Masters swimmers please check the "Masters Program" page on the left and see what the plans are for the upcoming season. Practice kicks off as of Monday, September 20th, at 6 AM!
8 - 31 - 10 - Two More SPY Swimmers Selected for Camp:
Two more SPY swimmers have been selected to attend the Ohio Swimming Elite Training Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs! Both Elizabeth Malone and Quinn Mickelson will now join Kendra Crew, Ally Mayhew, Racheal Lewis, and Patrick Greitzer at the Training Center, October 14 - 18. Congratulations to all of our selected swimmers!
8 - 24 - 10 - Senior Group Update:
We will again be starting our current Senior Group one week earlier than the rest of the Team. Our Senior Grouptraining will begin on Monday, August 30th, 5:00 - 7:00PM at the Northridge Swim Club. Bring swimming gear as well as dryland clothes and shoes. We will run workouts all week, Monday through Friday. Then we will be on a normal evening schedule starting on the 7th. Let's get a jump on having a great 2010-2011 season!
For the 2nd time in Club history, SPY earned the Silver Medal status in the USA Swimming Club ExcellenceProgram.! This is a program sponsored by USA Swimming to help Clubs purchase items that are needed to help improve their programs. The "medal" ranking is determined by long course performances by the swimmers in each program from the entire country. SPY has been awarded funds to help purchase new lanelines for practice since our current lanelines need to be replaced. So look for them this fall!
8 - 17 - 10 - New Swimmer Information Meeting:
Just a reminder that our Annual New Swimmer/Parent Informational Meeting will be held on Monday,August 30th at 7:30 PM in the pool area at the Y. If you have any questions or concerns, just contact head coach Bruce Patmos at
or at our office number (937-323-3781-x-115)
8 - 17 - 10 - Elite Training Camp at the OTC:
Ohio Swimming is offering a unique training opportunity for some of the top swimmers in Ohio. 30 selected athletes and 4 coaches will be attending an Elite Training Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 15th through the 18th. SPY has 4 athletes selected to be on the trip as well as our head coach Bruce Patmos. SPY swimmers Kendra Crew, Ally Mayhew, Rachael Lewis, and Patrick Greitzer will all be making the trip along with 26 other Ohio athletes.
Senior SPY swimmer Margo Geer was selected to represent the USA at the Junior Pan-Pacific Championships next week in Hawaii. Unfortunately, Margo is headed off to college at the University of Arizona, so she will be unable to make the trip.
8 - 13 - 10 - Free Tryout Schedule:
Our upcoming fall season is fast approaching! The initial free tryout week for all new and returning swimmers will run from Tuesday, September 7th through Monday, September 13th. (Monday, September 6th the Y is closed for Labor Bay).For new swimmers coming in, please go by the age of your athlete for the first week, then we will assign your athlete to their training group.
You may join our program at any time of the year and receive a free tryout week. So if you are involved in fall sports and cannot make the initial tryout week, just come in at anytime during the season, and we will get you on board with the program!
7:15 - 9:15 PM = 13 & older (Senior I & II) = all levels
FRIDAY:
4 - 6 PM = 13 & older (Senior I & II) = all levels
6 - 7:30 PM = 9 - 12 year olds (Yellow & Green Groups) = all levels
6:15 - 7:30 PM = 7 - 8 year olds (no 6 & unders)
SATURDAY = no practice
SUNDAY = no practice
8 - 12 - 10 - Fall Season Coming:
The summer long course season is coming to an end and we are gearing up for the 2010-2011 Fall/Winter season! With the huge success we experienced over the summer, we are looking for big things to happen this winter!
Our New Swimmer/Parent Information meeting for all interested potential members will be held on Monday, August 30th at the Y in the pool area at 7:30 PM.
Our free tryout week for all swimmers will be held September 7th - 13th. Times will be posted this week and swimmers will be divided strictly by age for the first week.
The current members of the Senior Group will start up training on August 30th at the Northridge Pool. Times and directions will be coming soon!
If you have any questions, please contact us through this site on the "contact us" page on the left.
Or you may contact head coach Bruce Patmos at 937-323-3781-x-115.
