| Aug 25, 2010 - Level 3 Practice the week of Aug 30 - Sept 3 | |
 | Level 3 will have practice from 4:30 pm - 6 pm monday - friday. Level 4 and 5 are welcome to join level 3. We will only be doing stroke work. | |
| Aug 19, 2010 - Level 3 Practice friday, aug 20, 2010 | |
| Please swim with level 2- 5:30 pm -7 pm. | |
| Aug 17, 2010 - JO Timeline | |
| Thursday - 1500 Swimmers: Warmup: 3:30 Meet Start: 5:00 pm - Meet End Est: 7:30 pm Friday/Sat/Sun Prelim Warm- ups (separated by Age) : 13 and Over: 6:30am -8:00 am 12 and Under: 7:30 am - 8:45 am R... | |
| Aug 5, 2010 - JO MAX Timeline | |
| Friday: Warm up: 4:30 pm - Meet Start: 6:00 pm - 7: 15 pm Saturday: Warm up: 7:00 am - Meet start: 9:00 am - 1:15 pm Sunday: Warm up: 7:00 am - Meet start 9:00 am - 2:00 pm | |
| Jul 27, 2010 - Swimorama prize party and upcoming meets | |
| The swimorama prize party will be moved to this Friday....5:15pm. If you turned in $150 or more you are eligible for prizes. If you did not turn in yor swimorama money. bring it to the pool tomorrow... | |
| Jul 20, 2010 - News update | |
| Swim-O-Rama money due date is this Friday! Please turn in your swim-o-rama money in order for it to count for prizes. We've had a few raffle prizes added to the list for those of you who raise $150 o... | |
| Jul 12, 2010 - new practice calendar posted - Swim-o-rama this week | |
| There is a new practice calendar posted. (under Calendars / practice schedule). Please visit the events page for the swim-o-rama. It is this week....Wed for all summer league swimmers, and Thursday fo... | |
| Jul 8, 2010 - Friday practice-cal state games-summer league meet | |
| Attention All Swimmers: Practices for Friday 7-9-2010 You probably have noticed the pool will be closed on Friday due to the Cal State Games water polo tounament. Because of this there will be no pra... | |
| Jun 29, 2010 - LEVEL 3 CORONADO WORKOUT UPDATE | |
| Coronado dates and times: remember to get to practice 10 - 15 minutes early!! July 3: 8am - 10am - 3 lanes (This SATURDAY) Aug 7: 10am - noon - 7 lanes Aug 14: 10 am - noon - 3 lanes | |
| Jun 25, 2010 - SBA Aquatics Timeline | |
| Be at the pool ready to check in and stretch at the following times: Friday: 3:30 pm Saturday and Sunday 12Under: 6:30 am 13Over: 11 am | |
| Jun 25, 2010 - La Mirada Timeline | |
| The following times are when you should be at the pool ready to check- in and stretch. Friday: 10:45 am - all Saturday: 11 am - all Sunday: Noon - all except Sarah Sarah: 7:30am | |
| Jun 24, 2010 - Level 3 Far Western Info "qualifiers" | |
| Far Westerns: The following level 3 swimmers are either very close to or have at least one Far Western Cut for the 2010 LCM season. Carlson Temple ? 5 cuts Orion Brody ? 1 cut Mckenzie... | |
| Jun 21, 2010 - Level 2 Practice Change - Tuesday and Thursday | |
| Level 2 practice has been changed for Tuesday and Thursday practices! Starting this week June 21, Tuesday and Thursday practices will now start at 5:15 and end at 6:45 for Level 2. This will happe... | |
| Jun 21, 2010 - Swim-O-Rama fundraiser | |
| Our annual Swim-O-Rama fundraiser is just around the corner. We will have our annual fundraiser of swimming lengths for money on July 14 and 15. Here is the preliminary information. I will have prize ... | |
| Jun 16, 2010 - LEVEL 3 - Saturday Morning work-outs in Coronado | |
| Attention Level 3 Swimmers: The following dates/times we will have practice at the Coronado High School. Please clear these dates and make an extra effort to make the practices, as they will be our o... | |
| Jun 14, 2010 - Level 3 summer practice times | |
| Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 4:55 pm - 6:45 pm Tues and Thurs: 3:45 pm - 6:30 pm This coming Saturday 10 am - noon in Coronado at the BBMAC | |
| May 28, 2010 - Timeline for Cactus Classic | |
| Friday : 240 pm - 3:00 warm up and check in, 4 pm meet start, meet end time: 7:08 pm Saturday/Sunday 13O's and Sarah and Orion: Check in/stretch: 7-7:30 am warm up: 7:30 8:30 am Prelims start 8:30 am... | |
| May 28, 2010 - Memorial Day Practice - all Levels | |
| There is NO practice on Memorial Day--for all levels. The Kroc Center is closed. | |
| May 6, 2010 - Practice Canceled Tonight for Level 2, 4, 5 (Level 3 will have Dry-land) | |
| Attention Swimmers Level 2, 3, 4, and 5: Practice in the pool is canceled due to the break down in the filter system. Regular swim practice will resume tomorrow Friday May 7th for all groups. Level... | |
| Apr 28, 2010 - Timeline for Level 3 CNSA swim meet | |
| Friday: warm up: 3:30 pm, Start: 5:00 pm, Finish: 6:50 pm Saturday am: Warm up : 6:30 am, Start: 8:30 am, finish: noon Saturday pm: Warm up: 11:30 am, Start: 1:30 pm, finish: 5:35 pm Sunday am: Warm ... | |
| Apr 23, 2010 - KROC POOL UPDATE | |
| Kroc center pool heater update: Looks like things are working for now. The pool yesterday was 75 degreees (cold by pool standards). This morning before they started running the heat in from the co-gen... | |
| Apr 22, 2010 - Kroc heater problems | |
| As many of you know the Kroc center has had recent heater problems. They have a temporary fix and believe they will be able to begin bringing up the pool temp tomorrow (Friday morning). The full repai... | |
| Apr 14, 2010 - CAST C MEET INFO FOR OUTSIDE TEAMS | |
| 343 Swimers Total: 281-- SAT; 192-- SUNDAY Approximate timeline: 12:20 SAT, 11:20 Sunday 1st warmup 7:30-8:10 SBA, HSA, MVY,GWST, CNSA CVAC, FSST 2nd warmup 8:10-8:50 PS, NCA, RSD, MEYR, ... | |
| Apr 5, 2010 - college swimming - california budget cuts | |
