Our Program
United States Masters Swimming (USMS) membership is required for entry
into our program; you can register quickly and easily at the
following link: USMS Online Registration Center. Be sure to designate SYSM as your team and print out a
copy of your card. Cost is $33.00 per year ($28.00 if registering
between September 1 and December 31). YMCA membership is not
required. Monthly fee for non-Y members is $50.00 per month; $35.00 per
month for Y members. There is a $5.00 drop-in fee for USMS registered
swimmers who are not SYSM members and are practicing less than once per
week. Practice times are as follows:
Mornings
MONDAY thru FRIDAY - 5:30am to 10:30am - w/Head Coach Rick Walker
SATURDAY - 7:00am (Time varies due to local swim meets)
Evenings
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY - 6:30pm to 8:00pm - w/Coach Laura Hamel
FRIDAY - 5:30pm - 7:00pm - w/Coach Gary Trimble
The
early group
(5:30am) is a very intense masters swim program. Competitive swimmers
and triathletes are welcome. Afterwards (7:30am - 10:30am), Coach
Walker is on the
pool deck to coach the several different swim groups that practice
during this time (see our Training page to find out more.) Come find one that fits you! You will improve much
faster swimming with a group and whatever your goals are, it is more
fun to swim with others. Of course there is always room for the
solo swimmer as well. A variety of workouts are available or BYOW.
Welcome Letter
New to the team? Read our Welcome Letter.
Inquiries or sign-up:
Contact Rick Walker at Rickmile@aol.com or by phone (before 9:00pm) at 941-346-7946
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Sharks Win Big in Ft. Lauderdale!
Sharks Masters are the new YMCA National Champs. This past weekend
we dominated the competition and swept up all three awards: Men's,
Women's, & Combined. See our Results page for more...
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Sharks Rock in Austin...
Members of the National Team that descended upon Austin this past
weekend had a fantastic meet. Everyone had personal best times and most
placed in the top ten. See our results page for details.
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2007 SCM FINA World Rankings
The FINA rankings for the 2007 SCM season are in and Sharks Masters ROCKED! These are WORLD rankings folks:
Coach Rick Walker:
1st - 1500M Free; 4th - 800 Free
4th - 200 Free; 8th - 400 Free
Mark Drennen:
1st - 800M free, 1500M free, & 400M IM
Jan Soderstrom:
3rd - 100M Back; 5th - 50M Back
Kevin McCormack:
4th - 200M Back; 9th - 100M Back
5th - 50 Fly; 3rd - 100 Fly
Bumpy Jones:
5th - 100M IM
Melissa Varlas:
7th - 1500M Free
Larissa Carmichael:
9th - 1500M Free
Kelli Sweeting:
3rd - 200M Back
Arnaldo Perez:
8th - 400 IM; 7th - 200M Fly
You can search the results here.
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