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 Blue Dolfins heading off to swim in college!

Just wanted to take a moment and congratulate the Blue Dolfins heading off to swim in College. We are very proud of you and look forward to hearing great things. From freshman to seniors, good luck in...

 JR & SR Junior Olympic Results

FINAL RESULTS - Senior Champs listed here or in News Dolfins 5th place At Senior Champs! Oh yea! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Junior Olympics FINAL Results & Team Scores...

 2010 Florida Swimming's Senior Championships

In Orlando last week, it was the 14 & Unders; now it?s the 15 & Up swimmers turn in Sarasota. The Senior Champs Psych Sheet has been uploaded and the meet is almost here. Coincidently, so is a low...

 Coach Harry Meisel

Blue Dolfins Parents and Swimmers, The Blue Dolfins and the swimming community has lost a great man. Coach Harry Meisel passed away this weekend. He was a pioneer in Florida Swimming. Making it what i...

 AREA 2 ENTRIES NEED TO BE REDONE!

BE SURE TO SIGN IN AND REDO THE AREA 2 ENTRIES. THE OLD FILE WAS INCORRECT AND ALL ENTRIES HAVE TO BE REDONE. Jul 31 ~ Aug 1, 2010 - Area 2 championships Attend this Event

 BIG Eric Breaks masters National record!

Congratulations to Eric Christensen for breaking the masters National record today in the 1000 yard freestyle with a 9:27. This topped the old mark of 9:31 by 4 seconds. Eric is competing in the 35-39...

 April Swimmer's of the Month

Congrats to Swimmer's of the Month! Keep up the hard work and excellent team leadership! Silver - Anthony Gutierrez (Junior Olympic cuts at Highlander meet) Bronze - Blake Wilton (Junior Olympic c...

 Baldwin Park Triathlon Discount code

The discount code for the May 23rd Triathlon is BLUEDOLPHINS2010. Please notice the PH instead of F. I don't know if it is all caps or not...you all will have to do try it. See you there! ...Sti...

 Highlander Meet & Other News

Great meet this past weekend at Lake Highland. We had many good swims (and new Junior Olympic cuts) across the board and the coaches look forward to seeing the progression as we work into summer. .....

 Lucky's Lake Swim Video

On April 17 , the Blue Dolfins went to Lucky's Lake Swim and broke the record for attendance....here is a clip...

 Lucky's Lake Swim This Saturday

Lucky's Lake Swim this Saturday! April 17th at 7:45 am --- Please show up no later 7:15 sharp and bring a water bottle. ONLY GROUPS Silver B and above (Senior, Gold, Silver A & B) can attend. T...

 new billing system activated

Parents, The new billing system has ben activated. Please log into your account and update your billing information by choosing either ACH or credit/debit card. You can do this by: Clicking "my accoun...

 Congrats All Star Swimmers

Congrats to Blue Dolfin Swimmers Zachary Poti (11/12 Boys), Ryan Wright & Alex Kimpel (13/14 Boys) at the Florida Swimming Association vs the Florida Gold Coast All Star Meet this past weekend. Gr...

 Highlander Meet

Dolfins: Don't forget to sign up for the Highlander meet....Everyone in Gold and Silver need to sign up for the 400 IM and 400 Free....mandatory!

 February Swimmer of the Month

Congratulations to the Swimmers of the Month for February!! Silver - Alfred Vinnett Bronze - David Carrasquillo Flippers - Paul Kelly

 Junior Olympics Report

Junior Olympics weekend started off almost as a nightmare when 7 out of the 24 swimmers came down with a 24 hour bug that had them throwing up and staying up all night, just before their big weekend! ...

 JO Meet Itinerary

Blue Dolfins Florida Junior Olympics Itinerary Friday am, February 19, 2010 *7:20 Arrive at the Long Center 1501 North Belcher Road, Clearwater...

 RELAYS and TIMES for Junior Olympics

If items in the psych sheet DO NOT CHANGE, here are the days and times for relay swimmers. Relays are NOT permanent positions , they are built on how each swimmer is performing on each day of the co...

 Coombs is solid first two days in DC.

Jason Coombs has had a solid two days at the Black Heritage invite in Wash. DC this eekend. He started out with a 4:55 in the 500 and a 4:29 in the 400 IM Those are two great swims considering traveli...

