News
Away We Go! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS Great Job at the Strawberry Meet - 5/06/2023! A cool, damp morning greeted our Seal Lion swimmers Saturday, as they hosted the Strawberry Seals for their second swim meet of the season. Swimmers huddled under tents and umbrellas, hoping to avoid the morning drizzle. After a patriotic Dorian Betti national anthem, the relays were off to an exciting start! The Mixed 9-10 200Y Medley Relay came down to a nail-biting finish, with the Sea Lion team edging out the Seals by 0.24 seconds. In...
A Great First Dual Meet, Sea Lions! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS SHST v. Orcas - 4/29/2023 A cool, foggy morning quickly warmed as swimmers and families descended upon the Sleepy Hollow pool. The volunteer crew did an amazing job of directing traffic, greeting guests, keeping our grounds clean, and providing us with hot coffee and baked potatoes! Sea Lions and Orcas swam their warm-ups in the pool, gearing up for their first dual meet of the season. Hailey Bennett gave us her sweet rendition of the National Anthem, and the mixed...
It's Time to Kick Bootyakum! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS The practice meet was a huge success - kids swam hard, parents got trained in thier volunteer jobs, and all had smiles on their faces. As you can see, MEETS REQUIRE ALL HANDS ON DECK! Each and every volunteer is crucial to the success of the meet. It is imperative that you arrive on time for your volunteer role. We are in this together! It was a new experience for so many of our families and no doubt the newest and youngest...
Practice (Meet) Makes Perfect! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS Pool Clean Up was a Success! Our annual Pool Clean Up was a total success! The pool and surrounding area looks great and is all ready for our season to begin! Thank you to the many helping hands! The sun was shining yesterday as many families showed up and pulled weeds, trimmed hedges, cleaned and reorganized chairs on the pool deck, scrubbed the refrigerators, freezer and bbq, and were just generally awesome! A special thanks to Deb Alan for leading the charge to...
Happy Spring Break! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS Reminder... there is regularly scheduled swim practice this week! We Need More Timers! Attention all Swim Families! First, thank you for everyone who has signed up to work our home and away meets; however we still have 35 Poolside shifts (mostly timers) that are unfilled. We are asking for the entire team’s help to fill additional spots. If you are a part of another committee, please consider volunteering for one timing shift. If you are a Poolside Volunteer, please conmsider taking on one more...
Spring has Sprung! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS Spring Break Swim Please note that there IS swim practice throughout all Spring Breaks. Practice schedules remain the same. If your swimmers would like more swimming and you are in town, remember to sign up for Coach Paul's clinic. This clinic will focus on technique and drill instruction covering all four strokes, starts, and turns. We cannot accomodate drop-ins, so please register below. All Sea Lions are welcome to join! WHEN: Monday, April 10- Thursday, April 14 11 & Ups 9-11AM 10 & Unders...
The Fun Keeps Coming... HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS Summer Camp at San Domenico with Mark & Paul Mark and Paul are running super fun water polo and swim camps at San Domenico this summer. Click here for more details and to register. Spring Break Swim Clinic with Coach Paul If you are around over Spring Break, come have fun and get fit. This clinic will focus on technique and drill instruction covering all four strokes, starts, and turns. We cannot accomodate drop-ins, please register below. All Sea Lions are welcome to...
Loads of Family, Friends, Fun and... Pasta! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS It was great to see so many sea lion families at the Pasta Potluck. Thank you for your yummy pasta dishes and salads! Thank you to Kismet, Kientz Hall, and Oleema Skincare for generously donating raflle prizes! And, thank you to the Fun Committee for organizing such a wonderful SHST kick-off event! Conatact Erin Hill if you lost a pair of sunglasses last Friday evening. Consider a Donation to SHST As a volunteer based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, we rely on...
Prepare to Eat Pasta! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS Have you Ordered your Swimmer's Uniform Yet? On Wednesday, March 15th, our vendor T&B sports along with parent volunteers will be at the pool allowing swimmer to try on gear starting at 4 pm. You will be able to make all purchases of our Team Uniform & Swimsuits online starting February 28, including Sea Lion TYR swimsuits, sweatshirts, parkas, sweatpants, pajama pants and caps. The online store will close March 19th and all merchandise will hopefully be ready before our Practice Meet on...
A Great First Week Sea Lions! HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS Our dedicated sea lions braved rain, hail, and cold and had a great first week of swim. It was great to see those smiling faces in the pool and enjoying their first Fun Friday. THANK YOU to Zamira Solari for sponsoring our Fun Fridays for the entire season! Congrats to the first Swimmers of the Week! Group 1: Josephine Carroll and Bobby Franklin Group 2: Nova Goff and Liam Nelson Group 3: Gabriela Dyakovski and Evan Hyer Group 4: Yoseph Abouelseoud...