law abiding citzen
Cartoon Character ... sponge bob
Actor/Actress ... denzel washington
Pro Athlete ... misty may trainer
Color ... blue, gree
Place to Shop ..."anyplace with sneaks"

#1 swim fan hanging out in the office

2011-10-13T17:39:00.001-04:00

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great kick day today

2011-10-13T17:38:00.001-04:00

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