On this Thanksgiving morning it was amazing to see how many swimmers attended the workout. Thank you to the families for getting our swimmers there. Thank you to the swimmers for putting in a great deal of hard work- the dedication and focus does not get over looked. Please enjoy this great American holiday, be sure to take a moment and give the many thanks to family and friends. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 7:30-9:30am        @MGAC        Both National groups and JO group 3:30-6:30pm        @CCP            National 3:30-5:45pm       ...

  COMPETITIVE Team Start/Turn Clinic @ SMSC   **Saturday, November 13**                     The coaches are pleased to announce a COMPETITIVE team start and turn clinic THIS Saturday, November 13 at SMSC.  No Pre-Comp swimmers, please.  Pre-Comp workouts will be offered, as usual, on Saturday.                   The clinic will focus mainly on the proper execution of starts and turns, but will also feature some stroke instruction.  Portions of each session will be led by a special guest.  Come to SMSC this Saturday to find out who!  The clinic will...

Team Santa Monica's Serafina King enjoyed the experience of a lifetime from October 1-3 when she competed at the USA Swimming Disability Meet in Santa Clara, California. To view Serafina's photos and her journal from the meet, please click HERE.

  TSM Parent Meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 7:30-9:00PM. This meeting is intended for parents only please. Lincoln Middle School Auditorium,   1501 California Avenue,   Santa Monica, CA 90403

Team Santa Monica was well-represented by swimmers Sam Ruddy and Jonathan Lait at the Junior National Championships in Irvine.  Congratulations on an outstanding season, gentlemen! Here are the results: Monday, 8/9 -           200 Breast (Johnny Lait)                                                            2:26.32 (66th) Tuesday, 8/10 -        100 Free (Sam Ruddy)                                                            :52.91 (50th) Thursday, 8/12 -      200 Free (Sam Ruddy)                                                            1:55.85 (59th)                                                           100 Breast (Johnny Lait)...

              Team Santa Monica's Andy Lau put some remarkable times on the board on his way to several top 3 individual finishes and a 2nd place team finish at the annual North American Challenge Cup (NACC) in Santa Clara from August 5-7.             The NACC meet is an "All-Star" meet boasting the top swimmers in the Southern California LSC, Pacific LSC, Pacific Northwest LSC, Canada and Mexico.  Andy was one of only ten 13-14 year old boys to be selected to the Southern California NACC team.  Congratulations, Andy!  ...

Open Water Beckons Team Santa Monica Swimmers Team Santa Monica (TSM) swimmers took to the open water this summer, successfully representing Los Angeles County in Junior Lifeguard regional and national championships. Thirteen TSM swimmers won spots on the Los Angeles County Junior Lifeguard All-Star Team, qualifying them to compete at the California Surf Lifesaving Association junior regional competition in San Diego on July 23 and the United States Lifeguard Association junior national competition in Huntington Beach on August 5. The competitions included individual races in swimming, paddle boarding and running, as well as relays....

Ever wanted to try an open water race?  Here's your chance!   Date Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 9:00 AM local time Address Los Alamitos Bay 54th Pl. and Bayshore Ave. Fees $25.00 pre-registration, $35.00 day of event Brief Description The Naples Island Swim events consist of 5 swimming races of varying length. All take place within the Los Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, CA. The water temperature can range from the mid to high 60s. All race starts and finishes occur between 2nd St. and Ocean Blvd off Bayshore...

***Lincoln Middle School - NO SCHEDULE CHANGES MONDAY-THURSDAY (LMS swimmers will meet the rest of the team at Will Rogers tower 15 on Friday)*** FUN WEEK SCHEDULE Tuesday (TODAY) - CCP and SMSC swimmers at SMSC 4-6pm.  Swimmers will be participating in relays. Please bring an old t-shirt for one of the relays.  *Younger swimmers will be released at 5pm, but are permitted to stay longer.* Wednesday - CCP and SMSC swimmers at CCP 5:30-7pm.  Swimmers will finally get the opportunity to use the diving boards.  Also slated are the...

              Fifteen of Team Santa Monica's finest athletes completed a success-filled five days of competition at the Summer Gold Sectional Championship in Santa Clarita.               The group achieved 21 personal best times, highlighted by Sam Ruddy's 6th place finish in the 200m Freestyle.  Sam raced to a time of 1:55.68 in the preliminaries to earn a trip to the Junior National Championships in Irvine this August.  He also achieved a Junior National bonus standard in the 100 Free, covering the distance in 53.30 seconds.  Congratulations, Sam!              ...