November 15 & 23, 2009 - Bridge the Bay SCM
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October 3-4, 2009 - Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash Open Water Swim and Siesta Key Triathlon
It was another wild weekend at the beach in October. Our annual Tropical Splash Open Water Swim, featuring, for the first time, the age-groupers, was on Saturday; followed by the Siesta Key Triathlon on Sunday.
Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash Open Water Swim
Siesta Key Triathlon
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August 6-9, 2009 - USMS Long Course National Championship
Several Sharks returned to the fast waters of the IU Natatorium for this LCM Championship. Coach Walker rocked a great 200 breast, coming in first place. The 200+ 800 free relay team of Walker, Hamel, Ramnath, and Kriger also won AND set a new national record. Results are here.
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July 11-12, 2009 - St. Pete Masters LCM Championships
Some great swims; results are here.
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June 13-14, 2009 - Bumpy Jones Classic LCM Meet
This meet was the best BJC yet, with many, many fast swimmers and several world records broken. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a success! Results are available here.
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May 9, 2009 - Hurricane Man Open Water Swim - St. Pete
Another successful year with nearly 30 Sharks participating, many ranking in the top 5 in their age groups. Results have been posted.
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April 16-19, 2009 - Y-Nats Masters - Ft. Lauderdale
SHARKS DO IT AGAIN! Read 'em and weep... Results
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Mar 27 - 29, 2009 - St. Pete SCY Championships & Florida vs. Gold Coast State Championships
Coach Walker thanks all who participated and made this an awesome good time. Saturday we had over 40 swimmers and great swims. Sunday was a little smaller and we had some big rain delays, but the swims were fast and the company exceptional. Results available here.
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Mar 8, 2009 - Black & Gold Intrasquad Meet
Thanks to all participants and volunteers who made this 2nd Annual B & G showdown a success. The team raised about $1200 for the YMCA's Caring Campaign and we had a blast doing it. Planning is already underway for next year's meet...
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November 16 & 23, 2008 - Bridge the Bay SCM
Another successful joint venture with SYSM and SPM-- Thanks to
those who participated. Results can be found at these links: Sarasota (Nov 16) St. Pete (Nov 23)
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August 14-17, 2008 - Long Course Nationals - Gresham, OR
Only a small contingent of Sharks swam out west this time, Rick Walker, Laura Hamel, Bill Brenner, and Kelley Carpenter had some great times and took in some mountain air. Rick and Laura came home with several National Championship wins.
Results can be viewed here.
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May 15-18, 2008 - YMCA Masters Swimming Championship - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sharks Masters are the 2008 SCY YMCA National Champs! We dominated the competition and swept up all three awards: Men's,
Women's, & Combined. Winning all three was a big deal, but the
bigger deal was how much everyone enjoyed themselves. We reconnected
with old friends, made new ones, and shared what can be described as a
consummate swim meet weekend. Be sure to view all the great photos on
our Photo Gallery page.
Results are available on the YMCA Swimming & Diving site at: YMCA 2008 Masters National Championship
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May 1-4, 2008 - USMS SCY National Championships - Austin, TX
Sharks rocked in Austin. Many personal best times and these top ten finishes:
Ellen Bennett - 4th in 1000 Fr, 6th in 200 Br, 5th in 400 IM
Deanna Doyle - 5th in 50 Bk, 7th in 100 Bk
Cathy Fedako - 10th in 50 Fr
Laura Hamel - 9th in 200 Br, 10th in 1000 Fr
Jerry Dawson - 5th in 200 Fr, 9th in 200 IM
Dean Dye - 6th in 50 Fr, 3rd in 1650 Fr, 5th in 50 Bk, 6th in 100 Bk, 2nd in 200 Bk
Tom Cornell - 10th in 500 Fr, 9th in 100 Fl, 8th in 200 Fl
Jay Lockaby - 4th in 50 Bk, 4th in 200 Fl, 7th in 200 IM
Kevin McCormack - 9th in 50 Bk, 10th in 100 Bk, 5th in 50 Fl, 4th in 100 Fl
Marshall Pepe - 6th in 1000 Fr, 10th in 50 Br
Rick Walker - 5th in 200 Fr, 4th in 500 Fr, 3rd in 1650 Fr, 7th in 50 Br, 9th in 200 Br
Check out the complete results here.
Kelley Carpenter created a special Web site for our trip, which details all the fun we had in Austin. Check it out here.
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April 15-25, 2008 - World Masters Championships - Perth, Australia
Several Sharks made waves in Perth at FINA Worlds this past week.
All the results have not been searched, but so far congrats need to go
to:
Bill Brenner - 8th in 50 Br, 10th in 100 Br 13th in 50 Fr, 13th in 100 Fr
and from our Overseas National Team:
Arnaldo Perez - 1st in 800 Fr, 1st in 200 Fl, 2nd in 400 IM, 4th in 400 Fr, and 6th in 200 Bk
Ana Alvarez - 5th in 400 IM, 9th in 100 Bk, 8th in 200 Bk, 7th in 200 Fl
German Rieckehoff - 4th in 200 Fl, 2nd in 400 Fr
Shannon Cairns 3rd in 50 Fly, 5th in 100 Fl, 4th in 50 Bk
Results can be viewed here.
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Feb 29-March 2, 2008 - Ft. Lauderdale Masters Challenge
Congratulations to all the swimmers who attended this
meet. Some personal bests were posted in the pool and quite possibly on
the bus ride home. For meet results, check out this site. For photographic evidence of the bus ride, stay tuned...
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March 28-30, 2008 - St. Pete Masters SCY Championships
Great meet! Many personal best times and some national records broken, as well as some high point winners. View results here.
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February 23, 2008 - Black vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet
Way to go SYSM! This meet, to raise funds for the
YMCA's Caring Campaign, was a raging success. We raised over $2000,
quadruple our original goal of $500. Everyone had a great time and did
some fast swimming. For those of you needing times for your Y-Nats
entries, full results are viewable here:
Black vs. Gold Meet Results
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February 16-17, 2008 - Dixie Zone SCY Championships/SUN Masters Valentine Meet
Congratulations
to all the SYSM swimmers who traveled to Clearwater's Long Center for
this meet- many bringing home personal best times. Results can be
viewed here.
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November 11 & 18, 2007 - Bridge the Bay
Thanks to a great cooperative effort between SYSM and SPM,
a good turnout, and awesome weather, this two-day SCM meet was a
success.
View the results here:
November 11 (Sarasota)
November 18 (St. Pete)
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