| California budget problems trickle down and affect us all. A year ago, UCI dropped it's swimming program. This year it is Cal State Northridge and UC Davis that have their swimming programs on the cho... | |
| Mar 31, 2010 - another video to watch | |
| Below is a link to my youtube site.... Please watch Natalie coughlin's video. Natalie is the best underwater kicker I have ever seen...I don't think any female can kick as fast as her underwater...wat... | |
| Mar 27, 2010 - Swim videos for inspiration and learning | |
| At this morning's practice I related a story about Misty Hyman swimming the 200 Butterfly at the 2000 Olympics. Misty was one of those "trailblazers" who changed the sport of swimming for generations ... | |
| Mar 12, 2010 - calendars updated | |
| under the calendars tab....select "practice calendars" to view updated scedules. newly posted are practice calendars for April and May, as well as a new long range team events planning calendar throug... | |
| Mar 5, 2010 - JO max meet warmup times | |
| the JO max meet is this weekend at El Cajon Valley High School. Friday: 3:40 Saturday: 7:30 am (estimated end 1:30) Sunday: 7:30 am (estimated end before relays and 1650....1:00, after relays and 16... | |
| Mar 5, 2010 - Dudley's bread sale underway | |
| Please see the dudleys bread sale under "Events". There is a downloadable information sheet and sign up form available under this events page. Please also note that job sign ups are needed for the ... | |
| Feb 20, 2010 - USA Swimming Silver medal club | |
| USA swimming has recognized CAST as a Silver Medal club! The focus of this program is to identify and reward up to 200 USA Swimming clubs that have attained a high level of athlete performance as we... | |
| Feb 17, 2010 - 2010 SCY JO TIMELINE CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL | |
| FRIDAY: BE AT POOL AT 3:30 PM, MEET STARTS AT: 5:00 PM, MEET SHOULD END BY 7 PM SATURDAY PRELIMS: BE AT POOL BY 6:45 AM, PRELIMS END AT 12:30 PM, BE AT POOL FOR "INDIVIDUAL" FINAL WARM UP: 1:45 PM R... | |
| Feb 17, 2010 - Continuation of news from 2-16 | |
| Continued results from last weekend's Senior Classic... Top 16th finishes....(continued results- Saturday) 800 Free relay: Girls- Heim, McLean, Cox, Ferrer (1st); Anderson, Aitken, Tex, Fryrear (12th... | |
| Feb 16, 2010 - CAST Senior swimmers win triple crown | |
| Last weekend's Senior classic ---San Diego's senior championship meet...was a blast!!!! Going into the meet, my hope was that our preparation had put us into position to swim well individually, and... | |
| Feb 12, 2010 - Senior Classic | |
| This weekend is the Senior Classic. The meet is a championship short course meet mostly for 15 and olders, but with some 14 & U's attending. Most of San Diego's top senior swimmer will be in attendanc... | |
| Jan 28, 2010 - practice and warmup update for this weekend | |
| Friday practice for level 3,4 and 5 will be 4:15-6:00pm at the Kroc center. Saturday a.m. practice for level 3,4, and 5 swimmers who are not in the HSA meet will be from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. at Kroc. ... | |
| Jan 26, 2010 - HSA 12&O meet information | |
| Swim Meet Information: HSA 12/Over NTS Jan 29-31, 2010 El Cajon Valley High School 1035 East Madison Ave El Cajon, CA 92020 Estimated Timeline: Friday- End 8:40 pm Saturday- End 4:15 pm Sunday- End 6:... | |
| Jan 21, 2010 - USA swimming registrations | |
| USA Swimming registration renewals: In December I posted 2 notices and sent out e-mails to remind everyone that they needed to renew their USA swimming registrations. All swimmers on the team must hav... | |
| Jan 17, 2010 - Level 3 JO Qualifiers as of 1/17/2010 | |
| Names 50 fr 100 fr 200 fr 500 fr 1000 fr 1650 fr 50 fl 100 fl 200 fl 50 bk 100 bk 200 bk 50 br 100 br 200 br 100 im 200 im 400 im 10u Girls 33.59 1:14.59 2:41.59 38.99 1:29.09 39.69 ... | |
| Jan 15, 2010 - Practice time change for MLK holiday | |
| It's MLK holiday on Monday 1-17-09: Here are the pratice changes....we will be back on normal schedule the rest of next week, and I will get a new practice calendar up this weekend. Monday 1-17-09 Nov... | |
| Jan 15, 2010 - Cowles Mtn Information and Directions | |
| Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 7 am - meet at the Kroc center - Please do NOT be late!!! We are leaving the Kroc Center at 7:10 am - Everyone is responsible for getting to Cowles Mtn and transportation ... | |
| Jan 11, 2010 - Congratulations ALL STAR Qualifiers!!! | |
| Congratulations to the following ALL STAR TEAM Qualifers from CAST: Naomi Blick (10)- Level 3 Orion Brody (12) - Level 3 Sarah Nowaski (12) - Level 3 Way to Go you guys/gals!!!! We are very proud of ... | |
| Jan 8, 2010 - Q Meet Info | |
| Q Meet Timeline, Warmup and Team Job Assignments Meet Schedule 1 Comment » San Diego-Imperial Swimming has announced the estimated timeline for this weekend?s upcoming meet. A detailed timeline... | |
| Jan 7, 2010 - Level 3 JO Qualifiers as of 1/6/2010 | |
| Names 50 fr 100 fr 200 fr 500 fr 1000 fr 1650 fr 50 fl 100 fl 200 fl 50 bk 100 bk 200 bk 50 br 100 br 200 br 100 im 200 im 400 im 10u Girls 33.59 1:14.59 2:41.59 38.99 1:29.09 39.69 ... | |
| Dec 24, 2009 - Practice updates and USA swim registrations | |
| The Kroc center is not open on the 26th. Please check the updated schedule to see practice times over the remainder of Christmas break. Calendar Page - link Also make sure you have sent in your U... | |
| Dec 15, 2009 - USA Swim registrations | |
| Please be aware that your 2009 USA swimming registrations expire on December 31st. Anyone who has purchased a USA Swim registration after September 10th is already covered through all of 2010. If you ... | |
