NORTH PALM BEACH!!

 

Congratulations Mitchell Ledford, Mikey Hill, Selena Nishihata, Trevor McGovern, Eoghan Jordan, Ethan McCloud, Courtney McGovern, Andrew Wojcik and Brandon Ledford!

 WHAT A GREAT PARTY!!

 

                      Great Swimming TCSC!!!!!

(front) Ashley Fuller, Mia Martinelli, Madeline Shields, Mitchell Ledford.  (back)  Delaney Farrell, Marina Martinelli, Micaela Martinelli, Selena Nishihata, Derek Ledford

 

AWESOME SWIMMING TCSC!!

 

LINDSAY BARKETT, MITCHELL LEDFORD, TREVOR MCGOVERN, AND MIKEY HILL.  AWESOME SWIMMING TCSC!!!!

Trevor McGovern, Brandon Ledford, & Ethan McCloud

 

 

 

 

 

Sean Ledford, Andrew Wojcik, & Eoghan Jordan were  double event winners!  

Top 3 finalists included: Sorca Jordan, Rachel Lanam, Ethan McCloud, and Lindsay Barkett!!! 

Top 16 finalists: Sid Golliher, Brandon Ledford, Orla Jordan, Amanda Brocksmith and Samantha Simpson.  

                       Great Swimming TCSC!!

 

 

 

 

 

TCSC DROPPED A TOTAL OF OVER 122 SECONDS ON ALL SWIMS COMBINED

Lindsay Barkett and Orla Jordan earned gold medals for Treasure Coast Swimming at the International Age Group Invitational last weekend at the Hall of Fame Swimming Complex in Fort Lauderdale.

Barkett won the 10-and-under girls 50-meter backstroke with a time of 38.97 seconds, while Jordan captured gold in the 11-12 girls 50 backstroke with a 34.54.

Barkett also finished second in the 50 free and 100 free and third in the 50 fly.

Of the 20 competitors from Treasure Coast Swimming, eight individuals earned top 10 finishes.

Eoghan Jordan earned silver in the 10-and-under boys 100 breaststroke (1:33.88), and Amanda Brocksmith, Sean Ledford, Andrew Wojcik and Rachel Lanam also were top 10 finalists.

The 11-12 girls 200-meter freestyle relay team of Jordan, Sydney Turner, Jennifer Kramer and Marina Martinelli placed fifth.

Almost 1,000 participants from the United States, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Caribbean Islands and Mexico qualified for the meet.

TCSC will have 13 swimmers at the upcoming Florida Junior Olympics and 10 have qualified for the Florida Senior Championships.

It was quite a milestone for TCSC this season as David Humphrey and Tim Martinelli qualified for the USA Swimming Short Course Nationals.  Tim attended the meet in Atlanta and was able to compete against past and future Olympians!  These swimmers lead the way for an outstanding year.  The TCSC high school swimmers swam best times at the end of the season, state qualifiers included: David, Tim, Brian Knudsen, Pledger Powell, Alexis Barth, Sorca Jordan and Sebastian Sierra.  Our age groupers had some outstanding swims as well.  TCSC had two dominating 8 & unders Lindsay Barkett and Eoghan Jordan.  They both made qualifying times for JO's.  Swimming strong at the Gator meet our event finalist included Rachel Lanam, Alexis Barth, Sorca Jordan, Amanda Brocksmith, David Humphrey, Tim Martinelli, Brian Knudsenm Sebastian Sierra, and Andrew Wojcik.  Best times were turned in by Marina Martinelli, Kolby Golliher, Marcello Duong, and Alex Brocksmith.  All of our swimmers really improved overall and are going to be up and coming throughout the spring and following high school season.  We are very proud of our swimmers, they combine hard work, dedication, and class at meets and at practice.  We are looking forward to a SUPER FAST 2009!!  GO TCSC!!!

 

TCSC COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FALL SEASON

 

The 2007 Treasure Coast Swimming Team had a lot to cheer about recently. TCSC just completed its fall season, with some outstanding swims. The team had 14 swimmers qualify for the High School Regional meet, and had 5 swimmers participate at the State Meet in Orlando. Those swimmers included: Jileen Bray, Sam Long, Brian Knudsen, Tim Martinelli, and David Humphrey.

David Humphrey (junior) placed second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 50 freestyle and qualified for the Spring Junior Nationals. Sam Long (somphomore) placed 9th in the 100 breastroke and twelth in the 50 freestyle. "Both Sam and David had some tremendous times, they both trained very hard this year" said Coach Barlow.

