COLA would like to wish you a...

COLA Staff would like to wish all of you a safe, relaxing and Happy New Year!!!!!

Holiday Practice Schedule are below:
Senior Group Schedule- Click here
Junior Advanced/Pre-Senior Scehdule- Click here
Age Group Novice Schedule- Click Here

COLA Senior Swimmers Shop for Needy Familys for the Holidays

COLA Senior Swimmers showed their Christmas Spirit as they adopted a needy family for Christmas. Our Senior Group was able to bless the family with a great Christmas! See below for picture of our Senior Group doing their shopping!

COLA Swimmer Shine at High School State Championships

COLA Swimmers stepped up and swam great at the recent 2011 LHSAA State Championships held in Sulphur. Congratulations to all COLA High School Swimmers!

Special Congratulations to High School State Champs:
Victoria Barczyk 200 Free and 500 Free (Division 4)
Anna Buttaci 200IM and 100 fly (Division 4)

Click here to go to Spartan Swimming Page for Real Time Results from all Divisions!

Congratulations COLA Swimmer Zeke Basco who has been chosen as the 2011 LHSAA Poster Winner

Liz Billeaud Voted Louisiana 13-18 Female Swimmer of the Year

We are proud to announce that COLA Swimmer Liz Billeaud had been voted Louisiana's 2011 13-18 Year Old Female Swimmer of the Year. Congratulations Liz!

Congratulations to Andre Trahan!

Recent COLA graduate Andre Trahan competed in his first collegiate meet representing Centenary College of Louisiana. Centenary swam against Stanford University right here in Lafayette! Several COLA swimmers and parents were in attendance to cheer him on. Way to go Andre!

Thanks for a Great Special Olympics Meet!!!!

COLA recently ran a Special Olympics Meet here in Lafayette at the Earl J. Chris Pool. We would like to congratulate all athletes and coaches on a job well done! All of the swimmers did a great job and we all had a ton of fun! Thanks to all volunteers who came out and helped us work to make the day go so smoothly! Once again, thank you to all for a great day!

Way to go Liz
Junior Nationals!!!!

Congratulations to Liz Billeaud at Junior Nationals! Liz traveled to Palo Alto California where she competed in both the 100 and 200 fly at the United States Swimming Junior National Meet. We are very proud of Liz as she represents COLA on the National Level! Way to go Liz!

COLA Sectional Swimmers Shine!

COLA Sectional Swimmers step up for an amazing meet!!!!COLA Swimmers, Michelle Billeaud, Liz Billeaud, Meridith Boudreaux, Hannah Boudreaux, Jeanne Miller, Jessica Miller, and Gabe Williams qualified for the 2011 Long Course Speedo Sectional Meet. This is a National Meet Sponsored by USA Swimming and Speedo. The seven COLA Swimmers traveled to Houston, Texas to compete in the Sectional Meet where they all swam great! COLA finished 24th out of over 60 teams!

Special Congratulations to Liz Billeaud
for a new JUNIOR National Qualifying Time in the 200 Fly and a SENIOR National Qualifying Time in the 100 FLY. These are Liz's first Junior and Senior National Times- WAY TO GO LIZ!!!!!

Congratulations to Swimmers placing in the Top 16 at the Sectional Meet
Liz Billeuad (100 Fly-Place)
Liz Billeaud (200 Fly- Place)
Girls 800 Free Relay (Jeanne Miller, Meridith Boudreaux, Hannah Boudreaux, and Liz Billeaud- 13th Place)

Congratulations to Swimmers who qualified for Final Swims at the Meet
Michelle Billeaud, Hannah Boudreaux, Meridith Boudreaux, and Jeanne Miller

COLA Swimmers Represent COLA and Louisiana Well

Congratulations to the Victoria Barczyk, Zeke Basco, Andrew Larimer, and Lee Sammons who were selected to the 2010 Louisiana Zone Team. They traveled to to Raleigh, North Carolina where they spent a week representing Louisiana at the 2011 Southern Zone Championships with 48 other swimmers from our State. The team finished 10th overall and our swimmers did a great job!

COLA Swimmers Step up for an Awesome LC State Meet

Congratulations to the 2011 Long Course State Team on an 8th place finish at this year's Long Course State Meet. COLA Swimmers had an incredible meet- stepping up with some great swims and great racing. Not only did we swim fast but we had a ton of fun with Monkeys; and Godzilla, and King Kong! The weekend was full of surprises! A big thank you to all of our parents for all of their help at the meet, especially with timing and meals.

