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Rocky Mount, VA (October 24, 2022) – The Franklin County Family YMCA Riptide swim team had a great weekend of swimming in Lynchburg at the Jamerson YMCA. Swimmers competed with over 250 from Cavalier Aquatics - Piedmont YMCA, Lynchburg YMCA, Martinsville YMCA, Southside Virginia Family YMCA, and YMCA of Virginia's Blue Ridge in the Lynchburg October Invitational this past Saturday and Sunday.

The team had three swimmers qualify for the Upper Southeast Regional YMCA Championship meet in Duncan, SC scheduled in March with new personal best times. Issac Anderson qualified in the 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle, Alec Dow qualified in the 50 freestyle and Landon Akers qualified in the 200 breaststroke. Swimmers must qualify for each event they compete in at USRYC meet.

Other notable achievements - Isaac Anderson cut a total of 27.56 seconds earning new personal best times in five events. Out of eight events Caroline Beauchamp swam two new events for the first time in competition and gained new personal best times in the other six events, cutting a total of 55.05  seconds over the weekend. Hunter Beauchamp loses 39.55 seconds while earning new personal best times in six events.  Alec Dow improved on all three of his events, cutting 22.72 seconds. 

The Riptides had four team records broken this weekend as well! Caroline Beauchamp set the new 9-10 record for the 400 IM with a time of 6:07.46.  The previous record of 7:06.41 was set by Allison Teer in 2013. Isaac Anderson beats a 22 year old record in the 200 Free with a time of 2:02.47.  Swimmer Chris Sampson held the record since 2000 with a time of 2:03.92.  Anderson also improved his own record set in March of this year in his 100 Fly and he set a new team record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:19.54, a record set by Landon Akers in February this year. 

The Riptides will be traveling to Martinsville on Saturday, October 29th to swim in a dual meet with Martinsville and Altavista. They will then go to Bedford for another dual meet with Alleghany Highlands YMCA, Altavista YMCA and Bedford Family YMCA on November 5th.

 

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Rocky Mount, Va. (October 18, 2022) – The Franklin County Family YMCA hosted a Trunk or Treat event on October 14th. The event featured multiple decorated vehicles for community members to visit and a costume party.

“Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in this year’s Trunk or Treat. It was great to see everyone dressed up! Whether you came in a costume, set up a trunk, donated candy, or just came to socialize, the Y is very thankful. None of this would have been possible without the help of staff and community,” said Karli Johnson, Youth, Family and Fitness Director, The Franklin County Family YMCA.

The decorated vehicles included a witches corner and football stadium. The costumes ranged from angels and bananas to scary clowns and scare crows. It was a family friendly event that was enjoyed by both adults and children.

“It is always awesome to be able to offer these fun events for the community. Seeing the kids’ costumes and the joy on their faces when getting candy is priceless,” said Jessica Thomason, Branch/Membership Director, of the Rocky Mount YMCA

To learn more about our events or other youth programs please contact Karli Johnson at kjohnson@franklincountyymca.org or by calling (540)489-9622. 

 

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Rocky Mount, Va. (August 29, 2022) – Everything the Franklin County Family YMCA does is grounded in meeting the unique needs of the communities it serves – and it can't be done alone. The Y is partnering with Wheel Love, an organization committed to offering the wheelchair based community a chance to participate in a wide variety of activities including kayaking.

“We are working to provide more activities for folks in our community who may have congenital or acquired neurologic deficits. We try to create opportunities for people to get out and get moving doing things that are active and fun in a supportive social setting. Our hope is to allow people to have different and safe experiences as a group,” says Kellen Smith, Wheel Love Representative.

On September 10th, Wheel Love will be hosting a kayaking event in the Cooper Aquatics Center of the Rocky Mount YMCA. This all day event will take place on one half of the lap pool.

“This is the perfect community partnership and something the Y is honored to host,” said Kameron Kitts, YMCA Aquatics Director. “Through these types of programs, participants get to experience something that may otherwise feel unachievable. Wheel Love is a wonderful organization and, in the future, we hope to expand the programs we are able to provide to the community.”

