Past Events from 30 May, 2023 - 13 June, 2023

Come join us for work on some of the most important parts of summer races: starts, turns, and finishes.  For Cookiecutter, Lemon, and Leopard Sharks, we will work starts and finishes, and for Hammerhead, Tiger, Great White, and Mako Sharks, we will work starts and turns. Click here to sign up for the starts, turns,...

This is an opportunity for all of our swimmers to establish a time that coaches will use to determine who swims for points during upcoming meets.  It's also a chance for swimmers to try competing in each of the four strokes, and coaches can see which strokes each swimmer is capable of swimming legally. Click...

The 2023 Stoddard Polar Bear Plunge Invitational is a sanctioned RCSL meet open to all RCSL swimmers.  Each swimmer selects the events he/she wants to swim.  This is a great opportunity for swimmers to participate in events of their choosing, and there are 100 m distances for each stroke, including a 100 m Individual Medley...

Breaststroke is the oldest of the swimming strokes.  It is also the hardest stroke to learn, but it's this coach's favorite! For Cookiecutter and Lemon sharks, we will introduce the breaststroke kick (frog kick) and breaststroke arms. For Leopard and Hammerhead sharks, we will work on the sequence and timing of the stroke, and we...

Parents and swimmers, our pool lights have not come in yet, and Byrd Springs is not willing to start the meet earlier than 6:00 PM, so we will be swimming our first meet at their pool.  Let's show up ready to swim!  I'm excited for all of our swimmers to compete in the pool and...

The 2023 Stingrays Invitational is a sanctioned RCSL meet open to all RCSL swimmers.  Each swimmer selects the events he/she wants to swim.  This is a great opportunity for swimmers to participate in events of their choosing, and there are 100 yard distances for each stroke, including a 100 yard Individual Medley event where a...

Butterfly is the second hardest stroke to learn how to swim, just behind breaststroke.  It's by far the most physically demanding, so learning to swim an efficient butterfly is essential to success with the stroke!  Cookiecutter and Lemon sharks will work on "dolphin" kick and get introduced to the butterfly arm motion.  Leopard, Hammerhead, Tiger,...

Swimmers will learn "Hips up, head back!" and "Thumb out, Pinky in!" in addition to drills that promote good backstroke posture and motion.  We will also cover underwater dolphin kick on your back, and the backstroke flip turn for our 9 and older swimmers.