We have more move-ups! These athletes are moving from Bluefin to Yellowfin! You guys have worked hard, showed up at practice and improved yoour strokes! Congratulatitons to all! Enos, Jace Douglas, Rory Lewis, Matthew Miguel, Gracelynn Pankratz, Michael Ratschan, Aiden Shaffer, Corinne Aguilar Luis, Bryan Barnes, Ava Dedek, Peter Delabra, Matthew Simonson, Lily Zamudio, Ivy Zuckerbraun, Bailey

Congrats to these athletes that are moving on up to the next group! Practice attendance, hard work and improved technique have moved these folks up the ladder at SMSC! Well done and congratulations to all! Hamm, Oliver to Bluefin 1 Roarty, Kaya to Bluefin 1 Smith, Parker to Bluefin 1 Cabrera, Lukas to Bluefin 2 Garcia, Laney to Bluefin 2 Sanchez, Adrian to Bluefin 2 Gonzales, Stella to Bluefin 1 Barnes, Owen to Bluefin 1

The following athletes made the 100% club for September! (They made 100% of the offered practices for September): SRHP: Noemi Bravo-Guzman Zelli Coats Hope Perez Tyler Sage PRESENIOR: Hurlee Jones Kobe Wallace GOLD: Molly Doyal Amelia Gonzalez SILVER: Jaden Matthew Fernandez Rain Henkel Roman Jimenez Mika Simonson YELLOWFIN: Layla Arreola Valerie Hernandez Finn Madsen Kipp Madsen Camryn Montanez Renata Uribe BLUEFIN: Caleb Forney Aimee Hamm Maya Olguin Michael Pankratz Damian Paulino Aiden Ratschan Luke Sauceda Ella Sharrett Nora Tanner Ivy Zamudio Devon Zamudio Bailey Zuckerbraun

SMSC hosted our long time coming, but first annual Blue vs. Gold Throwdown on Saturday. 100 SMSC swimmers were divided into TEAM BLUE and TEAM GOLD. Results can be found under your team profile or in the app! These times are good for any meet below the JO level. This was a fantasic event. Many thanks to all of the parents who helped make it happen. TEAM BLUE won the event by a slim margin!

SMSC General Membership Meeting is Wednesday, September 27, 5:30-6:30PM in the amphitheater at the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center. All information including a proposed budget, a proposed dues increase and open Board positions may be found WHEN SIGNED IN to the SMSC website by clicking on the LIBRARY tab. Please contact Coach Mike at [email protected] if you have any questions.

The following athletes have been invited to move-up to the PreSenior group. Their hard work and diligence has allowed them to develop as athletes and take the next step in their swimming: Betancourt, Cameron Cuevas, Martin Pankratz, Naomi Ratschan, Carsten Southern, Logan Velazquez, Vincent Wallace, Kobe Wineman, Stuart Congratulations again on your hard work!

Good afternoon! The coaching staff really appreciates when our athletes attend swim meets! This is where the biggest lessons are learned. What lessons? I am glad you asked: 1. Failure! Whether they got DQ'd, missed a time standard or just lost the race - our constant coaching message is, "It doesn't matter EXCEPT for how you respond to this." Missed a time standard? How will you work at practice moving forward to make sure you get it next time? Got DQ'd? It's EXTREMELY likely that your coach has told you...

SMSC will host no AFTERNOON practices on Monday, May 29 - Memorial Day. SRHP and PS will have a morning at a time and location to be determined. All practices are expected to resume as scheduled on Tuesday, May 30.

Practice adjustments over the next few days as follows due to the holiday weekend and numerous athletes competing at CCS Junior Olympics and the San Diego Senior Championships! Saturday, February 18 - NO PRACTICE Sunday, February 19 - NO PRACTICE Monday, February 20 - NO PRACTICE Tuesday, February 21 - NO MORNING PRACTICES (select Presenior, Senior, High Performace, Masters) Resume normal practice times on Tuesday afternoon. Thank you and fast swimming to all who are competing this weekend! Don't forget SMSC is hosting the BB Champs on Saturday, March 4!!!

(St. George, Utah) - The Santa Maria Swim Club put on an epic performance at the Utah Superfinals, December 8-9-10-11. SMSC traveled with 31 athletes to the annual event to compete against teams from Nevada, Utah, California, Wyoming and Arizona. The Women's team took home the team championship with Noemi Bravo-Guzman winning the high point total for 15-18 girls. The Men's team finished 3rd. For the combined title, SMSC finished 2nd. The Women's relay team of Bravo-Guzman, Pearigen, Piasai and Herrmann broke the SMSC team record in the 15-18 and...