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Harry Meisel – East B Championships Results Congratulations to all the AmberJax swimmers who competed this past weekend in the B Championships, held at the Cecil Aquatics Center. Overall we had some amazing swims and plenty of new time standards met. A special congratulation goes out to Braeden Knight who established four FLAGS cuts and became the first Cecil swimmer to earn a trip to the Florida Age Group Championships! The coaches love seeing the success of all the hard work going into the short course season but please remember...

Fall Season Wrap Up and Review Congratulations AmberJax swimmers on a great High School and Fall season. It’s vital to reflect on the Fall season in order to refocus and get geared up for your Winter championship meet. Therefore, the following are highlights from meets held throughout the season. Our apologies for anyone who is not included in the following article. Sometimes our system does not pull up every time standard or accomplishment met. High School Season Individual Records Tori Thompson 100 breast 1:08.64 Jaimee Gillmore 50 free 24.00 Time...

The AmberJax would like to congratulate all of our State Meet Qualifiers. The AmberJax had 46 swimmers swim at 3 Different Regional meets this past week. 25 Swimmers are moving on to the State Championship meet. We are proud of all our High School Swimmers accomplishments this season and wish for fast swimming for the remaining 25 Carl Andrews Bryce Browning Andrew David Evan DeGidio Chris Dingfield William Friedman Ryan Hinojosa Peyton Hull Kevin Munoz Carter Treat Billy Walker Ben Wilson Henry Wilson Caroline Bateh Ana M. Bistrow Michelle Craddock...

Congrats to four AmberJax swimmers who are gaining attention in the Florida High School and Collegiate levels. the following is an excerpt from the Florida Times Union regarding our athletes. To read the whole story including a picture. Please follow the link - http://jacksonville.com/sports/high-schools/2011-10-05/story/catch-these-high-school-swimmers-while-you-can#ixzz1aQ7VANXO "With several elite high school and club swimming teams in the area, the First Coast annually draws plenty of attention from top college programs. Times-Union reporter Francine King highlights some of the talented area seniors who expect to be making an impact for Division I swimming...

Last Weekend the AmberJax raced at 2 separate events: The Dixie Classic in Atlanta and the SunshineState Games in Gainesville. Though these meets are early in the season for us we continued to learn how to race and learn from our swims. Below are the cuts and records achieved for these meets and the staff is very happy with how fast we are swimming in season. The following is a recap of accomplishments form both meets: New Team Records Kyle Smithers - Men 9-10 400 free – 5;34.64 Marilyn Rowell...

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Time Standards Achieved So Far This Summer Congratulations on a great start to the summer! The following times are standards that have been achieved so far this long course season. The meets include Midnight Madness, Ultimate Swimmer, Bolles meet, and Panama City. We are currently working on updating the team records (you guys keep breaking them at an incredible rate!) so we ask you for your patience while we update those. We will let you know once they are. Keep up the hard work AmberJax and lets make sure we...

Congratulations to Jace Crawford whose time in the 50 fly (37.42) at the Bolles meet this past weekend makes him the fastest 8 & under 50 flyer in the country. Keep up the hard work AmberJax!

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...