Myers, Ratliff, and Retherford Compete at NCSA Junior Nationals! Tsunami swimmers Caitlin Myers, Jonathan Ratliff, and Hannah Retherford competed at the 2014 NCSA Junior National Swim Meet in Orlando, Florida March 18-22.  The meet featured more than 1750 of the fastest swimmers from across the country.  In fact, multiple National Age Group Records went down each day at the meet!  Our swimmers represented the team very well, sometimes competing in events with up to 400 swimmers.  Statistics from the meet are listed below: New Team Records 15-16 Girls Hannah Retherford...

In the five total Tsunami Cup Meets since September, no team has yet to win two meets in a row.  The Red Team avenged their loss in the first meet of the Winter Meet Series with a solid 444.5 to 391.5 victory.  The Blue Team still holds the overall lead going in to the last meet of the Winter Series on April 11. Congratulations to our event winners:  Nathan Monastra (x2), Cole Brusher (x2), Caroline Freisthler, Ava Guay, Kylie Pegnataro, Natalie McKenzie (x2).  Our next Tsunami Cup Meet will be Friday April 11,...

Fast Times at PCST March Sprint Meet! The majority of the Panama City Swim Team Tsunamis capped a fantastic Short Course season this Saturday at the PCST March Sprint Meet at Gulf Coast State College.  Statistics from the meet are listed below: Team Records 15-16 Girls Hannah Retherford 100 yard IM (1:03.79) Individual Event Winners Sophia Coughlin (8&U Girls) - 25 Free, 25 Fly Riley Fulton (8&U Girls) - 25 Breast Cate Lee (8&U Girls) - 25 Back Amelia Schaefer (10&U Girls) – 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50...

Southeastern Championships - Hannah Retherford Qualifies for NCSA Junior Nationals; PCST Places 19th overall! Twenty-three PCST Tsunamis made the trip North to Nashville to compete in one of the fastest Southeastern Championships in recent memory.  The meet featured more than 1000 athletes representing more than 60 teams from Tennessee, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.  Highlights from the meet included 16 year old Hannah Retherford qualifying for her first ever NCSA Junior Nationals; Eleven New PCST Team Records being established; Six Tsunamis placing in the Top 8 overall; and PCST finishing...

Tsunamis Earn Medals and New SES Cuts at District South Championships! Swimmers from the Panama City Swim Team Tsunamis won medals and qualified new Southeastern Championship Cuts at the recently completed District South Championships in Pensacola.  The meet featured more than 600 swimmers and served as the Short Course Championship Meet for 8&under swimmers.  Additionally, this was the last opportunity for swimmers 9 and older to qualify for the Southeastern Short Course Championship Meet.  Statistics from the meet are listed below: 8&Under Event Top 8 Finishers (Medalists) Sophia Coughlin (50...

PCST Masters Win in Auburn! Congratulations to the PCST Masters Team who took home the First Place Trophy for the Small Team category at the Auburn Masters Meet February 15-16.  Each of the four swimmers won at least one event in their age group and had way more fun than anyone else at the meet!  Great job to Allison Lewis, Jamie Ortiz, Drew Bronnenberg, Christian Weber, and Coach Kelcee for bringing home the hardware! All Top 5 Placing Swims: Drew Bronnenberg (Men 19-24) 200 Free - 1st 500 Free -...

PCST Alum and Auburn Tiger Freshman Michael Duderstadt Wins SEC Championship! Congratulations to PCST Alum and current Auburn Tiger Freshman Michael Duderstadt, who was a part of the Tigers’ 400 Medley Relay 1st  Place swim at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Athens, Georgia.  Michael split a blazing fast 51.98 on the Breaststroke leg of the relay!  Duderstadt also scored points in the following events:  100 Breast (4th ), 200 Medley Relay (5th ), 200 Breast (7th ), 200 IM (16th ).  Next up for Michael will be a trip to...

Just as in the Fall of 2013, the Blue Team took home victory in the first Tsunami Cup Meet of the Winter 2014 series with a dominating performance.  The final score was 585-252.  The meet was filled with great team spirit, a lot of fun, and was an opportunity to get in race mode heading into the District South Championships and our PCST March Meet at Gulf Coast.   Congratulations to our event winners:  Hank Crye, Riley Fulton, Joel Leon (x2),Danny Mataccheiro, Natalie McKenzie (x2), Nathan Monastra, andKylie Pegnataro.  Our next Tsunami...

Great Swimming by Tsunamis at Mac Crutchfield Meet in Tallahassee! Nearly sixty Panama City Swim Team Tsunamis made the trip East to Tallahassee to compete in the Mac Crutchfield Memorial Meet at Florida State University this past weekend.  PCST placed third overall in the meet which featured more than 400 swimmers from 12 teams.  In all, the Tsunamis posted seven new Team Records,  twelve individual event wins, numerous All-Time Top 10 swims, and had nine swimmers qualify new events for the 2014 Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships.  Statistics from the...

PCST Wins Top Visiting Team Award at Rick Byers Memorial Swim Meet! Congratulations to the 31 PCST swimmers who won the 1st place visiting team trophy at the Rick Byers memorial Swim Meet January 17-19 in Ft. Walton Beach.  The meet featured more than 200 swimmers from across the panhandle region.  There were some fantastic swims and tons of best times!  Way to kick off the new year Tsunamis!  Statistics from the meet are listed below: Individual High Point Award Winners (Top 3) 1st Place - Maddie Campbell (13-14 Girls)...