Jeff’s Hot Metal Race video message. Godspeed!
It is great to have neighbors and running mates who have always been greatly respected and appreciated!
Join the strongest team in America. Great invite for those finishing high school
Nice invite from USA Weightlifting.
Learn about the USA Weightlifting Transitional Athlete Program.
USA Weightlifting
On your own workout pointers from T.C.
Spring break means travel for many. Don't slip on your fitness gains from the past weeks. Stay in shape and keep the body moving with these suggested videos when away from the team.
Leg Focus
15-Minute Legs
Cardo Focus
Interval Focus
Low Impact Cardio
Upper Body Boxing Focus
Yoga with Adrienne
WPIAL Swim & Diving connection with Westminster College
- Women's team - Conference Champions - First Time in 12 years.
- Men's team - 2nd place. Have been Conference Champs 5 of last 7 years and have been 1st or 2nd in conference every year since 2003.
- Head coach swam at South Park High School and graduated in 2004.
- Diving coach, Heath Calhoun, graduated from Butler High School and was WPIAL runner up in diving and 3rd at PIAA Meet.
- David Peffer - Riverside - Conference Champion - currently ranked 19th in NCAA Division 3 in the 200 Back, just named first team all conference.
- Matt Kwalick - Quaker Valley - 200 IM - School Record Holder, just named first team all conference.
- Roody D'Agaro - Chartiers Valley - 2nd team all conference
- Carolyn Novak - Upper St. Clair - conference Champ in the 100 Free, 1st team all conference.
- Maggie Manolis - Jeannette High school - conference champ 100 BR and 200 BR. 1st team all conference.
- Jamie Elia - Blackhawk - 1 meter and 3 meter Diving - Regional Qualifier, 1st team all conference.
- Abby Jones - Knoch High school - 2nd team all conference, conference runner up in 200 IM, 100 BR. 200 BR.
- Nicole Stengel - Carlyngton High School - 2nd team all conference, 2nd place in the 200 fly, 3rd place in the 100 fly.
- Megan Routch - West Allegheny High School - 2nd team all conference, 4th place in the 200 free and 1650 free.
- Constantine Kallaur - Distance - Bethel Park
- Kevin MacMurdo - Distance - Carlynton
- Nicholas Pirollo - Sprint Free - Canon Mac
- Brittney Drobka - Sprint Free - Kiski Area
- Courtney Kinkead - Free/Fly - Greater Latrobe
- Carinna Lapson - Free/Fly - Hopewell
- Cait Peace - Breast/IM - Blackhawk
- Emily Russell - Free - Bethel Park
- Tom Donati '91 - Mt. Lebanon
- Todd Slobodnyak '12 - Mars
Pat Smith – Westminster College - Head Swimming and Diving Coach
2019 results for the Titans
Westminster's coach's message
I tell everyone we meet, come to Westminster ready to work hard, be a good teammate, get good grades, don't get in trouble, and have fun, and you will be successful. All of those things don't take talent.
People of Westminster:
More Team members who are WPIAL Swimmers
Alumni at WPIALS
Sports and Education combination makes winning happen
Worthy read and perspective from a rower in this article.
Another answer at The Athletes’ Village website about purpose of sport
Loaded question on another site.
Without a doubt, throughout history, there have been many high performing athletes who have been in the realm of abuse on frequent occasions. That’s the theory at work where the ends justify the means. Torture. Anguish. Ridicule. Embarrassment. Shaming. Slave-driving demands. You get the point.
The story goes that you put many eggs into one basket and toss that basket around repeatedly. Many of the eggs break. The eggs that survive are your tough eggs and they are the champions. Brutal. But, it is part of the sporting legacy. And, it is what the media seems to showcase. People are resilient.
However, is that the true aim of what we crave for ourselves, our children, our communities?
How should we “re-create?”
To me, recreation and play, and even athletics should be built as ways to better ourselves, those around us, and those in society. Furthermore, there have been caring, loving, open, honest programs that have been and are able produce their share of champions and record breakers. To kindle the drive and to support the passion for excellence is a whole lot of fun too.
Greg Mumm asked: Do you think improved athlete welfare directly impacts on better athletic performance?
Despite an increasing amount of research suggesting that improved athlete welfare equals improved performance and longevity in sporting careers, many High Performance Managers still leave this element to separate associations or bodies. I would like to hear from athletes about whether they think improved welfare leads to better performance and whether they want more support here from coaches or would they prefer to have this aspect separate?
Peace to you and yours in our sporting endeavors. Life is short.
