Aug 10, 2010 Day 1 Well day 1 was a tough day for us. Can you imagine going to the super bowl for the first time? Can you imagine all the hype at this event? Well Junior Nationals for our swimmers right now is ...  Aug 7, 2010 Beginning Monday, Aug 9 th , three swimmers of ours will be competing in the USA Swimming Junior National Championships. Wes Thomas will lead our team into the water first with the 200 Breaststroke... Aug 1, 2010 Day 4 of Sectionals In summary our ended with two Junior National cuts, one b Junior National cut, three top 8 finishes, and several life time bests. LCA has two more meets, Jos beginning on Aug 6 ... Jul 31, 2010 Day 3 Sectionals Today we had a very average prelim session. However we did get three back to finals, Wes Thomas in the A final for the 200 BR, Andrew Phillips in the A final for the 400 FR, and ... Jul 29, 2010 Day 1 Sectionals : It was a great day for LCA. We had 8 swims and 6 were life time bests. Our big highlight of the day was Andrew Phillips in his 800 fr where he made his first Ju... Jul 29, 2010 Day 2 Sectionals Today we had two events, the 200 free and the 400 IM. In our 200 free we had 3 swims, 2 of which were life time bests. In the 400 IM we had two swims and both were life time bes...  Jul 28, 2010 Congratulations to Lost Creek Aquatics for being named a Level 4 club--the highest level awarded in the Club Recognition program--by USA Swimming. This recognition has been awarded to only 34 clubs in... Jul 13, 2010 Congratulations to 17 LCA swimmers who attended the Long Course Senior Championship meet in San Antonio this past weekend. Despite our small team size, our swimmers and relay teams competed in top f... May 24, 2010 The Summer Practice Schedule will begin Thursday June 3rd. All practice calendars have been updated to reflect the summer schedule through June. Coach Steve  May 19, 2010 Lost Creek Aquatics is now a Level 3 club in the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program. Within South Texas Swimming, LCA is one of only three clubs that has achieved this recognition by USA Swimming... Apr 30, 2010 Freshman Swimmer Came From Behind in 500-free to Take 4th at A-10 Nik Glenesk was named the 2009-10 men's swimming Most Valuable Player at The George Washington University annual Senior Honors Lunc... Apr 19, 2010 If you missed the banquet or want to see the video of our great season again, check it out on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDJcXzvvLbc  Apr 16, 2010 sans-serif="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Lost Creek Aquatics is now a Level 2 club in the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program. Within South Texas Swimming, LCA is one of only three clubs that has ac...  Mar 23, 2010 Our SC TAGS meet is finished with. Great Job to all who attended. Our team finished 27 out of 100 teams and 4th in our LSC. We did this with only 13 swimmers. Feb 22, 2010 Congratulations to all who represented LCA at STAGS. We took 15 swimmers to this meet, and we still placed 5th. Great Job STAGS TEAM. I am proud of your sucess. Head Coach Steve Jones  Feb 22, 2010 This past weekend, USA Swimming announced the results of the 2010 Club Excellence program, which recognizes outstanding member clubs based on club rank and athlete performance and awards Gold, Silver,... Feb 22, 2010 Congratulations to all who represented LCA at SR CHAMPS. We took 15 swimmers to this meet, and we still placed 5th. Great Job SR CHAMPS TEAM. I am proud of your sucess. Head Coach Steve Jones Feb 7, 2010 Congrats to all those who attended the STAGS Q meet this past Saturday. It did prove to be a good meet for the team to attend. We had 54 time drops out of 90 swims. Kevin Zheng made a STAGS time in...  Feb 3, 2010 Joe Martinez, one of our National Swimmers, was selected to attend one of the four Zone Select Camps put on by USA Swimming. Swimmers are picked based on their performances this past summer. Swimmer... Jan 29, 2010 GOLD WINS!!! GOLD WINS!!! This year's Training Group Challenge came down to the last few swims of the practice. National started off with 2 swimmers in the 2:20 lane, they had several in the 230, and... Jan 26, 2010 Training Group Challenge National Vs. Gold Challenge: 6x200 on a challenging interval. Make all six, score points for your team. When: Thursday, January 28 th Where: At your norm...  Nov 9, 2009 In keeping with its commitment to offering a strong swim program to its members, Lost Creek Aquatics is now a Level 1 club in the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program. Within South Texas Swimming, Lo... Oct 23, 2009 Ever wonder where Lost Creek Aquatics ranks in the nation? Well USA Swimming actually ranks the 3000+ teams in the USA as well as they rank each team within there own LSC. Currently your team is ran... Oct 5, 2009 This past summer two LCA swimmers broke some South Texas Swimming Records. 13-14 Boys 200 Meter Record of 1:56.00 (Jeff Olson 1984) was broken by Joseph Martinez with a time of 1:55.50. On the girls... Sep 30, 2009 CLICK HERE to go to the Resources page of this site. There you will find the list of allowable suits under the new USA Swimming Rule.  Sep 30, 2009 Our very own Nik Glenesk was awarded his first Scholastic All America award. Take a look at what it takes to achieve such an award. We are proud of you Nik. USA Swimming is proud to announce that 1... Sep 22, 2009 The October Practice Schedules have been posted on each training groups calendar. Please visit the Calendar Page of the website. Each training group has it's own page with the practice schedule each...  Sep 8, 2009 IM Xtreme Challenge & Round Rock Reminder REMINDER: Register for the Round Rock meet by 6:00 PM Saturday 9/12/2009. Register at ?Attend This Meet? on the LCA website. Changes in the events you would...  Sep 8, 2009 Where is Coach Steve this week? I will be attending the 2009 ASCA beginning on Wednesday - Sunday, Sept 9 - Sept 13. This swim clinic is the largest in the world and the most benificial clinic I hav... Aug 31, 2009 We have added a new resource to the Parent Education Page - Top 10 Things A Wants To Know. Aug 28, 2009 Come and visit the Team Store ! We will be at the LCA Registration this Saturday, August 29th. We will also be at the Swim-A-Thon on October 10th. You can visit us anytime by clicking on the Reso... Aug 20, 2009 Lost Creek finished the long course season with a flurry of personal bests and finals swims. In Corpus Christi, where a small contingent of Lost Creek swimmers competed at the 2009 STAGS championshi... Aug 19, 2009 Practice Begins Thursday Aug 20: DT: 4:15 ?5:00 BRONZE: 4:30-5:30 GOLD/SILVER: 7:00-8:30 NATIONAL: 5:00-7:00 Check the GROUP CALENDAR page (click on each practice group calendar) to find your swimm... Aug 9, 2009 Senior Champs meet updated on the meet schedule page . Dirving directions here . Senior Champs Spirit Flier here . Aug 7, 2009 LCA is a competitive swim program in Austin, Texas withthe mission to nurture and develop our swimmers for success in competition and in life. With equal focus on technique, training, and personal att...  