ST. AUGUSTINE SWIM TEAM: Welcome

ST . AUGUSTINE "CYCLONES" SWIM TEAM
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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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SAST PROGRAMS.........

Cyclones : History

ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF.........

Saturday, September 27
Cyclone Swimmers make noise at St Johns River Athletic Conference Championships.

Several Cyclone swimmers competed for their respected high schools at The St Johns River Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championship Held at Cecil Aquatic Center in Jacksonville on September 27.

         Stacey Stanfield and Noah Hackney representing St. Augustine High School and Chandler Gerlach and Cole Duckett representing Pedro Menendez High School took home conference titles. Stanfield took first place in both the girls 200 freestyle and 100 yard freestyles. Hackney took first place in the 500 yard freestyle.  Duckett took first place in the 200 yard freestyle. and Gerlach defended 100 meter breaststroke title for the 4th consecutive year.



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Cyclone Swimmers Emilia Sopranzi and Leah Rondinelli
Sunday, September 21
Cyclone Swimmers Final At Tom Kingston Invitational

The  St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team  competed at Tom Kingston Invitational at the Port Orange YMCA this past weekend. Several swimmers placed in the top 10 and received awards.

 

Stacey Stanfield took 13/14 girls high point runner up trophy. Stanfield took 1st place in the 50 yard freestyle (25.81), 100 yard freestyle (55.46), 200 yard freestyle (2:00.83) and 500 yard freestyle (5:20..45) events. She also took 4th place in 100 yard backstroke, 5th place  in 200 individual medley, and 100 yard butterfly. Her Teammate Emila Sopranzi took 4th place in the 100 yard breastroke (1:16.15) and 5th place in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:44.81). She also finished 7th in 200 yard Individual medley (2:27.71)  Leah Rondinelli took 10th place in the 13/14 girls 200 yard backstroke.

 

Senior Men swimmer Chandler Gerlach took 2nd place in both 100 yard breaststroke (1:02.38) and 50 yard breastroke (29.59). He also placed 10th in 200 individual medley.

 

 Three Cyclone 10 & under Girls placed in the 100 yard backstroke. Madelyn Snodgrass took 6th place with a time 1:30.92   Joslyn Bulis  took 7th place and  Lauren Cowart Took 8th place.  Lauren also took 4th place in the 50 yard breaststroke with a personal best time

of  46.75.

 

In the 10 & under Boys, Alec Dawson placed 10th in the 200 yard freestyle and 9th in 100 yard butterfly.

 

In 11 & 12 Girls Age Group, Rachel Hackney  took 7th place in the 100 yard backstroke, 8th place in the 200 yard freestyle, and 9th place in both the 50 yard butterfly and 50 yard backstroke. Alex Shatto took 9th place in the 100 yard breaststroke.

 

In the 11 & 12 Boys, Nicolas Loomis placed  7th in the 50 yard butterfly and 10 th place in 50 yard  backstroke. Dominic Garofalo  placed 8th in the 100 yard breastroke. Ian Shaw took 10th Place in the 50 Yard Backstroke.

 

13/14 boy Viktor  Cieslik took 7th place  in the 100 yard backstroke and 10th place in the 200 yard freestyle.

 

Senior Mens Swimmer Noah Hackney placed 7th in the 100 yard backstroke (1:03.30), 9th place in the 50 yard freestyle and 10th in the 200 yard freestyle..Trey Dotson Placed 6th Senior Men 50 Yard Butterfly.

 

An added treat was the opportunity to meet  Daytona Beach Swimming  and Bejing Olympic Gold Medalist

Ryan Lochte. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Friday, May 23
ST. AUGUSTINE SWIM TEAM MASTERS

St Augustine Swim Team Masters Swimming

Workouts for Adult Swimmers

Workouts:

· Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings

· 6:00-7:15 a.m.

· Year round

· At the Willie Galimore Pool on Riberia Street

Average workout is 3000 yards


Slow lane is available for new or returning swimmers

Come check out one workout for free, then $5/drop-in session or $25/month.

