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 Four Sharks Qualified for 2012 Olympic Trials - 9/3/10USA Swimming has released the 2012 Olympic Trial cuts and four Shark swimmers are qualified to attend the US Trials to be held in the Summer of 2012. Nicholas Caldwell (200 free, 400 free, 1500 free, and 400 IM), Taylor Katz (400 free, 200 fly), Derek Pridemore (1500 free), and Danielle Valley (400 free and 800 free), all qualified this summer to swim at the U.S. competition. Congratulations to these Shark swimmers!
SYS Siesta Key Triathlon Update - 9/2/10
Please click on FLYER for a SYS Siesta Key Triathlon Update. October 3rd is rapidly approaching.
Total Teamwares to be at Y-Qualifier Meet - 9/1/10Total Teamwares will be at next weekend's Y-Qualifier meet (Sept. 10th-11th). They will have all the Shark merchandise as well as snorkels, fins, mesh bags, and other equipment as well. Black and Gold Team swimmers are requested to have fins & snorkel by September 13th (a mesh bag would be smart also). New Alumni Section of Website Introduced - 8/30/10The Shark website has introduced a new "Alumni" section as a mechanism to allow our Shark alums to reconnect with the current Shark team and coaches as well as their teammates from years past. Check it out by clicking the link on the left side of this page. We will add comments and updates from Shark alums as we receive them. Caldwell Wins 400 Free at Junior Pan-Pacs - 8/30/10
Shark Senior 1 swimmer Nicholas Caldwell won the 400 free at Junior Pan-Pacs with a Shark record time of 3:50.51, which also earned him the "Performer of the Meet" award. Nick also had 3rd place finishes in both the 200 and 800 freestyle and a 6th place in the 400 IM. He also anchored the 2nd place USA 800 meter freestyle relay team. The USA team won the meet handily over 2nd place Australia and 3rd place Japan. The five day international meet was held Aug. 26th through 30th in Maui, Hawaii. Nick also broke two other Shark records (both his own) in the 200 and 800 free. An article about Nick appeared in the Herald-Tribune detailing his August meets. Congratulations Nicholas! Katheryne Muth Commits to University of Alabama - 8/28/10Senior 1 swimmer Katheryne Muth has verbally committed to swim for the University of Alabama next Fall. Katheryne becomes the first member of the Shark class of 2011 to commit to a D1 program. Congratulations to Katheryne and her family! Caldwell Gets 3 Wins and High Point Trophy at Junior Nationals - 8/14/10
Shark swimmer Nicholas Caldwell won the men's 400 IM, 400 Free, and 800 Free at Junior Nationals and topped it off by taking home the Men's High Point trophy, as the Sharks finished 3rd overall in the combined team championship with just 10 swimmers. The Shark girls team finished 7th overall and the boys finished 5th overall. Nicholas was also named to the USA National Youth Team and the Junior National Pan-Pac Team and will compete in Maui, Hawaii on August 26th thru 30th. On Wednesday, Nick broke the Junior National Championship record in the 400 free in winning that race with a 3:52.32. Six individual and two relay Shark records were broken at the meet: Nick Caldwell broke 5 records (three of his own and two by Ryan Crete) in the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 1500 free, and 400 IM; Alex Katz reset his own 13-14 200 back record set two weeks prior at Zones; the girls 400 free relay team of Taylor Katz, Ashlee Linn, Rachel Harrington, and Katheryne Muth reset the record from 2008 by over 3 seconds; and the girls 400 medley relay team of Linn, Danielle Valley, Taylor Katz, and Muth reset the record from 2008. Making 2008 Olympic Trial Cuts were: Nicholas Caldwell (200, 400, 1500 and 400 IM); Taylor Katz (200 fly and 400 free); Derek Pridemore (1500 free); and Danielle Valley (400 and 800 free). Additionally, making National Long Course cuts were: Nicholas Caldwell (800 free); Taylor Katz (200 back); Derek Pridemore (800 free); and Danielle Valley (1500 free). Junior National Long Course cuts were made by: Nicholas Caldwell (100 free); Alexander Katz (200 back); Taylor Katz (100 free and 200 free); Ashlee Linn (100 and 200 back, 100 free); and Derek Pridemore (400 free). The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. U.S. Nationals Results - 8/2/10
Three Shark swimmers swam at the Conoco-Phillips National Swimming Championships in Irvine, CA, August 3rd - 7th. Patrick Ceddia and Marissa Harrington represented SYS, while Sara Conner swam for West Virginia Aquatics. Corinne Showalter was entered but did not attend. Head Coach Steve Brown also accompanied Marissa and Patrick. The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted.
