TAMPA - The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA has named Kathy Rabon as its new vice president-chief development officer. ...more

January 2, 2008

Like many of its members, the East Pasco YMCA has a plan to become more fit and flexible. ...more

December 5, 2007

Tale Of 2 Counties Not long after the problems at the Sarasota YMCA, the privatized "lead agency" for five of the six counties in the Florida Department of Children & Families' Suncoast Region, started getting long-overdue attention - the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform first pointed out this agency was having problems in 2002 - there's been a mystery: ...more

November 23, 2007

The Springstead High junior advanced to the Nov. 2 Class 2A Finals at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard butterfly. ...more

November 20, 2007

When Brad Morrison stepped up to the podium during last year's Class 2A state swimming and diving championships, he admitted being a little surprised accepting a medal. This year, though, the Sunlake junior was hoping for a repeat performance. ...more

November 5, 2007

ORLANDO — Megan Wolfe took seventh place in the finals of the 50-yard freestyle on Friday evening at the Class 2A state swim championships at the Central Florida YMCA. ...more

November 4, 2007

It was a familiar place for Plant's Meg Anderson, while Newsome's Jason Taylor is hoping to make it one. ...more

November 3, 2007

Durant's Kaylee Doback is diving for more than a state title this weekend at the Class 3A state swimming and diving meet at the Central Florida YMCA in Orlando. ...more

November 3, 2007

ORLANDO — Megan Wolfe is hoping history will repeat itself, and the Sebring girls 200-yard freestyle relay squad is hoping for a little redemption after the preliminary portion of the Class 2A state swimming meet at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center. Wolfe swam a 24.67 in her preliminary 50-free run, good enough for the fifth seed heading into Friday night's final. Last year, the then-sophomore was the eighth seed heading into the finals and swam her way to a tie for third place. Needless to say, Wolfe is looking for a repeat performance. "I went from eighth to third last year, so I should be able to go from fifth to first, right?" Wolfe joked. "I felt like I could've gone faster than I did in prelims, but I always feel like that." ...more

November 3, 2007

SEBRING — The pool was more quiet than usual this week as the state-qualifying members of the Sebring swim team got their last laps in before the Class 2A state finals, which begin this morning at 9 a.m. Three individuals — junior Megan Wolfe in the 50 free, junior Bryan Kirsch in the 100-breaststroke and senior Shanaan Spiegel in the 100-backstroke — join the Wolfe-anchored 200-free relay team at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic center in Orlando. That's a total of six Streaks representing Sebring at state, two more than coach Pat Caton had hoped for heading into regionals. ...more

November 2, 2007