More info call: Clark Pace 471-2409





PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 10
2008 SAST CYCLONES FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE

STARTING  AUGUST 25:

AGE GROUP 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

MONDAY/ TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY THURSDAY/ FRIDAY

DEVELOPMENTAL 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

MONDAY/WEDNESDAY

 

 

 

 
     
   

 HIGH SCHOOL/SENIOR GROUP   WILL SWIM WITH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS   STARTING AUGUST 11


 ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL

MON/TUES/THURS/FRI              6:00 AM- 8:00AM

WEDNESDAY                          6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SATURDAY                             8:30 AM-10:00 AM


 PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOL

MONDAY-FRIDAY                  4:15 PM-6:15 PM

SATURDAY                         7:00 AM-8:30 AM    

 

   
     
     


Meet Schedule
Thursday, August 9
2008 SAST Meet Schedule

CYCLONES  2008 FALL SCHEDULE


 Septmeber 12-14 Daytona Beach Swimming Kingston Invitational- Port Orange,FL

 September 27   St Johns River Conference (High School only)

 October 5-7      Boomers Down Under Invitational- St. Mary's, Georgia   

 October  18-19  Episcopal Amberjax  Fall Invitational- Jacksonville, Florida

 October 27-31  District Championships (High School only) TBA

 November 5-6   Regional Championships (High School only)-SAHS -Tallahassee , Menendez-TBA 

 November 15    2A  FHSAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP  (High School only)- Orlando, FL

 December 5-7  Gator Swim Club Winter Classic- Gainesville, Florida

December 13    Florida Swimming B Championships- Jacksonville, Florida 


 2008 High School Dual Meet Schedule

St. Augustine High School

DATE                                                    OPPONENT                                                       SITE               WARM UP / START

 

Saturday, September 6 SAHS vs Fletcher/Mandarin Home 8:30 AM  9:00 AM
Thursday, September 11 SAHS vs Bartram Trail Home 4:30 PM 5:30 PM
Thursday September 18 Columbia/Creekside Home 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Tuesday, September 23 SAHS vs Nease/Ponte Vedra Away 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Thursday, September 25 SAHS vs Fleming Island Home 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Friday, September 26 SJRAC Diving Away 4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Saturday, September 27 SJRAC Swimming Away 7:30 AM 8:30 AM
Thursday October 2 SAHS At Palatka Away 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 7 SAHS vs Middleburg/Providence Home 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Thursday, October 9 SAHS vs Orange Park Home 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 14 SAHS vs FSDB Away 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
Tuesday, October 21 SAHS vs Menendez Home 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
  Battle for the Bouy      

 Pedro Menendez High School


Sept. 4- Fleming Island (Away)
Sept. 16 Bartram Trail (Home)
Sept. 25 Orange Park  High School (Away)
Sept. 27 SJrAC Conference Champs
Oct. 2 Nease and Ponte Vedre (Away)
Oct. 14 Middleburg (Home)
Oct. 21 St. Augustine (Home)

 

 



Wednesday, December 19
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Saturday, August 2
Cyclone Swimmers Shine at 2008 Titusville Invitational

The St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team competed at Titusville Short Course Invitational held August 2nd and 3rd at  Titusville High School Aquatic Center.

Cyclone Swimmer Stacey Stanfield took the 13 /14 girls high point honors with wins in 200 yard butterfly, 100 yard butterfly and 500 yardfreestyle.  Chandler Gerlach took first place in the senior boys 100 yard breaststroke.  Jake Tustin took first place in the 8 & under boys 50 yard freestyle and the 10& under girls 200 Medley Relay Madelyn Snod grass, Kenzie Tustin, Joslyn Bulis and Rachel Coffey took first place as well. Other Cyclone swimmers who placed in the top 8 and received awards are:

 

 

 

Individual Meet Results

 

 

SWIMMER

 

 

EVENT

 

PLACE

Bulis, Joslynn  (9)  W 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    45.70Y

 

Women 10 & Under 50 Fly

 

8

 

  1:38.48Y

 

Women 10 & Under 100 Back

 

5

 

    53.41Y

 

Women 10 & Under 50 Breast

 

5

 

  1:35.56Y

 

Women 10 & Under 100 IM

 

5

 

    44.35Y

 

Women 10 & Under 50 Back

 

4

 

    38.78Y

 

Women 10 & Under 50 Free

 

7

Cieslik, Viktor  (13)  M 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1:08.19Y

 

Men  13-14 100 Free

 

8

 

  1:30.92Y

 

Men  13-14 100 Breast

 

7

Coffey, Rachel E  (9)  W 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1:27.72Y

 

Women 10 & Under 100 Free

 

7

Dawson, Alec C  (9)  M 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    46.49Y

 

Men 10 & Under 50 Fly

 

1

 

  1:33.38Y

 

Men 10 & Under 100 Free

 

7

 

  1:44.12Y

 

Men 10 & Under 100 IM

 

5

 

    54.32Y

 

Men 10 & Under 50 Back

 

5

Garofalo, Dominic C  (12)  M 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1:11.03Y

 

Men  11-12 100 Free

 

5

 

    42.53Y

 

Men  11-12 50 Back

 