 Junior Olympics Version 2

Individual Events Entered: Name Gender Event Type Entry Time Age Group Date Delete Event Auer, Jackson M 200 FR 1:56.24 SCY 13-14 Feb 19 Auer, Jackson M 100 FL 59.46 SCY 13-14 Feb 19 Auer, J...

 JO Hotel Info

Mention Blue Dolfin Block and ask for Maureen Best Western Bay Harbor Hotel Tampa bestwestern.com 7700 West Courtney Campbell Causeway Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 281-8900 

 Junior Olympics Entry Version 1

Junior Olympics - fyi... JASON AND QUINN are not entered yet. Keep in mind there are many relays and many swims. Sometimes there are up to 4 extra swims each, if a swimmer is on relays. Individ...

 Tallahassee Trip

 Lost Adidas Pink Flip - Flops Size 9

Swimmers: A brand new pair of Adidas pink flip flop sandels were taken home accidentally. Can you please check to see if it was you? Bring them to practice, someone got them for Christmas and ar...

 Bowling Party Videos! (Click here)

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 Tallahassee trip planned for January

The Tallahassee trip is planned for January 29 - January 31. This is a trip I take the 11 and older swimmers on every few years. It is a chance to see the State Capital, visit a college, and learn ab...

 double check Your training times

flippers last workout is Wed the 23rd. All other groups are posted on the calendar. Be sure and double check. Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

 NEW FS PRO For Sale - size 28

If you guys are looking for a brand new FS Pro, size 28 , for an awesome price , call Jody Shea (Meaghan's mom) at 407-230-1191.

 Gator Invite Itinerary

Blue Dolfins Itinerary for the Gator Invite December 3-6 Thursday, December 3 4:45 pm Meet warm up (Oviedo Pool) as a team 5:45 pm Eat Pizza at the pool (Coach Joe and Mr. Kennedy?s tr...

 November Swimmers of the Month!

Congrats to Nov. Swimmers of the Month!! Keep up the good work! Flippers - Benjamin Martinez Bronze - Jeremy Rockaway Silver- Michael Schilke

 Sad News

Mrs. Mary Rose, Coach Charlie's Mom, passed away yesterday afternoon. Please keep her, Coach Charlie, and all the family in your thoughts and prayers... The service will be Thursday afternoon, 4:00...

 Ahhh! The Art of Taper

The Art of Taper What the heck is taper anyway?! Well, to taper means to ?dial back? or take a break or rest right before your big meet. It works best if you?ve been training hard, especially during...

 Patriot Meet Warm Up Times

Morning Session 8:00 am Warm up, 9:00 am Meet begins Afternooon Session Roughly 11:00 am Warm up, 12:00 Meet begins

 Thursday Nov 5 is 'Bring-a-Friend' Day!

Thursday the 5th, is "Bring-a-Friend" day! For all those friends out there that think swimming is easy or that it isn't a sport, invite them to practice and let's show them! We will have a little f...

 Swimmer of the month!

Congratulations to our swimmers of the month! Silver- Dena A. Bronze - Elena F. Flippers - Hope M. You will each get a cap saying "Swimmer Of The Month" Way to go!!

 Gator Times for December-Adjusted!

The 2009 Gator Holiday Classic ORDER OF EVENTS Last chance to get these times is the PATRIOT MEET! Friday Morning Session 8:30 am Finals @ 5:30 pm Female Event # Qualifying Ti...

 Patriot invite Nov 14-15

All groups Nov 14-15 event list is now posted Nov 14 ~ 15, 2009 - Patriot Invite All groups

 FALL Meet Calendar---Plan on it!

The FALL meet calendar is set. Please plan accordingly with trips, vacations, days off, etc. The young athletes have been training very hard and need to hit these great opportunities on all cylin...

 Curby takes top honors at the annual convention

Mathew Curby received the 2009 15-16 LC swimmer of the year that past weekend at the Florida Swimming Annual Convention. The senior Swimmer of the year was Ryan Lochte. Way to go Matt!!

 Parents Need Guidance in Swimming?

The Big 3 (from my point of view) Posted in Tips with tags coaching , consistency , parents role , pressure , swimming , training on September 18, 2009 by swimmerjoe The pressure is huge in sw...

 Matt Curby in the only Real Suit!!!!!!

Here is Matt Curby at Junior Nationals with the 2010 Real Suit! The man, the myth, the legend!

 Coach Joe's Twitter Page Change

Hello Guys---I have changed my twitter page to http://twitter.com/swimmerjoe . Please make a note of it and follow my noise. I will be talking about practice, tips, general swimming info and som...

