Wednesday, January 9, 2013
David Harmon, from Severna Park was recently named Archbishop Spalding’s Athlete of the Month.
Severna Park native and SPY swimmer David Harmon was recently named Archbishop Spalding’s Athlete of the Month. According to the Archbishop Spalding Facebook page, Harmon excels in the pool as well as in the classroom. He juggles five AP courses while remaining one of the top swimmers in the state. He also volunteers his time in the community. Harmon, who will be headed to Dartmouth College in the fall, recently competed in Winter Junior National Championship at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. During the event, Harmon swam in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 500-meter freestyle. The 17-year-old has been swimming competitively for about eight years and recently told Patch he enjoys the challenge of being responsible …
Sunday, November 25, 2012
This week Patch reported on a swimmer competing in Tennessee and a local skimboarder who hangs out with pros.
Here's a look at some of the top stories from Severna Park Patch this week. To read more of any story, just click on the link. 1. SPCC Will Offer Multiple Parent's Night Out Beginning Friday the community center will offer a Parent’s Night (or day) Out. You can drop your kids off for a few hours of supervised entertainment while you run some holiday errands. 2. SPY Swimmer Set To Compete at Junior National Meet David Harmon will swim in the Winter Junior National Championship in December at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He will compete in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 500-meter freestyle. 3. Skimboarder, 8, Wins Amateur World Championship Alex Sheckells, a third-grader at Shipley’s Choice, spends many weekends …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
David Harmon, a Severna Park resident, qualified for the Winter Junior National Championship held in Tennessee.
The morning after the YMCA Swimming Nationals, SPY swimmer David Harmon looked up the qualifying national times on his phone so that he would know what to shoot for next year. Little did he know, his time qualified for the Winter Junior National Championship. “The morning after finals I woke up early and was looking at the cut times on my phone as motivation for next time,” Harmon said. “I was looking at the times and was like ‘wait I got that one. And I got the bonus cut from the day before—I qualified.’” Harmon was so excited he had to share the news with his roommate, despite the early hour. “I woke up my roommate and was like, ‘Sam I just made Junior Nationals.’ He was like 'good for you I am going back to bed,'” Harmon laughed. Harmon…
