Chili Cook-Off!

SAVE THE DATE! TIBU Booster Club's 1st Annual Chili Cook-Off will be held on Saturday, October 2nd at 7 p.m. in the Lakelands Clubhouse. Hot chili, cold beer, and prizes for the best entries! So m...

 Practice Friday 9/3

Just a reminder: Today's practice schedule is different than the other days of the week. All Friday practices are at MC-Rockville in September: Sr. Comp & 13-14 Comp: 4:00-5:30 at MC-Rockville Jr...

 Parking at MC-Rockville

If your child practices at MC-Rockville, you will need a parking permit ! On the first day you take your child to practice there, please get a parking permit from the pool office staff. You will ne...

 Practice Start Dates

It's almost time... Do you know when your first practice is? SENIOR COMPETITION: Tuesday, August 31 13-14 COMPETITION: Tuesday, August 31 JUNIOR COMPETITION: Tuesday, August 31 SENIOR PREP: Monday...

 WATCH PAN PACS ONLINE

If you want to see some FAST swimming, tune in to www.swimnetwork.com from August 18th to 22nd to watch the Pan-Pacific Championships. There is a link on our home page that will take you directly t...

 FALL GEAR AVAILABLE AT TEAM STORE

TIBU GEAR IS NOW AVAILABLE! Please visit the TEAM STORE (tab at the top of our home page) to purchase all of your TIBU gear for the fall. Once you have accessed the TEAM STORE link, click on th...

 Kick-Off Picnic August 30th

FUN, FOOD & FRIENDS! Come join us at Waters Landing from 4:30-7:30 for a good time! Sign up and additional information under the EVENTS tab.

 Parent Meeting August 29th

We will have our first parent meeting on Sunday, August 29th, at 4:00 at the Lakelands clubhouse. We urge all parents to join us! At the conclusion of the regular meeting, we ask that parents of ...

 MC-Rockville & Final Regular Season TIBU Practice

I have recieved word that Montgomery College pool will remain closed today because of the continued issues with the power on campus. Therefore tonights practices will be cancelled. Tomorrow morning ma...

 MC-Rockville Remains Closed

MC-Rockville will remain closed today due to the continued power outage in the area. Therefore all practices for that site will be cancelled. Swimmers are invited to attend North Creek practice on Wed...

 CPM location change TUESDAY, 7/27

We just heard from the East pool that they are closing due to an improperly functioning pump. Therefore, Cloppers Mill lessons tonight will be at the West pool! So sorry for all of the confusion...

 Evening Practice @ MC-Rockville

The Montgomery College Rockville Campus will be closed today due to the power outage. Therefore tonights practice is cancelled. We will update the site and send an email as soon as we have more infor...

 North Creek has power!

Although there have been widespread power outages in our area, there is power at the North Creek pool; therefore, the pool is able to open, and there WILL be practice as normal tomorrow morning.

 Important Age Group Champs Information

All, The remainder of PVS LC Age Group Championships will be held at Audrey Moore Rec Center. 8110 Braddock Road, Annandale, VA 22003 All Events will be TIMED FINALS. Friday 13-14 warm up is scheduled...

 practice schedule change 7/22 & 7/23

Due to Age Group Champs this weekend, the practice schedule for Thursday, July 22nd, and Friday, July 23rd, has been slightly changed: Thursday, 7/22 : NO MORNING PRACTICE AT QUINCE ORCHARD--Please ...

 change in Age Group Champs schedule

Please note that the session times for Age Group Champs have been CHANGED: Thursday, Friday and Sunday changes: 13-14 Session: WU 6:00-6:50, Events 7:00 11-12 Session: WU 10:00-10:40, Events 10:50...

 Lakelands Make-up Swim Lesson Friday

Lakelands swim lessons were canceled on Monday, July 12th, due to thunderstorms. There will be a make-up class this Friday, July 16: same time, same place.

 Water Restriction Lifted, QO reopens

With the lifting of the water restriction that closed Quince Orchard on Tuesday, all practices will resume their normal schedule Thursday morning, July 8.

 July 5th Practice location Change

Because of the federal holiday on Monday the 5th. Montgomery College Rockville will be closed. We will move practice to Cloppers Mill East starting at 7:00pm for this day. The pool is located in Ge...