Aug 7, 2009 The 2009 Head Start Season is soon to be in the water. To learn more and to register, CLICK HERE . The 2009 SwimAmerica Swim Season is here. Our first session begins soon. To learn more and to r... Aug 6, 2009 Learn to swim like a fish, get ready for your summer season, join us for the best swimming in Austin. What to register your child for a session or two of Head Start? CLICK HERE! Aug 5, 2009 CAUTION: When writing a long document into this text editor for any part of your team website, it is strongly suggested that you create the information in an external text editor such as Microsof... Jul 28, 2009 The TAGS Meet Update includes information on parking, warm-up schedule, timer requirements, meet format (how the meet will be run - it will be run from both sides of the pool except for 50s, final... Jul 27, 2009 If you are looking for results, entries, etc. on the LCA website, this portion is under construction. Please check back later. If you are looking for specific information, please contact Minerva at... Jul 27, 2009 Here are the TAGS Timeline and Psych Sheet . Reminder to all TAGS swimmers - please bring your boxing gloves, etc., for the parade on Friday. TAGS meet update will be posted Tuesday. Jul 20, 2009 The JOs Psych Sheet and Timeline have been posted. Please click on the following for the appropriate session: Friday AM, Friday PM , Saturday AM, Saturday PM , Sunday AM All AM sessions will b... Jul 15, 2009 Well on the eve of this summer's Sectional swim meet I find myself a bit nervous. With 13 swimmers quilfied this summer you would like biggest team yet, but still a small number. It's not the number... Jul 10, 2009 For the July Practice Schedule CLICK HERE. Jun 28, 2009 To get the All Star Heat Sheet click HERE . Jun 27, 2009 5:00 games with Cruzers and coaches 6:00 dinner 7:00 awards Jun 25, 2009 To see your swimmer's entries , click HERE . The warm-up lanes have been assigned. There are 2 warm-ups for Friday and the Saturday and Sunda AM sessions, so be sure to check and see when LC... Jun 25, 2009 The CRUZER tri meet heat sheet is posted HERE . Jun 17, 2009 Join us for the EOY Banquet at LCCC on June 28 from 5:00 - 8:00. 5:00 games with Cruzers and coaches 6:00 dinner 7:00 awards Jun 16, 2009 We will have our regular practice times on Friday June 19 th but no practice for any group Saturday due to the swim meet that LCA will be attending. On Saturday June 27 The Cruzer Swim Team will... Jun 15, 2009 The TXLA Kick-Off 2 meet is this weekend. Click on the link for the Kick-Off 2 Meet Update . You will find links to the psych sheets, time lines, and the answer to your meet questions. This meet wi... Jun 15, 2009 The meet information for the meet against lake pointe is posted HERE . Jun 15, 2009 For a regular LCA swim cap, please call Minerva at 905-5300. If you would like to order a personalized swim cap, please send Minerva an e-mail at minervacmartinez@yahoo.com . Swim cap orders will ... Jun 13, 2009 The meet results for the friday night meet have been posted HERE. Jun 11, 2009 Meet results for the dual meet against BCW have been posted HERE. Jun 5, 2009 To see the heat sheet click HERE . Jun 3, 2009 Championship season is coming soon. Click here for a list of the hotels where LCA has reserved a block of rooms. This link was updated on 6/14/2009. May 31, 2009 To see the meet results for the meet click HERE . May 29, 2009 To see the heat sheet for Lakeway click HERE . May 27, 2009 Due to the Cruzer Home Swim Meet all practices have been moved to the afternoon. DT 1:00 - 1:45 Bronze 1:00-2:00 National 2:00-4:00 Gold/Silver 4:00-5:30 May 27, 2009 To see the June Practice Schedule click HERE . May 27, 2009 equipment, long course t-shirts, and the LCA (logo) t-shirt. The order forms can be downloaded in the Download Forms section. In addition, if you would like to purchase a car decal for $10 with the LC... May 27, 2009 Due to shipping delay, equipment orders can be picked up on Friday, 5/29. For questions, please contact Minerva at minervacmartinez@yahoo.com May 25, 2009 To see the results of the End of School Splash, go the the Meet Results page. May 25, 2009 The meet results are posted HERE . May 22, 2009 Tonight's heat sheet for the CRUZER Vs waac is posted HERE . May 19, 2009 Click here for the End of School Splash Meet Update. You will find psych sheets, time lines, and the answer to your meet questions. This meet will be swum in one pool, instead of the usual two (h... May 16, 2009 The Intrasquad Meet is Cancelled. On Monday and Tuesday we will time swimmers in as many events as we can so that we will have times for our next meet. May 15, 2009 The Intrasquad Swim Meet Heat Sheet is posted HERE . May 13, 2009 The Long Course Kick-Off - rescheduled from May - and Texas Open Meet Announcements have been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. All swimmers will need to re-enter their entries for the Long Course... May 2, 2009 Take care of yourself, take care of each other. The biggest piece of advice I can give to any swimmer in any group is to take interest. Take interest in what you?re doing, what you?re here to do. When... May 2, 2009 Times Fly Back Breast Free Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls National 29.5 30.5 31.8 32 34.7 38.1 24.4 27.7 Gold 33.4 33.2 33 35.7 37.7 38 29.2 30.2 National Fly Back Breast Free Points Ni... Apr 30, 2009 The TXLA Kick Off Meet has been cancelled. At this point they are considering other dates. Our team will consider this meet after they decide on a new date. However at this point we will continue o... Apr 30, 2009 Our Intrasquad Meet timeline has been posted HERE. Apr 29, 2009 The lastest meet schedule has been posted on the CRUZER MEET SCHEDULE page. Apr 29, 2009 The May practice schedule has been posted on the CALENDAR page. Apr 18, 2009 Gold/Silver will be postponed until 12:00 today. National remains on at 10:00. I will see what the weather is doing around 9:30 to see what we will do. DT and Bronze are still on for 12:00. Apr 17, 2009 Friday April 17, DT and Bronze practices are cancelled. Practices for Silver/Gold and National will be decided at 4:00 PM today.Friday April 17, DT and Bronze practices are cancelled. Practices for S... Apr 14, 2009 The meet information for the EOY Splash has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. The entries are due Friday April 17th, 11:59 PM. Mar 31, 2009 Meet Information for the TXLA Kick Off LC meet is posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Mar 11, 2009 Recapture the fun you had at this meet and check out the SR Champs pictures On the PHOTO GALLERY page. We did place 4th as a team at this meet, let those STAGS swimmers know that as well. Mar 9, 2009 The Central JO's Meet Information has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Mar 9, 2009 The TENTATIVE LC 2009 Meet Schedule has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page.  