This past Sunday was a big day for the AmberJax swimmers that competed in the First Coast Kids Triathlon. Several of our swimmers performed among the top ten in the competition including: Ian Mignone finished 3rd overall in the 12 year old Division Zoe Mignone finished 3rd overal in the 15 year old Division KK Gildersleeve finished First overall in the Girls Junior Division Hanah Sykes finished Third overall in the Girls Junior Division Courtney Crawford was First in the 11 year old girls Senior Division Kyle Smithers was Second...

Congratulations to Alyssa Viner, Jace Crawford and Kieran Wallace who made headlines this past week in the Florida Times Union. These AmberJax swimmers are being commended for their outstanding efforts and success story over the past 6 months in their involvement with the JaxPark Select Team and transition into being full-time swimmers with the AmberJax swim team. For those of you who don't know, their hard work and dedication gained them a trip to the Florida Age Group Championships (FLAGS) this past February in Clearwater, FL. To read the full...

3 AmberJax Swimmers and one Coach have been selected to be part of Florida Swimming's All Star Team. Being selected means they are the fastest swimmers in their age group for our LSC. This team will swim in a All Star Meet With Florida Gold Coast at Indian River FL, April 1 st weekend. Being elected to this team is: Jack Munoz Kyle Smithers Luke Dingfield & Coach Stephanie Being part of this team is a honor please congratulate them when you see them on the pool deck!

The 2011 Senior Champs was possibly the most exciting and successful meet that the senior group has ever swum. Our team spirit and performance in the water was better than the coaches could have possibly expected. For those of you who may have watched the live streaming video, the AmberJax were mentioned on the web for how supportive we were to our teammates. In the past, we have not participated in the spring Junior National meet very often. At one point three years ago, we did have 3 swimmers qualify...

Congratulations to all the AmberJax swimmers that competed in the 2011 Spring Florida Age Group Championships! As our team continues to grow in size, the level of talent has become apparent through meets such as this one. Much of the energy down in Clearwater was not just in the pool but was also in the teammates cheering for one another and going to great lengths to show their pride for the AmberJax program. The coaches couldn’t be more proud of the swimmers and parents that helped make this meet a...

Congratulations to all the swimmers that competed at the Bolles Invitational this past weekend. We had a number of great swims and qualifying cuts. The coaching staff couldn’t be more proud of the way our team came together and raced. Thanks to everyone for their help in making this a successful meet for the AmberJax swimmers. New Team Records Jace Crawford – 7-8 100 free 1:11.04 Jace Crawford – 7-8 100 fly 1:20.53 Jace Crawford – 7-8 100 IM 1:22.85 FLAG Cuts Jace Crawford - 100 Fly Megan Altman -...

The 2011 Jax Parks Classic may have been our most successful meet to date. We had over 600 swimmers, 260 AmberJax and of course the Jax Parks Select team. As always, the real excitement from the meet was how the AmberJax swam. Overall, our technique is improving, our race strategies are being followed and our times are dropping. However, this meet had some other highlights. First and foremost, the Jax Park Select team was an inspirational experience for all involved. The coaching staff would like to sincerely thank all Jax...

AmberJax Crowd Florida Swimming’s Top 10 Rankings Congratulations to the many AmberJax Swimmers who are currently ranked in the Top 10 for their Age Group for Short Course Yards!! Every year the Florida Swimming LSC is one of the fastest in the Nation. So making this list is quite the accomplishment. Alexis Durlacher 9-10 50 Free – 4th – 28.59 100 Free – 5th – 1:03.49 50 Fly – 7th – 31.92 100 Fly – 10th – 1:14.69 100 IM – 7th – 1:13.82 Christy Riley 13-14 50 Free –...

The B Champs meet was another great event for the AmberJax. The Team had 112 swimmers in the meet. The event was not scored but the AmberJax dominated the pool. It was good to see the swimmers racing hard and dropping time. It was even better seeing the simmers interact with and listening to the Coaching staff. Everyone continue to work hard in the pool this break and lets get ready for our next meet on 14 January the “AmberJax New Years Resolution” at Cecil Field. New Team Records Jace...

The Sarasota Turkey meet was another great event for the AmberJax the Team showed up with 42 swimmers and came home with the second place trophy. This is a meet where the rest of our swimmers is all over the place but swimmers and coaches alike learned a lot. The next meet is B championships so please sign up if you are going. New Team Records Alexis Durlacher - Women 9-10 50 free – 28.59 Alexis Durlacher - Women 9-10 100 free – 1:03.49 Alexis Durlacher - Women 9-10 200...