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Express enjoyed numerous extraordinary performances at the end of the summer Long Course season – and they bear highlighting at this time:
Junior Olympics (Top 8 finishers and Medalists)
Julia Anderson – 1st for 13-14 women in the 200, 400 and 800 free; 2nd in the 1500, 3rd in the 100 free and 5th in the 200 back. Julia also finished 4th overall in the High Point scoring for 13-14 women!
Paige Anderson – 5th in the 11-12 women 200 back and 7th in the 100 back.
Victoria Cassidy – 4th place finishes for 15/over women in the 200 and 400 IMs as well as the 200 back. Victoria also finished 10th overall in the High Point scoring for 15/over women!
Alex Field – Alex had a tremendous summer! Alex was the Most Valuable Swimmer for 13-14 men at JOs. He had 5 first place finishes (100 and 200 breast; 200 and 400 IM; 100 fly) and finished 2nd in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, and 6th in the 100 free. Congratulations Alex!
Peter Kalibat – 5th in the 11-12 200 fly.
Matt Kietlinski – 7th in the 15/over 200 fly.
Sam Kietlinski – 2nd in the 15/over 200 IM; 5th in the 200 fly; and 6th in the 200 and 800 freestyles. Sam also finished 7th overall in the High Point scoring for 15/over women!
Mike Leddy – 3rd in the 13-14 200 IM and 200 breast; 4th in the 400 IM and 800 free; 5th in the 1500 free and 6th in the 200 back. Mike also finished 4th overall in the High Point scoring for 13-14 men!
Sean Mackenzie – 2nd in the 15/over 200 free; 3rd in the 400 free and 4th in the 800 free.
Hannah Matheson – 2nd in the 11-12 50 fly and 8th in the 100 free.
Paul Schafer – 1st in the 13-14 men 200 fly; 4th in the 200 IM; 6th in the 100 fly and 400 IM; 7th in the 400 free and 8th in the 800 free. Paul also finished 6th overall in the High Point scoring for 13-14 men!
Michelle Stefandl – 1st in the 13-14 women 1500 free; 2nd in the 200 and 800 free; and 4th in the 400 free. Michelle also finished 9th overall in the High Point scoring for 13-14 women!
Highlights from Zones
Several Express swimmers went on to compete in the Eastern Zone Age-Group Championships in Buffalo, NY. They were: Alex Field, Mike Leddy, Hannah Matheson, Paul Schafer and Michelle Stefandl. Alex continued his strong swimming with 4 top 8 finishes. He finished 2nd in the 100 and 200 breastrokes and also in the 400 IM. He added a 4th place finish in the 200 IM. Most notably, his times in the 100 breast and 400 IM were National Age Group Top 16 Reportable times! Paul Schafer also finaled at Zones with a 5th place finish in the 200 fly.
Nationals and Junior Nationals
Express standouts Brittany Iacouzze and Meghan Leddy traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to compete alongside Michael Phelps and other Olympians in the 2007 USA Swimming Long Course National Championships. Meghan had a strong performance in the 200 back, resulting in a personal best time and a C final finish. Her 200 back time is currently ranked 8th in the country for 15-16 year old women. Congratulations also to Sean Mackenzie who competed in his first national level meet – swimming the 800 and 1500 free at the 2007 USA Swimming Junior National Championships, held in Indianapolis the week following Senior Nationals.
Good Luck Express Swimmers in College!
Josh Chen (University of California at San Diego)
Brittany Iacouzze (Yale)
Martha Ferguson (Princeton)
Kate Winters (Rowan)
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Eastern Express wil
be hosting an Open House for the fall/winter
2007-2008 short course season on Friday,
September 7th at 5:00 pm at The College
of New Jersey pool for swimmers who
are interested in joining the team.
For more information, click
here.
All swimmers who are
interested in pursuing a year-round
competitive swimming program, learning
self-discipline and goal setting while
building a healthy body, self-esteem,
and making life long friendships are
invited to attend!! |
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Registrations are now being accepted
for the spring and summer sessions
of the Express SwimAmerica swim lessons program. Express
SwimAmerica, LLC is a progressive
10 station "learn-to-swim"
program for children ages 3 and over.
As each station's skills are mastered,
the developing swimmer is rewarded
then moved to the next station within
the progression. This effective step
by step method allows even the youngest
swimmers to learn to swim SAFELY,
while offering stronger swimmers the
opportunity to develop all of the
competitive strokes.
For more information or to obtain
a registration form, please click
on the appropriate link in the table
below.
All completed forms should be submitted
to Eastern Express Swimming. For Eastern
Express contact information, click
here. |
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USA Swimming is offering
fans a chance to win a trip of a lifetime
- a visit to Beijing for the 2008
Olympic Games! Enter for your chance
to see Phelps, Coughlin, Hansen and
all the Team USA superstars as they
go for gold in 2008!
