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The Open Water 5K National Championships were held today, Sunday June 12th, in the Atlantic Ocean in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Taylor Maurer and Sarah Finlay from the Elite group both swam the race and did a fantastic job. Taylor finished 18th and Sarah finished 34th out of 76 qualified siwmmers. Congratulations to Taylor and Sarah on such great swims at Nationals.
On Saturday, Coaches Lanette and Mark, met with 14 swimmers who bid at the CSP Trivia Night to go to the movies with the coaches. We saw African Cats and everyone had a great time. Both Lanette and Mark were so pleased with the turnout and thought that all of the kids were just fantastic. We are hoping to do it again next year and are hoping for more people to attend as well. Thanks so much to Harriett and Dixon Bezzant, Sean and Laura Carmody, Alex Fox, Sophia Garland,...
Twice a year we update our record boards to keep our top times current. Go to CSP Records in Club Information to see where you currently rank. If there are any times missing, feel free to e-mail Mark at [email protected]. Congratulations to all who have made the rankings this past season!
We would like to congratulate one of our athletes for some accomplishments and honors that she has earned this past year. Last year Colleen participated in a meet in Greece representing the United States. This past spring at Nationals, she won the 200 Breast, and was just recently informed that the time she went in that event was fast enough to earn her a spot on the USA National Team. This summer she will be traveling at different meets fulfilling her commitments to the National Team while gearing up for the 2012...
At the Trivia Night a couple of weeks ago we had two swimmers who won the chance to be "Coach for the Day." This is one of the most anticipated practices of the year by most swimmers in the groups that participate. Winning for the Varsity Squad was Alex Miller. Alex was a mix of coach and task master with his group. At one point Sara and I had teased Alex that we were going to take off for a while and he looked at us and said, "Don't leave,...
Click for the 2010-2011 SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICA APPLICATIONS 2010‐2011 Scholastic All America Team Application Requirements: High School student athlete with USA Swimming membership Completed grades 10, 11, or 12 3.5 GPA for current academic year in academic subjects only Individual qualifying time in the USA Times database ‐ achieved between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 OR Competed in an individual event at any of the following meets: 2010 CanAm Meet, Toronto (Dec 10‐12, 2010) 2011 CanAm Meet, Minneapolis (Apr 7‐9, 2011) 2011 USA Swimming Open Water...
8 & Under Champs The CSP Tideriders have once again captured both the 8 & Under Girls and 8 & Under Boys Ozark Championship this past weekend. This continues a proud tradition of dominance at this meet that began in 1995. Ben Evra captured the High Point award for the 8 & Under Boys, while Lena Liang placed 3rd for the 8 & Under Girls. Winning individual events for the Tideriders were Rebecca Crane, Ben and Elizabeth Wiese. Placing in the Top 8 were Koji...
This past weekend CSP’s Elite group participated in the Central Sectional Region VIII Championships in Oklahoma City. The Central Sectional Championships is a senior championship meet for swimmers in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Southern Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas. CSP was represented by 38 athletes who all did an exceptional job. The CSP team placed 4th overall, with the women’s team placing 5th and the men’s team placing 7th. In this Championship the Top 24 swimmers qualify for finals with the Top 16 scoring and the Top 8 winning medals. Congratulations to...
