New Group Descriptions, Group Schedule and Group Sign-Up Instructions

TSM Swim Team Groups and Definitions TSM will offer the most specific and effective training program possible to all ages and ability levels. In order for swimmers to reach their full potenti...

 Team Santa Monica Excels at Junior National Championships in Irvine

Team Santa Monica was well-represented by swimmers Sam Ruddy and Jonathan Lait at the Junior National Championships in Irvine. Congratulations on an outstanding season, gentlemen! Here are the result...

 Andy Lau Gives Outstanding Perfomance at NACC

Team Santa Monica's Andy Lau put some remarkable times on the board on his way to several top 3 individual finishes and a 2nd place team finish at the annual North American Challenge ...

 Open Water Beckons TSM Swimmers

Open Water Beckons Team Santa Monica Swimmers Team Santa Monica (TSM) swimmers took to the open water this summer, successfully representing Los Angeles County in Junior Lifeguard regional and nationa...

 Naples Island Swims

Ever wanted to try an open water race? Here's your chance! Date Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 9:00 AM local time Address Los Alamitos Bay 54th Pl. and Bayshore Ave. Fees $25.00 pre-registration, $35.00...

 TSM Fun Week Schedule

*** Lincoln Middle School - NO SCHEDULE CHANGES MONDAY-THURSDAY (LMS swimmers will meet the rest of the team at Will Rogers tower 15 on Friday)*** FUN WEEK SCHEDULE Tuesday (TODAY) - CCP and SMSC ...

 Sam Ruddy Achieves Junior National Standards at Sectional Championship

Fifteen of Team Santa Monica's finest athletes completed a success-filled five days of competition at the Summer Gold Sectional Championship in Santa Clarita. The group a...

 2010 Top 10 LCM Times

Rank Time P/F/T Athlete Age at Meet Swim Date Meet Name Girls 8 & Under 50 Free 1 47.05L F Gipson, Jennifer 7 05/29/2010 2010 CA Canyons BRW Memorial D 2 50.60L F Willick, Marin 8 05/02/2010 TSM BRW...

 TSM Jr Guards Qualify for L.A. County Regional Team

Congratulations to the following TSM swimmers for qualifying to represent Los Angeles County at the U.S. Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguards regional competition this Friday, July 23 in San Die...

 Ally St. Claire Joins TSM Coaching Staff

It gives us great pleasure to welcome Ally St. Claire to the TSM coaching staff! Ally joins us as an assistant in both the Blue group and Senior Development group at SMSC. A competitive swimme...

  Jesse Casso elected to the TSM Board

Dear Members of Team Santa Monica:?? The election ballots received for the Board vacancy were tallied on the evening of June 14, 2010 by myself and a neutral team parent. A total of 75 ballots were...

 Mattea Perrotta Joins TSM Coaching Staff

It gives us great pleasure to welcome Mattea Perrotta to the TSM Coaching Staff. Elder sister of current TSM swimmer Payton Perrotta, Mattea is a former TSM swimmer herself and is currently an unde...

 Notes from the 6/3 Parent Meeting

Dear TSM Parents: For those of you who were unable to attend last Thursday?s meeting, we wanted to share with you some of the findings. The purpose of the meeting was to provide a forum for paren...

 Cactus Classic Highlights Day 2

There were more positive performances on the second day of competition for TSM swimmers. Some of the highlights below. Gillian Caverly 5th ? 100fr 8th ? 100bk 13 th ? 100fl Jamie Dodd 3 rd ? 40...

 Cactus Classic Day 1 Highlights

Day 1 at the Cactus Classic had many excellent swims. Below is a sampling of some of the top performances. Gillian Caverly 3rd ? 50br 3 rd ? 100br Jamie Dodd 2 nd ? 200fr 15 th ? 100br Maxwell D...

 TSM Spring Fling Meet Results

Meet Results

 Early Summer Meet Results

Swim Torrance "March Madness" COLA BRW ROSE BRW

 TSM Bring Home Hardware From Committee Champs

Congratulations to ALL of the swimmers, parents, and friends who participated in the 2010 Pacific Committee Championship meet this weekend. The rain was not a deterrent, and we even got to enjoy some...

 TSM Earns Bronze Status in Club Excellence Program

Team Santa Monica has been selected as a Bronze Medal Club in the 2010 Club Excellence Program put on by USA Swimming. A description of the program from the USA Swimming website is below. The USA S...

 TSM Swimmers Make SCS Festival Teams

Anya Pertel (10&Un WEST), Jasmine Margetts (13-14 EAST), Payton Perrotta (13-14 EAST), Tristan Marsh (13-14 SOUTH) will take part in the SCS All Star Festival to be held February 28, 2010 at th...

 TSM Takes Eighth At Older JOs

When the water settled and the chlorine haze cleared at the 2010 Older Spring JOs this past weekend, Team Santa Monica (TSM) took eighth as a combined team, just one point of Boulder City Henderson (B...

