Swimmers on your mark!
After a one-year covid-19 absence, Bluffton Sardines swim team is back.
The team competes in the Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL). In 2019, the most recent swim season, Bluffton finished second of eight teams in the league meet, closely behind Westside.
This year several members of the team competed Putnam County YMCA swim team and with Lima YMCA swim team. Several of those swimmers qualified for the Great Lake Zones championships in March at BGSU.
The team serves swimmers ages 5 to 18 in the summer. A parent meeting takes place at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, at the pool.
Online registration for returning members starts May 1 and for new families on May 12.
The final practice schedule will be posted on the website once it is finalized.
This year’s WOAL schedule follows:
June 7 – Ada
June 10 – At Kenton
June 14 – At Van Wert
June 17 – Westside
June 21 – Findlay
June 28 – at Shawnee
July 9-10 – WOAL championships at Kenton
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Friday, July 31, 2026
- Gayla Sue Conaway worked for Marathon Oil Company
- TedFest '26 provides all-day fun in Pandora
- Drum Circle added to August 29 PorchFest
- Business Collective holds "War Room" on August 6
- Speed limit on State Route 103 reduced west of I-75
- Check out August 2026 programs and services at Bluffton Public Library
Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Vaccination clinics in Lima, Aug 3, 5 and 6 by appointment
- Backman’s My Friends is topic for BPL book discussions
- Wanted: Photos of bicycles in the Swiss Settlement
- Monday evening Hummin' & Strummin' Song Circle scheduled
- Time in a Bottle: Biologic aging versus our actual age
- Hyper-local focus of the Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon
- Learn about 92 years of Fett Hardware on Bluffton History Day