Greetings! It's been a pleasure meeting all of you and working with you this summer. Your attitude and friendships have made it easy to get up early. Hats off to you for showing such dedication to your training and fitness. The results have certainly been impressive. To throw a wrench in that, Miami Country Day needs to close the pool for brief period while we do some pool repairs. So, next Wednesday, July 30 will be our last practice for a little while. We will plan to return on Monday,...

Greetings! * This week we will have our regular practice schedule except on Friday, July 4 there will be NO afternoon practices for all groups. Have a great and safe 4th! * Sign ups for the FGC Area 3 meet need to done by tomorrow, July 1. This meet is long course however, there are no qualifying times and it is at the FIU- Biscayne Bay campus . After you sign in to your team unify account, please click on Area 3 meet to commit. If you have any questions,...

75 years. It's only the beginning. Issues reading this message? Click here to read it online. 107th Street Closed PLEASE NOTE: Starting on Monday, June 9, 107th street will be closed for repairs. All pick-ups and drop-offs must be in the North Parking Lot. Thank you! - Coach Eric Miami Country Day School | 601 NE 107th Street, Miami FL 33161 Ph: 305.779.7200 | F: 305.759.4871 Email Preferences | Privacy Policy | Whitelist Instructions

USA SWIMMING'S SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM 2011-2016 Time Standards The application for the 2013-2014 Scholastic All-America Team is available here. The application deadline is August 15. • The only method for application will be the online application on the USA Swimming website. • Applicants will be required to have a USA Swimming account. • Qualifying times for the applicant will be validated through the Times on the USA Swimming website (time MUST be in SWIMS). • Applicant will be required to have a transcript for theCOMPLETE academic year available for uploading...

Summer Practice Schedule Starting Monday, June 2 Senior /Gold 7:00 -9:00 am Monday-Friday 5:00- 7:00 pm Monday-Thursday Saturday TBA Advance Blue/ Blue 8:00 – 9:30 am Monday-Friday 4:00 – 5:30 pm Monday-Friday Red 9:00 – 10:00 am Monday-Friday 4:00 – 5:00 pm Monday-Friday Summer Swim Team 4:00-5:00 pm Monday-Friday Masters 6:00 -7:30 am Monday-Wednesday-Friday Meet Schedule Summer 2014 June 7-8 North Palm Beach LC kickoff Plantation Senior, Gold, Ad. Blue, Red June 20 Comets Sizzler Pembroke Pines 8 & Under June 28 Metro Aquatics Developmental Miami Senior, Gold, Ad. Blue,...

How you interact with your parents in relation to your swimming can mean the difference between loving to swim, staying calm pre-meet and consistently racing to your potential or hating the sport, being a nervous wreck pre-meet and consistently underachieving. Mental Toughness: Having "That" Conversation with Mom & Dad

Great article from USA Swimming to use swimming as a tool to get away from stress and anxiety! Check out this quick read by Mike Gustafson. Finding Zen In Swimming

1. Is there a plan/objective for each practice? Yes. We coaches communicate the areas/strokes/drills we want addressed each week and the individual group coaches construct their weekly workouts based around that. For example, for our younger/developmental groups, kicking is a cornerstone of any quality swim program, so you will see some aspect of kicking in every practice. As the group levels progress, the skills/drills/intervals also progress in complexity and intensity. However, we coaches deviate from the “plan” from time to time if circumstances dictate. For example: When the group is...

Take a moment and review this quick article on parenting types that may that will challenge your thinking and stimulate your efforts to be a hero-parent to your child. What Kind of Sport Parent Are You?

Congrats to our Spartan Swimmers who attended the Class 1A State Swimming Championships this past weekend: GIRLS Amelia Gregorio (9th) Madisyn Jones (10th) Beth Lilly (10th) Olivia Katcher (12th) Emma Rodriguez (10th) Andrea Santander (6th) Eva Sher (8th) BOYS Alexis Goya (9th) Wiley Watson (10th) The Girls finished 16th out of 37 qualifying teams, and the boys 29th out of 41 qualifying teams. The Girls 200 Medley Relay (Andrea Santander, Emma Rodriguez, Olivia Katcher, Eva Sher) finished 12th, Olivia Katcher finished 6th in the 500 freestyle and 9th in the...