Jim Scullion Age Group Showdown

Start times

Saturday & Sunday am

11-12 Girls 7:30 – 8:00

13 & Over 8:00 – 8:30

Saturday afternoon warm-ups will not begin

before 12:00 pm

10 & Under 1^st half hour

11-12 boys 2^nd half hour

Warm-ups for finals will not begin before 4:15 pm

Sunday afternoon warm-ups will not begin

before 12:45pm and will be split the same as Saturday

Upcoming Events

Physical Requirement for swimmers ages 10 and older

Beginning November 4, 2011, all LRST swimmers 10 years of age must have a current physical on file at the time of registration and for the duration of the season. Participants turning 10 years of age during the season must submit a current physical on or before their birthday. Physicals are considered current within one year of the doctor’s signature. We have had this policy in place for other athletic sports for some time, and we have the safety of your swimmer(s) in mind.

Physicals must be submitted directly to the Recreation Department at 1456 Warren Road. Office hours are 8:30 am-6:00 pm Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 am-5:00 pm on Fridays.

Physical form

Please contact Matt Demaline, Aquatic Manager, with questions or concerns.

Help your swimmer fuel for practice and meets

Use this information from USA Swimming to encourage great nutrition habits to help your swimmer in the pool!

Update on registration information. Swimmers must remain current on their fees in order to practice with the team. Payment is available on-line, at the Recreation Department, or at the pool (cash or check only - see the pool manager on-duty). Each swimmer participating in LRST activities also must be a member of USA Swimming. Membership in USA Swimming runs the length of the calendar year. Also, on a yearly basis, each swimmer must have a current Participant Information Sheet on file. Here are the corresponding forms:

Click here to register for the upcoming session(s) of LRST!

LRST is always looking for new swimmers!

To schedule a tryout, email Head Coach Patrick Burda at: patrick.burda@lakewood.k12.oh.us

Swimmers should be prepared to swim while the parents receive information on the program.

Interested swimmers should be able to swim one length of the pool (25 yards) front crawl and one length of the pool (25 yards) backstroke, and must be at least 6 years old. LRST swimmers practice several times per week, and compete in meets held throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The sport of swimming teaches youngsters discipline and helps them to become goal oriented. The LRST coaches have extensive experience in helping younger swimmers to improve in a fun and upbeat atmosphere. LRST features a great Parents Club who works tirelessly (through volunteers) to keep the sport fun, and the team a close knit group, through such activities and events such as: holiday party, pasta pump up dinner, team banquet, team breakfasts in the summer, and many other activities.

At the child's tryout, each swimmer will be evaluated by the coaching staff; this is done for safety purposes, and also to place each swimmer in the proper group. Parents will be given fee information and will have the opprotunity to speak to parents with swimmers on the team. For more information, please email Matt Demaline (Aquatic Manager) at matt.demaline@lakewood.k12.oh.us or Patrick Burda (Head Coach) at patrick.burda@lakewood.k12.oh.us

Upcoming Meet Information

Click on the Meet Entry for meet packet and entry information, as well as directions! Be sure to check with your coach to see which meets are for you!

Date	Meet	Location	Group(s)	Time Standards/Entry List
10/8/11	Sprint Spectacular - Results	Hathaway Brown	Bronze, Silver, Gold	none
10/15-16/11	CCS Age Group and Open	CT Branin Natatorium	Silver and Gold Required	none
10/22/11	Peg Neal Pentathlon	Lakewood High School	Silver and Gold Required	none
10/23/11	Mile Meet	Shapiro Natatorium, Wooster, OH	Bronze, Silver, Gold	Nag ‘B’ times or faster
10/30/11	Freestyle Frenzy	Gilmore Academy	Bronze, Silver	None
10/30/11	Distance Frenzy	Gilmore Academy	Gold, Silver	None
11/5-6/11	“Splash Out Cancer” odd Age Meet	Ehrfelt Recreation Center, Strongsville	Bronze Required, Silver Required, Gold Required	none
11/12/11	Fall Breakout Meet	Firestone Akron High School Natatorium	Bronze Required, Silver	Slower than Nag ‘BB’
11/18-20/11	IMX Championship Series	IUPUI Natatorium Indianapolis, Indiana	Silver, Gold Required where cuts are made	1500 points in IMX score in previous year
11/19-20/11	Travel Meet TBD	TBD	Bronze Required, Silver Required, Gold Required	none
11/26/11	Turkey Trot Meet	Euclid High School	Bronze, Silver	None
12/2-4/11	Shaker Shark Invitational	Cleveland State University	Bronze Required, Silver Required, Gold Required	Nag ‘B’ times or faster
12/10/11	7^th and 8^th Grade Invitational	Lakewood High School	Silver and Gold Required	none
12/11/11	Bronze Holiday Madness Meet	Euclid High School	Bronze Required, Silver	Slower than Nag ‘BB’
12/16-18/11	Pittsburgh Christmas Meet	University of Pittsburgh	Bronze Required, Silver Required, Gold Required	Nag ‘A’ times or faster
12/18/11	Candy Cane Classic	Perkins High School	Bronze, Silver, Gold	none
1/7-8/12	New Year Stretch Swim Own Age (Girls Saturday, Boys Sunday)	Rocky River High School	Bronze Required, Silver	Slower than Nag ‘B’
1/14-15/12	Jim Scullion Age Group Showdown	Lakewood High School	Bronze Required, Silver Required, Gold Required	Nag ‘B’ times or faster (LRST none)
1/21/12	10 & Under Meet	Kent Roosevelt High School	Bronze, Silver	none
1/22/12	11 & Over Meet	Medina Recreation Center	Gold, Silver	none
1/28-29/12	Snowflake Swimfest – Swim Your Own Age	Solon High School	Bronze, Silver, Gold	none
2/4/12	Fabulous 50’s	Hubbard Community Pool	Bronze, Silver	Slower than Nag ‘A’
2/5/12	IMX Dual Track Meet	Upper Hawken	Gold, Silver	One Nag ‘B’ time or faster
2/10-11/12 High School Sectionals at Lakewood High School
2/12/12	Distance Animal	Ellen Shapiro Natatorium Wooster, OH	Silver, Gold	Slower than Nag ‘A’
2/17-18/12 High School Districts at Cleveland State
2/19/12	Lake Erie 8 and Under Champs	Lakewood High School	Bronze Required	None Hosted by LRST
2/23-25/12 High School States at CT Branin Natatorium
2/26/12	LESI Bronze Qualifier	University of Akron	Bronze Required Silver Required Gold Required	Slower than Nag ‘B’
3/2-4/12	LESI Silver Qualifier	University of Akron		Slower than Nag ‘A’ Faster than Nag ‘B’
3/9-11/12	LESI Gold Qualifier	Cleveland State University		Nag ‘A’ times or faster