Special Congratulations to 2011 LC State Champions:
Victoria Barczyk (400 M Freestyle)
Liz Billeaud (400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM)
Meridith Boudreaux (400 IM)
Silas Dejean (100 Breast)
Jeanne Miller (800 Free)
COLA Girls 800 Freestyle Relay (Bourdreaux, Boudreaux, J. Miller, L. Billeaud)

Huge Congratulations to all Top 3 Finishers:
April Auguillard, Mark Billeadu, Michelle Billeaud, Katie Castille, Andrew Larimer, Jessica Miller, Lee Sammons, and Miguel Vasquez, Girls 10 and Under Freestyle Relay (Barczyk, Castille, Diesi, Lejeune)

Congratulations to All Top 8 Finishers:
Jillian Barczyk, Anna Buticci, Charlie Castille, Bella Castille, Sam Cook, Katie Lejeun, Austin McCoullough, Ali Olivier, Gabreille Williams

Once again Congratulation to all COLA Swimmers on a great weekend!!!
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Click here for Full Results

Way to go COLA District Team

We would like to congratulate our 2011 District Team on a job well done! COLA sent over 30 swimmers to the District Meet in Baton Rouge and we had great results! Special Congratulations to Event Winners and New State Qualifiers: Taylor Viator, Andre Trahan, and Callie Landry, Anna Clair Briggs, and Madison Viator. ! These Swimmers will now join our State Team in New Orleans for the State Championships! Once again congratulations to all swimmers who participated on a job well done!

COLA Cows

July 8th is Cow Appreciation Day at Chic-fil-A. Several COLA Swimmers dressed as cows to go to Chic-fil-A after morning workout for breakfast and get free chicken!!!! Congratulations to Zeke and Bella for the coolest Cow Costumes!


Swimmers Step up for two awesome Long Course Meets in a Row!

COLA's Senior Team headed to UNO for the Nu Wave Summer Invite where swimmers stepped up for a great meet all around! We saw some great races as swimmers get ready for the state competition coming up! We had several swimmers pick up new qualifying times and most importantly our senior team had a terrific time together at the meet!
The following weekend COLA swimmers attended the TAQ meet where our younger swimmers stepped up for a great meet! We had several swimmers step up for new and longer races and we saw dramatic time drops and improvements in times and in our racing skills!!
We are very proud of our COLA swimmers for two great weekend in a row!
For complete meet results from both meets- Click here!

COLA Swimmers Swim to a Win in Jennings

Congratulations COLA on a first place win in Jennings! It was a fun meet and it was great to see some of our newer swimmers out there and some great races from new and veteran swimmers! We saw a lot of improvement in times and in strokes! Thanks to all for another fun weekend!

Special Congratulations to COLA High Point Winners:
8 and Under Girls Runner Up: Sydney Dawson
8 and Under Boys Runner Up: Thomas Casper
9 Year Boy Old High Point Winner: Jacob Miller
9 Year Old Girl High Point Winner: Isabel Fruge
10 year Old Girl Runner Up:Jillian Barczyk
10 Year Old Girls High Point Winner: Katie Castille
10 Year Old Boy High Point Winner: Miguel Vasquez

11 year old Runner Up: Aimme Miller
11 Year Old Girls High Point Winner: Callie Landry
11 Year Old Boys Winner: John Micheal Baker
12 year old Boys High Point Winner: Charlie Castille
13-14 Girls Runner Up: Nicole Bordelon
13-14 Girls Winner: Allison Vizzi
13-14 Boys Winner: Kaleb Frey

COLA Swims to Victory in Opelousas

Congratulations to each and everyone of our COLA Swimmers who recently swam in the 2011 David Diesi Meet in Opelousas this last weekend. It was a hot weekend, but the families in Opelousas put on a great meet and COLA swimmers stepped up to swim great!We had several swimmers with all best times and great racing! It was awesome to see swimmers improvements and most of all to see them all having so much fun! COLA finished 1st overall at the meet.

Special Congratulations to COLA Swimmers Presented the Herbert Graham Memorial Award for their performance at the meet. This is given to the Male and Female Swimmer in both the 10 and under and 11 and up categories scoring the highest points.
10 and Under Winners:
Miguel Vasquez and Katie Castille
11 and Up Winners:
Victoria Barczyk and Charlie Castille

Thanks to all COLA Swimmers, Parents, and Families for a great weekend in Opelousas!!!!
Click here for complete results.

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COLA Swim Lessons
Kick off 2012 with COLA Swim America Swim Lessons!!!!!COLA Swim Lessons are ongoing year round! Online registration is now available. Go to the Swim Lessons Page for more Info. Sign up for the New Year!

Congratulations COLA Senior Meridith Boudreaux
COLA Senior Swimmer Meridith Boudreaux has recently signed with Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. Meridith will join the Queen’s Royals Ladies Swim Team in the Fall of 2012. Congratulations and Good Luck to Meridith!

Thanks are in order.....

Thanks to all families that worked together to make our COLA Christmas Party a success. A Special Thank you to Dave and Margo baker for making our gumbo! It was delicious!

COLA Videos on the web
Click here to check out the COLA Video Page- 8/27/11 underwater video page now up!

Check it out!!!!!

Smiles for Swimmers Program
COLA and Balhoff Orthodontics announce new "Smiles for Swimmers" Program! Help support COLA and smile more in return!  With this “Smiles for Swimmers” program, Coach Donald will donate $100 to COLA for every COLA swimmer that starts orthodontic treatment with his office.  COLA swimmers themselves also receive a free initial exam and 5% off of orthodontic treatment! Click here for more info and thank you Coach Donald and Balhoff Orthodontics!!!!