We had a great Sunrise Races / Family Races on Saturday, August 13th. Many parents raced, and the 'old folks' relay beat the kids!! Thank you to all who participated: swimming, timing, organizing the food, bringing food/drinks, etc. We have an awesome group of families! Pictures to follow.....

Sunrise Swimming Families: Plantation is hosting the Florida Gold Coast Junior Olympics this weekend, Fri-Sun, July 15-18. It is the Championship meet for the top 14&unders in the South Florida area. It is an excellent opportunity to see some fast swimming! We have 7 swimmers qualified to compete at JO's: Diego Avellaneda, Hank Contich, Jillian Contich, Rachel Contich, Adriana Cortes-Urbina, Kayla Marsden, and Kevin Wilson. Come on out and cheer for your team-mates!! Plantation needs our help in running this meet, especially with timing. If you are able to volunteer...

Subject: Swim Parents Newsletter for Week of June 20, 2011 June 20 , 2011 Please send comments or subscription requests to [email protected] ================================================================================== Hard Work By John Leonard We believe hard work is its own reward. We believe that everyone benefits from hard work. It teaches all of us that nothing is given to us, it has to be earned. It teaches us that life is not fair as sometimes those who work the hardest are not rewarded the most. But without hard work, there is a reduced likelihood of...

News For SWIM PARENTS Published by The American Swimming Coaches Association 5101 NW 21 Ave., Suite 200 Fort Lauderdale FL 33309 ___________________________________________________________________ The Nature of Stroke Work Sometimes the Perception is That Not Enough Stroke Work Is Being Done Guy Edson, American Swimming Coaches Association A sometimes concern among Moms and Dads is whether enough stroke work is being done. “All they do is swim. I don’t see any instruction at all,” is a typical refrain. The purpose of this short article is to explain what to expect from stroke...

Wanted to thank everybody who attended our Sunrise Races this morning.... we had a great turnout; incredible food, and fast swimming!! Results are up now.... Events tab, PST-SUN meet results sub-tab Thank you all!!

Parents, Thought the timing of this article from American Swim Coaches Association was perfect given our discussion last night at the Booster Club Meeting! Enjoy... May 9, 2011 How to Attend A Swim Meet By John Leonard A lot of “things” go into having a successful and happy swim meet experience. This article explores a number of those “things”. Pre-Meet Things to Cover: 1. Coach tells team and parents where, when meet is. 2. Coach tells team what events they are entered in. 3. Parents make sure: (if a 12...

WOW!!! What an awesome afternoon yesterday!! Thank you to all who participated in our Annual Spring Picnic.... the food, games, and company were spectacular!!! Special thanks to the parents who bought everything, set up, worked the grill, organized the games, and stayed to clean up!!

THANK YOU to all who attended, volunteered, and participated at our Sizzler tonight.... it was amazing how well it went!! Our Sunrise Swimming Booster Club is the BEST!!! Results to be posted soon....

From her performances at last week's Junior Olympics, Adriana Cortes Urbina qualified for the Florida Gold Coast All-Star Team to compete against the All-Stars from Florida Swimming. She will travel to Fort Pierce this weekend for the competition. We would like to congratulate her on this accomplishment and wish her the best of luck at the meet!! Go, Adriana!!!

Thank you to all swimmers, parents, and volunteers who attended and participated in our Sunset Races tonight!! We had 23 Strokes-n-Fun swimmers and 22 JO1 swimmers - a great turnout!!! The food was delicious... thank you to the Booster Club for donating pizza and drinks and to all the families who brought a dish to share. The Booster Club gave all Junior Olympic swimmers string bags, water bottles, and a key chain. T-shirts will be provided at the meet. Good luck to all JO swimmers this weekend.... swim FAST!! Sunset...