Frozen Invite Week

Sea Lions, This is a big week for us as we host our Frozen Mint City Invitational on Saturday!  It was good to see so many swimmers sign up, we are looking forward to many new best times with our home pool advantage. Practice We are practicing on Wednesday and Friday this week.  Normal times…

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Back To Practice

Sea Lions, Finally, we have a chance to get back in the pool!  Practice is 5:15 – 6:15 tonight for all groups. Good News:  Sea Lion swimmers and families are welcome to stick around after practice tonight and enjoy the city’s Open Swim Program (6:30) at no cost!  Thank you to the city of St. Johns Recreation…

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School/ Practice Cancelled

Hi Sea Lions, With the school cancellation, that means there is no practice for us tonight.  If the weather ever lets up, we will plan to be back at regular practice times on Tuesday and Wednesday and the Friday practice (5:15 – 6:15).  https://www.sjsealions.com/team-calendar/ Facebook Contest Caption this photo and you could win a Sea Lions…

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Snow Day = No Practice

The snow day and no school means no practice for us tonight. We do have added two practices, tentatively, to the schedule. Next Friday, February 1st and the following Friday, February 8th.  This will be a 5:15 – 6:00 pm practice for all swimmers. Check on our Calendar for updates as we get closer. Have a…

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10 THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH TALENT

BY OLIVIER POIRIER-LEROY 5 August 15th, 2018Olivier Leroy, Training, Training Intel by Olivier Poirier-Leroy. Join his weekly motivational newsletter for competitive swimmers by clicking here.Got big goals in the water, but are feeling doubtful because you might not have enough talent? Or perhaps you haven’t hit the genetic lottery like the teammate you have that is built like a starting…

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ASK SWIM MOM: WHAT SHOULD I SAY AFTER RACES?

November 20th, 2018 Courtesy: Elizabeth WickhamDear Swim Mom:My 13-year-old daughter doesn’t always respond well or appreciate what I say to her after she races. Do you have any suggestions about offering praise or making comments about swims? How could I better approach this?—Perplexed Swim Parent Dear Perplexed, Many of us have praised our kids, wanting…

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10 Ways to Recover after Swim Practice

BY EMILEE WHITE  January 21st, 2019 Every swimmer knows that feeling in their body after a difficult practice, but they know very well the feeling they experience the next day at practice. This is commonly know as lactic acid. Lactic acid builds up in the muscles after strenuous exercise and leaves a burning sensation when the…

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Strength Training

Sea Lions, We will once again be starting strength training in the weight room tonight at 6:15.  All Advanced and Elite swimmers are welcome to participate.  *Strength training is not required.  We believe it is beneficial to our swimmers, but it is not for everyone.  Please reply to this email if you have any questions.…

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Results are In

Sea Lions, The results for the Chesaning dual meet are in!  We’ve also updated the Top Times report.  Both can be found on our Results Page:  https://www.sjsealions.com/results-records/meet-results/ Reminder:  There is no practice tomorrow due to the HS meet, we will be back for practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Don’t forget to purchase your very own Sea…

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Practice Tonight

Sea Lions, Even though it is a Holiday and there is no school today, we are able to practice tonight.  We are looking forward to being back at the pool.  Click here to visit our google calendar: https://www.sjsealions.com/team-calendar/ We had hoped to include the results from the Chesaning meet with this email, but we have not…

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