Sunkist swimmers were honored at the annual Mississippi Swimming Top 5 Awards Banquet. Swimmers from across the state were recognized for their achievements over the past year. Sunkist took home 30 Top 5 awards in multiple events and three swimmers were honored as Most Outstanding Swimmer for their age group. Sunkist state record breakers were also recognized with 41 state records broken! Mississippi Swimming Most Outstanding Swimmer Michael Robinson (8&under boys) Eien McGee (11-12 boys) Jack Smithson (13-14 boys) Mississippi Swimming Top 5 8&under Lauren Balfour Nicholas Derrick Caugran Fowler...

Sunkist has achieved Level 3 Club Recognition from USA Swimming! Sunkist is the highest recognized club in Mississippi and the only club to have reached Level 3. USA Swimming's Club Recognition program is a thorough, comprehensive process that recognizes four levels of achievement across four component areas deemed critical to long-term club success, basing achievement in the following categories: Business and Organizational Development Parent and Volunteer Development Coach Development and Education Athlete Development and Achievement I want to thank all our coaches, board members, officials and volunteers for helping us...

Sunkist swimmers smash previous team high for STATE RECORDS broken surpassing last year's 16 state records with an amazing 41 state records broken in the 2012-2013 season! Sunkist broke more state records than any other team in the state. SWIMYAH!!! Congrats to all our record breakers that reached new heights with some amazing swims this past season! 13-14 boys LCM 200 fly: Jack Smithson (Southern Zone Age Group Championships) 11-12 boys LCM 100 fly: Eien McGee (CTA Spring Fling) 17-18 boys SCM 800 free: Marlan McElroy (MSA Swim Into Spring)...

Congrats to Sunkist swimmers participating in end of season zone champs meets: Eien McGee, Jack Smithson, Ralph Moore, Marlan McElroy, Anthony Santangelo and Kate Murphy. At Age Group Zones, Jack Smithson led Team Mississippi with most points scored of all Mississippi Swimmers and broke the LC state record in the 200 fly with a 2:13.00 to take bronze! At SZ Sr Champs, Kate Murphy medaled in 4 events and scored 14th most points of all girls in the meet with a limited program and several new personal best times. Marlan...

Sunkist rises to THIRD PLACE at LC State! Congrats to everyone, we swam hard all weekend and really put forth a great TEAM effort. Caps off to second place team SWAT for stepping up to our challenge and holding us off in the last session. Sunkist rocked the meet each day with some amazing races! We scored more points than we were projected to score and rose up from placing fourth place last long course state to placing third this season—way to go, TEAM! TEAM BANNER WINNERS: 1. MMST 2....

Sunkist OTC Trip 2013 Coach Recap by David Orr Head Coach Sunkist Swim Team (See video clips from trip on YouTube) This summer, I had the privilege of taking 15 swimmers to the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for 10 days of altitude training, team building and swimmer education. It was an amazing trip to a special place. Our swimmers represented the best of Sunkist and behaved like champions. Our focus and commitment was at an all-time high. We got our work done at OTC and had some...

Sunkist repeats as champions in Vicksburg, winning the 2013 Stamm Family SC & LC Invitational and the Splash For Cash bonus money for the second year in a row! Thanks again to Vicksburg Swim Association for hosting another fun-in-the-sun meet! SC RESULTS LC RESULTS Congrats to Noah Derrick getting his first sectionals cuts in the 50 fly and 100 IM! Super congrats to Sunkist high point winners! Short Course High Point: 9-10 Annabelle Elsner Noah Derrick 8&under Lauren Balfour Nicholas Derrick Long Course High Point: 13-14 Paige Kessler Jack Smithson...

Sunkist Seniors and Juniors hang tough at the annual Holiday 500 tournament! Swimmers competed in tournament format with brackets selected randomly by computer. Each race pits swimmer against swimmer, with the slower swimmer getting a head start based on best times. Most races come down to the last lap with the winner decided by who touches the wall first! Congrats to finalists James Rodriguez and Conner Shearer for making it all the way to the final race!! BIG BRAVO and SUPER CONGRATS to Conner Shearer for winning the Holiday 500!...

Sunkist shoots lights out in Memphis at the Gil Stovall BBQ Shootout! Sunkist swimmers continue to improve and put in the work in the middle of long course season, swimming multiple events and also participating in the exciting shootout tournament within the meet. Congrats to shootout advancers Jack Smithson, Eien McGee, Marlan McElroy, Sarah Kathryn Berry, Paige Kessler and Kate Murphy! What a performance by Kate Murphy as she dominates the 50 Fly Shootout races to take FIRST PLACE! Kate improved 2 tenths each round of the tournament, turning in...

Dave Thomas, Sports Development Consultant/Southern Zone for USA Swimming, stopped by Sunkist to provide club development services for our swimmers and parents. Always informative and entertaining, Dave led an ATHLETE TALK workshop with our Senior swimmers and parents of Seniors. The engaging discussion covered the four personal cornerstones swimmers can improve upon: attitude, sleep, nutrition and hydration. Dave also talked about goal setting, getting back on track, taking ownership of training and performance, and much more. Dave held a PARENT PRESENTATION which covered wide-ranging topics including the role of supportive...