Mar 6, 2009 Begging next week will be the start to the 2008-2009 TAGS meet and LCA will send its largest team, 23 swimmers. We will swim 67 individual entries and 11 relays. Our largest team, Bridget Bouska, Je...  Mar 4, 2009 Well some time has passed since we won this awesome banner-4th, but the excitement, proud ness still lingers. Make no mistake of it, this was an awesome meet and Dan and I are so proud of you all who... Mar 4, 2009 Check out the pictures from STAGS .  Mar 4, 2009 What not Sectionals? That is correct, LCA will be competing at the Austin Grand Prix meet, along side many future Olympians and a few 2008 Olympians. The meet will be Thursday-Saturday, it is a prel... Mar 3, 2009 The meet entries for TAGS has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Please check your entries including relays. Feb 24, 2009 Meet results for STAGS and SR CHAMPS have been posted on the MEET RESULTS page. The STAGS Team placed 4th and the SR Champs Team placed 4th. Feb 17, 2009 We have several practice changes: (Noted in RED ) Thursday Feb 19 Bronze 4:15-5:15 NO DL DT NO PRACTICE Silver NO PRACTICE National 4:15-7:00 Gold 4:30-5:15 Friday Feb 20 Bronze NO PRACTICE DT... Feb 10, 2009 Meet results for the Free Parking Meet and the Last Chance STAGS meet are posted on the MEET RESULTS page. Feb 10, 2009 Meet entries for STAGS and SR CHAMPS are posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Along with these entries are the relays. There are several relays where I plan to switch. I have the line up as it is be... Feb 9, 2009 Monday Feb 9, 5:30 AM practice cancelled due to no electricity. Feb 4, 2009 Meet information for STAGS and SR CHAMPS has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Remember that the STAGS meet is now a 12 and under meet and SR CHAMPS is now a 13 and older meet. If you need an... Jan 27, 2009 At this point my coaching experience cannot predict the weather. What I have gathered is that later tonight we might get an accumulation of ice, but your guess is as good as good as mine. I am not ver... Jan 22, 2009 Check out these great pictures of the meet. What a great meet we had. Pictures are posted in the PHOTO GALLERY . Jan 14, 2009 The meet update for the Free Parking meet has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Jan 14, 2009 Save the Date announcement for STAGS/SeniorChamps Team Dinner Please mark your calendar for Monday, February 16 for our LCA team dinner at Cannoli Joe's.Look for moredetails as the date gets close... Jan 12, 2009 We will continue with our regular practice schedule this week, including Friday Jan 16 and Saturday Jan 17. Monday Jan 19th we will have regular practice times for all groups, including National AM. ... Jan 9, 2009 The meet pictuers for the Winter Wonderland Meet have been posted in the PHOTO GALLERY Jan 8, 2009 TAGS Hotel Information LCA has a block of rooms on holdat the Marriott, SpringHill Suites, 15255 Quorum Dr., Addison, Texas. The rooms are parlor suites (which means two rooms but they are not separ...  Jan 7, 2009 Before long our season will come to end, we will all enjoy a week of Spring Break, and then back into the pool. I wish it would go that smooth, some of our swimmers if not all, we go through some ser... Jan 7, 2009 Yes! LCA (the GREAT swim team) is looking for a few AWESOME officials (that could be YOU)! You would need to volunteer for training, certification and a few deck side sessions per year for meets that ... Jan 7, 2009 Show your team spirit by ordering the official LCA 2009 calendar with great pictures of some of our swimmers. Take a peak of this calendar in Steve's office at the pool. It is hanging on the wall by... Jan 7, 2009 Sr. Champs and STAGSHotel Information - San Antonio, February 19th - 22nd Senior Champs LCA has suite rooms on hold at the LaQuinta Inn, 7134 NW Loop 410 in San Antonio.This hotel is located adjac... Jan 6, 2009 If you won a ribbon at this meet your ribbons will be in your folder after practice today. Jan 2, 2009 Due to a filter problem which has caused the pool to become unbalanced, I have to cancel all training groups practices today. I feel confident that I will get the pool to where it needs to be for Satu... Dec 30, 2008 New Meet information for our new meet in January has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. The MEET RESULTS page has been updated with the latest meet. Dec 19, 2008 Check out the lastest Spirit Flier by Coach Lee, posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Dec 18, 2008 The meet update is posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Please read the information about time line changes.  Dec 17, 2008 Well the 2008 JR National meet is over. What a great meet it was for LCA. First it was just fun being on deck with our two swimmers, rubbing shoulders with some of the best coaches in the country, b... Dec 17, 2008 Print We will have practices for all training groups on Friday December 19th. On Saturday December 20th we will adjust the times for some of the practices. National 9:00 Gold 9:00 Silver 9:00 - Pra... Dec 14, 2008 Meet entries for this meet are due on Monday December 15, 11:59 PM. Lost Creek Aquatics Head Coach Steve Jones 512.689.7366  Dec 8, 2008 This year Mary Beck and Alicia Zhang will represent LCA at Juniors this year. Both these girls are Seniors and will be swimming in college. Mary has singed with Berkley and Alicia is waiting for a b... Dec 8, 2008 Many of you have heard me say that, but that really is not what I wanted to talk to you about. Yes it is true the cooler the water the faster you can go, me usually compete in water that is 78 degree... Dec 1, 2008 The Meet Entries are posted for The Winter Wonderland Swim Meet on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Those who usually fill out the Meet Goal Sheets need to fill them out and return them to Coach Steve by th... Dec 1, 2008 The New Years Classic Meet Information posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. This meet will again be a very large meet and the entries will close. The entries for this meet are due Monday December 15t... Nov 30, 2008 The Christmas Swim Schedule for all training groups is posted on the CALENDAR page. Nov 24, 2008 There is a major change to the Thanksgiving Schedule. Please check it out on the CALENDAR page. Nov 19, 2008 pint Meet information for the B and Up Winter Wonderland Meet has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page.  