SUCCESS

 Success both in and out of the pool

It is our firm belief that whether or not you achieve a goal or a time will have virtually nothing to do with your ultimate success as a swimmer and will pale in comparison to your ability to be successful in achieving the bigger picture goals.  The latter will earn the respect of your coaches and teammates, while the former may earn you a medal.  Stay focused on the big picture.  Do the things necessary to promote a positive, long-term career.   The lessons of teamwork, hard work, focus, spirit, enthusiasm, and character are crititcal.  Many swimmers have gotten lost in the pursuit of times and records and missed the extraordinary benefits of youth sports.  Attitude and effort fuel your career, your team, the sport, and your life. 

"The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." J. Ruskin

Orinda Aquatics has a strong history of producing long-term success in a positive, high character environment.

13-14 National All-Star Relay Record:

200 Medley Relay        Burns, Stumph, Kremer, Morgan           1:39.69* 09   
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Year-Round Team Accomplishments (History)

2006 Team Accomplishments

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

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

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

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

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

2005 Team Accomplishments:

 

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

o         Had three swimmers achieve the Olympic Trial qualifying time

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

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

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

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

 

o         Sending 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:

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

 

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

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

o         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:

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

o         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

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

2003 High School/North Coast Accomplishments:

o         Over 50 Orinda Aquatics swimmers qualified for the meet

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

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

 
2001–2002 USA Swimming - Team Accomplishments
o         1^st overall at the 2002 Long Course Pacific Swimming Championships

 

o         3^rd overall at 2002 SC Far Westerns Championships

o         1^st overall at the 2001 Speedo Midwest Sectional Championship

o         1^st overall at the 2001 Pacific Swimming Long Course Championships

o         Finished 1^st at the 2000 Short Course Far Western Championships

o         Placed 8 swimmers in the National Top 16 in 2001

o         Placed 16 relays in the National Top 16 in 2001

o         Placed over 30 swimmers in the Pacific Swimming Top 16

o         2 Olympic Trials qualifiers: Amy Thurman and Kim Vandenberg

o         Broke 6 Pacific Swimming Records and 1 National High School Record