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KMSC swimmer Conner Quintero is featured in USA Swimming's America's Swim Team Athlete Focus. You can read his profile on USA Swimming's website. A preview of what you'll learn about six-year-old Conner, who swims in the Onyx group:  His mom and dad are two of his role models He also enjoys baseball and football And his favorite movie features tons and tons of building blocks.

You may purchase the new team cap this week at the following practice locations/days: Tuesday: Lighthouse & Mitch Park Wednesday: Lighthouse Thursday: OCCC Caps are $5. Please see Coach Kathy to purchase them. Thanks!  

Kathy Mendez, KMSC head coach of age-group swimming, was featured in today's The Oklahoman by assistant local editor Bryan Painter for her outreach efforts in the sport. While many of us are familiar with her efforts to start the Native American Clinic and Meet that several of our athletes volunteered or competed in recently, she also has a long history of volunteering with the New Day Camp each summer. “Most of the children did not know how to swim so I just started teaching them during the lakefront time. Over...

KMSC's new team swim caps made their debut tonight at the first-ever Marlin Mini Meet.  You can purchase your cap for $5 this week at the following practices & locations: Wednesday @ Lighthouse Thursday @ OCCC Friday @ Lighthouse We ask at this time that you only purchase one cap per swimmer. You will have an opportunity to order additional caps in the coming weeks once our team apparel is finalized.  Thank you!

Raffle tickets, get your raffle tickets! Purchase your raffle tickets now to earn a chance at one of 8 private lesson sessions being offered with John Brown, Kathy Mendez, Debby Bozeman, or Hogan Thomas. The drawing will take place at our awards banquet April 27. Raffle tickets are $10 each. You may purchase raffle tickets at practices, beginning tonight, and on the day of the banquet. (Contact Suzan Haizlip at OCCC, Heather Rice at Mitch, and DaLynne Fischer at Lighthouse).  You do NOT need to be present at the banquet...

KMSC families will find mental training information, such as this newly added video from Bob Bowman, injury prevention exercises, and a wealth of parent education articles under our Helpful Resources tab. Additionally, the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section under the same tab provides a variety of information on billing, meet entries, and how to use and navigate the website.  Families are encouraged to review these resources often as we continue to add information to this section that we hope will be helpful to new and veteran, age group and senior...

It's time for our annual banquet! We are looking forward to honoring our graduating seniors and all of our other outstanding KMSC athletes April 27 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets will be $17 for ages 13 and over and $15 for ages 12 and under. Payment will be required whether or not you choose to eat. Location:  Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club 7000 NW Grand Blvd.  Nichols Hills, OK 73116 Menu:  Fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, salad and cookies (No special menu requests will be accommodated) Dress will be "Sunday best." (No...

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The Lighthouse experienced a main water line break. The facility had to be closed. ALL FRIDAY, April 4, practices are cancelled.

KMSC Kick-Off Night Tuesday, April 8 @ Lighthouse All King Marlin families are invited to come together next Tuesday at the Lighthouse for our KMSC Kick-Off Night. (No practices will be available at Mitch Park or OCCC on April 8.) For this evening only, we will be altering practice times to coincide with parent meetings (see below). Parents: You're invited to join the coaches to learn about KMSC, the upcoming summer schedule, meets, and more while your swimmers are in practice. All parents are encouraged to attend! Senior & Senior Development...

King Marlin families, Sorry to bombard you with back-to-back emails, but please be sure to read the event details for ordering t-shirts and indicate your order today! The deadline to turn in quantities and sizes is Wednesday night. We realize this is a tight deadline, but we are hoping to have the shirts ready by the Jump Start meet, which is less than two weeks away. Thank you! Information is available here. Laura Healy Krissy Knoch