NEW ORLEANS — The Belle Terre Piranha Swim Team had two record-breaking relay performances during the 2021 Meet of Champs, held July 20 at the UNO Aquatic Center in New Orleans. Christopher Hammett, 17, Stephen Mixon, 16, Jacob Robinson, 16, and Calix Hammett, 15, broke the previous record for the Boys 15-18 200 Freestyle Relay…
LAPLACE — Much like real piranhas, the Belle Terre Swim Team travels in a pack, each member playing a vital role in achieving team goals. They practice for perfection on weekday mornings, swim in the Jefferson Community Club Association league Tuesdays and Thursdays and end the week with Friday family cookouts. Instituted approximately five years…
Published 12:03 am Wednesday, July 20, 2016 LAPLACE — It has been an interesting summer for Blaine Tatje and the Piranha Swim Team. After breaking away from the River Parishes to join the Jefferson Community Club Association (JCCA), everyone had a lot to learn. Tatje said it was a great summer. “It was just so…
Published 12:02 am Wednesday, July 29, 2015 BATON ROUGE — A quarter of the St. John the Baptist Parish swimmers who took part in the Louisiana state swimming championships held in mid July will be moving on to the Zone Championship. The Louisiana Long Course Championship was held July 16–19 and featured eight swimmers affiliated…
Published 12:05 am Wednesday, July 22, 2015 LAPLACE — While the summer may be heating up, the swim season has already officially come to an end and the St. John swim teams fared well overall. Leading the pack once again this season was the LARAYO Barracudas who, at 5-0 on the year, finished their 11 straight season…
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 23, 2014 By RYAN ARENA L’Observateur LAPLACE — Blaine Tatje quantified the feeling of three years ago, when the Belle Terre Country Club swim team would take the pool to compete in a River Parish Swim League meet. “We knew,” he said, “that we were going to lose.” What a difference from…