Hello Team! Below are important reminders and upcoming events for the week of 2/5/24:

• The practice schedule for this week have been sent out by Coach Dave. A calendar of practices and events is also available on our website.
• The next meet is home versus Fox Chapel on Tuesday, 2/6/24. The meet starts at 5pm with diving. We still need a few timers! Please see the link to sign up: 2/6- Meet Versus Fox Chapel Timer Signup
• The Shutterfly link to photos taken during the the Peters Township meet: Peters Township Shutterfly Link
• Attention Senior Parents!! Megan Whiteford will be putting together a Senior Soundtrack for Youth Night/Mt. Lebo meet on 2/14/24. The soundtrack will be played during warmups and the break. Please ask your senior to submit their favorite hype song (must be school appropriate) to Megan Whiteford at mcwhiteford@gmail.com. Include the name of the song and the artist. Please get this information to Megan Whiteford by tomorrow, 2/5/24!

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Please see below for the meet recap that was posted on IG by Megan Whiteford.

The atmosphere was electric last night when both the boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving teams took the win against Peters! Highlights from the meet include:

1. Clara Senchyshak beoming our 17th swimmer to on the team to get a WPIAL cut when she got 2nd in the 50 free!
2. Kaitlyn Connors getting her WPIAL sweep!
3. Multiple pool records were broken that include the following: Girls 200 Medley Relay (Kendell Drew, Evie Sullivan, Amanda Aidar, and Kaitlyn Connors), Girls 200 IM (Amanda Aidar), Girls 50 Free (Kaitlyn Connors), Girls 100 Free (Kaitlyn Connors), Girls 500 Free (Kaitlyn Connors), Girls 100 Back (Kendell Drew), Girls 400 Free Relay (Kaitlyn Connors, Freja Kile, Clara Senchyshak, and Kendell Drew), Boys 200 Medley Relay (Ben Whiteford, Griffin Tomsheck, Nazar Zoukovski, and Whit Burns), Boys 50 Free (Nazar Zoukovski), Boys 100 Fly (Nazar Zoukovski), Boys 100 Free (Nazar Zoukovski), Boys 200 Free Relay (Nazar Zoukovski, Ben Whiteford, Max Shipley, and Whit Burns), Boys 100 Back (Ben Whiteford), Boys 100 Breast (Griffin Tomsheck), and Boys 400 Free Relay (Nazar Zoukovski, MaxShipley, Griffin Tomsheck, and Ben Whiteford).

Great job USC! Keep it up!

The Boosters would like to send out a very big thank you to the volunteers who made last week’s Senior Recognition Night possible and special! Sydna Burns, Mary Sullivan, Ken Fibbi, Megan Whiteford, Lina Ghaloul-Gonzalez, and Ramona Neal- thank you for all your hard work!! Up next is tomorrow’s away meet versus Peters Township! The meet starts at 6pm. Come out and cheer on our Panthers!

Hello Team! Please see the message below regarding tech suit ordering from our Apparel Chair, Jamie McNanie.

As we are now approaching championship season, all high school swimmers have the opportunity to purchase a tech suit through B & R Pools (regardless of whether the swimmer has achieved a WPIAL cut).  There are advantages to buying at this time – swimmers receive the team discount, plus a $50 contribution that the district makes towards the suit.  In addition, since the order is placed through the school, it is free of sales tax.  

Attached is the spreadsheet listing the available suits at the team price.   You may deduct $50 from the listed price because of the school contribution.  For example, if you are purchasing the Arena Powerskin Carbon Air2 Men’s Jammer, the price would be $240-$50 = $190 (no sales tax would be added).  

All orders will go directly to Jennifer Michaels.  Please contact her directly if you would like to purchase a suit or if you have any questions about them.   You will arrange payment with Jennifer directly and pick the suit up from her store.  

Jennifer Michaels

B&R Pools and Swim Shop (South)

466 Castle Shannon Blvd.

Mt. Lebanon, PA 15234

(412)561-7665

jen@bandrpools.com

Deadlines:

We recommend ordering ASAP.  It can take Jennifer a week or more to get a particular suit in if she does not have it in stock.  Earlier orders can be in by the Mt. Lebanon meet on February 14.   Otherwise, you should order by Wednesday, February 21 to make sure you get your suit by WPIAL’s February 29.  

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about this process.

