COLUMBUS, Ohio – Michael Alexandrov set the American record in the men’s 200-yard breaststroke Saturday at the AT&T Short Course National Championships, turning in a time of 1:51.73. It bettered the former mark, set in 2006 by Olympian Brendan Hansen, by one-hundredth of a second. It was Alexandrov’s second win and second American record in as many days at the Ohio State University’s McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion. He also set the American record in the 100y breast Friday night, a performance that earned him the ConocoPhillips Performance of the Meet award....

P is for Perfectionism By Dr. Aimee Kimball, Mental Training Consultant Wouldn’t we all like to be perfect and live a Ferris Bueller type of life? Of course we would, but reality makes perfection pretty hard to achieve. I know far too many swimmers who, when they don’t have the perfect race, are extremely hard on themselves. This article will focus on the concept of perfectionism and how to encourage individuals to be OK with being slightly less than perfect. Striving for Perfection Are you one of those swimmers who...

Relay Starts with Coach David Ellinghaus of the BEGNW Marlins BY KELSEY SAVAGE HAYS Starts set the pace for any race, but in a relay, there are three other people depending on you to nail it successfully. The pressure causes some swimmers to hesitate and others to spring ahead, with splits significantly faster than their individual events. Here’s some advice from coach David Ellinghaus of the BEGNW Marlins for swimmers looking to improve their relay starts: The Arms “It’s important that the starter is confident getting momentum from his arms,”...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Olympians Ryan Lochte, Kara Lynn Joyce and Nathan Adrian each won gold medals Thursday at the AT&T Short Course National Championships. It was the first night of the three-day meet, which is being held at The Ohio State University’s McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. Lochte won the men’s 200-yard IM in 1:42.60, edging out Austrian Olympian Markus Rogan by 34-hundredths of a second. His time was about two and a half seconds slower than the American, U.S. Open and meet record he set in the event in 2007, but...

PST Entries Warm Up for all events will be @ 10 AM Directions to Academic Village: Coming from the North: Take I-595 West to I-75 South. Take the Sheridan Street WEST Exit 11B. Drive about 1 mile, and make a right at 172nd Ave. Academic Village is on the RIGHT hand side.

World/Regional Swimmers of the Year: World/American Swimmers of the Year -- December 1, 2010 PHOENIX, Arizona, December 1. THE United States swept Swimming World's World Swimmers of the Year awards this year with Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni topping all-comers in the panel's voting. This year, Soni became the first American woman to stand atop the World Swimmer of the Year rankings since Natalie Coughlin claimed the honor back in 2002. Soni also held off defending champion Federica Pellegrini of Italy from a repeat performance. Soni's ability in the breaststroke...

PST - Spring Meet Schedule 2011 JANUARY Sunset Race - TBA 28-30 FGC Invitational at ST. ANDREWS - All Levels FEBRUARY 11 8&U SIZZLER at TAMARAC - 8 & Under 12 SR. INVITE at PLANTATION - Qualifying Times 12-13 AREA DEVELOPMENT MEET at FLA - All Non JO Swimmers 19-20 FGC INVITATIONAL at CORAL SPRINGS - All Levels 25-27 AREA 2 CHAMPS at DAVIE - All Non JO Swimmers MARCH 4-6 SR. CHAMPS at PLANTATION - Qualifying Times 11-13 FGC 14 & Under JO'S at CORAL SPRINGS - Qualifying Times...

Top swimmers in the country, including Olympians Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash.) and Kara Lynn Joyce (Ann Arbor, Mich.), will compete at the 2010 AT&T Short Course National Championships, December 2-4, at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at The Ohio State University. Both Lochte and Adrian took home gold medals this summer at the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships and will compete in Columbus for short course national championship titles. Additional U.S. National Team swimmers competing at Short Course Nationals include Olympians Matt Grevers (Lake...

PST Family Holiday Party at Plantation Aquatic Complex Friday, December 3, 2010 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Food, Drinks, DJ, Swimming... Sponsored by PST Booster Club Please RSVP in Coaches office.

Tuesday, November 23, the PST Booster Club sponsored the annual Turkey Swim. Our 3:45pm groups compete against eachother to win a turkey. The swimmers see who can go the most laps in 20 min. The winners are: 6 & Under Girls- Stephanie Morera 7/8 Girls- Gina Fimiano and Gabriella Chambers (Tie) 7/8 Boys- Mateo Valdiveso 9/10 Girls- Grace Hennekens 9/10 Boys- Sebastian Perez 11/12 Boys- Jack Hockman Congratulations Sponsored by PST Booster Club