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.
Beautiful Day by U2
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This was a great year for our high school Cyclone swimmers. Our Pedro Menendez swimers, ( Trey Dotson (100fly, 200 free), Sydney Dotson (100 breast,500 free), Emilia Sopranzi (100 Breast,100 Free) and Leah Rondinelli (100 back) placed in the top eight at Districts and qualified for individual events to the regional competition. St. Augustine Swimmer Noah Hackney was District Champion in the 100 yard backstroke and runner up in the 500 yard freestyle.His efforts qualified him for the regional meet. Noah went on to final at the regional meet and qualify for FHSAA Class 2A where he went on to finish 9th in the state in the 100 yard backstroke with a lifetime best time 54.71.
( *To get high school championship results click FHSAA logo above ....to see Noah's backstroke swim go to the same site and click 2A State video...)
Way To go Cyclone swimmers!
Sunday, November 15
HERE ARE THE RESULTS TO THE BOOMERS DOWN UNDER INVITATIONAL.
Handout: Meet RESULTS
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Cyclone swimmers Nicolas Loomis and Brian Hodang took home high point trophies at The Daytona Beach Swimming Tom Kingston Invitational held September 11-13 at the Port Orange YMCA Aquatic Center. Brian took home the 3rd place overall trophy in the 10 & under boys while Nicolas was the runner up in 11/12 boys age group. Other Cyclone Swimmers who qualified for finals and finished in top 8 were Cole Crane ( 8 & under Boys), Joslyn Bulis ( 10 & Under girls), Alec Dawson (11 & 12 boys) , and Samantha Roth ( 11 & 12 girls).
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Our Practice Schedule for the Fall Season is as follows:
*Age Group Cyclones Monday through Friday 5:30 pm-7:00pm
* Note:
During the fall season ....Pedro Menendez High School Swim Team has the majority of the pool from 4:30 pm -6:30 pm ...therefore our lane space will be limited...also there will be some high school meets scheduled on tues and thurs through out the season...on days there are high school home meets., we will have not have practice ....please make sure all swimmers have shoes and shorts for this part of season..our emphasis for first 8 weeks will be dryland training on the deck and stroke work in the pool. If there is an away meet scheduled for SAHS, we will hold practice unless other wise notified. The fall is always crazy...so I should have a calender together soon so you can keep up with the schedule. Once high school season ends November 4...we will settle back into a more consistent schedule.
*The Fall Developmental Group will start September 14 :
St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team Developmental swim program for swimmers 5-12 will begin their Fall Session on Monday, September 14 from 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm. Practice days will be Mondays & Wednesdays and held at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center Pool located at 1300 Duval Street. The 7 week program will run through October 28 . 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 $56.00 must include a copy of swimmers birth certificate- make check payable to FLORIDA SWIMMING. All swimmers must be registered with Florida Swimming to participate in the program.*$80.00 per seven week session make check payable to ST AUGUSTINE SWIM TEAM *All swimmers must have program participant waivers on file with the club.
Handout: 2009 SAST FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE
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October 9-11 Camden County Boomers Down Under Invitational SCY St. Marys, Georgia
November 21 Daytona Beach Swimming SCY Port Orange
December 4-6 Gator Swim Club Winter Classic SCY Gainesville
December 12 Florida Swimming B Championships SCY Jacksonville
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| Nicholas Loomis competing at The Florida Swimming Long Couse Jo's at FGCU. |
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Cyclone Swimmers concluded the 2009 long course swimming season with outstanding performances at Florida Swimming Junior Olympics July 16-19 held in Fort Myers, Florida and the Florida Swimming Senior Championships held July 26-29 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
At Florida JO’s, Madelyn Snodgrass, Brian Hodang and Nicholas Loomis participated in the event. Snodgrass posted a time of 1:33.69 in the 10 & under girls 100 meter backstroke. Loomis swam a lifetime best in the 11/12 boys 50 meter butterfly with a time 35.54. Hodang competed in five events in the 10 & under boys age group : 50 meter breaststroke (52.42), 100 meter backstroke (1:34.88), 50 meter freestyle (36.23), 50 meter backstroke (42.69 and 50 meter butterfly (40.56).
