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Colorado Springs, CO (Olympic Training Center) - Check out the "Coaches In The Know" interview on the home page of USASwimming.org - Kathleen talks about PAQ! You can find it at www.usaswimming.org - click on the News section in the center. Or, go directly to the interview at: http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=5216&mid=8712
CONGRATULATIONS ADAM! The Swedish Swimming Federation, Svenska Simförbundet (SS), on April 29 announced a 13-swimmer team (6 females, 7 males) for the 2013 European Junior Championships, in July in Poznan, Poland. Team announcement can be found on the SS website [in Swedish] here: http://iof3.idrottonline.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_68159/cf_104/ EJM-trupp_2013.PDF
Grigull Sets New 1,000-Free Record Courtesy: ICGaels.com Release: Monday 01/28/2013 NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Despite a new Iona record in the 1,000-free, the Iona College men’s swimming and diving team fell to local MAAC rival Manhattan 125-155 on Monday evening at the Hynes Athletics Center Pool. The record was broken by junior Justin Grigull, as he snapped Ace Blair’s 1991 mark of 9:45.44, by clocking in at 9:39.68 and placing first for the team. Grigull also won the 50-free in 21.92 and the 100-free in 47.30.
PAQ athlete Dany Gomez, 16, a junior at Grandview Preparatory School in Boca Raton, was among only 19 swimmers in south Florida to earn this honor. The Scholastic All-American Team is appointed from high school athletes from all over the USA. 1,226 athletes in total were selected, most of them boasting a 4.0 GPA in addition to achieving the required performance standards in the pool. Dany is an internationally-ranked swimmer who holds several titles in Mexico, and finished in the top 3 at FHSAA State Championships in 2011, as a...
From SWIMSWAM.COM News 7/3/2012: Former Arizona Wildcat Hallie Stupp, the last of the trio-of-transfers to make her decision, will at least have a familiar face in her new home. That’s because she’ll be joining former teammate Aubrey Peacock in the SEC, swimming for Brett Hawke and Auburn. With this move, Stupp actually scores one back for the Tigers. Her older sister Julie once upon a time transferred from Auburn to Arizona (though neither of the two head coaches were in their current roles at the time). As for the younger...
Check out the article from the Scranton Times (northeastern Pennsylvania) posted on June 24, 2012, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX. Coach Prindle cited as one of top area women who changed the face of athletics in Northeastern PA!
PAQ welcomes with pride Kevin Bandy, of the University of Louisville! Kevin is a Junior who has qualified to compete at the US Olympic Trials in the 200-meter fly with a time of 2:03.34. Congratulations! At the BIG EAST Championships, he competed as a non-scorer in the 500-free, and 100- and 200-fly. He recorded a personal best time in the 100-fly with a 49.96. In the 200-fly he finished in 1:48.15. In the fall, swam to a personal best time in the 200-fly of 1:48.09 at the Tennessee Invitational. Bandy...
PAQ is proud to host our German friends, Anne Poleska and Jochan Urban! Anne is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Sydney, Athens, and Beijing, and a BRONZE MEDALIST in the Women's 200 Breastroke (Athens 2004). Jochan is a 2-time Olympic Rower (4-man, 8-man boats) from Athens and from Beijing. Wilkommen! Have fun training with The PAQ this week!
Welcome HOME to Taylor McKnight (University of Florida), Hallie Stupp (University of Arizona), Justin Grigull (Iona College), and to all the upcoming collegiate athletes who are joining us this summer for training!
