TBAY - Westchase

Here we go full boar into the Winter Season. The Westchase crew finished off 2011 by attending the Saturday & Sunday Morning at the Races in St Pete, The Gator Meet in Gainesville and the B Championships in St Pete. The Saturday & Sunday Morning at the Races was well attended and saw lots of great swims but the highlight had to be when Jabari Ramsey raced two time Olymipic Gold Medalist Brooke Bennett in the 50 Meter Fly & won. The Gator meet was big & fast. with 1,200 plus swimmers in the competetion it was a feat to make it thru the prelimanary heats & qualify for the evening finals. We had Kyle Kimura in the 15-16 Boys division making finals in the 50,100 & 200 Free.Paige Carter qualified 12th in the 13-14 Girls and ended up swimming a super race later that evening and taking 9th place & winning the Consolation Finals. Jabari Ramsey won the 50 & 100 Breatstroke in the 11-12 Boys Finals. He also took 2nd in the 100 IM & 4th in the 200 IM. Ava Carter took two second place medals in the 10 & Under Girls 50 & 100 Yard Breststroke races.The next weekend we were at another meet in St Pete. This was the B Champs, the state meet for Non-Junior Olympic level swimmers. We had several 1st place finishers including Austin & Lauren Sellers, Richie Bui, Carolina Ricciardi, Maddie Strassen, Christopher Quach & Ben Parker.

A great end to swimming in 2011. Hoping for a great 2012!

Little Flippers Goes Year Round.....

Good Luck High School Swimmers.....

Good Luck to the Westchase high school swimmers going to Districts and hopefully Regionals and States in their respective classes.

The high school swimmers from TBAY@ Westchase are representing several high schools in the Tampa Bay area this year. The Westchase swimmers are: Taylor Anderson (Fr – Mitchell H.S. - 2A), Jimmy Dang (So- Jesuit H.S. -2A), Kayli Diaz (Fr- Hillsborough H.S. -2A), Harrison Keane (Fr- Berkeley Prep -1A), Kent Kimura (Jr- Jesuit H.S. -2A), Kyle Kimura (So- Plant H.S. -3A), Michael Melendez (Jr- Tampa Catholic -1A), Ben Parker (Jr- Jesuit H.S. -2A), Austin Sellers (Fr- Jesuit H.S. -2A), and Jocelyn Williams (So- Land O Lakes H.S. -2A). Kyle Kimura Broke A 16 year old Plant High School Team Record in the 100 Fly & Taylor Anderson broke the Mitchel High School record for the 50 Free!!!

Spooktacular Halloween Meet For Westchase Swimmers...

The Westchase swimmers attended the annual Halloween Meet in Largo, in Mid-October. TBAY had 157 swimmers in the meet, 30 of them were from the Westchase Branch. Our swimmers competed in 174 events and brought home loads of ribbons,medals & Ghost Heet Winners as well as 88 New Best Times. Thats just over 50% of the swims being best times, not bad for this part of the swim season. Our 30 swimmers helped TBAY to the 2nd Place Team Title, to bring home one of the coveted custom made Halloween themed High Point trophey's. Top 10 point finishers in their age groups were: Carolina Ricciardi 1st Place 8 & Under Girls, Ava Carter took 6th Place in the 10 & Under Girls Points. Kory Kimura took 9th Place for the 10 & Under Boys. Jabari Ramsey was 2nd Place in the 11-12 Boys Division, Paige Carter won the 13-14 Girls Point battle & Austin Sellers was 6th in the 13-14 Boys. Kendal Allen swimming in the SR Girls scored anough to take the 4th place spot! Next Meet up in Clearwater Nov 4th & 6th.

TBAY-Westchase Takes 2nd Place Team Title At City Of Tampa Nike Meet...

The weekend of the 7th & 8th saw some great swimming at The City of Tampa Nike Invitational Swim Meet, it also saw some of the worst weather I can ever remember for early October. The wind gust were well over 25 knots on Saturday & the driving rain fell non stop on Sunday. The Westchase swimmers were the only TBAY branch to attend this meet at the Bobby Hicks Pool in Tampa. The 28 swimmers from Westchase were able to score anough points to take home the 2nd Place Team Title, behind Gulf Coast Swim Team and just ahead of the host team South Tampa Aquatics. Despite the foul weather the Westchase Kids did great. Heat winners were awarded pumpkins from a pumpkin patch & we took quite a few home with us! We had several Top 10 Point scorer's as well. For the 8 & Unders Carolina Ricciardi was 5th for the girls & Joshua Bennett was 6th for the boys. Ava Carter & Kory Kimura both took 3rd Place in the 10 & Under Girls and Boys age group. For the 11& 12 Girls, Lauren Sellers finished 8th in the points race. For the 11 & 12 Boys, Zachary Bennett finished 4th with Christopher Quach grabbing the 9th Place spot. Paige Carter and Austin Sellers won the Senior Girls & Boys divisions. Kendal Allen finished 8th in the Sr Girls & Michael Melendez was 9th in the SR Boys Points. Next Meet Up ..The Halloween Meet in Largo.

