Fontbonne Swimmer Competes in Junior Olympics

              Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, junior swimmer Mary Jane Anderson qualified for the Junior Olympics held March 14-16 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, L.I. She swam the 100-meter backstroke and the 200-meter backstroke.

Photo courtesy Donald Tremblay

Saviour Swimmers Make Junior Olympics

                      Two St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, swimmers, freshman Caroline Adams, left, and junior Briana Vega, right, have qualified for the 2014 Junior Olympics, to be held March 14-16 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, L.I. Good luck Pandas!

Girls’ Swim Honors Awarded

The GCHSAA varsity swimming season came to a close recently. Below is a picture of the Coach of the Year from St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, Danielle Johnson, the commissioner Heather Green and the winner of the Joe and Anna Stez award, senior Alexandra Rubiano from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood.

CYO Boys’ Swim Champions Crowned

The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its annual boys’ swimming championships Jan. 11 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in East Meadow, L.I. In the ‘A’ Division, the swim team from St. Sebastian, Woodside, continued its dominance in the pool over the past few years with a first-place finish (379 pts.) The […]

New Records Set at CYO Boys’ Swim Olympics

The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens held its annual boys’ swimming Olympics Jan. 4 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in East Meadow, L.I. The Olympics serve the purpose of preparing the young swimmers for the following weekend’s championships. There were four CYO records broken at the meet, three of which were […]

St. Sebastian CYO Swimmers Set New Team Records

At the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Boys’ Swim Olympics held Jan. 4 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in East Meadow, L.I., the St. Sebastian’s, Woodside, swim team broke a few CYO records, listed below: Novice (Age 8 and under) 100 yd Medley Relay, 1:15.63 The relay team broke the record that was standing since 2005 […]

St. John’s Swim Club ‘Preps’ for Winter Season

The St. John’s Prep, Astoria, swimming club is enjoying its season at the newly refurbished Variety Boys and Girls Club. Students swim on Mondays and Fridays, and beginners through advanced are welcomed. The students are coached by Bruce Frank, Kathy Noaves, Ms. Prager and student assistants Rebecca McFadden, Emily Houghton and John Yavaldakis. Another feature […]

CYO Titles for Girls’ Swimmers

Saturday, March 23 was an exciting day for the Catholic Youth Organization’s girls’ swim teams. The teams competed in this year’s championship meet held at the Nassau Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, L.I. St. Sebastian continued its swimming dominance as the team captured the ‘A’ Division championship with 375 pts. Tri-M (Our Lady […]

Photo by Ken Schuermann for CYO of Nassau / Suffolk

CYO Weekend Roundup

It was a busy weekend of Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sports in the Diocese of Brooklyn. On Saturday, the second girls’ basketball Interdiocesan Classic was held at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, L.I. The Nassau-Suffolk CYO hosted the event, which was held last year at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows. Each diocese submitted Class ‘B’ teams […]

2012-2013 Fontbonne Hall Academy - Bonnies Swim Team: Cara Kelly, Shannon Maroney, Deidre Mooney, Jenna Schmitt, Gabby Breen, Mary Wrynn, Mary Jane Anderson, Caitlyn Ecock, Vanessa El-Kallassy, Nicole Jackson, Laura Keim, Sabrina Maffia, Catherine Scanapico, Syliva Januszewski, Nikki Khauer, Casey Lind, Courtney Lind, Megan Maloney, Tara Muldoon, Amy Clavin, Lauren Malloy, Julie Maloney, Gabriellie Messina, Victoria Moriarity, Megan Rochelle, Amanda Sblendorio, Marissa, Scotto, Chrisinte Skaff and Mae Woods.

Fontbonne Shocks at GCHSAA Swim Championships

On Feb. 3, the Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, swim team finished second at the GCHSAA championships held at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, East Meadow, L.I. The Bonnies entered the meet with the best record in Brooklyn and finished ahead of Staten Island rivals Notre Dame Academy and St. Joseph Hill. Archbishop Molloy H.S., […]