 12&Un JO Competitiors Lay Foundation For TSM

Ten individual competitors competed for Team Santa Monica at the 12&Un "Younger" JOs which took place at the Belmont Olympic Plaza this past weekend. Three of the ten swimmers scored points for the t...

 Mini Meet Results

Mini Meet Results

 Pics from TSM Mini Meet

Thanks to all those who participated as either a volunteer, competitor or cheerleader during out Short Course Mini meet. We look forward to doing it again in the summer. Enjoy the attached pictures....

 Murez Returns to LA For Competition as a Cardinal

For those interested to see how TSM alum Andi Murez is doing as a collegiate swimmer, she will be competing in the following meets locally this weekend 1/29-30 with her Stanford teammates Friday 1/29:...

 National Teamers to Visit TSM

2000 Olympian Maddy Crippen and her brother Fran, a 2007 Pan Am Gold Medalist, will visit with TSM starting Friday, February 12, and will stay through Saturday the 13th. They will conduct a number of...

 TSM Picks Up Victories in Duel Competition

For the second time this year, a contingent of TSM swimmers managed to get the best of both the Santa Maria and Bakersfield Swim Clubs. TSM was unable to catch up to Clovis Swim Club and concluded th...

 Results from Q meet for Long Beach Grand Prix

Meet Results

 2009-10 TSM Scholarship

Thanks to a grant from the California Endowment, authored by TSM swimmer Isabel Casso, TSM is offering a scholarship to swimmers of African American and Latino descent to promote diversity in swimming...

 Lau selected for Pacific Coast All-Star Team

Andy Lau (14) has been selected as one of eight 13-14 boys who will be part of the 32-member So. California Swimming team that will participate in the 2009 Pacific Coast All Star meet. The meet will...

 Sectionals Results

Congratulations to the 20 swimmers who competed for Team Santa Monica during the 2009 CA/NV Sectional meet held at the Belmont Olympic Plaza in Long Beach, CA. Sectionals Results Report Relay Results ...

 TSM Earns Fourth Place at WAG

The TSM contingent of forty-one swimmers that competed in the Winter Age Group Championships this past weekend hosted by the Clark County Sandpipers, came home with a fourth place finish in the Combin...

 ROSE Holiday Surprise Results

Congratulations to all TSM swimmers who participated in the Rose Bowl Aquatics Holiday Surprise Meet at the AAF Rose Bowl Aquatic Center this weekend. Below is a link to the results report. Kudos t...

 Cranberry Classic Results

Congratulations to all TSM swimmers who achieved personal records and new time standards this weekend at the Cranberry Classic hosted by Canyons Aquatic Club at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. Resul...

 TSM Leaves Santa Maria with Two Victories

Forty-eight (48) swimmers made the trip to Santa Maria this past Saturday for first of the 2009 Tri-meet series meets. This year the Clovis Swim Club has been added to the mix. After a very competit...

 Margetts, Murez make NAG lists

The final 2008-09 Top Ten rankings are available on USA Swimming's website. Below are results for TSM Swimmers for the 2008-09 Long Course season. Jasmine Margetts ? 12 year old girls Event Ran...

 Results from Westside Meet

Congratulations to all swimmers who achieved new personal records and made new time standards this weekend. Results Report

 Sr Meet Results Report

See attached Results Report for Team Santa Monica swimmers at the SCS Short Course Sr. Meet hosted by Conejo Simi Aquatics 10/24-25/09 Results Report

 Meet Results from ZAP Spooktacular

The weather is always unpredictable when TSM travels up into the hills of Palos Verdes. In spite of the weather, the team managed to post some solid results. The report is attached below Results Rep...

 TSM Earns Split Decision versus TORR and ROSE

With a contingent of only 17 Sr and Sr. Development swimmers, TSM succumbed to a much larger group from Rose Bowl, but managed to defeat the team from Swim Torrance by six points. The Sr. Tri-meet too...

 TSM Swimmers Close Open Water Season with Solid Results

Team Santa Monica swimmers participated in both the Pacific Open Water Challenge 8/23 and the La Jolla Roughwater Swim (LJRWS) 9/12. Below are the results. The LJRWS results are particulary notable ...

 Team Santa Monica: One of SoCal's Elite Teams in 2008-09

Using the Virtual Club Championships (VCC) feature of the USA Swimming site, Team Santa Monica continues to grow into one of Southern California Swimming?s (SCS) better programs posting a 10th place f...

 Protecting Your Children from Flu Season

Families, this was sent by the director of the Culver City Plunge. Please take note of the preventitive measures suggested. This information is the latest information available from the Centers of Di...

