April 6, 2019- Congratulations to our PASA Far Western Champions
Shogo Moridaira, 200 breast
Amy Wu, 200 breast
Sloane Reinstein, 200 free
Audrey J-Cheng, 200 IM
March 12, 2019
Congrats to PASA Swimmer Mélanie Julia for winning the French 16-17 National title in the 100 Breast in Dunkirk at their National Junior Championships!
February 15th, 2019- SwimSwam News names Kaia Li Weekly Wonder
Kaia Li, 15, Palo Alto Stanford Aquatic Club: 400 IM, 4:23.14 – At the 2019 DART Superleague meet last weekend, Li dropped nearly two seconds off her previous best time, which was from 10 months ago and a five-second drop since April. At the same meet, she also went a best time in the 200 back (2:05.16) and 100 breast (1:04.59).
January 5-6th, 2019- Pacific Coast All Star Team
Each January, Pacific Swimming takes up to 32 swimmers to the Pacific Coast All-Star Meet to compete against teams from Oregon, Pacific Northwest, and Southern California.
The 2019 Pacific Coast All-Star meet was hosted by Southern California Swimming and took place in Commerce, CA, on January 5-6, 2019. 32 swimmers were selected to compete (age groups 11-12, and 13-14). The team traveled from Bay Area to Los Angeles on Saturday morning, January 5th and returned on Sunday, January 6th in the evening.
Congratulations to Audrey J-Cheng and Silvia Faraboschi for being chosen to represent PASA on the 13-14 Girls All Star Team!
November 19th, 2018 – Cal Adds 9 to Women’s Swimming Roster
Cal women’s swimming & diving coach Teri McKeever announced Friday the signing of a nine-swimmer recruiting class that includes five of the nation’s top 25 high school seniors, including PASA’s Danielle Carter.
Carter has set school records in the 100 back and 200 IM, been named team MVP and earned the Coaches Honor Award in 2018, has traveled internationally to three World Cup events – Hong Kong (2016), Amsterdam (2017) and Budapest (2018) and owns best times of 53.31 in the 100 back, 1:55.40 in the 200 back and 53.95 in the 100 fly.
October 20th, 2018 - PacSwim Awards Results
Congratulations to PASA Swimmers!
Outstanding Swimmers (Short Course) - awarded by age
Jackson Picard (13), Melanie Julia (15) and Alec Cullen (17)
Relay of the Year -
800 SCY Free 7:12.78: Sarah Snyder, Zoe Lusk, Danielle Carter, Isabelle Henig
September 20, 2018 - PASA Scholastic All-Americans Named
Congratulations to the 11 Scholastic All-Americans from PASA (6 from Rinconada) for the 2017-2018 year, the most in Pacific Swimming. In order to be named a Scholastic All-American, these student-athletes must maintain a 3.5 GPA and must have swum an individual race equal to a Winter Junior National Qualification time. More information about this program can be found on USA Swimming.
Congratulations to:
Jonathan Affeldn Sophia Balmaceda, Isabelle Henig, Milan Hilde-Jones, Melanie Julia, Ryan Kim, Zoe Lusk, Theodore Makler, Sloane Reinstein, Brooke Schaffer, and Sarah Snyder.
August 8, 2018 – PASA Swimmers Nominated for PacSwim Awards
Congratulations to the following PASA swimmers who have been named finalists for the 2017-18 PacSwim Awards. Winners will be announced at the annual PacSwim Awards on October 13, 2018.
Danielle Carter – Swimmer of the Year
The Swimmer of the Year award is awarded to one pre-college male and female swimmer based on points scored during National-level meets.
Danielle Carter and Alec Cullen – Race of the Year
The Race of the Year award is awarded to a male and female swimmer in both the age group and senior category for a single swim between September 1, 2017, and August 22, 2018.
Danielle Carter |
PASA |
1:55.40 |
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200Y Back |
GU AGS Sectionals |
Alec Cullen |
PASA |
54.10 |
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100Y Breast |
CIF Championships
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Jackson Picard (13), Melanie Julia (15) and Alec Cullen (17) - Outstanding Swimmers (Short Course)
Awarded for Short Course Outstanding Swimmers for their age.
Relays
The Relay of the Year award is awarded to a male and female relay team in each age group for a single relay swim between September 1, 2017, and August 22, 2018. This year's PASA relay nominees finished the season in first place on Pacific Swimming Top Times.
