TSM Head Coach David Kelsheimer has been selected by USA Swimming to serve as Assistant Coach of the U.S. National Junior Team for the 2012 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships to be held in Welland, Canada from August 12-20, 2012.  The 2012 U.S. Junior National Open Water Team will compete against swimmers from more than thirty nations, including Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa. TSM will also send three of its swimmers, Brendan Casey, Liliana Casso, and Jordan Wilimovsky, to represent the United States as members...

The Speedo Grand Challenge had an international feel, this year, as many of the fastest swimmers in the world converged on the campus of Irvine High School for a pre-Olympic tune-up. Team Santa Monica had finallists each night proving we can hold our own against the big guns.  TSM athletes produced some quality results in long and short freestyles, IMs, and stroke events, highlighted by... Jordan Wilimovsky's victory in the 1500 Free (15:34.94) and Nick DeVito's first NCSA Junior National cut in the same event (16:41.42). Here's a videotape of Jordan's winning...

 TSM Swimmers Shine at Canyons   Memorial Day Weekend Meet 75 TSM swimmers competed at the annual Canyons Memorial Day weekend meet. Open to all Southern California swimmers, this was a highly competitive meet, a top 8 division finish was a fine accomplishments. Congratulations to all our swimmers!! Cheers to Kae Tanabe, Dagny Stahl, and Thea Leimone for competing at their first swim meet. Thea finished in 2nd place white division in 50 breast. We also welcome Audrey Marcus to the team, competing at her first meet for TSM. Highlights: New...

  Dear Team Santa Monica (TSM) swimmers and parents,   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 3.5 or higher and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event.   To be eligible for this recognition, swimmers must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade and must be a USA Swimming member athlete.  Eligible times must be swum by June...

  "Team Santa Monica, located only an hour away from Mission Viejo geographically, is starting to drum up their own sterling reputation in open water.  Under the hands of world-renowned open water coach Dave Kelsheimer, who has been with the program for almost two-years now, it has really begun to stand out in the crowded SoCal swimming scene."  Swimswam.com (April 29, 2012)

Here are some photos from this past weekend's U.S. Open Water Nationals from Miromar Lake, Fort Meyers, Florida.  TSM swimmers included Brendan Casey, Liliana Casso, Andrew Hacker, Max Halson, Scott Simmer, and Jordan Wilimovsky.  In the 5K competition, the TSM men finished second overall, the TSM women (i.e., Liliana!) finished third overall, and TSM swimmers combined for second overall place in this national championship meet.  Congratulations to our swimmers and coaches for their outstanding efforts!   Based on their results, Brendan Casey, Liliana Casso, and Jordan Wilimovsky will represent the...

Congratulations to Team Santa Monica swimmers Jordan Wilimovsky, Liliana Casso and Brendan Casey for being selected to the National Junior Team which will compete at the World Junior Open Water Championship based on their performance in the 5k this morning. Jordan followed up Friday's 9th place finish in the 10k by placing 2nd, Brendan Casey placed 9th and Liliana placed 5th in the women's race. Congrats to all the TSM swimmers who competed over the weekend and helped put Team Santa Monica squarely on the map of the swimming world....

In this morning's prelim of the Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo, senior TSM swimmer Jordan Wilimovsky swam the 400 IM in a blazing time of 4:30.19. This time is fast enough to give Jordan his second cut for the U.S. Olympic Trials to be held in Omaha, Nebraska this June. Congratulations Jordan! An article in the Malibu Times concerning Jordan can be found here.      

A week of training with Olympians, world record holders and world champions had TSM swimmers ready to race on another level at the Australian Age Championships in Brisbane. The team of Liliana Casso, Payton Perrotta, Scott Simmer, Eugene Tee and Brandon Yong returned today after competing at the grueling 6 day meet, which produced lightning fast times, including multiple Australian records. Brandon Yong raced to best times in the 400 (4:14.59) and 800 Free (8:50.31), medaling in both events. Payton (2:08.59) and Liliana (2:09.00) posted new best times in the...

US Olympian Ian Crocker Inspires Swimmers at TSM Clinic The Malibu Times, March 28, 2012 "Five-time Olympic medalist and former world record holder Ian Crocker visited with more than 40 teenagers, including several Malibu swimmers, at a clinic last week in Culver City.   Crocker flew to California to meet with swim club Team Santa Monica (TSM) to share his own successes and failures as an athlete while demonstrating the finer points of swimming." Click here to continue story . . .