National Youth Team head coach Jack Roach imparts some words of wisdom on the swimmers attending the National Select Camp, Oct. 29-31 in Colorado Springs. http://www.usaswimming.org/usasweb/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=1393&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&mid=4554&ItemId=3444

Cody Moves onto Berlin! Keep watching: The World Cup Competition moves to Berlin on 14 November. Information on the Berlin World Cup can be found by visiting: http://www.fina-arena-worldcup.com/index.html . As with Stockholm, video can be watched on Universal Sports ( www.universal sports.com) or you can see results live on Omega’s website ( www.omegatiming.com). The organizers have informed me that heats will start at 8:30am and finals around 3:00pm Berlin time (6 hours ahead of Eastern Time). As always USA Swimming will post updates throughout the competition on our homepage (...

Canyons / Sandpiper / Rose Bowl Tri Meet First ever three team scored meet for Sandpipers of Nevada. The goal was to give our top kids a college dual meet feel for traveling and also reward them for working hard every day and morning towards elite level swimming, taking them to Magic Mountain after on Sunday. Most of them swam 3 to 5 events within 2 hours which was a very difficult situation to get best times and record swims. But the group was still able to pull off some...

http://www.usaswimming.org/usasweb/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=1393&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&mid=4554&ItemId=3438 Three-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder Margaret Hoelzer talks to swimmers attending the USA Swimming's 2009 National Select Camp about the joys and challenges of being an elite-level athlete.

Desert Commettee Voted Head Coach Ron Aitken as Southern California Age Group coach of the year based off of 2008-2009 performaces for the season. This is an honor that our club has recieved 3 years in a row Coach Chris Barber was the winner of this award in 07-08 and 06-07.

Cody Miller steps away from Breaststroke to take time off in the 200 Backstroke setting a new team record for the 17-18 boys with a time of 1:55.80. Old record held by Jake Priest with a time of 1:56.03.

National Select Camp athletes and staff members announced Head Coach Ron Aitken and Swimmer Oliiva Barker from National Group represent Team USA at National Select Camp! see link: http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=236&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en USA Swimming is pleased to announce the roster of athletes and staff members selected for the 2009 National Select Camp to be held in Colorado Springs October 29-November 1, 2009. Brian Brown from Asphalt Green Swim Club heads the women's staff, while Paul Silver from Marlins of Raleigh is the men's head coach. Thirty women and thirty-one men have been selected...

Joseph Gutierrez improves his team record at Pumpkin Invitation with a new time of 1:25.12 breaking the old record from last month at the Desert Storm meet. Overall the team had amazing first time swims and new best times that totaled more than 1,000.

This weekend results from the Pumpkinman Triathlon put Sanpipers on top for age group triathletes. William Gravley was 1st at the Olympic distance. Natalie Lipokowitz finished 1st for the sprint, followed by 2,3,4,5,6 place Sandpiper girls Kacey Smith, Olivia Barker, Anamey Nava, Lindsey Englestead and Sarah Miller!

New Team Records! New 9-10 Girls 500 freestyle record by JacQueline Parrish with a time of 5:57.06 Old record held by Olivia Barker 6:13.22 New 8 & Under Boys 100 freestyle record by Brennan Gravley with a time of 1:08.99 Old record held by David Miller 1:12.55 New 8 & Under Boys 200 freestyle record by Brennan Gravley with a time of 2:23.88 Old record held by him at a time of 2:41.58 New 8 & Under Boys 500 freestyle record by Brennan Gravley with a time of 6:03.72 Old...