| Dec 2, 2009 - Breif Swim Meet News - for teams | |
| Timelines: Senior Meet: Friday 7:40pm end. Swum fastest to slowest alternating women / Men Senior Meet: Sunday 2:30 PM end Saturday 12 &U Pentathlon : 11:45 am end Timing Assignments for visit... | |
| Nov 7, 2009 - November 7 am Practice for 3, 4, 5 | |
| Practice is from 7-9 am at Helix High School due to a water polo tournament at the Kroc. | |
| Nov 1, 2009 - novice practice time chg | |
| There is a time change for the novice swimmers. Mon and Wed will now be from 4:30 - 5:30. This corresponds with the daylight savings time change so the Novice swimmers won't be swimming so long after ... | |
| Oct 31, 2009 - Banquet News | |
| Team Awards Banquet. WE NEED NUMBERS OF COMMITTED PEOPLE FOR THE CATERING COUNT BY MONDAY NIGHT 11-2 !!!!!!!!!!!! It's time to get signed up for the annual team awards banquet. All swimmers and all of... | |
| Oct 22, 2009 - WSST meet jobs,timelines, warmups | |
| Information has been e-mailed and is currently posted for job assignments, timelines and warmup times for the WSST meet. please view the meet information page if you are entered in this meet. | |
| Oct 13, 2009 - Upcoming Swim Meets for Level 3 | |
| Level 3's spreadsheets are posted for the following swim meets: Please commit to the meet ASAP and pay b/4 the deadline listed below.. WSST ABC- Oct 24-25 - Meet fees due : Wednesday, October 14th... | |
| Oct 4, 2009 - Awards Banquet News | |
| If you look at "Events" You;ll notice the team banquet has been pushed back to November 8th, 4-7:15 pm. It will be hosted at the Kroc center. Cost will be $10. You will get more info soon. | |
| Sep 30, 2009 - Sad News | |
| Last weekend 2 different CAST related families lost loved ones: On Saturday Charlotte Morris passed away.She is the mother of 16 year old Alyssa Morris, who started swimming with CAST in Dave's level ... | |
| Sep 17, 2009 - Big Bear swimmer retreat | |
| Note Re: Big Bear trip and other upcoming events... First I want to appologize for not getting this done sooner. Many things have been up in the air that factor in to when we could actually do our an... | |
| Aug 11, 2009 - Junior Olympics Timeline | |
| Thursday: 1500 Swimmers only: be there at 3:40 - Meet starts at 5:00 Check in closes at 4:30- Must provide timer and counter. Friday, Saturday and Sunday warm up times: for individual event!!! 6... | |
| Jul 31, 2009 - Coach AJ | |
| Coach AJ is headed to Colorado with his wife Melissa for grad school. Beginning next week Catherine will be taking charge of level 2. I have hired coach David Scherer as a new coach. I do not know ye... | |
| Jul 12, 2009 - Post Nationals wrap-up | |
| Although we?re not yet a "force to be reckoned with" at the national level. We had 6 out of 7 best times and multiple records set last week at the USA National Swimming Championships and World Champio... | |
| Jul 10, 2009 - News from Nationals - Day 4 | |
| Today was our last swim for the meet. Jessica Heim swam the 800 Free and dropped 4 seconds off her best time and finished in 52nd place. This evening she started the arduous task of meeting with colle... | |
| Jul 9, 2009 - News from Nationals - Day 3 | |
| If you happened to record or watch Justin?s swim in the consolation final at Nationals yesterday, you already know that he went slower than his morning swim. But 16th at the USA National Championsh... | |
| Jul 8, 2009 - News from Nationals - Day 2 | |
|  From the USA National Swimming Championships......... Prelims are over. Today Rachel swam the 100 back. It was an event that she qualified for with her short course time. She was slightly off of her b... | |
| Jul 7, 2009 - Catalina Crossing | |
| Four CAST swimmers along with a former CAST swimmer and the older sister of a current CAST swimmer finished a succesful Catalina channel relay crossing (I don't have the details, but I think it was Su... | |
| Jul 7, 2009 - News from Nationals - Day 1 | |
| Nationals started today in Indianapolis. Rachel Heim was our first swimmer to compete. She dropped nearly 4 tenths off of her best time swimming a 1:01.20 in the 100 fly which was more than a second f... | |
| Jul 6, 2009 - Greetings from INDY | |
|  Currently we have 3 swimmers in Indianapolis this week for the US national swimming championships / World Championship Trials. The meet starts Tuesday. Rachel Heim swims the 100 Fly on Tuesday, Justin... | |
| Jul 2, 2009 - Level 3 PRACTICE CHANGE | |
| Friday Practice (July 2nd) is going to be in the morning: 6-8 am at Helix High School. Saturday(July 3rd) is from 7-9am at Helix High School So, NO PM practice this friday for level 3!!!:-) -Coach ... | |
| Jun 29, 2009 - TEAM PICTURES TODAY | |
| A reminder that team pictures are today. All swimmers are to wear the official blue CAST team shirt. If you do not already have one, we will have a limited number of shirts at the pool tonight for 1... | |
| Jun 23, 2009 - Swim Suits | |
| (Near the bottom is a notice regarding the list of "legal" suits that can be worn in competition.) Higher tech suits that extend past the knees or speedo lazers should NOT be worn at age group meets... | |
| Jun 14, 2009 - Special announcement --Monday practices 6-15-09 | |
| Monday practices (6-15-09) and Scrip order information : Monday practice due to Kroc pool uncertainty (the pump went out on Friday). They won't really know how long the pool will be down for until tom... | |
| Jun 14, 2009 - Kroc pool problems | |
| On Friday the pump for the main pool at the Kroc center went out. At this point we will be unable to use the pool on Monday morning (Level 5), and unsure as to the availability of the pool for Monday ... | |