Area 3-5 Meet Results - 8/2/10
Over 100 age-group and Senior Shark swimmers attended the Area 3-5 Summer Championships held at the St. Pete pool over the July 30th thru August 1st weekend. There are no team or individual awards given out at this meet, but there were scores of personal best times by the Shark swimmers. New J.O. cuts were made by: Hayden Aristizabal, Sophie Cattermole, Jade Coury, Talia Daniel, Morgan Davie, Lily Donoghue, Matthew Garcia, Alexander Gusev, Peyton Hunkapiller, Vanessa Knoch, Paiton Krebs, Bethany Leap, Taylor McMahon, Tyler O'Brien, Matthew O'Donnell, Stasia Pietraszun, Kirsten Quinn, Amber Stich, Laura Toth, Isabel Traba, and Roman Zaremba. New Y-Nat cuts were made by: Nathan Caldwell, Mckenzie Clark, Jacque Garcia, AJ Jones, and Will Kazokas. The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are now posted. Sharks Help Florida Zone Team Win 4th Straight - 8/2/10
Nine Shark swimmers helped the Florida Team win their 4th consecutive Summer Zone All-Stars Meet held July 27th - 31st. This meet brings together all-star teams from across the south in a 5-day long course championship at the Olympic Pool at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta. Shark swimmers on the 2010 team were: Nancy Hu, Cameron Davis, Ellen Berdusco, Rachel Harrington, Shelby Leonard, Campbell Lee, Liam McKane, Alex Katz, and Patrick Wall. Shark assistant coach Brent Arckey was an assistant coach on the team as well. Alexander Katz set 5 new Shark records: in the Open 50 meter back; in the 13-14 100 back (breaking the 1977 record held by Jack Salzman); and resetting his own records in the 13-14 200 back, 200 free, and the 400 free. Other Shark record breakers were: Liam McKane who reset his own records in the 13-14 100 and 200 butterfly; and Patrick Wall who reset his record in the 13-14 200 breast. Individual Event Championship Finalists at the meet were: Rachel Harrington who had 2 wins (15-18 girls 400 & 800 free), 3 second places (100 & 200 free, 200 fly), and a 7th (100 fly); Alexander Katz who had 2 wins (13-14 boys 200 back & 400 free), 3 seconds (200 & 1500 free, 100 back), and a third (400 IM); Nancy Hu with a win (11-12 girls 200 IM), a second (100 fly), a fifth (200 free), a fifth (200 free), an eighth (100 free), a ninth (400 free), and a tenth (50 fly); Cameron Davis with a 2nd place (13-14 girls 800 free), 4th place (400 IM), 9th (200 fly), and a tenth (400 IM); Ellie Berdusco with a 3rd place (13-14 girls 200 fly), 4th (800 free), and 5th (400 free); Liam McKane with a 3rd place (13-14 boys 200 fly), 5th (100 fly), 6th (100 back), and 8th (200 free); Shelby Leonard with a 4th (15-18 girls 200 free) and 8th (100 back); Patrick Wall with a 6th place (13-14 boys 1500 free), 7th (200 breast), 8th (100 breast), and 10th (400 free); and Campbell Lee who had a 6th place (11-12 boys 100 breast), 8th (200 IM), and a pair of 9th places (50 breast & 100 back). In addition, Rachel Harrington was on the winning girls 15-18 200 free relay team and Alexander Katz was on the winning boys 13-14 200 free relay team. In the Open Water swims, held on Sunday at Lake Lanier, Patrick Wall finished 1st in the 13-14 boys 1.5 mile swim, and Campbell Lee finished 2nd in the 11-12 boys 1.0 mile swim. The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are now posted. Also, the Open Water Full Results are posted. Congratulations to these Sharks! Tropical Splash Open Water Swim Announced - 8/2/10
This year's Tropical Splash has the honor of being both the Dixie Zone Championship and part of USMS's premier open water series, H2Open. On Saturday, Oct. 2nd, there are 1K, 2.5K, and 5K races for both Masters and age-groupers, and awards will be presented separately for both groups. USMS or USA Swimming membership is required. This year the course has been changed from an "out and back" course to a smaller loop and the swimmers will be visible from shore. For more information see the attached FLYER. July/August Newsletter Posted - 8/2/10
The latest edition of the Shark Newsletter has now been posted and is available by clicking on the "newsletters" tab on the left side of this page.
