WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT E-CIGARETTES AND VAPING   After decades of declines in tobacco use by teenagers, vaping and the use of e-cigarettes is surging in high schools and middle schools nationwide. According to a November 2018 advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General, e-cigarette use increased 78% among high school seniors and 48% among middle school students from 2017 to 2018. As they have before, parents, teachers, and coaches must once again help kids understand the risks and learn to reject nicotine and tobacco.   The Appeal Vaping eliminates...

Our team is large (over 250) and our primary form of communication is e-mail.  We provide the newsletter; meet information, entries & results to everyone on-line.  This not only saves trees, it helps our budget.  The SEALS run on a very tight budget and we are always trying to improve our processes.  Thus….. our platform: Team Unify.  Everything to help keep you informed is online. Sign up for events by Tuesday, Coach’s meeting Wednesday, Parental/swimmer review Wednesday night, entries emailed to families (for event #’s) on Thurs night.  Entries will be...

  PILATES FOR SEALS SWIM TEAM Pilates is a fitness method of strengthening, stretching and balancing the body; all movement is initiated from the core; it has many benefits for people that practice it regularly, especially athletes. Pilates complements swimming by increasing core strength, flexibility, alignment, making swimmers focus on every movement they make, to improve them and to have more control over every motion. Pilates promotes coordination and mind-body connection and when they get to the water they are more receptive, less distracted and ready to compete. The breathing...