Nov 18, 2008 Parents of our swimmers should be proud of their swimmer(s) and our team. It has been at least 6 weeks since we competed and I have to say I was ready and a bit nervous. After our first swims that n... Nov 18, 2008 The Fall Classic Meet Pictures have been posted to the PHOTO GALLERY page. Check them out. These pictures are cool and fun to look at. The meet was one of our best team efforts ever. Great Job ... Nov 14, 2008 I have posted the UT Meet's Spirit Flier on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Nov 13, 2008 Please read the following link on the new South Texas Swimming policy on which type of suits 14 and unders will be allowed to wear during STS sactioned meets. NEW SUIT POLICY TAGS will follow this po... Nov 13, 2008 The following Time Standards are out: STAGS TAGS STAGS is now a 12 and under meet. Official age groups are 10 and under and single age groups 11 and 12. TAGS is still as it was a 14 and under... Nov 13, 2008 The Meet Update for the November Unclassifed has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Nov 12, 2008 Print Due to 80 swimmer attending the meet this weekend we will not have practice for any training group on Saturday. However we will have practice on Friday as scheduled. Nov 11, 2008 Due to the weather practice for these groups have been cancelled.  Nov 11, 2008 Daivd has achieved our first Top 10 Time. This actually means that David?s 200 BK from this past season was the 10th fastest in the country for 11 year olds. I can remember a time when David did not... Nov 10, 2008 I have posted the Thanksgiving Practice Schedule on the CALENDAR page. Nov 10, 2008 I have updated the meet schedule for 08-09 on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Nov 4, 2008 I have posted the TASC Meet Photos. Great Job Team. Nov 3, 2008 Swim A Thon Pictures Oct 27, 2008 Practice for all training groups on Friday October 31st will be the following: Bronze 4:00-5:00 DT 4:15-5:00 National/Gold/Silver 5:00-6:30 AM National practice will be at the same time. Oct 21, 2008 Meet Entries for Nov UT Meet and the Pumpkin Mile Meet have been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Oct 15, 2008 The Meet Update has been posted for the TASC MEET . Oct 15, 2008 Interested in swimming the mile. Come join some of your team mates in this long but fun event. The GREAT PUMPKIN MEET. Oct 8, 2008 Meet Entries for the TASC Pentathlon Meet have been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Oct 1, 2008 Come join us for some fun, relays and food at our annual Swim a thon. Check out more details by clicking HERE. Sep 28, 2008 I have posted the meet pictures for the Round Rock Unclassified. Mom and Dad check out your swimmers. Sep 24, 2008 Print The TASC Penta Meet Information has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Sep 22, 2008 Meet results for the RR Meet are posted on the MEET RESULTS page. Get your times, splits, whatever you need from these results. Sep 18, 2008 I have posted the meet update for the RR meet on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Below are the other documents for the meet. WARM UP PSYCH SHEET HEAT SHEET Sep 16, 2008 I have updated our meet schedule. Changes may happen. Coaches for South Texas will meet in mid October to finalize the meet schedule. Once they meet Jan through the end of the season meet schedule ... Sep 9, 2008 I have posted the meet entries for the RR Meet on the MEET SCHEDULE page. I have included both LCA team and UN team. Please take a look at it to make sure I have what you have entered. I may be a... Aug 29, 2008 If you have not turned in your 2008-2009 LCA Registration Forms, they are due by Wednesday September 3rd. If you are planning on swimming in the Round Rock Unclassified Meet, and you were not registe... Aug 29, 2008 There will be no practice for any training group on Monday, September 1st. Aug 29, 2008 The updated Silver Practice Schedule has been posted on the CALENDAR page. Aug 9, 2008 LCA is done for the season. Congrats to all those who finished their season with either JO's, STAGS, TAGS, or Sectionals. We to go LCA, I am very proud of you. Tonight at TAGS we had two finalist... Aug 9, 2008 Good session by all. Our first swim of the day was Wes in the 50 BR. Wes did swim a decent 50 and it was his last 50 since he is aging up and at 13 there will be no 50's in Fly, Bk, or Br. Next was... Aug 8, 2008 Three days down. Tonight with our largest showing of individual swims, was a great night for LCA. We began the night with Alyssa swimming the 100 BK, seated 7th, and she dropped two seconds and plac... Jul 27, 2008 We moved to 23rd with some great performances last night. Alyssa started the night off with a 2nd place and a LTB in the 200 BK. David placed 3rd and another LTB in the same event. Ben Ussery, for ... Jul 27, 2008 Practice Schedule July 28-Aug 14 DT Monday-Thursday 2:00-3:00 Bronze Monday-Thursday 2:00-3:00 Silver Monday-Thursday 2:00-3:00 Gold Monday-Thursday 3:00-4:30 National Tuesday A... Jul 27, 2008 The SC 08-09 Short Course Season Registration Forms are posted on the DOWNLOAD FORMS page. These forms will be due on the first day of practice. Jul 26, 2008 Below is some information I found regarding sleep. Take note: Extra Sleep Improves Athletic Performance Participants in this ongoing study were five healthy students on the Stanford University men?s a... Jul 26, 2008 Some interesting facts about the 2008 Trials: Records It?s hard to say where this meet stands in relation to other Olympic Trials, but records were falling left and right ? in prelims, semifinals and ... Jul 26, 2008 We began the day in 29th place, last night, we finished tied for 27th. One of the team goals for this meet is to crack the top 20. We currently are 16 points out. David Reinis had another great day... Jul 25, 2008 Another great day. The team warmed up together and all looked good. I really like getting them all together as a team, it helps each of them stay calm. Our Prelim swims were decent. We had about 6... Jul 24, 2008 TAGS the toughest meet for age groupers, seemed like a small mountain to climb last night instead of the usualy Mt. Everest. Our two 800 swimmers, were calm, ready, and anxious to compete. I felt