Provided by CoSport, the official
source of Olympic Games tickets and
hospitality packages in the USA, this
trip to Beijing is the ultimate vacation
for swimming fans. Valued at over
$15,000, the package will include
4-Star hotel accommodations for 5
days/4 nights, food and beverage,
access to sponsor hospitality areas,
accredited ground transportation,
and tickets to your favorite Olympic
events! In addition, the winner will
enjoy motorcoach transportation and
an Olympic pin package as a special
souvenir.
To enter the promotion, all you have
to do is visit the Make a Splash Beijing
Sweepstakes home page and complete
the online entry form, click
here. Limit one entry
per person per day for the duration
of the sweepstakes. Prize winners
will be announced in July. |
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The
Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association
(PASDA) Championships were held July 23-24
at the John Witherspoon Middle School pool.
For results from the meet, click on the
appropriate link in the table below.
Congratulations to all
of the EEX swimmers who competed at the
meet!!
Special congratulations
to Hannah Matheson who was the 11/12
Girls MVP!!
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Full results for the
New Jersey Swimming 13 & Over
Silver Championship held July 21-22
at Rutgers are posted. For more information,
please click on the appropriate link
in the table below.
Congratulations
to all of the EEX swimmers who achieved
new personal best times!! |
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Eastern Express team
results and full results for the New
Jersey Swimming 12 & Under Silver
Championship held July 15 at the JFK
Recreation Center in Newark, NJ are
posted. For more information, please
click on the appropriate link in the
table below.
Congratulations
to all of the EEX swimmers who achieved
new personal best times!! |
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The New Jersey Swimming
13 & Over Bronze Championship
will be held July 28-29 at the DiDomenico
Municipal Pool in Bayonne, New Jersey.
For more information, please click
on the appropriate link in the table
below.
EEX team entries
are posted!! |
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The New Jersey Swimming
Junior Olympics will be held July
27-29 at Rutgers. For more information,
please click on the appropriate link
in the table below.
EEX team entries
are posted!! |
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The
Janet Evans Invitational was held July 12-15
at the McDonald's Swim Stadium, site of
the 1984 Olympic swimming competition, on
the campus of USC in Los Angeles, California.
For an aerial view of the pool, click
here. The JEI is part of USA
Swimming's 2007 Grand Prix meet circuit
which consists of several national meets
held at various locations across the United
States, and provides swimmers an opportunity
to compete against top competition. Read
more...
Eight swimmers from Eastern
Express, Julia Anderson, Victoria
Cassidy, Josh Chen, Alex Field, Brittany
Iacouzze, Meghan Leddy, Sean
Mackenzie, and Kathleen Morrison competed at the meet. For more information
regarding the meet, please click on the
appropriate link in the table below.
For a recap of the results
from the meet, please click on the appropriate
link in the table below.
Congratulations to each
of the EEX swimmers who competed at the
meet!!
Eastern Express was well represented with
top 16 finishes by Brittany Iacouzze,
Meghan Leddy, and Sean Mackenzie.
Brittany
Iacouzze |
1500
Free |
8th
Place |
Meghan
Leddy |
400
IM |
16th
Place |
Sean
Mackenzie |
1500
Free |
11th
Place |
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Special congratulations
to Sean Mackenzie whose time in the
1500 free was both a Top 16 national age-group
reportable time
and a long course Junior National qualifying
time!! |
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Eastern Express team
results and full results for Summer
Solstice held June 30-July 1 at DeNunzio
Pool at Princeton University are posted.
For more information, please click
on the appropriate link in the table
below.
Congratulations
to all of the EEX swimmers who achieved
new personal best times!! |
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The Pan Pacific Invitational
was held June 23-24 in Stanford, California.
The event featured some of the top
swimmers from United States, Japan
and Australia, including the 2007
U.S. National Junior Team. Representing
the US was National Junior Team member
and Eastern Express swimmer, Meghan
Leddy. Read
more...
Congratulations
to Meghan who placed 2nd in
the 400 IM and 8th in the 200 back!!
For complete results
from the Pan Pacific Invitational, click here.
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Eastern Express was
proud to host the 17th annual Summer
Sizzle on June 22-24 at the
Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on
the Busch Campus at Rutgers University
in Piscataway, New Jersey. For more
information regarding the meet, please
click on the appropriate link in the
table below.
Work assignments for
Eastern Express parents are now posted, click
here.
Congratulations
to the Eastern Express swimmers who
achieved Top 3 finishes at Summer
Sizzle!!