 Practice Time Change For North Creek

Starting Wednesday June 30th practices at North Creek will begin at 5:15am and end at 7:30am. The added 15min will be used to help get the pool turned over from SCM to LCM and back without sacrificing...

 FALL REGISTRATION begins June 10th

Online registration for our FALL 2010 TIBU programs begins tomorrow, June 10! All of our schedules, program descriptions, and prices are now available at www.swimtibu.com We are pleased to offer...

 TIBURONES SUMMER VIDEO CLINICS

TIBURONES SUMMER VIDEO CLINICS · Intensive technique instruction · Personal videotaping · Individual feedback and evaluation · Coached by Jorge Silva & Nathan Mea...

 TIBU 1st Annual Awards Picnic

TIBU 1st Annual Awards Picnic - Saturday May 23rd 3:30-6pm All TIBU swimmers from our fall and spring sessions are invited to attend; although if you are not registered for a May/Summer program you ...

 TIBU Gear on Sale Now!

TIBU Gear on Sale Now! Have you seen the new Team Store on our website? There are many TYR items with great discounts of up to 40%, take a look. Our TIBU tee shirts are now located under the Logo ...

 Speedo Tip of the Week

A new tip of the week is now available. Click on the Speedo Tip Of The Week Icon on the left side of our homepage for this weeks tip.

 TIBU Summer Swim Lesson Program - Online Registration Now Open

TIBU Families; Please help spread the word about our quality summer lesson programs. Swim Lessons 2010 -Register today (Events section) www.swimtibu.com The 2010 Tiburones Summer Swim Les...

 MC-Rockville Entrance Reopens

The side entrance at MC-Rockville is now open. All swimmers and parents should use this entrance to reach the locker rooms and the bleachers (Reminder: All swimmers must use the locker room entrance t...

 May & Summer Program Registration Now Open

May & Summer Program Registration Now Open! We posted our May & Summer Program information on our website ( Programs & Group Schedules ) and sent our program information to swimmers in that curre...

 We are the champions again!!!

With a total point score of 3267.50 The Tiburones swimmers have once again won the medium team category at this years spring champs. The swimmers did so well in fact that only one team, a very very la...

  HS Students-USA Swimming 2009-2010 Scholastic All American is now available.

The Application for the USA Swimming 2009-2010 Scholastic All American is now available.

 Online Registration Info

Online Registration Now Open for Current TIBU Swimmers Choose your program Register Online Receive an Emailed Invoice (with all available discounts) Pay on or before the Early Bird deadline of 3/31 ...

 March/April Meet Update

TIBU Competition Swimmers, Well here we are; in the Crazy month of March Championship meets! JO Champs this weekend. Good luck TIBU swimmers! Spring Champs - March 26-28 Line-ups are ...

 TIBU Team Records Update Now Complete

TIBU Record Swims It's been an outstanding 2010 for the Hydro-Sonic Tiburones with numerous new team records being set every few weeks. Even our youngest mini meet swimmers broke 4 team 8 & Under ...

 Shoulder Injury Prevention

Below is a link to the USA-S Shoulder Injury Prevention article. I highly recomend this for all swimmers, especially 13-14 & Sr. Competition swimmers who regularly swim over 5000yds a day. There is a...

 New TIBU Tee Shirts Are In!

New TIBU Tee Shirts Are In! The TIBU Office has received our new TIBU tee shirts. We will begin distributing them at practices next week to all current TIBU swimmers. Norfolk Travel Team will receive...

 MC Rockville Parking Pass - Do you have one?

MC Rockville Parking Pass - Do you have one? All swimmers should have a new parking pass for the spring semester . If you have not received one yet, please see Jorge at practice or Rob in the Aquat...

 Campus Safety for MC swimmers

In light of the recent crime at the MC-Takoma Park campus, we would like to encourage parents to walk swimmers to the locker rooms until we can put in place some precautionary measures. Swimmers are a...

 MLK Holiday Schedule

MLK Holiday Schedule All Locations practice at QO Monday January 18 th Holiday Schedule at QO Bubble for all Groups Senior Competition 7-9am 13/14 Competition 7-9am Senior Prep 7:30-9am Junior Deve...

