Nov 16, 2009 Read this article about MCAT Swimmer Grant Hashimoto: http://gomatadors.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/hashimoto_grant00.html
Oct 30, 2009 USA Swimming Safety Notice to Parents To avoid risk of serious injury, no swimmer who has not been properly trained should attempt to perform a racing start, from either a starting block or the ... Oct 30, 2009 Monterey County Aquatic Team 210 Capitol Street, Suite 1 Salinas, California 93901 Tel: 866-411-622... Oct 26, 2009 Another beautiful weekend on the Central Coast. Speaking of beautiful, I need to mention the quality of our swimmers starts and streamlines. Awesome best describes our team at all levels. We ha... Oct 22, 2009 Message Body 2009 JUNIOR OLYMPIC TIME STANDARDS (Pacific Swimming) GIRLS BOYS SCY SCM LCM LCM SCM SCY 10/Under 32.19 35.49 ...  Oct 6, 2009 The coaching staff of MCAT is extremely proud of these swimmers. They were selected for these awards because they exhibited excellence and dedication in and out of the pool . "Swimmer of the Year... Sep 9, 2009 The following swimmers from MCAT participated last Saturday, September 5, 2009 in the 2009 PC MAKO SCY AGE End of Summer Meet. The day was relaxing and fun. Entertainment was provided free of char... Aug 25, 2009 MCAT Fall Winter 2009 Meet Schedule Note: Enter Meets as soon as they come up for entry. Be sure your swimmer meets the time standards on the meet sheet for entry. Coach Dia will do the team ent... Aug 25, 2009 MCAT SWIM TEAM 2009 PRACTICE SCHEDULE: Novice Group: Monday - Thursday @ Hartnell 5:30-6:30 PM with coach Kaydi AGE 1 : Monday - Thursday @ Hartnell 5:30-6:45PM with Coach Kaydi and or Coach... Aug 10, 2009 Wow.... I am so very proud of you all. Swimmers, parents and coaches you all gave your positive energy and support to make magic happen at this year?s Team Championships. Every single swimmer had si... Aug 5, 2009 CVAL Championships 2009 Time and Directions Friday August 7 be there no later than 2pm (only for those swimming the 200 or 500fr) Saturday and Sunday August 8-9 be there at 7:30am Morgan Hill ... Aug 5, 2009 Today posted on collegeswim.com was this article about the technical suits and a new straight forward strict rule agreed to by college coaches and will go into effect immediately. Below are the NCA... Aug 4, 2009 Grant Hashimoto is swimming in Hawaii at the Western Zone Championships, August 4-8, 2009. Tonight, his 4 x 100 meter free relay took 1st. Live results can be found by Google (2009 western zone sw... Aug 3, 2009 Grant Hashimoto left this morning for the Western Zone All Star Meet in Hawaii. He will be swimming for Pacific Swimming in the following events: 1500 M Free, 400 M Free, 200 M Free, 100 Fly, 10... Aug 3, 2009 Toby Macabugoa again makes finals and places at a high level age group Championship meet. Toby (12)placed 5th in the 100 breast , 8th in the 200 Breast, 9th in the 200IM and 9th in the 400 IM this pa... Aug 3, 2009 FINA Bureau releases decision on swimsuits (7/30/2009) On Tuesday, the FINA Bureau released the following decisions regarding the use of high-tech suits in FINA competitions. FINA RULING: July ... Jul 25, 2009 Thank you all for doing your very best today. Today, was an example of teamwork in action. Fast times are important, but more important are the lessons learned from working together for the love of... Jul 20, 2009 Junior Olympics Long Course July 2009 at Concord MCAT swimmers Grant Hashimoto, Toby Macacbugao and Celeste Valdez participated in this summer?s Junior Olympic Meet in Concord, California. In the s... Jul 5, 2009 TV Broadcast Schedule for Nationals (7/1/2009) NBC and Universal Sports will bring fans coverage of USA Swimming?s biggest domestic event of the year when stars of the 2008 Olympic Team head to...  