ST. AUGUSTINE SWIM TEAM: Welcome
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The purpose of SAST is to provide a valuable opportunity and enriching experience for age group swimmers of all abilities in the St. Augustine area , to participate as a member of Florida Swimming and United States Swimming, Inc, and to be governed by the following goals:
*to develop competitive swimmers in an environment that not only reinforces training and dedication to the sport but fun and enjoyment as well.
*to develop shape, train and build quality swimmers as well as a appreciation for the sport of swimming.
*to encourage and promote the development of the individual as a swimmer and athlete at developmental, regional, and state and national level.
* to promote and encourage swimmers to set personal & team goals ,show good sportsmanship, and learn quality life skills through the sport of swimming.
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2012 St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team Developmental Swim program for swimmers 5-12 will begin their Summer session on Tuesday, June 12th from 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm. Practice days will be Tuesday & Thursday and held at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center Pool located at 1300 Duval Street. The 6 week program will run through July 26 . Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards of the pool any style to be eligible. Emphasis of this program is stroke technique, starts, turns and finishes.
The cost for the program is as follows:
*Florida Swimming Registration fee $58.00 include a copy of swimmers birth certificate with registration- make check payable to FLORIDA SWIMMING. All swimmers must be registered with Florida Swimming to participate. NOTE: If you participated in previous developmental sessions after September 1st 2011 your Florida swimming registration is good until December 31 2012. http://www.floridaswimming.org/szfllsc/UserFiles/File/2012Application-Y-RAthlete(1).pdf
*$80.00 per six week program made check payable to ST AUGUSTINE SWIM TEAM *All swimmers must have a program participant waiver on file with the team.
Handout: St. Augustine Swim Team Registration Form
Tuesday, April 24
The Saint Augustine Cyclones Swim Team competed at Daytona Beach Swimming Spring Long Course Open April 21-22 at the Port Orange YMCA .The following Cyclone swimmers finished in the top three and received awards:
8 & under boys
Christopher Hodang 1st place 50 meter Freestyle 41.75
11 & 12 Girls
Madolyn Aucremann
1st place 200 meter individual Medley 2:51.29
1st place 50 meter freestyle 32.04
1st place 50 meter butterfly 32.83
1st place 100 meter backstroke 1:19.87
1st place 200 meter freestyle 2:25.87
1st place 100 meter Butterfly 1:13.83
2nd place 100 meter freestyle 1:07.65
11 & 12 Boys
Brian Hodang
1st place 50 meter Butterfly 31.90
1st place 50 meter freestyle 29.84
1st place 100 meter backstroke 1:15.42
1st place 50 meter backstroke 34.53
2nd place 100 meter butterfly 1:15.42
2nd place 200 meter individual medley 2:41.69
2nd place 100 meter freestyle 1:04.60
3rd place 200 meter freestyle 2:26.29
Cole Crane
2nd place 100 meter backstroke 1:22.72
3rd place 50 meter freestyle 31.86
3rd place 50 meter backstroke 38.17
13 & 14 Girls
Madelyn Snodgrass
3rd place 200 meter backstroke 2:51.76
Hannah Ferriera
2nd place 100 meter butterfly 1:18.44
2nd place 200 meter butterfly 2:57.48
3rd place 200 meter freestyle 2:29.41
Alex Shatto
2nd place 100 meter breaststroke 1:32.02
Isabella Garofalo
1st place 100 meter freestyle 1:03.70
1st place 200 meter freestyle 2:22.20
1st place 100 meter backstroke 1:15.88
2nd place 400 meter freestyle 5:10.13
2nd place 50 meter freestyle :30.11
13 & 14 girls
Nicholas Loomis
1st place 100 meter butterfly 1:07.13
1st place 100 meter backstroke 1:11.30
1st place 200 meter butterfly 2:36.06
2nd place 200 meter freestyle 2:24.97
2nd place 50 meter freestyle :29.26
2nd place 100 meter freestyle 1:02.72
2nd place 200 meter backstroke 2:46.61
3rd place 200 meter individual medley 2:48.50
Other Cyclones who place in the top 8 and received awards were:
11 & 12 girls Xana Ferriera
10 & under boys Vincent Garofalo
13 & 14 Boys Alec Dawson
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The St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team ended the 2011-12 short course season rewriting the team record books. Cyclone swimmers estabished 41 new team standards this season. Congratulations to all of our new record holders! To see where you stand check the new team rcord pdf. files below!
Handout: SAST CYCLONE TEAM RECORDS
Tuesday, March 27
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SAST Cyclones are happy to announce they will be hosting the coaching staff and swimmers from the Vietnam National Team. The Team will be training in hopes of obtaining the Olympic Qualifying times for 2012 London Games. The Team includes Coach Dang Anh Tuan and swimmers Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Pham Thanh Nguyen, and Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen.
Saturday, March 17
The Saint Augustine Swim Team completed the 2011-12 Short Course Season at the Area 1 & 4 Swimming Championships at Cecil Aquatic center in Jacksonville.
