City was such an AWESOME day full of fun and wonderful displays of friendship and sportsmanship. The results from the meet are coming soon, stay posted!

CITY IS TOMORROW!!!!!

Start getting ready for a full day of fun!

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT UNTIL CITY!

Get excited!!! I can’t wait to see everyone there, doors open at 8 am for seating.

3 DAYS!!!!!

It’s going to be a beautiful day of 81 degrees!!!

Dorsey Williams, Columbia

Sadie Hassler-Grove, Columbia

Are you a returning coach?

No

What is your past Summer Swim League Experience?

Swam on the team for ten years.

What is your swimming experience?

10 Years SSL, two years varsity swim team at Roosevelt, and one year of PAC.

What is your favorite summer Olympic sport to watch and why?

Volleyball swimming and diving. Swimming and volleyball are my favorite sports and I always watch diving with my sister.

Carra Wetzel, Columbia

Are you a returning coach?

No, this is my first year coaching but my third year with Parks and Rec.

What is your past Summer Swim League Experience?

I have swam since I’ve been able to walk and I swam for many swim teams growing up in the various places I’ve lived including PAC at Columbia pool.

What is your swimming experience?

Many, many years of swim lessons and swim team, as well as teaching and working at Columbia. I grew up mostly in New Zealand so swimming was a staple of my childhood.

Favorite SSL or swimming memory:

Spending many hours with friends doing different jumps into the pool before and after lessons and anytime we could get back to the pool.

What is your favorite summer Olympic sport to watch and why?

Gymnastics and diving. It is so artistic and impressive to me.

Isabel Dammann, Peninsula

This is my second year coaching Peninsula Swim Team. I joined Peninsula Swim Team when I was eight, and swam on the team every summer up until last year when I started coaching. After many years on Peninsula, I joined the Cleveland Swim Team when I got to high school, and I am also a swim instructor and lifeguard. One of my favorite swimming memories is the summer about four years ago when I got in the pool and suddenly could finally swim butterfly. It went from being my least favorite stroke to my absolute favorite! One of my favorite Olympic sports to watch is the downhill skiing with jumps and tricks because it looks scary yet entertaining!

Amy Abledinger, Peninsula

Are you a returning coach?

No.

What is your past Summer Swim League Experience?

Was on a summer swim team at SAC for several years and was a team captain for 5.

What is your swimming experience?

Was a synchronized swimmer for 8 years.

Favorite SSL or swimming memory:

Fav memory was when I came in 3rd place behind Japan and team USA at an international competition for synchro.

What is your favorite summer Olympic sport to watch and why?

Swimming, gymnastics.

Sam Sahnow, Peninsula

Are you a returning coach?

I have never coached for summer swim league, but have some past coaching experience.

What is your past Summer Swim League Experience?

I swam for Peninsula for two summers.

What is your swimming experience?

I learned to swim competitively in high school, with the help of Mikha Kaiel. I swam with him at Peninsula for the last two years of high school and then swam in college.

Favorite SSL or swimming memory:

I’ve enjoyed watching swimmers develop the courage to step up onto the blocks and take their first strokes to accomplishing their goals.

What is your favorite summer Olympic sport to watch and why?

My favorite summer Olympic sport to watch is Swimming because it is what gets me excited. It is very familiar to me and my experience and it is fun to see swimming, and athletes, get the appreciation and support they deserve.