Read moreMcEnroe Show Takes Center Stage at North Carolina YMCA Festival02 April 2021The sisters McEnroe, Annika and Kirsti, have dominated the first three days at the North Carolina YMCA Festival. Each McEnroe has won three individual events, and they’ve combined to lead Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club to wins in all four relays contested in the first three days of the four-day meet. The...
Read more1Former Marlins of Raleigh Coach Nick Walkotten Charged With Child Sex Crimes16 August 2018Raleigh area swim coach Nicholas (Nick) Walkotten has been charged with a statutory sex offense with a child under the age of 15 and indecent liberties with a child, according to multiple Raleigh, North Carolina area news outlets. According to the arrest warrant, the incidents took place on-or-betwe...
Read more5YOTA Swim Team Adds Jerry Foley to Coaching Staff as Senior Director of Competitive Swimming19 April 2019Head Coach Jamie Bloom and the YMCA of the Triangle Area (YOTA) Swim Team have announced the addition of Jerry Foley to their coaching staff. Foley will join the YOTA family as the Senior Director of Competitive Swimming. For over three decades, Jerry has been a successful “teacher-coach,” developin...
Read moreQ&A With Jamie Bloom, Head Coach For the YMCA Of the Triangle Area10 February 2023Q&A With Jamie Bloom, Head Coach For the YMCA Of the Triangle Area Jamie Bloom has given her personal and professional life to swimming and the betterment of all those who pursue the sport. Not only a doer, she is a voice for swimming’s underserved populations and continues to serve on local, state,...