li... Jul 24, 2008 Practice is cancelled today for all groups. Jul 24, 2008 There will be no practice on Saturday, July 26th, for any training group. This week is the last week of the regular practice schedule. Beginning next week until Aug 19th ,we will have a modifed prac... Jul 20, 2008 As most of you know LCA usually takes a break after our last LC meet. This happens this week, July 25th being our last practice for this LC Season. I am looking into getting a few coaches together t... Jul 20, 2008 I have posted the meet entries for TAGS on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Jul 17, 2008 Meet entries for the Texas Open are posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Jul 9, 2008 I would like to swim the STAGS and Senior Champs swimmers early on Thursday to make it easier for you to get out of town. We will practice at 9:00 AM and will be done by 10:00 AM. For all others we wi... Jul 7, 2008 STAGS Hotel and Dinner Reminder Reminder, STAGS Team Dinner on Tuesday, July 8th at 6:30 p.m. at Cannoli Joe's, 4715 US Highway 290 West. Also, if you have made hotel reservations at the Holiday Inn a... Jul 6, 2008 I have posted the Sectional Meet Entries and the Updated STAGS Entries on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Jul 2, 2008 Meet entries for Senior Champs is posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Jul 2, 2008 LCA STAGS Team Dinner!! Join us for a STAGS Team Dinner on Tuesday, July 8th at 6:30 p.m. at Cannoli Joe's (4715 U.S. Highway 290 West, 892-4444.) The "A ll You Can Eat " dinner buffet is $1... Jul 2, 2008 I have posted the Texas Open Meet Update on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Jul 2, 2008 Meet entries for Senior Champs is posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Jul 1, 2008 Due to a Club Event and the swim meet this weekend I need to change the practice schedule. July 3rd Saturday Practice Schedule for all Training Groups July 4 - 5 No Practice for any Training Group. Jun 16, 2008 Meet results for the Valero Meet have been posted to the MEET RESULTS page. Jun 12, 2008 The meet update is posted and along side is the time line for the meet. May 28, 2008 Due to the Cruzer Home Meet we will change our practice times. National/Gold 1:00-3:00 Silver 1:00-2:30 Bronze 2:30-3:30 DT 2:30-3:15 May 28, 2008 I have posted the meet information for the Veloero Meet on the MEET SCHEDULE page. The meet update for the PA Unclassified meet has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. May 28, 2008 I have posted the summer practice schedule on the CALENDAR page. May 20, 2008 I have posted the meet entries for PA Unclassified on the MEET SCHEDULE page. May 20, 2008 Friday May 23rd Regular Practice Schedule Saturday May 24th Regular Practice Schedule Monday May 26th We will follow Saturday Practice Schedules for each group. Full Schedule posted on the CALE... May 19, 2008 I have posted the meet results for the EOY Splash on the MEET RESULTS page. May 15, 2008 The Meet Update for the EOY Splash has been posted to the MEET SCHEDULE page. May 14, 2008 Wednesday May 14th will be the make up for the missed AM practice for National. We will begin swim portion of your practice at 5:30PM. May 14, 2008 Due to the storm moving in there will be no practice this AM. Lost Creek Aquatics Head Coach Steve Jones May 13, 2008 Due to a conflict pending for our new DL coach, for the reminder of May, those groups will have DL on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday's at their regular scheduled time. May 13, 2008 Due to the Cruzer Home Meet our LCA regular practice schedule for Saturday will change. Future Home Cruzer Swim Meets are May 17/May 31/June 14. For all of these dates we will follow the practice ti... May 7, 2008 Meet information for the Palo Alto Unclassified has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Entries are due Monday May 12 on DA . May 6, 2008 The meet results have been posted on the MEET RESULTS page. Most of the medals have been passed out, there were so many we could not put them in their folders. If any swimmer is missing a medal, I... May 5, 2008 We had an overall good meet this weekend at the Cinco de Mayo meet in San Antonio. I want to thank all fo the swimmers who took the time to check in with me before and after their swims on Saturday... May 1, 2008 The meet update for the CDM meet has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Apr 29, 2008 We will offer all practice levels on Saturday May 3. Please note some of the new practice times for various groups on the CALENDAR page Apr 29, 2008 The May Practice Schedule is posted on the CALENDAR page. Apr 26, 2008 The EOY meet entries are due Sunday, Apr 27 11:59 on DA . Apr 24, 2008 We will attend the End Of Year Splash for swimmers who would like to swim the Distance Events. We will only enter the distance events since many swimmers are looking for more places to swim the dista... Apr 24, 2008 If your group has DL on Thursday's, your swim practice will begin at it's usual time today. We will not move up swim practices today. Apr 22, 2008 Hello team: I have told all of you already, but just a reminder. No Dryland on Thursday the 24th. I will be out of town. We will be back to our normal schedule Monday the 28th. Apr 17, 2008 This meet is huge. Warm ups have been split and revised. I have sent out an email to the team with all of the information. I have posted the meet update on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Apr 17, 2008 We have posted the 2007-2008 SC Swim Banquet Pictures. It was great fun. Thanks for being such a great team. GO LCA. Apr 17, 2008 There will be no Saturday practice for any LCA group. Apr 17, 2008 If you are swimming this weekend, you may have off Friday AM, take advantage of it. If you are swimming the 400 FR no practice for you Friday PM. If you are swimming Saturday and Sunday, I want you to... Apr 13, 2008 Meet entries for CDM are due by Apr 15, 11:59 PM to DA . Apr 10, 2008 Practice has been cancelled for Thursday AM for the National Group due to bad weather. You will be expected to make it up Thursday PM. Apr 8, 2008 I have posted the meet information for Cinco De Mayo on the MEET SCHEDULE page. These entries are due April 15, Tuesday, 11:59 PM on DA . Apr 4, 2008 No practice in the AM due to bad weather. Apr 1, 2008 I have posted the meet entries for our first LC meet on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Mar 31, 2008 We definitely picked it up a bit this last week and started to dive into our real training, but still focussing on laying the foundation of backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. This week we're go... Mar 