The Whitehall Waves summer swim team will open their season on June 15 when they travel to the Bethlehem Stingrays’ Memorial Pool for competition in the Suburban Swim League of the Greater Lehigh Valley.

“Our numbers this year are great,” said second-year head coach Daniel Jablonski. “We have most of our regulars but also some new faces and fresh blood, which is always good. Currently, we are 63 swimmers and have a pretty good split among each age group. We do have more girls this year, however.”

Jablonski will be assisted by Luke Urick and junior coaches Alexis Quach, Kenny Dai, Alex Dai, and Gabe O’Brien.

“I’m looking forward to this summer season,” Jablonski said. “We have some strong swimmers in each age group (elementary school through high school) who will definitely set the pace. We’ve got some standouts like usual, including some swimmers who won events at Champs last year. None of these swimmers have aged up, so I expect to see some more hardware this summer.

“I’ve also got some swimmers who have aged up to the 11-12 age group, which starts swimming 50s, so I’m excited to see how they fare after swimming 25s for so long. There’s a lot of depth on the team, especially in age groups like 9-10 boys and 11-12 girls. I’m sure they’ll all be fighting for a spot at Champs.”

Championships, scheduled for July 22 at Northampton, is the season-ending meet in which qualifying swimmers have the opportunity to compete against other qualifiers from within the league.

Silver Championships, scheduled for July 19 at Bethlehem, is an opportunity for swimmers who don’t qualify for Championships to compete against other non-qualifiers from within the league.

The Quakertown Dolphins, Soleco Stingrays, Lower Macungie Lazers, Palmerton Porpoises, Northampton Kids, and the Macungie Bears are also members of the Lehigh Valley’s Suburban Swim League.

Whitehall’s home meets are scheduled for June 19 against Quakertown, June 26 against Macungie, and July 10 against Northampton with 6 p.m. start times.

“Like usual, this is a learning experience for me. It’s only my second year coaching, so I’m always trying to learn and be better,” said Jablonski. “I love coaching the kids and giving them the attention and advice they need in the program I grew up in myself. It’s definitely a passion of mine to coach.”