2021 U.S. Open Among Championship Meets Announced For Greensboro Aquatic Center
In conjunction with its 10-year anniversary, the Greensboro Aquatic Center announced nine events it will be hosting in the coming years.
YMCA Short Course National Championships Will Return to Greensboro in 2022
The 2020 and 2021 YMCA National Championships were canceled because of the pandemic, but competition will resume in the spring of 2021.
Greater Somerset Boys, Y-Spartaquatics Girls Top YMCA Festival Combined Results
Greater Somerset YMCA’s Matt Fallon finished atop the results in four different boys’ events: 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM.
Matt Fallon Adds Another Win At YMCA Spring Festival With 3:46 400 IM
Fallon collected his second gold medal of the meet, following his win in the 200 IM on night 1 of the meet with a 5-second PB of 1:45.67.
Matt Fallon Drops 1:45.67 200 IM Personal Best at Y Spring Festival – Voorhees
GSCY’s Matt Fallon dominated in the 200 IM, touching in a time of 1:45.67 to cut 2 seconds off of his best time on night one of the Y Festival in Voorhees.
Spartaquatics Sweeps Women’s Events on Final Night of YMCA Festival: Greensboro
Led by the McEnroe sisters, Spartaquatics won all of the women’s events on the final night of the YMCA Spring Festival in Greensboro, including a relay sweep.
Annika and Kirsti McEnroe Headline Night 3 of the YMCA Festival – Greensboro
On night 3 of the YMCA Spring Festival, Cal commit Annika McEnroe won the 200 butterfly, while her sister Kirsti took 1st place in the 100 backstroke.
McEnroe Sisters Win Events on Night 2 of YMCA Spring Festival – Greensboro
On night 2 of the YMCA Spring Festival, sisters Annika and Kirsti McEnroe each won an individual event and contributed to multiple relay victories.
YMCA Swim Teams Set Details for Virtual YMCA Swimming Festival
After the cancellation of the YMCA National Championships for 2021, a group of coaches got together to organize an unofficial virtual replacement event.
YMCA To Hold Virtual National Swimming Festival In 2021
Swimming at the YMCA level will include a ‘National Swimming Festival’ with regional competitions compiled together for national rankings.
Insights: YNats Cancellation Tied to Org’s Broader Financial Struggles
YMCAs around the country are struggling financially, and the national organization is focused there, rather than hosting national events, for 2021.
YMCA of Central Florida Won’t Resume Aquatics Programs
The YMCA of Central Florida will not resume its competitive aquatics programs as the YMCA returns from closure during the coronavirus pandemic.
USA Swimming Will Sanction Meets in July, Times Won’t Count for National Meets
USA Swimming has announced that it will sanction competitions in July, but times will not count towards qualification for national-level meets or events.
The Kroehler Family YMCA, One of My First Swimming Homes, Closes for Good
This won’t be the last pool lost to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which will shape the face of our sport for years to come.
YMCA Pools Around the United States Beginning to Reopen
One of the first organizations to begin canceling meets and closing pools amid the pandemic, YMCA has begun to allow pools to reopen nationwide.