4

 

  1:39.17Y

 

Men  11-12 100 Breast

 

4

Gerlach, Chandler  (17)  M 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1:03.62Y

 

Men  100 Fly

 

6

 

    55.81Y

 

Men  100 Free

 

6

 

  1:04.21Y

 

Men  100 Breast

 

1

Hackney, Noah A  (15)  M   (FR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1:05.56Y

 

Men  100 Fly

 

8

 

    55.47Y

 

Men  100 Free

 

4

 

  5:28.77Y

 

Men  500 Free

 

4

Hackney, Rachel  (12)  W 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1:12.25Y

 

Women  11-12 100 Free

 

 




Sunday, July 20
Stanfield Leads Cyclones at Long Course Florida JO'S

St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team members Noah Hackney and Stacey Stanfield competed at the Florida Swimming Long Course Junior Olympics held July 17-21 at the University of Florida O'Connell Center Pool.

Stanfield qualified for consolations finals in two events and placed 13th  in the 100 meter freestyle with a time 1:02.74 and 15th place in 50 meter freestyle with a time of 29.29. Hackney set two personal lifetime bests and placed 31st in both the 50 meter freestyle (28.45) and 100 meter freestyle (1:02.44). He also took 32nd place in the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 1:13.50..



Tuesday, July 15
Cyclones make best efforts at EAJ Last Chance Invitational

The St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team competed at Episcopal Amberjax Summer Last Chance Invitational held on the campus of Episcopal High School July 12-13.

The Cyclones were lead by Noah Hackney, who took first in the boys 13-14-year-old 500 yard freestyle (5:30.83) and 100 yard backstroke (1:05.48). Hackney placed second in five other events: 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly. Hackney also placed third in the 200 freestyle, and fifth place in the 200 individual medley

Other swimmers starring in the meet were: Claire Moritz (fourth and sixth place in girls 8 and under); Isabella Garofalo (two thirds, two fourths, three fifths, a sixth, seventh and eighth in the girls 9-10); Sophia Garofalo (eighth in the girls 9-10); Alex Shatto (a third, three fifths, two sixths and an eighth in the girls 9-10); Alec Dawson (a fifth, a sixth, and three eighth-place showings in the boys 9-10); Rachel Hackney (two sevenths and an eighth in the 11-12 girls division); Dominic Garofalo (a sixth, a seventh and three eighths in the boys 11-12) and Lindsey Powers (three eighths in the senior girls division).



Sunday, June 29
Cieslik finals at Speedo Long Course Summer Invitational.

Victor Cieslik finaled in two events at Speedo Summer Classic held at the Bolles School in Jacksonville June 24-28. Cesilik placed 12th in 13/14 boys100 meter butterfly with a lifetime best of 1:35.18. He also took 15th place in the 200 meter freestyle with a personal best time of 2:44.51 dropping 5 seconds   from his preliminary morning swim .

Cyclone Age group distance swimmers Alec Dawson , Isabella Garofalo and Madelyn Snodgrass placed in the top 10 took  in the 10 & under boys and girls  400 meter freestyle. Dawson swam a personal best time of 7:25.85 to take 8th place.  Garofalo swam a personal best time of 6:47.90, another 8th place finish.  Snodgrass took 9th place in the same event with 7:25.54. Dawson also placed 16th in the 50 meter freestyle and 200 meter freestyle and Garofalo took 13th place in the 50 meter backstroke with pbr of 37.57

 In The 10 & under 100 meter breast, Cyclone swimmers Lauren Cowart and Alex Shatto had strong finishes. Shatto took 10th place with a time 1:57.29 and Cowart took 16th place with a time of 2:05.70.



Saturday, June 14
Hackney qualifies for Florida Junior Olympics at The Daytona Beach Swimming Brown & Brown Invitational

The St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team competed at Brown & Brown Long Course Invitational hosted by Daytona Beach Swimming held at the Port Orange YMCA Aquatic Center. Several Cyclone Swimmers placed in the top 8 in their events and received Awards.

Noah Hackney competing in the 13 & 14 Boys age group took home top honors in 100 meter butterfly with a Florida Junior Olympic qualifying time of 1:10.98. Hackney took 2nd place in the 50 meter and 100 meter freestyle, 3rdth place in the 200 freestyle. He also took 6th place 400 meter freestyle. place in the 400 individual medley. and 4

Alec Dawson competing in the 10 & under Boys placed 4th in both 50 and 100 meter butterfly and 8th place in the 200 meter freestyle.

The 10 & under girls age group, Isabella Garofalo took 6th place in 100 meter backstroke and 8