Historic

Year-Round Team Accomplishments

2006 Team Accomplishments:

Nationals Sent five swimmers to US National Championships and twelve swimmers to Junior

Kim Vandenberg (former OA swimmer) wins the National Championship in the 200 Meter Butterfly

Team finished in the top five at JO’s, Far Westerns, and Sectionals (all 100+ team meets)

 OA selected as a Silver Medal Club in USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Program (35th in the nation)

 Sent all 18 graduating Seniors to Collegiate programs including Stanford, UCLA, Cal, USC, Notre Dame, and Columbia

Made a very strong showing at North Coast with over fifteen High School All-Americans

2005 Team Accomplishments:

Represented by four swimmers at the US National Championships this summer.

Had three swimmers achieve the Olympic Trial qualifying time

 Finished sixth at the Junior National Championships (a national meet for 18&under swimmers)

Finished fourth at the Pacific Swimming Age-Group Championships (60+teams)

Finished fourth at the Far Western Championships (100+teams)

Had the strongest USS presence at North Coast with 15 All Americans, and 30 swimmers in the top 16

 Sent ten of thirteen graduating Seniors to collegiate swimming programs including Stanford, Washington, UCSB, Richmond, Cal Poly, William & Mary, Dennison, and the US Naval Academy

2004 Team Accomplishments:

 Represented by four swimmers at the Olympic Trials in Long Beach - Kim Vandenberg 200 Fly - 5th

 Finished 2nd at the summer long course Junior National Championships with over 140 of the top teams from across the country

Top 6 at Far Westerns (over 120 teams) and Pacific Swimming Age-Group Championships

 Sent 90% of our graduating Seniors to Collegiate Swimming programs including Harvard, UCLA, NYU, West Point, Duke, Washington, Arizona, and Boston College

2003 Team Accomplishments:

Top 6 at the Pacific Swimming Age-Group Championships, Far Westerns, and Sectionals

 Sent 12 swimmers to the USA Senior National Championships, placing 3 females in the top 20 in the 100 meter Butterfly and Scott Lathrope on the National Junior Team

Sent 15 high school graduates to swim for collegiate programs (90% of our graduating class)

2003 High School/North Coast Accomplishments:

Over 50 Orinda Aquatics swimmers qualified for the meet

OA had 52 top 16 swims, 33 top 8 (final) swims, and 13 top 3 swims, and 25 All-Americans

OA placed 4 swimmers in the top 5 of the women’s 100 Freestyle

Campolindo High School won the Women’s Championship with Miramonte finishing 2nd.

2001–2002 Team Accomplishments:

1st overall at the 2002 Long Course Pacific Swimming Championships

3rd overall at 2002 SC Far Westerns Championships

1st overall at the 2001 Speedo Midwest Sectional Championship

1st overall at the 2001 Pacific Swimming Long Course Championships

Finished 1st at the 2000 Short Course Far Western Championships

Placed 8 swimmers in the National Top 16 in 2001

Placed 16 relays in the National Top 16 in 2001

Placed over 30 swimmers in the Pacific Swimming Top 16

2 Olympic Trials qualifiers: Amy Thurman and Kim Vandenberg

Broke 6 Pacific Swimming Records and 1 National High School Record