Not only did the high school swimmers enjoy success, the furture of the team also stepped up as they competed at the Gator Swim Club Invitational in Gainesville. The meet was a qualifiying meet with a lot of fast competition. TCSC qualified the most swimmers it ever has, taking 22 swimmers to the meet. All of the swimmers had outstanding swims. Coach Barlow states, "It's great to get back to a club meet. The high school kids train with TCSC but represent other schools, so its great to have them be teammates again. Also, it was wonderful to have the age groupers and the seniors swim a competition together. The older swimmers got to see the younger swimmers getting faster and the younger swimmers had a chance to be a part of the seniors success". TCSC had 4 top eight finalists, David Humphrey, Sorca Jodan, Orla Jordan and Sam Long.

Now its back to training for TCSC as they look forward to the Spring Championship season. Coach Barlow enjoys the fast swims, but knows its time to get back to work, "we are really looking forward to 2008. Our future success will come from the day to day hard work. Now we go back and see what we can improve on to get our swimmers faster so they can compete on that next level."

TCSC has completed its most successful year in its young three year history. In 2007, TCSC hosted its first major home competition, won its first invitational (the Breakers Invitational in Cocoa Beach), had a high point award winner ateach of its meets,went to Atlanta for a travel meet, and enjoyed a lot of good times together as a team.

 

TCSC SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS FIRST HOME SWIM MEET!!

 

TCSC did an incredible job hosting its first invitational.  It could not have been so successful without all the help from the parents and community businesses.  We thank all of you for your generous support!  Congrats to all of the swimmers who participated.  We had many lifetime best times, and great races.  With over 50 TCSC participants it would take a while to point out all of the great achievements, so we would just like to say how proud we are of the team.  All of the swimmers swam and behaved like champions and are on their way to greatness!!!  We are looking forward to some more fast swimming at IRCC!   GO TCSC!

 

TCSC HAS AN ALLSTAR, ADDS TWO SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS, AND HAS TOP 16 FINALISTS AT THE FLORIDA SWIMMING JUNIOR OLYMPICS!!

 

Congratulations to the TCSC Junior Olympic team!  They scored the most points in TCSC JO history!!! 

 

Andrew Wojcik (10) made the Florida Swimming ALL-STAR team. (Florida Swimming will take on Florida Gold Coast Swimming at the end of March in Indian River County.)  Andrew qualified by placing 4th in the 50 free with his personal best time of 29.2.  Fast swimming Andrew!   Orla Jordan (9) swam to two best times in the 50 & 100 fly.    

 

The 11-12 girls placed 13th overall in the meet!  We had some very strong swims in this age group.   Alexis Barth placed 4th in the 50 & 100 back and qualified for sectionals (quite a feat for a 12 year old!).  Equally as impressive, was Rachel Lanam's meet.  She scored in every race she swam which included the 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 free and the 50 fly.  She swam all but the 1000 free twice, swimming 11 races in four days.  Tough swimming Rachel!  Sorca Jordan also had her best JO meet, swimming all lifetime best times and was the second fastest 11 year old in the 50 free! 

 

The 13-14 girls also had a great meet.  Jilleen Bray swam a best time in the 1000 free, but blew that race away with a stunning 1650 free, dropping over 30 seconds.  Her outstanding time qualified her for the Sectionals, and placed her 15th at the meet.  Our newest addition to the team, Meleah

Micmillen, had two great freestyle races with LTB's in the 50 and 200.  MeLeah also scored in the top 16 in the 100 breast!  Awesome swimming TCSC!! 

 

Next stop Ft. Lauderdale for the Southern Sectionals!! GOOD LUCK TCSC!! 

TCSC SWIMS FAST INTO 2007!

 

TCSC's first two meets of the season were a great success with many LTB's, JO cuts, Sectional cuts, and award winning races!  At the IRCC Craige Invitational the Conquistadores conquered many and swam fast!

 

For the 8 & unders, Eoghan Jordan and Mitchell Lanam  bravely swam through the cold and had it pay off with all LTB's and were part of the first place relay!

