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Hello WLS Swim Groups: We will have a parent meeting on Thursday, September 8th at 5:00 at MLK pool for our Marlins, Silver Marlins, and Blue Marlins families. Thank you, SMRT Coaches

Marlins, There will be no practice on Monday, September 5th, Labor Day. Enjoy your long weekend! Thank you, SMRT Coaches

Dear SMRT Family: This summer the City of Charleston Recreation Department started an intramural swim league. SMRT was asked to help this group with swim meets between the three pools. I would like to thank the SMRT coaches, swimmers and parents that volunteered to help with this program. By clicking on the link below, you can read Byron’s report of this great success. Click HERE for a report on the City of Charleston Summer Intramural League Again, thanks to all that helped out this summer! Keith Stansell President ABC of...

Dear SMRT Family: This summer the City of Charleston Recreation Department started an intramural swim league. SMRT was asked to help this group with swim meets between the three pools. I would like to thank the SMRT coaches, swimmers and parents that volunteered to help with this program. By clicking on the link below, you can read Byron’s report of this great success. Click HERE for a report on the City of Charleston Summer Intramural League Again, thanks to all that helped out this summer! Keith Stansell President ABC of...

Hello Marlins- Our July Swimmers of the Month have been posted on the website, under "Swimmer of the Month" from our homepage. Congratulations to the following swimmers on earning this honor. Please visit our website to read about the coaches' words on their picks. Senior/National group- Summer Santos Pre-Senior- Delaney Stone Gold- Kelsey Kraft Silver- Emorie Thrasher Bronze- Ellis Ross

The results from state meet have been uploaded to our website. Please visit the event page for the pdf attachment. Congratulations to the Marlins: Our girls got 2nd place. Overall, SMRT finished 3rd place. Hannah Craig took high point for the 13-14 girls age group. Kelsey Kraft was runner up for the 10 and under girls age group. Five swimmers from SMRT made the SC Zones Team (Logan Kraft, Hannah Craig, Ashleigh Bennett, Sara Stansell, Rachel Vandermeyden). Many team records were broken---check the website soon for the updated records. GO...

Zone Championships feature top regional swimmers at the Senior and Age Group levels who qualify for these meets within the four designated Zones: Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western. This year, SMRT has 5 swimmers who were chosen to represent the Southern Zone in Cary, NC. Ashleigh Bennett Hannah Craig Logan Kraft Sara Stansell Rachel Vandermeyden Congratulations to these swimmers on achieving Top honors! Good luck at the meet!!!

This week, during Spirit Week, SMRT Swimmers tye-dyed pillowcases for fun, but also raised or donated $185 for ConKerr Cancer, the pillowcase project. This organization asks volunteers to create fun, bright, and cheerful pillowcases to replace the stark white ones usually located in hospitals where children are staying for treatment, usually of serious or terminal illnesses. ConKerr Cancer helps children "feel special while battling life changing illnesses". ABC of SMRT matched the swimmer's fundraising efforts and also donated $185 - for a total of $370 for the organization - that's...

All Spirit Week activities will start at 9:00 a.m. at MLK pool and will end at 9:45 a.m. Spirit Week activities will take place Mon, July 18th through Wednesday, July 20th. Senior group- no afternoon practice next week (beginning Monday, July 18th) Senior/Pre-Senior: 6:30-9:00 a.m. Mon/Tues/Wed (MLK) Gold: 7:00-9:00 a.m. Mon/Tues/Wed (MLK) Silver and Bronze: 7:30-9:00 a.m. Mon/Tues/Wed (MLK) **LAST PRACTICE of the season is WEDNESDAY, JULY 20th** (not July 21st as previously communicated) Monday, July 18th- Bring a white pillowcase and encouraged $5 donation. Proceeds to support MUSC Children's...

Hello Marlins- Our June Swimmers of the Month have been posted on the website, under "Swimmer of the Month" from our homepage. Congratulations to the following swimmers on earning this honor. Please visit our website to read about the coaches' words on their picks. Senior/National: Hannah Craig and Elaine Zhoue Pre-Senior: Stevie Dupree Gold: Elizabeth Moseley Silver: Jayme Lafrieri Bronze: Sammy Kraft