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2007 Spring/Summer Highlights
Congratulations to
Melanie Waszak - Central Zones 15-18
girls 100 Butterfly Champion!
Becca Mann - Central Zones 10 & Under
girls Open Water Champion!
Check out the full results at
http://www.lakeerieswimming.com/GeneralInfo.htm
HWSA takes 6th place
at the Age Group State meet!!!
1. ACAD 1171
points
2. Wheaton 1089 points
3. St Charles 894 points
4. FOX
751.5 points
5. PAWW 746
points
6. HWSA
744 points
Chicagoland
Conference update:
HWSA places 3rd in the Chicagoland Gold division conference meet!
1. ACAD 1,979 points
2. SCST 1,939
points
3. HWSA 1,908 points
4. BSC
1,764 points
5. PPD
1,314.50 points
6. DLTA 1,054.50
points
7. WHTN 333 points
Senior meet
update:
- Melanie Waszak places 5th in the 200 butterfly, 7th in the 100
butterfly, &
14th in the 200 IM.
- Alex Webster places 13th in the 800 free & 16th in the 1500 free.
HWSA wins the SSSC
Gold Division Conference meet!!!
1. HWSA
1,702 points
2. LWSA-A 1,578.50 points
3. POSA
1,349 points
4. TPSC
1,029.50 points
5. LWSA-B 907.50 points
6. RASC
849.50 points
Results of the conference meet can be found on our meet schedule page.
Upcoming:
- Time trial information is now posted on meet schedule page.
- Conference rosters & line-ups for CASSL meets are posted on our meet
schedule page.
News:
HWSA win the Decatur USS meet. Top 5 teams listed below.
1. HWSA - 2,331.50 points
2. AURY - 1,440.50 points
3. ELY - 1,369 points
4. RED - 1,254 points
5. RKSA - 804 points
Special Annoucement:
Congratulations to Brayden Amendola for earning Top 16 honors last
summer in the boys 11 & 12 50 & 100 meter breaststroke events. He just
received his certificates and if you would like to view them you can see
them here:
50
meter cert -
100 meter cert. Congrats again, the team is very proud of you.
Spring/Summer session will begin April 9th for all
returning/veteran swimmers. New registering swimmers will start
on April 16th.
Click here
to read flyer. The fees schedule will be posted on the
How to Join page.

HWSA places 14th in the State at
the Age-Group Champs meet!!!
8 team records were broke at the AG State Meet:
- Zack Amendola broke the 10 & under 50 free, 100 IM & 200 IM
- Kyle Workman broke the 13-14 boys 100 Fly
- 13-14 boys broke the 400 Medley, 400 Free, & 800 Free Relay
- 400 Medley: Bryce McDade, Brandon Hadhazy, Kyle
Workman, &
Brayden Amendola
- 400 Free: Kyle Workman, Brayden Amendola, Brandon Hadhazy &
Carl Kirk
- 800 Free: Brandon Hadhazy, Bryce McDade, Brayden Amendola, &
Kyle Workman
- 13-14 girls broke the 800 Free Relay
- Katie Gallimore, Kaylie Webster, Anisa Shalabi, & Liz Hadhazy
HWSA wins the Gold Conference meet!!!
1. HWSA - 1,542 points
2. LWSA - 1,353 points
3. HOSC - 1,141 points
4. POSA - 1,022 points
5. LHSC - 852.50 points
6. RBSC - 710.50 points
2006-07 Fall/Winter Highlights
HWSA places 14th in the State at
the Age-Group Champs meet!!!
8 team records were broke at the AG State Meet:
- Zack Amendola broke the 10 & under 50 free, 100 IM & 200 IM
- Kyle Workman broke the 13-14 boys 100 Fly
- 13-14 boys broke the 400 Medley, 400 Free, & 800 Free Relay
- 400 Medley: Bryce McDade, Brandon Hadhazy, Kyle
Workman, &
Brayden Amendola
- 400 Free: Kyle Workman, Brayden Amendola, Brandon Hadhazy &
Carl Kirk
- 800 Free: Brandon Hadhazy, Bryce McDade, Brayden Amendola, &
Kyle Workman
- 13-14 girls broke the 800 Free Relay
- Katie Gallimore, Kaylie Webster, Anisa Shalabi, & Liz Hadhazy
HWSA wins the Gold Conference meet!!!