 

The 10 & under's proved to be very tough.  Both the 10& under girls(Lily Shelton, Marina Martinelli, Orla Jordan,& Amanda Brocksmith) and boys ( Iban Dumas, Eoghan Jordan, Mitchell Lanam, & Alex Brocksmith) won the 200 freestlye relays at IRCC! Amanda Brocksmith hasn't lost a breastroke race in 2007!  Alex Brocksmith took home 4 first place finishes at the IRCC meet and had all LTB's!  Orla Jordan added another JO cut in 50 fly!  Iban Dumas just missed the JO cut in his LTB 100 fly.  Andrew Wojcik lowered his 50 free time (having the flu) and looks to improve it even more at JO's!  Marina Martinelli had an awesome 50 backstroke and 50 fly dropping over 10 seconds!  Julia Barth had to race the boys (after having missed her race) and what a race she had, she beat all the boys and swam a LTB!  Lily Shelton lived up to her Frog name and lowered both of her breastroke times.  Sammy Bowman, returning from pneumonia, raced hard and earned LTB'S in the 100 free and 50 back!  Awesome swimming!

 

The 11-12 girls (Alexis Barth, Rachel Lanam, Jennifer Conway, & Sorca Jordan) also won the 200 free relay with their best time.  Alexis Barth took home wins in the 50 & 100 back and made another JO cut in the 100 IM.  Rachel Lanam also made the JO cut in the 100 IM and took home first place finishes in the 50,100 free & the 50,100 fly.  Jennifer Conway swam 6 LTB's and made an A cut in the 50 free.  Sorca Jordan added the 100 fly to her JO cuts, dropping two seconds.  Micaela Martinelli swam a spectacular 100 back with the best streamlining of the day!  Adriana Olaya our 11-12 rookie, swam three terrific races.  Adam Lukomski had an outstanding 100 free, crushing his previous personal best.  David Brocksmith had many LTB's, but his 50 free and 50 fly were great drops!  Brandon Hill swam his first 100 IM and swam a great race in the 100 free setting his personal best. 

 

The 13-14's also had some awesome swims!  Meleah Mcmillen added two JO cuts in the 50 and 200 free.  Jileen Bray showed an outstanding 100 free ( a LTB) and a strong 200 IM.  Sarah Eden took 3rd place in her 100 back at Martin County and swam LTB's in her 200 free and 200 IM at IRCC.  Leslie Brocksmith broke out a great 200 breast at IRCC racing hard wire to wire.  Nikki Morris returned with a vengence crushing all of her previous LTB's. Taylor Lukomski, (after winning the science fair-way to go Taylor) carried on the winning spirit lowering her times in the 200 free and 200 breast.  Ilona Gittleman raced hard and turned in her fastest 200 free and 100 breast.  Dustin Beller also began the year with all LTB's.  With those LTB's, he placed 4th in the 200 breast and 5th in the 100 breast at Martin county!  Sebastian Sierra, our rookie 13-14 swam like a pro against the IRCC giants. 

 

TCSC's 15 & overs delivered some great swims in season.   Buddy Verdeber just missed his sectional cut in the 100 fly, but swam to a super personal best.   Jill Conway swam a smart 200 free winning her heat and setting a new personal best!  Brian Knudsen showed his versatility having had great swims in his 100 fly, 200 IM and 100 breast.  Theo Robinson also had a terrific 200 IM along with a fast 50 free.  Sam Long also swam a strong 50 free at Martin County.  Great racing!

 

Next up, TCSC heads back to the swamp for JO's and then to Ft. Lauderdale for Sectionals!  GOOD LUCK TCSC!!

 

HUMPHREY CAPTURES FIRST IN THE 50 FREE AT THE GATOR CLASSIC AND AMANDA BROCKSMITH AND ANDREW WOJICIK PLACE INTHE TOP 8!

 

Congratulations to all the TCSC swimmers who qualified and competed in the Gator Classic in Gainesville! Everyone had a great time swimming in a fast pool and checking out the campus!  We had some awesome swimming~ congrats to those listed on terrific swims!  David Humphrey 50 free (1st), Amanda Brocksmith 50 br (6th) 100 br (8th), Andrew Wojicik 100 br (7th)  50 free (8th), Sam Long 100 br (14th), Alexis Barth 200 bk (9th) 100 bk (11th), Jilleen Bray 200 fr, Julia Barth 50 fly, Alex Brocksmith 200 IM, Iban Dumas 100 fr & 100 fly, Orla Jordan 100 fly (1st JO cut), Sorca Jordan 50 fly & 100 free, Brian Knudsen 100 free, Rachel Lanam 100 fr, 100 fly & 500 fr, Theo Robinson 50 fr, Buddy Verderber 100 bk & 200 IM, Taylor Schiefer 50 fr & 100 bk, EmiLeigh Whitehouse 50 & 100 free! 

