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Helping Your Young Child Set Goals : Goal setting for young swimmers is an important process that requires interaction of the parent, coach, and athlete. It is important to remember that for young swimmers the goal of goal setting is to learn how to set goals. The progression for learning how to set goals is based upon the age and competitive experience of the swimmer. In this issue we will look at one approach for introducing goals to 8 through 12 year olds. There are many approaches to goal setting...
2011 Results: http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=1706&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&mid=1071&ItemId=5212 WHICH ARE THE BEST CLUBS IN USA SWIMMING? (The Myrtle Beach Riptides!!!) The Club Excellence Program is a program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to performance excellence. This program strives to meet the following objectives: Promote the development of strong, well-rounded age group and senior swimming programs that produce elite 18 & under athletes; Provide recognition and resources to motivate and assist member clubs to strive for the highest ideals of athlete performance. This program’s goal is to embrace leadership and excellence...
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/01/24/1938960/far-from-finished.html Click here to read about Lauren Campbell: Toast of the Coast Girls Swimming: Myrtle Beach's Campbell still eyes gold Read more: http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/01/24/1938960/far-from-finished.html#ixzz1C3G1Aebz
By Amanda Kelley Sports Reporter Keenan Lineback might as well be going home when she heads to college next year. The Christian Academy senior signed a National Letter of Intent to swim for the University of San Diego . “She’s got California girl written all over her,” said Brittany Todd, head coach of the Myrtle Beach Riptides. The swimmer, surfer, model and straight-A student received a partial athletic scholarship that will cover 80 percent of her tuition at the Division I Catholic institution. “I’ve always wanted to be able to...
BY AMANDA KELLEY SPORTS REPORTER Megan Kingsley has already crossed off several major milestones in her swimming career, and she’s only 14 years old. The Conway Christian freshman swims for the Myrtle Beach Riptides and has been a member of several select camps in addition to top finishes in the state and region. She competed in the highest swim meet for an athlete her age traveling all the way to Irvine , Ca. for the Junior National Championships last summer. She’s added to her list, earning an invitation to the...
Spooky Invite, October 22-24, 2010, Mount Pleasant, SC The Myrtle Beach Riptides swim team recently competed at the 5 th Annual Spooky Invite hosted by the Mount Pleasant Swim Club. The Spooky Invite is one of the only meets on the circuit where fastest times are overshadowed by how much candy a swimmer can win in the famous “mystery heats”. Senior swimmers Megan Kingsley(14) and Keenan Lineback(18) competed very well over the three day meet. Megan won 10 events highlighted by the 400 and 200 Individual Medley and the 200...
October 26, 2010 Megan Kingsley of The Myrtle Beach Riptides Swim Team has been invited to the U.S. Olympic Training Center for USA Swimming’s National Select Camp! Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – Megan Kingsley of The Myrtle Beach Riptides is one of 60 teenage swimmers who has been invited to participate in USA Swimming’s National Select Camp Oct. 28-30 on the campus of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. USA Swimming is the National Governing Body for swimming in the United States. To be selected for the...
Riptides Make a Splash at Season Openers! The Myrtle Beach Riptides are off to a wonderful start this 2010 fall season. The team recently competed in the STAR Triad Invite in Winston-Salem, NC followed by the first meet in the Grand Prix series in Mt. Pleasant, SC. “It has been a busy but successful start to the season, we have already seen many best times,” Coach Brittany Todd said in response to these first few meets. Many of the Riptides made the trip to NC for the STAR Invite where...
