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...

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.

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...

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

Plantation Swim Team finished off the fall season in spectacular fashion at Winter Champs here at Central Park . Jenna Diamond lead the way with 34 points, including a 4th place finish in the 400 IM that saw her drop almost 13 seconds. Krissa Robinson chipped in with 27 points, taking 2nd place in the 1650 Free. Jessica Randolph finished the meet with 23 points, including a 2nd place in the 100 Free. Hailey Hernandez took 35 seconds off her 1650 Free time and tallied 22 points and Sivan Fraiman...

On behalf of the City of Plantation Swim Team and Booster Club I would like to thank all the officials, volunteers, swimmers and coaches for participating in the 2010 Speedo Florida Gold Coast Winter Championships swim meet. This was another successful year for some outstanding competition and fast swimming. The Plantation Swim Team is hosting this event again in 2011. I would like to extend a personal invitation to everyone again next year for the 2011 Winter Championships. Thank you again and good luck to everyone with the remainder of...

Weight Training and Its Impact on Swimming -- November 19, 2010 Feature by Michelle Berman, Swimming World intern PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, November 19. WEIGHT training has been done by college and club teams around the world for many years. It has long been known to be how an athlete can improve strength, and thus improve their speed in the water. But how important is the amount of weight you lift to your success in the pool? Liberty University assistant coach Jessica Barnes knows from experience just how much of an...

10 PST swimmers representing six different schools, traveled to Orlando for State High School Meets from November 11-13. Many had best times, and most helped their relays to excellent finishes. Chloe Adams 9th place medley relay 25.5 free split Jenna Diamond 11th place medley relay 27.2 fly split 10th place 200 IM 15th place 100 Back Jorge D'Ugard 6th place 400 free relay 49.7 100 free split Max Fons 19th place 100 back Best time: 55.1 in prelims Sivan Fraiman 12th place 100 fly Best time: 59.5 in prelims Dylan...

Find Your Cue and Use It to Swim Fast It seems so easy to swim fast when you’re on and everything is flowing. If only you could do it every time and swim on cue. Well, you can. Here’s how: Be in Focus Before you race, think about what makes you swim fast; don’t think about whether you’ll win or lose. Otherwise, you’ll get to the blocks too uptight to perform your best. Swimming fast is a direct result of staying calm and loose. Empty Your Head If you’re the...