7 - 31 - 10 - SPY Heads to Nationals:
Our SPY National Team is headed to Irvine, California for the USA Swimming Senior Nationals & National Team Selection Meet, and the USA Swimming Junior Nationals. Our Senior National Team consists of Margo Geer,Kendra Crew, Miranda Hampton, Elizabeth Malone, Lauren Funk, and Andrew Abeysinghe. Our Junior National Team is comprised of Kendra Crew, Elizabeth Malone, Ally Mayhew, and Rachael Lewis! Senior Nationals bring together the best swimmers in the country including many 2008 Olympians, and takes place August 3 - 7. Next, the Junior Nationals, which is made up of many of the best 18 & unders in the country, runs August 9 - 13.This is the largest group of SPY swimmers going to USA Nationals in the history of our program!
7 - 31 - 10 - SPY Heads to USA Zones:
SPY qualified 13 of our swimmers for the USA Swimming Central Zone Championships in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin! Teams from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin will be in competiton from August 6 - 9. Our Zone qualifiers include Laramie Reed, Ali Miller, Emma Sampson, Maddie Shaffer, Chandler Vandiford,Ally Mayhew, Kendra Crew, Miranda Hampton, Rachael Lewis, Elizabeth Malone, Patrick Greitzer,and Chris Vandiford. Both Ali Miller and Laramie Reed elected to go on the trip and represent Ohio!
7 - 27 - 10 - YMCA National Rankings:
Each year the YMCA announces it's National Rankings from the previous season. This past winter season, SPY swimmers had over 30 individual swims Nationally Ranked! Here are the rankings from 2009 - 2010:
An outstanding showing for the past short course season!
7 - 19 - 10 - Masters Update:
Please check the Masters page for info concerning the rest of the summer season.
7 - 07 - 10 - Records Fall at Peppe Invite:
This past weekend at the Mike Peppe Invitational at Ohio State, Team Records continued to be broken! Kendra Crew led the way by updating her current Team Records in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes( 1:15.03 and 2:42.25respectively).Miranda Hampton bettered her Team Record in the 400 free, going 4:46.67. And finally, Elizabeth Malone updated her Team Record in the 200 fly, going 2:27.85.
6 - 29 - 10 - Team Records Continue to Fall:
Team Records continue to fall as the long course season progresses! This past weekend at the Fishers Summer Jam, 6 new Team Records were established! In the 11 - 12 age-group, Maddie Shaffer broke both the 50 fly (32.68) and the 100 fly (1:14.86), while Chandler Vandiford broke the 100 breatstroke (1:28.15). For the 15 & older girls, Margo Geer broke her own record in the 200 IM (2:25.24). Kendra Crew continues to lower the 100 and 200 breaststrokes (1:15.80 and 2:47.98 respectively).
4 - 13 - 10 - Record Breaking Y Nationals Meet Report:
After the first day of competition our SPY National Team is in 3rd place!!! Margo Geer has picked up where she left off last year and has proven once again that she is probably the top swimmer at the meet! Margo started off by defending her 2009 National title in the 100 back, going 54.09, this time not only making her the 2010 NationalChampion, but set a new National Record as well! Next Margo defended her 2009 National Title in the 50 free, going 22.67 for the 2010 National Title and a new National Record as well! Our 3rd top-8 final of the night came in the girl's 200 medley relay. The relay of Margo Geer, Kendra Crew, Miranda Hampton, andAlly Mayhew placed 3rd overall with a time of 1:45.18. This was not only a new Team Record, but a new League record, and it was the best women's relay finish in the history of SPY! In our 4th final of the night, Kendra Crew placed 20th overall in the 200 IM with a 2:06.19, a new Team Record, breaking the old record held by Margo. One other Team Record was broken in the Senior 50 back by Margo on the lead-off of the 200 medley relay, going 25.63!
On Thursday, we picked up where we left off on Wednesday night! Miranda Hampton set a new Team Record in the 13/14 100 fly, going 58.39. Next came Kendra Crew in the 200 breatstroke, racing to a 2:18.57, placing 7th overall in her first top-8 final! This was also a new Team Record! In the boy's 200 breatstroke, Patrick Greitzer swam in his first finals at Nationals, going 2:07.55, placing 22nd and set another Team Record! In the 200 freestyle, Margo Geer stepped up and captured her 3rd National Championship and National Record for the meet, going 1:46.20 and set yet another new Team Record! On our last event of the evening, our girl's 400freestyle relay (Elizabeth Malone, Kendra Crew, Ally Mayhew, Margo Geer) swam to a 6th place finish at 3:28.99, setting another new Team Record by over 6 seconds and set a new League Record as well! On the lead-off split, Elizabeth Malone raced to a 54.11, making her Y National cut for next year!
