Central York Aquatics (CYA)

Amber was born in York, PA. She began competitively swimming at age 8 for the Rainbow Hills Swim Team in Harrisburg. After returning to the York area, she competed for the Northeastern Bobcat Swim Club until age 12. As she continued to progress in swimming, she moved to a year-round USA swim team, The York Bearcats, coached by Greg Bryant. The team eventually changed names and linked up with North Baltimore Swim Club, at Crispus Attucks location. During her first two years of high school, she swam for Northeastern Bobcats, and then changed sports to field hockey for her remaining years of high school.

Amber currently lives in York with her husband, Jason and their two children, Reese and Greysen. Amber comes from a family of competitive swimmers. Her younger brother swam for the US Naval Academy and set numerous records during his 17-year swimming career. Her daughter, Reese is a 3rd generation family swimmer. She credits her love of the sport to her Mom, who also swam competitively for 13 years and to the coach who helped shape her, Greg Bryant.

Jim’s love for swimming began at the York YMCA. He took swim lessons there and at the age of ten started swimming competitively. Jim swam for the York YMCA for the next eight years. During high school he also swam for William Penn Senior High School, and then he went on to swim for Elizabethtown College. Jim was an All-American swimmer in both high school and college.

For more than forty years Jim has coached swimming at various levels. At the high school level he has coached YAIAA and District 3 champions as well as All-State, All-American, and Academic All-American swimmers. Since 2011 he has been the head varsity swim coach at Central York High School.

Jim is married and has three children and four grandchildren.

Beth began competitive swimming at age 10 for Holmes Run Acres Recreation Association in Northern Virginia. She continued to swim on her high school teams at Falls Church High School (Virginia) and Ledyard High School (Connecticut). The Ledyard HS team was co-ed with boys and girls swimming against each other. In some of the butterfly events, Beth was the only female competitor. She loved her team and has fond memories lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons with her teammates.
While at Lebanon Valley College, she swam her freshman and sophomore years before studying abroad. Breaststroke and butterfly were her primary events but she liked Individual Medley (IM) races best. Beth graduated with a double major in International Business and Spanish. Her path led her to a corporate financial sales management career in Philadelphia before starting a family. She now lives in York with her husband, Scott, and their three daughters.