 Website Assistance, Questions?

Tibu Families, I will be on deck near the TIBU storage area if you have any questions about our website of how to do something on the website, account information, meet sign-ups, billing, etc. Stop ...

 MC Rockville Parking Passes

MC Rockville is currently on an "intersession schedule" and parking passes are not required. They will hand out new passes for the Spring session during the week of Jan 25th. Please remember to park...

 Revised MC Rockville Schedule for January 4-22

Please disregard the previous schedule, this revised schedule has an added dryland on Thursdays for all competition groups, a Tuesday Senior Prep practice that was left off the last schedule and an r...

 TIBU turns Eight!!!

Today marks the 8th Anniversary of the Hydro-Sonic Tiburones swim club. Eight years ago, Beth and I began this club with a few lane hours at Quince Orchard, a schedule sketched on a white board in ou...

 MLK Holiday Schedule QO & MC Rockville

MC Rockville is closed for the MLK Holiday. All groups will practice at QO with both locations combined in this daytime schedule. QO will not have any evening practices. Monday January 18 th Ho...

 It's a New Year - Time to Clean Up!

It's a New Year - Time to Clean Up! Your TIBU family website account needs your attention. Please update your contact emails, phone numbers, address, etc. Online registration has put your informat...

 Parent Social - Please Join Us

The 1st Annual Parent Social is scheduled for this Saturday night 8-11pm. All parents with swimmers in any of our programs are invited to attend this event. Details are on our events page. Just reply...

 Turkey Claus Meet Results

Congratulations TIBU swimmers! The Turkey Claus meet was a great success. TIBU finished 4th place out of 17 teams in attendance, and the top 3 teams were 5 times our size! Results have been updated...

 Winter/Spring Registration

Thank you to everyone for spreading the word about Hydro-Sonic Tiburones. Many of our Winter/Spring Programs are now full or limited spots remain. If you have not registered yet or know someone who ...

 Norfolk Travel Meet Update

We have had a great response for our Norfolk travel meet! We currently have 38 swimmers committed to this trip and 10 remaining spots. After the bus is full we will start a waiting list. If you h...

 TIBU GEAR SALE & More

Holiday Shopping is in full swing! TIBU will have assorted merchandise for sale at QO. A last minute gift or stocking stuffer can be had for the best prices this year. Saturday 12/19 3-6pm at QO Su...

 Invitation to Parent Cocktail Party

Please RSVP using the ?Event? tab (you?ll have to use the ?Job List? function) on the TIBU web site by January 4. Thank you!

 Thanksgiving Weekend Practice Schedule

Thanksgiving Weekend 2009 MC Rockville Closed All Practices at QO Bubble Wednesday, November 25 th QO AM practice 5-6:30am 13 & Over Swimmers (13/4 Comp, Senior Comp, Senior Prep) 3-5pm 12 & Under S...

 17 New team records set at RMSC Meet

WOW! TIBU swimmers are awesome! TIBU swimmers set 17 new team records in November! Lots of great statistics and pictures are posted now on our website. Did you take pictures at the meet last weeken...

 Winter 2010 Online Registration Now Open

TIBU Online Registration for our next session (Jan-May) is now open for returning members and will be open for new members beginning Nov 22nd. Get an early bird discount by registering and paying...

 Speedo Tip of the Week

Keys to Success: Nathan Adrian Nathan Adrian won gold this summer in the 400m free relay at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome. Here are the keys to his success.... to read more click on S...

 Limited Edition Sweatshirt Deadline 11/12!

Orders for the Limited Edition Sweatshirt are due by tomorrow 11/12. We will not be able to accept any additional orders after tomorrow. To see the sweatshirt style please look at the NEWS section o...

 Limited Edition Sweatshirt

We are accepting orders for the Limited Edition Sweatshirt seen at Abuela?s Swim on Saturday. If we were out of your size or you missed the event and would like to have one please place your order ...

 Abuela's Swim

What a tremendous event. I wanted to personally thank each and every one of you for making this first annual event such a huge success. All the swimmers did an amazing job in the pool making and excee...

 Abuela's Swim is off to a great start

Abuela?s Swim got off to a great start this morning. The 13 & over Tiburones,several Cadets from St. John?s College High School and a few of the coaches started there swim at 7:00am and didn?t stop un...

 Abuela's Swim & Silent Auction Booklet

Today is the day for Abuela's Swim and Silent Auction! We have prepared this booklet for tonight's event. Although there are many items listed, many more did not make our print deadline. Come ...

 Update Swimmer/Family Accounts

TIBU Familes, Now that you are all TIBU website experts! please sign into your account and update your contact information, especially emails. You can receive emails from us on up to 3 separate emai...

 Dryland Training from Coach Nathan exercises #1

Dryland strength training is extrememly important for any swimmer desiring to be highly competitive! In fact, the older a swimmer gets, the more important strength training becomes. Dryland exercise...

 Speedo Tip of the Week

A new upgrade to our homepage are links on bottom left side. Speedo Tip of the Week - This week is "Stay Hydrated". The coaches spoke about this at parent meetings this week. Be sure to send swim...

 Schedule Change Reminder for Halloween

Reminder of Schedule Change for Halloween Saturday October 31st. Stroke Clinic: Saturday 10/31 4:30pm class rescheduled to Sunday 11/1 at 12:30pm Sunday 1pm class will begin at 1:30pm on 11/1 Junior ...

 Parent Meetings Scheduled - Reminder to RSVP

Parent Meeting tonight are different than last months meetings. These will be run by Jorge or Nathan specifically for competition groups with topics including training, goal setting, etc. Please R...

 October Meets - Great job TIBU Swimmers!

What a fantastic start to the TIBU Fall Season. TIBU swimmers had a great start at all of the October meets. Coach Nathan stated this was the BEST Harvest Moon meet EVER! We posted many individual t...

 Mercedes Silva's passing

Tibu familes and friends; It is with great sadness that I send this message to inform everyone that Mercedes Silva died peacefully overnight after exactly one year's battle with ALS. Details abou...

 Tibu Magnets, Caps & This Weeks News

All swimmers should have received your TIBU swim cap and TIBU car magnets. If you are newly registered or missed receiving yours; please see Coach Nathan at QO, Coach Jorge at Rockville, or Coach Bro...

 PVS Scholar-Athlete Award

Last week we sent our this information to all Senior Competition and Senior Prep programs. If you need any additional information please contact the TIBU office. The purpose of this award is to emph...

 Fall Session Limited Space

Thank you to everyone for spreading the word about Hydro-Sonic Tiburones. Many of our Fall Programs are now full or limited spots remain. If you have not registered yet or know someone who has not r...

 Abuela's Swim

Dear TIBU Families: As you may know, Jorge?s mother has been diagnosed with ALS - also known as Lou Gehrig?s disease. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerati...

 TIBU Outfitting at MC Rockville & Team Suit Update

Sportsfair will be at MC Rockville Tuesday 9/29 6:15-8:15pm for the second TIBU outfitting. The plan is for them to set-up in the spectator area on the far side of the pool. Some of our new TIBU g...

 Family Fun Night

TIBU Family Fun Night - October 3rd Quince Orchard Bubble 7:00-9:00 p.m. All TIBU Families welcome! See events section on our website for details and sign-up .

 TIBU Outfitting Day

TIBU Outfitting Day Sunday September 27th 10:30AM-12:30PM AT QO Bubble (on deck green mat area) Tuesday September 29th 6:15pm-8:15pm AT MC Rockville (upstairs parent veiwing area) TIBU Suits, an...

 Dryland Practice Information

Dryland practices: Swimmers will need gym clothes for dryland practices. Running shoes (not skate or casual sneakers) shorts/sweats, tshirts, jump ropes, water bottles etc.... Dryland practices at MC ...

 Stroke & Technique Clinic Update

ANNOUNCING OUR BIGGEST, STRONGEST STROKE CLINIC EVER! We have listened to you, and as a result, we have beefed up our Saturday and Sunday Stroke Clinic! This year, you will find the following imp...

 PVS Registration fees for non-competitive swimmers Due Sept 22th

All Tibu swimmers in a non competitive program (senior prep / junior development) that would like to swim in PVS (Potomac Valley Swimming)meets are invited to register now. Deadline: September 30...

 New Procedures for On-line Meet Entries

Tibu Competition Swimmers & Parents, We will introduce a new process beginning with the Fall session for online meet sign-ups. When you receive an email announcing a meet you should go online and ...

 Tibu Events Update

Hello, TIBU families! It?s hard to believe that summer is over! Please mark your calendars for the following dates. I will send along more details later. Please send questions or concerns t...

 Rockville Practice Schedule

Hydro-Sonic Tiburones Families, Coach Jorge and Coach Nathan have re-evaluated the practice schedule to better accommodate all groups practicing at MC Rockville during these first few weeks. Li...

 MC Rockville directions & parking info

MCR - Montgomery College Rockville Campus MAP The best way to access the campus and get to the pool is to use the North Campus Drive entrance off of Rt 355. Proceed on North Campus Drive u...

 Kick-Off Picnic a Rousing Success

Yesterday's annual kick-off picnic was a rousing success. Thank you to all the TIBU families and swimmers who joined with the entire TIBU staff to help us celebrate the beginning of our 2009-2010 seas...

 TIBU Annual Kickoff Picnic

Join us at the Annual TIBU Kick-off Picnic Monday August 31 5-8pm Waters Landing "A" Pool 21000 Father Hurely Blvd Germantown Food, Friends, & Fun Come and kick-off the swim season the TIBU way. ...

 TIBU Open House & New Swimmer Evaluations

TIBU Open House Sept 1st & 3rd at MC Rockville PE Building Open house for all new swimmers; drop in and try a practice 7-9pm** New Swimmer Evaluations 6:15-6:45pm (Junior Development) Meet our co...

 Online Registration vs. Online Payments

Our online registration does not have a payment component. If you would like to make a payment online please use the link below once you have received your invoice. You will need some information fro...

 FAll Program Information

It?s that time again! Our fall 2009 information is now available on our web site . Here, you can register online ( click here ) or print a registration ( click here ) and send it in by email, fa...

 TIBU Early Bird Fall Registration

It?s that time again for early bird registration for returning TIBU families. Now through August 2nd families that register and pay in full will receive a 5% "Early Bird" discount. Online registr...

 Coaches News **Updated**

New Info on Coach?s News Page: Eat Like an Olympian click here

 Long Course Practice Returns!

Back by popular request ...Long Course practice this summer!! We have secured space at North Creek in Montgomery Village from June 17-July 31 on Mon/Wed/Fri. All 13 and over swimmers will practice ...

 May & Summer Practice Calendar

Thanks to the additional folks who signed up for swimming through June 16 th we are now able to confirm practice at Potomac Glen through June 16th. Also 13 & over swimmers will not practice at Cloppe...

 Jr Development May Swimming at MC Rockville

MC Rockville Reminders: All swimmers should enter the pool deck from the locker rooms only. No shoes allowed on pool deck at any time. Parents are welcome to stay and watch from the viewing area onl...

 We are the Champions

After a one year break from Spring Champs. The Tiburones have reclaimed the title of Spring Champs Champions. TIBU won the Medium Team division this year by more than 100points. Great job to all swi...

 B is for.... Second installment of the A-B-C's of mental training is now posted.

B is for Building Your Mindset Mentally preparing yourself to swim fast can be as easy as A-B-C. Sport psychologist Aimee Kimball brings usaswimming.org her second installment of the ABCs of mental ...

 Alumni Page Added

To View or add to the Alumni page please click here . Or just go to the News Tab and click on Alumni.

 Welcome Tibu Swimmers

Welcome to our new site!! If you have any ideas, pictures or information to share contact us through the Feedback Zone. Enjoy the new site and bear with us as we all grow into it together!

 PVS Registration fees for non-competitive swimmers

We will continue our new meet registration policy for the spring session (see home page for complete information) http://www.swimtibu.com/pvsreg.htm If you registered for PVS in the fall then you ...

 Parents Needed

Parents needed to become trained officials for PVS . Please visit the PVS site here for Fall 2008/09 training clinics.