 

Congrats TCSC you all swam with great pride & you survived the over crowded & brutal warm ups-now that takes guts!  Next up --  heading south to West Palm, GO TCSC!!!!

TCSC TAKES HOME THE HARDWARE FROM SWIM FLORIDA INVITATIONAL!!!

 

The coaches needed an extra bag just to bring home all of the awards the TCSC swimmers earned at the Swim Florida Invitational in Naples.   We had a lot of swimmers qualify for the Gainesville meet and some new JO cuts! Congrats TCSC!

 

The friday night events got the team off to a great start as we had a slew of lifetime bests in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and the 500 free.  Julia Barth & Amanda Brocksmith started with LTB"S in the 200 IM.  Sorca Jordan and Alexis Barth also turned in LTB's in the 200 IM.  Andrew Wojicik and Alex Brocksmith went 1-2 in the 10 & under boys 500 free (and it was their first time swimming the race!).  Rachel Lanam and Jenifer Conway swam terrific 500 free races and ended up with LTB's.  Sarah Eden swam to a first time 500 LTB along with Leslie Brocksmith in the 400 IM.  Jillian Conway dropped over 20 seconds in her 500 free, and EmiLeigh Whitehouse and Jileen Bray also swam a strong 500 free!  Tough swimming TCSC!

 

TCSC continued to dominate in all age groups throughout the weekend! 

Our 8 & under achievers included: Kyle Barkett was top three in 5 of his events with a 2nd in the 25 fly,  Lindsey Barkett was top 8 in the 25 fr, 25 fly & the 25 bk, and Maccoy Castle scored top 8 in the 50 fr, 100 IM, 25 br, and the 25 fly.

9-10 TCSC achievers included:  Taylor Schiefer 1st in the 50 back and 50 fly, Amanda Brocksmith 1st in the 50 & 100 breast and a new JO cut for her 50 breast!!, Julia Barth 3rd in the 100 bk, 50 fly, and 50 bk, Andrew Wojicik 1st in the 500 fr, 100 fr, 100 IM, 50 fr, and the 200 free (that's a lot of hardware!) Alex Brocksmith 1st 100 br, 2nd 500 fr, 3rd 50 br, Iban Dumas 3rd 50 bk & 50 fly, Caleb Brunicardi top 8 in the 50 bk, 50fr, Chase Mason 7th 50bk, and an LTB for Mason Castle 50bk.  the 9-10 boys placed 1st in the 200 free relay (Dumas, Brunicardi, Wojicik, and Brocksmith) and placed 2nd place in the 200 medley relay (Dumas, Brocksmith, Wojicik, and Castle).  TCSC 9-10's ruled the pool!!

11-12 achievers included:  Alexis Barth 1st 100 bk and top 3 in the 100 IM, 50 br, and 100 br,  Sorca Jordan posted two JO cuts in the 50 fly (2nd) and 100bk and placed 3rd in the 50 fr, Rachel Lanam 3rd in the 100fly, Jenifer Conway 7th in the 500 fr (dropped over 24 sec!), David Brocksmith was top 8 in the 50 fly and 100 br.  The 11-12 girls (Barth, Jordan, Conway and Lanam) took home the gold in the 200 free relay!!  Awesome swimming 11-12's!

13-14 great achievers included:  Jilleen Bray 2nd 1650 fr and 4th in the 500, EmiLeigh Whitehouse 2nd 200 bk and top 8 in the 100 bk, 50 fr, 100fr, & 100 fly, Leslie Brocksmith 6th 200 br, 7th 400 IM, Austin Michaud top 8 50,100,200fr, & 100br, Sarah Eden great LTB in the 200 fr!!   Excellent Racing!

15 & over TCSC rulers:  David Humphrey 1st 50, 100, 200 fr and 100 bk, Theo Robinson top 8 100 fr, 100 bk, and 50 fr, and Jillian Conway drops over 20sec in the 500 for an oustanding LTB!!!   Congrats TCSC!!

 

Next up..........   Lots of Speed in the SWAMP!!!!!!!   GO TCSC!!!!

HUMPHREY TAKES 3RD & 5TH PLACE AT THE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPS & THE SRHS RELAYS PLACE TOP 10!

 

Congratulations to David Humphrey for his 3rd place finish in the 50 free & 5th place finish in the 100 free.  David swam his lifetime best times in both events!  And congrat's to the SRHS 400 free relay (Knudsen, Martinelli, Verderber & Humphrey) for their 7th place finish and their 200 free relay for their 9th place finish!!! Great Swimming TCSC!

