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Seven Tsunamis Named Southeastern Swimming LSC Age Group All Stars! Seven Tsunami swimmers have been named to the 2012-2013 Southeastern Swimming LSC Age Group All-Star Team.  The team is comprised of a very select group of swimmers from across Tennessee, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle in the following age groups: 8&Under, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14.  Swimmers may qualify for the team by achieving a Top 5 time in an individual event for the entire season, winning an event at the Southeastern Championships, having the fastest overall time of any of...

Tsunamis Kick Off 2013-2014 Short Course Season at Paradise Invitational The Panama City Swim Team Tsunamis kicked off the 2013-2014 season at Frank Brown Park September 20-22 with the Paradise Invitational.  The meet featured more than 600 athletes from across the Southeast making it one of the largest meets ever held in Bay County.  Despite some pretty tough weather, the team came through with many outstanding performances.  Congratulations to all swimmers for their efforts and a big thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who made the meet possible. ...

Two Tsunamis Named USA Swimming Scholastic All Americans! Congratulations to Michael Duderstadt and Jonathan Ratliff who were named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All American Team for 2012-2013!  This was the second such recognition for each of the boys.  There were 35 swimmers from Southeastern Swimming this year who qualified for the honor.  Great job boys! (from USA Swimming's Website) Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its member athletes who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have...

The Blue Team cruised to a 324-234 victory in the first Tsunami Cup Meet of the Fall 2013 season behind a strong team showing from the 9&Over Novice swimmers.  The meet was filled with great team spirit, a lot of fun, and was an opportunity to get in race mode heading into our PCST Paradise Swim Meet.   There were some great performances from all ages and groups at the meet.  Congratulations to our event winners:  Kathryn Ballard, Sophia Coughlin, Ella Hicks, Granite Sawyer, and Paige Sondgeroth (x2).  Our next...

Tsunami Masters Turn Back the Clock at PCST Masters Meet The PCST Masters program took full advantage of the first sanctioned USMS Meet in Panama City Beach August 24 at Frank Brown Park.  Tsunami Masters put up some very impressive swims at the meet which featured 40 swimmers from all over the United States, ages 23-90! Local swimmersAllison Lewis, Kristen Woodward, Amanda Sulzberger, Sue Cottrill, DJ Reyes, Christian Weber, Troy Lindig, and Mark Ebel represented the team.  Great job to all PCST masters! Event Winners: Allison Lewis (25-29 Women) -...

Duderstadt & Ratliff Compete at US Open! Two members of the Panama City Swim Team Tsunamis recently competed at the US Open Championships.  Michael Duderstadt and Jonathan Ratliff made the trip West to Irvine, California to swim in the five day meet that featured the nation's best swimmers, regardless of age.  Michael Duderstadt was qualified to swim in two events, the 100 meter Breaststroke and the 200 meter Breaststroke.  In the 200 Breast, Duderstadt became the first Tsunami to make it back to Finals at a National Championship Meet, placing...

The results for the 2013 PCST Masters Meet Saturday August 24 have been posted.  Please click on the link below for results.  If you have any questions, please e-mail Brian Haddad at brianehaddad@gmail.com.   https://www.teamunify.com/EventShow.jsp?returnPage=%2FEventsPast.jsp%3Fteam%3Dsepcst&id=290014&team=sepcst

Tsunamis Wrap Up Summer at Coast Aquatics Short Course Meet! What a season!  While, the Summer typically is made up of Long Course Meets, the majority of the team actually finished the Summer 2013 season at a Short Course Meet hosted by Coast Aquatics in Destin July 27-28.  We were able to post some incredible times for Short Course while still rested from the Southeastern Championships.  Great job this Summer! New Team Records Taylor Wilder Senior Girls 50 yard Backstroke (27.52) New All-Time Top 10 Swims Girls 50 Back: Taylor Wilder...

PCST Rewrites Countless Categories of Records at Long Course Southeasterns! Before a single Tsunami swimmer had even set foot in Nashville, PCST’s long course summer Southeastern Championships was already a record breaking meet!  Years ago, I set some personal goals for the team, knowing full well that it would take quite some time for us to get there.  Well, we have arrived!  Both Coach Brian and I had always wanted to qualify 50 swimmers, bring 40 swimmers, and have a relay in every age group and gender at the SES...

PCST Fall Practice Schedule 2013 Frank Brown Park Location: Senior Group – begins August 12 Monday-Friday - 4:00-7:00pm Saturday - 9:00am-12:00noon Weekday Mornings - TBA Junior Group – begins August 19 Monday-Friday - 5:00-7:00pm Saturday - 9:00-11:30am Age Group Development – begins August 19 Monday-Friday - 4:00-5:30pm Saturday - 9:00-11:00am Novice – begins August 19 Monday-Friday - 5:15-6:15pm PCST Masters Monday-Friday - 6:00-7:00am   Gulf Coast State College Location: Age Group Development – begins August 19 Monday-Thursday - 7:00-8:30pm Friday - 5:40-7:10pm Saturday – 9:00-11:00am at Frank Brown Park Novice...