League Information
Information about the Utah Country Club Swim and Dive League can be found here, League Info.
League RegulationsThe Conference Championships are our league's culminating meet, it is a chance for swimmers and divers to compete against the best in the league. It is also a great chance for our team to showcase all of our hard work. We would like to send as many swimmers and divers to conference as possible. In order to be eligible for our Conference Championships swimmers must compete in at least 3 swim meets, in order to be eligible for the dive championships divers must of participated in at least 2 dive meets. These rules and more can be found on the league website, http://www.ccswim.
Team Information
The Country Club Swim and Dive league began in the mid 1950’s. In 1956 the board of The Salt Lake Country club unanimously approved the construction of a pool. After the pool was constructed a swim team was formed. In 1960 the Country Club Swim and Dive league added a Conference Championship meet to the season that previously only included dual meets. At this time the league consisted of 140 kids on four teams: The Salt Lake Country Club, the Cottonwood Club, Willow Creek, and the Salt Lake Tennis club. The Salt Lake Country Club Swim and Dive Team won the first ever Conference Championship meet under coach Tom Thorum Sr. Since then, The Salt Lake Country Club has been victorious at the Conference meet three additional times: Twice under coaches Cal Caplan and George Rich in 1962 and 1964 and then again in 2010 under coach Bergen Beck. Since 1960, the league has grown and currently consists of six teams with over 400 kids on their rosters.
The Salt Lake Country Club Swimming and Diving Team is designed to provide a supportive environment and a true team experience for all those involved. The goals of the team are not only to teach the fundamentals and foster an interest in the sports of swimming and diving, but also to teach self-discipline, teamwork, sportsmanship, and personal commitment.
Coaches
Justin, Lizzie and Seamus
Justin Gibbs, Lizzie Gibbs, Seamus Appel, and EmileeAnn Moran will all return to coach swimming for the 2015 Summer season. We are happy to have Haley Blount joining us as this summer's dive coach.
Head Swim Coach
Justin Gibbs - Born in Salt Lake, Justin grew up spending his Summer's swimming for the Snowbird Canyon Racquet Club. His love of swimming would not start until his sophomore year of high school when he joined the Judge Memorial Swim Team. As captain his senior year, he would win the 200 Freestyle, win the 400 Free Relay , and finish off three consecutive state titles. Upon graduating from Judge, Justin coached the Northcrest Swim team. Justin would swim and play water polo for Boston College. While at BC he had the opportunity to compete at the ACC Swim Championships, play at the Collegiate Club Water Polo Nationals, and most importantly earn a Bachelor's of Arts in Economics. Since the fall of 2012 Justin has been pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Utah. He gets the opportunity to coach his alma mater Judge in the winter and The Country Club in the summer.
Swim Coaches
Seamus Appel - Seamus started swimming for the Salt Lake Country Club at age 7 and competed for the team every summer since then. He was also a member of the 2010 Country Club Conference Championship team. He graduated from Judge Memorial Catholic High School in 2012 where he swam for four years. During those four years he was all-state 11 times, the individual State Champion for 3A in the 200 freestyle his junior year, as well as team captain and MVP both his junior and senior year. After graduating from High School, Seamus began attending Denison University in Ohio where he just completed his third year as a member of the Varsity Swimming and Diving team. Since joining the Denison University Swim and Dive team, Seamus has been a part of three consecutive NCAC Conference Championships and 3 consecutive second place finishes at the NCAA DIII National Championship. In addition to swimming, he is currently studying Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics. This is Seamus’ fourth year helping coach the SLCC swim team.
Lizzie Gibbs - This is Lizzie's third year coaching the Salt Lake Country Club Swim Team. Lizzie grew up swimming in the Country Club league. She swam for the Canyon Racquet Club as well as the Cottonwood Country Club till she was seventeen. In high school, Lizzie competed with Judge Memorial High School and contributed to winning the State Championships all four years and was a captain her fourth year. Lizzie just finished her third year at the University of Notre Dame where she is majoring in Science Business. Some of Lizzie's fondest memories were the summer nights at the pool with family and friends.
EmileeAnn Moran - Emileeann Moran started swimming at age five for the Salt Lake Country Club, was part of the conference championship team in 2010, and achieved her lifetime achievement award at age 17. Emileeann swam at her high school, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, from 10th grade to 12th grade. During her high school career Emileeann was part of a state winning team in 2012, she received one individual fourth place finish at state, two individual fifth place finishes at state, two individual sixth place finishes at state, and was the anchor for the medley relay in 2013 which places first at state. She currently studies at San Diego State University and is very excited to be helping out with coaching this year.
Dive Coach
Haley Blount - Born in Novato California, Haley was a competitive gymnast until a knee injury forced her into retirement. As a sophomore Haley found diving at Stanford University’s junior diving program. In her senior year of high school, Haley broke the North Coast Section women’s diving record by more than twenty points. Following her high school diving career, she went off to dive for the University of Utah varsity swimming and diving team. Her first summer in Utah she coached the Jewish Community Center Dive Team alongside the University dive coach Richard Marschner. This summer she is excited to build a new group of young divers here at the Salt Lake Country Club.
Swim Coaches
Seamus Appel - Seamus started swimming for the Salt Lake Country Club at age 7 and competed for the team every summer since then. He was also a member of the 2010 Country Club Conference Championship team. He graduated from Judge Memorial Catholic High School in 2012 where he swam for four years. During those four years he was all-state 11 times, the individual State Champion for 3A in the 200 freestyle his junior year, as well as team captain and MVP both his junior and senior year. After graduating from High School, Seamus began attending Denison University in Ohio where he just completed his third year as a member of the Varsity Swimming and Diving team. Since joining the Denison University Swim and Dive team, Seamus has been a part of three consecutive NCAC Conference Championships and 3 consecutive second place finishes at the NCAA DIII National Championship. In addition to swimming, he is currently studying Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics. This is Seamus’ fourth year helping coach the SLCC swim team.
Lizzie Gibbs - This is Lizzie's third year coaching the Salt Lake Country Club Swim Team. Lizzie grew up swimming in the Country Club league. She swam for the Canyon Racquet Club as well as the Cottonwood Country Club till she was seventeen. In high school, Lizzie competed with Judge Memorial High School and contributed to winning the State Championships all four years and was a captain her fourth year. Lizzie just finished her third year at the University of Notre Dame where she is majoring in Science Business. Some of Lizzie's fondest memories were the summer nights at the pool with family and friends.
EmileeAnn Moran - Emileeann Moran started swimming at age five for the Salt Lake Country Club, was part of the conference championship team in 2010, and achieved her lifetime achievement award at age 17. Emileeann swam at her high school, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, from 10th grade to 12th grade. During her high school career Emileeann was part of a state winning team in 2012, she received one individual fourth place finish at state, two individual fifth place finishes at state, two individual sixth place finishes at state, and was the anchor for the medley relay in 2013 which places first at state. She currently studies at San Diego State University and is very excited to be helping out with coaching this year.
Dive Coach
Haley Blount - Born in Novato California, Haley was a competitive gymnast until a knee injury forced her into retirement. As a sophomore Haley found diving at Stanford University’s junior diving program. In her senior year of high school, Haley broke the North Coast Section women’s diving record by more than twenty points. Following her high school diving career, she went off to dive for the University of Utah varsity swimming and diving team. Her first summer in Utah she coached the Jewish Community Center Dive Team alongside the University dive coach Richard Marschner. This summer she is excited to build a new group of young divers here at the Salt Lake Country Club.
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