About the Flamingos
The Hummelstown Flamingos’ Swim Team is a summer age-group team in the Mid-Penn Swim League. Swimmers are aged 4-18 and participate in 4-5 dual meets, optional invitational meets, as well as Divisional championship, All-Star, and Mid-Cap Championship meets. The team also hosts the Jack Goepfert Memorial Relay Invitational, a relay-only meet that has become a favorite of area swimmers.
While we strive for excellence and regularly have our swimmers’ names on the MPSL’s list of top times for each stroke, we are also determined to provide an atmosphere of fun for swimmers of all levels. From our opening to our End-of-Season Family Fun Relays, we ensure that swimming is a positive experience for the entire family. “Little” flamingos are matched with “big” flamingos who show them the ropes and provide special encouragement. A team-only late night swimming party is one of the many opportunities the swimmers have to bond with each other. And group cheers and team dances strengthen the community spirit.
Through it all, we have common goals: to swim better, stronger, faster; to contribute to the team’s efforts; and to take home a ribbon with a new personal record on it. We are the Flamingos, and we are proud!
While we strive for excellence and regularly have our swimmers’ names on the MPSL’s list of top times for each stroke, we are also determined to provide an atmosphere of fun for swimmers of all levels. From our opening to our End-of-Season Family Fun Relays, we ensure that swimming is a positive experience for the entire family. “Little” flamingos are matched with “big” flamingos who show them the ropes and provide special encouragement. A team-only late night swimming party is one of the many opportunities the swimmers have to bond with each other. And group cheers and team dances strengthen the community spirit.
Through it all, we have common goals: to swim better, stronger, faster; to contribute to the team’s efforts; and to take home a ribbon with a new personal record on it. We are the Flamingos, and we are proud!
The Coaches
Head Coach, Cari Zelko
Coach Patti Wrightstone
Coach Amy Kaehler
Coach Reese Holl
Coach Faith Rhine
The Hummelstown Swim Club
In 1959, Mrs. Ruth Goepfert recruited 250 families for the membership of a brand-new, private, not-for-profit community swim club. It originally featured a 50’ x 120’ pool ranging in depth from 3 to 12 feet. It had 2 one-meter diving boards and a single 3-meter board, as well as a stainless steel sliding board.
That pool is still the centerpiece of the swim club, but many additions have occurred since. The most notable is the 6-lane 25-yard lap pool with starting blocks, used by the Hummelstown Swim Team’s Flamingos. The team uses a touch pad timing system with a 6-line display board for all meets.
The swim club also boasts a toddler wading pool with a fountain, a small playground area, several pavilions available to members for parties and gatherings, and various recreational areas. These include ping-pong, tennis, basketball, shuffleboard, beach volleyball, tetherball and wiffleball.
For information on joining the Hummelstown Swim Club:
From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day, call the Swim Club directly at 717-566-2368.
Any other time, call 717-566-2604.
That pool is still the centerpiece of the swim club, but many additions have occurred since. The most notable is the 6-lane 25-yard lap pool with starting blocks, used by the Hummelstown Swim Team’s Flamingos. The team uses a touch pad timing system with a 6-line display board for all meets.
The swim club also boasts a toddler wading pool with a fountain, a small playground area, several pavilions available to members for parties and gatherings, and various recreational areas. These include ping-pong, tennis, basketball, shuffleboard, beach volleyball, tetherball and wiffleball.
For information on joining the Hummelstown Swim Club:
From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day, call the Swim Club directly at 717-566-2368.
Any other time, call 717-566-2604.
