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We are pleased to announce 22 of our swimmers have posted 66 swims that rank in Metros top 25 List  for this Long Course Season.  With over 10,000 swimmers in the Metropolitan Conference of USA Swimming, this is a truly notable accomplishment and a fitting reward for each swimmers dedication of time and hard work. Congratulations to the following Swimmers who have posted swims in the Top 8: 1st Place     Steve Holan  8 & Under 50 Back, 2nd Place    Kimberly McCaffery 8 & Under 50 Free 3rd Place  ...

About 100 yards from the beach, teams from 7 countries and 13 US states gathered at the Hall of Fame Pool for the last meet to be held here before it is closed, demolished and a new, modern facility is built.  All of the swimmers did great honor to the facility by swimming fast.  The event was great and the venue was awesome.  The bonding between swimmers, parents and coaches was excellent.   On Saturday night, 40 of us got together at Bubba Gumps and showed why our team is enjoying...

With two regular season meets and two championship meets left to go, Seven Patriot Swimmers have qualified to represent Metropolitan Swimming at the Eastern Zone Championships in August, in Rochester, NY.  This is the largest number we have had to date, and we are expecting a few more to join that special group before the end of the Junior Olympics. Congratulations to: Jillian Cudney                   32.89 L LCQT F 50 Fly 5/4/2013 Patriot May 2013 Long Course Meet Jennifer Gougelmann     33.57 L LCQT F 50 Free 6/14/2013 MR LIE June Jamboree...

Beacon Summer Hours are in effect beginning Tuesday 6/25 6:00 AM Sr Practices 7:00 AM Jr/Dolphin

Our own Edgar Perez is featured this week on the USA Swimming Web Site, in their "Coaches you Should Know" feature.  Click here to read the Article.   Congratulations to Coach Edgar

........International Meet being held at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale Florida this weekend.   15 of our swimmers will take on swimmers from 44 teams from around the country and around the world.  Coming off some great performances at the Express meet, we expect fast swimming and additional championship cut times from this great group. Holan, Steve Jackson, Hunter McCaffrey, Kimberly Nunez, Jonathan McCaffrey, Thomas Wegescheide, Blair Forbes, Emma  Rizzo, Antonio Rizzo, Giovanni Gougelmann, Amanda Gougelmann, Jennifer Quezada, Kaitlyn Lam, Donna Kumaran, Maya Piliero, Marc  

If you weren't at this meet, you missed a huge opportunity to excel, as well as the pleasure of viewing an exposition of Excellence by our swimmers.   We had a small group of 40 swimmers that braved the distance and summer traffic, but their investment paid off in a huge way.   That little group of swimmers amassed an amazing amount of quality swims.   There were 186 new personal bests, 5 Senior Met Qualifying Swims, 4 Zone team Qualifying Swims, 70 Junior Olympic Qualifying Swims, 27 Beacon Records Broken, 26 Peekskill...

On Monday, June 17th at 5pm, we will have a mandatory meeting for all members of the Senior Team.  Parents are encouraged to attend.   The major topics of discussion will be attendance requirements for the 2013/14 Season and strategies for balancing HS and USA swim committments while maximizing performance.  

Below is the block information for the upcoming JO swim meet in long Island. Please do not wait to make your reservations especially if you need double beds. They will go quick, we have 25 rooms on hold. Current rate is over $230.00 dollars. Our special rate is $189.00 a night. METROPOLITAN SWIMMING-USA SWIMMING •  Check-in: Fri Jul 26, 2013 •  Check-out: Sun Jul 28, 2013 •  Special rate available until: Fri Jul 05, 2013 Long Island Marriott Standard $189.00 per night Book Standard at Long Island Marriott for $189.00...

Our Summer schedule will begin Tuesday, June 25th and continue through the end of July. Our earlier hours will enable our swimmers to work summer jobs, particpate in summer camps and in summer swim teams. Senior Group   Mon - Friday  6am - 8am Junior Group    Mon - Friday  6am- 8am Dolphin Group    Mon, Tues, Thurs    7am - 7:45am No Practice on Monday 6/25