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 The Horoscopes of the Strokes by: Casey Barrett, Columnist

Another good good article by Casey Barrett at Swim Network... Butterfly champ and occasional swim guru Ian Crocker once said you don't choose swimming, the sport chooses you. Wise words. You either ha...

 Summer Fish: Sign Up NOW!

As the Flying Fish Arizona Swim Team returns to the pool this week we are looking to fill out our Summer Fish Squad for the summer months. Let your Friends know!! This Group starts practice this Mo...

  Sara and Isaac dominate for TAZ at 4 Corners Meet

Sara and Isaac dominate for TAZ at 4 Corners Meet Congratulations to Sara Borendame (14) who took home 5 golds and a silver while representing Team Arizona at the 4 Corner Championship Meet in Farmi...

 A Brief explanation of SAAA

 FAST FIVE Lists for 13-14

Check out the FAST FIVE here. 13-14 Girls and 13-14 Boys just released!

 FAST short course team records published

FAST is excited to publish its inaugural set of short course yards records. These records are current as of 04/01/10. Click here for the short course yards individual team records. Click here for FA...

  Bean wins 400IM at Senior State!!

Bean wins 400IM at Senior State!! Ryan Bean (16) capped off a fantastic Saturday evening of swimming for the Flying Fish at the Arizona Senior State Championships in winning the 400 IM in a persona...

 Fast take 7th at Age Group State

Isaac Dominates with 6 wins as FAST move up to 7th in the State... Congratulations to Isaac Stump (10) on his 6 G old Medal swims this weekend at the Arizona Age Group State Championships. As w...

 A FAST Need for Meet Officials!!!

Calling all FAST parents (and their associates!) There is no limit to our FAST family!! FAST NEEDS MORE MEET OFFICIALS and invites you to join our current cadre of certified officials. No experienc...

 FAST takes 3rd at Southern Regional Championships

Congratulations to all FAST swimmers who participated this weekend at the Southern Regional Championships in Oro Valley . Flying Fish performances were spear-headed by 11-12 boys Jason Henseler (12) ...

 2010 Arizona All Star Team includes 8 FAST Swimmers

Congratulations to FAST swimmers Sam Gurrieri (16) , Sara Borendame (14), Tristan Schrader (14 ), Dalton Pakkala (13), Sylas Cole (12), Isaac Stump (10), Jarron Henseler (9) , and Mike Babya...

 Results from Winter Fest Posted

The Flying Fish turned in their strongest group effort of the short course season thus far at the EDAC Winter Festival last week-end at the Oro Valley Municipal Pool. Whether it was the weather, the ...

 Cold-Blooded Behind the Blocks (Casey Barrett)

Cold-Blooded Behind the Blocks by Casey Barrett There once was a breaststroker from the early 90's, filled with flash from Ft. Lauderdale, with American record speed. Marching out to...

 Results from Ford Age Group Meet Posted

FAST swimmers endured a real taste of "winter swimming" last weekend at the University of Arizona campus. There was snow on Mt Lemmon and the wind certainly made the conditions as harsh as they've be...

 A FAST & Amazing Effort!!!

WOW. A substantial collection of donated goods for Haiti Relief was delivered to World Care today (Friday 1/22). A FAST and HUGE thank you to everyone for their generosity and immediate response to ...

 Results from Snowflake Meet Posted

Congratulations to all the Flying Fish swimmers that competed in the Sparky Snowflake Meet, the first invitational competition of the 2010 calender year. Although all our swimmers were still in heavy...

 The Greatest Underwater Swimmers of All Time

What's the fastest way to move through the water? Under the surface of course. Away from those pesky waves, a meter deep, where you can cut through that clean still water like a great white shark over...

 New Starting Blocks Unveiled in Europe

New Starting Blocks Unveiled in Europe

 9 FAST Senior Swimmers honored by AZ Daily Star

Congratulations to these FAST senior/high school swimmers who were recognized by The Arizona Daily Star in their list of the Swimming & Diving Fall 2009 All-Southern Arizona Team honorable mentions: R...

 Megan McGovern Tucson Region 5A II Swimmer of the Year

Congratulations to Ironwood Ridge HS freshman, and Flying Fish swimmer, Megan McGovern (15) who was recently named the 5A II Regional Swimmer of the Year. Tucson Region 5A II All Star Team

 Three Fast Flying Fish take Fall League Championship Gold

Congratulations to Isaac Stump (10) on winning the 9-10 Boys 100 Free (1.03.05) and 100 IM (1.15.28) at the Fall league Championship Finals Meet on Sunday. Representing the Blue Squad (Team Tucson)...

 FAST Charitable Action: Baby Food & Diaper Drive

FAST Baby Food & Diaper Drive Monday, November 2 nd - Friday, November 13 th For the Catalina Community Services (CCS) FAST is dedicated to helping local families in need. Help get the lives of ...

 Flying Fish Swimmers Sweep Individual Events at State Championships

Erin and Daniel Bleyl take 4 State Titles at High School Meet! Congratulations to 1A-3A High School State Double Champions, Erin (18) and Daniel (15) Bleyl. Daniel showed astounding strength...

 Parents: Why you SHOULD make them go to practice...

Benefits of Participation in Extra Curricular Activities: · High school athletes have higher grades and lower dropout rates and attend college more often than nonathletes. -Women?s Sports ...

 Erin Bleyl named to USA Scholastic All-American Team

Congratulations to Flying Fish Arizona Swim Team senior swimmer Erin Bleyl (18) who was named to the 2008-2009 USA Scholastic All-American Team . USA Swimming announced that 1,500 athletes have bee...

