Sheep Pond
On Friday July 30th at noon Jim Robertson will host a pond swim at his home in Brewster. For the last few years Russ, John “Chico” Gardiner, and Jim have kicked off the UMass beach weekend with a swim across Sheep Pond in Brewster. This year we would like to invite friends of UMass Aquatics to join us (you just have to take the pledge to let Russ win – he thinks he’s faster than us).
After the (short) swim all are invited to Jim’s house for some burgers and dogs. We look forward to seeing you all on Cape Cod.
Where: 259 Sheep Pond Drive, Brewster, MA 02631
When: Friday, July 30, 2010. 12 pm Swim, 1 pm Lunch
What to bring: Suit, towel, beach shoes (optional), goggles. We have an outdoor shower to rinse off.
Please RSVP by Tuesday July 27th email: jimrobertson_csr@hotmail.com
Directions
Posted in Men's Swimming Update.
By Editor
– July 21, 2010
Wiscasset, Me – Since bursting onto the Beach Bocce circuit in 1999, Brannan has been among the elite, a towering force on the sand whose professionalism and style of play have become legendary. His victories are many and his passion burns as strong today as it did when he first grabbed his balls and tossed off on the pristine beaches of Cape Cod. But behind the success there has been the shadow of doubt for Brannan, a yearning to be the best “complete” player the game has ever seen. Continued…
Posted in Men's Swimming Update.
By Editor
– July 21, 2010
Escape from Alcatraz: Sharkfest Open Water Swim
When: Saturday June 25, 2011
Where: Alcatraz Island/Aquatic Park San Francisco, CA
Distances: 1.5 Mile Swim
Alcatraz Sharkfest
Every swimmer dreams of making the ultimate “ESCAPE” from the historical island prison located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay! This is the swim the Anglin Brothers and Frank Lee Morris successfully attempted in their escape from Alcatraz on the night of June 12, 1962. Who knows where they are now? Who cares?!! Now it’s YOUR turn! The event is limited to 800 participants and sells out months in advance every year so don’t wait too long to register!
UMASS Alumni Currently Signed Up: Owen Scollan, Robert Bellamy, Dylan Smith, Jad Vonderheid
Join us…. www.sharkfestswim.com…. $100 entry fee ($125 after August 1, 2010)
Posted in Men's Swimming Update.
By Editor
– July 7, 2010
Fresh off their Women’s NCAA Championship and Men’s 5th place finish, the University of Florida has secured Steve Jungbluth as their new assistant coach. The following press release was published today by the University of Florida:
Steve Jungbluth, head men’s and women’s swimming coach at Colgate since 2003, has been named assistant coach for the University of Florida swimming program, head coach Gregg Troy announced Friday.
At Florida, Jungbluth, who has 10 years of head-coaching experience, will be involved with all aspects of the men’s and women’s programs.
“We are excited to have Steve join our staff,” said Troy who led the women’s team to its second national title in school history this past March. “His experience as a head coach will be invaluable and he will be a great addition to both programs.”
Jungbluth spent the past seven seasons directing the Raiders to the top of the Patriot League. His women’s squads won the league title in two of his last three seasons in Hamilton, N.Y. Every swimmer he recruited into the program achieved at least one personal-best time during the course of their careers.
“I’m thrilled to join the UF coaching staff,” said Jungbluth. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Troy and his staff, the administration and the student athletes at Florida. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I’m looking forward to being a part of the Gator Nation.” Continued…
Posted in Men's Swimming Update.
By Rich House
– July 7, 2010
Well, the internet was spotty everywhere west of Chicago….plus a random dog ate my entire computer…just after Jad peed on it…and that’s why I didn’t write any updates for the last half of the trip. Definitely not too lazy.
Anyway, after Chicago we made it to Denver. The sunshine state! Beautiful…Justin’s sister and brother in law took us in and showed us around. We saw some national parks, 
went to Red Rocks, 
and saw a Rockies/Red Sox game. 
We also drank a lot of wine, stayed up too late, and spoke too loudly of old war stories…which led to a minor altercation with the law….but I don’t have any pictures of that.
After we got kicked out of Denver we hit the road again. Let me give you the highlights of what there is to see between Denver and Las Vegas:
It’s basically a lot of rock and no gas stations. With about half a tank to go I knew there weren’t going to be many stops before the next town, so we decided to pull off at the next gas exit…which happened to be about an hour down the road and 25 miles off the highway. Instead of taking the sure thing and getting gas, mind you at this point we were officially on empty, we decided to try and make it to the next town. For the next 40 miles, nobody said another word that I am able to report here, and I promised I wouldn’t tell, but Jad, Justin and I actually held hands while we coasted down the back side of the Rocky Mountains. Truth be told, I was half hoping we would run out of gas for the greater good of a better blog. But you can’t have everything.
After the gas fill up and a quick prayer nothing could hold us back.
I would post pictures from our next stop, but as they say, “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” …that and Justin has them on his camera. I guess you really only need to know two things about it though: 1. Matt Woodward is an unbelievable host and 2. I wish my pool had the same rules as his…
It was the trip of a lifetime and I had a blast. Thanks forever to Jad and Justin for being a part of it all with me, I really can’t put into words how much fun I had with you guys. I’ll try to put on some more pictures from the trip over the next few days as they get emailed to me. Now it’s back to reality, and time for a new start in sunny SoCal with my lovely, and obviously forgiving girlfriend, Kara. PEACE!
Posted in Alumni Updates, Men's Swimming Update.
By rbellamy
– June 27, 2010