1. HWSA - 1,542 points
2. LWSA - 1,353 points
3. HOSC - 1,141 points
4. POSA - 1,022 points
5. LHSC - 852.50 points
6. RBSC - 710.50 points
HWSA wins the Hinsdale South USS meet
1. HWSA - 4,027 points
2. HOSC - 3,512.50 points
3. LWSA - 1,524.50 points
4. CLSC - 1,307 points
5. HSC - 1,136 points
Regional, "State A", news:
We will be swimming Regionals at Homewood Flossmoor this season, Feb
23-25. The order of events can be found on our meet schedule page.
HWSA Go-the-Distance was a huge success!!
HWSA swimmers achieve 29 new Regional or Age-Group Champ cuts at
the meet. Also 9 new team records were broke. Congrats to the
following swimmers who set new team records: Amy Balich, Samyah Isa,
Gabi Cipriano, Jamie Pappanastos, Zack Amendola, Kyle Workman, & Brayden
Amendola. Check out the team records page for details.
HWSA takes first at the H-F USS meet!
HWSA swam to 340 personal bests for the weekend in winning the
Homewood Flossmoor Challenge meet for the second year in a row.
1. HWSA - 5,329.50 points
2. LWSA - 3,414 points
3. HFSC - 2,167.50 points
4. POSA - 1,528 points
5. LHSC - 1,043.50 points
Congratulations to our following swimmers who brought home individual
honors. Top 2 finishers in each age-group was awarded trophies:
Zack Amendola - 1st place - 9 & 10 boys
Steven Jackson - 1st place - 11 & 12 boys
Melanie Waszak - 1st place - 13 & 14 girls
Brayden Amendola - 1st place - 13 & 14 boys
Team Records broke at the H-F USS meet:
Gabi Cipriano - 11 & 12 girls
400 IM
Jamie Pappanastos - 13 & 14 girls 200
Breast
Melanie Waszak - 13 & 14 girls
200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM
Zack Amendola - 10 & Under boys 500 Free,
200 IM
Brayden Amendola - 13 & 14 boys 400 IM
Bryce McDade - 13 & 14 boys
1,650 Free
Congratulation to all swimmers who swam this past weekend at both Westmont
and at Lincoln Way!!! Tons of time drops. More details to come.
In the meantime HWSA won the first place trophy at the Westmont Challenge
meet. The host team, Westmont, were gracious hosts and have decided
not to accept the first place trophy.
1. Westmont - 2,097 points
2. HWSA - 2,071 points
3. B.R. Ryall - 1,733 points
4. Chicago Wolfpack - 1,701 points
5. Hinsdale South - 1,683 points
Team records broke over the weekend:
Zack Amendola:
10 & Under boys 100 IM – 1:11.22
Brayden Amendola: 13-14 boys
400 IM – 4:48.55
Bryce McDade: 11 - 12 boys
500 Free – 5:25.31 & 200 Free – 2:04.59
Bring home hardware was:
1st place Zack Amendola
10 & Under boys @ Westmont
3rd place Sophia Shalabi
10 & Under girls @ Westmont
3rd place Bryce McDade
11 - 12 boys @ Westmont
3rd place Brayden Amendola
13 & over boys @ Westmont
New feature: You may now pay your HWSA club fees from this website. Just go the How to Join section of our website and click on the PayPal button. If you need to find out your outstanding balance please email Dawn Stark.
The Mid-States application is now available. A copy can be found on our meet schedule page. All swimmers must notify Coach Tom if they are applying in order to get Best Time Report to go with application.
Taking home some trophies this past weekend's USS meets
were:
Zack Amendola - 1st place - 10 & Under Boys
@ IUPUI
Sophia Shalabi - 1st place - 9-10 Girls @ GILS
Matt Moulton - 1st place - 9-10 Boys @ GILS
Anisa Shalabi - 2nd place - 11-12 Girls @ GILS
Elizabeth Jahnke - 3rd place - 8 & Under Girls @ GILS
Congrats to the swimmers who participated at the Indy &
GILS meet this past weekend. Results are now posted for both meets.
