CRHS hosts Districts at Citrus County YMCA

This past Saturday the 2019 FHSAA 2A District 4 Swimming Championship swim meet was held at the Citrus Memorial YMCA in Lecanto. Crystal River High School was asked by the other district schools to host what is believed to be the largest swim meet ever held in Citrus County with well over 500 swimmers, coaches, officials, volunteers and spectators covering 10 teams from around the Tampa Bay areas in attendance.

Months of planning went into making this a tremendously successful event. Visiting officials, teams, and families gave it high praise.  None of this success could have been possible if not for the great support and donations from a number of organizations and businesses. We want to publicly thank Crystal River High School, the Citrus County School District, YMCA of the Suncoast, CRHS Naval JROTC, FHSAA, Sun Coast Swim Team, Citrus County Education Foundation, Citrus County Parks & Recreation, Flavor Express, McDonald’s of Lecanto, WREC and Mike Scott Plumbing. Saturday’s success was also made possible because of the fabulous support and encouragement of a number of individuals. We thank to especially thank Robert “Raz” Rasmussen, Mike Laycock, Lori and Mike Lenoir, Bobby Verlato, Dr. Linda Connors, Cliff Dyer, Garrett Adkins, Robin Braswell, Gary Saslo, Bob Griffiths, Eva Gronke, Chief Warrent Liz Rivera,  Senior Chief Maurice Perine, Ashlyn Hunnicutt, Pedro Williams, Angelique Hickman, and Capt. Thomas Holme. We want to also thank the Suncoast YMCA Lecanto leadership and aquatics team who truly went above and beyond. Lastly, we want to thank the tremendous work of the Pirate Swimming coaching staff of Chuck Gatton and Beth Penn.

As a result of the successful swims at this Saturday’s 2A4 Districts, Citrus County will be sending 11 relay teams and 22 individual swimming and dive events to compete in the FHSAA 2A Region 2 Championships at the Long Center in Clearwater this Saturday, November 2, 2019.  Congratulations to all the teams and swimmers!!

Thank you again to all the individuals, organizations, and businesses that made Saturday’s District Swim Meet a successful one!

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