Caught in Action: YMCA Pool Grand Opening

  • Past and present members of the Shawnee High School Swim Team pose with SHS Assistant Coach Bob McNeil, fourth from left, and SHS Head Swim Coach Valarie Colburn, sixth from left, during the Grand Reopening of the Shawnee YMCA pool on July 13. The SHS swim teams have had to use other pools to practice since the tornado on April 19, 2023, but despite that, the girls team won the state championship this year. Photo provided by Amanda Teape Johnson.
    Past and present members of the Shawnee High School Swim Team pose with SHS Assistant Coach Bob McNeil, fourth from left, and SHS Head Swim Coach Valarie Colburn, sixth from left, during the Grand Reopening of the Shawnee YMCA pool on July 13. The SHS swim teams have had to use other pools to practice since the tornado on April 19, 2023, but despite that, the girls team won the state championship this year. Photo provided by Amanda Teape Johnson.
  • Shawnee High School Assistant Swim Coach and YMCA Interim CEO Bob McNeil, Shawnee Public Schools Athletic Director Dax Leone and SHS Head Swim Coach Valarie Colburn pose together by the newly remodeled Shawnee YMCA pool during its Grand Reopening on July 13. Photo provided by Amanda Teape Johnson.
    Shawnee High School Assistant Swim Coach and YMCA Interim CEO Bob McNeil, Shawnee Public Schools Athletic Director Dax Leone and SHS Head Swim Coach Valarie Colburn pose together by the newly remodeled Shawnee YMCA pool during its Grand Reopening on July 13. Photo provided by Amanda Teape Johnson.