Team Records broke this past weekend:
Melanie Waszak broke 4 in the 13-14 girls
200 Free: 2:01.99, 100
Fly: 1:00.44, 200 Fly: 2:15.42, 200 IM: 2:17.92
Zack Amendola - 10 & under boys
200 IM: 2:34.64
Brayden Amendola - 13-14 boys
400 IM: 4:50.39
Richie Waszak - 15 & Over boys
200 Fly: 2:10.74
Alex Webster - 15 & Over boys
400 IM: 4:44.44
Fundraising
HWSA is pleased to announce our annual USS Swim Meet to be
held at Stagg High School on January 6th and 7th ,
2007. We are asking for your generous support by purchasing AD SPACE in our
USS Meet Book. The AD BOOK will be distributed to over 400 families from
Illinois and Indiana. This will allow you to reach many new potential
clients/customers, and allow them to become familiar with your business
through your ad. AD book
letter - ad book contract.
Have you check out this season's new time standards
yet?
Click here to
help you set your goals for this season.
Top HWSA Finishers at Central Zones meet in Oklahoma
City
Brayden Amendola (11-12 Boys)
1st place - 50 Breaststroke 1st
place - 100 Breaststroke
3rd place - 50 Butterfly
5th place - 200 IM
8th place - 50 Backstroke
Zack Amendola (10 & Under Boys)
4th place - 50 Breaststroke 7th
place - 50 Butterfly
7th place - 200 IM
10th place - 100 Breaststroke
11th place - 100 Butterfly
Brandon Hadhazy (11-12 Boys)
7th place - 50 Breaststroke 9th
place - 50 Butterfly
Bryce McDade (11-12 Boys)
15th place - 400 Freestyle
Jamie Pappanastos (11-12 Girls)
8th place - 100 Breaststroke 9th
place - 50 Breaststroke
Melanie Waszak (13-14 Girls)
8th place - 100 Butterfly
13th place - 200 Backstroke
16th place - 100 Backstroke 16th
place - 100 Freestyle
HWSA places 9th at the Age-Group State
Championship meet!!!
HWSA wins the SSSC Gold Division Conference Meet!!! Results are
posted on Meet Schedule page.
1. HWSA 1,686 points
2. LWSA 1,559 points
3. POSA 1,451
points
4. HOSC 1,155 points
5. RASC 843 points
6. GILS 684
points
2006 Summer Highlights
HWSA Conference Champions include:
Relays:
8 & Under Girls 100 Free Relay: Elizabeth
Jahnke, Megan Vallance, Emma Dolan, & Melanie Ortega.
12 & Under Girls 200 Free Relay: Anisa Shalabi,
Jamie Pappanastos, Brittany Kamper, & Liz Hadhazy.
14 & Under Girls 200 Medley Relay: Melanie Waszak,
Kaylie Webster, Michelle Kuyper, & Angela Cusack.
14 & Under Girls 200 Free Relay: Michelle Kuyper,
Kelsey Dolan, Angela Cusack, & Melanie Waszak.
10 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay: Paul Balich,
Zack Amendola, Matt Moulton, & Nick Amendola.
10 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay:
Max Kalinowski, Nick Amendola,
Matt Moulton, & Zack Amendola.
12 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay: Bryce McDade,
Brayden Amendola, Conor Gallimore, Brandon Hadhazy.
12 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay: Bryce McDade,
Steven Jackson, Brandon Hadhazy, & Brayden Amendola.
14 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay: Arya Mohaimani,
Filip Pilatowski, Kyle Workman, & Brian Hopman,
14 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay: Arya Mohaimani,
Brian Hopman, Filip Pilatowski, & Kyle Workman.
18 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay: Kevin Skender,
Jeff Racic, Richie Waszak, & Austin Laska.
Individuals:
Sophia Shalabi: 10 & Under Girls 50 Breast
Liz Hadhazy: 12 & Under Girls 100 IM
Michelle Kuyper: 14 & Under Girls 100 Back
Melanie Waszak: 14 & Under Girls 100 Fly
Sarah Norris: 18 & Under Girls 100 Back
Liam Connery: 8 & Under Boys 25 Free
Zack Amendola: 10 & Under Boys 100 IM & 50 Fly
Brayden Amendola: 12 & Under Boys 50 Breast & 100
IM
Brandon Hadhazy: 12 & Under Boys 50 Fly
Nick Vasdekas: 14 & Under Boys 100 Back
Jon Vasdekas: 18 & Under Boys 100 Breast
HWSA team records broke at Conference:
Relays:
12 & Under Girls 200 Medley Relay: Liz
Hadhazy, Anisa Shalabi, Jamie Pappanastos, , & Brittany Kamper.
