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B is for Building Your Mindset Mentally preparing yourself to swim fast can be as easy as A-B-C. Sport psychologist Aimee Kimball brings usaswimming.org her second installment of the ABCs of mental training — “B” is for Building Your Mindset. Check back in two weeks to find out what “C” stands for. How should I think to swim well? Every individual has a unique mental state under which he or she performs best. There is not one right way to think. The key is to know what you are thinking...

A is for Anxiety If you want to swim fast, you’ve got to prepare yourself mentally. That’s not always an easy process. Beginning this week, Sport psychologist Aimee Kimball, PhD., introduces a series of articles on usaswimming.org that makes mental training as easy as A-B-C. The ABCs of mental training will run every two weeks. This week’s topic is Anxiety Why do I have anxiety? Many athletes have anxiety before they compete, whether it's a pounding heart, difficulty breathing, tight muscles, or worried thoughts. All animals have what's called the...

Keys to Success with National Teamer Haley Anderson 1. Have fun. Don’t take things too seriously. Swimming is too stressful if you do. If you aren’t having fun with it, you won’t be successful. Having fun makes practices a lot easier to get through, especially with open water workouts. 2. Consider all your options. At first I didn’t have an open mind about open water swimming. I was like, “Why would I do that?” Once I thought about it, I decided, “I might as well.” Though there are a lot...

SWIM TEAM FAMILIES THERE WILL BE A PST BOOSTER CLUB MEETING THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH, AT 8AM, ON THE POOL DECK. PLEASE JOIN US!!!

Sectional Recap By Jimmy Parmenter PST finishes 20th overall out of 77 teams at the Sectional Championships this past weekend at the YMCA Aquatic Complex in Orlando, Florida. PST swimmers had an outstanding weekend with 42 Best Time Swims, 9 Individual Final Swims, 5 Relay Final Swims and 1 New Team Record. PST coaches and swimmers would like to thank the PST Booster Club for all their support for what turned into a great meet. Individual Finalist Meagan Abad 200 Backstroke 17th Place 2:26.98 Best Time and just missing the...

"No fair!" "You cheated!" "It wasn't my fault we lost!" Have you ever played on a team with somebody who hated to lose? Or maybe you have a tough time if you lose anything — even a game of tic-tac-toe. Some kids find it extra-hard to lose, but everyone needs to learn how to do it. Learning to lose without losing your cool is a skill, like learning to ride a bike. You might not be able to do it at first, but over time it will get easier. And...

2012 Spring Southern Zone Sectional Championships At the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando PST swimmer Jessie Randolph Broke her own Team Record in the 200 Free. PST swimmer's had 12 personal best times on Day 2 of Sectionals. Finalist Women’s 200 Free Jessie Randolph 25th place 2:07.49 *New Team Record Women’s 400 IM Jessie Randolph 23rd place 5:12.83 – Best Time Women’s 100 Fly Sivan Fraiman 23rd place 1:06.24 – Best Time Women’s 800 Free Relay 16th place Sivan Fraiman, Chloe Adams, Sophia Oliva, Jessie Randolph Best Time Swim’s Women’s...

2012 Spring Southern Zone Sectional Championships PST swimmer’s had a very good first day at the 2012 Sectional Championships at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando. Finalist Women’s 200 Medley Relay PST “A” Team 12th Place Meagan Abad, Sophia Oliva, Sivan Fraiman, Jessie Randolph Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay PST “A” Team 8th Place Jessie Randolph, Sophia Oliva, Sivan Fraiman, Ali Moser Personal Best Times Women’s 1500 Freestyle Hailey Hernandez (Personal Best) 18:49.99 28th place

The 2012 Spring Championships came to an end for many PST swimmers March 9-12 at Junior Olympics in Coral Springs. PST put on quite a show with many Piranhas placing in finals and dropping huge chunks of times. Piranhas with best times include Victoria Abad, Diego Avellaneda, Lalainie Banister, Zach Beller, Quin Connor, Jordan Cook, Taylor Cook, Adriana Cortes Urbina, Daniel Escobar, Felipe Farias, Abigail Fossas, Elad Fraiman, Eiza Gantus, Chloe Gerena, Eitan Ghelman, Sean Grant, Kai Kibler, Rachel Levy, Leo Manrique, Alfred Maria, Angela Petrillo, Sofia Pozsonyiova, Tyler Tolomeo,...