OUR ROCK STARS – DSRT Meet Recap Sometimes all you can do is say “WOW” (Kevin Henkes) WOW is the only word that can describe the performance of our up-and-comers at the DSRT C meet this past Saturday. These youngers are the future of our team and our future looks very WOW! indeed. Our 15 swimmers swam a total of 46 events and dropped time in 34 out of 38 events. That’s a phenomenal 89.5% drop rate. That’s the highest performance drop rate we have ever had. WOW! NOTABLE SWIMS...

POSITIVE MINDSET – Resilience Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving; we get stronger and more resilient. (Steve Maraboli) Resilience is the ability to bounce back from challenges, stay positive in difficult times, and keep moving forward. It’s an important quality that helps kids grow stronger with each experience. The Jan 2026 RAA A/BB/B meet welcomed our swimmers back after the Christmas – New Years holidays. Getting back into the “swim” of things was definitely a challenge at this meet. But, we know our swimmers are blessed with a Positive...

MINDSET – Positive Thoughts I found that when you start thinking and saying what you really want then your mind automatically shifts and pulls you in that direction. And sometimes it can be that simple, just a little twist in vocabulary that illustrates your attitude and philosophy. (Jim Rohn) On Dec 12-14, 10 of our swimmers represented Victory Aquatics at the SCS Winter Age Group Invite Championships (WAG) in San Clemente. Some of the biggest and fastest teams in the country were competing at this site. Clearly our kids came...

MINDSET – Being Thankful Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience. (Roy T. Bennett) On Dec 6-7 15 of our swimmers set out to qualify events for WAG at the CCAQ A/BB/B SCY Last Ditch WAG swim meet. After a 4 day break to give thanks for all their blessings our team was ready to meet the challenge head on. WOW! What a great experience our swimmers had. And many new WAG qualifying entries. These swimmers qualified events for WAG Owen Bonadiman - 100...

Rainy Weekend - FAC Meet Recap “Rain, rain, go away! Come again another day. Preferably when there are no swim meets” Actually, it’s not about the rain. Our athletes are used to being wet. It’s about the cold that comes along with the rain. At the FAC A/B/C everybody can swim meet this past weekend the weather brought the cold along with pouring rain. As the winter season approaches so does the cold weather. Cold temperatures can reduce muscle strength, speed, and power output making it much more difficult to...

Cold..Cold...Cold When you don’t want to get in the pool because it’s too cold, but then you don’t want to get out of the pool cause it’s too cold! Winter will be here in a few short weeks and there are a lot of misconceptions we’d like to clear up before then. Kids do NOT catch cold because it’s cold. Fact. Kids catch cold because the cold and flu is a virus that comes around in the fall and winter. Fact. Schools are the most common place where the cold...

Senior Success – Legends Meet Recap "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." (Robert Collier) The Legends of Coaching (formerly Kevin Perry) meet is the first Senior meet of the season and is traditionally held the second weekend in November. It is extremely popular and fills early. We were fortunate enough to be able to send our 2 senior level swimmers, Regina and Xavier. Senior meets have no age group categories. Each event has an ‘automatic’ entry time and anyone of any age (5...

Beautiful Thoughts Success is a mindset, not a goal "Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.'' (Mahatma Gandhi) 22 of our swimmers brought their beautiful thoughts and mindset to the Nov TCC B/C meet. This was a beautiful weekend and many of our swimmers came one step closer to their destiny as they worked on their goals and values at this meet. We had a lot of...

Why Swim? Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. (TheGoodQuote) Swimming is an amazing form of fitness for people of all ages. Learn how hitting the pool helps keep your children physically fit and boosts their mental health. Mental Fitness Swimming is not just beneficial for the body but also for the mind. The rhythmic nature of swimming and the sensation of being in water can have a calming effect, reducing stress and anxiety in children. Plus, swimming, like most other forms of physical activity, can...

MINDSET – Dare to Dream A goal is a dream with a deadline (Napoleon Hill) Our team has been setting meet and season goals for the 2025-2026 season. For a month now they’ve been dreaming of reaching some of those meet goals at the Sept RAA A/B C 13 & Over meet. Venus Williams said, “I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.”. Our swimmers are learning to focus on their performance rather than the competition. Success for...