POOL OF POSSIBILITIES; ACHIEVEMENT FOR LIFE
Pacific Swimming, the third largest of USA Swimming's 59 regional associations, is made up of 120 swim clubs and more than 16,000 swimmers. While our membership is centered in California's San Francisco Bay Area, our territory also includes the coastal counties of Northern California from Monterey to the Oregon border, the Stockton-Modesto area of California's Central Valley, and the Reno-Carson City-Lake Tahoe area on the California-Nevada border.
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February 1, 2023 - Amerie Nordberg Memorial Scholarship for Graduating Seniors
Pacific Swimming is proud to announce an annual scholarship in the name of Amerie Nordberg. Amerie was a talented athlete from Santa Rosa that grew up swimming in Pacific Swimming. She later swam for the University of California at Irvine and was team captain, holding several Top 10 records there: the 100 and 200 breaststroke and relay records in the 200 freestyle and 200 and 400 medley relay. This scholarship was created to honor Amerie and is funded by a generous gift from the Nordberg family to commemorate the life of their daughter. Click for more details and the link to apply. -
January 31, 2023 - Travel Support for Spring CA/NV Sectionals Available for Carlsbad Only
Per the Policies and Procedures, whenever a meet eligible for Travel Support is located within Pacific Swimming's LSC, travel support is not available to athletes and their teams. While travel support is not available if you attend the Sectionals in Novato, travel support is available if you choose to swim in Carlsbad. -
January 25, 2023 - Teams - Please Confirm Your Insurance is Valid
Did you know? Your USA Swimming insurance does NOT cover your practices, including activities in and out of the water, if you have a non-registered individual participating with your registered members. Even if one individual has failed to renew their 2023 USA Swimming membership, your entire practice is uninsured. Click for more details. -
January 23, 2023 - PC Swimmers' College Commitments (Class of 2023)
Congratulations to the swimmers in the Class of 2023 who will be signing their NLI and/or have received their admission letters from the college they will be swimming at. Click for the full list. (Updated 1/31/23) -
January 17, 2023 - Winter Travel Support Forms Due Soon
If your team still needs to submit their forms for any Winter 2022 meets, please do so by the due dates. Click for the link to the forms as well as the due dates. -
January 17, 2023 - Updated Meet Announcement for March 2-5, 2023 Sectionals in Novato
The Meet Announcement for the upcoming CA/NV Sectionals in Novato, CA on March 2-5, 2023 has been updated. The correct one has "updated entry process 1/9/2023" listed in red on the title page. Click for a copy of this Meet Announcement as well as the link to the entry file. -
January 12, 2023 - Congratulations to our 2023 Olympic Paralympic Training Camp Participants
Pacific Swimming is sending 24 athletes to a Distance Camp at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center (formerly OTC) in February. Click for a complete list. -
January 11, 2023 - USA Swimming Camp Opportunities for Athletes
USA Swimming has just released multiple camp opportunities for swimmers - National Diversity Select Camp, Zone Select Camp, and Regional Diversity Select Camp. Click for dates, more information and links to applications. -
January 11, 2023 - USA Swimming Opportunities for Coaches
USA Swimming has just released multiple opportunities for coaches - Regional Coaches Clinic, Spring Women's Leadership Summit, and Camp Assistant Coach for the 2023 USA Swimming Zone, Regional, and National camps. Click for dates, more information and links to applications. -
January 10, 2023 - Recap of Pac Coast All-Star Meet by Travel Team Coordinator
Travel Team Coordinator Karen Bair recaps this past weekend's All-Star meet. Click for details. -
January 10, 2023 - Information Regarding General Chair David Cottam
Please click for more information regarding General Chair David Cottam. -
January 9, 2023 - Congratulations MBSC, BAY, AC, SSS, TERA, SUNN, MONT, UD, CROW, and MCSD on Becoming a Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
We would like to recognize Monterey Bay Swim Club, Swim South Bay, AC Swim Club, Sebastopol Sea Serpents, Terrapins Swim Team, SUNN Swimming, Montclair Swim Team, Ukiah Dolphins, Crow Canyon Sharks, and Mendocino Coast Sea Dragons, on achieving Safe Sport Recognized Club status! The Safe Sport Recognized Club Program (“SSRP”) allows a USA Swimming member club to publicly demonstrate its unwavering commitment to creating an abuse-free, safe, healthy and positive environment for all its members through the implementation of the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy, Anti-Bullying measures, Safe Sport Best Practices and Athlete Protection Training. Click for more details on how your club can become a Safe Sport Recognized Club. -
January 8, 2023 - Pacific Swimming Wins Pac Coast All-Stars for the First Times Since 2009!
Congratulations to our Pacific Swimming Team who won the 2023 Pac Coast All-Star Meet, breaking Southern California's winning streak of 12 years! Click for more details and photos. -
December 22, 2022 - Opportunity to Officiate at 2023 CA/NV Spring Sectionals
The 2023 CA/NV Sectionals are being held March 2nd - 5th, 2023 in two locations: Carlsbad CA, hosted by North Coast Aquatics and San Diego Imperial LSC, and Novato CA, hosted by Thunder Coast Aquatics and Pacific Swimming LSC. Click for link to application. -
December 6, 2022 - Deadline Extended to June 6, 2023 for Quality Coaching Framework Course (QCF) Completion
Based on coach feedback, this mandatory requirement deadline has been pushed to June 6, 2023, for all returning coaches. New coaches will still need to complete this requirement before getting on deck. Click for more details and instructions.