TCSC HAS 5 FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STATE QUALIFIERS!

 

TCSC  had a lot of quality swimmers participate in the high school season.  Regional qualifiers included:  Brian Knudsen, Dustin Beller, Juliana Culbert, Christian Culbert, David Humphrey, Tim Martinelli, Jill Conway, Buddy Verderber, and Sam Long.

 

Our Florida State meet qualifiers included: Brian Knudsen (200& 400 free relay), Tim Martinelli (200& 400 free relay), Buddy Verderber(200& 400 free relay), David Humphrey (200& 400 free relay) and Sam Long. David (50,100 free) and Sam (100 breast) qualified in individual events for the state meet in Ft. Lauderdale. 

 

Congrats & Good Luck TCSC swimmers!

TCSC HAS HIGHPOINT AWARD WINNER AT THE HIGHLANDER INVITATIONAL

 

Eoghan Jordan took home the first place high point award for the 6 & under boys  Eoghan won the 25 back and 25 breast and placed 2nd in the 25 fly and 25 free.  He was awarded a Speedo backpack.  Congrats Eoghan!

 

Eoghan wasn't the only TCSC first place finisher.  The 11-12 girls free relay (Jenifer Conway, Rachel Lanam, Sorca Jordan, and Alexis Barth) had a nail biting finsh, edging out ATAC for first place.  David Humphrey also won gold in the 50 and 100 free.  Congrats TCSC! 

 

Our top 8 finishers included:  Alexis Barth, Jillen Bray, Rachel Lanam, Brian Knudsen, J.T. Chanley, Marina Martinelli, Tim Martinelli, Alex Brocksmith, and Andrew Wojicik.  Alex and Andrew also made the the time standards for the Junior Olympics! Awesome swimming!

 

TCSC had a lot of awesome swimming, times were dropping all over!  Some oustanding LTB's were:  Julia Barth 50 fly, Dustin Beller 200 breast, Nicole Bollerman 50 free, Amanda Brocksmith 100 IM, Leslie Brocksmith 200 breast, David Brocksmith 50 fly, Caleb Brunicardi 100 free, Jenifer Conway 200 free, Jill Conway 200 breast, Iban Dumas 100 free, Sarah Eden 200 IM, Marina Harvey 200 back, Rion Harvey 100 breast, Lily Shelton 50 fly, Micaela Martinelli 200 free, Sorca Jordan 100 fly, Taylor Schiefer 50 breast, Nikki Morris 100 back, and Orla Jordan 100 back.

 

Our rookies of the meet also had some spectacular first time swims!  Those swims included: Chase Mason 25 free, Maccoy Castle 25 free, Mason Castle 100 breast, and Austin Michaud 50 free. 

 

Congrats to all of the TCSC swimmers on a very successful meet!!!! Next up Naples!   GO TCSC!

 

TCSC ADDS 4 JUNIOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS IN FIRST MEET OF THE SEASON!

 

TCSC added four Junior Olympic qualifiers at the Tom Kingston Invitational in Daytona Beach September 8-10. Jileen Bray was the first to qualify swimming a lifetime best time in the 500 free.  She also went on to qualify in the 200 free as well.   JO fever caught on as Alexis Barth qualified in the 100 back, and then Amanda Brocksmith and Andrew Wojcik qualified in the 100 breast.  Fantastic swimming TCSC! 

 

Fantastic it was, there were many swimmers just off the JO time and many swimmers with some tremendous drops.  With all of those great times at the begining of the season, we can not wait for the swims ahead! 

 

TCSC top 8 finishers included:  Amanda Brocksmith (8th 100 breast, Alex Brocksmith  (5th 100 breast), Andrew Wojcik (3rd 100 breast, 5th 50 breast & 200 free), Rachel Lanam (7th 200 free, 8th 100 free), Alexis Barth (5th 100 back, 8th 50 back), Jileen Bray (4th 500 free, 5th 200 free, & 7th 200 breast), EmiLeigh Whitehouse (4th 50 free & 100 back, 7th 200 back, 8th 100 free) Jillian Conway (4th 200 breast, 5th 500 free), Brian Knudsen (2nd 200 breast, 4th 50 free, 5th 100 breast, 6th 200 free, 7th 100 free) Chris Culbert  ( 7th 50 free, 8th 200 free), Buddy Verdeber ( 2nd 200 IM, 3rd 100 fly, 5th 100 free).

