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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September 6, 2024 - Congratulations AC, UD, CROW, MCSD, BSW, PLS, PST, TIDE, EBSD, OAPB, VJO, SFSL, LGSC, SRBY, SON, SCSC, SRVA, MBSC, DA, HILL, SSS, BAY, MONT, TERA, and SUNN, on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
We would like to recognize AC Swim Club, Ukiah Dolphins, Crow Canyon Sharks, Mendocino Coast Sea Dragons, Brentwood Seawolves, Pleasanton Seahawks, Piedmont Swim Team, Almaden Riptide, East Bay Silver Dolphins, Orinda Aquatics, Vallejo Aquatic Club, San Francisco Seals Swim Team, Los Gatos Swim Club, Seals Aquatics, Sonoma Sea Dragons, Santa Clara Swim Club, San Ramon Valley Aquatics, Monterey Bay Swim Club, Diablo Aquatics, Hills Hurricane Swimming, Sebastopol Sea Serpents, Swim South Bay, Montclair Swim Team, Terrapins Swim Team, and SUNN Swimming, 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. -
September 4, 2024 - Updated 2024 Western Zone Open Water Meet Information Available
The 2024 Western Zone Open Water Meet has been sanctioned for Saturday, September 28, 2024, in Coronado, CA. This event serves as a potential pathway for athletes to qualify for the 2025 Junior National 5K & 7.5K races. Contact Bryce Elser, USA Swimming Open Water Director, with questions about Junior National qualifying. Click for more details and the updated meet sheet. -
August 29, 2024 - Summer 2024 Travel Support Forms Due Soon
If your team still needs to submit their forms for any Summer 2024 meets, please do so by the due dates. Click for the link to the forms as well as the due dates. -
August 21, 2024 - Congratulations to Luka Mijatovic on Three Gold Medals at the Pan Pacific Games
Congratulations to Pleasanton Seahawks' Luka Mijatovic on winning gold in the 200m Freestyle, the 4 x 200m Free Relay, and the 400m Freestyle, while representing USA Swimming at the Pan Pacific Games in Australia. Luka pulled off an impressive double by swimming the 200m Free and 800m Free in the same day and achieving personal best in both strokes. In the 400m Freestyle, Luka broke a 22 year old National Age Group Record! Congratulations again, Luka! -
August 5, 2024 - Summer Championship Meet Surveys
Pacific Swimming has a policy to survey those who attend our Age Group Championships and Far Westerns Championships. Below are the links to the surveys for this year's Summer Age Group Championship and Summer Far Westerns. If you attended the Summer Age Group Championships in Concord or Summer Far Westerns in Morgan Hill, please take a moment to fill out the surveys to give us feedback on how the meets ran and what might need improvement. Click for the survey links. -
July 29, 2024 - Congratulations to Luke Hobson on his Bronze and Silver Olympic Medals
Luke Hobson, who grew up swimming at Zone 4's Lakeridge Swim Team in Reno, NV, has earned a bronze medal in the 200m Freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a personal best time of 1:44.79! He was also part of the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay earning a silver medal with his teammates. Congratulations Luke! -
July 9, 2024 - Pacific Swimming Athletes Chosen for Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Australia
Congratulations to the following Pacific Swimming athletes that will represent the USA at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships August 20-24 in Australia: Raya Mellott - (CROW), Luka Mijatovic (PLS), Kelsey Zhang (PASA). Also joining them will be Coach Joe Natina (CROW). Click for more details and link to the full roster. -
July 8, 2024 - Pacific Swimming Participation at the Western Zone Diversity Select Camp
From June 17-20, three Pacific Swimming athletes attended the 2024 Western Zone Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Camp in Indianapolis, Indiana. The purpose of this camp was to instill a vision of success and inspire athletes from under-represented populations to become leaders in the sport of swimming. Click for more details and photos. -
June 25, 2024 - PC Swimmers' College Commitments - Class of 2024
Congratulations to the swimmers in the Class of 2024 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 7/21/24) -
June 23, 2024 - 2024 Western Zone All-Star Team Announced
Congratulations to the swimmers that will represent Pacific Swimming at the 2024 Western Zone Championships in Boise, ID, August 7-10, 2024! Click for full details. (Revised 6/26/24) -
June 17, 2024 - 2023-24 Scholastic All America Applications Now Open
Online applications are being accepted for the Scholastic All America Team, which is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the 2023-24 school year and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event. Deadline to apply is September 6, 2024. For more details, click here. -
June 17, 2024 - Congratulations to Luke Hobson on Making the Olympic Team!
Luke Hobson, who grew up swimming at Zone 4's Lakeridge Swim Team in Reno, NV, has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Team by winning the 200m Freestyle at Olympic Trials tonight in a time of 1:44.89! Luke, who currently swims for the University of Texas Longhorns, will be headed to Paris, France to represent the United States in both individual and relay spots. Congratulations Luke! -
June 11, 2024 - USA Swimming Disabled Top Times Reports
We have been informed that USA Swimming has disabled all reporting features out of the SWIMS database. They will not be working on updating their technology until after Olympic Trials, and possibly after the Olympics. Our Top Times reports will be out of date until late July/early August. -
June 10, 2024 - 3rd Round Bidding for Remaining 2024-2025 Meets is Now Open
If your team is interested in hosting one of the remaining meets in the 2024-2025 swim season, please download the bid package and follow the directions. The 3rd round will remain open until all meets have been awarded. If your team would like to petition for a date or meet format change, these requests will be considered during this round. Click for more details. -
January 23, 2024 - Pacific Swimming Announces the Passing of Marvin Lanphere
It is with deep sadness that Pacific Swimming announces the passing of Marvin Lanphere, one of Pacific Swimming's lifetime members, overseer of the Scholastic All America program for USA Swimming, and devoted volunteer with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics. Click for full details of Marvin's contributions to Pacific Swimming and for details on his memorial service, including the Zoom link.