On our 3rd day of competition, SPY swimmers continued to roll! Margo Geer started things off by taking her 4thNationalChampionship and National Record, this time in the 100 freestyle, racing to a 48.89. Geer went 4 for 4 on her National Championships and National Records for her final Y Nationals! Miranda Hampton raced to her first National Finals, racing in the 200 backstroke, Miranda went 2:03.20 and a 21st place finish! In the final event of the night, our girl's 800 freestyle relay (Miranda Hampton, Kendra Crew, Elizabeth Malone, Margo Geer) swam to an 11th place finish at 7:37.94, breaking the previous Team Record by nearly 13 seconds!
On our final day of competition, team records continued to fall! In the girl's 200 freestyle relay (Allison Lohnes,Kendra Crew, Ally Mayhew, Margo Geer) raced to a 9th place finish at 1:36.74 and a new Team Record! Leading off the relay, Allison Lohnes clocked a 24.99 and made her Y National cut for next year! Next in the 100 breaststrokes, Kendra Crew swam to a 12th place finsh at 1:05.34. On the boy's side, Patrick Greitzer swam to a 21st place finish with a 59.25. In the final event of the meet, our girl's 400 medley relay (Miranda Hampton,Kendra Crew, Elizabeth Malone, Margo Geer) raced to a 10th place finish at 3:52.13 and another new Team Record!
When the final results were in, these were our best finishes in the histroy of SPY! With nearly 250 teams in competition, our girl's team finished 5th overall, the top team from Ohio! In the overall standings, SPY placed 11th with 199 points, and were the 2nd best team from Ohio!
Congratulations to our SPY National Team and especially to Margo Geer for her 4 National Titles and 4 National Records!
3 - 22 - 10 - Stroke Lessons Available:
Now that the winter season is coming to a close and the National Team is the last group in training, we now have time to offer stroke lessons to prepare for the upcoming spring/summer season which begins on April 19th. If you are interested in getting some one on one instruction during the break, just hit the "contact us" link on the left side of this page and we will get you started.
3 - 31 - 10 - SPY Places 3rd at Championships:
SPY swimmers were able to retain their 3rd Place crown for the 2nd year in a row! It had been a 16 year drought since SPY had cracked the top 3 last year, and now we have done it for 2 years in a row! Here are the combined team scores:
Final scores: 1) M. E. Lyons = 5601, 2) Countryside = 4100, 3) SPY = 3358.5, 4) Kettering = 2743.
The Team Record book got it's share of updates during the weekend. Kendra Crew broke the Senior Team record in the 200 breast (2:18.86), while Pat Greitzer did the same on the men's side, going 2:08.53. Our senior girls 200 free relay (Kendra Crew, Ally Mayhew, Miranda Hampton, Margo Geer) set a new record at 1:36.92. Then our 13/14 girls 200 free relay (Crew, Mayhew,Hampton, Justice Spicer) got up and broke their own age-group Team record at 1:41.69, breaking a record that dated back to 1992! Next our 13/14 girls (Spicer,Crew, Hampton, Mayhew) broke the Team record in the 200 medley relay at 1:51.61, breaking the old record of1:52.62 from 1993, which at that time was a National record for their age-group!
Our SPY swimmers also knocked of a few Meet records as well as League records! For Meet records, our Senior girls 400 medlley relay (Miranda Hampton, Kendra Crew, Elizabeth Malone, Margo Geer) @ 3:55.71. Our Senior girls 200 free relay (Ally Mayhew, Crew, Hampton, Geer) @ 1:36.92.
Breaking both Meet records and League records, we had our 13-14 girls 200 medley relay (Justice Spicer,Crew, Hampton, Mayhew) @ 1:51.61; Margo Geer in the 15-18 100 free (49.75); Kendra Crew in the 13-14 200 breatstroke @ 2:18.86; Crew in the 13-14 200 IM @ 2:08.21; Crew in the 13-14 400 IM @ 4:36.38; and Miranda Hampton in the 13-14 400 IM @ 4:39.24.