30, 2008 I will be at a swim clinic this weekend, so Coach Brian will be covering me on Saturday. I have posted and visited with most of the National Team Swimmers in regards to our new PRACTICE SCHEDULE wh... Mar 30, 2008 Welcome Back to LCA for the LC 08 Season, get that sunscreen out gear up for a short Long Course Season. We have about 15 weeks left (the end of July) and about 8 weeks of school left. April will be... Mar 27, 2008 The head movement is the most important part of the breath in breaststroke. Keep the head in-line with the spine, look over the water slightly, only allow the head to move no more than five inches, t... Mar 27, 2008 Meet Entries for the LC Kick Off will be due to DA by 11:59 PM, Sunday March 30th. Meet information for this meet is located on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Mar 27, 2008 I have set up several new swimmers for DA. Those whom are new to the team will get an email on steps to set up your account. This service is free to our team and this service is for all meet entries f... Mar 27, 2008 What is the Team Box? We have a folder for each swimmer on the team in the Team Box. This box is used for c ommunication between coach and families. We use it primarily for placing awards, letters... Mar 27, 2008 For April and May the National Group practice schedule will change. HERE is April's schedule. This will begin this Monday March 31st. Mar 27, 2008 Not everyone can have this POOL . We now have about 80 swimmers, actually we do have a larger team last year at this time. Our National Group is the largest ever so this makes our team all that muc... Mar 26, 2008 It is the season of details along side back to old school. I mean it is time to go old school, train base but add a lot more stroke technique. This season I will ask all, any group, DT, Bronze, any ... Mar 25, 2008 Meet information for the LC Kick Off meet has been posted on the MEET SCHEDULE page. Meet entries are due Sunday, March 30th, 11:59 PM on DA . Mar 24, 2008 I think this past week was the hardest you guys have ever worked for me. I know it is difficult to get back into the hard work after a long break so thank you. This week we will be on the golf cours... Mar 24, 2008 This past week took a little time to get all of you going. I am disappointed that a few of you were so out of shape so quickly. A good break is always nice, but you don't ever want to loose what you... Mar 24, 2008 BACK AT IT! The Bronze and Gold Groups both and good first weeks back at practice. True to my word, we have been focusing on "starting from scratch" and building our strokes back up as if we are lear... Mar 18, 2008 Tuesday March 18th Practice is cancelled for DT and Bronze. I will make a call for National, Gold, and Silver at 4:45. National DL is still scheduled for it's regular time. Mar 16, 2008 Long Course begins with practices beginning on Tuesday March 18th . DT will begin at 4:30, Bronze at 4:15, Gold and Silver 5:15 (with DL Training first), and National at 4:15 with the first group fo... Mar 9, 2008 Well it is finally that break you have asked for. We began the season 30 weeks ago, gone through 100 degree days and sub freezing morning swims and now is the break from it all. You deserve it. When w... Mar 9, 2008 Spring is in the air, even though it snowed while we were at the TAGS meet, our season will be changing once we return from Spring Break. I hope that everyone has a fun and relaxing time. This break i... Mar 8, 2008 Yes, Yes, Yes!!! We had our best session ever. All made it back expect for one to the finals. Chris Anne made it back in the 200 BR, Alyssa made it back in the 100 BK, David made it back in the 100... Mar 7, 2008 Not a great session this AM. We do have some swimmers coming back for finals though. I guess I was expecting a lot from them. I see over the course of the season how hard they workout and I guess I... Mar 7, 2008 Great Job to those who swam in finals. Chris Anne dropped some time to place 5th int the 100 BR for LCA and David dropped a half of second off his previous best time to place 6th in the 200 FR. I am... Mar 6, 2008 I am running up to the swim center in Dallas and it is snowing. As our distance swimmers and those swimming on Friday are warming up I thought about when I was swimming TAGS at this pool. I can reme... Mar 6, 2008 Due to the bad weather, we're going to cancel practice today (Thursday). Good luck to all of our TAGS swimmers and enjoy the spring break! Coach Brian Mar 5, 2008 can remember when I swam at TAGS. It is kind of strange to remember those days, but the times have faded but all the memories of my friends and the fun times we had have not. This weekend 10 member... Mar 4, 2008 Our season has finally come to a close. I am so proud of everyone on DT and all our accomplishments. We had a great showing at JOs. Lauren B. swam the 200 Fr, the longest event ever dared by a DTer. B... Mar 4, 2008 It is official now; the National Group SC Season is over. It was a long season, about 30 weeks. I think it will take me that long to process everything that has happened over this season. I wonder ... Mar 4, 2008 The tentative Meet Schedule for Long Course Season is posted on the Meet Schedule Page . Mar 4, 2008 The Meet results for the Sectional meet are posted on the Meet Results Page . Mar 4, 2008 Our season is slowly wrapping up now. Congratulations to everyone who competed at JOs. We did absolutely amazing. I watched other coaches, parents and swimmers be astounded by our performance. Check o... Mar 3, 2008 I dont have much to say except keep up the good work. This group has been great for me. This week will be our last workouts for a while so give me everything you got. Lets focus on having a week of... Mar 3, 2008 JO's Meet Pictures have been posted in the Photo Gallery and click here for the spirit flier. Mar 3, 2008 The meet results for the JO meet have been posted on the Meet Results Page. Mar 3, 2008 Way to finish the season strong. Like Steve said, we will have Dryland this week. We are going to finish up our physical fitness tests and really start to hit the weights hard. This is my time to s... Mar 3, 2008 The few pictures of the Sectional Meet have been posted in the Photo Gallery and click here for the spirit flier. Mar 2, 2008 Well the SC 2007-2008 Season is over. We still have three seniors deciding on which school to swim at. Our other seniors are making plans on which school they will end at next Fall. We do have a fe... Mar 2, 2008 We came into the meet this morning seated 41st and after our swims this evening I hope to move up. When we look at only the potential of points we could have scored, we would be seated a lot