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Coach Maddie Dolce

Hi All, In case you missed it, Coach Emily and I announced that the Winter 22-23 season will be our last with the Geauga Otters Swim Team. This was not an easy decision for either of us, but we will be pursuing our full-time careers. I have a few messages to pass along regarding the future of the Geauga Otters Swim Team. Due to low numbers, there will be no more team practicing out of the Geauga YMCA after this season ends. The Hillcrest YMCA will plan to take a...

Coach Maddie Dolce

Hi All, Meet Results The results are in! The Geauga Otters placed 18 th out of 21 large and small teams at the NEO YMCA League Championship meet this weekend. The coaches are so proud of the swimmers and the hard work they put in. Many of our swimmers swam best times and placed near the top of their events. Swimmers also had tons of fun swimming and supporting their teammates! Our 8U, 9-10 and 11+ Swimmers of the Meet are: Westin Anderson, Tyler Williams, and Xavier Saunders. Our 8U,...

Coach Maddie Dolce

Coach Emily and I are so impressed by our team’s performance at the Division Championship Meet this weekend! The Geauga Otters placed fifth out of seven teams, several swimmers had best times in their events, we all had so much fun, and a few swimmers automatically qualified for the League Championship Meet in March. We will know more about all qualifiers later this week, and attached are the meet results. I want to give a special shout-out to a few people: Thank you to our parent volunteers who helped make...

Coach Maddie Dolce

New Practice Schedule: 2/13-3/3 We will continue to follow our normal practice schedule through 2/10. See the Practice Schedule tab for more. If your swimmer qualifies for the League Championship on 3/4, they will continue to practice through 3/3. The practice schedule will be a little different between 2/13-3/3. Please see the attached document or the Practice Schedule tab for the updated practice schedule.

Coach Maddie Dolce

Division Championship Meet We will need volunteers at each session, and we would LOVE it if everyone who has qualified would attend. Swimmers at this meet are eligible to qualify for the League Championship Meet in March by placing in the top 3 finishers in their age group per event. We are so excited to see the swimmers show off all the hard work they put in this season! General Info Date : Saturday, February 4, 2023 Location : University of Akron, Ocasek Natatorium - 402 Carroll St. Akron, OH...

Coach Maddie Dolce

The following list shows swimmers' qualification status for the Division Championship meet in February. As a reminder, swimmers needed to compete in three NEO League dual meets during the season. Please RSVP by 1/25 to attend the Division Championship Meet. As of 1/9/23: Qualified: Westin Anderson Dakota Brown Liam Cox Emma Gutierrez Charley Hejl Dean Hemphill Lola Mathews Araya McGlashan Ava McGlashan Madi Mottice Caiden Murphy Christian Murphy Max Parker Evie Ricco Nicholas Saakov Lily Santell Mason Saunders Xavier Saunders Emerson Scheuer Raegan Stubbs Rayven Weeams Tyler Williams Ki White...

Coach Maddie Dolce

The Geauga Otters have had two swim meets so far. On 10/22 we swam against the Lake East Otters and the Lake Central Penguins. On 11/5 we swam against the Ashtabula Stingrays and the Lake East Otters. Swimmers had some close races, and the coaches had a great time watching everyone have fun! We have some work to do going into our next meet, so we hope swimmers are ready to work hard. Award Winners: Swimmer of the Meet: Tyler Williams (10/22), Athan Willis (11/5) Team Spirit: Araya McGlashan (10/22),...

Coach Maddie Dolce

Our 22-23 Dual Meet schedule is here! It is subject to change, but we will keep you updated. More details can be found on the Meet Schedule section of the site