Summer Schedules Posted for Swim and Water Polo

      The summer schedule is about to go into full swing.  Beginning June 15th the La Mirada Armada will switch to the summer schedule for 2009.  It is expected that more than 400 swimmers and water-polo players will take part in this summer's competitive programming.  For a complete list of all summer programs and schedules ... Click here for the complete schedule

2009 CIF Competition Comes to a Close

The high school aged swimmers of the Armada put their plentiful talent on display at the 2009 CIF Swimming Championships this past weekend at the Mt SAC College pool.

In Division 4, Henry Shieh and Madeline Chavira started the show off with nice performances. Henry, a junior at San Dimas High finished 5^th in the 200 IM in a 2:05.7 and 11^th in the 100 Fly, 58.03.  Madeline, a freshman at St Josephs won the consolation finals of the 500 free with a 5:34.0 and placed 12th in the 200 free with her best time, 2:06.50. Click here for the rest of the story

Armada Up to Challenge at the Grand Challenge

The Irvine Grand Challenge brought teams from Tennessee, Texas, Arizona and California to compete for prize money and prizes in an unusual format.  The La Mirada athletes were outstanding throughout the meet.  Only the top four make the Super Final at the Grand Challenge.  Armada athletes appeared in six of the Super finals.  Led by Samantha Shellem with three, Kirstie Chen with two and Kylie Garcia with one.  Jessica Marsh followed those great performances with three swims in the A final and Brennan Jacobsen with two.       Click here for detail

Alyssa Shew Leads the Nation

As of May 10th, Alyssa Shew continues to lead the nation in the 12 year old 200M Breaststroke.  Since she has just aged up to the 13-14 age-group, it will be fun to see if she can hold on to her position through the rest of the long course season.    Click here for detail

Austin Grand Prix Treats the Armada to a Little Texas Hospitality

Twelve of the La Mirada Armada's best athletes traveled to the great state of Texas for the third Grand Prix stop on the USA swimming circuit.  The meet served as a championship conclusion to the first half of the year for the Armada.  Samantha Shellem led the way with her second and third place finish in the 800 and 400 free respectively.  The Armada's women's relays were a highlight throughout the meet and scored the bulk of the points needed for the Armada's fourth place finish in the meet.      Click here for detail