Dear MCDA Parents, I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone who stepped up this past weekend to help make the BC Weekend @ Miami Country Day a great event. The swim meet was a huge success! We are ecstatic as to how smooth it all went. We received such wonderful comments about how well the meet ran from other coaches, other parents, and the officials. Those comments are a direct reflection of our team of coaches and volunteers working together. This parent group continues to display how...

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE Dear MCDA Swim Team, As you may or may not know, there was an incident near campus early this morning that compelled Miami Country Day to close campus today. While the details of what happened are still developing, we can confirm that it involved a fatal car accident, which occurred on 6th Avenue. We were informed by local police that the roads surrounding campus would be blocked off for several hours. Classes for both the Middle and Upper School were held online today and Lower School classes...

Miami Country Day Aquatics TEAM UPDATE Hello MCDA Swim Team Families, I hope everyone is healthy and happy. I know it feels like a really long time since we were all together at the pool or at a meet. But, I hope that you’ve taken this time to do something a little special. Something that you can look back on and say, I’m proud I did this or that. Or went here or there. I hope the time away from the pool has not only allowed you to heal any...

Miami Country Day Aquatics TEAM UPDATE Hello All, WE’RE BACK! I am happy to announce that we will begin to get back to normal next week. Starting Monday, June 29th we will start to have regular practice times available for our swimmers. I would like to express my gratitude for your patience and support over the past three months. It takes a village to make MCDA a special place and it’s great to have you on our team. Please understand that this will be a slow process as we re-open...

Miami Country Day Aquatics TEAM UPDATE Hello All, I hope everyone is safe and healthy. I know that we have all been apart and quarantined in our homes for most of this time, but now that there has been some loosening of the restrictions, I am sure that we are all itching to get out of the house and back to a “normal” schedule. A lot of parents have been asking if last week was the end of our Zoom Dryland. Typically, June 1st would mean the end of the...

Miami Country Day Aquatics TEAM UPDATE Hello All, The safety and well-being of our swimmers, coaches and parents is always our top priority. Like all of you, we are also actively monitoring the COVID-19/Coronavirus situation and taking steps to help flatten the curve and to help keep our community safe. In case you were unaware, Miami Country Day School has pushed the date back to May 4th , as the first possible date we could be back on campus. That is not guaranteed and it could be much longer. So,...

Pool Workouts & Ideas You Can Do in Your Own Backyard During these “interesting” times you might be experiencing chlorine withdrawal, I know I am! But some of you are lucky enough have the ability to hop into your backyard pool. Even through the pools are short and it take 3-4 stroke to get to the other side, you can still benefit from getting the feel of the water. There are countless ways that you can work out in your pool. Get as creative as you can. For example you...

Hi All, Below is a menu of swim sets. If you have access to a pool and have a chance to get wet, hopefully these will help inspire you. Each week we will post a similar page for you to pick and choose from. If you don't have access to a 25 yard pool make all the modifications that you need. We have already started dishing out points towards our Senior Group - Swim Team Challange! If you do anything phyical; Run, Bike, Row, Yoga, Swim...whatever, text me a short...

Dear Swimmers, Water Polo players, Masters Swimmers, Parents & Swim Lesson Parents The Coronavirus (Covid-19) has prompted unprecedented changes within our community and the world of sport. In my previous email I mentioned that USA Swimming released a moratorium on all competitions scheduled for the next thirty days. Since then I have also learned that Miami Country Day School has made the decision to temporarily close the campus to all students and all activities effective 3:30 pm Friday, March 13. This means that all Swim Team, Masters & Swim Lesson...

Good Afternoon MCDA Families, Here is the latest update about the 2020 Junior Olympics and 2020 Senior Championships. USA Swimming is enacting a 30-day moratorium on ALL hosted meets, clinics, camps. They are recommending the same action to all of USA Swimming members. With that being said, Florida Gold Coast, the Coral Springs Swim Club and South Florida Aquatic Club have decided to postpone the 2020 Junior Olympics (March 13-15) as well as the 2020 Senior Championships (March 20-22). The Florida Gold Coast Board of Directors will discuss this situation...