 Mini Meet Results

Congrats to everyone that competed in the Mini Meet, it was a huge success!!!! Thank you to all the families that came to support the swimmers and help out. Can't wait for the next meet! TSM Intrasq...

 TSM Swimmers Set to Compete at Junior Guard Nationals

Isabel Casso, Nick DeVito, Tess King, Serafina King, Tiana Marsh, Tristan Marsh, and Meriel Mitsakos will leave for Ft. Lauderdale, FL to compete in the Jr. Lifeguard National Championships on Aug. 6....

 Swimmers Compete in Pier-to-Pier Swim

Congratulations to the TSM Swimmers who competed in the annual Pier-to-Pier swim this weekend with Coach Ryan.

 TSM Maccabi Athletes Come Home With Medals

At the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Team Santa Monica athletes Andi Murez, Zak Murez and Bailey Muchin all competed for Team USA and came home with more than just memories for their efforts. Below...

 Four TSM Swimmers Set to Compete in North American Challenge Cup

Jasmine Margetts (11-12 girls), Liliana Casso (13-14 girls), Jonathan Lait (15-16 boys), and Danny Fujinaka (17-18 boys) will all be a part of the Southern California team that will compete in the Nor...

 MINI MEET- BLUE 1/RED/PRE COMPETITIVE

Saturday August 1 MINI MEET BLUE 1 - RED - PC On Saturday August 1 we will be conducting a mini swim meet at SMC. Most of the older swimmers will be attending ...

 TSM Presence at Seal Beach Roughwater Swim

TSM had quite a good showing at the Seal Beach Roughwater Swim this morning. In the 1200-yard 13-14-year-old category, Matt Hammer came in 1st for Boys (2nd overall) and Meriel Mitsaskos came in 2nd ...

 Marsh, Gipson Earn Board Seats

Denise Marsh and Derek Gipson are the 2009 Board member-elects. Thanks to all of those who participated in the election this year.

 TSM Surges to Sixth Place Finish at Age Group Champs

Team Santa Monica turned in a strong weekend of competition in both the age group and senior ranks en route to a sixth place team finish at the 2009 June Age Group (JAG) Invitational hosted by Buenave...

 Top Times Updated

As we reach the end of our summer preparation meets, the Top Times have been updated. Please excuse the delay as we have been trying to retrieve results from the Tri-meet in Bakersfield without succe...

 Sun, Murez Headline LA City CIF meet

Venice HS swimmers George Sun and Andi Murez showcased their sprint speed at the 2009 LA City CIF Finals as each captured titles in two events and posted identical times in the 100fr (49.63). Along w...

 Excellent Turnout for Swim-A-Thon and Picture Day

82 Swimmers took to the pool Saturday for our annual Swim-A-Thon. Thanks to all those who helped plan and execute the event. We also appreciate those who donated post-swim snacks. Participation is...

 TSM Swimmers represent in CIF competition

CIF Week took place 5/11-17. Below is a wrap up of how our swimmers fared. Swimmers with asterik (*) competed in the CIF Masters meet 5/20/09 Division IV Name, School Events (place) Elena Yu, Cross...

 Murez Performs in International Competition

Andi Murez served as a fine ambassador for Team Santa Monica and America as she competed with the rest of the National Jr. Team at the Mel Zajac Jr International competition in Vancouver, Canada over ...

 TSM Swimmer successful in Germany

Isabella Siering (10) returned from Hannover, Germany with a new title under her belt. She won the 100 meter Butterfly in 1.32.26 and became the northern German champion in her age group in this event...

 TSM Swimmer going to Northern German Championship

Isabella Siering (10) will be heading to Hannover, Germany, this Thursday to swim in the Northern German Championship. Bella carries two passports (US/German) and qualified as a german citizen to swim...

 First Edition of LCM Top Times posted

Now that we have a couple of long course meets under our belt, we have some data to compile the Top Times so far from the long course season. As we get further into the Spring and Summer, we will inc...

 Top Times Updated following Comm Champs

As we close the book on the SCS short course calendar, the Top Times have been updated. Top Times 2.24.09

 TSM Claims Second at Pacific Committee Champs

Team Santa Monica (TSM) placed 2nd in the Gold division, made up of the largest teams in the Committee, at the 2009 Pacific Committee Championships held at the AAF Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. TSM came ...

 Top Times Updated

After a run of meet almost every weekend in January and February, the TOP TIMES have been updated Top Times 2.17.09

 Fujinaka, Murez lead the way in San Diego

Danny Fujinaka , had the swim of the weekend for TSM as he made his first NCSA Jr. National time standard in the 500 freestyle (4:39.09) on his way to placing 4th in the event. Andi Murez impressed...

 Casso selected for Western Zone Select Camp

On the heels of her Jr. Olympic swims this weekend, Liliana Casso has been selected for the 2009 Western Zone Select camp which will take place at SOKA University in Aliso Viejo, CA June 4-7. USA ...