Jun 29, 2009 Dennis Wang, Toby Macabugao and Mia Ramos swam best times at the West Coast Aquatics meet held in the blistering heat on 6/27 and 6/28. For Dennis and Mia ,who have just aged up into new age grou... Jun 29, 2009 The score was close! Congratulations we bested Seaside and Slug at our Tri-meet on Friday. We were also winners in the respect that this was our most organized and hassle free tri-meet ever. Why? ... Jun 13, 2009 Richard Quick a mentor to many passed away from a brain tumor. USA Swimming and the NCAA has lost one of its greatest coaches. Many of our current coaches, former swimmers, and former coaches have ben... May 31, 2009 Dear MCAT Swimmers and Families, Something to think about. I have been through a humbling experience and want to share with you a letter I wrote and something for you to think about.. I have been ... May 28, 2009 2009 CCS SWIMMING & DIVING CHA May 15, 2009 SANTA CLARA INTERNAT Dia Rianda MONTEREY COUNTY AQUATIC TEAM Meet Results at SwimConnection OPEN BOYS Event Time Std Best Secs % Last Secs ... May 20, 2009 Check out the Home page of the American Red Cross in Monterey and San Benito County for information on how you can be a local hero. While there, look for our sponsorship of the Hero Award?s Breakfast... May 17, 2009 CCS Results & New Records 2009: Two North Monterey County School Individual Records were broken by Grant Hashimoto, 1 Palma individual event Record by Adam Fahmy (50 free 22.94), a Palma back s... May 11, 2009 Rule interpretation re two swimsuits -- The USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Committee has announced a rule interpretation which, effective immediately, prohibits the use of more than one swims... May 10, 2009 The High School League Season came to a close this weekend. The following MCAT Swimmers participated in their league Chapionships for their respective schools May 8,2009 and May 9.2009. MBL?s Em... Apr 24, 2009 MCAT Swimmers swim their best at WEST LC Meet on April 18 & 19,2009 Speaking of Best, let's start off with Rachel Best who swam 100% best times at the meet, dropping 11.9 seconds in her 50 free going ... Mar 31, 2009 There were some awesome swims by Monterey County Aquatic Team (MCAT) this past weekend at the Cabrillo Threshers meet in Santa Cruz! Amanda Cavazos swam the 100 fly and the 200 free for the first time...  Mar 24, 2009 Grant Hashimoto Recruited to Cal Sate Northridge to swim for a NCAA D1 school. This past weekend, after a recruiting trip to CSN for swimming, Grant was assured by the coach that he had a place on th... Mar 24, 2009 MCAT swimmers Tyler Wells and Adam Fahmy in their second HS season meet along with their team mates broke the Palma HS school record going 1:48.00 in the medley relay. They have assured themselves of... Mar 24, 2009 Congratulations to Toby Macabugao and Juliette Leonard for a great job this weekend at Junior Olympics! Toby achieved 3 best times and a new Far Western time and Juliette achieved a best time in th... Feb 9, 2009 MCAT SWIMMERS SWIM WITH SPIRIT AT THE GILROY MEET ON Feb. 7 & 8,2009 MCAT Swimmers Juliette Leonard and Emir Yilmaz stole the show by clocking in fast times in their respective events at Gilroy this p... Jan 3, 2009 In December of 2008 MCAT SVA received a few very generous donations from it?s member families. Jim Hashimoto donated 1,000.00 to the team. The Cavazos family donated a beautiful banner to the team...  