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Former Chelsea Piers Aquatics Head Coach Jamie Barone Has Returned

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Jamie Barone, founding Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club head coach, has returned to the club, and this week he was named to the U.S. Paralympics coaching staff supporting the 33 American swimmers at the 2024 Paralympic Games. — an announcement from Chelsea Piers Connecticut

Barone, who grew up in Stamford and is now raising his children there, previously oversaw the Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club (CP-AC) from 2012 to 2021. “I’m thrilled to be back at Chelsea Piers after a hiatus from club coaching,” he said. “The management, staff and available resources provide the perfect ingredients to help the Aquatics Club give our swimmers unparalleled opportunity to be their best.”
During that time he earned CP-AC recognition as a top 20 program in the United States and designation of a “Silver Medal Club” in 2016. In 2020 was named a “Gold Medal Club” by USA Swimming.

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Alexandra Spataro and Eason Jones among Chelsea Piers swimmers to swim in College

These Darien Student Swimmers Will Compete in Colleges This Fall, Chelsea Piers Says

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Six student athletes from Darien are among the 20 swimmers in the Chelsea Piers aquatics program in Stamford who will be swimming competitively in college this fall, the sports and fitness club announced. — an announcement from Chelsea Piers in Stamford

The swim team began in September 2012 and has grown since then. CP-AC was recognized by USA Swimming as a “Gold Medal” club in 2020 and 2021. The student-athletes who will pursue a career in NCAA athletics next fall include:

—Ryan Roberts (Amherst College)
—Kelly Dolce (Brown University)
—Alexandra “Gracie” Spataro (Gettysburg College)
—Max Scalise (Gettysburg College)
—Kaitlyn Holmes (Brown University)
—Eason Jones (Yale University)

“To have such a large percentage of our senior swimmers be recruited to compete at these world-renowned institutions is a testament to their hard work and dedication,” said Kevin Burton, athletic director of Chelsea Piers Connecticut. “They are true student-athletes and the embodiment of the greater Chelsea Piers athletics community.”

The rest of the 20 swimmers are from Greenwich (eight), New Canaan (two), Rye, New York (two), and one each from South Salem, New York and Westport.

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Chelsea Piers Aquatics Ranked 29th in National Swimming Club Competition

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For the third year in a row, the Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club has been awarded the honor of a Silver Medal ranking in the 2019 USA Swimming Club Excellence program. 

— an announcement from Chelsea Piers Connecticut
The award is given to the highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes 18 years and younger. CP-AC ranked No. 29 in the country and was the only club in the top 50 in all of Connecticut. The Chelsea Piers Aquatics Club moved from No. 48 in the country in 2018, to No.