Placing in the top 3 in their individual events were Morgan DeWitt, Kirsten Beals, Kendra Crew, Laramie Reed, Maddie Shaffer, Abi Thompson, Margo Geer, Chris Vandiford, Pat Greitzer, Miranda Hampton, MaryKallinicou, Jacob Kearns, Allison Lohnes, Elizabeth Malone, Morgan Massie, Ally Mayhew, GavinMickelson, and Emma Reed!
Finally our biggest "losers" for the meet were Trevor Keriazes for the guys, dropping 18.4 seconds in his events. On the girl's side, Morgan Massie dropped 17.5 in her events. Other big "losers" included EmmaSampson (-16.4), Kacie Miller (-15.7), Mary Kallinicou(-12.4), Ali Miller (-12.1), Jeff Ross (-11.6), Justin Crew (-11.4), Paul Schubert (-11.2), Ian Collins (-10.6), and Maddie Shaffer (-10.1).
Congratulations go out to Coach Mickey for being selected as the League's "Coach of the Year".
2 - 28 - 10 - State High School Results:
SPY swimmers did an outstanding job representing their respective schools at this year's High School State Championships held in Canton, Ohio over the weekend.
Senior Margo Geer led the way by winning both the 50 free (22.48) and 100 free (48.85), both times are Pool and Meet records! By winning her 2 events this year, Margo became the most decorated swimmer in the history ofOhio High School swimming! Margo earned 8 individual Championship Titles in her 4 years, something that had never been done by a male or female before now!!! Margo also owns the State Records in both events from her swims at Districts, (22.35 and 48.45 respectively). Margo was also awarded the "Swimmer of theMeet" for 2010. An outstanding high school career for Margo !
We had plenty of other great swims over the weekend in a pool not known for it's fast swims. First we had Shawnee freshman Kendra Crew placing 8th in the 200 IM (2:08.73), and 5th in the 100 breatstroke (1:05.24). Coming in 5th as well in breaststroke was Catholic Central junior Pat Greitzer (59.02). Next we had Central sophomore Allison Lohnes winning the consolation heat in the 100 backstroke (58.89) a time which would have placed her 6th overall! From Yellow Springs, sophomore Elizabeth Malone placed 10th in the 100 fly (1:00.15), and 12th in the 200 IM (2:12.71). Central sophomore Chip Samuelson took 15th overall in the 50 free (22.32). And Central freshman Jeff Ross took 16th in the 100 fly (54.12). In Jeff's prelim swim he moved up from 21st to 14th spot as well as making his Y National cut at 53.57!
In the relays, Central boy's 200 medley placed 9th overall at 1:41.60. The relay members included Stewart Collins,Pat Greitzer, Jeff Ross, and Chip Samuelson.
2 - 24 - 10 - USA Swimming Club Excellence:
The USA Swimming Club Excellence program is designed to recognize the top Clubs in the country based on the highest level of athlete performance along with top organizational skills and growth! This past year SPY achieved the Silver medal status again!This is a huge honor for our program! Only the top 200 Clubs in the country are in consideration for this award. SPY was ranked 2nd in Ohio, justbehind M.E. Lyons! This is the 4th year in a row that SPY has been ranked either Silver or Bronze! SPY is now eligible to apply for grants to improve our program for the future!
2 - 10 - 10 - SPY Swimmers Tops in the Nation:
USA Swimming just posted their National Age-Group Top 10 lists for each age from this past summer's long course season. Both Margo Geer and Kendra Crew are ranked as 2 of the best in the country for their age!
Margo Geer, as a 17 year old, is ranked 1st in the country in the 50 meter free (25.88), 2nd in the country in the 100 meter free (55.68), and 10th in the country for the 100 meter back (1:02.68)!
Kendra Crew, as a 14 year old, is ranked 7th in the country for the 100 meter breaststroke (1:13.24).
We had a number of other swims and swimmers that were very close to making National rankings as well!