The following Cyclones placed in the top 8 and received awards:
8 & under Boys
Christopher Hodang
25 yard freestyle 3rd place 17.87
25 yard backstroke 5th place 20.93
50 yard butterfly 6th place 47.29
100 yard individual medley 7th place 1:39.17
13 & 14 Girls
Alex Shatto
200 yard breastroke 2nd place 2:46.53
500 yard freestyle 5th place 5:47.14
100 yard breaststroke 6th place 1:19.66
200 yard freestyle 8th place 2:08.90
100 yard freestyle 8th place 1:00.49
Madelyn Snodgrass
500 yard freestyle 7th Place 5:47.14
15-18 Girls
Rachel Hackney
100 yard butterfly 6th place 1:12.37
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| 2012 FLAGS Championship Team |
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The Saint Augustine Cyclones Swim Team competed at the Florida Swimming Age Group Swimming Championships held March 8-11 at the Sarasota YMCA Aquatic Center.
The Cyclones were led by swimmer Brian Hodang who took 2nd Place in the 11/12 boys 50 yard backstroke with a time of 28.00. Hodang also took 4th Place in both the 50 yard Freestyle (25.36) , 50 yard butterfly (27.58), and 100 yard backstroke (1:02.40). He also took 10th place in the 100 yard individual medley. Based on his performance , Hodang qualified for the Florida Swimming All Star Team.
Other Cyclones making finals and placing in the top 16 were: Isabella Garofalo who placed 13th in both the 13/14 girls 50 yard freestyle (25.10) and 100 yard freestyle (54.87). Madolyn Aucremann place 12th in the 50 yard butterfly (28.72), 13th 1000 yard freestyle (11:34.29) and 16th place in the 100 yard butterfly (1:05.00).Nicholas Loomis placed 15th in 13/14 Boys 100 yard butterfly with a time of 57.55.
Cyclone swimmers who achieved personal best times during the preliminary round at the meet were Samantha Roth ( 13/14 girls 100 breaststroke 1:15.50) , Sophia Garofalo (11/12 50 yard breaststroke 36.64) and Cole Crane ( 11/12 boys 200 freestyle 2:12.84 and 100 yard backstroke 1:11.30)
The 13/14 girls 200 freestyle relay of Isabella Garofalo, Alex Shatto, Madelyn Snodgrass and Samantha Roth set a season best time of 1:47.35. The girls 200 medley relay also set a personal best 2:05.55.
Sunday, January 15
Cyclone swimmers swam to 50 personal best times and 18 top eight finishes at Episcopal Amberjax Jax Parks Classic Held January 13-15 at Cecil aquatic Center in Jacksonville.
The Cycloners were led by Brian Hodang, who took runner up high point honors in the 11 & 12 year old boys age group. Congratulations to all our Cyclone swimmers!
See this link to see article in the Saint Augustine Record: http://staugustine.com/sports/recreation/2012-01-28/local-swimmers-fare-well-jacksonville-meet
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Starting June 11
Age Group/Senior Swimmers
AM Practice Monday - Friday 7:00 AM-9:00 AM
PM Practice Monday/Wednesday/Friday 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Developmental Group
PM Practice Tuesday And Thursday 4:30 pm-5:30 pm
High School Developmental Group
AM Practice Tuesday And Thursday 7:00 am-8:30 am
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2011 SPRING & SUMMER MEET SCHEDULE
Daytona Beach Swimming Spring Long Course Open - Port Orange
April 21-22 , 2012
Florida Swimming Open Water Championships- Fort Myers
April 28, 2012
Central Florida Marlins Long Course Invitational -Ocala
May 18-19, 2012
Daytona Beach Summer Long Course Open - Port Orange
June 1 ~ 3 2012
Bolles School Sharks June Long Course Summer Open - Jacksonville
June 21-24, 2012
Episcopal Amberjax Summer Sizzler- Jacksonville...
July 6-8 , 2012
Florida Swimming Long Course Age Group Championship- Gainesville
July 19-22, 2012
Florida Swimming Senior Championships- Sarasota
July 26-29 , 2012
Titusville Swim Team Invitational - Titusville
August 4-5
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| Madelyn Snodgrass, Bella Garofalo, and Alec Dawson at MIDNIGHT MADNESS |
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SAST PROGRAMS & FEES
Cyclones : History
ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF.........
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Workouts for Adult Swimmers
Workouts: Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings
6:00-7:00 a.m.
Year round
At the Solomon Calhoun Community Center Pool on 1300 Duval Street in West St. Augustine. Average workout is 3000 yards
Slow lane is available for new or returning swimmers
To Register:
More info call: Clark Pace 904-201-3345
Wednesday, December 19
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Check your swimmers performance and keep track of their times.
1. Click the above Headline.
2. Click "Meet Results"
3. Click Meet you want to get results.
It is that easy!
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The SAST Cyclones will be holding all of our team practices at the new Solomon Calhoun Community Center and Aquatic Complex located at 1300 Duval Street in West St. Augustine starting May 11. The pool is a 8 lane 25 yard by 25 meter , 250,000 gallon aquatic facility with adjacent teaching area is part of the Westside Sports Complex that also includes a gymnasium and office spaces for various not for profit groups . It is the brainchild of the West St. Augustine CRA and St Johns County Recreation Department. In the future , plans also to include to add ball fields, a walking track and dog park to the complex. Our local First Coast Family YMCA will be providing lifeguard services and swim lesson instruction at the facility. The Cyclones will be providing all the competitive programs. Special thanks goes out to the West St. Augustine CRA, St Johns County Recreation Department and Family First Coast YMCA for allowing us to use the facility!
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Click link above for the 2011 FLAGS (Florida Swimming Age Group Championships) Qualifying Times Standards.
Saturday, January 1
Click The Link Above To get the 2011 Florida Swimming Senior Championship qualifying standards .