15th Annual Sweet September Meet......

The Westchase crew headed across the bay to the Countryside Country Club in Clearwater, the weekend of September 9th to 11th, for the 15th Annual Sweet September Meet. This weekend also marked the 10th anniversery of the 9-11 Attacks in NYC, and a moment of silence was observed by all before the start of the meet on Sunday. 33 Westchase swimmers swam very well for this early in the long short course season. Loads of Personal Best Times were achieved and we had several high point winners too! High Point winners for the 8 & Unders were, Carolina Ricciardi 4th Place girls, her sister Bruna took 8th Place. 8 & Under Boys saw Joshua Bennett taking the 5th place high point. 10 & Unders we had Ava Carter & Zachary Bennett winning the Girls and Boys divisions with Kory Kimura taking the 2nd Place Trophey for the 10 & Under Boys. Jabari Ramsey won the 1st place High Point for 11-12 Boys, while Lauren Sellers and Christopher Quach took 7th Place on both the Girls & Boys side. The 13-14 Girls saw a 1-2-3 High Point Sweep with Paige Carter, Casey Knowles & Kendal Allen. Kendall Clarke finished 8th. The 13-14 Boys Austin Sellers swam to a 3rd Place finish and Richie Bui took the 8th Place spot. In the Senior Division Jocelyn Williams was first for the Girls & Michael Melendez was 1st for the Boys with Mason Reinhart finnishing 3rd. The next meet up is the City of Tampa Nike Meet in early October.

Westchase Swimmer Picked For Florida Swimming All Star Zone Team......

At the end of every summer, the best young swimmers from around the Southern United States meet for the Speedo Southern Zone Championships. This year the meet was held in Cary, North Carolina at the Triangle Aquatic Center, from July 26th to the 31st. All Star teams from North & South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, West Virgina & Florida converged in the Raleigh Area for a very fast week of swimming. Florida Swimmings All Star Team was chosen from the results of this summers Age Group Championships held recently in Orlando. Westchases Paige Carter had a great FLAGS Meet & was picked as one of the top 11-12 Girls in the state! Paige had a great time at the Zone meet & swam very well, taking 10th place in the 11-12 Girls 50 meter Breaststroke. Page also anchored the Florida Swimming 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay earning a Bronze Medal as her relay finished 3rd. Paige helped Florida Swimming to a 2nd Place Team Title!

A Good Championship Season For The Westchase Crew.....

As the summer long course season draws to a close, the swimmers of Westchase can look back proudly at our acomplishments at the recent championship meets. Westchase sent 10 swimmers to FLAGS (Florida Age Group Chamionships) in Orlando, July 14 to 17, to help TBAY to the 3rd Place Team title! These ten swimmers were Kendal Allen, Taylor Anderson, Zachary Bennett, Ava & Paige Carter, Ryaan Hatoum, Kory Kimura, Casey Knowles, Jabari Ramsey & Austin Sellers. Austin Sellers was the only TBAY Inividual Champion, winning the 13-14 Boys 200 Meter Breaststroke! Paige Carter had two 2nd Place finishes in the 11-12 Girls 100 Breaststroke & the 11-12 Girls 200 IM. Paige Carter was selected for the Florida Swimming Zone Allstar team based on her perfomance at FLAGS. The next weekend of July, the 21st to the 24th saw Kyle Kimura & Jocelyn Williams heading to SR Champs in Ft. Peirce. Sr Champs is the state championships for 15 & Older swimmers. Both Jocelyne & Kyle made it back to finals to help TBAY to a 3rd Place Team finish there as well. The Area 3 Meet and the Tamp Summer Swim League Championships are the only meets left this summer.

Westchase Swimmers Have Had A Busy Summer So Far.....