| Jun 14, 2009 - Swim-O-Rama leaderboard | |
| Swim-O-Rama $ turned in to date (6-14-09) Lazarr, Nicole $ 839.00 5 pies, $60 Gift cert, Mp4, 2 raffles Kelly, McKenzie $ 600.00 2 pies, $40 Gift cert, Mp4, 2 raffles I... | |
| Jun 12, 2009 - WSST Meet This Weekend | |
| Swimmers should be at the La High School Pool at 745am on both Saturday and Sun. Please plan on arriving early, since parking will be rather difficult at La Jolla High School. The host team sent along... | |
| Jun 11, 2009 - New Treasurer | |
| Hello CAST! Most if not all of you know that due to circumstances beyond her control, Jackie Nico resigned as Treasurer about a month ago. Her resignation was accepted at the board meeting held last F... | |
| Jun 8, 2009 - Swim-O-Rama Money DUE TONIGHT! | |
| Swim-O-Rama money is due tonight at the pool. If you want your money to count towards prizes all money must be turned in tonight! Money turned in afterwards will still go towards your fundraising req... | |
| Jun 5, 2009 - Swim O Rama Money | |
| This is a reminder that Swim-O-Rama money is due THIS MONDAY (June 8 th ). If you want to be eligible for any prizes, money MUST be turned in to your coach on MONDAY. Any money turned in after MOND... | |
| Jun 3, 2009 - Level 3 Beach Work out and BBQ - June 13th | |
| Level 3 BEACH WORKOUT/BBQ: June 13th - Meet at Imperial Beach Life guard Building - 7 am - 9 am (workout) stay as long as you like after workout for beach fun and bbq. Everyone needs to bring their o... | |
| May 29, 2009 - swim results from SwimORama combined | |
| combined swim results from SwimORama day 1 and day 2. Results from Wednesday Swim-O-Rama swims grp name lengths time 5 Jessica Heim 200 :54.38 5 Tommy Anderson 200 :55.28 5 Justin DiFederico 200 :57... | |
| May 28, 2009 - Swim-O-Rama times and lengths swum - Wed | |
| Results from Wednesday Swim-O-Rama swims grp name lengths time 3 Jason Ornelas 200 0:59.55 3 Uly Jimenez 200 1:04.00 3 Micah Ornelas 200 1:04.53 3 Sarah Nowaski 200 1:05.25 ... | |
| May 22, 2009 - No Practice on Monday, May 25. | |
| It is true. Enjoy your holiday. | |
| May 16, 2009 - High School swimmers shine at league champioship meets | |
| With the CIF San Diego section championships a week away, the high school athletes competed in their League championship meets on Friday. There were too many best times to list. Among them were the f... | |
| May 15, 2009 - Practices - swim meet - Swim-O-Rama | |
| Saturday morning practice : for levels 3-4-5 is 6:00-7:30am at the Kroc center. Swim meet : We still have some jobs to be filled for the meet this weekend. plese look at the job sign-up list and fin... | |
| May 13, 2009 - Timing Assignments and Timeline for May 16-17 C Meet | |
| Here is the timeline for the meet this weekend: Saturday = 12:00 (without relays). Sunday = 11:15 (without relays) On Saturday only we will have a split warm up, Sunday does not have a split warm up: ... | |
| May 13, 2009 - CAST WARM-UP for this Weekend | |
| All CAST swimmers whom are participating in the meet this weekend please be at the pool no later than 6:45 each morning. (non CAST swimmers --see next news item). | |
| May 9, 2009 - Parent informational meeting | |
| Monday May 11th. Parents please join us on the pool deck for a 30 - 40 min. meeting starting at 6:00pm. some of the items being discussed include: our upcoming C meet- job descriptions, our upcoming s... | |
| May 7, 2009 - Jessica Heim named this week by the UT as an athlete of the week | |
| Jessica Heim Swimming Horizon Heim took over the San Diego Section's top spot in the 200-yard freestyle this spring with a mark of 1:52.81 ? more than two seconds faster than any other reported time. ... | |
| May 4, 2009 - Lowe and Christy were the Tribune's Student athletes of the week | |
| The union tribune recognizes a few athletes each week and lists them in the Wednesday paper. Last week 2 of our swimmers were given the recognition . The listeng below is what appeared in the UT last ... | |
| May 1, 2009 - May practice calendar posted | |
| The new May Calendar has been posted scroll over calendars and select "practice schedule". Note level 3-5 pratice changes for the 19th - 22nd. Also note the Swim-O-Rama will be swum on Wednesday 27t... | |
| May 1, 2009 - SBA Meet Warm-Up Times | |
| Warm-up times for this weekend... Saturday 7:00 AM Sunday approx 7:00 AM. Please check with your coach on Saturday, this time may change. This meet is at the National City Pool. The address is 1880 ... | |
| Apr 16, 2009 - timing and warmup assignments for visiting teams | |
| Timeline : Saturday: 12:20 before relays Sunday: 11:20 before relays Warmup split both days: 1st warmup pooltime: 7:30 - 8:10 SBA, CAST, HSA, MVY and CNSA 2nd warmup pooltime: 8:10 - 8:50 All other... | |
| Apr 16, 2009 - Warmup (and Saturday am practice) for CAST swimmers | |
| All CAST swimmers competing in the C meet this weekend should arrive and be ready to stretch by 7:00 AM. Swimmers in level 3-5 your practice will be 6:00 - 7:30 am. Dave | |
| Apr 6, 2009 - CAST C MEET | |
| CAST is hosting a C meet at the Kroc Center on April 18 - 19. We would like all swimmers with C times to attend! This is a great meet for new swimmers and current swimmers to swim fast and get a best ... | |
| Mar 25, 2009 - New "2-suit" rule | |
| New Rule: one suit only, during competition .Some of you may be aware that USA swimming has adopted FINA's ruling on the wearing of multiple suits at competition. This came about because swimmers foun... | |
| Mar 13, 2009 - Saturday Practice for Level 2 and Jr. | |
