CONGRATULATIONS! to the PST Masters on their 3rd place finish at the 2009 Dixie Zone Long Course Championships. The group of Heidi Hester, Vi-An Le, Carlos Ochoa, Todd Wilson, and Coach Tom Cuticchia scored 257 points to place 3rd out of 16 teams. The Masters Team will compete next month at the Plantation Piranhas LCM Masters Invite July 17-18.

The World Water Polo League is being streamed live by universalsports.com. The World League is similar to the World Cup in soccer. It’s not every day that water polo gets international exposure, so check it out and see some of the best athletes in the world swim during a wrestling match!

Brett Hawke is the Co-Head Coach at the University of Auburn. A great swimmer in his own right, Brett is now considered one of the premier sprint coaches in the world. Names in his sprint group include Fred Busquet, Ceasar Cielo and George Bovell. In this interview, Coach Hawke discusses how he and 50m Free Olympic Champion prepared for the 2008 Olympics. Close to the end of the video is a great story of how swimming (and athletics in general) can help you become a better person both in and...

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Offical Statement from USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus: From all of us at USA Swimming who knew and loved Richard Quick, we send our deepest sympathies for the loss of our friend. We will always have the greatest admiration for an icon in the sport of swimming. Our love and respect for Richard is shared by coaches, athletes, volunteers, officials and staff. Richard experienced extraordinary success as a coach, and was one of the world’s all-time great Olympic coaches. But we also knew and loved Richard as a person...

Swimnetwork.com will be covering the Santa Clara Grand Prix begining June 11. Click here for races as well as interviews from some of your favorite swimmers! Psych Sheet

There is no afternoon practice Friday, June 12th for ALL groups Friday, June 12th.

More than 20 U.S. Olympians, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) and Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Calif.), will compete at the Swimnetwork.com Santa Clara International Grand Prix, June 11-14 in Santa Clara, Calif. The meet is the final stop of the USA Swimming Grand Prix Series and the last major U.S. meet before the 2009 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships next month.

PST ENTRIES PSYCH SHEET TIME LINE Events 1-12 Friday June 5th Warm Up at 2:30pm Events 13-36 Saturday June 6th Warm Up at 7am Events 37-58 Saturday June 6th Warm Up at 10:30am Events 59-82 Sunday June 7th Warm Up at 7am Events 83-104 Sunday June 7th Warm Up at 10:30am Directions to Florida Atlantic University: I-95 or Turnpike north to Glades Rd, and go east. Turn left into the first FAU entrance. Follow the road to the left and the pool will be on the left.

Parents & Swimmers, Starting Monday, June 8th after morning practice, the PST Booster Club will be paying for a dryland trainer for the summer, for Monday – Wednesday – Friday from June 8, to July 17. Eileen Posgay is a personal trainer certified by the American Council of Exercise. She is certified in CPR, Spin, the Power Plate, TRX, and is a Respiratory Therapist. Eileen will be working with the swimmers in Coach Terrell’s, Coach Dolores’s and Coach Tom’s 5 p.m. groups. All swimmers in those groups are encouraged to...