Practice Schedule and Information

Group definitions

Short Course Season Practice Schedule - Revised 11.28.11

Coach Bios

PATRICK BURDA - HEAD COACH (SILVER GROUP)

(patrick.burda@lakewood.k12.oh.us)

Patrick Burda joined the LRST coaching staff as Head Coach in May of 2008. Patrick joined the staff from the Solon Stars Swim Club, where he had been an assistant coach. During Patrick's swimming career, he had been a decorated swimmer for LRST.

Patrick had previously held the position of Head Coach with the Brooklyn Barracudas for 4 seasons. During that time, Patrick increased the number of swimmers participating in the program, as well as improving his team's final standings. Patrick led the team to its first league championship. Prior to his tenure as Head Coach, Patrick served as an assistant coach with the team for several years.

As an athlete, Patrick was a four year swimmer at Cleveland State University, helping them to the Horizon League Championship in 2006. Patrick's specialties included both distance freestyle and backstroke. He was prepared for this experience by his time as a swimmer in the LRST program for seven years, where he was a ten time Zone National Qualifier, and a three time LRST Most Valuable Swimmer.

JIM STACY - SENIOR COACH (GOLD GROUP)

Jim Stacy began his swimming career at the University Circle YMCA with coach Pete Odell. When Coach Odell moved the team in 1957 Jim followed even though he still lived in East Cleveland. Jim moved to Lakewood in 1960 to swim for Lakewood High School and coach Jim Scullion. As a swimmer for Lakewood Swim Club, Jim ranked in the top five in the country in individual events and relays. As a swimmer for Lakewood High School, he was an individual state runner up, part of a state championship team (1962) and multiple time all-American. After High School, he attended the University of Cincinnati where he was a multiple time conference champion, two-time Division I national qualifier (1965 & 1966), and Olympic trial qualifier (1964).

Jim began his coaching career as the Head Coach of LRSC in 1967, its second season. He gave up coaching from 1968 through 1972 to serve in the United States Navy. He rejoined the coaching ranks as the Head Coach of the Lakewood YMCA from 1974 to 1981. Jim then served as the Head Coach of the Berea Midpark Swim Club from 1982 through 1988. While at BMSC he was Lake Erie Swimming Coach of the Year (1983 & 1984) and developed multiple state and junior national qualifiers. Jim returned to LRST for the second time in 1989 where he served as an assistant coach until 1993. He served as Head Coach of LRST from 1994 through 1998. As Head Coach of LRST he developed multiple Ohio high school state finalists and multiple junior national qualifiers. He also helped LRST swimmers achieve 8 National top 16 rankings, including several relays which ranked #1 in their USA swimming age group. Jim's coaching experience also includes coaching North Olmsted High School (1992-1997) and Padua Franciscan High School (2004-2008). Recently, Jim was named the Head Coach at Lakewood High School starting with the 2008/09 season.

Jim is a graduate of Cleveland State University and he holds a degree in Psychology. He has raised 5 children with his wife Nancy. He still resides in Lakewood and is very excited to be back with LRST.

NICK HANNA - DEVELOPMENTAL COACH (BRONZE GROUP) (nhanna22@gmail.com)

Nick Hanna has joined the LRST staff as an assistant coach. Nick will be primarily working with the Bronze swimmers. Nick comes to LRST from Baldwin-Wallace College, where he served as an assistant swim coach last season, helping guide the men's team to a second place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Nick previously coached at the Ridgewood YMCA and the Napoleon (OH) Aquatic Club. Nick was all-OAC swimmer at Baldwin-Wallace, and a state qualifier at Napoleon High School. He also brings coaching experience from the baseball diamond, having been a volunteer coach with the Lakewood Recreation Department the past two summers.

Nick is currently employed as an attorney. He is a graduate of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and Baldwin-Wallace College. He currently resides in Lakewood.

Facilities

LRST trains indoors from Labor Day through the end of the school year at the Lakewood High School Pool. Over summer vacation, LRST trains at Foster Pool in Lakewood Park.