Piranhas' swim meet reaches out to all cultures By Emmett Hall, Special Correspondent 1:23 p.m. EDT, March 9, 2014 The international flags flying over the pool at the Pompano Beach Aquatics Center were symbolic of Jesse Vassallo's vision. Vassallo is the head coach of the Pompano Piranhas' swim club, which recently showcased its annual Friendship Invitational that attracted 300 swimmers from 10 swim clubs in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. Vassallo, a former Olympian and multi-world record holder in the sport, said the tournament serves as a showcase for...

PLEASE COMMIT USING THE WEBSITE PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE INTRAMURAL SO WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A QUICK HEAT SHEET!!! On Friday, February 21st at 4:30PM we will be hosting the Pompano Beach Prince and Princess of the Pool Intramural. This meet is designed to be a fun event for all 12 & Unders on the USA Team and Pre-Team. Enjoy some racing and interact with teammates outside of their normal practice attendance days or groups. This is also a great chance for the Piranha parents to come out and watch...

Please join us in congratulating Austin on his commitment to swim for Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Austin joined us this past year as he looked to change his training regimine and we wish him the very best as he looks ahead to next year at QU. The below information is taken from SWIMSWAM- a news outlet for all things swimming! Queens University has a ton of top-end talent with the freshman Matthew Josa leading the way, but as still a relatively-new program, they’re working on the depth that...

Piranha Parents and Swimmers- The following information is for all parents and swimmers. As you know, the team policy is a swimmer must opt out of team hosted events using the website- if a swimmer did not opt out the swimmer will be entered and charged meet fees. This has been completed as of Sunday night and cannot be changed at this point in time. Friday Warm-up begins at 3:30PM- Swimmers are being asked to get to the pool by 3:00PM to help set-up before warm-up begins. Meet Starts at...

Piranha Parents and Swimmers- Below is information pertaining to the Coral Springs February 8 & 9. Where: Coral Springs Aquatic Center, 12441 Royal Palm Blvd.,Coral Springs, FL 33065 When: Warm-up Start Time for both days: 7:30am (Ready to be in the water by 7:45am) Meet Start Time: 9:00am Entry List (What am I swimming?): Entry Report PSYCH SHEET (ALL SWIMMERS LISTED- ENTRY LIST) TIMELINE - Approximately what time each event will be started. If you have any questions, please reply to this email or ask one of the coaches on...

REMINDER THIS FRIDAY AT 5:30PM! PRE-TEAM MEMBERS- COME AT 4:00PM AND GET YOUR USA SWIMMING RACING START CERTIFICATION!!! WAHOO- GET YOUR CERTIFICATE TOMORROW!!! USA-SWIM TEAM MEMBERS PRACTICE 4:30 TO 5:30PM!!! On Friday, January 31st at 5:30pm- the Piranhas invite (strongly encourage) all parents and swimmers to join us for our 2014 Spring Informational Parent Meeting. During this meeting, we will be providing a child friendly movie on the projector at the pool for all the kids- PIZZA & POPCORN provided. Our hope is you will all give us approximately 90...

CORAL SPRINGS INVITE On February 8th and 9th, Coral Springs will be hosting a two-day invitational swim meet. The meet at this time is scheduled to be one session on Saturday and one on Sunday. This is one of the few times where both the older swimmers and younger swimmers will be competing within the same session, which can provide a great team bonding experience and chance for our younger swimmers to learn from watching some of the older kids swim. Both Coach Jesse and Coach Justin groups should enter...

Piranha Parents & Swimmers The February 1st Sunrise Sizzler is coming up very quickly and the deadline is this Friday at noon! We strongly enourage all the 8 & under swimmers to participate in this meet, as it provides a great racing opportunity in a relaxed environment. When: February 1, 2014 Warm-Ups at 9:30am Meet Starts at 10:00am Where: Sunrise Civic Center 10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd. Awards: Individual Events: Ribbons 1st-8th place Relay Events:1st-3rd place If you have any questions, please ask one of the coaches today or tomorrow!...

Piranha Parents and Swimmers- On Friday, January 31st at 5:30pm- the Piranhas invite (strongly encourage) all parents and swimmers to join us for our 2014 Spring Informational Parent Meeting. During this meeting, we will be providing a child friendly movie on the projector at the pool for all the kids- PIZZA & POPCORN provided. Our hope is you will all give us approximately 90 minutes of your time to help make you feel more comfortable for this 2014 season. This is a great chance to get to know other parents...

Piranha Parents and Swimmers- The entries for the Saint Andrews meet will be sent in before tomorrow afternoons practice so please sign up NOW! Remember- this meet has a sizzler portion (8 and under swimmers) on Saturday with warm-ups at 12:00 and meet starting at 1:00pm. All swimmers in Senior 1 and Senior 2 (Coach Jesse Groups) and Age Group (Coach Justin) should sign up for this meet, as this is one of only a handful of competitions to get quality racing in before Championship Meets start. Sunrise Sizzler, February...