At Florida Senior Championships, Hackney posted 6 lifetime best time swims, made consolation finals in two events and posted one top 8 finish. Hackney took 7th place in the 1500 meter freestyle ( 18:39.68) , 13th place in the 100 meter backstroke (1:06.65), 16th in the 200 meter backstroke 2:27.52 and posted lifetime bests in the 50 meter freestyle (26.65), 100 meter freestyle (58.76), and 100 meter butterfly (1:06.95)
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| Coach Frank Holleman with Junior Olympians Nicholas Loomis and Brian Hodang |
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Monday, August 3
The St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team took home the team title at the Titusville Invitational held August 1 & 2 at the Titusville High School Aquatic Center. The Cyclones amassed 1,703 points, 40 points more than runner up Central Brevard Aquatics. The Cyclones were led by Senior Boys swimmer Noah Hackney who took home the high point honors. Hackney took 1st place in the 100 & 200 yard Fellow Cyclone swimmers Brian Hodang (10 & Under boys), Cole Crane ( 8 & under boys) , Joslyn Bulis ( 10 & Under girls) and Nicholas Loomis (11/12 boys) were high point runner up in their respected age groups. The following Cyclone swimmers placed in the top 8 and received awards ( times are in yards):
6 & underTustin, Jan E (6)
26.49Y Men 6 & Under 25 Free 1st place
8 & under boysCrane, Cole (8)
*HIGH POINT RUNNER UP
22.24Y Men 8 & Under 25 Fly 2nd place
21.35Y Men 8 & Under 25 Backstroke 2nd place
16.75Y Men 8 & Under 25 Free 2nd place
44.57Y Men 8 & Under 50 Fly 2nd place
47.97Y Men 8 & Under 50 Backstroke 3rd place
39.01Y Men 8 & Under 50 Free 3rd place
10 & under girlsAucremann, Madolyn G (10)
41.57Y Women 10 & Under 50 butterfly 5th place
1:35.68Y Women 10 & Under 100 backstroke 3rd place
Bulis, Joslynn (10)
*10 & under girls High Point runner up
41.92Y Women 10 & Under 50 butterfly 6th place
1 :30.94Y Women 10 & Under 100 backstroke 1st place
1:19.95Y Women 10 & Under 100 freestyle 4th place
1:33.58Y Women 10 & Under 100 butterfly 1st place
41.21Y Women 10 & Under 50 buuterfly 2nd place
36.12Y Women 10 & Under 50 free 5th place
Hobbs, Madison A (9)
1:42.04Y Women 10 & Under 100 backstroke 4th place
1 :28.55Y Women 10 & Under 100 freestyle 8th place
Garofalo, Sophia (10)
*10 & under girls 3rd place high point
1:34.39Y Women 10 & Under 100 backstroke 2nd place
48.04Y Women 10 & Under 50 breaststroke 3rd place
1 :19.09Y Women 10 & Under 100 freestyle 2nd place
1:33.41Y Women 10 & Under 100 Individual medley 4th place
44.76Y Women 10 & Under 50 backstroke 4th place
34.80Y Women 10 & Under 50 freestyle 2nd place
10 & under boysHodang, Brian (10)
* 10 & under boys high point runner up
36.45Y Men 10 & Under 50 butterfly 3rd place
1:27.58Y Men 10 & Under 100 backstroke 3rd place
1 :16.46Y Men 10 & Under 100 freestyle 4th place
1 :23.24Y Men 10 & Under 100 individual medley 2nd place
37.28Y Men 10 & Under 50 backstroke 2nd place
32.54Y Men 10 & Under 50 freestyle 2nd place
Dawson, Alec C (10)
41.25Y Men 10 & Under 50 fly 4th place
1:31.78Y Men 10 & Under 100 back 4th place
