Chelsea Piers Connecticut Celebrates Two-Year Mark by Erica Schietinger (Stamford, CT – July 15, 2014)
–Since opening in July 2012, Chelsea Piers Connecticut (CPCT) has
established itself as one of the premier amateur sports and
entertainment complexes in the United States. In two short years, CPCT
has set a new standard in Fairfield County for competitive sports,
coaching and events for children and adults, continuing to expand and
adapt in order to meet the area’s demand for first-rate athletic
facilities and fitness programming.
Chelsea Piers
Connecticut began its second year with the announcement of a
65,000-square-foot expansion including a world-class 65,000-square-foot
membership health and fitness facility and clubhouse, slated to open
late Fall 2014. The new fitness facility and clubhouse is inspired by
the company’s highly-rated sports club in New York, and the
cutting-edge fitness programming will be unmatched in Fairfield County.
Chelsea Piers
Connecticut’s competitive athletic programs have also continued to grow
and add to their long lists of accomplishments, with a number of teams
and individual athletes earning recognition for their achievements
throughout the year:
The Chelsea Piers
Athletic Club (CP-AC) swim team had an incredibly successful year with
a number of individual swimmers setting state and National records.
Beginning in February, the CP-AC Swim team broke the 30-year old State
record and set a new one in the 200 freestyle relay. Following in
March, CP-AC won the Connecticut Age Group Championship and Combined
Team State Championship.
The Chelsea Piers
Junior Tennis teams also had a phenomenal year with successes at every
age level. At the district championships last August, the U8 teams
finished 1st and 2nd place, the U10 advanced team came in 2nd place,
the U12 teams came in 2nd and 3rd and the U18 team finished 3rd.
The one-year-old CP-AC
Volleyball U17 and U18 teams both had an impressive first year.
In addition to winning the Regional Championships in May, the teams
each qualified for Nationals, where they will head in 2015.
The CPCT Squash Club
also had several highlights over the past year, including a number of
notable tournament finishes by members of the club’s Elite Squash
Program (ESP). At the U.S. Junior Nationals in March, Marina Stefanoni
won the GU13 division, BU19 division player James Watson earned a place
at the trials for the U.S. Junior Team final selection, and five other
ESP members placed in the top ten of their respective age groups.
The Chelsea Piers
triathlon team, Full Throttle Endurance Racing, kicked off the 2014
season with an exciting showing at the South Beach Life Time Triathlon,
winning the overall Team Championship and claiming 21 individual
podiums with their impressive personal performances. Most recently, FTE
Racing competed in both the USA Triathlon Northeast Regional Team
Championships and the Stamford KIC IT Triathlon where the group won
both Team Championship and multiple podium finishes.
CPCT Athletes’ College Commitments Include:
CP-AC Water Polo Claire Baxter - Claremont McKenna College Quentin Montgomery - George Washington University Jack Robinson - The U.S. Naval Academy Julian Fraser - Santa Clara University Alex Jahns - Fordham University Steve Michaud - The University of Southern California Patrick Judge - Iona College
CP-AC Squash Laura Watson – Cornell University James Watson – University of Pennsylvania Jocelyn Lehman – Yale University
CP-AC Lacrosse - Boys Kyle Foote - Loyola College Jack Harrington - Duke University Cole Perry – Denison University Ryan Flippin - Wesleyan College Sam Saleeby - Dickinson College Jamie Paradise - Boston University
CP-AC Lacrosse – Girls Anne Dunster - Dickinson College Elizabeth Miller - Boston College Sammy Muller - The University of Virginia Jane Tewksbury – Wesleyan College
CP-AC Volleyball– Girls Katelyn Carlson- Wentworth Institute of Technology Francesca Testani- Salve Regina University Tyla Taylor- Wesleyan University
The complex’s size and
unparalleled athletic facilities has led CPCT to serve as host to
several large-scale tournaments and showcases encompassing a wide range
of sports including squash, volleyball, ice hockey, tennis, lacrosse
and aquatics. In addition to a number of notable athletic competitions
including the Gymnastics Winter Challenge and the Dual-County Classic
Hockey Tournament, the facility was also selected to host to the 2014
Special Olympics along with several college recruitment seminars and
health and wellness expos presented by People’s United Bank and
Stamford Hospital.
“We are honored that
so many families and individuals have made Chelsea Piers Connecticut a
major part of their active lifestyle and very proud of our accomplished
CP-AC athletes and our many competitive teams,” commented Greta Wagner,
Executive Director, Chelsea Piers Connecticut. “We’re very
grateful for all of the community support we’ve received and look
forward to continuing to grow and expand upon our dynamic programming.”
About Chelsea Piers Connecticut Chelsea Piers
Connecticut (CPCT) is a is a 465,000-square-foot state-of-the-art
sports and recreation facility located in Stamford, CT, just off I-95
at Exit 9. Opened in July 2012, CPCT features two indoor ice
rinks, an Olympic pool and adjacent 6,000-sq.-ft. Splash Zone indoor
water park, a 14,000-sq.-ft. gymnastics training center, 11 singles and
one hardball doubles squash court, seven indoor hard court tennis
courts, an indoor turf baseball/softball training facility and five
batting cages, a 12,000-sq.-ft. Adventure Center featuring a
recreational trampoline center, a 24-foot high rock wall and a Little
Athletes gym for children 6 months to five years, and a Field House
with a 100-yard turf field, four hardwood basketball/volleyball courts
and a 1/5-mile track.
Like Chelsea Piers New
York, CPCT combines world-class athletic facilities with an extensive
array of professional instructors and year-round sports programming for
children and adults of all ages. There are more than 10
competitive teams competing under the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club
umbrella.
CPCT is also home to a
childcare facility and preschool, a Harrow pro shop, a grab-and-go
café, a 150-seat restaurant and bar, Stamford Hospital’s 18,500-sq.-ft.
Orthopedic and Spine Institute, CrossFit S-Town and a BlueStreak Sports
athletic training center.