| Yes the rumors are true. Level 2 and Jr will be holding a practice on Saturday from 845 - 1000. We will be holding an extensive technique practice, please plan on attending if you can. | |
| Mar 12, 2009 - Deadline for deliciously delectable Dudley's bread | |
| The deadline for turning your bread orders is Friday afternoon (13th) at the pool. Delivery is on Thursday 19th. (for alll other bread sale info see the events page). Thanks, Dave | |
| Mar 2, 2009 - New March schedule posted | |
| Please check the newly updated practice calendar. We have had to make some fundamental time changes due to group sizes(many kids shifting to a higher level) and coaching availability (Nicole's heavy N... | |
| Mar 2, 2009 - Dudley's Bread Fundraiser | |
| Here is another reminder for our annual Dudley?s Bread Fundraiser. Reminder: All bread orders are due no later than Friday, March 13 . Please take note that the bread pick-up date is now Thursday,... | |
| Feb 17, 2009 - Note from Treasurer | |
| Hi Everyone - I wanted to send a quick note out to let you know that I will no longer be working with CAST as of the end of February. I have been with the team as a parent and/or board member for almo... | |
| Feb 3, 2009 - calendars and general news | |
| The calendars have been updated. If you look at calendars----practice schedule , you will notice the long term calendar was updated last week to run through Aug. 09. I have also updated the Feb pr... | |
| Jan 23, 2009 - Paradowski's Swim & Sport Annual Sale | |
| Now is the time if you are thinking of upgrading your swim gear, or even better, if you have some stuff missing from your gear bag. Paradowski?s is having its yearly sale. So if you need new paddles, ... | |
| Jan 20, 2009 - Grand Prix meet days 3-4 | |
| The 3rd annual USA Swimmings Long Beach Grand prix meet concluded yesterday. On Sunday our swimming was not quite as sharp as on Friday and Saturday, but the swimming remained very solid. The highlig... | |
| Jan 18, 2009 - Grand Prix meet - Day 2 | |
| Still going well at the Long Beach - USA swimming Grand Prix meet. Yesterday we had 12 individual swims, Although only 6 were best times, 5 of the non-bests were within .3 seconds of their previous ... | |
| Jan 16, 2009 - USA Swimming Grand Prix meet | |
| The Long Beach Grand Prix meet started tonight with the 1000 freestyles. This is the 3rd year of this meet. It is a meet filled with very fast swimmers including many Olympians. We are fortunate to ha... | |
| Jan 16, 2009 - Meet warmup times for HSA meet | |
| HSA 12& O Meet Warmup times for cast swimmers: Friday: 3:45 Saturday: 6:50 am (estimated end time 2:00 pm) Sunday: 6:50 am (estimated end time of 1000 frees 4:00pm) | |
| Jan 13, 2009 - Indoor Rock climbing fundraiser and team builder | |
| CAST is climbing the walls at Solid Rock Gym in Old Town Saturday, January 31 st Open Gym for CAST 7pm-10pm Tickets are $15 each?available for purchase online or at the pool on Tuesday, Janu... | |
| Jan 8, 2009 - B/C meet Timeline and Timing assignments | |
| Timeline: Saturday 9:00 - 12:30 ; Sunday 9:00 - 11:45 Warmup begins for non-cast swimmers at 7:30 am. Warmup for CAST swimmers will begin at 6:45 (stretching). Timing Chair 1 ... | |
| Jan 8, 2009 - Next time you want to complain about life . . . | |
| Next time you want to complain about life . . . take a look at this link: www.youtube.com/watch | |
| Jan 5, 2009 - When entering a meet | |
| When you wish to pay for and enter a meet that the coach has asked you to swim, please follow the attached directions here to pay for the meet. If there is an upcoming meet that you are not sure ... | |
| Dec 22, 2008 - Report from SO-CALS | |
| Report from the Southern California Senior Winter Invitational Swimmers from the Senior group just spent 4 days at the Southern California Senior Winter Invitational. We had 6 swimmers there the w... | |
| Dec 15, 2008 - USA Registered Swimmers | |
| Click on the the link below for a list of all our 2009 registered swimmers. If your name is not on the list, then your registration will expire at the end of the year. If your name is not on this... | |
| Dec 15, 2008 - Super Sized Weekday Update | |
| Tonight! Tonight! Decaf with Dave ! Since Dave is going to be out of town next monday he will be hosting a Decaf with Dave tonight at the pool. 6:30 - 7:00 . Bring any questions you may have. Cold W... | |
| Dec 10, 2008 - Updates on the SBA Meet this weekend.... | |
| The warm up times for the meet this weekend are as follows.... Saturday 12/U are in the morning...please be there at 7:15 13/Overs are in the afternoon...be there at noon Sunday 12/U are in the morni... | |
| Dec 5, 2008 - Pentahlon-Sr Meet - other news from Dave | |
| Timeline for this weekend: (both days I was generous and allowed for minor delays) Pentathlon: 9:00 ? 12:15 Sr- Meet: 9:00 ? 2:00 Warmup / cool-down ? during meets: During the meets lanes 10 and 11 w... | |
| Dec 1, 2008 - Decaf with Dave | |
| Decaf with Dave will be postponed until next monday (12/8). So think up some good questions for me. Dave | |
| Nov 24, 2008 - NEW PRACTICE TIMES FOR FRIDAY 28. | |
| We have some new practice times for friday. Please note that 1) practice is in the morning 2) it is at Helix High school. Here is the new schedule... Novice & Junior 8:45 - 10:00 AM Level 2 8:30 - 1... | |
| Nov 20, 2008 - TURKEY CLASSIC UPDATES | |
| Please check under: CAST NEWS, Coaches Corner, Level 3 - for meet timeline and which pool you will be competing in. Thanks, Coach Nicole | |
| Nov 18, 2008 - "How-to" enter a swim meet | |
| I am in the process of creating some step by step help for some of the things parents have asked questions about. The first one is How to enter a swim meet . We are in the process of trying to contin... | |