From Coach Brown - 7/28/10
THANK YOU SYS PARENTS!! As we wrap up the 2010 long course season, I wanted to take a minute and say thank you to all of our SYS parents. The 2010 Long course season has been a huge success for the Sharks and the coaching staff and your swimmers would not and could not have achieved those accomplishments without your support. It started with winning our 6th straight girls YMCA national championship in April, along with our 4th straight combined YMCA national team championship. This carried over to our 10th straight Junior Olympic Championship, as well as our 5th consecutive Long Course Senior Championship title. Your belief and hard work in the program and the coaching staff and what it represents in your child's life allows the Sharks to be as successful as we are. The Sharks coaching staff is proud to work with our parents at all of our home meets which are continually some of the very best in the entire nation. This past weekend's Senior Championships was truly the high point of parent volunteering and working in my 15 years with this swim team. I can honestly say that all of our volunteers were truly at the top of their game. After meets I often receive compliments from other coaches and parents from other teams about how impressed they are with how organized, efficient, and courteous our volunteers are. This past weekend I received compliments from Thursday night all the way thru the conclusion of the meet, and am still receiving them today thru emails. Even though the days were long, the weather extremely hot, and a tropical storm to boot, the Shark volunteers were hard at work all weekend long. My deepest appreciation and thank you for all that you do for the kids in the program and the coaching staff. Sincerely, Coach Brown Thank You Senior Champs Volunteers - 7/25/10
We asked and you responded - Thank You Senior Champs Volunteers! It was, without a doubt, the most well organized, smoothest running meet the Sharks have ever hosted. We proved once again that the Sarasota Sharks put on the best swim meets in Florida. Thank you volunteers, coaches, and Sarasota YMCA! We were forwarded a copy of the following letter from the National Officials Evaluators who were in attendance at the Senior Champs meet: "Nancy and I would like to let you know and give many kudos to the meet team for the very successful running of the Florida Senior Championships last weekend in Sarasota. Most people have no comprehension of how difficult it is to “pull off” a quality function of this size and to do the whole “show” the way it should be done. Stuart, Eva, Sue and Angela Caldwell made this meet “happen”. "The SYS effort was unbelievable. The deck organization, air conditioned hospitality tent, deck signage, shaded officials deck chairs, crowd control and marshaling were outstanding. The logistical effort, pre-meet planning and follow through showed a yeoman effort and should be recognized. We have done many meets at this facility and around the country and this meet puts SYS in the top few teams and organizations able to “do it right”!!! "It was a pleasure to work with this professional crew. Thanx to all!!" -- Dick and Nancy Nelson Parking Lot Notice - 6/28/10
Swimmers and Parents - With the summer season now in full swing and the Selby water park attracting large crowds, it is absolutely imperative that extreme caution be exercised when driving through, and in the vicinity of, the Selby parking lot. Please SLOW DOWN and WATCH OUT for children darting between the cars as they tend to do. Additionally, the area directly in front of the fountain by the pool entrance gate is an active DROP OFF / PICK UP area only, no parking or standing of cars is allowed in this area. We must be able to maintain the safe and free flow of traffic through this area. Let's all do our best to try to prevent any accidents from happening. Meet Billing Codes - 2/21/09Please see the "Parents Page" section of this website for clarification of the meet billing codes on your monthly SYS billing invoices.  (some downloads on this site require Acrobat Reader, to get your free copy click the Icon above) ^back to top |
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