School may be out for the summer but or Westchase Swimmers have not been on a break. We have had a busy June with swimmers attending meets in Largo, Lakeland, Ft Lauderdale & St Pete. We started June with the Largo Lightning Invitational meet. Westchase was the only TBAY Branch attending & took the 5th Place Team Title with out doing a single relay. We had several Top 10 Point Finishers at Largo, they include..8&Under Boys Kory Kimura was 2nd and Joshua Bennett finished 3rd. 10 & Under Girls saw Ava Carter finish 3rd & Zachary Bennett finished 3rd in 10 & Under Boys as well. 11-12 Girls had Paige Carter 1st and Kendal Allen finishing 4th in the points race. 11-12 Boys we had Jabari Ramsey scoring the 5th place spot. For the 13-14 Boys Austin Sellers swimming only 6 events finished 7th in the points. The Next weekend Austin & Lauren Sellers, Kyle & Kory Kimura attended the International Age Group Meet in Ft. Lauderdale, while the rest of team went to the TBAY Meet in Lakeland. We had several Top 10 point Finishes in the Lakeland Meet. They include Carolina Ricciardi 4th in the 8 & Under Girls, Joshua Bennett taking the 8th place spot in the 8 & Under Boys. 10 & Unders had Ava Carter & Zachary Bennett taking 1st Place for the Girls and Boys. 11-12 Girls had Paige Carter and Kendal Allen taking 1st & 2nd Place. Jabari Ramsey scored enough points to take 1st Place in the 11-12 Boys. In the 13-14 division we had Taylor Anderson taking 7th place for the Girls and Harrision Keane getting the 8th place spot for the Boys. Harrision also made his first FLAGS Cut in the 13-14 Boys 200 Free too. The last meet before the Championship Season starts was the LasT Chance Meet in St Pete on the July 4th weekend. Once again Westchase was the only TBAY Branch in attendance & pulled off another 5th place team finish. Once again we had several Top 10 Point Scorers including, Carolina Ricciardi 6th Place (8& Under Girls) Kory Kimura 1st Place, Joshua Bennett 9th Place (8&Under Boys) Ava Carter 2nd Place (10& Under Girls) Paige Carter 3rd Place, Kendal Allen 6th Place (11-12 Girls) Casey Knowles 5th Place (13-14 Girls) Kyle Kimura 5th Place (SR Boys) Next Meets up are FLAGS (formerly called JO's) in Orlando, July 14-17 and SR Champs in Fort Peirce July 22-24. Good Luck to all Westchase Swimmers!

Kyle Kimura & Coach Kelley Allen Attend Camp At OTC....

Kyle Kimura was one of 32 athletes who qualified for the 2011 USA Swimmings Diversity Camp at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs, May 5th to 8th. The qualifying times were very fast so to be selected was a great honor for Kyle. As Kyles coach, I was able to attend the camp as well. Kyle said the training is very hard at that high of an altitude, he found it hard to breath just warming up! Think of how flat Tampa is, then imagine swimming 3 hour practices under the shadow of Pikes Peak (the highest spot in the continental states). While Kyle was busy practicing in OTC pool, I was spending up to 6 hours a day in class rooms, learning things from some of the brightest minds in swimming to today! The last day of camp the swimmers & coaches toured the Garden of Gods State Park. Kyle & myself had a great time at this camp & both of us came away with an experience of a life time.

Kyle Kimura Selected To National Diversity Camp In Colorado Springs..

USA Swimming has announced the roster for the 2011 Diversity Select Camp. Thirty-six swimmers from across the country have been selected for the camp, which will take place May 5-8 at the Olympic Training Complex in Colorado Springs. Westchases Kyle Kimura was amoung 5 swimmers from Florida to make the camp. Each spring, USA Swimming invites athletes from under-represented populations to participate in a three-day camp program at The Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, which includes pool training, motivational and education sessions and team-building activities. Selection is based on times swum at USA Swimming-sanctioned events.The qualifying times are very fast too!

The purpose of the camp is to instill a vision of success and inspire athletes from ethnically under-represented populations to become leaders in the sport. It is USA Swimming’s goal to empower athletes from ethnically under-represented populations and their coaches to:

This year’s pool of applicants was especially strong and deep, making qualification more competitive than ever. Everyone at Westchase is very proud of Kyle!

Kyle Kimura & Paige Carter Attend ALL Star Meet

Based on their performances at this Springs Florida Swimming Age Group Championships, Paige Carter & Kyle Kimura have been selected to attend the "All Star " Dual Meet between Florida Swimming LSC & Florida Gold Coast Swimming LSC, in Ft Peirce the weekend of March 25-27. This is an annual dual between the best swimmers from each LSC. Florida Swimming has never lost!!