higher. ... Mar 2, 2008 The Championship season will be ending this coming week with the TAGS meet. Our championship season began with the STAGS meet, moved to the various high school championship meets (District, Regional,... Mar 2, 2008 Right before Daniel left for the blocks, he told me "I Try." And that is exactly what he did, tried for the Olympic Trials cut. A huge mountain, at times it seemed to big to climb, but he tried. He... Mar 1, 2008 Talking with Josh today, it seemed JO team that you had a better session then we did at the Sectional prelims today. Great job and I must say I was very proud to hear how well you all did today. Jos... Mar 1, 2008 As promised, we had a great finals session. Our two finals swimmers, Yvonne and Daniel, had a great session tonight. It happened to be that both were in the 100 Fly, Yvonne in the B finals and Danie... Mar 1, 2008 This session was a tough one for our team. One coach told me that Saturday prelims is always a tough one for each team, they are sore and tired. Let me tell you about tired, we did not get back to t... Feb 29, 2008 This morning was decent swimming from our team. I first and last swims were life time bests. We started the morning off with a great swim by Yvonne in the 200 BK where she dropped 6 seconds to achie... Feb 29, 2008 Our session of finals is over. We had a decent finals. Finals is swum long course for this meet, for the purpose of Olympic Trial possibilities. Tonight there were three swims that qualified, not f... Feb 28, 2008 Our biggest team ever to Sectionals. We have sent 10 swimmers to the meet. Our girls team, Yvonne Le, Darcy Argueta, Erin Lowe and Alicia Zhang. From the CY team Shelby Kiser will finish our girls ... Feb 27, 2008 Meet entries for the TAGS meet are posted on the Meet Schedule Page . Feb 27, 2008 Print JO's Meet Update posted on the Meet Schedule Page . Below is the tentative time line for the meet. I will be at the Sectional Swim Meet, so Coach Josh will be at JO's. If you need anything,... Feb 27, 2008 Practice makes perfect. Okay, how many times have you heard that saying? It's become such a cliche that often when we hear it, it rolls right off and we don't stop to think about what it means. Bu... Feb 26, 2008 Practice Schedules for some groups have changed this week. DT Regular Practice Monday - Friday No Practice Saturday Bronze Regular Practice Monday - Saturday Gold and Silver Regular Practice Monday - ... Feb 25, 2008 Good job to those that competed this past weekend. For those of you whose season is over we will be testing our Max.?s this week. We do this so that we know where we are personally, and the amount of ... Feb 25, 2008 DT'ers, we are coming up on our big meet of the season, JO's. We will be working especially hard this week on all our strokes and dives. We are getting ready to race and I hope that everyone stays foc... Feb 25, 2008 Well silver group, this is the last official week of our short course season. For those of you preparing for JOs keep up the hard work and focus, It will pay off in the end. For everyone else continue... Feb 25, 2008 Another good week of Dryland for Gold, Silver, and Bronze. This week will be pretty similar to last in the activities we are doing, but we are looking for proper form and mechanics before we start rea... Feb 24, 2008 Well the high school season is officially over. It was a very interesting time for me. LCA had 6 swimmers in this meet and of these six our swimmers represented most of the events offered. Not only... Feb 24, 2008 This past weekend 7 of our National Group swimmers participated in their State Swim Meet. As you know the taper part of the season is where the coach earns his paycheck. We had a great two meets. I... Feb 24, 2008 We have our first Senior National cut. Dainel Kempf's 50 Free time of 20.90 has qualified him for Nationals. What is Senior Nationals? It is the fastest USA Swimming Meet that they offer. This spr... Feb 24, 2008 Congrats to Sarah Southworth, our lone swimmer in the 5A meet. She swam on the 200 Free Relay, bettering her personal best split, and her team moved up to a 3rd place finish. Feb 23, 2008 Our only swimmer in the 5A State Championship, Sarah Southworth, swam on the 200 Free Relay. She split her best of the season and the relay team is seated 4th. Good Luck Feb 22, 2008 The prelims for the 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships have concluded. Swimming from our team on the Lake Travis Swim Team is Dacy Argueta and Yvonnne Le and swimming for LBJ are Matt Kennedy... Feb 19, 2008 The All-State Teams have been announced for TAPPS, click here . St. Michael's Swim Team 07-08 LCA is proud to train the St. Michael's high school swim team. Our season begins in mid October and end... Feb 19, 2008 Meet entries and relays for the Sectional Swim Meet are posted here . Feb 18, 2008 You guys impress me more each day. Everyone has been working very hard. Now that STAGS is over we will be doing several new activities that will challenge some of the swimmers a little more and a few ... Feb 18, 2008 We ended the week with a team effort of a 6th place finish at the Senior Champs Meet. I am very proud of this group. I am often reminded that it gets very hard season after season to keep up the imp... Feb 18, 2008 Meet entries for the JO's Meet are posted on the Meet Schedule page. Relays are posted as well. We will only have relays on Saturday. Meet update will be posted the Wednesday before the meet. Feb 18, 2008 A huge congratulations to all the STAGS and Senior Champs! We had a lot of fast swimming over the weekend... all that hard work is starting to pay off! It was really great for me to get to be with ... Feb 18, 2008 Most study?s involving competition show you should not lift weights 8-10 days before a competition. Everybody in this group has shown a desire to get stronger and as we are taking a break from strengt... Feb 18, 2008 There will be no DL Training for Gold and Silver on Wed Feb 20. Each of these groups will begin swim practice at 5:00 PM. Feb 17, 2008 Hey Development Team and parents. We had another great week at Lost Creek, working mostly on Breststroke. My personal congratulations to Sam Oberle and Dalton Zavala for finally mastering this stroke;... Feb 17, 2008 Congratulations to all our silver swimmers who swum at Stags this weekend. What a phoenominal meet! All of your hard work is finally paying off. And now the role reversal, all you swimmers who are pre... Feb 14, 2008 All STAGS Swimmers. I would like for you to practice Thu Feb 14. Practice will be meet w/p. 4:30-5:15. No DL today. All Senior Champ Swimmers. Stay on practice schedule that we have already discu... Feb 