This is where Blue Muppet needs to stop lurking and provide some insight.
blue muppet at your service :)
anyways, i'm glad the OP mentioned Penn State, as there's not actually a college station, PA :confused:
sorry, couldn't resist the smiley ;)
honestly, it does gets confusing since so many college towns have "college" in their name (state college, PA; college park, MD; college station, TX)
but, getting back on topic, there is a masters team that swims out of PSU. in the summer, they swim M / W / F - 8:00-9:15AM (long course) and T / Th - 5:30-6:45PM (outside short course). this runs till august 11th this year... i'm not sure what their fall schedule will be, as their academic year schedule has changed since i last lived in state college... if you need more info, please don't hesitate to shoot me a PM.
swimmj, Are you going to State College or some place in the area? There are other places to swim in State College other than PSU. The State College YMCA has an 8 lane pool, but I do not know the schedule for lap swimming and there is a fitness club with a 6 lane pool.
I am from Hollidaysburg, PA which is 40 miles south of State College, near Altoona.
Thanks so much, Loren. I am looking for a team for a charming grad student I met while she was visiting with a cousin of mine in Portland, OR. They were attending a conference and we met for lunch and once I revealed that I'm coaching swimming, she started quizzing me for swimming tips. She learned to swim as an adult and wants to be more comfortable in the water. I think a masters team would be a great fit for her, as she could use the tips a coach can provide and the social environment as well.
Blue muppet, thanks so much! That is exactly what I hoped to find.
swimmj
www.athletics.psu.edu/.../index.asp. This is the web site for McCoy Nat. Look under the courses for the masters team information.
Thanks so much, Loren. This is perfect.
I looked on the places to swim on the USMS site and didn't see many listings for PA. Is there a masters team somewhere near Penn St.?
Thanks!
--mj
This is where Blue Muppet needs to stop lurking and provide some insight.
blue muppet at your service :)
anyways, i'm glad the OP mentioned Penn State, as there's not actually a college station, PA :confused:
sorry, couldn't resist the smiley ;)
honestly, it does gets confusing since so many college towns have "college" in their name (state college, PA; college park, MD; college station, TX)
but, getting back on topic, there is a masters team that swims out of PSU. in the summer, they swim M / W / F - 8:00-9:15AM (long course) and T / Th - 5:30-6:45PM (outside short course). this runs till august 11th this year... i'm not sure what their fall schedule will be, as their academic year schedule has changed since i last lived in state college... if you need more info, please don't hesitate to shoot me a PM.
Thank You. You may know go back to stalking the forums. FYI...what is there to do in State College, PA anyway???
swimmj, Are you going to State College or some place in the area? There are other places to swim in State College other than PSU. The State College YMCA has an 8 lane pool, but I do not know the schedule for lap swimming and there is a fitness club with a 6 lane pool.
I am from Hollidaysburg, PA which is 40 miles south of State College, near Altoona.
Thank You. You may know go back to stalking the forums. FYI...what is there to do in State College, PA anyway???
Well--after you burn up the calories at the pool--you might want to stop at the Creamery on campus. PSU has a certificate program in ice cream production and there is an ice cream store on campus. Many people ship it home or just eat it there.
Remember--as a state university--they have a farm co-op program and there is an animal portion to that.
http://creamery.psu.edu/
Well--after you burn up the calories at the pool--you might want to stop at the Creamery on campus. PSU has a certificate program in ice cream production and there is an ice cream store on campus. Many people ship it home or just eat it there.
Remember--as a state university--they have a farm co-op program and there is an animal portion to that.
http://creamery.psu.edu/
Wow! My husband would be in serious trouble if we lived and swam there all the time. His favorite vice is ice cream.....