Dec 14, 2008 Senior MCAT Swimmer swam well enough in prelims on Saturday , December 12 and Sunday , December 13, 2008 to make Consolation Finals in the 100 free and Bonus Finals in the 50 Free. In the frigid cl... Dec 1, 2008 2009 Pacific Swimming Age Group Time Standards Summary Effective in 2009, Pacific Swimming is no longer using the USA Swimming National Motivational times for its meet entry time standards. Instead,... Dec 1, 2008 Monterey County Aquatic Team/Salinas Valley Aquatics member Toby Macabugao (11) of Salinas competed in 3 events the Pacific Swimming Junior Olypmics in Pacifica on Saturday December 6,2008. He pla... Dec 1, 2008 Monterey County Aquatic Team/Salinas Valley Aquatics member Toby Macabugao (11) of Salinas competed in 3 events the Pacific Swimming Junior Olypmics in Pacifica on Saturday December 6,2008. He pla... Nov 6, 2008 Rebecca Castagnetto was appointed to the position of MCAT Board Secretary at the October Board meeting by President Jim Hashimoto. This appointment was approved by consent of the entire Board. The ... Oct 31, 2008 MHSC C/B/A+ SHORT COURSE MEET October 25, 2008 MORGAN HILL AQUATIC CENTER Dia Rianda MONTEREY COUNTY AQUATIC TEAM Meet Results at SwimConnection 8 UNDER GIRLS Event Time Std Best Secs %... Sep 25, 2008 Minutes of General MCAT/SVA/SVDF Meeting 9/24/08 A General Meeting was called to order at 5:45PM, at the Hartnell College Pool deck by President Davyd Morris on Wednesday, September 24,2008. Head Co... Aug 29, 2008 I have truly enjoyed my trip to Beijing. Words cannot describe the feeling of being there. We had so many great experiences. It was like a dream come true.. Met so many great people from all over... Aug 28, 2008 MCAT swimmers Hayden Shultz (6-Under), and Adam Fahmy (13-14) swam 100% best times at the CVAL Championships in August at Morgan Hill, earning High Point swimmer for their respective age groups. Con...  Jul 22, 2008 Pacific Swimming just announced that Grant Hashimoto was selected to swim on the Western Zone All Star Team. He will be participating at this National level meet in August. This year?s competition... Jul 15, 2008 .AOLWebSuite .AOLPicturesFullSizeLink { height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; } .AOLWebSuite a {color:blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer} This Great news (official) just in We'r... Jul 15, 2008 Join us for an MCAT Swim Party! Saturday, July 26th at 12:30 Titus Swim Park 127 San Benancio Road, This is a pot luck party so please bring the following according to your last name: A-I: Main Dish... Jul 13, 2008 Toby Macacbugao 11, Adam Fahmy 14 ,and Grant Hashimoto 16, from the Monterey County Aquatic Team attended the Pacific Swimming LC Junior Olympics in Concord, California July 10-13,2008. Toby earned... Jun 23, 2008 Much can be learned from watching elite level swimmers. Be sure to tune in when you can or better yet record for your review. Coach Dia The United States Olympic Committee announced today the telev... Jun 23, 2008 I am very excited about the results from the swim meet this past weekend at Gilroy High School. We did not rest for this meet and have put in major yardage, as well as focus on starts and streamline... Jun 10, 2008 ALVAREZ, EMILY 15.8 50 Free F 29.72 BB 35.09 -5.37 -15.3% 35.09 -5.37 -15.3% 100 Free F 1:04.71 BB 1:09.86 -5.15 -7.4% 1:09.86 -5.15 -7.4% BRITT, STEPHANIE 15.5 50 Free F NS NT ... Jun 10, 2008 LA ZONE ZONE 1S C/B/A+ LONG COURSE MEET June 7, 2008 LYNBROOK HIGH SCHOOL Dia Rianda MONTEREY COUNTY AQUATIC TEAM Meet Results at SwimConnection 8 UNDER GIRLS Event Time Std Best Secs %... Jun 9, 2008 Message Body MCAT using new speedy starts & streamlines drop times at Lynbrook. MCAT swimmers had the fastest and best starts and streamlines at the Lynbrook Aquatic LC Meters meet this weekend.... Apr 27, 2008 6&U swim sensation, Amanda Cavasos brings home the Gold in the 50 fly at Pacific 10& U Championships. 10 and under swim stars, Amanda Cavasos, Rachel Best and Juliette Leonard acheive personal best ...  