2009 Junior Olympic Championship

We took 5 swimmers to the JO's in Coral Springs this weekend and I am so proud of our group. They are well on their way to becoming skilled performers. The trouble for most swimmers is taking what you learn and turning it into a best time or a performance that you are pleased with. At this Junior Olympics I stood by and watched swimmers pull the skill out of them when the moment was right. They weren't past or future. They were NOW!

Aside from the mountain of best times, 3 of our swimmers qualified for the All Star Meet in a total of 10 events. We had 6 performances that ranked in the top 3 with one of those performances crowning our swimmer a Junior Olympic Champion.

There has been so much work that went into this last season and the best part is that it payed off. We are having so much success and we are STILL LEARNING! I cant imagine what this team will look like when they reach a higher level of the sport.

Thank you to all parents for you commitment to your children and you commitment to the team. Without your influence and commitment we would be nothing

All of that being said it is back to the grind. Some of the swimmers will be preparing for the All Star meet, while others look ahead to the upcoming Long Course Season. I personally cant wait to get going again. Keep checking for updates!

Thank You

Dear Swimmers and Donors,

Friends Of The Pool and Florida Keys Swim Club would like to extend our warmest appreciation and gratitude for your involvement in the 2009 Spring Swim A Thon. With your help we achieved our goal. That is no small task! A community’s programs and facilities are only as strong as the community’s members and I am proud to say that with people like you our great programs and facilities will be strong for many years to come. Please look for more programs being offered this summer at the pool as we use this money to get things moving. Thank you again for your contribution!

Sincerely,

Mark Hill

Head Coach: Florida Keys Swim Club/ Fighting Manatee Swim Club
Member: Friends Of The Pool

Division II Championship

I am a bit late with this posting but the past weekend we brought a small gorup of 4 swimmers to the Division II Championship meet. This meet is a JO qualifying meet and in fact we could not enter any kids on the team wo already had thier JO cuts. In a way the small number represents the success and amount of kids who do have thier JO cuts.

The kids did great. 3 of the 4 kids made a final and of those kids the finalist placed in the top 6. There were a few new JO cuts and a few who keep getting closer and who WILL get thier cuts very soon. I am lucky to not only have fast swimmers but young fast swimmers as 2 of the swimmers that went to DII were 10 or younger.

Keep up the good work. Now it is time to focus on JO's. Our goal is to get swimmers into the All Star meet. To qualify a swimmer must get top 6 in thier respecitve event. I know they can do it! Stay posted for updates.

Meet at FIU

I was glad to get back into the swim of things at such a nice facility. The FIU pool is a great new pool that I hope continues to host meets. And I am sure our swimmers feel the same as the team swam great! After a long winter break it was nice to see the kids back on the deck of meet and swimming just like there had never been a break or lull in practices. Team energy was back too! I love to see our swimmers cheering for each other and supporting each other. Meets are the best way to get a swimmers head back into the game and I know that the swimmers on this team were getting the competetive itch so I am glad that things are back in swing!

Congrats to all the swimmers who got thier JO cuts and continued to improve thier personal bests. We are back to another few weeks of training before Division II's and then fiannally JO's to top off the short course season.

Stay updated and please let us know if you are planning on swimming in these upcoming meets.