Captains' Lane

Girls’ 2012 Slideshow Now Online

Mrs. Cooperman’s 2012 Slideshow – which was shown at last Sunday’s banquet – is now online. Click below to view it. Click here to go to the team’s video and photo site, where you can download the slideshow and watch it on your computer. The previous three slideshows are also on SmugMug galleries. Look for them by year. [...]

December 11, 2012

Banquet RSVPS Due Soon!

Banquet RSVPs are due on November 21. If you have not already done so, please send in the reply card with your payment ASAP. We need to give an accurate count to Shorehaven and we need to know how many yearbooks to order. Questions? Contact Sophia Maragos.

November 16, 2012

Come Out and Cheer!

Come cheer on the girls at LL Trials tonight! The girls will swim at 6:00 at East Hartford High School, 869 Forbes Street, East Hartford. The bus leaves at 3:00 and girls who are swimming should be at Staples at 2:00 to warm up. Go Wreckers!

November 10, 2012

Team Banquet Dec. 9. Please RSVP!

By now, everyone should have received an invitation to the team banquet on Sunday December 9 at the Shorehaven Golf Club. This is a wonderful event celebrating the 2012 season and you won’t want to miss it. RSVPs are due November 21 as we need to give Shorehaven a firm headcount right after Thanksgiving. You [...]

November 9, 2012

Thank you Everyone for a Wonderful Senior Day

Many thanks to all the girls and parents who helped make this year’s Senior Day so memorable. The decorations, posters and cupcakes were terrific but I think we’ll all especially remember the funny and heartfelt speeches that the girls made about the seniors. Thank you, again!

October 23, 2012

Pasta Dinner, Mon. Oct. 22nd.

Our final pasta dinner is tomorrow evening and will be hosted by the Abel family, 4 Rustic Lane, from 5.45-6.45pm.  Tuesday’s competition against East Lyme marks the end of our dual meets before we move into the championship season with FCIAC, Class LL and the Open competitions remaining.  It is also Senior Day so we [...]

October 21, 2012

Pasta Dinner, Thurs. Oct. 18th

This week’s pasta dinner will be on Thursday evening and hosted by the Santarella family, 14 Canterbury Close, from 5.45-6.45pm.  Should you plan to attend, tomorrow’s meet against Fairfield Warde will be held at the Fairfield University Rec Plex Pool and Friday’s meet against McMahon/Norwalk will be at Norwalk High School.  Directions to away venues [...]

October 16, 2012


Coaches' Lane

Swim Opportunities

This is the time to start getting ready for the Girls Swim Team in August/September/October and November 2013. As you know, we will be having cuts this year as we had 83 girls on the team last fall and it was an unwieldy number. We plan on keeping 60 girls this year. There are several [...]

April 21, 2013

2013 Captains

At the annual awards banquet, on December 9, 2012, the coaches and this year’s captains of the Staples Girls Swimming & Diving Team announced next year’s captains: Verity Abel, Gabbie LeBlanc and Luci Slater.   Front row:  2013 Captains Verity Abel, Gabbie LeBlanc and Luci Slater. Back row: Diving Coach Dan Long, 2012 Captains Patricia Maragos, [...]

December 11, 2012

Practice Canceled Today

Due to the storm, afternoon activities have been canceled today, November 7, so there will be no varsity practice. It’s going to be a long winter…

November 7, 2012

Diving Update

The LL Diving Trials and Championships will be held at Middletown High School on Monday, November 12 at 5:30 pm. The State Open Diving Championship will be on Friday, November 16th at Plainville High School at 5:30 pm.

November 7, 2012