The Y will be hosting another special needs focused program called I Am Limitless on September 17th from 10:00am to 11:30am that will give participants an opportunity to try a variety of group exercise classes that the Franklin County Family YMCA offers.

For more information on programs including private swim lessons, or joining our team of dedicated swim professionals, please contact Aquatics Director, Kameron Kitts by email at info@franklincountyymca.org or call (540)489-9622.

 

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Rocky Mount, Va. (May 24, 2022) – Known as “America’s Swim Instructor,” more than a million children and teens learn to swim every year at the Y. Once completing swim lessons, many kids enjoy the water recreationally for the rest of their lives. For those who want to take their swimming to an even higher level, the Franklin County Family YMCA offers competitive swimming with the Riptide swim team.

Last weekend, 11 swimmers traveled to Greensboro to represent the FCFY Riptide swim team at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in the YBAC Spring Invitational. Swimmers were able to compete in a Long Course (50 meter) pool, most of them for the first time. In the past Riptide swimmers have only been able to compete in Short Course (25 yard) pools. The opportunity to go and compete at the same venue and in the same pool that, a month prior at the Phillips 66 International Team Trials, one world record and two American records were broken, was something that not only motivated the Riptide swimmers, but is an experience that will be cherished for a long time.

“The swimmers performed well and set baseline times to work towards improving over the summer as they continue their summer LC season. The Riptide swim team is the natural progression from Safety Around Water and Y Swim Lessons, encouraging children and teens to continue their love of swimming while providing an ideal environment for cognitive, physical and social-emotional development,” said Kameron Kitts, YMCA Aquatics Director. “Through our competitive aquatics program, participants experience achievement, feel a sense of belonging and build supportive relationships.”

Nationally, the Y is a leader in competitive swimming and has been for more than 100 years when the first national YMCA swimming records were filed in 1907. Today, over 60,000 athletes, 2,100 registered coaches and 5,100 trained officials are part of competitive swimming and diving at the Y. Additionally, 1,200 Ys have competitive aquatics programs and more than 250 YMCAs have a Masters Swim Program.

To get involved in the Riptide swim team, contact (540)489-9622 or info@franklincountyymca.org.

 

 

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Rocky Mount, Va. (May 18, 2022) – The Franklin County Family YMCA is hosting a Community Block Party on May 28th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm at its Rocky Mount location. The Block Party will be free and open to the public and will include goat yoga, kids activities, food trucks, local vendors and more!

“The Y is committed to strengthening our community and we couldn’t do it without all of our wonderful community members. We’re excited to announce that our membership has reached over 2,000 membership units, which is back to where we were pre-pandemic. We hope that everyone in the community will help us celebrate
this milestone and the fact that our community is able to be together again,” said Jessica Thomason, Branch and Membership Director of the Rocky Mount YMCA.


The vendors attending include The Chilled Spot, Unique Memories, K and K Kettle Korn, Scentsy, Self Love, Theragoats Yoga ($20 to register email Theragoats@gmail.com), ARK Kreations, Magnabilities and Pruvit Ketones and Woodfections.


“Getting the chance to bring the community together and offer a fun and safe environment for everyone is really what makes it all worth it,” said Karli Johnson, Youth, Family and Fitness Director for the YMCA.


The day will start at 12 noon with family friendly programming developed for kids of all ages. Available activities will include multiple bounce houses, music and face painting. Join the community that’s helping kids soar through every age and stage for $0 the day of the event.


Other activities include demonstrations of Trapeze Yoga, a specialty class offered at the Y’s Smith Mountain Lake location. Trapeze yoga takes traditional yoga off the mat and into an aerial swing that deepens stretches and increases fun!


The Community Block Party is free and open to all ages.


To learn more about this event or other community services the YMCA offers contact the Y at (540)489-9622 or by emailing info@franklincountyymca.org.

 

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