Maria Regina Sea Angels
Boys & Girls CYO Swim Team
Head Coach: Chris Muldoon
Head Coach Emeritus: Jim Kalinowski
Team Coordinator: Helen Lamberti
Coaches: Clifton Wu, Sean Cassidy, Billy Harner, Dominick Moreo, Cate Creedon, Garrett Patton, Chris Meyn, Christina Cassidy, Michael Urbanick, Michelle Urbanick
Official Scorer: Kerry Worzel
Ref Runner: Christine Chang-Abreu
Medals & Ribbons: Jennifer Byrne
PLEASE READ THE WHOLE PAGE. MOST QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED BY READING EVERYTHING ON THIS PAGE.
Registration for Next Season will be just before Halloween with Practices starting in November.
Practices run from November through the End of March.
There are 8 Weekend Regular Season Meets, starting in January and running through the End of March. The By-Invitation-Only Championship Meet is usually held during the first week of April.
To inquire about joining for the upcoming season, please contact Coach Chris at the e-mail address in the middle of this page. You may also PM us on our Facebook page. Please read the information on "Parish Mapping" under Eligibility.
***IN ORDER TO BE ON DECK AT MEETS, AT PRACTICES OR TO BE A LOCKER ROOM PARENT OR COACH, YOU MUST COMPLETE VIRTUS TRAINING.***
To sign up for this session, please go to:
https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list.cfm?theme=0
Search for "Rockville Centre, NY --Safe Environment (Diocese) and click on the Select Button.
There is No Religious Component to VIRTUS. It covers mandated reporting and what to look out for when it comes to things like abuse, grooming and the dangers on the internet/in social media.
(YOU ONLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH VIRTUS TRAINING ONCE)
Because we rent the big pools so that all of our swimmers can participate in Meets, we need A LOT of Volunteers. And, we are restricted to only using Volunteers who are Virtus-Certified. As such, we need you! Please consider becoming Virtus-certified to help out your child and the team. With practices starting in November and meets shortly after, now is the time to get Virtus-Certified. Thank you.
The Maria Regina CYO Swim Team IS NOT a Learn-To-Swim program. All swimmers must be able to swim a length of the pool without holding onto the wall or lane line (rope). Just because your child can swim in a backyard pool does not mean that he/she can swim 25 yards without stopping.
Our mission is to develop aspiring young competitive swimmers--and have a lot of fun in the process!
Club & High School Varsity Swimmers should especially consider joining the Sea Angels both for the sheer amount of available Pool Time and for the chance to directly compete head-to-head in 9 Meets against some of the best swimmers on Long Island--both North Shore and South Shore.
You do not have to be Catholic or any religion to swim for the Sea Angels.
Through our shared values of Sportsmanship and Fair Play, we always keep the "C" in CYO. As such, all swimmers must complete in at least 4 regular season meets in order to be eligible for the By-Invitation-Only Championship Meet. No exceptions are ever made to this, even if it could cost us a Championship.
ELIGIBILITY:
All new members--regardless of religion--must be geographically mapped for Maria Regina in Seaford/Massapequa, St. Frances de Chantal in Wantagh, Our Lady of Lourdes in Massapequa Park/Farmingdale or St. James in Seaford. With the exception of Our Lady of Lourdes, you can find the parish mappings at Parish Boundary Maps - CYO of Long Island - Hicksville, NY (cyoli.org)
A swimmer mapped for a different parish can only swim for us if he/she is registered for or has graduated from Religious Ed. (aka "Faith Formation") at one of those named parishes above.
There are also Permanent and 1-Year Waivers available from CYO to allow an out-of-mapping swimmer to swim for us.
If a prospective member has been cut from their mapped team or if their age group is full on their mapped team, they can swim for us.
Should you have any questions on eligibility or need to be directed to the Coach of your mapped team, please contact Deanna Verdi at [email protected]
1-Year Waivers and Permanent Waivers can allow a non-mapped swimmer to swim for Maria Regina but those require Approval from Deanna and the powers-that-be at Long Island CYO.
