Ian Crocker, five-time Olympic medallist (three gold, one silver, one bronze) and former world-record holder in the 100 meter butterfly will be conducting swim clinics this Saturday, March 24th, at the Santa Monica Swim Center and the Culver City Plunge.   Since Ian will be in the water working with swimmers and demonstrating various techniques, space is limited and quickly filling to capacity at both locations.  For TSM swimmers, be sure to register on-line under the "upcoming events" section of our website.  Non-TSM swimmers are also welcome to register...

  Swimming is Australia's marquee sport.  There is something magical about the vibe at their Championships. This years Olympic Trials were even more hyped with the return of legends Ian Thorpe, Libby Lenton-Trickett, Geoff Huegill, Jess Schipper, Liesel Jones, Stephanie Rice, and Michael Klim average age nearly 30 years old.  Live media everywhere, paprazzi chasing cars in parking lots and taking photos from on top of other buildings.   It is not an easy environment normally, when it's a circus it's even more of a challenge.  Mun Hon Lee has...

The La Mirada Senior Invitational started off with a bang this evening, with TSM swimmers dropping time across the board! In all, seven athletes competed, most of whom posted lifetime bests in the 1500 freestyle. Of special note, Andrew Hacker clocked in at 16:38, acheiving his first NCSA Junior's qualifying time! His performance was followed shortly by Scott Simmer dropping more than 30 seconds, giving him is first U.S. Junior Nationals qualifying time, which will be swum in Indianapolis later this summer. Congratulations boys! Stay tuned for more results from...

TSM's Andrew Hacker wore silver after the 17-18 Boys 5K on Sunday at the Australian Open Water Championships in Perth!  Fighting back from 10th place in a very physical one hour race to hold the lead until the final 200 meters, Andrew finished in 1:00:37.35 to claim second place in his age group.  Only 10 seconds separated finishers 1 through 10!  He also raced the 10K nearly 3 minutes faster than his previous best, completing the grueling course in approximately 2hr10min.  Congratulations, Andrew! Sean Steele also performed well in his...

"Malibu High School Student [Jordan Wilmovsky] Qualifies for Olympic Trials" The Malibu Times, February 15, 2012   "On Jan. 22, Malibu High school senior Jordan Wilimovsky swam the race of his life. His reward? An invitation to the United States Olympic swim trials. Competing against some of the best swimmers on the West Coast, Wilimovsky finished second overall in the 1500 meter freestyle at the Washington Open in Seattle." Click here to continue reading story . . .   

  USA Swimming has recognized TSM with its Level I Club Recognition Status based on the overall strength of our swim club, including organizational strength, parent & volunteer development, coach development & education, and athlete development & performance.  This is the first time that TSM has earned this club recognition status and follows last month’s announcement by USA Swimming of its Silver Medal Award to TSM for performance excellence, ranking TSM among the top swim programs in the nation.  Congratulations to TSM’s hard-working swimmers, coaches, and parent volunteers for achieving...

  Cheers to all of the TSM swimmers who competed last weekend at the Westside Aquatics meet in the Palisades. Thank you TSM parents for your encouragement, support, and accurate pushing of pickles in lane three. Highlights: New Sectional time for Matt Woicik in the 1650 free, new Spring JO times for Dara Yu, Lauren Nielsen and Zoe Darmon, Grant Caverly in 200 free, Sophia Nahass in 100 free, and Leah Timmerman in 50 breast.   Division Champions: These swimmers achieved many personal best times and won the coveted blue...

  Nine TSM athletes had quite an adventure in the Pacific Northwest, as they braved flight cancellations and severe winter weather to land safely in Seattle, early Thursday morning.  Once they touched down, our young men and women were all business.   The most memorable moment of the weekend came on Sunday, the last day of competition at the 36th Annual  Washington  Open. Jordan Wilimovsky completed 30 grueling lengths of the 50 meter course in 15:51.69 to become TSM's first U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier since 2008.  Jordan had an outstanding meet, with a win...

Please join us this Saturday for a clinic on Physical Therapy and Nutrition and how they relate to swimming, a seminar desgined specifially for Team Santa Monica. Both parents and swimmers are encouraged to participate. The clinic will begin promptly at 9:00am. 9:00-10:00am  -  Physical Therapy with Tina Geller 10:00-11:00am  -  Nutrition with Emily Mitchell   Tina Geller is the Director of Physical Therapy at OptimisSport PT in the Pacific Palisades and has over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry, including formerly owning her own fitness facility. She...

  Please join us in congratulating TSM's second Olympic Trials Qualifier, Jordan Wilimovsky, who achieved this remarkable time standard in the 1500 meter freestyle earlier today in the Washington Open in Seattle.  Jordan joins Eugene Tee as TSM's representatives to the upcoming trials for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London.  Go TSM! http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2012/02/15/malibu_life/art2.txt