1:21.80Y Men 10 & Under 100 freestyle 7th place
1 :32.77Y Men 10 & Under 100 individual medley 6th place
42.61Y Men 10 & Under 50 backstroke 4th place
36.05Y Men 10 & Under 50 free 7th place
Tustin, Jake (9)
43.67Y Men 10 & Under 50 fly 5th place
1:46.80Y Men 10 & Under 100 backstroke 7th place
1:45.48Y Men 10 & Under 100 butterfly 1st place
47.67Y Men 10 & Under 50 backstroke 7th place
11 & 12 girlsGarofalo, Isabella (11)
1:08.01Y Women 11-12 100 Free 5th place
36.33Y Women 11-12 50 Back 5th place
2 :29.04Y Women 11-12 200 Free 2nd place
1:19.80Y Women 11-12 100 IM 4th place
31.57Y Women 11-12 50 Free 4th place
1 :17.93Y Women 11-12 100 Back 2nd place
Snodgrass, Madolyn (11)
2:47.22Y Women 11-12 200 Free 3rd place
1:26.78Y Women 11-12 100 IM 8th place
41.57Y Women 11-12 50 Fly 6th place
1:24.29Y Women 11-12 100 Back 4th place
Roth, Samantha (11)
*3rd place high point runner up
1:17.22Y Women 11-12 100 IM 2nd place
1:05.37Y Women 11-12 100 free 3rd place
1:24.50Y Women 11-12 100 breast 3rd place
:38.77Y Women 11-12 50 breast 3rd place
:30.77Y Women 11-12 50 free 3rd place
:36.83 Women 11-12 50 back 6th place
Tustin, Kenzie (11)
1 :44.31Y Women 11-12 100 Breast 6th place
33.60Y Women 11-12 50 Free 7th place
1 :25.89Y Women 11-12 100 Back 5th place
48.54Y Women 11-12 50 Breast 8th place
11 & 12 BoysLoomis, Nicholas (12)
*HIGH POINT RUNNER UP
1:12.09Y Men 11-12 100 Fly 1st place
1:05.76Y Men 11-12 100 Free 2nd place
34.41Y Men 11-12 50 Back 1st place
1:16.01Y Men 11-12 100 IM 2nd place
31.77Y Men 11-12 50 Fly 2nd place
1:15.71Y Men 11-12 100 Back 1st place
13 & 14 girlsSopranzi, Emilia A (14)
2:23.21Y Women 13-14 200 IM 1st place
28.46Y Women 13-14 50 Free 7th place
2 :40.29Y Women 13-14 200 Breast 1st place
Rondinelli, Leah S (14)
1:04.26Y Women 13-14 100 Free 7th place
2:36.30Y Women 13-14 200 Back 5th place
1 :25.87Y Women 13-14 100 Breast 6th place
2:40.73Y Women 13-14 200 IM 8th place
1:14.30Y Women 13-14 100 Back 4th place
Hackney, Rachel (13)
2:52.24Y Women 13-14 200 Back 7th place
2:51.98Y Women 13-14 200 Fly 2nd place
3 :11.91Y Women 13-14 200 Breast 5th place
13 & 14 boysCieslik, Viktor (14)
1:17.20Y Men 13-14 100 Fly 4th place
1:23.40Y Men 13-14 100 Breast 6th place
6:16.61Y Men 13-14 500 Free 3rd place
Garofalo, Dominic C (13)
1 :22.00Y Men 13-14 100 Fly 6th place
1:07.40Y Men 13-14 100 Free 5th place
1:27.24Y Men 13-14 100 Breast 7th place
2:48.16Y Men 13-14 200 IM 2nd place
30.52Y Men 13-14 50 Free 4th place
2 :07.95Y Men 13-14 200 Breast 2nd place
Hutchings, Jimi P (13)
1:15.56Y Men 13-14 100 Free 7th place
1 :40.24Y Men 13-14 100 Breast 8th place
Senior GirlsDotson, Sydney K (15)
1 :16.44Y Women 100 Fly 4th place
1:20.11Y Women 100 Breast 3rd place
Kelley, Taylor A (15)
1:24.00Y Women 100 Back 6th place
3:28.68Y Women 200 Breast 4th place
Senior BoysHackney, Noah A (16)
* SENIOR BOYS HIGH POINT WINNER59.24Y Men 100 Fly 2nd place
2 :09.72Y Men 200 Back 1st place
5:08.86Y Men 500 Free 2nd place
23.75Y Men 50 Free 4th place
57.36Y Men 100 Back 1st place
1:55.01Y Men 200 Free 3rd place
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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!