Some Practices are "Closed Deck" meaning that No Parents are in attendance at Practice (they are in attendance at meets). Please be aware of this before registering. Parents were in attendance at every practice after our First Meet this year.
And, as it always bears repeating, we are not a Learn-to-Swim program, we are a competitive swim team. Lap swimming is very different than swimming in your backyard pool.
Very Important: If you wish to be added to our Team Mailing List for Registration Updates or if you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please e-mail us at:
Coach Chris - [email protected]
2026 Division A Sportsmanship Trophy (first time ever!)
2025 3rd Place in Division A
2024 DIVISION A CHAMPIONS
2023 2nd Place in Division A
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Division A Champions (8-0)
2021 The Only CYO Swim Team (out of 14 teams) to run its full program
2020 5-0 in CYO Division A until the World shut down.....
2019 CYO Division B Champions
2016, 2017 & 2018 CYO Division C Champions
We practice at the Hicksville Public Schools Aquatic Center located in the back of Hicksville High School at 180 Division Avenue in Hicksville.
This was the 2025/2026 season's Practice Schedule:
Tuesdays
7PM-8PM Ages 10 & Under (Swimmers Born After January 1, 2015)
8PM-9PM Ages 11 & Up (Swimmers Born Before January 1, 2015)
Thursdays
7PM-8PM Ages 10 & Under (Swimmers Born After January 1, 2015)
8PM-9PM Ages 11 & Up (Swimmers Born Before January 1, 2015)
There Are No Mandatory Practices.
Practice and Meet times are subject to change.
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This Age information was valid for the 2026 Meet Season:
Ages are based on the swimmer's age as of December 31st 2025. These are the age groups for the various races in the meets.
| 8 and Under (U8) | Born On or After Jan 1, 2017 |
| 10 and Under (U10) | Born Between Jan 1, 2015 and Dec 31, 2016 |
| 12 and Under (U12) | Born Between Jan 1, 2013 and Dec 31, 2014 |
| 14 and Under (U14) | Born Between Jan 1, 2011 and Dec 31, 2012 |
| 18 and Under (U18) | Born Between Jan 1, 2007 and Dec 31, 2010 (and not yet out of High School) |
SWIM MEETS
If your child cannot make a meet, it is important to let us know ASAP. The coaches put a lot of work into the meet lineups--so again, if your child cannot make a meet, please let us know ASAP.
A Note on Equipment:
It is highly recommended that your child have more than one swimsuit. The team swimsuit should really only be used for meets, while your child should have 1 or more swimsuits for practice. Last year’s team suit can be used as a practice suit, as well. However, websites like SwimOutlet and www.sportfairusa.com, not to mention stores like New Wave Sports in Massapequa Park, have very affordable practice suits. Please remember that the boys wear “Jammers.” If we’re going to be a swim team, we need to look like a swim team, and bathing suits of the backyard pool variety don’t fit that bill. Also, when you buy a swim suit, please do not think about using it for future years by deliberately buying a bigger size. Too big of a suit can cause problems.
Just as you’d invest in good cleats and gloves and bats (etc.) in other sports, we’d ask that you buy a good pair of “Competition” googles for your child. 2 pairs (“a pair and a spare”) are really recommended as goggles have a habit of breaking at the most inopportune times. (We have had good experiences with the Speedo Vanquisher and now they even have ones with extra peripheral vision for under 20 bucks, but there are many excellent brands out there like TYR and MP) The important thing is to get away from goggles that are more fit for a backyard pool or come attached to a shirt that Grandma bought at Kohl’s.
We order our swim team apparel through New Wave Sports:
Store Location:
107 Front Street
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Phone: (516) 541-7946
Fax: (516) 797-0048(directly across from the Massapequa Park LIRR Station)
E-Mail Address for New Wave and NOT MARIA REGINA SWIM: [email protected]
Web Site for New Wave: http://www.newwavesportsoutfitter.com
