News
The Piranha Press is our monthly newsletter. It recaps what happened the previous month, and it provides upcoming info about next month. The newsletter also gives some helpful advice for the parents. Each coach has a section that reports on his or her group’s progress throughout the month.
Piranhas with Brains and Brawn Named to USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-American Team PALM SPRINGS, CA – Piranha Swim Team’s Lynette Lim, a freshman at University of Southern California and a Palm Springs High School 2010 graduate, and Christopher Kopan, a junior at Palm Desert High School, were named to the USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-American team. Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its members who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of...
Twenty-two Piranha swimmers ages 8 to 17 are swimming in the Junior Olympic Summer Championship meet for age group swimmers in Southern California,Nevada and Arizona. The youngest Piranha attending is Kelli Andrade,age 8 of La Quinta.She recently broke a 20-year-old team record in long course meters breaststroke held by Lyndee Hovsepian. Also swimming in the five-day meet are La Quinta residents Shelby Andrade,13,Alexa Wasserma,14,chris kopan,16,and Nicholas kopan,14,Larkan Kelly,12,Lexi Letellier,12,and Lindsey Letellier 15;Indira Ceranic, 15.and Matt Nevins 16,Palm Desert;Cody Bellamy, 14, Rancho Mirage;Palm Springs residents Alissah Koochaki, 12,Faith Travis, 13,P J...
Palm Desert High School’s sophopmore Indira Ceranic was named to the North America Challenge Cup Team for an international age group competition.The NACC will be held August 5-7,2010 at the Santa Clara International Swim Centet in Santa Calara,CA. Ceranic will compete in this annual meet against Canada and Mexico.Ceranic,age 15,is a member of the Piranha Swim team and is one of ten 15-16 year old girls selected from Southern California Swimming to compete in this meet. “It ‘s an honor to compete at an onternational meet,”said Coach Tim Hill of...
The Piranhas Swim Team will send 26 swimmers to the Southern California Swimming June Age Group Inivitational Championships in La Mirada,June 24-27.Swimmers,from ages 8 10 18,were required to make qualifying times to enter this meet. Piranhas qualifying with individual events are Linden Conrad-Marut,Alex Hoogendyk, Allissah Koochaki,Faith Travis,Kat and Robert Wickham,and P J Redmon,all from Palm Springs;Shelby and Kelli Andrade,Alexandra and Lindsey Letellier,Heather MacLean, Alexa Wasserman and Christopher and Nicholas Kopan of La Quinta,Indira Ceranic, Matthew Nevins and Perrine Gaertner of Palm Desert,Sara Kennedy,Yucxa Valley,and Kelly Ostrander of 29 Palms. Swimming...
Palm Springs High School senior Lynette Lim,age 17,is literally one of the fastest swimmers in the world according to rankings by FINA,which tracks the fastest 150 swims by event worldwide.Fina is the international governing body of swimming,diving,water polo,synchronized swimming and open water swimming. Here are Lim’s rankings in her best freestyle events: Among U.S.Citizens: #8 in 800 meter free #12 in 400 meter free #14 in the 1500 m free World Rankings: #44 in 800 m free #54 in 400 m free #51 in 1500 m free Lim,who will join...
The Piranha Swim Team is sending 14 swimmers to compete against the fastest age group swimmers in Southern California during the short course Junior Olympics at Belmont Shores.The meet is divided into two weekends:youngers-ages 12 and under-fri,Jan.29 through Sun.Jan31,and olders,ages 13 and up,Feb.4-7. Shelby Andrade,age 12,of La Quinta and Alissah Koochaki,11,Palm Sorings,are representing Piranhas during the first weekend.Palm Springs High School’s Lynette Lim,age 17, P.J.Redmon,15, Alex Hoogendyk,14,Alexis Castaneda,15, and Lauren Tomlin,15,are among the Piranhas swimming during the “olders”weekend.They will be joined by teammates Indira Ceranic,14, Palm Desert High School;Lindsey Letellier,14,CSOD;Kelly...
Swimming with Olympic Swimming stars Michael Pheips and Rebecca Soni were local stars Lynette Lim,age 17,P.J.Redmon, 15,from Palm Springs High School and Plm Desert High School freshman Indira Ceranic ,14.They competed in the 2010 Southern California Swimming Grand Prix,Jan.15-19 in Belmont Shores.Jappan’s Kosuki Kitajima competed along with American world record holders Jessica Hardy and Adriana Kurkors,and Olympian Katie Hoff and open water champion Chloe Sutton. Lim brought home a third place medal in the 1650-yard freestyle.ad placed 4th in the 500 free.All her swims at prelims earned her a place...
