AREA 2 MEET INFO FOR THIS SATURDAY/ SUNDAY JUST ONE SESSION EACH DAY! The meet management was able to work ALL of the swimmers into a single, morning session. The meet starts at 8:30 am (see warmup info below) each day. WARM-UP TIME: This is going to be a big, loud meet with crowded warmup space. SWIMMERS NEED TO ARRIVE AT THE OVIEDO POOL BY 7 AM! Warmup is going to be very crowded. If you arrive late, you're on your own, guys. ARRIVE EARLY. Heat sheets can be found...

SA Families, We need all of our team families to be on our SportsYou text messaging system---SportsYou is free and easy, secure, and it offers parents peace of mind, as the messages are one-way messages from SA Head Coach/ SR Coach Tony Ackerson and Water Polo Coach Ryan Ackerson to our different groups. We use texts/ notifications primarily for messages involving weather delays, meet / tournament entry deadline reminders, and team communications. With a lot of different groups going on right now, it's good to make sure that you're in...

Seminole Aquatics Family, We are in the heat of summertime now, and inevitably that means that we will have some dry spells and some stormy days and nights. That’s just Florida weather. Missing practice time due to lightning is always frustrating. But, as I say every summer, at the end of July, the swimmers never seem to remember the missed days. What they do remember is are the friendships and fun they had in the program. Yet sometimes there won’t appear to be any real weather threat before the lifeguards...

We have two online team stores! One is just for Seminole Aquatics logo apparel (shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, joggers and hats, in various styles and colors); to connect to this store, click HERE! We also have a second online store featuring our new line of ARENA-brand Seminole Aquatics apparel and various training equipment (swim suits, goggles, hand paddles, fins, mesh equipment bags, etc). We are extremely proud to be an Arena-sponsored team, so please visit our swim gear store by clicking HERE!

Parents and Athletes: A few years ago, I put our Team Values into words; To view these, click HERE. I also have written a team position statement of our view toward social media/ texting uses and abuses between teammates. Examples are included to show differences between matters that can/ should be handled by swimmers and parents, and what types of matters warrant getting the coaching staff involved. I firmly believe it is important for every family to review and discuss. To view this, click HERE. If you'd like to give...

For USA swim meets, all swimmers must be USA Swimming registered in advance of the meet. H ere's how to do it: It's pretty simple----just click on/ copy and paste the below address to your web browser, and follow the prompts. For first-timers, you'll first have to create a USA Swimming account (have a parent do this). Once you've set up a USA Swimming account, you'll get directed to our club-specific page to complete your registration (select the PREMIUM membership option). Here's that web address: https://omr.usaswimming.org/omr/welcome/9B67CA1B05534D If you get stuck,...

Parents, I want to invite you to take a few minutes and do something that can have a profound effect on your child's relationship with swimming. I've put together a Parent Self-Assessment related to swimming. This is based on the patterns and behaviors that I've witnessed first-hand in the sport over 35 years. My hope is that by sitting down and taking the test, and then following this up with a family discussion of your answers, you and your child will go forward with the healthiest possible perspective on the...