| Nov 10, 2008 - Veterans Day Practice Time Change For Junior, level 2, and Level 4-5 | |
| For Veterans Day only --the practice time for Junior, Level 2 and Levels 4-5 are bumped up by 1/2 hour. Practices are: Junior 5:30 - 7:00pm; Level 2 5:00 - 7:00; Level 4 3:15-5:15; and Level 5 3:15-6:... | |
| Nov 7, 2008 - RSD Meet-- warm-up times and notes | |
| Warm-up times . . . . please be at the pool and ready to stretch at the following times: Friday 3:50 Saturday 7:30 Sunday 7:30 Also please consider the following: Driving time on Friday will likely be... | |
| Oct 23, 2008 - Treasurer - clarification | |
| At the recent team banquet I introduced Jackie Nico and Jose Ornelas as two new board members, and mentioned that Jackie Nico would be taking on the treasurer position from Jennifer Hall --at least as... | |
| Oct 20, 2008 - Team handbook and level requirements | |
| We have posted the new team handbook and the new level requirements under documents. Happy reading. | |
| Oct 20, 2008 - Decaf with Dave | |
| We would like mention that tonight is the first ever Decaf with Dave. This a bi-monthly event, that is for new parents of CAST to be able to ask any questions they may have. Although every one is invi... | |
| Oct 10, 2008 - Banquet! | |
| The banquet is this Sunday from 3:00 to 6:30 PM at the Kroc Center Banquet Room. See picture below for exact loaction. It is behind the theater on the Westside of the Kroc Compound. Also we req... | |
| Oct 3, 2008 - Freestyle Festival Timeline and Warmup Schedule | |
| The Freestyle Festival (South) will be at the Kroc center this Sunday. The 12& U portion of the competition has a little over 300 swimmers and will run from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12:30. The 13... | |
| Oct 1, 2008 - Food Donations for Freestyle Fest | |
| We have added a list of food items that need to be donated for the Swim Meet this weekend. Check out the job sign up tab for the Freestyle Fest for more info. Please bring any fresh food, ie carrots a... | |
| Sep 26, 2008 - Final News Before Big Bear | |
| For those of you who are going to Big Bear we have just posted the agenda for this weekend in CAST Events. Also for those swimmers/families that are not attending the Big Bear trip, there is NO pract... | |
| Sep 22, 2008 - Big Bear New News | |
| We have posted Big Bear info for this year under Cast Events. It is entitled Big Bear 2008 Info. | |
| Sep 22, 2008 - INFO on the BANQUET | |
| There was some missing info regarding the Banquet. Here is the new updated info... This year the banquet is at the Kroc Banquet Room on Sun October 12 from 3:00 to 6:30 PM, It costs 14 dollars per per... | |
| Sep 17, 2008 - Current News | |
| On Big Bear: After the last couple of night, it looks like we are going to have about 60 kids going to Big Bear. if you have not signed up and you still want to, let your coach know tonight or email ... | |
| Sep 10, 2008 - SPLASH BASH THIS WEEKEND | |
| Everybody our Splash Bash is this weekend! This event is for all swimmers on the team. Its a glorious events involving technique work, games, and watching olympic video. It goes from 7 - 10 this satur... | |
| Sep 10, 2008 - New Team Records Tab | |
| There is a new team records tab on the site. Take a look, let me know what you think. Also let me know if you see any errors. Thanks! Coach AJ | |
| Sep 8, 2008 - Big Bear! Big Bear! | |
| "Big bear! Big bear! Big Bear chase me!" -John Candy "The Great Outdoors" 1988 Ah...it is Big Bear season once again on the CAST pool deck. For those who are new to the team, CAST has a yearly trip to... | |
| Aug 25, 2008 - CAST Video spot | |
| I have been uploading underwater videos to youtube and an occasional other video. This is mainly so that swimmers havea place to see their own videos after they have been filmed. If you haven't been... | |
| Aug 22, 2008 - Splash Bash postponed! | |
| The SPLASH BASH party listed below has been postponed! We just received word that KNSD 7/39 will not be coming out on Sunday for our SPLASH BASH. (If you?re not sure what I?m talking about -read th... | |
| Aug 18, 2008 - Splash Bash | |
| Skyler Proffit entered the "U.S. Olympic Splash Bash" contest and won! The Olympic Splash Bash parties will occur in cities across the nation during the 2008 Olympic games with the goal of getting tho... | |
| Aug 17, 2008 - CAST in the News | |
| Several of our swimmers were interviewed by KNSD-TV on 8/17/2008 and you can see the video here. | |
| Aug 15, 2008 - General updates | |
| From Coach Dave - Wow, things have happened in a blur this summer. If you count the beginning of summer as when the city schools got out then 45 days have gone by. Of those 45 days, I've been at swim ... | |
| Jul 22, 2008 - Junior Olympics this weekend | |
| JO quick information Warmup times : Thursday: 3:40pm (1500M Free) Friday, Saturday and Sunday : individual event swimmers 13&O's: 6:40 a.m. 12&U's 7:30 a.m. Relay only swimmers report to your co... | |
| Jul 9, 2008 - Practic Changes For THIS Weekend | |
| Friday Afternoon Practice Cancelled Because of the Cal State Games using most of the pools in the area, we have no decision but to cancel all practices on Friday afternoon. Level 3-5 will be having pr... | |
| Jul 3, 2008 - SBA Meet warmups and timeline | |
| The Meet is at Las Palmas Park pool in National City. Saturday AM for 12&U?s 7:00 am stretching (we have been assigned early warmup) Timing 1 Chair (9:00 - 12:00) Saturday pm warmup for olders 11:4... | |
| Jul 2, 2008 - Justins Olympic Trials swim has come and gone | |
