High School Swimming See how your PST Teammates did representing their high schools at the 2010 Catholic State Championships. Catholic State Championships Results Team Scores For more meet detail, check out St. Thomas Aquinas Swimming & Diving

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,”...

Don't Let Fear Affect Your Swimming BY STAN POPOVICH Sometimes, fear and anxiety can get the best of us in swimming. The key is to know how to manage that fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a swimmer can use to help manage their fears and every day anxieties. Occasionally, you may become stressed when you have to swim in an important event. When this happens, visualize yourself doing the task in your mind. For instance, you have to swim in front...

Comets FGC Open Invitational September 24-26, 2010 Location: Academic Village Swimming Pool 17189 Sheridan Street Pembroke Pines, FL. Warm-up: Friday, September 24, 2010 Session I. Warm-up 4:30 p.m. - All ages Saturday, September 25, 2010 Session II. Warm-up 7:00 a.m. - 12 & Unders Saturday, September 25, 2010 Session III. Warm-up 1:00 p.m. - 13 & Over Sunday, September 26, 2010 Session IV. Warm-up 7:00 a.m. - 12 & Unders Sunday, September 26, 2010 Session V. Warm-up 1:00 p.m. - 13 & Over PST Entries: Team Entries Psych Sheet: Psych...

The Catholic State Championships Psych Sheet Is Now Posted On St. Thomas Aquinas Swimming Website. St. Thomas Aquinas Swimming

Exercise of the Month: Spider-Man Push-Ups By Mike Mejia, M.S., C.S.C.S Muscles Trained: Chest, shoulders, triceps and core. Importance to Swimmers: By requiring a unique combination of flexibility and strength, this challenging drill stresses the importance of integrating core stability with movement of the limbs. Execution: Get down into a push-up position with your hands spaced slightly wider than shoulders’ width apart, and your shoulders lined up directly over your wrists. Keeping your core braced tight, begin lowering yourself towards the ground as you simultaneously bend your right knee and...

When The Coach Goes To Nationals Concern: The coach leaves the team for a whole week just to take one swimmer to nationals. It is not fair to the team and a poor use of money. Response: It is an important milestone in the development of the swimmer, of the coach, and of the team when the first national qualifier is developed. This swimmer represents the current "peak" of the program. All parts of a program are important but the peak is of special importance because it is a point...

The beginning of the school year is here again, and with it comes the after-school snack. These after-school snacks will satisfy your children until dinnertime, and won't have them riding a sugar high all through the night. They take just minutes to prepare, can be made ahead of time, and might even be mistaken for their less-than-healthy competition. CRAN-NUT GRANOLA This recipe is easy to prepare, and the kids can help. Scoop some granola into an airlock baggie and set on the counter for your kids to grab after 3...

Help Your Children Have Healthy Relationships By Stephanie Tweito Jacob Whether kids develop healthy relationship skills -- like how to compromise, how to resolve conflict and how to get along with others -- may ultimately affect their well-being as adults. "We know that relationships are both the biggest source of happiness and the biggest source of unhappiness in most adults' lives," says Dr. Brett Laursen, a professor of psychology at Florida Atlantic University in Fort Lauderdale. Kids who are more socially skilled tend to be well liked by other children...

Some people welcome new experiences and new people. They look forward to any opportunity to socialize. They're often the first to introduce themselves and they jump into a conversation easily. Josh is like this. For him, being friendly and outgoing is natural, energizing, and fun. It doesn't take much effort at all. Other people are more like Josh's friend Megan. Ever since elementary school, Megan has thought of herself as quiet and shy. She prefers to warm up slowly to new people or situations. Some people may mistakenly think that...