New Time: 2:01.18
- Old Time: 2:05.42
12 & Under Girls 200 Free Relay: Anisa Shalabi,
Jamie Pappanastos, Brittany Kamper, & Liz Hadhazy
New Time: 1:48.98
- Old Time: 1:52.45
12
& Under Boys 200 Medley Relay: Bryce McDade, Brayden Amendola, Conor
Gallimore, Brandon Hadhazy.
New Time: 1:58.29
- Old Time: 2:00.78
12 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay: Bryce McDade,
Steven Jackson, Brandon Hadhazy, & Brayden Amendola
New Time: 1:46.12
- Old Time: 1:47.79
Individuals:
Melanie Waszak:
14 & Under Girls 200 IM
New Time: 2:18.57
- Old Time: 2:18.99
Sarah Norris: 18 & Under Girls 100 Back
New Time: 1:00.07
- Old Time: 1:00.55
Brayden Amendola: 12 & Under Boys 50 Breast
New Time: 31.49
- Old Time: 32.27
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HWSA takes 3rd place at the Decatur USS meet! HWSA swims to 187 new
personal best times at the meet and that's only 2 weeks past the Joliet USS
meet where we swam to 109 new personal bests.
Our 10 & unders boys broke 3 meet relay records dating back to 1994, 400
free - 200 medley - & 200 free relays. Achieving new Zone cuts were
Brayden Amendola, Zack Amendola, Conor Gallimore (for 9-10), Bryce McDade, &
Jamie Pappanastos. Winning individual high point awards were Conor
Gallimore - 1st place 10 & under boys, Zack Amendola - 3rd place 10 & under
boys, Bryce McDade - 1st place 11-12 boys, & Brayden Amendola - 3rd place
11-12 boys. Individual team results are now posted.
Age-Group Championship Meet News:
HWSA finishes 16 at the Age-Group State
Championship!!! Last year we were 31st.
The team broke a total of 9 records at the meet:
Melanie Waszak - 13 & 14
Girls 100 Butterfly
Brayden Amendola -
11 & 12 Boys 50 Breaststroke
Kevin Skender - 13
& 14 Boys 100 Backstroke
11 & 12 Boys of
Brayden Amendola, Brandon Hadhazy, Bryce McDade, & Drew Stoffel broke both
the 400 Medley and Free relays records.
13 & 14 Girls of
Kelsey Dolan, Michelle Kuyper, Alex Moulton & Melanie Waszak broke both the
400 Medley and Free relays records.
13 & 14 Boys of
Brian Hopman, Arya Mohaimani, Kevin Skender, & Kyle Workman broke both the
400 Medley and Free relays records.
2005 - 06 Highlights
Regional Meet News:
Congratulations goes
to Mike Corbet, Kaitlin DeAngelis, Brandon Hadhazy, Liz Hadhazy, Carl Kirk, Arya Mohaimani, Drew Stoffel, Melanie Waszak, & Kyle Workman for earning
more Age-Group Champ cuts at the Regional event. Also the 10 & Under
girls achieved a Age-Group Champ 200 Free relay cut and the 11-12 girls
earned their 400 Medley Relay cut.
Team Records were also set at the meet.
Kaitlin DeAngelis - 10 &
Under 200 Backstroke
Liz Hadhazy - 11& 12 200
Backstroke & 200 Breaststroke
Melanie Waszak - 13 & 14
200 Freestyle & 500 Freestyle
Brayden Amendola - 11 &
12 200 Backstroke
Arya Mohaimani - 13 & 14
200 Backstroke
Brian Stryzek - 15 & Over
200 Butterfly
Brian Stryzek - 15 & Over
400 IM
Guess who won the SSSC Gold Conference
Meet.................HWSA!!!
- all results posted on meet schedule page
1. HWSA
1,413.50 points
2. LWSA
1,388 points
3. POSA
1,238 points
4. LHSC
961 points
5. TPSC
867 points
6. GILLS
799.50 points
Conference Champions from HWSA
included:
10 & Under Boys Medley and Free Relays:
Ryan Petersen, Zack Amendola, Conor Gallimore, & Matt Moulton
12 & Under Girls Medley Relay: - Team
Record!! Also was their Free Relay a Team Record!!
