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To all the Zone Team Swimmers:

On behalf of Connecticut Swimming and the Zone coaches I would like to congratulate each one of you on a terrific weekend of competition.  With a limited time to prepare, it is quite impressive how nineteen teams were able to come together to cheer and support one another. The final scores for this meet do not adequately represent the performance put in by each and every one of you, both in and out of the pool. I hope that you are able to recognize that talent is an important part of swimming however, the ability to work together as a team is the ultimate reward. If you only gained one thing from this experience I hope it would be pride in yourself and your teammates for representing Connecticut swimming with such grace. You all deserved to be members of this team and you have all earned the utmost respect from the coaching staff.  A special thanks to our zone coordinators Bonnie Fisher and Johanne Taft and our chaperones Mary Lou Czaplicki, Pat Rappa, Helena Vitagliano, Stacy Murphy, Heli Sgambato, Larry Prus and Glen Kalata. Your involvement does not go unnoticed while your service to Connecticut Swimming is invaluable. 

George May
Head Zone Coach 2001