 

Swimmers with some outstanding lifetime best times included: Nicole Bollerman (50 free), Julia Barth (50 free), Lily Shelton (100 IM), Orla Jordan (100 free), Taylor Schiefer (100 free), Jenifer Conway (50 free), Sorca Jordan (500 free), David Brocksmith (100 free), Adam Lukomski (50 back), Sarah Eden (100 breast), Taylor Lukomski (50 free), and Ilona Gitlelman (200 IM).

 

We would also like to congratulate our two rookie swimmers of the meet, Caleb Brunicardi and Eoghan Jordan. 

 

Great swimming TCSC!  Keep up the hard work and get ready to race and swim fast in Orlando!!!!!

 

SUMMER TRAINING= BIG RESULTS FOR TCSC SWIMMERS

 

While some students enjoyed getting a little extra sleep and enjoyed the lazy days of summer, the Treasure Coast Swimming Team was hard at work. Training at 6 a.m. and returning again 4 p.m., the TCSC swimmers valued the few hours of sleep in between. The swimmers enjoyed traveling to meets and making new friends along the way. The team competed in meets from Jupiter to Daytona Beach. All of their dedication and hard work paid off, as the team had its most successful season since its inception last year. For such a young team, it is quite incredible what they have accomplished.
Accomplish they did. David Humphrey, qualified for the Speedo Southern Zone Sectionals which were held in Ft. Lauderdale. Over 55 teams from all over the eastern half of the country competed at the meet. David swam all of his lifetime best times and qualified for the finals in the 50 free. He was the fastest 15 yearold in the event (quite a feat as most of the swimmers were of college age). A week later TCSC had two Junior Olympic Qualifiers EmiLeigh Whitehouse and Rachel Lanam competeat the University of Florida in Gainesville. Rachel was the 5th fastest 11 year old in the 100 freestyle.  Barlow explains"It is very tough to qualify for these higher level meets, so to have them qualify and swim competively at them is awesome.  We have a lot more swimmers on the verge of breaking through, we are building a solid foundation so that one day we can take our whole team to these meets and compete for a team title.
If they had given out a first place teamtitle at the local Area 6 Championships in Ft. Pierce, TCSC would have received the trophy.The TCSC swimmers dominated most of the events. Andrew Wojcik, won all 8 of his swimming events. Other first place finishers included: Rachel Lanam, EmiLeigh Whitehouse, Jillenn Bray, and Theo Robinson. Finishers in the top 3 included: Alex Brocksmith, Amanda Brocksmith, Orla Jordan, Brian Knudsen, Sorca Jordan, and Leslie Brocksmith.  Also with lifetime best performances at the meet were:Lily Shelton, Adam Lukomski, Ilona Gittleman, Nicole Bolerman, Dustin Beller, Kyle Barkett, Taylor Lukomski, Sarah Eden, and Michele Coughlin.
While the hours and training are tough, the swimmers reap many rewards beyond the pool. They become part of a great group of kids who hang out together, learn how to manage time, travel to new places, recieve recognition and really gain great self esteem. Once they overcome an obstacle in swimming they learn how to do it in life. They are investing in their future, creating a foundation to go on in life and be successful. Most swimmers will be eligible to receive college scholarships. Making all those trips to swim practice and meets worth while for the parents! Joining the club program also prepares kids for the high school season. Barlow, also the Sebastian River High School coach, is very excited for the years to come as his team will grow stronger with each group of swimmers that come through every year. " If we have 8-13 year olds competing well now, in a few years the high school program will be sure to be one of the best in the area." Barlow said.

TCSC SUMMER SWIMMERS OF THE MONTH........

 

Leslie Brocksmith earned the May swimmer of the month.  Andrew Wojcik was the June swimmer of the month and Alex Brocksmith was the July swimmer of the month.  All of these swimmers were very dedicated.   They were always at practice, always on time, and always gave 100% without any complaints ( joy to a coaches ear).  All of their hard work really paid off as they all swam their lifetime best times this summer.  Congrats!!

 

April swimmers of the month.  Congrat's to Rachel Lanam (Bronze) & EmiLeigh Whitehouse (Gold).  They were chosen for their outstanding dedication, hard work, and team spirit! They make TCSC proud!  Keep up the hard work!

 

TCSC has an "Eye Opening" experience at the Winter Haven "Eye Opener" Invitational

 

Welcome to long course season Conquistadores! 