9 - 25 - 09 - SPY Swimmers Tops in the Nation:
Each year the YMCA of the USA releases it's "TOP 10" swimmer lists for each age during the previous short course season (2008-2009). Our SPY swimmers are climbing the ranks rapidly against all other Y teams in the country! These are times that were done strictly at YMCA meets, not included are high school or USSchampionships. Here are our swimmers and their rankings for this past season in each age bracket:
Gavin Mickelson - (11) - 8th in the 100 backstroke (1:06.32)
Matthew Pettit - (12) - 6th in the 100 backstroke (1:01.90)
10th in the 50 backstroke (28.82)
Kendra Crew - (13) - 3rd in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.93)
3rd in the 200 breatstroke (2:23.48)
Kendra Crew - (14) - 2nd in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.13)
3rd in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.27)
10th in the 200 individual medley (2:09.79)
Patrick Greitzer - (15) - 8th in the 100 breaststroke (59.91)
10th in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.01)
Margo Geer - (16) - 1st in the 200 backstroke (1:59.28)
2nd in the 100 freestyle (50.58)
2nd in the 200 individual medley (2:04.02)
2nd in the 50 free (22.86)
3rd in the 100 fly (55.90)
3rd in the 100 backstroke (55.24)
9th in the 200 freestyle (1:53.77)
Margo Geer - (17) - 1st in the 50 freestyle (22.68) - National Record
1st in the 100 freestyle (49.02) - National Record
1st in the 200 freestyle (1:47.21)
1st in the 100 backstroke (54.19) - National Record
Lauren Funk - (17) - 4th in the 50 freestyle (23.54)
Patrick McHugh - (18) - 7th in the 100 backstroke (51.29)
8th in the 200 backstroke (1:54.90)
Congratulations to our SPY swimmers and their fine performances this past season!
Spy swimmer Margo Geer has earned her 3rd placing on the USA Swimming National Youth Team (formerly the National Junior Team) ! Geer made the National Team for both the 50 meter free (25.88) and the 100 meter free(55.68).
For the past high school season, Margo Geer was ranked #1 in the country for the 50 free (22.40), and 3rd in the country for the 100 free (48.99)!
For the 2008 - 2009 high school season, SPY had 2 swimmers ranked as High School All-Americans. Both Margo Geer and Pat McHugh were honored by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) for their excellence in both the pool and the classroom!
Congratulations to both Margo and Pat on these honors!
1 - 30 - 09 - National Rankings:
United States Swimming annually ranks the best swimmers in the country for each age-group and each event so swimmers can see how they fare against the rest of the country. USA Swimming used to rank by age-groups and list the fastest top-16 in the country. Now the swimmers are being ranked by their current age, not age-group, and are only being ranked up to the top-10 for each age.
SPY can now boast 2 Nationally Ranked swimmers in our program! Both Margo Geer and Kendra Crew made the Top-10 list for last year's (2007-2008) rankings in short course (25 yards).
Margo Geer is ranked as both a 15 and a 16 year old with her March birthday. Geer as a 15 year old is ranked 4th in the 50 free (23.35), 4th in the 100 free (50.30), and 7th in the 200 back(1:59.56). As a 16 year old and with only 1 short course meet at that age, Geer is ranked 8th in the 100 free (50.20), and 9th in the 100 back(55.73).
Kendra Crewmade her first National Ranking as a 12 year old, taking the 10th spot in the 100 breast (1:07.98). All of our rankings were the fastest swimmers in Ohio! Congratulations to both Margo and Kendra!!!!!
02 - 07 - 08 - NATIONAL AGE-GROUP TOP 16 - Long course results:
These are the National rankings for the 2006 - 2007 long course season which ended in August with the U S Nationals in Indianapolis. Margo Geer again proved that she is one of the best 15 year old girls in the country. Here are her results and rankings compared to the rest of the country:
100 back - 1:04.04 - Ranked 12th (Olympic Trials Cut)
Congratulations to Margo and her successes over the past long course season!
01 - 30 - 08 - National Age - Group Top 16 - Short course results
The national rankings are out for the 2006 - 2007 short course season, and Margo Geer proves again how strong she ranks among the best in the country. The Top 16 Rankings are comprised of all USS and Y swimmers and their best times within each age-group. Then top 16 in each event are listed annually to show who the best in the country are. Margo's rankings come in the 13-14 age-group since all of last year's short course season she was 14. Here are her rankings:
