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{{short description|American swim club}}
{{Infobox swim team
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| clubname = Saint Petersburg Aquatics
| image = File:SPA LOGO.png
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| short name = SPA
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| city = [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Florida]], United States
| home pool = Northshore Aquatic Complex
| swimheadcoach = Fred Lewis
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'''Saint Petersburg Aquatics''' (SPA) is a year-round competitive swim team located at Northshore Aquatic Complex in [[Saint Petersburg, Florida]]. The club has been awarded the Bronze Medal status by [[USA Swimming]], designating St. Petersburg Aquatics as one of the top 200 clubs in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2023/10/29/2024-club-excellence-results |title=2023-2024 Club Excellence Results |publisher=[[USA Swimming]] | date=October 29, 2023 |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> SPA has produced four olympic gold medalists and numerous collegiate level swimmers, Olympic Trial Swimmers, and Team USA swimmers.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |[[File:SPA LOGO.png|thumb|SPA Logo]]
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| colspan="2" style="background:#2b72a9; text-align:center;"|'''Club Information'''
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!&nbsp;&nbsp;Location
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Florida]]
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!&nbsp;&nbsp;Home Pools
|&nbsp;&nbsp;Northshore Aquatic Complex, [[Saint Petersburg, Florida]]
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Green]], [[White]]
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| colspan="2" style="background:#2b72a9; text-align:center;"|'''Swimming Information'''
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!&nbsp;&nbsp;Head Coach
|&nbsp;&nbsp;Fred Lewis
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!&nbsp;&nbsp;Website
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|&nbsp;&nbsp;{{URL|https://www.teamunify.com/team/flstpa/page/home}}
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==Locations==
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{{short description|American swim club}}
Saint Petersburg Aquatics' main pool is located within the Northshore Aquatic Complex. During summer, Saint Petersburg Aquatics offers practices at other various area pools.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
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'''Saint Petersburg Aquatics''' (SPA) is a year round competitive swim team located at Northshore Aquatic Complex in [[Saint Petersburg, Florida|Saint Petersburg]], [[Florida]]. The club has previously been awarded the Bronze Medal status by USA Swimming, designating St. Petersburg Aquatics as one of the top 200 clubs in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamunify.com/team/flstpa/page/news/team-records |title=Saint Petersburg Aquatics |work=www.teamunify.com |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> SPA has produced a number of collegiate level swimmers, Olympic Trial Swimmers, and Team USA swimmers.
===Prominent SPA Swimmers===
[[Robert Finke]] is one of Saint Petersburg Aquatics' previous swimmers. Robert now swims for the [[University of Florida]] and has set many records, like the American/NCAA/SEC record in the 1,650 Free, with a time of 14:12.08.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Finke |title=Robert Finke |work=en.wikipedia.org |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>


==Notable swimmers==
[[Melanie Margalis]] swam for Saint Petersburg Aquatics while she was in high school. Melanie was a three-time state champion, holding the state record in the 200-yard IM, and was named to the National Youth Championship Team. She then went to swim for [[Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving]]. In 2016, Melanie won the gold medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] with the U.S. women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team.
[[Bobby Finke]] is a previous swimmer for Saint Petersburg Aquatics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/07/05/bobby-finkes-best-day-ever-in-tampa-bay|title=Bobby Finke's best day ever in Tampa Bay|publisher=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|date=July 5, 2024|last=San Felice|first=Selene}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abcactionnews.com/sports/its-still-a-dream-proud-dad-reacts-to-clearwaters-bobby-finke-winning-gold-medal|title='It's still a dream': Proud dad reacts to Clearwater's Bobby Finke winning gold medal|publisher=[[WFTS-TV]]|date=July 29, 2021|last=Burger|first=Kyle}}</ref> He won gold medals in the 800m and 1500m freestyle at the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]].<ref name="NBC SPORTS">{{Cite web|url=https://stream.nbcolympics.com/swimming-us-trials-day-8-finals|title=U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Day 8 Finals|website=stream.nbcolympics.com|access-date=July 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Meet the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team for Tokyo |publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/meet-2021-us-olympic-swim-team|date=June 23, 2021|last=Giordano|first=Katie|access-date=June 30, 2021|language=en}}</ref> Finke won the gold medal in the 1500m freestyle in [[world record]] time at the [[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]] in [[Paris]], as well as the silver medal in the 800m freestyle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40725131/us-swimmer-bobby-finke-sets-world-record-wins-1500-meters|title=U.S swimmer Bobby Finke, 4x100 women's relay set world records|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>


[[Melanie Margalis]] swam for Saint Petersburg Aquatics while she was in high school. She won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle at the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. She is also the sister of [[Robert Margalis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://northeastjournal.org/st-petersburg-swimming-in-olympic-gold/ |title=St. Petersburg Swimming in Olympic Gold |work=Northeast Journal |date=September 9, 2016|last=Hopkins|first=Sara|access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
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==References==

[[Nicole Haislett]] grew up swimming for Saint Petersburg Aquatics from age 6 through high school. She won three gold medals in the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona in the 200m freestyle, 400m medley relay, and 400m free relay.

