What your goggles say about you…. By Mike Gustafson, Swimnetwork.com Red Swedes: You’re a killer (or possibly a sprinter). You descended from the gods of Mars and War. Your only desire is to see everything – your competitors, your pool, your parents, your peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich -- in some shade of blood red. (That’s messed up, man.) But you don’t care. Red has been a symbol of sacrifice and courage. Chances are that you’re a passionate fighter, you prefer full-fledged sugar beverages to diet, and you are “that guy” sneaking onto...

Practice for Coach Dave and Coach Jimmy's group: Thursday June 10th: Weights @ 6am-7am, afternoon practice at 5pm. Friday June 11th: In the water at 7:30am-10am, NO AFTERNOON Practice for Coach Terrell, Dolores and Cindy will have practice at their normal times.

Swimnetwork.com has put together some pretty amazing videos of swimmers/divers doing some crazy things. Check these out, but don't try them at home!

Due to the unpredictable summer weather here in south Florida , we encourage everyone to come to the morning workouts. If we get continuous bad weather for the 3:45 groups, we will add a few morning sessions for those groups. Summer Practice Schedule Begins June 14th Summer is fast approaching! Some Group Practice Schedules will be modified to maximize training potential for the summer. If you have any questions about when your child is practicing please contact your athlete’s coach. Senior, Sectional, & Grand Prix Groups - Coach Jimmy &...

By Dr. Alan Goldberg, Competitive Advantage If you want your child to come out of his youth sports experience a winner, (feeling good about himself and having a healthy attitude towards sports) then he needs your help! You are a vital and important part of the coach-athlete-parent team. If you do your job correctly and play YOUR position well, then your child will learn the sport faster, perform better, really have fun and have his self-esteem enhanced as a result. His sport experience will serve as a positive model for...

By: Mike Gustafson, Swimnetwork.com Growing up as a teenage male swimmer, the overwhelming observation in regards to the sport of swimming amongst teenage circles was the same -- a giggle-whisper combo from gossiping girls and insecure boys in every hallway in every school in America: "That dude wears Speedos." The initial stigma of the sport of swimming as effeminate is something most -- if not all -- males must overcome. It’s not a homophobic issue. It’s a “coolness” issue. Has any point in the history of American society has the...

Summer Doubles! by: Mike Gustafson, Senior Analyst, Swimnetwork.com June equals the start of summer doubles for most swimmers. However, here is the best part about the breaks between those tough two-a-days. For many age group swimmers, the advent of June means one thing: doubles. Depending on your personality, summer double practices are either a death sentence or (to the clinically insane) Christmas 6 months early. Doubles practices means waking every morning in your beloved summer months, heading to what is likely a freezing cold why-do-I-do-this morning pool, and jumping in...

Congratulations, Courtney Randolph! Miami Herald Scholar Athlete of the year! We are very proud of you! Posted on Thu, May. 27, 2010 Athletic and academic success is rewarded BY AMANDA MARQUEZ Miami Herald Writer CANDACE WEST / FREELANCER Scholar-athletes of the year Reynaldo Kirton of St. Thomas and Courtney Randolph of American Heritage pose with their awards during the Miami Herald's All-Broward Athletic Awards banquet Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the Signature Grand in Davie. Standing out amid their teammates at St. Thomas Aquinas and American Heritage was no easy...

by: Casey Barrett, Columnist from Swimnetwork.com Not long ago, after writing a column about the North Baltimore Aquatic Club and its insane success producing teenage Olympians, I received a call from top Canadian coach Randy Bennett. As the Director of Island Swimming and coach of the Victoria Academy of Swimming, in Victoria, British Columbia, Randy runs one of North America's finest all-around swimming programs. Among his stable of once and future Olympians is 2008 Olympic medalist in the mile, Ryan Cochrane. (North-of-the-border note: Cochrane's best in the 1500 is 14:40.84...

Memorial Day Practice Schedule Senior Group - 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Sectional & above - 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Coach Dolores & Terrells 5 p.m. group - 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. - NO Practice 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. - NO Practice PST coaching staff wishes everyone a happy & safe Memorial Day!!!