13-14 Girls Relays:
400 LCM Medley 4:31.22: Sun Young Byun, Audrey Holden, Audrey J-Cheng, Elizabeth Fetter
800 LCM Free 8:56.58: Elizabeth Fetter, Sun Young Byun, Silvia Faraboschi, Audrey J-Cheng
13-14 Boys Relays:
200 SCY Medley 1:41.20: Alec Lacerte, Yurack Jung, Matthew Clark, Will McGaughey
400 SCY Medley 3:42.32: Alec Lacerte, Yurack Jung, Matthew Clark, Will McGaughey
200 LCM Free 1:42.86: Donavan Jeng, Harrison Williams, Jackson Picard, Will McGaughey
200 LCM Medley 1:57.42: Harrison Williams, Steven Tran, Jackson Picard, Donavan Jeng
400 LCM Medley 4:12.79: Harrison Williams, Steven Tran, Jackson Picard, Donavan Jeng
800 LCM Free 8:23.97: Jackson Picard, Donavan Jeng, Steven Tran, Harrison Williams
15-18 Girls Relays:
200 SCY Free 1:32.76: Brooke Schaffern Sarah Snyder, Danielle Carter, Isabelle Henig
400 SCY Free 3:20.40: Isabelle Henig, Danielle Carter, Sarah Snyder, Brooke Schaffer
400 SCY Medley 3:39.69: Danielle Carter, Zoe Lusk, Gabrielle Anderson, Isabelle Henig
800 SCY Free 7:12.78: Sarah Snyder, Zoe Lusk, Danielle Carter, Isabelle Henig
15-18 Boys Relay:
200 SCY Medley 1:31.66: Nathan Yates, Edward Tay, Brooks Taner, Brian Copley
August 4-6 2018 - 2018 PASA Wins Futures
PASA took overall top honors at Futures for combined Women and Men, outscoring Santa Clara Swim Club and North Bay Aquatics. PASA Women placed first over SCSC and Tualatin Hills with PASA Men placing third, falling only to DeAnza Cupertino and North Bay Aquatics. Click on the following links to read more about local top performances.
PASA Flying High at Futures Swimming Championships
PASA has Healthy Lead in Women’s Race
PASA Delivers op Places at USA Futures
Championship Finalists/Top Scorers
Jennifer Campbell 200 Free (1st), 100 Fly (3rd), 100 Free (4th), 400 Free (5th), 82 points
Sarah Snyder 50 Free (1st), 100 Free (1st), 200 free (2nd), 71 points
James Lovette 400 Free (1st), 200 Free (6th), 1500 Free (7th), 56 points
Joseph Molinari 100 Back (2nd), 200 IM (2nd), 38 points
Danielle Carter 100 Back (3rd), 200 Fly (9th), 30 points
Grace Tramack 400 Free (9th), 27 points
Grace Anderson 50 Free (5th), 26 points
Sloane Reinstein 50 Free (4th), 25 points
Marie Williams 200 IM (4th), 23 points
Lucas Walker 200 Breast (4th), 17 points
Riley Rhodes 200 Back (6th), 15 points
Clair Lin 50 Free (9th), 12 points
Women 400 Medley Relay (1st tie) Danielle Carter, Alexandra Rudolph, Jennifer Campbell, Sarah Snyder)
Men 400 Medley Relay (3rd) Joseph Molinari, Lucas Walker, Tannick Bohbot-Dridi, Brooks Taner
Women 800 Free Relay (2nd) Sarah Snyder, Sloane Reinstein, Grace Tramack, Jennifer Campbell
Women 400 Free Relay (2nd) Jennifer Campbell, Sloane Reinstein, Audrey J-Cheng, Sarah Snyder
Women 400 Free Relay (7th) Ashley Stahmer, Alexandra Rudolph, Sophia Balmaceda, Grace Anderson
Other Finalists
Grace Anderson 100 Free (10th), Yannick Bohbot-Dridi 100 Fly (23rd), Jennifer Cambell 200 Fly (12th), 800 free (17th), Paige Gambetta 200 Back (23rd), Ryan Kim 200 Breast (25th), Cindy Liu 400 IM (25th), 800 Free (32nd), James Lovette 50 Free (14th), Shogo Moridaira 200 Breast (16th), 200 IM (23rd), Audrey J-Cheng 200 IM (10th), 400 IM (12th), 200 Breast (27th), Yurack Jung 100 Breast (18th), 200 Breast (18th), Sloane Reinstein 100 Free (13th), 200 Free (20th), 400 Free (17th), Alexandra Rudolph 100 Breast (19th), Sarah Snyder 100 Fly (11th), Ashley Stahmer 100 Free (14th), Brooks Taner 100 Free (17th), Grace Tramack 800 free (11th), 1500 Free (13th), 200 Free (23rd), 200 Fly (25th), Marie Williams 400 IM (13th), 100 Back (23rd), Women 400 Medley Relay (10th) Marie Williams, Amy Wu, Audrey J-Cheng, Sloane Reinstein, Men 400 Free Relay (10th) James Lovette, Jerry Yang, Yannick Bohbot-Dridi, Joseph Molinari
June 15, 2018 - Brooke Schaffer Heads South, Commits to UCLA
Congratulations Brooke!
