Synchronized swimming tradition continues
BYRAM TWP. The Cranberry Lake Community Club celebrates its centennial.
| 05 Aug 2024 | 09:37
SS1 Erin Winkelman and Mackenzie Walsh act out a scene in ’Tangled,’ based on the German fairy tale ‘Rapunzel,’ on Sunday, Aug. 4 near the Cranberry Lake Community Club in Byram. (Photos by Kathy Shwiff)
SS2 Cast members dive into the water during the opening number.
SS3 Young performers begin the show.
‘Tangled’ cast members move into the water.
The cast of ‘Tangled,’ which was performed Sunday, Aug. 4 at the Cranberry Lake Community Club in Byram.
A decades-long tradition of synchronized swimming at the Cranberry Lake Community Club in Byram continued with a show based on the 2010 movie “Tangled” earlier this month.
The show was planned for Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4. It was cut short, then canceled because of concerns about lightning and rescheduled for Monday evening, Aug. 5.
The cast of 14 included boys and girls ages 5-13. They had rehearsed the show since the beginning of July.
The show was directed by Jack Galvin and Audrey Everett. Both are swimming instructors at the club. They run the synchronized swimming program as volunteers.
Galvin took over direction of the program four years ago when he was 13. He started taking part in it when he was 6.
His mother had been part of the program when she was younger.
The synchronized swimming program began in 1983, some years after a similar program, known as water ballet, had ended.
The Cranberry Lake Community Club opened 100 years ago.
Both Galvin and Everett said their families have spent summers at Cranberry Lake for four generations.
Galvin lives on Staten Island, where he will be a senior at Monsignor Farrell High School this fall.
Everett lives in St. Augustine, Fla.