 13&Over Swimmers Are a Presence at Older JOs

Matthew Wu lead the way for the Older JO swimmers scoring 80 points and posting top three finishes in both the 13-14 200br and 400IM. Liliana Casso had the swim of the meet for TSM, dropping 11 se...

 12&Un Swimmers Score at Younger Junior Olympics

Eighteen 12&Under swimmers competed in the Junior Olympics this weekend at the Belmont Olympic Plaza in Long Beach. Jasmine Margetts (11) led the charge by scoring in five out of the six events in wh...

 TSM Swimmers Rank Among the Best on 2008 Long Course Lists

Jasmine Margetts (11), Liliana Casso (13), and Andi Murez (16) ranked among the best in the country following the 2008 Long Course Meters (LCM) season. Jasmine ranked as the top eleven year-old fe...

 TSM Swimmers tabbed for 18th Maccabiah Games

Bailey Muchin (15), Andi Murez (16) and Zak Murez (19) have been selected to participate on the Maccabiah Games contingent that will travel to Israel for an Olympic-style competition July 12-23rd...

 Murez makes podium on first night of Grand Prix

Andi Murez kicked off the second night of the Grand Prix season by placing second in the 100 freestyle at the Speedo Grand Prix at Long Beach Saturday Night. Her time of 50.22 was a personal best dro...

 Grueling Schedule for TSM Swimmers at Pacific Coast All-Star Meet

Both Jasmine Margetts (12) and Matthew Wu (14) participated in some of the toughest events for their respective age groups as they represented So. California Swimming at the 2009 Pacific Coast All...

 TSM Swimmers Make Contributions to Swim Festival

Brendan Casey?s GREEN team bested Payton Perrotta?s BLUE team and Andy Lau?s RED team, but none were part of the victorious YELLOW team at the 2009 SCS Swim Festival. However, each swimm...

 Top Times Updated

Following the December Championnship Meets, the Top Times have been updated. If there are any problems or discrepancies, please e-mail Coach Jon ( jon.carroll2@gmail.com ) Top Times 1.7.09

 TSM Swimmers selected for So. Cal Swimming Festival Meet

Congratulations to Payton Perrotta, Brendan Casey and Andy Lau for being selected to participate in the SCS Festival Meet which will take place Saturday, January 10, at the Commerce Aquatorium

 Two TSM swimmers selected for Pacific Coast All-Star Team

Jasmine Margetts and Mattew Wu have been selected to be part of the thirty-two member So. Cal Swimming team which will face contingents from British Columbia, Oregon, Pacific and Pacific Northwest in...

 TSM has solid outing at Winter Invitational

Team Santa Monica had strong individual and relay swims throughout the 2008 Winter Invitational at the Belmont Olympic Plaza in Long Beach. Among the scorers were Andi Murez, Justin Yoshimaru and Lil...

 TSM has strong showing at the Winter AG Champs

Team Santa Monica placed third in the men?s, women?s and combined divisions of the 2008 Winter Age Group Championships held at the Cerittos Olympic Swim Center. A total of 59 athletes represented...

 TSM Picks up victories at Santa Maria

It was a good Saturday for the forty-three TSM swimmers who went up to Santa Maria on Saturday for simultaneous duel meets with Santa Maria Swim Club (SMSC) and Bakersfield Swim Club (BSC). When the ...

 TSM Victorious In Clash And Splash Dual Meet Versus ZAP

Team Santa Monica started off the 2008-09 season with a victory over the Zenith Aquatic Program (ZAP) in the inaugural Clash and Splash Dual Meet at the Santa Monica Swim Center. TSM amassed 1112.5...

 Murez Selected For National Jr. Team

Based on her performances at Junior Nationals, Andi Murez has been selected for the 2008-09 National Junior Team. She will travel to Vancouver, Canada for a meet May 20-25.

 Meriel Mitsakos

Meriel Mitsakos participated in the challenging Waikiki Roughwater Swim during the Labor Day weekend and placed 2nd in her age group (13-14). She placed 92nd overall out of about 750 swimmers. Her t...

 TSM Swimmers Take On LaJolla Rough Water Swim

Tristan Marsh, Tiana Marsh, Jamie Dodd and Max Dodd all participated in the 2008 edition of the La Jolla Rough Water Swim held September 7, 2008 in the LaJolla Cove. 294 Junior competitors took to th...

 Murez, Shilton Compete At Jr. Nationals In Minnesota

Andi Murez checked off another one of her goals for the summer by achieving three National Jr. Team time standards during the 2008 Junior National Championships at the University of Minnesota. In th...

 TSM Grabs Sixth Place At Jr. Olympics

Team Santa Monica finished one of its most successful Jr. Olympic campaigns in many years with a 6th place finish at the Summer JOs hosted by Canyons Aquatic Club. On the final day of competition, r...