2009 Parkway Knoxville Trip

Parkway Swim Club recently took 45 swimmers to compete in the Pilot Aquatic Club Invitational in Knoxville , Tennessee . The meet was held on the beautiful University of Tennessee campus a...

 2009 Minnesota Grand Prix

Congratulations swimmers on a great meet!!!  Below are the results from the past weekend... and as always you ROCKED the relays! 800 Free Relay: 10th Place, Cece Etter, Meghan Gleason, Emily Doerner,...

 Parkway Outfitting

Parkway: receives 25 % off all Regularly Priced merchandise Grab bags and Specials are EXCLUDED From all discounts. Team designated suits and apparel, have SET prices negotiated. They do NOT get the 2...

 MSHSAA Boy's State Meet

Several Parkway Swim Club boys competed in this weekends High School State Meet.  Congrats to everyone for doing such a great job! Participating individually at state was Alex Hagge, James Harrison, J...

 Swimmers travel to Grand Prix

Parkway Swim Club swimmers will be traveling and competing in the the 2009 Minnesota Grand Prix this weekend.  For coverage of the event CLICK HERE . Good Luck to Cece Etter, Kathryn Hagerty, Morgan...

 USA Top-10

USA Swimming has released the 2008-09 National Age Group Top 10 rankings. The times compiled for this list were from Sept. 1, 2008 through Aug. 31, 2009. To view the complete list of rankings, go to t...

 Early College Commitments

Several Parkway swimmers have already made verbal committments to their future academic and athletic homes. Hallie Stupp -- University of Arizona ? I choose Arizona because it felt like the best fit f...

 October Newsletter

 FINA's Approved Suit List

FINA issues initial 2010 list of approved swimsuits  (10/20/2009) FINA has issued its first list of swimsuits that have been approved for use in competition.   The 2010 List of Approved Swimsuits, a...

 Parkway Leads the Way in the Pool and in School!!!

Parkway Swim Club had the most swimmers qualify for the 2008 - 2009 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from Ozark.  Congratulations to Emily Harris, Jenna Howenstein, Brigette Selbert, Alyssa Smith...

 The Art of Recovery

Most of us associate increases in training load with increases in fitness level. What we often overlook is the fact that the real gains in exercise capacity occur when the body and muscles are at rest...

 Pulling Together Increases Your Pain Threshold

ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2009) ? A study of Oxford rowers has shown that members of a team who exercised together were able to tolerate twice as much pain as when they trained on their own. In the stud...

 Parkway wins Relay Meet

Congrautlations to all swimmers that attended this past weekends Relay Meet.  Your efforts help lead Parkway Swim Club to its first victory of the year.  Awesome job and we loved all the cheering!

 USA Swimming Bans Full-Body Suits on October 1st

USA Swimming Adopts October 1 Ban on Full-Body Suits  (9/19/2009) At its annual Convention on Saturday, over 400 USA Swimming Delegates, representing swim clubs from all 50 states, voted overwhelmin...

 Parkway Swim Club on SKYPE

Parkway Swim Club is now on Skype!  In order to try and add another avenue of communication for the club we are testing out a new system.  If one of our coaches is working online they can log on and y...

 Scott Usher Joins Parkway Coaching Staff

The Parkway Swim Club would like announce that we hired Coach to Scott Usher as our Head Site Coach for the West programs.  Scott comes to us from Boilermaker Aquatics in Indiana .  Scott?s swimming a...

 Elizabeth Smith makes the USA National Team

Elizabeth Smith qualified for the 2009 - 2010 USA Swimming National Team this summer while competing at the World Championship Trials in Indianapolis.   She has been named to the 2009-2010 USA Swimmin...

 2009 - 2010 Meet Schedule and Dates

As vacations come to an end the 2009 - 2010 swim season is just around the corner!!!  We hope everyone has enjoyed some time off from school and swimming. The meet schedule for the 2009-2010 season ha...

 Records Broken during LC Season

Andy Kilkenny 200 Freestyle                         17-18 Boys                             1:54.99 400 Freestyle                           17-18 Boys                            4:04.94 400 ...

 Central Zones Championships- Day 4

 The Central Zones Championship meet wrapped up today in Noblesville, Indiana. Team Ozark did an outstanding job! The swimmers from Parkway ended the weekend very well. 10 & Under: Evie Pfeifer: 200 F...

 2009 US Open Final

The Parkway Swim Club Women's team finished in 10th place at the 2009 US Open Championships in Federal Way, Washington. Women's Results Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics 301 King Aquatic Club 235 Spain 219...

 Central Zones Championships Day 3

Saturday was day 3 of the Central Zones Championship meet in Noblesville, Indiana. Everyone is having a fabulous time and swimming very well!! Here's an update on how the swimming is going! 10 And Und...

 2009 US Open Championships 1 Day to go

 With one day remaining the Parkway Swim Club women?s team is in 12th place and has continued to watch records fall!   Day 3 Hallie Stupp, 100 Fly, 87th Place, (Just missed her sister?s 17-18 Parkway ...

 Central Zones Championship Update

 The 2009 Central Zones Championship meet got underway yesterday (8/6). Parkway Swim Club has 10 swimmers attending this year: Madison Brown, Evie Pfeifer, Danny DeSimon, Sarah Verhulst, Hunter Mehrin...