Mar 30, 2008 MCAT Girl Power! Rachel Best (8), Amanda Cavazos (6),and Juliette Leonard (9) from the Monterey County Aquatic Team in Salinas have met the qualifying standards for their respective age groups to swi... Mar 30, 2008 World Record at NCAA Championships- Cielo became the first man to break 41 seconds in the 100-yard free when he set the U.S. Open, NCAA and meet record in that event with a time of 40.92. Go to w... Mar 3, 2008 SJA ZONE 1S C/B/A+ SHORT COURSE MEET March 1, 2008 GUNDERSON HIGH SCHOOL At the meet this last weekend, Juliette Leonard had a 16 second time drop in her 200Free going 1:46.34. She also dropped 6 ... Dec 18, 2007 Fundraising Goal for 2008 $57,000.00 $13,980.00 Total Raised to Date 12/01/07-2/19/08 $4...  Dec 18, 2007 We need your help! Help us raise $$$! Sign up with eScrip. Sign up online. It?s quick and easy! It?s Easy! It?s Free! It?s Powerful! Group Name: Monterey County Aquatic Team Group ID:500017533 Sign ... Dec 4, 2007 Toby Macabugao (10) of Salinas Valley Aquatics/Monterey County Aquatic Team swam "top ten", Pacific Recordable Times(PRT's) at the Pacific Swimming Jr. Olympics held in Pacifica Novemeber 30-Decembe... Nov 19, 2007 Morgan Hill CBA+ Meet /November 17,2007 MCAT athletes swim 91% best times at the meet this weekend. 8 and under swimmer Amada Cavazos had 7 best times dropping a cumulative 54 seconds(Stunning). Mos... Nov 7, 2007 Not a creature was swimming not even a Novice. The wet suits were hung by the fireplace to dry, In hopes that a party would materialize nearby. The Swimmers were nestled all snug in their towels, With... Oct 28, 2007 5 MCAT swimmers attended the meet at West Coast Aquatics Pool at Independence High this past weekend. They all netted personal best times. The girls swam on Saturday, earning 3 best times each and ... Oct 24, 2007 Message Body Attached are the basic quidlines for those swimmers thinking about swimming in college. High school and Jr High school swimmers should review and understand that they must meet basic req... Oct 24, 2007 Monterey County Aquatics Team swimmer, Alex Morris of Salinas was awarded USA Swimming "All American"Academic /Athlete. Palma High School coach, and his high school/club coach Dia C Rianda was recog... Oct 5, 2007 MCAT Swimmers were awarded academic merit scholarships The following group of swimmers was the largest group of swimmers to finish swimming through their senior year and summer for the MCAT/Salinas ...  Sep 22, 2007 MCAT Annual Awards Most Valuable Swimmers 2007: 8&U Rachel Best 9-10 Catelyn Haro 9-10 Toby Macabugao 11-12 Timothy Jimenez 11-12 Emily Adams 13-14 Kayla ... Sep 22, 2007 The nominating committee selected the following individuals to run for MCAT/SVA Board and the SVDF Board. This is the official announcement of the slate of officers for 2008 to be placed on the bal...  Jul 23, 2007 Monterey County Aquatic Team Members attended the Pacific Swimming Long Course Junior Olympics July 19-22,2007 at Independence High School in San Jose, California. Grant Hashimoto 16 of Salinas earn... Jul 20, 2007 MCAT coach Erin Lee and SVAM master['s swimmer Erin Lee place 1st in the 50 free and the 400 free at the Championship meet hel in Santa Cruz. She placed 3rd in the 100 free and 3rd in the 50 back. ...  Jul 13, 2007 22 MCAT members from the Junior and Senior groups attended the Firecracker Meet in San Luis Obispo on July 7th and 8th. The team had a great time and traveled together by van to the meet. Toby Macab... Jul 9, 2007 CONGRATULATIONS Masters Team SVAM-Salinas Valley Aquatics Masters competed at the Pacific Championship Long Course Meters meet in Santa Cruz July 7 - 8, 2007. The SVAM Team ranked 13th out of 44 tea... Jun 27, 2007 Come test the waters and get in shape. MCATSVA has opened a session of lap swimming at the Alvarez High School Pool during the lunch time hour for community members . Please call for information or v... Jun 7, 2007 The regular monthly board meeting of MCAT/ SVA has been rescheduled to Tuesday, June 19,2007 at 7:30pm. The meeting will be located at 210 Capitol Mall, Suite 1, Salinas Ca. 93901 May 15, 2007 MCAT High School All League Swimmers Grant Hashimoto:MBL 200 Free Champion, 100 Free Champion Alex Morris: TCAL Breastroke Champion Jake Rianda: MTAL Backstoke Champion, 200 Medley Member Champion... May 7, 2007 Swimmer of the Month: Junior Group, April 2007 Taylor Santa Anna?