June 3, 2018 - Audrey J-Chen and Coach Carlene Will Represent PASA at the 2018 USA Swimming Western Zone Select Camp
PASA is represented at this year's 2018 USA Swimming Western Zone Select Camp by Audrey J-Cheng and Coach Carlene who will travel to Arizona State University for a four day training trip with the top swimmers in the western USA. The USA Swimming Zone Select Camp is an invitation-only camp for the top twenty-eight 12-13 year old females and top twenty-eight 13-14 year old males in each of the four zones of the USA. Carlene was selected as a member of the coaching staff for the camp.
Congratulations Audrey and Coach Carlene!
May 19, 2018 - PASA's Alec Cullen Breaks CIF Record in Prelims
Alec Cullen shaved over a half second off the existing CIF record in 100 breast with a 54.10 in prelims, placing 4th overall in finals.
April 21, 2018 - Luke Rohlen Commits to Dartmouth
Congratulations to Luke!
March 5, 2018 - PASA Sectional Team Wins Gulf Sectionals!
PASA Sectional swimmers traveled to Texas A&M and finished the meet as the top team nearly 200 points ahead of their nearest competitor. Additionally, the Women's team finished 1st and the Men's team finished 4th. There were many great individual and relay races to make this happen. Congratulations to all the swimmers who contributed!
March 1, 2018 - Gulf Sectional Women's Relay Breaks Record!
At the Gulf Sectionals 2018 meet, the PASA Women's 800 Free Relay team won the race in a record time of 7:12.78. In addition to being a meet record, this was also a Pacific Swimming Record! Congratulations to Sarah Snyder, Zoe Lusk, Danielle Carter, and Izzy Henig.
December 13th, 2017- PASA Swimmers Compete at Jr. Nationals in Iowa City
PASA sent 22 Junior National Swimmers to Iowa City to compete against some of the the best 18 & under swimmers in the USA. Overall, PASA earned 4th place just off of the podium. The Men's 200 Free relay team of Natan Yates, Brooks Taner, Brian Copley, and Justin Culetu, did make it to the podium with a 3rd place finish with a time of 1:23:32. Congratulations to all our participants and finalists.
October 26, 2017 - Alex Liang Makes Top 100 in the World 18&Under!
USA Swimming today announced the honorees for the second-annual 18 & Under World 100, recognizing many of the nation’s top up-and-coming swimmers for their performances in 2017. Swimmers named to the 18 & Under World 100 must be age 18 or under on Sept. 1, 2017.
The top ranked 50 men and top ranked 50 women were selected according to their highest 18 & under world ranking in an individual Olympic event. The combined lists make up the 18 & Under World 100. Athletes must be registered USA Swimming members at the time of the qualifying performances and must be eligible to represent the U.S. in international competition as of Sept. 1, 2017.
Athletes named to the 2017 World 100 List, who have never represented the United States in international competition and are currently in high school will be eligible to compete for USA Swimming at the 2018 Mel Zajac Jr. International meet in Vancouver.
Congratulations to the following 4 Pacific Swimming athletes on this list:
Alex Liang (PASA)
Lleyton Plattel (PLS)
Zoie Hartman (CROW)
Megan Byrnes (STAN)
October 15, 2017 - Sprinter Cyrus Morrison Transfers from Cal to Cornell
Congratulations to Cyrus !
October 13, 2017 - Denver Snags Verbal from California Breast/IMer Brian Copley
Congratulations to Brian!
October 11, 2017 - Pacswim Award Results
Results from Pacific Awards Banquet. Congratulations on Audrey J-Cheng, Grace Zhao, and the Senior Women's 400 meter relay team of Carter, Zhao, Balmaceda, and Schaffer.