 2009 US Open Championships

After two days of competition the Parkway Swim Club women's team of Taylor Wohrley, Hallie Stupp, Erin Neumann, and Elizabeth Smith are in 9th place!!! Day 1 Results: Erin Neumann, 200 Breaststroke, 2...

 2009 Long Course Sectionals

The Parkway Swim Club recently competed in the 2009 Speedo Sectional Championship in Columbia, Missouri.  Despite air quality issues and a few relay disqualifiications the team still finished with a v...

 Parkway wins Ozark Championship!!!

Congratulations to all Parkway swimmers, parents, and coaches for winning the 2009 Long Course Championship!!!!    1. Parkway Swim Club 3501.5 2. Rockwood Swim Club 3111.5 3. Flyers Aquatic Swim Team ...

 Evaluations

Evaluations will be held for all new and returning swimmers (12 and Under)   that have not been with the club for a while will be held on 4 dates. July 21st: 7:00 - 8:30 am at Parkway West High Schoo...

 World Championship Trials - Final Night

  The last night was Elizabeth Smith?s best showing and most exciting evening.  Liz swam from a 7th place position to finish in 4th place with a time of 2:26.84.  Her time was a new Parkway and Ozark ...

 World Championship Trials - Day 5 Prelims

The morning treated Elizabeth Smith to a tremendous prelim swim.  She went a personal best time of 2:28.50 which was good enough for a 7th place finish.  She will be competing tonight in the top 8 aga...

 World Championships - Day 3 Finals

Parkway Swim Club women are currently in 33rd place thanks to the efforts of Elizabeth Smith in tonights finals.  Liz swam a tremendous 100 meter Breaststroke setting new Parkway Swim Club and Ozark r...

 World Championship Trials - Day 1 Finals

Elizabeth Smith swam to a new personal best time in the 200 IM at finals on the first night of competition.  Liz's time of 2:15.11 was a new Parkway and Ozark Record besting her time from the morning ...

 World Championship Trials - Day 1 Prelims

The 2009 USA Swimming World Championship Trials is underway in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Elizabeth Smith finished the 200 IM in 15th place in prelims earning a spot in the consolation finals tonight.  L...

 2009 - 2010 Registration Information

The 2009 - 2010 Parkway Swim Club registration information has been mailed out.! Registration information is also available under the "Membership Info" tab on the left of the screen.  Please download ...

 Don't Over Rotate Your Rotator Cuff

The past two shoulder tips have focused on the support structures around the rotator cuff. First there was the development of the scapula and 1

 Passing of a Legend

Statement from USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus on the Passing of Coach Richard Quick  (6/11/2009) From all of us at USA Swimming who knew and loved Richard Quick, we send our deepest s...

 Coaches Describe Club-to-College Transition -- June 5, 2009

Coaches Describe Club-to-College Transition  --  June 5, 2009 By Jacob Kittilstad PHOENIX, Arizona, June 5. A critical time in swimmers' careers are when the athletes make the transition from club swi...

 Swim-A-Thon Results

A big thank you to all the families and swimmers that helped make the Swim-A-Thon a success!  The team raised $7,700 which was used to buy a new scoreboard display, touch pads, backup buttons, and oth...

 BlueSeventy's Response to the Fina List

New Zealand ? May 19, 2009 ? Today FINA released its list of approved suits for the World Championships in July. FINA rejected 10 high-tech racing suits and approved 199 others with 136 swimsuits to b...

 FINA's Approved Suit List

The FINA Commission in charge of the swimwear approval, formed by representatives of the FINA Executive, FINA Technical Swimming Committee, FINA Coaches Commission, FINA Athletes Commission, and FINA ...

 Saluki Successes

  Congratulations to all the swimmers who attended the Saluki International Meet in Carbondale, Illinois this past weekend. We had some outstanding swims!!! Everyone has been working very hard on thei...

 Gator Long Course Kick Off was GREAT!!!

Congratulations to all those who swam in the Gator Long Course Kick Off meet May 1-3 in Cape Girardeau. We had an outstanding and fun swim meet. Not only did we swim fast, but we saw great improvement...

 Peak Performance Profile: The Ultimate Test of Your Swimming Potential

By Wayne Goldsmith and Helen Morris PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29. SO you think you are a good swimmer? So you believe you could be a great one? Want to find out for sure? Then take the "Peak Performance...

 Second Round of College Signings

The last signing period has come to an end and several Parkway swimmers have decided where to continue their swimming careers.   Conor Murphy, University of Minnesota   Alyssa Smith, Truman State Univ...

 2009 NCSA Junior Nationals

On the first day of competition Andy Kilkenny started the NCSA Junior National Meet with a spectacular swim in the 1000 freestyle.  His time of 9:29.39 set a new Open and 15/16 Record for the men?s te...

 2009 USA Scholastic All-American Application

 Speedo Sectional Record Breaking Event

    Women?s 800 Free Relay Record Holder Hallie Stupp, Taylor Wohrley, Brigette Selbert, Emily Harris   Women?s 400 Free Relay Record Holder Hallie Stupp, Taylor Wohrley, Brigette Selbert, Kim Steinho...

 High School Girls shine at State Meet

Parkway swimmers dominated the performances at the recent MSHSAA High School State Championship.  Congratulations to Taylor Wohrley for being selected Swimmer-of-the-Meet.  Taylor won and set State Re...