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The reason why I picked Taylor Santa Anna ... May 7, 2007 Despite joining MCAT/SVA only a month ago, Celeste Valdez, through her work ethic and positive attitude, is already establishing herself as a leader in the group. Celeste has tremendous listening... May 7, 2007 ZONE 1S OFFICIALS CLINIC ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Beginning Stroke & Turn And Marshall Clinic Classes will take place separately and simulta... May 7, 2007 Age Group Swimmer of the Month April 2007 ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Despite joining MCAT/SVA only a month ago, Celeste Valdez, through her work ethi... May 7, 2007 The swimmer for the month of April is Ali Silva. Ali was selected, because of her dedicated committment to attendance of club practice and attendance at USA Swimming meets ,while swimming for her hi... May 2, 2007 May 1, 2007 To The Parents, Swimmers, and Coaches of MCAT/SVA, As your president, I speak for the board in extending our full support of Dia Rianda and her coaching staff in the performance of nur... Apr 10, 2007 Dear MCAT Swimmers and Families: MCAT/SVA and MBSC will no longer be competing as a single team in swim meets. In a unanimous vote, the Board voted that the best interest of our swimmers was to conc...  Apr 5, 2007 Junior Groups swimmer of the month is Genevieve Leonard. The reason why I picked Genevieve as the swimmer of the month was because of her attitude and her dedication. Genevieve is the first one gettin...  Apr 5, 2007 I am proud to announce Morgan Dodd as the Age Group Swimmer of the Month for March 2007. Morgan is a hard worker whose attendance at practice is nearly perfect. While at practice, she listens we...  Apr 5, 2007 Pictured here, you can see that Grant Hashimoto has a passion for going fast. Grant was selected as the Senior Group "Swimmer of the Month" for April, 2007. Grant receives this award, because of hi... Apr 5, 2007 Lauren Reineking has been selected as the Pre-Senior Swimmer of the Month. Lauren earned this award by having a great attendance rate. She also has exhibited shear determination and incredible perso...  Apr 5, 2007 Rachel Best is Novice Group's Swimmer of the Month! She has definitely earned it with her hard work and determination as a swimmer. I am very proud as her coach of how she has come a long way since ... Apr 4, 2007 Please go to http://www.montereyarc.org/ for more inspiring and exciting stories about local hereos that were honored by the Monterey Chapter American Red Cross. We are very proud of Henry for doing... Mar 14, 2007 Join us for the opening night of the movie PRIDE on Friday, March 23,2007 at 8:00pm at the Maya Theater,Salinas, Ca. Please bring a check made out to SVA with the number of tickets requested to Coach... Mar 5, 2007 Spenser Thompson and JD Morris of MCAT/ Salinas Valley Aquatics competed in the Pacific Swimming All Star Age Group meet March 4,2007 in San Francisco, Calif. Spenser earned two first place finishes... Feb 6, 2007 Swimming Goes Hollywood! Be on the lookout March 23 for a major motion picture about swimming! Not only is it about swimming, but about USA Swimming coach Jimmy Ellis. The movie PRIDE is based on tru... Feb 5, 2007 JD Morris and Spenser Thompson from MCAT/SVA earned the prestigeous honor to participate on the 2007 Zone 1 South All-Star Development Meet team. The meet will be held at the Koret Center on the camp... Jan 29, 2007 Dear MCAT/SVA Swimmers and Families, Exciting News! We are beginning our SwimAmerica lessons program at Alvarez High School Pool. Lessons start this Thursday, February 1 st . We need you...  