Julia
Anderson |
Women
13-14 200 Free |
1st
Place |
Women
13-14 400 Free |
1st
Place |
Victoria
Cassidy |
Women
15 & Over 400 IM |
3rd
Place |
Alex
Field
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Men
13-14 200 IM |
1st
Place |
Men
13-14 400 IM |
1st
Place |
Men
13-14 200 Breast |
1st
Place |
Men
13-14 100 Free |
3rd
Place |
Men
13-14 200 Back |
3rd
Place |
Andrew
Field |
Men
10 & Under 200 Back |
1st
Place |
Samantha
Kietlinski |
Women
15 & Over 200 Free |
3rd
Place |
Women
15 & Over 400 Free |
3rd
Place |
Women
Senior 800 Free |
3rd
Place |
Mike
Leddy |
Men
13-14 400 Free |
3rd
Place |
Jillian
Liwacz |
Women
13-14 50 Free |
3rd
Place |
Hannah
Matheson |
Women
11-12 50 Fly |
2nd
Place |
Women
11-12 50 Free |
3rd
Place |
Women
11-12 100 Free |
3rd
Place |
Paul
Schafer |
Men
13-14 200 Fly |
2nd
Place |
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Thank you to
all of the volunteers who contributed
to making Summer Sizzle a success!! |
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The Eastern Express
summer practice schedule has been
posted, and is listed below. The new
schedule becomes effective starting
Monday, June 25, after Summer Sizzle. |
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New
Jersey Swimming has updated several Gold
long course time standards for the 2007
season. Also updated are 10 & Under
and 11/12 Silver and Bronze time standards.
To access the updated long course time standards, click
here.
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Full meet results and
Eastern Express team results for Heat
Madness held June 2 at Rutgers are
posted. Please click on the appropriate
link in the table below.
Congratulations
to all of the Eastern Express swimmers
who achieved new personal best times!! |
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Full meet results and
Eastern Express team results for the
Memorial Day Invitational held May
26-27 at Rutgers are posted. Please
click on the appropriate link in the
table below.
Congratulations
to Alex Field who set new meet
records in the men's 13/14 200 IM
and 400 IM!!
For a detailed article
of the results from the Memorial Day
Invitational, click
here. |
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Eastern Express is very
excited to welcome Fallon Quiles as the newest member of its coaching
staff. Fallon will be assisting the
club as an Age Group Coach for the
summer, and will also be assisting
with SwimAmerica. Fallon will be graduating
from Seton Hall University in December,
2007 with a degree in Elementary/Special
Education. While at Seton Hall University,
Fallon swam all four years specializing
in freestyle, butterfly, and IM, and
was named to the BIG EAST Academic
All-Star Team from 2003-2005. Prior
to her college swimming, Fallon was
the Captain of the Manalapan High
School swim team for two years, and
also swam with Peddie Aquatics for
four years and the Freehold YMCA for
eight years. |
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TCNJ is in the process
of changing the parking system. All
Eastern Express parents will be receiving
new parking access cards. Unfortunately,
TCNJ is not yet ready to issue new
cards, and the "old" cards
are supposed to terminate May 31.
In the meantime, if the "old"
cards don't work, it will be necessary
to park in the other lots by the football
field. Please remember to still put
your permit in the window if you park
in the other lots.
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Top American swimmers
competed in the USA Swimming Open
Water National Championships which
was held May 17-21 in Fort Myers,
Florida. Representing Eastern Express
at the competition were Meghan
Leddy and Sean MacKenzie.
Congratulations to Meghan who was invited to participate in
USA Swimming's National Open Water
Camp which took place directly prior
to the meet. Meghan's invitation to
participate in the camp was based
on her performance in the 1500 meter
freestyle last summer.
To read more, click
on Article
1 or Article
2 .
Additional information
regarding the meet can be accessed
by clicking on the appropriate link
in the table below.
Congratulations
to Meghan Leddy who placed
8th in the women's 5K, and 11th in
the women's 10K!!
Meghan's finish
in the 10K qualifies her to compete
in the US Open Water Olympic Selection
Meet/World Championships Trials
which will be held October 20-21 in
Fort Myers, Florida.
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New Jersey Swimming
will be dividing up $2,500 for scholarships
to graduating high school seniors.
To determine if you qualify and to
download the application form, click
here. Applications are
due July 31, 2007. |
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USA Swimming's Top 25 listings have
been compiled for both the long course
season and the short course season
covering the time period 9/1/2006
through 5/3/2007. Congratulations
to Eastern Express swimmers Julia
Anderson, Victoria Cassidy, Brittany
Iacouzze, Matthew Kietlinski, Meghan
Leddy, and Sean MacKenzie who are included in the current listings!!
For a copy of the
long course or short course listing
by gender, please click on the appropriate
link in the table below.
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