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)

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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!!

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!!