| Justin competed in the mens 200M fly in olympic trials this morning. His swim was a little disappointing in that he was .3 slower than his best time and he and I both know that he has improved since h... | |
| Jun 30, 2008 - Olympic Trials Update | |
| Yesterday Rachel competed in her 100 fly. She swam a 1:02.29 which was .3 away from her best time. She finished in 92nd place out of 140 swimmers. Today she is going to time trial the event again to s... | |
| Jun 28, 2008 - olympic trials on internet | |
| The preliminary heats of Olympic Trials will be shown as a live webcast on nbcolympics.com . Rachel Heim shoud be in about heat 8 in the the womens 100 fly Sunday morning--- swimming sometime arou... | |
| Jun 28, 2008 - New Long Course Team Records | |
| I have recently added a whole bunch of new long course records to the site. Check them out...Notably the 9/10, 11/12 and 15/18 age groups. Good job team on all the hard work. (on a side note, me kn... | |
| Jun 27, 2008 - Notice of Errors on Practice Calendar | |
| Hey Everybody, Though the summer practice calender was posted recently, upon reviewing it some errors (ex: the practice times for group 2) came to light. The necessary changes have been made and the c... | |
| Jun 19, 2008 - Practice Friday Morning Group 5 | |
| I know this is short notice, but there is practice tomorrow morning for group 5 at 6:30-9:00 at the Kroc Center. It states on the calendar that there is no practice, however, rest assured that there ... | |
| Jun 11, 2008 - Notice of Practice Change... | |
| Due to the Swim-O-Rama Prize Party, which is to include the ?pie-ing? of the coaching staff, practice will be changing slightly. Practice for Summer League/Novice, Junior and Group 2 will be at 5:20 ?... | |
| Jun 9, 2008 - UPDATES | |
| New postings for RSD meet, Ventura Meet, LC team records, and Practice Calendar. The practice calendar is definitely good for this week and will be either right on for the 16th--on, or have some minor... | |
| Jun 6, 2008 - Novice Meet! on June 28 | |
| For Novice swimmers: There is a novice meet on June 28 at Palomar College. If you are interested please sign up on line or see the coaching staff for infomation. | |
| Jun 5, 2008 - Team Photos | |
| Team Photos will be in and available for pickup on Monday 06/30 . If you have a question, they can e-note to cast.credits@yahoo.com thanks, Jose Ornelas | |
| Jun 5, 2008 - Swim-O-Rama Prize Party Approaching! | |
| While monies for the Swim-O-Rama can continue to be collected and turned in, please remember that tomorrow night, Friday, June 6th is the last time to turn the monies in and have them count towards th... | |
| Jun 4, 2008 - Re: Future CAST meet entries | |
| Just a bit of a heads-up...we request that all check for meet entries be made out to CAST from now on, so that the team can write one check to the host team rather than sending several individual ones... | |
| Jun 3, 2008 - Irvine AA meet | |
| Irvine AA swimmers from Dave's group. . . We are not going to Irvine. See the event page for a little more info. | |
| Jun 2, 2008 - Swim-O-Rama Swimming Results | |
| Here are the Swimming times and numbers of lengths for the swim-o-rama. Click Here for the official document. Congrats to all the participants they deserve my deepest respect. | |
| May 29, 2008 - Swim-O-Rama & team picts | |
| Team outfitting order forms due tomorrow! We only order twice a year so take care of it now. The first night of Swim-O-rama has passed. Tonight is night 2. Please check the schedule for you swim tim... | |
| May 27, 2008 - Swim-O-Rama | |
| Please check the practice calendar (or the Swim-O-Rama under "EVENTS") for Swim-O-Rama times as it alters everyone?s swim times for this Wednesday and Thursday. Tonight, Tuesday, May 27 is the las... | |
| May 21, 2008 - Infomation Regarding the NCA Meet | |
| Here is some information on the NCA meet this weekend. Warm-up times? Friday Warm up starts at 4 so be there at 3:45 to stretch and check in. Saturday 12/U?s should arrive at 7:15 to check in and stre... | |
| May 21, 2008 - RE: Swim-o-Rama Dinner | |
| I feel it is some time to gain clarity on the issue of Swim-o-Rama dinner. This is a tradition of the team where dinner, usually pizza, will be served at the pool following the completion of the event... | |
| May 16, 2008 - NEW CAST NEWS! | |
| We have made a fair amount of changes to the calendar online. Please check it out and, of course, ask if you have any questions or concerns. Also, check out the updated Swim-o-Rama Leader Board. Now... | |
| May 14, 2008 - Flyer at the Pool Tonight | |
| The coaches will be distrubuting a handout to all the swimmers tonight at the pool. If yours happened to be destroyed, disappeared, or consumed before it made it home here is a digital copy. Click H... | |
| May 5, 2008 - Team Try-Outs, Swim-o-Rama and Other Assorted News | |
| Just a couple of updates: Our team Try-Outs are coming up very soon. The dates are May 10th at 9:00 AM or May 12 at 5:15PM. Here is some more Infomation if needed ( click ). Pass the word around to a... | |
| Apr 25, 2008 - Justin Difederico qualifies for Olympic Trials | |
| Swimming in prelims at the Mission Viejo - Swim Meet of Champions . . . Justin Difederico made his Olympic Trials qualifying time today in the 200Fly!!!!!! His time of 2:02.87 was more than a second ... | |
| Apr 25, 2008 - SBA meet entry times - notice | |
| You may have noticed when you looked at the SBA entries that are posted on the event page that the times did not include best times from the last SBA meet. Thanks to James Brody catching this and br... | |
| Apr 22, 2008 - Updates to events | |