OUTSTANDING SHORT COURSE SWIMMERS
AGE | FEMALE | MALE |
10&U | Lily Struempf | Devyn Caples |
11 | Abigail Ninan | Jerry Chu |
12 | Courtney Seljeseth | Ethan Russell |
13 | Ana Jih-Schiff | Matthew Chung |
14 | Nicole Oliva | Lleyton Plattel |
15 | Miranda Heckman | Calvin David |
16 | Zoie Hartman | Jonah Cooper |
17 | Grace Zhao | Jonah Cooper |
OUTSTANDING LONG COURSE SWIMMERS
AGE | FEMALE | MALE |
10&U | Lyla Elaydi | Tyler Liu |
11 | Abigail Ninan | Jerry Chu |
12 | Audrey J-Cheng | Jerry Chu |
13 | Katie Crom | Justin Wong |
14 | Jordan Morgan | Lleyton Plattel |
15 | Nicole Oliva | Lleyton Plattel |
16 | Zoie Hartman | Calvin David |
17 | Grace Zhao | Alexei Sancov |
RELAY OF THE YEAR
Age Group Girls | Santa Clara Swim Club’s 10 & Under 200 meter Medley Relay of | Huang, Elaydi, Zhang, and Vishwanath |
Age Group Boys | Santa Clara Swim Club’s 13-14 800 yard Freestyle Relay of | Culetu, Chou, Hawk, and Chung |
Senior Women | Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics' 400 meter Medley Relay of | Carter, Zhao, Balmaceda, and Schaffer |
Senior Men | Pleasanton Seahawks' 800 meter Freestyle Relay of | Cooper, David, Rooney, and Plattel |
RACE OF THE YEAR
Age Group Girls | Katie Crom (LAKE) |
Age Group Boys - Jerry Chu (SCSC) | Jerry Chu (SCSC) |
Senior Women | Miranda Heckman (PLS) |
Senior Men | Andrei Minakov (TERA) |
IMPACT SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Rishabh Roy (OAPB)
PACIFIC SWIMMING VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Verónica Hernández
GEORGE CLEVELAND OFFICIALS' AWARD
Clint Benton
Leo Lin
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR WITH DISABILITIES
Alyssa Greymont (SCSC-SB)
DIVERSITY AWARD
Clint Benton
George Cleveland
Joyce Lanphere
Don Power
Joe Woo
Kent Yoshiwara
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Senior Women - Miranda Heckman (PLS)
Senior Men - Alexei Sancov (TERA)
COACHES OF THE YEAR
Age Group Swimming - Don & Ron Heidary (OAPB)
Senior Swimming - Steve Morsilli (PLS)
October 6, 2017 - Duke Adds Verbal Commitment from Multi-Talented Zoe Lusk
October 3, 2017 - Breaststroker Jannae Torres Sends Verbal to Fresno State Bulldogs
September 28, 2017 - New Site Team Records!
At the conclusion of LC season last August, the following site TEAM RECORDS were broken! Congratulations to Matthew, Audrey and Yurack!
Age 11-12
Category | Old Record | New Record |
50 Backstroke | Willy Lee 31.45 | Matthew Honeck 31.11 |
100 Breaststroke | Curtis Ogren 1:15.79 | Matthew Honeck 1:15.43 |
100 Breaststroke | Grace Zhao 1:16.99 | Audrey J-Cheng 1:15.19 |
200 Breaststroke | Sophia Sebastian 2:44.06 | Audrey J-Cheng 2:41.80 |
400 IM | Ally Howe 5:15.74 | Audrey J-Cheng 5:12.38 |
Age 13-14
Category | Old Record | New Record |
100 Breaststroke | Curtis Ogren 1:09.39 | Yurack Jung 1:09.08 |
September 24, 2017 - Flyer Sophia Balmaceda Makes Verbal Commitment to Washington State
Congratulations to Sophia !
September 8, 2017 - Eight PASA Swimmers Named to 2017 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team
Congratulations to the 8 PASA swimmers who were named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team. These high school swimmers excel both in the water and in the classroom. More information can be found at in this SwimSwam article.
Gabrielle Anderson
Brian Copley
Michael Lincoln
Zoe Lusk
Brooke Schaffer
Vicky Wong
Nathan Yates
Grace Zhao
September 7, 2017- Pacific Swimming Awards Banquet Finalists Announced
Finalists for the PacSwim awards have been announced and PASA swimmers are recognized in every category. The awards banquet will be held in October. Congratulations to all of our finalists!
