Olympic hopefuls: Meet and help some of the nation's best swimmers get to the gold By ELIZABETH KELLAR Friday, June 8, 2012 The Summer Olympics officially begin in July, but Southwest Floridians can dive into the excitement early at the 2nd Annual T2 Aquatics Golf Tournament this Saturday at the Quarry in North Naples. The event will give attendees a chance to meet local Olympic hopefuls who train with T2 Aquatics, a year-round USA Swimming Club and race team that's based at the YMCA Norris Aquatic Center in North Naples....

Via www.swimutopia.com  (Click the link for the Video!)   Swim Uptopia April 27, 2012 Just a little dryland at todays practice. HARCORE HOPSCOTCH! Single foot hops, double foot hops, big jumps, twisting jumps, fast jumps, jumping jacks, squat jumps!  Everyone seemed to get sweaty after this one! Enjoy!

NAPLES - Friday afternoon, we met some Collier swimmers who could be the next Olympians. We got a sneak peek of their rigorous training as they hope for the chance to make the team and become world champions. Erika Erndl says she's headed straight for the gold. Well, at least that's the goal. "For me, when I step up to the blocks, I know that I've done everything that I can to prepare," she said. Those preparations start in the pool at the T2 Aquatics Center and they happen seven days...

  NAPLES — It might be a way off, but Naples could soon join the list of elite Olympic training spots in the United States. Local swim club T2 Aquatics is doing its best to become a training ground for the country’s top swimmers. Judging by the collection of talent assembled by coach Paul Yetter, T2 might some day be mentioned in the same breath as Michael Phelps’ North Baltimore Aquatics Club. Six T2 athletes have qualified for USA Swimming’s Olympic team trials this summer in Omaha, Neb. The group, which...

USA Swimming Grand Prix, Indianapolis: Dana Vollmer Doubles; Micah Lawrence, Clark Burckle Move to Second in World in Breaststrokes --  March 29, 2012    INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 29. THE USA Swimming Grand Prix at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI featured some outstanding performances across the board, including a pair of runner-up times in terms of world rankings.  Women's 400 free  Following a third-place finish in the 100 free, NBAC's Allison Schmitt doubled with a victorious 4:06.94 in the middle distance event. That swim is a second off her eighth-ranked...

  Florida All Star Meet March 24-25, 2012 Ft. Pierce, Florida   Congratulations to the members of T2 who have qualified for the Florida All Star Meet this weekend in Ft. Pierce!  At this meet the Florida Swimming LSC will take on the Florida Gold Coast LSC in a 14&Under Dual Meet.   10&Under Girls:  Madi Baron 11-12 Boys:  Wyatt Kellett, Matthew Limbacher 13-14 Girls:  Elise Haan 13-14 Boys:  Shawn Lemarie, Rip Lyster, Eric Ordaz Also Congratulations to Coach Tom who has been selected as a member of the Florida...

Congratulations to T2 Aquatics' Lisa Blackburn, who recently was named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year for 2011!  Lisa won 2 Gold Medals at the 2011 Carribean Swimming Championships, and at the 2011 USA Winter Nationals Lisa swam a time in the 100 Breaststroke which was faster than the current Master's World Record in her Age Group. Check out the link here:  2011 Bermuda Athlete's of the Year

T2 has broken several records this season in SCY, SCM and LCM. Most recently, Elizabeth Pelton broke 6 Florida Records at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championship Meet on February 17-19, 2012 in Plantation, Florida. 17-18     Women’s            100 Free               48.29 17-18     Women’s            200 Free               1:43.42 17-18     Women’s            100 Back               51.87 17-18     Women’s            200 Back               1:49.17 17-18     Women’s            200 IM                   1:53.92 Open     Women’s            200 IM                  1:53.92   At Summer Nationals on August 2-6, 2011 Anne-Marie Botek set the Open 50 Freestyle LCM Florida LSC Record with a...

Head Coach Paul Yetter of T2 Aquatics talks about his coaching philosophy and the importance of managing athletes' expectations for success.  Check out the video HERE

BY MIKE GUSTAFSON//CORRESPONDENT via www.usaswimming.org She was an hour and a half late for our interview. I don’t blame her. She was in the midst of unpacking after across-country move, settling into her new Naples, Fla., apartment. Just six months before the Olympic Trials, Katie Hoff has changed teams, locations and coaches. She’s tried the East Coast. She’s tried the West Coast. Now she’s trying the Gulf Coast.    Read more.....