 Isaac takes 3rd at IronKids Nationals.

Congratulations to Isaac Stump (10) who took 3rd place at the IronKids Triathlon Nationals held right here in Oro Valley, Az October 4th, 2009. Full Results can be viewed here.

 Gold Canyon Fundraiser nets over $1000 for FAST

The final numbers are in and I am happy to announce that FAST earned $1,314.46 as a result of the Gold Canyon Candle fundraiser. I am pleased with the results as I hope you guys are as well. Th...

 Sprint Meet: Results are Posted

Visit the Meet Page to check out the meet results from the League SPRINT RESULTS

 Season Opener: Photos Posted

Thank you to Amy Mayhew for providing the pictures of our FAST swimmers and coaches in action at the meet. Click here to access the MEET PAGE for the photos and results. Congratulations to the foll...

 GO GREEN Team Store now stocking girls and guys TEAM training suits

GO GREEN FAST store is excited to announce that it has undergone some renovations. Visit the store for all your aquatic needs. Purchase fins, caps, goggles, mesh bags and more. 100% of the procee...

 eScrip: A Fantastic Way to Support FAST

eScrip IS HERE! PLEASE HELP SUPPORT FAST BY SIGNING UP TODAY! FAST is participating in this powerful fundraising opportunity and some of you may already be familiar with this program through your...

 Dawn Fraser, 71 Helps Capture her Attacker.

Swimmer shows her toughness... and another story...

 High-tech Swimsuits Banned in High School Swimming

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Becky Oakes INDIANAPOLIS, IN (August 11, 2009) - High-tech swimsuits that have been linked to record performances at all levels of competition the past couple of years h...

 FAST (SDA) Annual General Meeting SATURDAY 8/15

We are less than 1 year old however we have reached the start of yet another swimming "year". The coaches and board therefore request all of the parents (one representative per family) to attend the A...

 The Big Deal about Swim Suits

? The Big Deal About Swim Suits ? by John Leonard, Executive Director, American Swimming Coaches Association. Over the past 18 months, the swimming world has been a frenzy of controversy over the emer...

 Officials Clinic in Tucson: FAST and AZ Swimming need YOU

In order for our program to survive and thrive in the Arizona Swimming community we need volunteers to become certified USA Swimming Officials. Your child?s future in swimming depends upon voluntee...

 Open Water DVD and AZ Open Water Swim Series Schedule

USA Swimming recently released an extremely informative and entertaining video introducing open-water swimming to the community. Check out a Trailor to the Video here. Email Coach Justin if you...

 USA Swimming Safety Notice to Parents

USA Swimming has just releas ed this notice to all parents of USA Swimming athletes. To avoid risk of serious injury... Please also read this list of FAQ regarding the new racing start certification...

 Swimming Lessons Report

Swimming Lessons Do Not Increase Drowning Risk in Young Children Study Allays Concern that Lessons Could Increase Risk by Reducing Parental Vigilance Providing very young children with swimming lesson...

 USA Swimming: Importance of Parents to a Swimmer's Success

If you?ve ever thought about what "type" of swimming parent you are ... check out this great article written by a fellow coach about how you could be the "ideal parent" to your child in competitive s...

 Age Group and Senior State Results Posted

Results from both State Meets have been posted on the Meet Pages. Congratulations to all FAST-AZ swimmers. You represented your team exceptionally well at the meet. The Age-Group team took 9th ove...

  FAST Girls Perform Well in Aggieland...

Erin Bleyl (17) , Carly Wilson (15) , and Sara Borendame (13) represented the Flying Fish exceptionally well at the Southern Sectional Championship s in College Station, Texas, this weekend. They...

 Parent Tip: Green and Blue Groups

"Can a child be too young for competition?" The answer is "yes" if we are strictly referring to competition as competition of the adult model because young athletes often do not have the psychological...

 FAST Fundraiser News: Gold Canyon Candle Sale!

 Flying Fish Tales (Jan '09) Posted

Read our quarterly newsletter here. Flying Fish Tales - Jan?09

 Meet Report: Mardi Gras 2009

The coaches think this was our strongest performance as a team thus far. The swimmers showed great spirit throughout the meet, from the parade, to enthusiastically cheering on their team mates ,...

 Isaac Wins High Point Award at Snowflake Invite 2009

The Flying fish were in the valley over the weekend. Awesome weather, ?Uncle Buck? on the mic, short sessions, and our swimmers getting after it. The Sun Devils and California Capitals provided the...

 FAST Food Bank Donation Appreciation

We should all be proud of the sizeable donation of foodstuffs made by FAST to Catalina Community Services. The agency was most grateful (please see the thank you note to the right). FAST thanks each...

 USA Swimming Interpretation of Breastroke Rule...

Following Fina?s lead, USA Swimming has just formally announced how they will be expecting swimmers to legally perform the Dolphin Kick during the breastroke Pullout. Please see the document here.

 Flying Fish at Holiday Festival '08

FAST Makes a Splash at Holiday Festival Meet... RESULTS Taking Advantage of the dry, mild weather up in Chandler over the weekend the Flying Fish Arizona Swim Team showed up and swam remarkably well. ...

 Paulsen Photo to Donate 50% to Flying Fish.

Check out Paulsen Photo Pics and FAST Front-Page Promotion Donate 50% to Flying Fish. Alan Paulsen recently offered to donate 50% of the proceeds any of the of the FAST photos he sells on his site. ...

 DCB Adventures Releases Arizona Open Water Swim Series Schedule

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