About Us

Mission Statement: The Lakeside SeaHawks Swim Team is committed to continuing its tradition of competitive swimming excellence. Through dedication and hard work, each team member is afforded the opportunity to achieve his/her fullest potential as an individual and athlete. By providing a professional coaching staff and parental commitment, we seek to provide a healthy and motivating environment of enhanced self-esteem and pride in accomplishment. We expect swimming to be rewarding and fun for all swimmers.

History: From its beginning in 1928, at the quarry on Trevillian Way, the Lakeside SeaHawks Swim Team has been an important part of the Louisville community and a source of community pride. The SeaHawks have produced many Olympic, Pan American and collegiate scholarship swimmers. In the 1980's it was Mary T. Meagher, Tori Trees, Dorsey Tierney, Leigh Ann Fetter, Bruce Dorman and Lisa Buese, just to name a few.

Currently, the SeaHawks have swimmers who have competed at the Short Course World Championships, Pan-Pacific Championships, the European Championships, the South American Championships, and the United States Olympic Trials. Over forty swimmers have qualified at the Sectional and Senior National Level and many more have Kentucky State Records. In 2000, the Lakeside Men captured the team's first Junior National Championships.

The SeaHawks host the oldest continuous open swim meet in the country; the Ohio Valley Championships. This meet began as the Lakeside Open in 1928 and has been held at the Lakeside quarry every year since.

In 2025, the SeaHawks won their 55th consecutive short course State Championship and their 51st consecutive long course State Championship.

Quick Accomplishments

• Named a USA Swimming Gold Medal Club of Excellence 21 times since 2004, including Lakeside's 2024-25 current 4th Place National Ranking
• Produced 12 USA Olympians, with one each recently in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2021, & 2024
• Placed swimmers on 30 different USA National Teams, winning 36 International Medals since 2001
• Two time 18-Under USA National Champions & two time NCSA National Champions since 2000
• 8 swimmers named to USA National Junior Team since 2005
• 41 USA Olympic Trial Quailfiers since 2000
• Over 250 USA Scholastic All-Americans since 2000
• 12 time USA Swimming Sectional Team Champions
• Over 250 KHSAA Individual Champions since 2000
• Head Coach selected to coach 11 USA International Teams and 8 USA National Camps
• 2 NCAA Women of the Year: Ashley Jo Rowatt Karpinos in 2003 at Kenyon College and Asia Seidt in 2020 at University of Kentucky