FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VET’S POOL TO HOST CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
Middletown, CT) On Wednesday August 3, Middletown’s Vet’s Pool Summer Swim Team will host the Central Connecticut Summer Swim League (CCSL) Senior Championship at Middletown High School. More than 400 young swimmers from Berlin to Tolland and beyond will descend upon Middletown for the swim competition.
The event marks the first time the Middletown team will host the CCSL championship meet. “We are excited to welcome this group and host this event here in Middletown,” said Nick Dagenais, Founder and Program Director of the Vet’s Pool Summer Swim Team. “As a young team currently in our fifth season, I’m proud of how our program has grown and evolved into a truly competitive team,” said Dagenais.
The Vet’s swim team began in 2007 as an instructional and competitive program of the Middletown Parks and Recreation Department for the youth of Greater Middletown. Since its inception, the team has nearly doubled its membership and today has more than 100 swimmers.
Vet’s began competing in the CCSL in 2009, and finished last summer’s season in third place. In 2009, the seniors placed first in Division III, and just this week the junior group (swimmers younger than 13) clinched first place in the Division.
“The kids work hard at practice and it’s a pleasure to watch them improve week after week. Their efforts pay off as their performances improve and you see their confidence and enthusiasm spread,” said Dagenais. “It’s rewarding to watch the kids not only improve individually, but unite as a team. They support and rally around one another,” said Dagenais. “There’s a true team spirit and sense of camaraderie among our swimmers.”
Dagenais captained the Middletown High boys swim team from 2006-2007, and swam for Boston College’s NCAA Division I varsity swim team, serving as captain his senior year. Dagenais coaches the Vet’s Summer Swim team along with four assistants who bring extensive experience to the team as former high school and collegiate swimmers.
The CCSL Senior Championship will feature swimmers ages 13-18 from the towns of Berlin, Bloomfield, East Hartford, Enfield, Middletown, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Tolland, Vernon, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks. The meet will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Middletown High School, 200 LaRosa Lane.
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Program Director
Middletown, Vet’s Swim Team
Media Contact: Lynn Higgs
(860) 659-7666
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