The Sandpipers very own Head Coach Ron Aitken was featured in the February 2017 issue of Swimming World Magazine! The article highlights some of the most (in)famous workouts Coach Ron has implemented for his athletes to complete. The "Special Sets" section is an often featured article that spotlights coaches in the swimming community that are finding new and creative ways to challenge their athletes. Swimming World magazine is a monthly publication that first went into circulation in 1960. It features articles with news, technique, educational pieces, awards and opinion from...

The Sandpiper Skinny - December has been emailed out! This Edition is packed with results, accomplishments and other information. Please read through the newsletter and share it with your family and athletes. Look for the next update in 2017!

13 New Team Records set at CA-NV Winter Sectionals...FINAL TEAM TOTAL 128 for 2016! Women 13-14 200 Free 1:51.35 Chloe Freeman at 2016 Winter Junior Championships West 12/7/2016 SAND 1:50.56 ** Chloe M. Freeman at 2016 CA December CA NV Speedo Sectionals 12/16/2016 SAND -CA Wo men 13-14 100 Fly 55.31 Olivia K. Barker at 2009 CA - Speedo CA-NV Winter Sectionals 12/18/2009 SAND 54.64 ** Chloe M. Freeman at 2016 CA December CA NV Speedo Sectionals 12/16/2016 SAND -CA Women 15-16 1000 Free 9:47.02 Erin R. Emery at 2012...

45 New Team Records Set at Las Vegas Super Finals, AT&T Winter Nationals, Rock The Blocks Invite and Speedo Winter Junior Nationals Championships... 2016 Team Total Now at 113! Women 13-14 200 Free 1:52.38 Dana Benedict at Junior Olympics 3/14/2001 SAND 1:51.35 ** Chloe Freeman at 2016 Winter Junior Championships West 12/7/2016 SAND -CA Women 15-16 100 Back 56.49 Olivia Barker at 2011 Winter Sectionals 12/16/2011 SAND 56.49 ** Reese Hazan at 2 016 Winter Junior Championships West 12/7/2016 SAND -CA Women 15-16 400 IM 4:18.55 Catie A. Miller at...

The first edition of the Sandpiper Skinny has been emailed out and is available below! The Sandpiper Skinny is our new newsletter that will be published periodically with updates, news and notes from the Sandpipers' Staff and Volunteers. Please read through the newsletter and share it with your family and athletes. Look for the next update following our December Meets.

New Team Records Set at Pumpkin Invite and Nevada State Meet! / Team Total 68 for 2016 2016 American Cup Challenge Old Record 57.43 Cody Miller at 2008 SCS "RED" SUMMER JOS @ CANY 7/30/2008 SAND New Reocrd 57.11 ** David Miller at 2016 North American Cup Challlenge 8/11/2016 SAND -CA rican Challenge Cup 2016 Nevada State Championship 10 & Under Girls 200 Freestyle Old Record 2:11.72 Olivia J. Lamb at Lost Dutchman 2016 2/12/2016 SAND New Record 2:09.22 ** Katie Grimes at 2016 CA Nevada State SC Meet 11/10/2016...

Richard Selznick from Las Vegas, Nevada and Talia Bornstein from Scottsdale, Arizona have both announced via their respective Twitter accounts that they have made verbal commitments to Brandeis University for the fall of 2017. Coincidentally, both are distance freestylers. RICHARD SELZNICK Selznick is a senior at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas. He was the fourth-place finisher in the 200 free at the 2016 Nevada Division 1 State Championships last May, touching in a lifetime-best 1:46.50. He also swam a leg (49.53) on the Palo Verde state-champion 400 free...

Las Vegas, Nevada’s Emelia Piccininni has committed to swim next fall at California Polytechnic State University, otherwise known as Cal Poly. Piccininni attends Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas and is a standout student in the International Baccalaureate program. Swimming for Palo Verde at the 2016 Nevada State High School Championships, Piccininni placed 7th in the 50 free, and 3rd in the 100 free individually, and was a member of the 200 free relay that broke the Nevada state record. She also led off Palo Verde’s second-place 400 free...

Purpose: Recognize and highlight clubs that are developing athletes and achieving success at multiple levels in the club swimming continuum emphasizing the team element in club swimming. This program serves as a key part of the Athlete Development & Performance component of the Club Recognition Program.

REESE LAMPH FROM SANDPIPERS OF NEVADA GIVES VERBAL TO HOUSTON Reese Lamph, a distance freestyler from Las Vegas, Nevada, has made a verbal commitment to the University of Houston for the 2017-18 season. Lamph is a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from Palo Verde High School. She earned a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 200 free and 500 free at last spring’s Nevada High School Division I Championships. Lamph swims year-round for Sandpipers of Nevada. She had an outstanding junior year and just missed qualifying for U.S. Olympic Trials. Lamph...