Every year USA Swimming has its version of the Academy Awards, known as the Golden Goggles. Not surprisingly, Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps were the big winners. Hosted by Bob Costas, and held at the New York Hilton, the event drew some of the biggest names in USA Swimming. Click here for the full article from USA Swimming.

The November Chew on This is now out for your reading consumption! Swimmers, if you want to see your name in next months' edition, keep working at practice and race hard!

Congratulations to the following PST swimmers who will be swimming at thier High School Regional Meets this week: Jeff Parkinson Courtney Randolph Jessica Randolph Krissa Robinson Veronica Riviere Ashley Hicks Sivan Fraiman Dylan Marsolek Vitor Rodrigues Christine Garrido Krista Marin Isabella Marin Michael Tucci Alec Wathen Lucie Cardet Taylor Prohaska Derek Guensler Cheriesse Campbell Mikaela Michalowitz Matthew Williamson Isabel Cardozo Diego Cabrera Jessica Millar Kristin Wilson Brian Montenegro Matt Diamond

I would like to thank everyone who has been so generous during this very exiting time in my family’s life. The love and support the entire Central Park family has shown us has been amazing. A special thanks goes out to the PST Booster Club for their help, as Crystal has been out of work and Jacob decided he wanted to come 6 weeks early, we have had a difficult time financially. (As I'm sure many of you have as well.) So thank you, thank you, thank you! I am...

Polar Bear Club Starts Monday, November 3rd We are offering the Polar Bear Club again this year for all swimmers in the 3:45 group and Coach Terrell’s 5pm group that would like to swim through the colder weeks of the year. (Of course, the pool is HEATED!) To reward these swimmers for “bearing" the cold, they will be recognized at our Team Banquet and receive a Polar Bear Club sweatshirt. To be eligible, you must sign up in the coaches office or by email with Coach Terrell ([email protected]) by November...

Please check you email to see if you are getting messages from us. If you are not, it is due to us not having the correct address. Your user name to sign up for swim meets is your email address and we have been sending out updates on a regular basis. If you have not been recieving messages from us, please send Coach Terrell your correct email address at [email protected]. Thanks, PST Coaching Staff

We are very Proud of You. Congratulations to the following PST swimmers Alex Cianci, Ashley Hicks, and Courtney Randolph for being recognized as USA Swimming - Scholastic All-Americans! The USA Swimming Scholastic All American program recognizes 10th, 11th and 12th grade student athletes who have attained the USA Swmimming Junior National Bonus Time Standard AND have attained a grade point average of at least 3.5. Vincent Alford-CSSC Alex Cianci-PST Stephen Czaja-FAST Caylin Drews-FLA Ashley Hicks-PST Jennifer Lee-HIA Stephen Lichtner-MACM Nick Manousos-PCS Tyler Sell-CST Courtney Randolph-PST Vicnan Torres-HIA Ivan Valencia-CST Coach...

YES YOU CAN! The importance of “Self Confidence" in Achieving Your Swimming Goals By Wayne Goldsmith "Belief is the knowledge that we can do something. It’s the inner feeling that what we undertake, we can accomplish. For the most part, all of us have the ability to look at something and know whether or not we can do it. So, in belief there is power: our eyes are opened; our opportunities become plain; our visions become realities." - unknown. Have you said (or thought) any of the following in the...

Its a Boy.... Congratulations to Coach Terrell and Crystal! Saturday, October 11, 2008 their healthy new baby boy was born Jacob Graham Woods. He weighed 5lbs. 13oz. He was 18 inches long. Mom & baby are doing well & home soon. Best wishes to Coach Terrell and his family.

USASwimming Votes to Restrict Certain Swimsuits for 12&Under Swimmers! At the 2008 United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Atlanta, USA Swimming’s House of Delegates voted to restrict the use of certain "high tech" swimsuits for 12 & Under competition. The legislation will restrict swimmers ages 12 and younger from wearing suits of any material that extend past the knee cap, past the shoulder, or above the neck. The rule applies to swims contested in age group defined competition (i.e. 11-12 or 10& Under category). The legislation does not restrict the...