Posts by Chris Hallead
The End of an Era
When Lydia Ely steps onto the starting blocks at Oakland University this weekend, it will be the end of an era in St. Johns Swimming. The End of an Era by Lori Ely It all started 21 years ago when our oldest children, Jacob (8yrs) and Megan (7yrs) started swimming for the Sea Lions who…
Read MoreThe right head position can help you swim faster and more efficiently
The right head position can help you swim faster and more efficiently Click here for original article The phrase “it’s all in your head” usually refers to the mental aspects of your athletic success. But your head is also a critical factor in the physical side of swimming. It’s relatively large, heavy, and attached to the top of…
Read MorePaul Avery added to Legends Series
The Sea Lions are excited to announce the addition of former Sea Lion and Redwing swimmer, Paul Avery to the Legends Series of clinics on Monday, January 27th. Paul is the current record holder in the 100 backstroke at St. Johns, with a time of 53.69. This is the longest standing record at St. Johns,…
Read MoreSea Lions Start Season 1-0
The St. Johns Sea Lions traveled to Alma on Saturday, October 26th for their first dual meet of the season. 43 Sea Lions made the trip and turned in some impressive times. 8 Swimmers met qualifying times and qualified for the State Tournament in February. Taylor Alexander 25 Breast Breanna Boettger 25 Back Josh Fromson…
Read MoreCatherine Voisin and Alexandra Davis
We are happy to announce the introduction of the Legends Series Clinics. In these series of clinics, current Redwing record holders will come back to the pool to give a clinic to our young Sea Lions! We are excited to introduce Catherine Voisin as our first presenter to sign up! Monday, December 16th is the…
Read MoreEmma Schaefer
BREAKING NEWS: Emma Schaefer added to Legends Series Clinics on Monday, October 7th! Emma is the current SJ record holder in the 200 IM, 100 Breastroke and 3 Relays! She is a current swimmer at Hope College – MIAA Swimmer of the Week (1/28/19)…MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019)…CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018)…All-MIAA Honoree (2018, 2019)…
Read MoreHomecoming Parade
The homecoming parade is coming! Please join the Sealions on Friday, October 4 to participate in the SJ Homecoming parade through downtown St. Johns. We will have a pickup truck and the kids can either ride in the truck or walk behind it. Parents are welcome to join. Meet between 4:15-4:30PM on Clinton Avenue just north…
Read MoreFall Session Starts
Sea Lions, Fall Session starts next week! We are very excited to get the meet season underway! Tuesday will be our first night of practice and we will hold on site registration Tuesday and Wednesday from 5:30 – 6:30 each night at the pool entrance. Please sign up and fill out the online form before…
Read MoreSpring Session Ends
Sea Lions, This is a reminder that the spring session ended last week and we are now in two weeks of pool maintenance. Summer Session starts on June 24th and goes for 7 weeks. We will be sharing the pool for part of that time with the city swim lessons, but we should have plenty…
Read MoreFamily Fun Night – Open Swim
This is a reminder that we will not have practice on Friday, but will instead have open swim time from 6-7:30pm. Sea Lions Family are welcome to swim and have fun, each Sea Lion will also be able to bring a friend for $2. Sea Lion families that did not sign up for the Spring…
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