GTSA took nine swimmers to compete against the best the state of Florida has to offer over this past weekend.  The meet was held at The University of Florida’s O-Dome and consisted of close to 900 swimmers from Florida and beyond.  GTSA compiled 86.5 points over the three day meet good for 17th place in the 50 team meet.                 Four different GTSA swimmers finished in the top 8 in at least one of the events in which they competed including:  Regan Flynn twice (50BK, 100BK), Felipe Manzo three...

            GTSA swimmers competed at the Harry Meisel Championships this past weekend!  Not only did they compete, but they represented our team in a wonderful fashion.  The team compiled 70% best times over the two day meet.  We also had three swimmers finish in the top 5 in their individual age high point races.  Elsa DeLong compiled 95 points, which was good for 5th in the 11-12 girls.  Jayson Reddi ck, with the help of a few new FLAG cuts, collected 124 points and a second place finish in the...

              This past weekend 28 GTSA swimmers traveled to Winter Haven, FL for the Winter Haven Stingray’s “Get Rowdy and Race Meet.”  The 3 day meet was full of fantastic swims from GTSA members.  The team had a best time percentage of 77% on the weekend, with countless swimmers finishing with 100% personal bests.                 GTSA finished the 20 team meet in 10th place accumulating 347 points over the three days.  Multiple GTSA swimmers contributed to the point scoring, but three swimmers really stood out. ...

Greater Tampa Swimming Association 2013-2014 Practice Schedule   Senior Group:             Dry-Land:  Mon/Wed/Fri:  5:30-6:45am             Mon-Fri:  5:00-7:00pm             Saturday:  7:00-9:00am Age Group I:             Dry-Land:  Mon/Wed/Thu:  4:30-5:30pm             Mon-Thu:  6:00-7:30pm             Friday:  5:00-6:30pm             Saturday:  7:00-9:00am Age Group II:             Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri:  5:00-6:00pm             Saturday:  8:00-9:00am             **There is NO Wednesday practice for this group. Minnows:             Minnows I:                         Mon/Wed/Thu:  5:00-6:00pm             Minnows II:                         Tue/Wed/Fri:  5:00-6:00pm             *Mondays and Tuesday the Minnows will swim 15min in the 25yard pool.             **Wednesday’s both groups will swim together in the 25yard...

          This weekend 51 different teams sent their best senior swimmers to Indian River State College to compete in Florida's Senior Championships. After the three and a half day meet GTSA finished with 503 points, and an 8th place finish! The team sent 13 swimmers to the championship meet including; Khalid Aldaboos, Julia Cogdill, Cameron Davidson, Mary Deedrick, Carter Flynn, Emily Grams, Tyler Heath, Alex Hipolito, Felipe Manzo, Briana Murphy, Jeremy Parker, Erin Plachy, and Margret Shumake. All 13 swimmers qualified for finals in at least...

       This past weekend just under 1,000 of Florida's best swimmers, ages 8-14, convened in Gainesville for the Florida Age Group Championships (FLAG's). GTSA was well represented by 7 swimmers including; Caroline Donahue, Gabby Donahue, Reagan Flynn, Abby Kynes, Morgan Tankersley, Sarah Whitfield, and Sidney Whitfield. The ladies competed hard throughout the grueling 4 day prelim/final competition, and earned an abundant amount of personal best times.        Two of GTSA's own swam well enough to qualify for the finals in individual events. Gabby Donahue finished 16th in the...

This past week Ally Donahue represented Trinidad & Tobago at the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation’s Championships (CCCAN).  The meet was held in Costa Rica from July 2-6th.   Over the five days Ally participated in multiple events, and as usual was spectacular in the breaststroke events.  She kicked the week off with gold in the 100 Breaststroke (1:14.01), and backed that swim up another gold medal in the 50 Breaststroke (34.01).  She also finished 4th in the 200 Breaststroke and 5th in the 50 Freestyle over the week. ...

                          This past weekend GTSA swimmers looking to take advantage of their last chance to qualify for FLAG’s and Sr. Champs competed at the St. Pete Aquatics Invite.  As most people were at lakes and beaches around the country for the holiday weekend these swimmers were swimming hard and earning cuts.  There were multiple best times and almost as many new cuts.  Caroline Donahue took advantage of the chance by achieving her first FLAG cut.  Be sure to congratulate Caroline when you see her!     

                      This past weekend GTSA joined 10 other teams at the Lightning Invitational in Largo, FL. The three day prelim and finals meet finished with GTSA in 4th place amassing 398.5 points. It was a full team effort with 22 of the 37 GTSA swimmers participating in the meet contributing individual points. Morgan Tankersley accumulated 72 points to earn high point honors for the 13-14 girls.                        Best times seemed to come every time a GTSA swimmer hit the pool, approximately 67% actually. Sarah Whitfield had a big weekend attaining a whopping...

           This past weekend GTSA sent 12 swimmers to Jacksonville, FL to participate in Episcopal AmberJAX Midnight Madness.  Although the team may have been small in numbers, GTSA’s presence was hard to miss in the results.  There we 26 different times when a GTSA swimmer finished in the top 3 in an individual event,  as well as 2 first place relays.  Greg Campo(2), Carter Flynn, Margret Shumake(2), and Morgan Tankerlsey(7) all won at least one event.  Reagan Flynn had a spectacular meet, being the only GTSA...