Saturday, May 9
The St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team competed at Veolia Water Blue Wave IMX Challenge held May 8 & 9 in Brandon , Florida at Brandon Swim & Tennis Club.
Cyclone swimmer Noah Hackney took the 15/16 boys high point honors. Hackney took 1st place 200 meter butterfly and 200 meter backstroke and placed 2nd in the 400 free, 400 individual medley and 200 im.
Other Cyclone swimmers placing in the top eight and receiving awards were:
Emilia Sopranzi 1st place Senior Girls 100 meter Breaststroke
6th place Senior Girls 200 meter Freestyle
6th place Senior Girls 100 meter Backstroke
Rachel Hackney 4th place Senior 50 meter Butterfly
7th place Senior Girls 50 meter Backstroke
7th place Senior Girls 50 meter breastroke
Taylor Kelley 6th place Senior 50 meter Breaststroke
Alex Shatto 4th Place Senior 50 Meter Breaststroke
Brian Hodang 4th Place Senior 50 Meter Backstroke
5th place Senior 50 Meter Breaststroke
6th Place Senior 50 Meter Butterfly
Nicolas Loomis 3rd place Senior 50 Meter Butterfly
Monday, April 6
The St. Augustine Cyclones Swim Team opened the 2009 long course season on April 4th and 5th at North Florida Long Course Classic in Jacksonville at the Cecil Aquatic Center. The Cyclones were led by Emilia Sopranzi, who took the 13/14 girls high point runner up honors. Sopranzi took 1st place in girls 200 meter breaststroke, 400 meter freestyle and 200 individual medley. She also took 2nd place in the 50 meter breaststroke and 100 meter breaststroke and place 4th in 50 meter freestyle 100 meter freestyle and 100 meter backstroke. Her teammate Leah Rondinelli took 3rd place honors in the 13/14 girls 200 meter backstroke.
In the 10 & under boy’s Age group, Brian Hodang took home 1st place in the 50 meter freestyle and place 2nd in the 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke and 100 meter freestyle. He also took third place in the 50 meter butterfly.
In the 11 & 12 boy’s age group, Nicolas Loomis took 2nd place in both the 50 meter butterfly and 100 meter butterfly.
In the senior boys , Noah Hackney took 2nd place in the 50 meter backstroke and and 200 meter backstroke and placed third in the 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter butterfly, and 100 meter backstroke. His teammate Scott Misuita took 3rd place in the senior boy’s 400 meter freestyle.
Other Cyclone swimmers placing in the top 8 and receiving awards were Alec Dawson, Madelyn Snodgrass, Alex Shatto, Viktor Cieslik , Kamil Cieslik, Rachel Hackney and Taylor Kelley.
Cyclones : History
ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF.........
SAST PROGRAMS & FEES
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St Augustine Swim Team Masters Swimming
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
Come check out one workout for free, then $5/drop-in session or $25/month.
More info call: Clark Pace 471-2409
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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Here are the 2009 Short Course Yards Junior Olympic and Senior Championship Qualifying Times.
Handout: 2009 junior olympic SCY quaifying times
Tuesday, December 30
Here are the 2009 senior championship qualifying standards
Handout: 2009 senior championship time standards