Outstanding Swimmers Short Course
Outstanding Swimmers Long Course
July 9, 2017- PASA Swimmers Compete and Strike Gold at the World Maccabiah Games
PASA has several current swimmers and alumni who are participating at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. BJ Johnson won the gold medal in the 200 Breast event. In addition, the silver medal in the 200 Breast was earned by another PASA alumnus, Jeremy Babinet. And in the women's events, alumnae, Leah Goldman earned a silver medal in the 100 free! Congratulations to all our swimmers!
The Maccabiah Games, first held in 1932, are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event now held every four years. It is the third largest sporting event in the world, with 10,000 athletes competing. The Maccabiah Games were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee in 1961. 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the Maccabiah Games. This year, more than 10,000 athletes are competing on behalf of 85 countries, in 45 sports.
May 2017- PASA High School Swimmer Compete at CCS and NCS and State Championships.
PASA swimmers represented many local high schools in the Championship series of CCS, NCS and State Champs. Here are a few articles from local papers highlighting some of our swimmer's accomplishments.
- Palo Alto Online - CCS Meet is a Big Event
- Palo Alto Online News - Paly Girls swimming
- Palo Alto Online News - Gunn-Paly dual
- Palo Alto Online News CCS Championship
- Palo Alto Online News CIF State Championship
- Mercury News State Swimming and Diving Finals
- Mercury News article on CCS Boy's Swimming
April 25th, 2017- PASA-Rinconada's Graduating Seniors Announce College Decisions
February 28, 2017- New 8&U Team Record!
On the coattails of PASA alumnus Ally Howe breaking Natalie Coughlin's 15-year-old American & NCAA Record in 100 Back, her team record in 50 Fly from 2004 was broken in their home pool at Rinconada. At the PASA CBA+ meet this past weekend, Howe's 50 Fly team record of 36.16 was broken by Rinconada 8U Annika Chu with a time of 36.06.
Congratulations to both Annika & Ally on these fantastic achievements!
February 24, 2017- PASA Alumnus, Ally Howe, Breaks an American Record!
Read more about how Howe became the second woman in history to break 50 seconds in the 100 back, setting a new American Record of 49.69 at the Pac-12 Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
PASA Alumnus, Ally Howe takes down Natalie Coughlin's American record
February 26,2017 - Grace Zhao and Breeja Larson Duel in Final Night of 2017 Speedo Sectionals, College Station
PASA won the team championship at this meet. Congratulations to Grace Zhao, Danielle Carter, Alex Liang, Albert Guo, Isabelle Henig, Brian Copley, and all the other PASA swimmers.
February 2, 2017 - Catching Up with BJ Johnson
BJ Johnson discusses about his swimming career.
December 10, 2016 - 2016 Speedo Winter Junior Championships West: Day Four Finals Live Recap
December 9, 2016 - 2016 Speedo Winter Junior Championships West: Day 3 Finals Recap
December 8, 2016 - 2016 Speedo Winter Junior Championships West: Day 2 Finals Recap
December 7, 2016 - Scottsdale Aquatic Club Men Pick Up Two Relay Golds at Night One of Junior Nationals-West
Above articles are from our national team performance at the 2016 Winter Junior Championship in December. Alex Liang and Grace Zhou received medal in individual events, and our relay teams (both men and woman) also received medals.. The men's team and women's team both won 2nd in the meet, and Palo Alto Stanford Aquatic took the 2nd place overall team championship.
November 11, 2016 - Cal Gets Commitments from Robin Neumann, Natalie Tuck
Neumann was a 2016 Rio Olympian, finishing 26th in the 200 meter free and swimming as a part of the Netherlands' 13th place 800 meter free relay.
October 22, 2016 - PASA Breaststroker Stefanie Ting Verbally Commits to Columbia
Stefanie Ting, a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from Saratoga, California, has made a verbal commitment to the application process at Columbia University. Current Photo via Stefanie Ting on Instagram.
October 19, 2016 - Penn Loads Up With Back/Fly Specialists Vicky Wong and Lucy Pearce
Penn Loads Up With Back/Fly Special Lucy Pearce of Greensboro, North Carolina and Vicky Wong of Los Altos, California (pictured below) have each made a verbal commitment to the application process at the University of Pennsylvania.
