Keeping with the great Championship Season that GTSA has been having 6 swimmers represented the team this past weekend at USA Swimming Senior Sectionals in Orlando, FL.  This meet combines the best swimmers from Florida, and Florida Gold Coast as well as invited teams from all around the country.  Over the weekend Khalid Aldaboos, Mary Margaret Deedrick, Kevin Doran, Tyler Heath, Zane Hranac, Jeremy Parker combined for a point total of 84 points.  That was good enough for 16th place.   This was a great showing for GTSA at a...

              Greater Tampa Swimming Association had nine swimmers compete at this years Florida Age Group Championships.  This is one of the biggest teams GTSA has taken to this meet in years.  Those 9 swimmers had 28 individual swims, and the 10&under girls competed in 2 relays.  Of those 28 swims 21 of them were personal bests.  GTSA had 3 individuals score points including Julia Cogdill, Gabby Donahue, and Ana Delong.  The 10&under girls relay, consisting of Ana Delong, Gabby Donahue, Reagan Flynn, and Maggie Mullen, also contributed with a...

GTSA finished off the 2012 Senior Championships with a bang.  Margaret Shumake, Emma Donahue, Ally Donahue, and Jeremy Parker all made it to finals giving the team their most qualifiers on the weekend.  All 4 swimmers made finals in the 100 Breaststroke.  Jeremy Parker finished 15th in the Senior Boys event with a time of 1:15.86.  In the consolation final of the girls 14-16 event Margaret touched the wall in a time of 1:19.81 earning her 10th, while Emma stopped the clock at 1:23.84 finishing 15th.  In the Championship Final...

            Saturday GTSA’s Senior Championships swimmers competed in the 50 Freestyle, 200IM, 100 Backstroke, and the 500 Freestyle.  GTSA did not dissapoint in the shortest event of the weekend with great swims from Tyler Heath (23.06), Ally Donahue (25.47), Emma Donahue (26.31), Jeremy Parker (22.12), and Giakomo Rosso (22.66).  The 200 IM’s went even better for the ladies where Ally and Emma Donahue touched the wall in 13 and 15 places respectively earning themselves a chance to swim in the finals.  Carter Flynn touched the wall in 2:15, while both...

                Florida Swimming Senior Championships continued on Friday in Orlando, FL.  The first event led to 3 new best times for GTSA.  Tyler Heath (1:47.91), Jeremy Parker (1:46.60), and Giakomo Rosso (1:48.82) all went personal bests in the 200 Freestyle.  GTSA’s girls started the day with the 200 Breaststroke, where 3 girls swam fast enough to make it back to the finals.  Ally Donahue finished 4th in the event with a time of 2:23.19, while Margaret Shumake (2:30.67) and Emma Donahue (2:31.43) finished 11 and 14 respectively.  Mary Margaret Deedrick...

                        The 2012 Florida Swimming Senior Championships kicked off Thursday in Orlando, FL with some distance events.  Mary Margaret Deedrick was the only swimmer for GTSA to participate on Thursday evening.  She swam the 1,650 Freestyle in a time of 19:08.12 finishing in 17th place.  It was a great way to start off the meet for GTSA.  The remaining 7 swimmers will join Mary Margaret in the pool on Friday, when the 200 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 100 Butterfly, and 400 IM will all be contested.  If you are interested in...

Swimmers and Parents,                       Next week is The University of Tampa Swim Team’s Conference Championship Meet at the Long Center in Clearwater, FL.  With that going on as well as our Senior Group beginning the tapering process for Senior Championships practices next week will be a little different.  Please read the schedule below and make sure you know when your group practices. I have highlighted parts of the schedule that are different than normal. Minnows: I:  M/W/F 5-6pm II:  T/Th/F 5-6pm Age Group II:             M-F 5-6pm             S 7:30-8:30am Age...

GTSA Meet Schedule March-July 2012   Date Meet Location Dist./PForTF Open/Qualify Mar. 8-11 Florida Age Group Champs Sarasota, FL   25Y/PF Qualify Mar. 15-18 Southern Zone Sectionals Orlando, FL   50M/PF Qualify Mar. 23-25 Area 3/5 Championships Sarasota, FL   25Y/PF Open Apr. 13-14 SPA Fri/Sat at the Races St. Pete, FL   50M/TF Open Apr. 27-29 BSAC LCM Invitational Brandon, FL   50M/TF Open May 5 Hurricane Man/Beach Day St. Pete, FL   Open Water Open May 19-20 St. Pete Aquatics Invitational St. Pete, FL   50M/TF Open Jun....

      Greater Tampa Swimming Association wrapped up their first meet of the new Calendar year this past weekend.  They competed with some of the world’s elite swimmers at the Clearwater Aquatic Team’s Al Soltis Invitational.  Participants included the Canadian Youth National Team, Club Wolverine’s Elite Group, as well as T2 Aquatics which has current American Record Holder in the 200 SCY Backstroke Liz Pelton.  The team was not intimidated by the competition and compiled a number of great performances over the weekend.  When the meet was over GTSA had accumulated...

           Over the weekend 42 GTSA swimmers participated in the Jingle Bell Invitational in Clearwater, FL.  That is the most swimmers GTSA has taken to a meet in recent history!  Although the team did not attend finals on Sunday, to enjoy ourselves at our annual Christmas party, the team finished in 7th place with 829.5 points!  26 different swimmers earned point over the three days.  The 8&under boys that consisted of Noah Halpern and Jayson Reddick contributed 103 points which got them 2nd among 8&under boys teams.  The team had...