March 20, 2023
Giving credit where due:
Pittsburgh swim coach, Jim Skirboll, Racer X, http://racerxaquatics.com, has always been trend setting with his teams, coaching, life & social media.
Elon Musk is following and ditching Twitter's birdie for Jim's X.
Live Steaming of 2023 WPIAL Swim Meets
Help make the WPIAL Swimming Championship Broadcasts more interesting by providing fun facts about the swimmers is now closed until next year.
This information goes straight to Coach Mark Rauterkus, color broadcaster for the event with Trib Live High School Sports Network. Plus, a copy is mailed to the high school coach for fact checking.
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Staying in touch with High School Swimming & Diving is as easy as pie when among friends.
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Swimmers, coaches, officials and fans are working with each other in this alumni group.
Support Diving
Once a diver, always a diver. Keep that connection alive.
Stay in touch
Swim news can be exciting, when it is shared. Celebrate with today's youngsters and catch up on their feats at the pool.
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This is a group for having fun and planning events among others who are, or have been, swimmers.
A conversation with a Prior Swimmer
After witnessing a freshman set a new WPIAL record in the 100-back at the 2021 WPIAL AA Championships, I called the former record holder, a former swimmer on my team.
Big news: At today's WPIAL Swim Meet your record in the 100-yard back was broken. A freshman named Ross is going to take your former spot in the record books. He and his brother are also in the WPIAL Basketball Playoffs.
Interested, and happy to chat, my ex-swimmer was clueless as to the fact that the WPIAL Championships Meet was happening.
Oh, there is a meet? You mean they're swimming?
This made me sad. I had failed in keeping him engaged.
Yes, we were all swimming out of the pandemic's deep freeze in 2021. Okay. He's off the hook. But, I had done nothing but fumble our relationship with him and high school sports.
He wasn't just a former student who swam backstroke. He was the record holder. Swimming was important to him, back in the day. And now -- swimming was out of sight and out of mind.
Enough of that! I'm getting his email and we're going to fix this knowledge gap with our WPIAL Alumni Group.
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Leadership among our Alumni Group is beginning to self-identify.
First webmaster:
Mark Rauterkus
Coaches’ Liaison
Bob Kane
Business Relationships
Rebecca Kasavich
Recent College Athletes
Ann Juneau
- Join the email list.
- Send an email and volunteer.
- Upload a photo mini bio, and we'll get you on-board as a helper. (coming soon)
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Coach Mark
We need to stay in touch for the benefit of our economy in western Pennsylvania. We have a worker shortage and many pools have closed.
Many talented individuals might be willing to come out to help once we make it easier to stay connected. Case in point: We need more swim officials helping, and getting paid, at WPIAL Swim Meets.
Help Get this show on the road Now!
March 13, 2023
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March 3, 2023
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February 24, 2023
2022 MeetLivestream from Trib Live HS Sports Networkwith Bob Orkwis and Mark Rauterkus with ...
February 16, 2023
TIMELINE is in effect for BOTH DAYS: AAA Entry: 8:15 AM Team entry is ...
March 15, 2022
Big changes aheadFirst is the girls sections, then the boys. ** THE forms below are ...
March 7, 2022
Lilly King, 9th grader, stands at the top of the podium in the 50-free ...
March 5, 2022
On-deck interview with Corky Semler, North Allegheny ...
March 5, 2022
March 4, 2022
P-G Headline: WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships: Seneca Valley boys look to end droughtP-G ...
March 1, 2022
WPIAL Swimming Heat Sheets for 2022Two flavors: Single column display or else a 2-column ...
February 27, 2022
AA Girls Diving ResultsPlaceNameSchoolGradeTotal Score     1Maggie FoleyNorth Catholic11470.702Ruby O'lliffeQuaker Valley9393.103Addison ArndtThomas Jefferson10342.454Lilia MacKenzieNorthgate10320.555Katie BlackmerQuaker Valley10317.006Brooke ...
February 22, 2022
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February 22, 2022
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