[[Megan Romano]] is an American competition swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events. She swam for Fred Lewis on Saint Petersburg Aquatics before becoming a [[Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving|Georgia Bulldog]].<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Olympic Hopeful Megan Romano |url=https://southfloridaaquaticclub.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/u-s-olympic-hopeful-megan-romano-joins-south-florida-aquatic-clubs-proflo-group/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=South Florida Aquatic Club |type=Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 17, 2013 |title=U.S. national team swimmer Megan Romano returns home to St. Petersburg, holds clinic for kids |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/swimmingpreps/us-national-team-swimmer-megan-romano-returns-home-to-st-petersburg-holds/2137003/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 3, 2021 |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}</ref>

[[Robert Margalis]] swam for Saint Petersburg Aquatics and is also the brother of [[Melanie Margalis]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/checking-in-with-robert-margalis/ |title=Checking In With Robert Margalis |magazine=[[Swimming World]] |date=July 30, 2010 |last=Shimberg|first=Reed|access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>

[[Joshua McQueen]] swam for Saint Petersburg Aquatics. In 2017, McQueen broke the nearly 20 year old Saint Petersburg city record for the 200 yard freestyle. The same day, McQueen also broke the record for the 500 yard freestyle.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/swimmingpreps/HomeTeam-Hot-Shot-winners-Chloe-Grimme-and-Joshua-McQueen_161710653/ |url-access=subscription |title=HomeTeam Hot Shot winners: Chloe Grimme and Joshua McQueen |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=October 16, 2017|last=Putnam|first=Bob|access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joshmcqueenswims.com/ |title=Joshua McQueen swims |website=Josh McQueen Swims |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>

==Coaches==
Saint Petersburg Aquatics' head coach is Fred Lewis, joining the program in 1988. Lewis was previously the head men's coach at the [[University of Pittsburgh]]..<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/flstpa/page/system/coaches |title=SPA Coaches |website=gomotionapp.com |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/florida/stpete/fred-lewis-sets-the-gold-standard-for-local-swimmers |title=Fred Lewis Sets the Gold Standard for Local Swimmers |website=Patch |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

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== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{URL|https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/flstpa/page/home|Official web site}}

[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Florida]]
[[Category:Swim teams in the United States]]
[[Category:Sports in St. Petersburg, Florida]]

Latest revision as of 17:46, 18 November 2024

Saint Petersburg Aquatics
Club information
Short nameSPA
CitySaint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Home pool(s)Northshore Aquatic Complex
Swimming
Head coachFred Lewis

Saint Petersburg Aquatics (SPA) is a year-round competitive swim team located at Northshore Aquatic Complex in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The club has been awarded the Bronze Medal status by USA Swimming, designating St. Petersburg Aquatics as one of the top 200 clubs in the country.[1] SPA has produced four olympic gold medalists and numerous collegiate level swimmers, Olympic Trial Swimmers, and Team USA swimmers.

Locations

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Saint Petersburg Aquatics' main pool is located within the Northshore Aquatic Complex. During summer, Saint Petersburg Aquatics offers practices at other various area pools.[citation needed]

Notable swimmers

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Bobby Finke is a previous swimmer for Saint Petersburg Aquatics.[2][3] He won gold medals in the 800m and 1500m freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4][5] Finke won the gold medal in the 1500m freestyle in world record time at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, as well as the silver medal in the 800m freestyle.[6]

Melanie Margalis swam for Saint Petersburg Aquatics while she was in high school. She won a gold medal in the 4×200 m freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She is also the sister of Robert Margalis.[7]

Nicole Haislett grew up swimming for Saint Petersburg Aquatics from age 6 through high school. She won three gold medals in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in the 200m freestyle, 400m medley relay, and 400m free relay.

Megan Romano is an American competition swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events. She swam for Fred Lewis on Saint Petersburg Aquatics before becoming a Georgia Bulldog.[8][9]

Robert Margalis swam for Saint Petersburg Aquatics and is also the brother of Melanie Margalis.[10]

Joshua McQueen swam for Saint Petersburg Aquatics. In 2017, McQueen broke the nearly 20 year old Saint Petersburg city record for the 200 yard freestyle. The same day, McQueen also broke the record for the 500 yard freestyle.[11][12]

Coaches

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Saint Petersburg Aquatics' head coach is Fred Lewis, joining the program in 1988. Lewis was previously the head men's coach at the University of Pittsburgh..[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-2024 Club Excellence Results". USA Swimming. October 29, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  2. ^ San Felice, Selene (July 5, 2024). "Bobby Finke's best day ever in Tampa Bay". Axios.
  3. ^ Burger, Kyle (July 29, 2021). "'It's still a dream': Proud dad reacts to Clearwater's Bobby Finke winning gold medal". WFTS-TV.
  4. ^ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Day 8 Finals". stream.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Giordano, Katie (June 23, 2021). "Meet the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team for Tokyo". NBC Olympics. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S swimmer Bobby Finke, 4x100 women's relay set world records". ESPN. August 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Sara (September 9, 2016). "St. Petersburg Swimming in Olympic Gold". Northeast Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "U.S. Olympic Hopeful Megan Romano". South Florida Aquatic Club (Blog). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  9. ^ "U.S. national team swimmer Megan Romano returns home to St. Petersburg, holds clinic for kids". Tampa Bay Times. August 17, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Shimberg, Reed (July 30, 2010). "Checking In With Robert Margalis". Swimming World. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Putnam, Bob (October 16, 2017). "HomeTeam Hot Shot winners: Chloe Grimme and Joshua McQueen". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Joshua McQueen swims". Josh McQueen Swims. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  13. ^ "SPA Coaches". gomotionapp.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "Fred Lewis Sets the Gold Standard for Local Swimmers". Patch. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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