Congratulations IMX Participants!

Our swimmers had a great week-end at the

Cincinnati Marlins PEPSI IMX Challenge

The 12 & unders competed in the 100fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 400 free and 200 IM. The 13 & olders competed in the 200 fly, 200 back, 200 breast, 400 free, 200 IM & 400 IM.

The following swimmers competed in all of their age groups IMX events and finished in their age category as follows:

2nd place overall, age 13, Audrey Penza

5th place overall, age 10, Sophie Maharry

6th place overall, age 12, Aaron Maharry

8th place overall, age 13, Katie Penza

9th place overall, age 12, Makenzie Karr

BKHY Spring 2008 - GO BUCKS !!!

SPRING SEASON IS IN FULL SWING !!!!

TRAIN IN THE FASTEST POOL IN AMERICA w/ BKHY

Train long course and short course

REGISTER NOW 4 SPRING & SUMMER SEASON

BKHY locations ~
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Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavillion
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY POOL
OSU Campus

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COLUMBUS NORTH SPORTS CLUB
Worthington/Westerville/Columbus
Area
161 & 71

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AQUATIC ADVENTURES POOL
Hilliard/Dublin/Upper Arlington
Area
Cemetery Rd/Fishinger Rd - 270 west

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BELLEFONTAINE YMCA
Bellefontaine

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for more information
go to the

BKHY TEAM WEBSITE

GO BUCKS !!!

YEAR of the OLYMPICS

A perfect year to join the BKHY Swim team

SPRING & SUMMER SEASON BEGINS...
Monday April 14th
at the ALL NEW
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY POOL
5:30pm - 7:30pm

2008 Y NATIONALS

2008 YMCA NATIONALS in Ft. Lauderdale

2008 YMCA NATIONALSTAYLOR doing some sprints during race day warm ups

Taylor and Andy

Taylor and Andy during warm ups

Ft.Lauderdale Beach

NATIONAL SWIMMERS FROM ALL OVER THE USA CHEERING

Taylor working on her starts at warm ups

Coach Laurie, Taylor, Andy and Coach Russ looking Gangsta...lol

Swim Fans doing the Wave during finals !!

The Official BKHY photo shoot..lol

Coach Laurie with Taylor before her 100 Breaststroke race
Taylor competed in her
very 1st nationals as a freshman with a strong showing
in her 100 breaststroke.
She still has another 3 years to reach the top :)

Andy and Coach Russ during warm ups

Andy listening to some Celine Dion music
prior to his 100 Breaststroke event...lol
Just kidding...
I'm not sure what Andy was listening to.
But whatever it was... IT WORKED !!!
Resulting in a lifetime best
and bumped up 35 spots in the Y National rankings.
A very memorable 100 breastroke race !!

GRRREAT JOB ANDY !!

International Swimming Hall of Fame Pool
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Est.1965

Coach Russ, Andy, Taylor, Coach Laurie
and Team Supervisor-Birthday Girl Makenzie

Makenzie celebrated her 12th birthday with the team at nationals

Coach Laurie assisting Makenzie with her birthday sundae :) lol

FLYING BACK TO OHIO

BKHY is already looking forward to next year's
2009 YMCA Nationals

GO BUCKS !!!

GETTING READY for NEXT SEASON ALREADY

BKHY is adding a

NEW red Buckeye swim cap
to the original Silver cap for next fall :)

QUOTE of the DAY

Believe and Succeed
Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes, its the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow."

~Mary Anne Radmacher

A LOOK BACK AT THIS SEASON

TEAM UPDATE

Andy and Taylor
continue to train hard for
YMCA Nationals
which take place in
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 2nd - April 5th 2008

Hope all of the other Buckeyes

are enjoying their time off from swimming,
but also looking forward to the start
of the Spring 2008 season

We start back up APRIL 14th

YOUNG BUCKS FINISH STRONG @ JUNIOR OLYMPICS

Jenna and Makenzie

Aaron after another fast performance in the 100 Breaststroke

Amanda and Renae during warm ups
(Amanda swims in 4 events and gets 4 best times over the weekend)

Coach Laurie talking with Jenna after her 50 Back

9 & 10 Girls relay have an amazing super fast race
(Miriam, Courtney, Sophie and Renae)

Coach Russ and Renae after her awesome 50 Back

GOOD LUCK @ JUNIOR OLYMPICS this WEEKEND

We have the largest group of BUCKEYES going to
Ohio's
Junior Olympics
in several years.

CONGRATULATIONS to ALL of YOU that Qualified

GO BUCKS !!!

2008 AA CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

CONGRATS BKHY SWIMMERS

BUCKEYES survive the

BLIZZARD of 2008!
...and swim super fast @ Champs

Congratulations Buckeyes
on a 13th place finish
@ the 2008 Southwest League Champs!

We finished with 465 points.
Our highest point total in the past has been 98 points!

What an AWESOME improvement!

We were a small but mighty team at the meet with strong showings from everyone,
scoring 20 points per swimmer!

Lookout league -next year we'll be in the top 10!!

CONGRATS 2 OUR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Congrats to
JENNA & COURTNEY
for becoming
BKHY's
1st EVER
League Champions

and
GOLD MEDALISTS

Jenna
(11-12 50 free)
&Courtney
(8 & under 50 free and 25 breast)

LITTLE BUCKEYES SHINE @ CHAMPIONSHIPS TOO

Coach Russ and Keelin
hanging out upside down at Championships

Amanda & Renae after an amazing 50 Backstroke.
Both coming in 1st & 2nd place in their heat
and coming up with HUGE best times again !!

Buckeye girls
Shelby, Renae, Amanda, Courtney, Brianna and Keelin

Brothers Jacob and Alex

9 & 10 girls medley relay team
Miriam, Sophie, Emma and Amanda

Emily, Brianna and Lil' Miss Ducky

Amanda and her relay team

Coach Laurie talking with Coach Steven

The Three Amigos
Jacob, Evan and Alex

Sophie, Renae and Miriam

Evan getting ready to race

Like Buckeye mother, Like Buckeye daughter...lol

Emma waiting for her teammate to touch the wall in the IM relay.
Emma also produced a best time in her 50 Breaststroke.
Taking 2 seconds off of her previous best time.

BUCKEYE GIRLS TRYING TO GET
A PINK BUCKEYE SWIM CAP ONTO ALEX's HEAD ...lol

Sophie, Miriam, Amanda and Emma

....more pictures are on their way :)

SPEEDY BUCKEYES SURVIVE THE BLIZZARD of 2008

MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Oxford, Ohio

THE 2008
AA CHAMPIONSHIPS

JENNA BECOMES THE VERY 1st BUCKEYE
TO WIN GOLD
@ The YMCA "AA" League Championships

THE BKHY COACHING STAFF
Coach Russ, Coach Laurie and Coach Steven

A SHY CHRISTIAN and ABBY
HANGING OUT IN BETWEEN RACES

MATT DURING WARM UPS

BUCKEYES SUPPORTING PINK CAPS
Maddelyn, Stacie, Makenzie and Jenna

BKHY's TOP BREASTSTROKE SPECIALISTS
Stacie and Jessica