Congratulations to the X-Cel swimmers who competed at the Eastern Zones Championship meet on August 11-14 at Buffalo, NY!!

For results from Zones, click here. For photos from Zones, click here.

Jesse Applegate was highlighted as one of the talented recruits joining Rutgers swimming. To read the article, click here.

For photos from Junior Olympics on July 30 - August 1 at Rutgers, click here.

Registration of returning swimmers and approved sibling swimmers for the 2004-2005 short course season is due by Tuesday, July 20th. To register, submit copies of the new Registration Form and the new Medical Form along with your deposit. Both an electronic copy and a signed paper copy of each form need to be received by the team. For more information, click here.

Congratulations swimmers, coaches, and parents!! X-Cel Swimming has been recognized by USA Swimming as a 2004 National Silver Medal team as part of their Club Excellence Program. Thanks to a combination of the performance of our swimmers, the qualifications of our coaches, the involvement of the swimmers' parents, and the charitable work done by the team, X-Cel is one of only about 50 swim clubs of the 2,900 clubs in the USA to receive this award. The USA Swimming Excellence in Club Swimming Program is a voluntary program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to excellence in operation, performance, and the support and development of USA Swimming. For more information about the program and to view the complete listing of Gold, Silver, and Bronze teams, click here.

Shoulder flexibility is the key to several aspects of swimming, including proper butterfly. For an article that illustrates a simple and fun way for swimmers to increase their shoulder flexibility, click here.

Please note that the circle in front of DeNunzio is off limits to cars because of the amount of foot-traffic there. Please do not use the traffic circle to drop off or pick up swimmers. Princeton University security guards will be posted there periodically taking license plate numbers so, please, do not use the circle.