13, 2008 The STAGS Meet Update is posted on the meet schedule page . Please take time to read through it. Driving Directions here . We are in Group B, not Group C according to the Meet Update for meet w... Feb 13, 2008 Sectional Meet entries are due to Direct Athletics , Feb 14 11:59. I have to turn in our team's entries by Feb 19. Once I have all the entries I will work on Sectional Relays. I will include any ... Feb 13, 2008 What are your events for the meet I asked? I do not know, what are they coach? What? Yeah, I do not know what I am swimming, can you help? First thing is first, all swimmers before they get to a m... Feb 12, 2008 DT 4:305:30 Bronze 4:00-4:45 No DL Training Gold and Silver 5:00-6:00 No DL Training National Taper Regular DL Training 5:15-6:15 National Regular DL 5:15-6:30 Feb 11, 2008 Meet entries for Senior Champs will be posted today on the meet schedule page. Relays are posted but final relay changes will be posted later this week, if things change. I will not be at this mee... Feb 11, 2008 If you would like a letter from LCA to be used at your child's school for a purpose is to why they will not be in school Friday, I have these in my folder in the team box. Feb 11, 2008 bet many of you have missed my weekly newsletters. Well there back. Some things have changed though. We are now fully staffed so you should receive weekly updates to your swimmers training group f... Feb 11, 2008 DT! I am so impressed with how well the Development Team has been doing lately. They are not only learning and refining their swimming skills, they are all becoming great team mates, which is demonstr... Feb 11, 2008 Our Regional Meets are over. For the most part the group did very well. I am very pleased with the progress made at these meets. Each swim/meet is a continued learning experience for me. There swi... Feb 11, 2008 Meet entries for Jo's are due Wednesday Feb 13th, 11:59 PM, on Direct Athletics . Feb 11, 2008 Meet Information for this meet has been posted on the meet schedule page. Entries for this meet are due Feb 13, 11:59 PM, on Direct Athletics . Feb 11, 2008 Thanks everyone for welcoming me into the Silver group, I am really excited to be able to work with ya'll for the coming months. Many of you are around the age I was when I started swimming (and all a... Feb 9, 2008 Every HS swimmer will be returning today for finals at their HS Regional meet. Wow, that is very impressive. Especially when you consider that the region where WHS and Bowie are in, it is the fastes... Feb 8, 2008 I will be resting swimmers in the Gold and Silver fGroups for the STAGS meet. Practices will end early, but how early? I will fill up some of the missing time for Starts/Turns/Finishes and work on R... Feb 8, 2008 Want to check out how well the LCA swimmers are doing at their Regional High School Meet? Check out the results here for WHS, Bowie, and Lake Travis Swimmers. Feb 7, 2008 Feb 8 and 9, most of our National Swimmers will be competing in their HS Regional Swim Meets. These meets can be as fast as the State meet and at the least these meets will be the final stop of the y... Feb 6, 2008 Senior Champs Meet Information has been emailed and it is posted on the meet schedule page. Entries for this meet are due Friday, Feb. 8, 11:59 on DA . Feb 6, 2008 During the TAPPS State Meet I worked very closely with the SMCA swimmers on what to eat/drink before, during, and after the meet?s sessions. I have to say that I think I made a difference in how they... Feb 5, 2008 Meet information for the Senior Champs meet is posted, click here or see meet schedule. Feb 5, 2008 DT Regular Practice Schedule Bronze 4:00-5:00 No DL National Regular Practice Schedule 4:15-6:30 Silver 5:00-6:00 NO DL Gold 5:00-6:00 NO DL Feb 4, 2008 The meet entries for the STAGS meet are posted . Final relay postings will be next week. Feb 4, 2008 A reminder that the STAGS Team Dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Cannoli Joe's. If you have not already done so, please RSVP no later than Thursday, February 7 with the num... Feb 3, 2008 He was a couple of weeks early, but doing great. 5 lbs 10 oz., 19.25 inches Born at 2:28 am Feb 3. I feel great. Can't wait to get him home! Feb 2, 2008 You would be proud of some of your teammates. SMCA has concluded it's 2007-2008 Season with a 10 place finish by the girls and a 7th place finish for the boys. After a poor preliem session the SMCA ... Feb 1, 2008 Today the meet was split into two sessions- AM Girls and PM Boys. Our girls had a difficult session. The 200 Med Relay placed 10, the 200 FR relay was dqed, and the 400 FR Relay placed 9 by .7. Nat... Jan 31, 2008 Many of you have asked how to shave, what to shave, where to shave. I love these discussions with my swimmers. Imagine if you where a fly on the wall for these conversations. First everyone who doe... Jan 30, 2008 Many of you wonder what a taper is. A taper basically is a reduction in volume and intensity as your big meet approaches. A taper though has many variables to consider and you should trust your coac... Jan 29, 2008 This Friday-Saturday will be the 2008 TAPPS Swim meet. For the first time in our team's history each member of the SMCA swim team made it to state. Wish them luck for the meet. -Coach Steve Jan 29, 2008 The new web site is now up and operational. Check this news page often for updates on practice changes, meet information, and other important announcements. We'll try to update the page any time som... Jan 29, 2008 STAGS Meet Information has been emailed and it is posted on the meet schedule page. Hotels are filling up, so please make those arrangements. I emailed the hotel information out last week, so if you... Jan 15, 2008 Using the news blog feature, we will make announcements like team performances at meets, practice cancellations, and other important program news. · Team members can easily check the news... Jan 11, 2008 Thanks everyone for welcoming me into the Silver group, I am really excited to be able to work with ya?ll for the coming months. Many of you are around the age I was when I started swimming (and all a... Jan 1, 2008 We are now getting into the full swing of things with this group. Since the long course season is shorter than short course, it is necessary to jump into it faster. Our practices will begin to get har... Jan 1, 2008 Hey DT! Pretty soon some of you will move on to cruzers, so now is the time to step it up. Swimming can be fun, but keep in mind that we are training. I expect swimmers to be there on time(or early) a... Jan 3, 2007 The pool is back on line so we will have practice for all groups today. |
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