October 14, 2016 - Alex Liang to Head Across the Street to The Farm; Verbals to Stanford
Palo Alto High School senior, Alex Liang has made a pledge to Leland Stanford Junior University for the 2017-18 season.
Alex Liang (left) will join his brother, Andrew Liang (right), on the Stanford men's swimming and diving team beginning in the fall of 2017.
October 14, 2016 - Reloading In Threes: Stanford Gets Verbal From #10 Grace Zhao
Grace Zhao making verbal commitments to the Stanford Cardinal.
August 31, 2016 - PacSwim Awards: Outstanding Swimmers (Long Course)
Congratulations to the following swimmers who have been selected as Pacific Swimming's Long Course Outstanding Swimmers for their age. These swimmers will be recognized at the annual PacSwim Awards, October 8, 2016
August 31, 2016 - PacSwim Awards: Outstanding Swimmers (Short Course)
Congratulations to the following swimmers who have been selected as Pacific Swimming's Long Course Outstanding Swimmers for their age. These swimmers will be recognized at the annual PacSwim Awards, October 8, 2016
August 30, 2016 - 2015-16 Scholastic All America Team
Pacific Swimming is home to 66 Scholastic All America Athletes, second only to the North Carolina Swimming LSC. Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the following PC swimmers that are part of the 2015-2016 Scholastic All America Team!
August 7, 2016 - Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics Wins USA Swimming’s Future Championships after Night 4
Congratulations to all of the swimmers!
May 22, 2016
Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors. Here is a link to the Pacific Swimming website listing where the class of 2016 has committed.
College Commitments for Class of 2016
May 20, 2016
PASA High School Swimmer Compete at CCS and NCS and State Championships.
PASA swimmers represented many local high schools in the Championship series of CCS, NCS and State Champs. Here are a few articles from local papers highlighting some of our swimmer's accomplishments.
Mercury News - CCS Swimming: Gunn ends Bellermine Championship run
Cupertino, Sunnyvale: Pioneers, Mats open CCS with relay wins
Girls swimming: Paly doesn't need pool to win CCS title
Boys swimming: Los Altos' Gwo still fastest in CCS
CIF swimming championships: Presentation’s Chloe Isleta shines in preliminary heats
Dec. 14, 2015
PASA Wins 2015 Winter Junior Championship West
Congratulations to the members of the PASA Junior National Championship Team. The Women's and Men's team both won 1st place in the West. Also, PASA won the overall team championship title.
PASA had three members take home 1st place honors:
Grace Zhao - 200 Breast
Jeremy Babinet - 200 Breast
Alex Liang - 200 Fly
Here is the article from SwimSwam on the results. Videos are available of Grace's and Jeremy's winning races.
Oct. 12, 2015
It was a big night at the Pacific awards banquet for PASA Rinconada swimmers:
- Grace Zhou won the award for Senior Women's Race of the Year as well as the 15 year old Long Course Outstanding Female Swimmer award.
- Brooke Schaffer won the 13 year old Long Course Outstanding Female Swimmer award and was a member of the winning Age Group Girls Relay of the Year award.
- Alex Liang was awarded the 15 year old Short Course Outstanding Male Swimmer award and the 15 year old Long Course Outstanding Male Swimmer award.
- Other PASA swimmers receiving awards include Isabelle Henig - Short and Long Course 14 year old Outstanding Female Swimmer, Guy Zamir - 11 year old Short Course Outstanding Male Swimmer, and the other three members of the girls Relay of the Year, Milan Hilde-Jones, Sophia Sabastian, and Allison Asborno.
Congratulations to all our finalist and winners!
Oct. 10, 2015
Ben Ho commits to swim with Stanford. Read the SwimSwam comments on Ben.
Oct. 5, 2015
Jeremy Babinet gives his verbal commitment to Michigan. Here is the SwimSwam article on Jeremy.
Sep. 29, 2015
Rinconada's Joe Molinari and Chloe Isleta both commit to ASU for their collegiate careers.
Read the articles by SwimSwam for both Chloe and Joe.
Sep. 25, 2015
USA Swimming spotlights PASA in an article on club excellence.
Sep 4, 2015
Pacific Swimming Awards Banquet Finalists Announced
Finalist for the PacSwim awards have been announced and PASA swimmers are recognized in every category. Additionally, both Tony and Tisha are finalist in the Senior and Age Group Coach categories. The awards banquet will be held in October. Congratulations to all of our finalist!