Jamie McNanie Senchyshak

jmcnanie@yahoo.com

412-303-6363

Hello Team! Below are important reminders and upcoming events for the week of 1/29/24:

• The practice schedule for this week have been sent out by Coach Dave. A calendar of practices and events is also available on our website.
• The next pasta dinner will be held at the Sullivan residence (1630 Hollow Trees) on Wednesday, 1/31/24. Volunteers, please drop food off between 4:30-5:00pm. Pasta Dinner Link
• The next meet is away at Peter’s Township on Thursday, 2/1/24. The meet will start at 6pm.
• Attention Senior Parents!! Megan Whiteford will be putting together a Senior Soundtrack for Youth Night/Mt. Lebo meet on 2/14/24. The soundtrack will be played during warmups and the break. Please ask your senior to submit their favorite hype song (must be school appropriate) to Megan Whiteford at mcwhiteford@gmail.com. Include the name of the song and the artist. Please get this information to Megan Whiteford by 2/5/24!
• The Booster’s is looking for 3-4 volunteers (Boyce/Ft. Couch kiddos would be great) for the Youth Night “Chuck a Duck” activity. We need 1-2 volunteers to sell ducks at the door before the meet and 3-4 to run the event. Email us at uscswimdive@gmail.com if you or someone you know is interested!

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The USC Swim and Dive Program that was distributed last night is available as a flip book to review and share at the following link for the next two weeks: Swim Dive Program. This file can be saved as a PDF. The Boosters would like to extend a very special thank you to Ken Fibbi for all of his hard work on all of the incredible programs he’s put together over the years!!

The Panthers Swimming and Diving teams celebrated Senior Recognition night by defeating rival Bethel Park in both the Boys and Girls meets last night. The girls won by the score of 92-89 while the boys won 98-85. The girls team is now 5-2 on the season while the boys raised their record to 6-1. 

Among the many highlights of the meet were Seniors Amanda Aidar and Kaitlyn Connors achieving the “WPIAL Sweep,” which means they both qualified for the WPIAL Championship meet in all 8 individual events. Congratulations, girls!

Other highlights include the following performances:

• Kendell Drew won the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle
• Ben Whiteford won the 200 freestyle and Max Shipley also had a great performance
• Griffin Tomsheck and Liam Tomb swept first and second place in the 200 IM
• Lylah Kateeb hit a personal best in the 50 free
• Cullen Moriarty broke 30 in the 50 free for the first time!
• Delaney Burnette and Livia Tranquilli placed first and second in diving
• Kobe Yuyi, Carter Wells and Carter Richie swept 1-2-3 in boys diving
• Kaitlyn Connors, Lauren Mittleider and Freja Kile placed 1-2-3 in the 100 back
• The boys 400 free relay team of Griffin Tomsheck, Nazar Zoukovski, Max Shipley and Ben Whiteford swam a season-best time of 3:16.35 in winning the 400 free relay

The next meet for our USC Panthers is Thursday, February 1 when we travel to Peters Township for a highly anticipated Section showdown

Coach Dave

Hello Team! Tonight is Senior Recognition Night! The event will start at 4:30pm. The meet versus Bethel Park will follow and starts at 5pm with diving. Come out and help us celebrate our incredible Seniors and cheer on our team! Congrats to all the Seniors!!

From Coach Dave’s post in SportsYou:

There will be a mandatory team meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, 1/23/24 at 3PM. Anyone who is in school and does not attend this meeting will not swim in the meet on Wednesday.

Hello Team! Below are important reminders and upcoming events for the week of 1/22/24:

• The practice schedule for this week have been sent out by Coach Dave. A calendar of practices and events is also available on our website.
• Senior Recognition Night is this Wednesday, 1/24/24 and starts at 4:30pm. Parents should arrive to the pool by 4:00pm. A brief meeting with Coach Dave regarding the flow of events will start at 4:10pm. Please meet on the pool deck by the shallow end of the warm-down pool.
• The meet versus Bethel Park will be held after Senior Recognition and will start at 5pm with diving. Timers are still needed! Bethel Park Timer Signup
• The Towel Spirit Wear Sale closes tomorrow, Monday, 1/22/24! 2024 USC Swim and Dive Store
• Youth Night will be held Wednesday, 2/14/24 during the meet versus Mt. Lebanon. This is the last home meet of the season, so spread the word!

Be sure to visit our social media platforms! Links can be found under the Athletes menu item.