TCSC swam extremely well for the first meet of the season.  Swimmers were already having lifetime best times and others compared to this time last year are dropping up to 30 seconds off their times!! Most importantly, everyone began to understand how to swim and plan their races!  Congrats TCSC!!!

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID, BRIAN & SORCA FOR A GREAT END TO A SEASON!

 

David had a terrific Sectional meet in Orlando swimming many lifetime best times while competing against the fastest swimmers in the region.  There were not many 15 year olds competing, and out of those he placed within the top five in his events!  Excellent swimming David! 

The following weekend Brian Knudsen & Sorca Jordan participated in the Junior Olympic meet in Orlando.  For first time qualifiers they handled the pressure like pros and swam to lifetime best times.  Brian placed in the top 50% in both of his races and Sorca placed 15th in the 50 free!  Awesome swimming TCSC! 

 

TCSC TAKES HOME A LOT OF HARDWARE, LIFETIME BEST TIMES, AND SOME NEW JO CUTS AT THE  AREA 6 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DAYTONA!

 

TCSC had a fantastic showing at the Area 6 Championships!  Everyone had some great swims and we added another Junior Olympic Qualifier.  Sorca Jordan (10) took home gold in the 100 fly and the 100 breast (not bad for the first time ever to swim the events), but the most outstanding swim for her was her 50 free, which qualified her for the JO's in Orlando in two weeks.  Joining her will be Brian Knudsen who also made his second JO cut at the meet in the 50 free and placed first in the event.  GOOD LUCK AT JO's Brian and Sorca!!

 

TCSC top 3 finishers included: TCSC 8 & under girls medley & free relays 1st (Julia B., Orla J., Marina M. and Lily S.)  Madison Buttonow (6) 1st 25 breast, 2nd 25 back & free, Adam Lukomski (10)  1st 100 breast, 2nd 50 back, 3rd 100 IM,  Orla Jordan (8) 2nd 100 IM, Theo Robinson (15) 2nd 50 free, & Andrew Wojcik (9) 2nd 50 breast.  Great swims TCSC!

 

TCSC top 8 finishers included:  J.T. Chanley (6), Julia Barth (8), Marina Martinelli (8), Stephen Garabics (8), Lily Shelton (8), Matthew Kaltenbach (10), Rachel Lanam (11), Alexis Barth (11),  Dustin Beller (13), Alex Dugger (14), EmiLeigh Whitehouse (14).  Awesome swimming!

 

TCSC top 16 finishers included:  Maria Garabics (8), Micaela Martinelli (10), Taylor Schiefer (10), and Tim Marinelli (15).  Terrific races TCSC!

 

TCSC had a lot of lifetime best times.  We would like to  congratulate Sarah Eden (13), Taylor Lukomski (13), Ilona Gittleman (12), and Michelle Couglin (11)  on having some outstanding swims with LTB's!!

 

We are very proud of the swimmers and their great season!  Keep training hard and focusing on your goals!!

 

Also, David Humphrey will be representing TCSC this weekend in Orlando at the Southern Zone Sectionals, a high level senior competition.  So please make sure you wish him luck when you see him! 

 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES TCSC!!!

 

 

 

 

TCSC learned a lot this past weekend.  First, that they have such a thing as the cattlemans parade. (We would like to thank Fred, Michele, and Taylor for their participation on behalf of the team in the parade!)  Second, that there really is a yin and a yang!  The yin being the lovely Florida Saturday afternoon with temps in the 70's and a warm breeze to fill the air.  Great conditions for swimming! But then there was the yang, the frigid north air blustering across the pooldeck.  Nice if you want to hit the slopes, but the pool?  Our hats off to the swimmers who sacrificed their bodies to compete and not only swim, but swim fast on Sunday. 

 

It seems that Mr. WOJO had the MOJO at IRCC.  Andrew took home three gold medals for the 9-10 boys, and placed 2nd in his other three events.  Great swimming WOJO! 

