ESU meet preview

York, Pa. - When East Stroudsburg women's swimmer Kelly Buyaskas got the news that she was cleared to compete at the upcoming PSAC Swimming Championships, she was beyond ecstatic. She had once again proved to herself, teammates, coach, and campus community that her cystic fibrosis wasn't going to stop her from swimming.
 
Earlier this season, Buyaskas, a sophomore from Clifton Park, N.Y., qualified for the league championship in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. However, in January, a sudden case of the flu followed by a collapsed lung landed her in the hospital for two weeks, jeopardizing her PSAC Championship future.
 
But Head Coach Lisa Pizzuto had an idea. Pizzuto explained the situation to the PSAC Swimming Championships Committee, comprised of four head coaches and the league swimming administrative liaison. The committee agreed to allow Buyaskas to swim time trials at the event hosted by the York YMCA from February 19-22.

Read the entire feature here: http://www.psacsports.org/news/2015/2/17/WSWIM_0217150141.aspx