Chelsea Piers AC Swim Team Member Qualifies for Olympic Trials by Erica Bates (Stamford, CT – August 4, 2015)
– Jack Montesi, member of the CP-AC Swim Team at Chelsea Piers
Connecticut, qualified for the 2016 U.S.Olympic Team Trials-Swimming
after his performance in the 200-meter Butterfly at the U.S. Junior
National Championships in San Antonio, TX.
The 17-year-old Greenwich, CT native has been a member of CP-AC Swim
Team for three seasons, dating back to the opening of Chelsea Piers
Connecticut. Montesi and the Team are coached by Jamie Barone. An
accomplished swimmer, Barone also competed in two Olympic Trials and
has been both nationally and globally ranked in the 100 meter breast
stroke.
“Jack is a very hard worker who earned this trip to Omaha,” commented
Jamie Barone, Head Swim Coach, Chelsea Piers Connecticut. “We are
all proud to see a swimmer reach this level just three years after our
program’s start. It has been a pleasure for the staff to watch
him improve over the last three seasons.”
Approximately 1500 of the top swimmers in the country qualify for the
Olympic Trials, held June 2016 in Omaha, NE. The Olympic Games will be
held in August 2016.
About Chelsea Piers Connecticut
Chelsea Piers Connecticut (CPCT) is a 500,000-square-foot
state-of-the-art sports and recreation facility located in Stamford,
CT, just off I-95 at Exit 9. Opened in July 2012, CPCT features two
indoor ice rinks, an Olympic pool and adjacent 6,000-sq.-ft. Splash
Zone indoor water park, a 14,000-sq.-ft. gymnastics training center, 11
singles and one hardball doubles squash court, seven indoor hard court
tennis courts, an indoor turf baseball/softball training facility and
five batting cages, a 12,000-sq.-ft. Adventure Center featuring a
recreational trampoline center, a 24-foot high rock wall and a Little
Athletes gym for children six months to five years, and a Field House
with a 100-yard turf field, four hardwood basketball/volleyball courts
and a 1/5-mile track.
In December 2014, Chelsea Piers Connecticut opened a world-class 65,000
square-foot health & fitness facility and clubhouse called “CP-AC
Fitness.” The members-only fitness facility features 25,000 square feet
of strength and cardio equipment, a dedicated mind/body center for
Pilates Reformer classes, multi-disciplinary and hot yoga, as well as
traditional group fitness studios and dedicated space for triathlon and
competitive cycling training. There are more than 110 weekly fitness
classes and programs. Additionally, there is a custom Queenax Bridge
studio creating endless possibilities for suspension, boxing and
functional training.
Like Chelsea Piers New York, Chelsea Piers Connecticut combines
world-class athletic facilities with an extensive array of professional
instructors and year-round sports programming for children and adults
of all ages. There are more than 10 teams competing under the Chelsea
Piers Athletic Club umbrella. CPCT is also home to a childcare facility
and preschool, a Harrow pro shop, a grab-and-go café, a bar and private
event space, Stamford Hospital’s 18,500-square-foot Orthopedic and
Spine Institute, CrossFit S-Town and a BlueStreak Sports athletic
training center.
