Welcome to TBAY-Westchase

TBAY-Westchase is designed to need the individual needs of the area's competitive age-group swimmers. In addition to individualized and group training, the Westchase branch offers challenges, competitive opportunities, healthy lifestyle and encouragement for every swimmer in the program from novice to age group competitor. The experience of Coach Kelley Allen provides a strong base for each athlete to develop strength, character and the necessary skills to perform to their maximum potential, while still maintaining a positive, fun and challenging atmosphere. The Westchase branch is a fully sanctioned US Swimming program.

The program offers a year-round commitment which includes advanced skill development and participation in PCL and Florida Swimming certified meets. The success of the this program is a direct result of a philosophy which provides for the careful development of the novice and age group swimmer. The branch maintains a small ratio of swimmers to coach to ensure the highest quality training and development of each individual swimmer. Those
swimmers who compete at more advance levels of training and competition will be in an atmosphere that will allow them to reach their maximum potential. The Westchase program is designed to provide a challenging and fun environment in a quality competitive setting.

Westchase Swim & Tennis Center located on 10405 Country Way Blvd. near Linebaugh Ave. Call 813-855-0662 for more info.  The Westchase community has two 8-lane 25 yard facilities. Email Kelley Allen for more details.  

News/Announcements

Swim Team Holds First Spring Picnic

By Rachel Sellers, Resident of Keswick Forest

The Westchase Swim Team Parent Booster Club held its first annual spring picnic on Monday, April 21. The highlight of the afternoon was a series of relays during which the swimmers teamed up and competed against each other. The teams raced in a beach ball relay and noodle buggy relay. The funniest game was the spring chicken relay, in which the swimmers retrieved items from the other side of the pool and the final swimmer had to dress like a spring chicken and race to the finish! Siblings joined the competition during the fill-the-bottle relay. All of the kids had an exciting time participating in the games. We offer our special thanks to parents Shalimar Allen and Pat Gross, who grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner. To top off the evening, several parents toiled over a cotton candy machine to make dessert for the kids. The event was terrific and the booster club expects to make this an annual social event.

Westchase Swim Team Scores High At Meets

TBAY @ Westchase kicked off the Long Course Season with thirteen swimmers participating in the Rowdy Cup Swim Meet during the weekend of April 18-20. TBAY missed winning the Rowdy Cup this year by six and a half points. The swim meet was a huge success for the Westchase swim team, with all swimmers showing substantial drops in time from last year’s season.

Westchase’s youngest competitor, Jabari Ramsey, earned 34 points for the team and took home the first place high point award for The Boys 8 and Under division. In the Boys 10 and Under division, Jared Young earned a whopping 90 points, taking home the first place high point award, while Matthew Reinhart placed 13th in the 50 Breast. Noah Reinhart also competed in this division with outstanding times. In the Girls 10 and Under, Julia Cogdill finished in ninth place overall, placing fifth in the 50 Breaststroke.

In the Boys 11 and 12 division, Kyle Kimura earned 46 points for TBAY, placing fourth overall, and Austin Sellers placed sixth overall, earning first place in the 100 Breast and second in the 50 Breaststroke. Both boys helped TBAY earn first place in the Boys 11 and 12 200 Free Relay Jared Young and Jabari Ramsey and 200 Medley Relay races. In addition, Mason Reinhart helped TBAY place second in the 200 Medley Relay.

In the Girls 11 and 12 division, Margret Shumake placed seventh overall, while earning third place in the 100 Breast and fourth place in the 50 Breast. Jocelyn Williams placed fifth in the 200 IM. Both girls helped TBAY earn first place in the Girls 11 and 12 200 Medley Relay and third place 200 Freestyle Relay. The Girls 13 and 14 division was tough but Isabella Cogdill placed 13th in the 100 Breast and helped TBAY place 13th in the 200 Medley Relay, while Martha Morrissey helped her TBAY relay team place ninth in the 200 Medley relay. In the Boys 13 and 14 division, Kent Kimura placed 15th in the 100 Breast and helped TBAY place 11th in the 200 Free Relay.

Two weeks later, the swimmers competed at the WFLA Spring Open on May 2-4 in Largo. Jared Young once again scored huge with 83 points, winning the Boys 10 and Under high point award! Jabari Ramsey placed third overall in the Boys 8 and Under category and made his first long course Junior Olympic cut in the 50-meter Breaststroke with a time of 46.95 seconds. Kyle Kimura placed fifth place overall in the Boys 11 and 12 group, scoring 32 points for TBAY. Austin Sellers took eighth overall in the Boys 11 and 12 group, placing first in the 50 and 100-meter Breaststroke. Julia Cogdill took fifth place overall in the Girls 10 and Under group, scoring 22 points, and Margret Shumake placed eighth overall in the Girls 11 and 12 group with 21 points. Other swimmers making outstanding times were Kent Kimura, Martha Morrissey, Isabella Cogdill, Jocelyn Williams, Mason Reinhart, Noah Reinhart, Matthew Reinhart and Madeline Strasen.