Summer Updates: CSU Swim & Dive

Water Vike Update

Summer 2018 Edition

A Note from Head Coach Paul Graham...

The 2018-2019 season is right around the corner and the coaching staff is excited to get the year started. Speaking of coaching staff, Hannah Mattar, has moved on to another position. We have been busy working on finding the best person for the job and are pleased to announce that Tanner Barton has accepted and began on August 13th. Tanner will follow later in the newsletter with a brief intro.

Get ready for a BIG announcement on Tuesday, September 4!

Order Your Viking Swim & Dive Apparel

Click here to order your Cleveland State Swim & Dive apparel. Be sure to enter PNVQhmojem as the access code so you can see our entire catalog. These items make for some great early holiday gifts, and our program earns money from each order. All orders must be submitted by August 30.

Update: Locker Room Renovations

Thanks to our AWESOME alumni and student-athletes, the locker room project is in full swing. The team has been working tirelessly with outside contractors and businesses to put together a layout for the new locker rooms. We have also been working to get cost estimates for each aspect of the renovations. So far the plans include the following:

Combining both men locker rooms into one by getting rid of middle wall
New stadium style lockers
Updated shower areas/drainage
New bathroom stalls/mirrors
No slip floors
Better insulation/heating
Fresh paint

Want to see some preliminary plans? Senior Sean Mulvin worked hard to put together a rough sketch of the new locker rooms! Click here to see the new plans

Special thanks to our locker room committee for all of your continued time and effort towards these renovations:

Alumni

Alex Cohara ('13), Jim Lamastra ('94), Dave Guinther ('69), Bogdan Kozul ('98), Tony Pavlosky('13), Joe Stockwell ('81), Jodi Turk ('16)

Current Student-Athletes/Faculty

DJ Arslanian ('20), Dana Bender ('21), Ashleigh Bennett ('19), Josh Hodges ('21), Gabby Marinelli ('20), Sean Mulvin ('19), Paul Graham (Coach), Joel Eckert (Asst. AD)

Let Seniors Sean Mulvin & Ashley Bennett take you on a tour of the locker rooms and further explain our plans:

The Locker Room project will be funded through our fundraising efforts -- We need your help! We'd love to complete the project before the class of 2019 graduates!

Meet Our Newest Assistant Swim Coach...

Tanner Barton

Tanner Barton comes to Cleveland State from Ball State University, where he served as the Graduate Assistant Swim Coach for the Men's Swimming and Diving program. In this role, Tanner created practices, developed meet line-ups, monitored academic progress and led all recruiting efforts. Prior to serving as a coach for Ball State, Tanner was a two-time captain for the Cardinals and four-year finalist at the Mid-American Conference Championship. He graduated from the Ball State University Honors College in 2017 with degrees in Health Science and Spanish. He is currently taking online courses to complete his master's degree from Ball State, where he studies Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Performance.

Get to know Tanner better by learning his favorite...

Stroke: Butterfly

Restaurant: Chipotle

Professional Sports Team: Cleveland Browns

Vacation Spot: Castaway Cay, Disney's private island in The Bahamas

Quote: "Stick to a task til it sticks to you...Beginners are many, finishers are few."

Tanner is thrilled to be a part of this Viking Swim & Dive Family. He would love to connect with program alumni and supporters. Please send Tanner an e-mail at t.barton1@csuohio.edu to introduce yourself!

Shout-Out to Our Summer Birthdays

June:

Ryan Sedlak (2nd)

Erica Henrichsen (3rd)

Coach Tanner Barton (4th)

Liam Halpin (9th)

Kyle Campbell (15th)

Robert Lenart (17th)

July:

Ryan Johnson (10th)

Margaret Stebick (16th)

Gabriella Marinelli (18th)

Erwan Mahoudo (26th)

Konstantin Zlobin Vincent (28th)

August:

Michaela Bargardi (12th)

Chad Wright (16th)

Spencer Tretter (21st)

Coach Rich Karban (25th)

David Bates (25th)

Dominic Poletta (27th)

Shaw Barney (29th)

Didn't catch our April/May newsletter? Click here to read it!

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