| Check for updates to this weekends meets: SBA timeline posted, SMOC timeline, psyche sheet and travel notes; and update to swim-O-Rama (May 28-29) event page. | |
| Apr 21, 2008 - General Team Updates | |
| Just pointing out a couple of things... 1) We have added some new dates on the events. Including the dates of team pictures, team tryouts, a new travel meet (in Tustin at the end of May), and the "Swi... | |
| Apr 8, 2008 - Orion Brody breaks 3 CAST records at FARWESTERNS. | |
| Last week Orion Brody (10 Year Old) swam at his first Farwesterns. He received personal bests in all 7 of his events, and broke 3 club records: 50 free: 29.17 - 9th 100 free: 1:03.10 - 8th 200 free:... | |
| Apr 7, 2008 - Rachel Heim - Qualifies for Olympic Trials! | |
| Swimming in the USA Swimming Grand Prix meet in Ohio last weekend, Rachel Heim made her Olympic Trial cut in the 100 M Butterfly with a time of 1:02.31. Rachel has had her sights on making it to ol... | |
| Apr 7, 2008 - Team Records Fall at Stanford Grand Prix Meet | |
| Three Team Records Fell last weekend at the Grand Prix meet at Stanford University. The Grand Prix meets are put on by USA swimming as a series of top draw senior meets to bring together the nations b... | |
| Apr 6, 2008 - Coach April's Resignation | |
| We?ve lost Coach April. She was getting busy with her teaching schedule before she left for vacation, and when she returned, was basically overwhelmed with the amount of work she had ahead of he... | |
| Mar 27, 2008 - SBA meet location | |
| This weekends meet is at Las Palmas Park in National City. T ake 805 south to Plaza. Turn right on Plaza to Palm. Left on Palm to 18th St. Left on 18th to Newell. Right on Newell to 22nd. Right ... | |
| Mar 26, 2008 - Some Clever Links | |
| Often times the internet is ignored as a source of swimming instruction and infomation. However, it is pretty easy to find some good infomation. Here is a video and an article that has attracted our a... | |
| Mar 26, 2008 - SBA Meet March 29-30 | |
| You can now sign-up for timing spots on events page. Also we have added a new job. It is entitled "Bearer of the Timing Sheets" it entails printing the job sign up sheets off the site and bringing the... | |
| Mar 26, 2008 - Saturday Practice (March 29) | |
| There is practice on Saturday, for Group 2 - 5. It should be attended by anybody not attending the meet and all group 2 swimmers. | |
| Mar 14, 2008 - Timing Chairs for JO Max This Weekend | |
| We need to fill 3 chairs for both days of the meet. Go to the JO Max events site for further details. | |
| Mar 13, 2008 - talks of team merge | |
| Just so you know - we are not merging teams with SSS. I will be happy to clear up any questions you might have. The gist of it is . . . we talked about it (SSS coach Steve and I), thought it was wor... | |
| Mar 4, 2008 - Scrip Time | |
| Hello, CAST families. It?s Scrip Time again! For those of you who aren?t familiar with Scrip, it?s a painless fundraiser for CAST where you pay face value for gift certificates for hundreds... | |
| Feb 29, 2008 - New Updated Calendar | |
| March calendar is posted under practice calendars. Enjoy. | |
| Feb 28, 2008 - Far Westerns | |
| It seems that some people are getting the itch for Far Westerns. At this point I realy don?t have much information other than . . . . I (Dave) will be attending the Stanford Grand Prix meet with 3 -5... | |
| Feb 28, 2008 - High School Swim Season | |
| High School swim season is underway. Some of our swimmers have already had their first meets. We have roughly 23 swimmers in at least 10 different high schools. I will try to keep you informed as we p... | |
| Feb 25, 2008 - JOs Wrap-Up | |
| What I (Coach AJ) usually find great about JOs is the amount of support that teams show towards the individual swimmers. It was great watching and hearing our swimmers and parents cheering on the ... | |
| Feb 21, 2008 - College Swimmers | |
| I'm sitting here at my desk trying to do work, and I am getting exciting phone calls and texts from our college swimmers -- all of who are in their conference championship meets this week. So here's t... | |
| Feb 20, 2008 - JO's News | |
| The timeline for Jo's is up on the website ( click here ) and we are also responsible for providing timers for lane 7 and the head timer for the event. ( click here to sign up ). Athletes swimming on ... | |
| Feb 17, 2008 - Dudley's Bread Sale Fundraiser | |
| DUDLEY?S BREAD SALE FUNDRAISER CAST will be selling Dudley?s bread for our next fund-raiser. Our goal of 25 loaves per family will bring a minimum of $3,000 to the team. The profit for each loaf s... | |
| Feb 15, 2008 - A couple of inspiring videos | |
| Here are a couple of inspiring videos that swimmers and families should see. Autistic Basketball Player The last lecture If the links don?t work copy and past the links below into the textba... | |
| Feb 13, 2008 - Website Note | |
| A quick note to help with navigation and document retrieval: If you have a pop-up blocker turned on, please change the settings to always allow pop-ups from this site. That should enable you to view... | |
| Feb 7, 2008 - FEES - ????what should I do???? | |
| Please read this!!!!! I thought when we got the new website up and running that we would be able to get the financial stuff going right away. I underestimated the work and time involved with this,... | |
| Dec 10, 2007 - USA Swimming Registrations for 2008 | |
| USA Swimming Registrations for 2008 All swimmers must be registered with USA swimming by the end of the month to swim next year. If you intend to enter the Q-Meet in early January you must have your r... | |