 Katie Davidson is at the Naval Academy

Parents and Swimmers, Just wanted to share some photos sent by Katie Davidson. She has just arrived at the Naval academy. We are very proud of you! Best of luck! The Blue Dolfins..

 Practice World Records Set in June

Practice World Records Set in June (Oviedo Aquatic Center) June ? New Practice World Records were set this month in the Silver Group. The training is starting to take effect and the young athle...

 Rachel Patterson & Gabrielle Spangenberg Enjoy Success at Open Water JO's

Rachel Patterson and Gabrielle Spangenberg enjoyed succes at the Open water JO?s in Ft. Myers last week. Rachel achieved 11th place with a strong first half and Gabrielle came in strong with a 27th...

 Lucky's Lake Swim Videos

Orlando - (June 13) It was a great day for a lake swim at Dr. "Lucky" Meisenheimer's home and lake in Orlando. Below are 3 videos of the arrival, the lake swim and the wall signing. Pictures will...

 Lucky's Lake Swim photos

Pictures from Lucky's

 New Practice World Records!

Three Silver Group practice World Records fall this week so far this week in training. Two in the 500 yard freestyle and one in the 25 yard Breaststroke for the women. Rachel Patterson and Ri...

 Stormed out

Stormed out?.. The morning started off very well with solid swims from many swimmers. 145 swimmers in all, the timeline was planned to finish up at 12:10 but unfortunately, the meet was cancelled due ...

 New officials clinic

We will offer a new officials clinic on June 20th. Any interested parents please attend. Start is 8:00 AM at OAC..

 Ocala Trip

Congratulations to the daring souls who attempted the 3.4 mile swim against all odds. The fridged 84 degree water was infested with gators, cotton mouths, boogy boarders, and tubers. ok, mabey the g...

 Jason Coombs swims to gold in North Carolina

Special Congratulations to Jason Coombs for his performances this past weekend at the 7th annual Black Heritage National Championships in North Carolina! Jason competed in 6 events. Day one was the 50...

 World Running Record Set in 1 Lapper!

Natsuko Worrell broke the Gold group?s 1 lap World Running Record today in middle of a rain storm at the Oviedo Pool! Her time of :37 seconds surpassed an eariler time of :38 set earlier in the d...

 Best Times in Horrible Conditions!

Today was a crazy weather day but we still came up with some great swims! Rachel Patterson equaled her best time in the 500 freestyle from a push (5:46.00) and Ricardo Nuszkowski went a best tim...

 Dolfins Bring Home the Hardware this Weekend

This weekend was a big success for the Blue Dolfins at two different swim meets across Central Florida. The Trinity Meet for 12 & Unders was almost a Blue Dolfin sweep of high point trophies while t...

 Great Day!

We had a great workout today! Everyone should feel pretty good about their efforts today. 10 year-old Reilly Maguire went his best time in the 100 back...during a set! Crazy! Looking forwar...

 Good Week of Work.....Finally!

It took a few days to get over the long weekend of Sebastian, but the athletes are beginning to come around in practice and get back into working hard and getting better. The only Practice World Rec...

 Sebastian - Great Meet!

Blue Dolfins had a great weekend in the tropical town of Sebastian. Jason Coombs, Ryan Wright , and Zach Poti all captured the most points in their respective age group and were awarded a bobble...

 Practice World Records Fall!

Wow! What a crazy day! The sprinters enjoyed much success today at the Oviedo Swim Complex! The Gold and Senior Groups also joined the fun and all set many Practice World Records in the ...

 Sprint Day Brings Best Times & a Practice World Record!

Silver Group World Record Sprint Day at the Oviedo Swim Complex was a great success today! There were many best times in the 25 freestyle and 25 backstroke events as well as a carry over 1000 Silve...

 New Practice World Records Updated

Hello swimmers. We want to keep some practice World Records times up-to-date. If you remember your times from yesterday, let us know. Go check out the records!

 Winter Haven "Rowdy Cup" Update

Winter Haven (4/19/09) - The Winter Haven "Rowdy Cup" was this past weekend and the Blue Dolfins made a strong showing, coming up with the 3rd place team award . This meet, which was our first lo...

 New Blue Dolfins website to be launched in April.

The Blue Dolfins will have a new website launched in April. The website will bring up to date team information, meet registration and personal account information to all team members.