2010 PST Booster Club Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the following PST 2010 graduating seniors. Courtney Randolph – Yale University - $1000.00 winner Katherine Foster – Denver University - $250.00 winner Cheriesse Campbell – Campbell University - $250.00 winner This event was sponsored by the PST Booster Club. Best wishes to your upcoming freshmen year of college!

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 fight-or-flight response in which our bodies prepare to either fight a challenge or to run away from it. These symptoms of anxiety aren't always bad, as they can signal a readiness to compete. Think of a race you were involved in that wasn't important to you or where you knew you would win it easily. You probably didn't have...

PST showed its depth at the 2010 Summer Junior Olympics with a strong mix of JO vetrans and rookies alike, taking down new sectional cuts, getting into finals and swimming personal bests. New Spring Sectional Cuts include swims from Meagan Abad (100 Back), Jenna Diamond (200/400 IM and 200 Fly), Sophia Oliva (50/100 Free) and Matt Wathen (200 Fly). The top PST point scorers were Jenna Diamond (32 points) and Abigail Fossas (22 points). A few of the more amazing time drops belonged to Lorenzo Cabrera (200 IM, 18 seconds),...

The Road to Nationals-Jessica Hardy After qualifying to swim four events for Team USA at the 2008 Olympic Games, Jessica Hardy was devastated to learn she failed one of her three drug tests at the Olympic Trials. Testing positive for a banned substance known as clenbuterol, Hardy voluntarily agreed to step down from the Olympic Team not wanting the hearing process to distract her teammates. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) banned the Californian breaststroker from the sport for two years. Knowing she had not cheated, Hardy had the supplements...

PST Graduating Senior Scholarship Awards Breakfast Tomorrow Please join us tomorrow Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. we will have our annual PST Scholarship awards breakfast after practice on the pool deck. We will be honoring PST 2010 graduation class, including Katherine Foster, Courtney Randolph, and Cherisse Campbell. Pancakes and drinks will be served. This function is sponsored by PST Booster Club.

N is for Negative Self Talk By Dr. Aimee Kimball//Sport Psychologist “You are awful!” “Quit now!” “You’ll never win!” Have you ever caught yourself saying these things to yourself? How do you feel when you think like this? Do you let yourself get away with it or do you put a stop to these thoughts and try to be more positive? In this article I will address something almost everyone has been guilty of at some point in their lives—allowing that voice in their head to be excessively mean. Be...

UNDERSTANDING YOUR PHYSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Did you know? Athletes follow a predictable pattern of physical growth but the rate at which you go through this growth varies by individual. Consider… You typically grow about 2.5 in/yr and gain about 5 lb/yr. Your growth spurt occurs during puberty/adolescence. This means that someone the same age as you can vary by as much as 5 biological years, meaning with two 11-year-old swimmers, one may be 10 and the other 15, biologically. What can you do? Be aware of your growth cycle...

The Road to Nationals-Eric Shanteau Days after the 2008 Olympic Trials, the swimming community was shocked to learn that Beijing-bound breaststroker Eric Shanteau had been diagnosed with testicular cancer. Shanteau made the calculated decision to put surgery on hold and compete at the 2008 Olympic Games, swimming to personal best times in the process. After undergoing surgery, Shanteau was declared “cancer free” and went on to have a breakout 2009. At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Shanteau broke the American Record in the 100 and 200-meter breaststrokes, and...

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PST continued its march through our championship season with a dominating performance at the 2010 Central Area 2 Championships at Pembroke Pines . 22 new Junior Olympic Time Standards were achived, along with 15 event wins. Swimmers dipping under the JO Standard include Sarah Young (50 Fly), Meagan Abad (200 Free), Victoria Abad (100 Fly, 200 Free), Chloe Adams (50 and 100 Free), Serah Adkison (100 and 200 Breast), Alejandra Cardozo (200 Free), Elad Fraiman (50 and 100 Free, 100 and 200 Breast and 200 IM), Alfred Maria (200 Breast...