Senior Swimmer of the Year Finalists
Age Group Swimmer of the Year Finalists
Short Course Age Group Outstanding Swimmers
Long Course Age Group Outstanding Swimmers
Sep. 4, 2015
15 PASA Swimmers named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team
Congratulations to the 15 PASA swimmers who were named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team. These high school swimmers excel both in the water and in the classroom.
Campbell | Jennifer | |||
Cheng | Robert | |||
Gwo | Albert | |||
Hartman | Alexandra | |||
Ho | Benjamin | |||
Holman | Kayla | |||
Katter | Heidi | |||
Lincoln | Michael | |||
Matsuda | Daichi | |||
Perez | Annalisa | |||
Pokutta | Maximilian | |||
Tuck | Natalie | |||
Wang | Winston | |||
Wong | Elizabeth | |||
Wong | Vicky |
July 2, 2015
2015 Speed Junior National Champs!
PASA took first place in the combined score for the Summer Junior National Championship with the Men and Women each taking third respectively. Here is a summary of team scores on SWIMSWAM.
February, 2015
PASA Wins Team Title at College Station Sectionals.
Read the article by Swimming World Magazine highlighting some of the action.
February 27, 2015
PASA Pro, Bobby Bollier swims fast 200 Fly at Texas Sectionals. Read the SWIMSWAM article.
December 11, 2014
PASA boys win 200 Medley and 400 Medley Relays at Winter Juniors. See the race video of the 200 Medley on SWIMSWAM. And, here is an article from SwimmingWorld on the 400 Medley relay.
The PASA girls team came in 3rd in the 800 Free Relay. Check out the race video of this race.
August 26, 2014
Heidi Katter commits to Yale.
Check out this Swimming World Magazine article on her accomplishments.
August 4, 2014
PASA wins team title at 2014 Juniors Championship.
Photo: Anne Lepesant
August 4, 2014
PASA Boys break 400 Medly Record at Juniors. Check out the video on SWIMSWAM.
August 1, 2014
PASA 13-14 Girls Break National Age Group Record.
Here is another article on this race from Swimming World Magazine.
Photo: Gaku Ito.
April 25, 2014
Swimming World Magazine Interviews Karlee Bispo on her training with PASA.
December 15, 2013
PASA finished third at Winter Juniors.
December 14, 2013
Ally How sharp at Winter Juniors.
Photos: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com
December 2013
Ogren wins twice at 2013 Winter Juniors.
Photos: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com
September 7, 2013 - October 1, 2013
Ally Howe and Andrew Liang both commit to Stanford.
Aug 8, 2013
PASA recognized by USA Swimming for Club Excellence.
Read about some of the strengths of PASA on this article by USA Swimming.
August 7, 2013
Curtis Ogren interviewed by SwimSwam on his 2nd place finish in the 400IM at Juniors!
Curtis Ogren of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics at Junior Nationals from SWIMSWAM on Vimeo.
July 1, 2013
Ally Howe named in Top 10 NCAA Recruits in Women's Class of 2014
June 30, 2013
Curtis Ogren named in Top 10 Recruiting Rankings for 2014.
January 20, 2013
Karlee Bispo, Bobby Bollier, and BJ Johnson have strong races at Austin Grand Prix as reported by an article in SwimSwam.
December 7, 2012
Ogren sets a new meet record at Winter Juniors.
Read more here!
Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie
Head Coach Tony Batis interviewed about PASA on swimmingworld.tv (Jan 6, 2012)
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/MorningSwimShow/29144.asp
Tosky to be Honored as 2011 Female High School Athlete of the Year by the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame
Oct 12, 2011 |

PASA Rinconada Senior swimmer Jasmine Tosky will be honored as the 2011 Female High School Athlete of the Year by the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame on November 9, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.
High School Athletes of the Year
Jasmine Tosky
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| Swimming, Palo Alto High School
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Aaron Gordon
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| Basketball, Archbishop Mitty High School
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Christen Press
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| Soccer, Stanford University
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Andrew Luck
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| Football, Stanford University
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Scott Cortez
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PASA Swimmers have been in the national media recently:
Link to SI.com (Sports Illustrated online edition) featuring photo of Alicia Grima
Link to USA Swimming article on new National Team member Jasmine Tosky
Our very own Jasmine Tosky is interviewed on swimmingworld.tv (Sept 10, 2010)