26 Westchase Swimmers Attend area 3/5 Championships......

Whats the biggest, longest meet, with the most swimmers entered every Spring? Why The Area 3/5 Championships held in Sarasota, March 18 to 20. 26 of the over 1000 swimmers entered were from Westchase. This meet has been set up as a Championship meet for Non-"JO" swimmers. You are not allowed to swim any event you have a FLAG Cut in. Westchase had 4 Indvidual Champions, they were Ava Carter for the 50Breast & 100 IM, Kory Kimura in the 25 Back, Taylor Anderson in the 50 Freestyle & Kendal Allen in the 100 Fly. new FLAG Cuts were scored by Kendal Allen in the 100 Fly & 500 Free, Zachary Bennett in the 50 Breast, Taylor Anderson in the 50 Free & Ava Carter in the 50Breast, 100 IM, 100Free & 100 Breast. Other Westchasers' to make it to Finals included Lindsey Valancius, Jocelyn Williams, Jimmy Dang, Austin & Lauren Sellers, Ben Parker, Kendal Clarke & Kayli Diaz. Next Up Winter Haven in April. For cmplete results link up here..http://sysharks.org/results/area35311full.pdf

12 Westchase Swimmers Help TBAY to Runner up Title at FLAGS..

12 swimmers from Westchase attended the FLAGS Meet in Clearwater the weekend of February 18-20. FLAGS formerly known as Junior Olympics stands for Florida Swimming Age Group Championships. Once again Sarasota Y took the team title with TBAY in 2nd. Tampa Bay Aquatic Swimmers scored 1,428 points earning the Team Runner Up award. 380 of those points were scored by TBAY at Westchase Swimmers! Kendal Allen, Zachary Bennett, Ava & Paige Carter, Ryaan Hatoum, Kory & Kyle Kimura, Casey Knowles Jabari Ramsey, Austin Sellers, Jonathan Valancius & Jocelyn Williams all represented Westchase at this very fast meet. This was a Prelim/ Finals Meet. With Prelims in the morning, where over 100 swimmers in some events are scrapping for the Top 16 spots to qualify for the evening Finals. We had a good showing in Finals from Westchase. For the 11-12 Girls Paige Carter finished 3rd in the 100 Breaststroke, 4th in the 100 IM, 7th in the 50 Free, 8th in 200 IM & 6th in the 50 Breaststroke. Also in the 11-12 Girls Casey Knowels made finals, taking 11th place in the 50 Free, 13th in the 100 Free & 16th in the 200 Free. For 11-12 Boys Jabari Ramsey took 7th in the 50 Breast, 8th in the 100 Breast & 16th place in the 50 Fly and 100 IM. For the 13-14 Girls Jocelyn William took 13th in the 200 Butterfly. The 13-14 Boys saw Austin Sellers taking 10th in the 200 Breast & 13th in the 100 Breast. Also for the 13-14 Boys Kyle Kimura took 4th in the 500 Free, 6th in the 100 Free, 7th in the 200 IM, 8th in the 400 IM & 10th place in the 50 Free. Kyle along with Casey Knowles & the Carter sisters Ava and Paige all scored Gold Medals on TBAY relays! The TBAY 10 & Under Boys Relay that took two 7th Place Finishes were all Westchase Swimmers Ryaan Hatoum, JonJon Valancius, Kory Kimura & Zachary Bennett!

Out of 47 Prelim Races our Westchase Swimmers turned in 45 New Best Times!! ( thats like 99.9 % Best Times ) Link up here for results...

Age Group Coach Of The Year.....

We had a pretty good year of swimming here at Westchase & I guess some people took notice as I was recently voted 2010 Florida Swimming Age Group Coach Of The Year! WoW!

2012 Short Course Meet Schedule ....

Winter Meets 2011

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Welcome Little Flippers

Westchase High School Swimmers

Sweet September High Point Winners....

FLAGS, SR CHAMPS & ZONE SWIMMERS

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Paige Makes Zone Team!
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2011 Long Course Meets

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Diversity Camp 2011 In Colorado Springs At Olympic Training Center

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Kyle Kimura To Attend National Deversity Select Camp

Paige & Kyle Make All Star Team

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2011 Spring FLAGS Team

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Westchase 2011 Spring FLAGS Team
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TBAY - Westchase - tbaywc

2011 Winter Practice Schedule

Winter Starts Heating Up....