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Sunkist soars to THIRD place team finish at MSI Short Course State Championships! Sunkist 10&unders swam lights out in the mornings and our 11&up swimmers lit up finals each night with more than a few spectacular swims. Sunkist scored more points than seeded to score and 700 more points than last year to overtake Biloxi for third place. It was a TEAM effort all the way! MSI Team Banner Winners: 1. MMST 2. SWAT 3. SUNS 4. BEST 5. SCSO RESULTS Sunkist STATE RECORD: Eien McGee – 11-12 boys SCY...

Sunkist shines in Atlanta breaking 6 team records and 3 state records! Super congrats to Eien McGee whose record-breaking swims in the 100 IM and 50 fly broke into USA Swimming’s ALL-TIME TOP 100 for 11-12 year-olds. Eien’s 50 fly swim ranks the 19th fastest ever and his 100 IM ranks 17th all time. Way to swim, Eien! New State Times: Josie Elsner, Caughran Fowler, Wes Fowler, Mayrant Gonwa, Emily Herrington, Emma Orr, Farrah Pitts, Michael Robinson, Taylor Williams and Josh Williamson. New Sectionals Times: Chikashi Kano, Annabelle Elsner Team...

Sunkist dashes through trifecta of holiday meets, swimming back-to-back-to-back meets with great success! Santa’s BEST - RESULTS Sunkist finishes 4th overall in Biloxi out of 20 teams—missing the third place trophy by only 2 points! Sunkist 10&under swimmers stole the show, leading the team with most best times and state qualifying times achieved with Abigail Starnes capturing 4 state times! Sunkist also broke one state record, congrats to Eien McGee! Sunkist record breaker: 11-12 boys SCY 200 breaststroke – Eien McGee Sunkist Sprint To Christmas - RESULTS Sunkist dominates the...

A proud annual tradition, Sunkist Swim Team partners with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to serve as a collection center for Toys for Tots donations. Leading up to the annual Sunkist Sprint To Christmas swim meet, Sunkist swimmers collect new unwrapped toys to benefit children in need. Teams and swimmers participating in the meet also help by bringing toy donations to the competition. This holiday season, Sunkist collected a record number of toys, filling up five boxes at the Flowood YMCA. Marines accepted the items on Monday, Dec. 10, and...

Sunkist swimmers recognized as top ranked of 2011-2012 at the annual Mississippi Swimming Awards Banquet with special guest Olympian Aaron Peirsol. Swimmers from across the state were awarded on Saturday night for final national and state rankings. Sunkist celebrated 21 swimmers honored for their Top 5 state rankings with Eien McGee receiving top national honors. Sunkist swimmers also recognized with 16 state records broken during the 2011-2012 seasons. Eien McGee won Outstanding Swimmer for 11-12 Boys finishing with eleven USA Swimming Top 10 national times—ranked #1 in the nation in...

Sunkist swims great out of state at the BSL Cranberry Classic in Birmingham! Sunkist finishes 4th overall out of 13 teams, winning 3 of the 6 high point awards. TEAM SCORES Sunkist breaks 9 TEAM RECORDS and 3 STATE RECORDS! Super congrats to our STATE record breakers Ralph Moore and Eien McGee! Ralph breaks the 100 breaststroke record for 13-14 boys with a 1:01.60—a top 5 time in the nation! Eien also sets a new mark in the 100 breast for 11-12 boys with a 1:06.96 and breaks his own...

Records fall in Meridian at the MSA Fall Invitational! Sunkist wins short course meters meet and leads all teams with 12 STATE RECORDS broken! Congrats to Sunkist high point winners: Katie Peterson & Bella Ward Lorence - 6&under girls – tie Nicholas Derrick - 6&under boys Caroline Oliphant - 8&under girls Chikashi Kano - 11-12 boys Sarah Kathryn Berry - Senior girls Super Congrats to Sunkist record breakers: 8 & Under girls SCM 25 back: Caroline Oliphant 8 & Under girls SCM 50 back: Caroline Oliphant Open girls SCM 50...

Sunkist wins first meet of the season and dominates high point awards! Sunkist places first out of 8 teams from Mississippi, Louisiana and New York. Sunkist swimmers set a sizzling pace with 81.33% best times! Congrats to Eien McGee! Eien breaks the STATE RECORD in the 11-12 boys 50 breaststroke and 100 butterfly. Great swims, Eien! Sunkist almost sweeps high point awards, winning 11 of 12 awards! Congrats to all our high point winners: Bella Ward Lorence - 6&under girls Nicholas Derrick - 6&under boys Caroline Oliphant - 8&under girls...

Sunkist coaches spend the weekend in Dallas, TX, attending coaching clinics presented by USA Swimming and American Swimming Coaches Association. Coach Erica , Coach Kate and Coach Alyssa participated in 14 workshops over 3 days with 120 other coaches from around the region. Special thanks to Dave Thomas, Scott Colby and MJ Truex for leading an impressive program of entertaining discussions on all things swimming. The girls took extensive notes and made many new friends in the swimming community. Sunkist is fully committed to supporting ongoing coach education. By providing...

Sunkist swimmers set new team high with 16 state records broken in the 2011-2012 season: 11-12 boys 200 LCM free: Eien McGee 11-12 boys 100 LCM back: Eien McGee 11-12 boys 200 LCM free: Eien McGee 11-12 boys 200 yards free relay: Conner Shearer, Chikashi Kano, Jack Smithson, Eien McGee 11-12 boys 400 SCM freestyle: Jack Smithson 9-10 girls 400 SCM freestyle: Annabelle Elsner 11-12 boys 200 SCM freestyle: Eien McGee 11-12 boys 200 SCM breaststroke: Conner Shearer 11-12 boys 100 SCM backstroke: Jack Smithson 11-12 boys 200 SCM butterfly:...