Jan 29, 2007 Spenser Thompson and Grant Hashimoto share their experiences at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center Distance Camp. More to come....................... Jan 28, 2007 Coach Christine Pires has been promoted to the position of Head Age Group Program Manager for MCAT/SVA. She will be administering the Swim America Lesson Program and Pre-Competitive Team at Alvarez ... Jan 17, 2007 Lesson 5 - Know the Scoop on Cereals. For swimmers, cereal is great just about any time of the day. Competitive athletes are encouraged to choose nutrient dense cereals, which contain more of the righ... Jan 10, 2007 MCAT/SVA swimmers Grant Hashimoto and Spenser Thompson were selected to represent Pacific Swimming at the Olympic Training Center Distance Camp in Colorado this January. Making the selection qualifyi... Jan 9, 2007 Coach Johanna Brown was recognized for coaching the Pacific Swimming All Star Team (11-12 boys) in 2006 and the Pacific Swimming Western Zone Team (9-10 boys) in 2006. She coached the 9-10 boys to a... Jan 9, 2007 It is important that students and parents understand the rules of the NCAA. If you plan on swimming in college, please review this article. Please take the time to look at the NCAA websites, includi... Jan 8, 2007 Z1South Meet Info and Team T-Shirt Day Jan 8, 2007 Wednesday, January 10,2007 is Team T-Shirt Day. Please wear your MCAT T-Shirt or Sweatshirt to school this Wednesday as part of our Z1South Champ... Jan 8, 2007 Wednesday, January 10,2007 is Team T-Shirt Day. Please wear your MCAT T-Shirt or Sweatshirt to school this Wednesday as part of our Z1South Championships Spirit Day. Show your support of your MCAT ... Jan 3, 2007 MCATSVA Parent Meeting Agenda?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> January 3, 2006 Parent Meetings Parent meetings are held on the first Wed... Jan 3, 2007 Hartnell pool willl be closed for MCATSVA swimmers this friday January 5,2007, as we coaches are at a certification training. See you all on Monday. Dia C Rianda Head Coach MCAT/SVA Dec 29, 2006 Please email or contact Denise Ambrosini at SVAOFFICEGAL@Yahoo.com or 1(866)411-6228 to make your hotel reservations for the Z1S Championship Meet January 13-14. We will be staying at Sierra Suite... Nov 20, 2006 MCAT/SVA swimmers make improvements by swimming personal best times at the San Benito Aquatics swim meet held on November 18 and 19,2006. CONGRATULATIONS! Personal Best Times: Amanda Aguayo 100 Bre... Nov 14, 2006 Changes to Rules and Regs approved by board -- You should be aware of changes to Sections 2, 4, and 5 of Pacific?s Rules and Regulations which were approved by the board of directors at its October m... Nov 14, 2006 10 Commandments for Swimming Parents by Rose Snyder, Managing Director Coaching Division, USOC Former Director of Club Services, USA Swimming (adapted from Ed Clendaniel's 10 Commandments for Little L... Nov 14, 2006 MCAT/SVA--Looking like a Team All swimmers will wear MCAT team caps at all practices and meets. Wednesday will be "casual cap day" so you can flaunt your indiviuality! New caps are available from Coa... Oct 25, 2006 The team office is up and running. The office is located at 210 Capitol Street, Suite 1, Salinas Ca. 93901. We have a new toll free number 1(866)411-MCAT. You can leave a message for Denise Ambros... Oct 10, 2006 Honors for swimmers Two members of the Monterey County Aquatics Team were named to the Pacific Swimming Age Group Top 10 for the 2005-2006 year. Travis Rianda and Alex Morris teamed up to earn top 10... |