 

TCSC's fast swimming didn't stop there, we had a slew of lifetime best times (LTB's) and top 8 finishes.  Congrat's to: Madison Buttonow for swimming all the 10 & under events as a 6 year old, Stephen Garabics  7th 50 back, Alex Brocksmith 50&100 breast LTB's, Lily Shelton 7th 100 breast, Marina Martinelli droped 30 sec in her 100 free, Micaela Martinelli 8th 50 Fly, Taylor Schiefer 6th 100 back, Leslie Brocksmith 50 free & 50 fly LTB's, Charlotte Morse LTB 50 back, William Morse 3rd 50 back & 50 free, Orla Jordan top 8 in all the 10 & under events as an 8 year old with 6 LTB's, Sorca Jordan 2nd in the 50 free, 50 fly, & 100 IM, Alexis Barth 100 free LTB, Rachel Lanam 3rd 100 back & 4th 50 fly,  Rion Harvey 8th 100 free, Alex Dugger all LTB's, Brian Knudsen all LTB's, Marina Harvey 200 IM -great finish!, David Humphrey 5th 100 free, EmiLiegh Whitehouse 3rd 200 back & 6th 100 free,Theo Robinson all LTB's, Buddy Verdeber 4th 100 & 200 fly, Tim Martinelli 6th 500 free.  We would also like to congratulate the rookies of the meet (luckily their first meet experience was Saturday!) Michelle Coughlin & Eban Dumas.  Awesome swimming TCSC!!  Next stop Daytona!

 

We would like to congratulate all of the TCSC swimmers & parents who made the trip down to Stuart to compete in the Martin County Invitational January 27-29.  We had some spectacular swims.  What a great way to begin the new year!!  The team spirit was outstanding-hard to believe we have only been a team for 10 months!!!  

 

TCSC had its first Junior Olympic qualifier for 2006.  Brian Knudsen qualified in the 13-14 100 yd. freestyle with a time of 56.77.  Congrats Brian! 

 

Along with Brian, TCSC swam with tremendous drive, effort, and great spirit. Let's carry that momentum through the course of the season! 

 

We would like to congratulate the rookies of the meet for swimming like pros!  Great swimming Heidi Kolodziejczak, JT Chanley, Nicole Bollerman, Maria Garabics, and Stephen Garabics.  Stephen was the rookie of the meet for TCSC as he earned a 3rd place medal in the 25 freestyle! Awesome!

 

TCSC earned more medals over the weekend.  Congratulations to: Orla Jordan (8) 1 silver, 3 bronze,  Julia Barth (8) 2 silver, 2 bronze,  and David Humphrey (15) 3 silver, 3 bronze

 

Our top 4-8 finishers included:  Adam Lukomski (100 Breast), Andrew Wojcik (100 breast), Alex Brocksmith (100 Breast), Alexis Barth (500 free, 50 back), Rachel Lanam (500 free), EmiLeigh Whitehouse (100 back, 100 free), Brian Knudsen (100 free) Buddy Verdeber (all of his events-including the 200 fly -wow, nice job!)

 

TCSC shined in all levels of the meet.  Lifetime best times were achieved and our swimmers looked like champions.  Highlights of the meet included races by: Madison Buttonow (25 breast), Taylor Schiefer (100 back), Charlotte Morse (100 Back) William Morse (100 breast), Matthew Kaltenbach (100 free), Leslie Brocksmith (all of her races -she swam with a fierce vengence and it paid off!!),Ilona Gittleman (50 free) Rion Harvey (100 Back), Marina Harvey (200 free), Taylor Lukomski (50 free), Nikki Morris (500 free-great finish!) Dustin Beller (200 free), Alex Dugger (100 free-inching closer to JO's!)Theo Robinson (100 free).

 

Again we would like to congratuate our team on a terrific meet.  We would also like to thank the parents for the great team spirit!  We are looking forward to the next meet.  So swimmers keep those goals in mind while you are at practice!!!!!!! Awesome swimming TCSC!! See you at the pool!

 

TIMES ARE DROPPING & THE TEAM IS GROWING AS TCSC STARTS 2005 FALL SEASON

 

Congratulations to all of the TCSC swimmers who competed at the Winter Haven Invitational September 28-29! You all made us proud!

 

If you have been with the team since its inception, you witnessed a new TCSC team emerging as they took to the water.  TCSC in Winter Haven showed that it is growing, strokes are improving, times are dropping, and the swimmers are competing on a new level.  TCSC placed 13th out of 26 teams at the Invitational.  Out of 195 swims we had 171 lifetime best times-88%!!!!!  We had a great time, and some of you got to have fun at Cypress Gardens-what a weekend!

 

 

Swimming against the fastest swimmers in Florida, David earned a 2nd place in the 100 free (57.50) and 3rd place in the 50 free (25.98) for the 13-14 age group!  Awesome swimming David!!  He also swam lifetime best times in the 200 free, 100 fly and the 100 back.  TCSC wishes you the best of luck at the Southern Zone Sectional meet in Ft. Lauderdale next weekend.