Liz Hadhazy, Jamie Pappanastos, Anisa Shalabi, & Brittany Kamper
14 & Under Girls Medley & Free Relays:
Melanie Waszak, Kelsey Dolan, Michelle Kuyper, & Alex Moulton
14 & Under Boys Medley & Free Relays:
Arya Mohaimani, Brayden Amendola, Kyle Workman, & Brian Hopman
12 & Under Boys Free Relay:
Drew Stoffel, Carl Kirk, Bryce McDade, & Brandon Hadhazy
18 & Under Girls Free Relay:
Francesca Finucane, Anna Howley, Sofia Pappanastos, & Sarah Norris
8 & Unders:
Emily Petersen - 25 Backstroke
10 & Unders:
Conor Gallimore - 100 IM & 50 Butterfly
Zack Amendola - 50 Breaststroke
Ryan Petersen - 50 Backstroke
12 & Unders:
Brandon Hadhazy - 50 Backstroke
14 & Unders:
Melanie Waszak - 100 Freestyle & 100 Butterfly
Alex Moulton - 100 Backstroke
18 & Unders:
Sarah Norris - 100 Backstroke
Time Trials this Friday night at CHAMPS, 2/17. Let Coach Tom know if you are interested in swimming. (click here for meet packet)
Silver Conference meet results are posted. Congratulations to all who swam at this meet. Great times!!
HWSA wins HFSC USS meet! - results posted.
1st - HWSA 4,233 points
2nd - BRRY 2,860 points
3rd - LWSA 2,840.50 points
Thank you for all the swimmers who were able to swim at the meet and make it
a success for our club.
Banquet News:
8th grade swimmers are asked to bring in some baby pictures for the
slideshow at our banquet. They can be turned in Corie Gallagher's
folder in the upstairs balcony. Deadline to get them in is Feb. 15th.
Best times report is here, last updated 2/17. Use this season's password to view report.
Results are posted. HWSA wins over CHAMPS 603-462.
HWSA's USS meet was a huge
success!!
The meet was run smooth as can be and our kids swam great.
A big thanks goes out to everyone one who helped out at the meet. We
hope everyone came away with a great experience.
We had 403 new personal best times at the meet compared to
330 we had last year. We also achieved 42 new Championship qualifying times.
Also a special congratulations to Brayden Amendola, Conor
Gallimore, & Melaine Waszak for representing Team Illinois at Mid-States
this past weekend.
Our team results from our USS meet are now posted.
Registration information & forms for the Fall/Winter season can be found on
our How to Join page.
Summer 2005 Highlights
Congratulations to all of the JO
Swimmers;
Elizabeth Bosko, Elizabeth Hadhazy, Brittany Kamper,
Jamie Pappanastos, Anisa Shalabi, Francesca Finucane, Charity Hasibar, Natalie Labuda, Sarah Norris,
Brayden Amendola, Michael Corbet, Brandon Hadhazy, Dominic Senese, Filip Pilatowski, Nicholas Vasdekas,
Ian Debruyn, Gregory Seymour, Kevin Skender, and Jonathan Vasdekas.
The team finished 16th at the meet once again, a huge accomplishment. You should be very proud of yourselves.
There was one great swim after another, with over 25 new team records being set in the process.
Also a special congratulations to Jamie Pappanastos, Gregory Seymour, and Nicholas Vasdekas who qualified
for zones during the JO meet. They will join four others;
Congratulations to all the conference swimmers on a great meet!
We ended up finishing second by only 17 points. In one of the closest meets in conference history.
You showed the conference what it means to race. We had one great race after another. Congratulations again!
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16th
finish at
the 2004 Short Course Junior Olympic Meet!
2003-2004 Winter Gold South Suburban Conference
Champions!
2003-2004
Winter Silver Conference Champions!
1st Place at the Hickory Willow USS Meet
1st Place at the Homewood Flossmoor USS Meet
9 and 10 Boys 200 Free Relay finished 16th in the
Nation
Brayden Amendola, Brandon Hadhazy, Drew Stoffel, and Michael Corbet
Brayden Amendola State Champion
in the 9 and 10 Boys 50 Butterfly
Brayden Amendola finished 20th in the
Nation in the 50 Breaststroke
| 10 Team Records Broken Sarah Norris 13-14 Girls 100 Backstroke Sarah Norris 13-14 Girls 200 Backstroke Brayden Amendola 9-10 Boys 50 Butterfly Brayden Amendola 9-10 Boys 100 I.M. Angeline Maloney 15-18 Girls 100 Fly Keven Skender 11-12 Boys 50 Back Kevin Skender 11-12 Boys 100 Back 15-18 Girls 200 Medley Relay 15-18 Girls 200 Free Relay 9-10 Boys 200 Free Relay |
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