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Pacific Swimming, the third largest of USA Swimming's 59 regional associations, is made up of 100 swim clubs and more than 14,000 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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June 25, 2025 - ASCA Announces Their 2025 Top 50 Age Group Large, Medium and Small Teams
Congratulations to the Pacific Swimming clubs that have earned the prestigious status as a 2025 ASCA Top 50 Teams, categorized as Large (401+ swimmers), Medium (200-400 swimmers) and Small (less than 200 swimmers). This recognition is based on athletes ages 10-14, and all clubs were ranked using both the total number of athletes achieving AAA and AAAA+, as well as the percentage of athletes achieving AAA & AAAA+ time standards relative to their club size. The dataset was provided via SWIMS by USA Swimming. Click to see the Pacific Swimming teams that made ASCA's 2025 Top 50 Age Group Teams Lists and links to the full lists. -
June 19, 2025 - 2025 Western Zone All-Star Team Announced
Congratulations to the swimmers that will represent Pacific Swimming at the 2025 Western Zone Championships in Elk Grove, CA, August 6-9, 2025! Click for full details. (Updated 6/24/25) -
June 18, 2025 - Congratulations to Pacific Swimmers Making the World University Games Roster
Congratulations to Abigail Herscu (LAC/CAL) and Teagan O'Dell (MVN/PLS/CAL) on making the roster for the World University Games to be held in Berlin, Germany, July 17-23, 2025. -
June 18, 2025 - Congratulations to Pacific Swimmers Making the World Aquatics Junior Championship Roster
Congratulations to Liberty Clark (PLS), Kelsey Zhang (PASA), Shareef Elaydi (SCSC), Yury Kuzmenko (VS), and Tim Wu (PLS) on making the roster for the World Aquatics Junior Championship Meet. These swimmers will participate August 19-24, 2025, in Romania. Congratulations again to these athletes. -
June 6, 2025 - Congratulations to Luka Mijatovic on Making the USA National Team!
Congratulations to Luka Mijatovic (PLS), who qualified for the National Team in the 400m Freestyle! In the process, he broke the 15-16 National Age Group record twice - once in the morning prelims with a time of 3:45.89 and then again in the finals with a time of 3:45.71. Luka will travel with the team to the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in July. Congratulations again, Luka! -
June 4, 2025 - Stroke and Turn Officials Needed for 2025 CA/NV Summer Sectionals in Novato
The 2025 CA/NV Summer Sectionals are being held July 17-20, 2025, in Novato, CA, hosted by Thunder Coast Aquatics and Pacific Swimming. This will be an OQM and the “Application to Officiate” can be found by clicking here. -
May 23, 2025 - Congratulations AC, UD, CROW, MCSD, BSW, EBSD, OAPB, VJO, LGSC, SRBY, SON, SCSC, SRVA, MBSC, DA, HILL, SSS, BAY, MONT, TERA, SUNN, PSL, PLS, ALGA, SRN, PST, PPSC, MAC, TCA, DCD, TIDE, SFSL, CCSC, and SBA, 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, East Bay Silver Dolphins, Orinda Aquatics, Vallejo Aquatic Club, 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, SUNN Swimming, Pacifica Sea Lions, Pleasanton Seahawks, Alameda Gators, Neptune Swimming, Piedmont Swim Team, Pacifica Platypus Swim Club, Milpitas Aquatic Club, Thunder Coast Aquatics, Daly City Dolphins, Almaden Riptide, San Francisco Seals Swim Team, Crescent City Swim Club, and San Benito Aquatics, 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. -
May 22, 2025 - Recording of May 21, 2025 House of Delegates Meeting
If you were unable to attend our House of Delegates meeting this past May 21, 2025, you may watch the recording of the Zoom Meeting. Click for the link. -
May 16, 2025 - Stroke & Turn Officials Applications to Officiate - Age Group and Far Western Championships
Stroke and Turn Officials' RSVP Needed for the Long Course Age Group Championships, July 11-13, 2025, hosted by Neptune Swimming (SRN) and Long Course Far Western Championships, July 31-August 3, 2025, hosted by the Santa Clara Swim Club (SCSC). Certified Stroke and Turn Officials are invited to officiate at each of these two (2) upcoming Summer LSC Championship Meets. Each meet is a preliminary and finals meet. Click for the RSVP forms. -
May 5, 2025 - Pacific Swimming Announces the Passing of Presley Bard Anderson
Presley Bard Anderson, longtime Pacific Swimming athlete (TERA and NVST), All-American swimmer (Indiana/USC) who made the 2010-11 National Team as one of the country’s top backstrokers, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on April 30, 2025. Click for more details -
April 29, 2025 - Opportunity to Officiate at the Upcoming 2025 Western Zone Senior Championships
The 2025 CA/NV Summer SectionalsWestern Zone Senior Championships are being held July 29 - August 2, 2025, in Clovis, CA, hosted by Clovis Swim Club and Central California Swimming LSC. This is an Officials Qualifying Meet (OQM) and there will be a National Evaluator assigned to the meet. Please indicate your interest in receiving an evaluation. Note: each official can only receive one evaluation. To receive an evaluation, you must work a minimum of four sessions, have all your credentials up to date, and have completed the necessary USA Swimming requirements. Applicant must be a member, in good standing, of USA Swimming and be a LSC certified official. Click for more details and the application. -
April 16, 2025 - 3rd Round Bidding for Remaining 2025-2026 Meets is Now Open
If your team is interested in hosting one of the remaining meets in the 2025-2026 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. -
April 14, 2025 - Congratulations Athlete Rep Committee on your DEI Award from USA Swimming
Our Pacific Swimming Athlete Rep Committee is being recognized by USA Swimming for having the best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion-based project. Our athletes have spearheaded the Tech Suit Up-Cycle Program, whose purpose is to decrease waste by collecting used tech suits and redistributing them to athletes in need. Click for more details. -
April 4, 2025 - Opportunity to Officiate at 2025 CA/NV Summer Sectionals
The 2025 CA/NV Summer Sectionals are being held July 17-20, 2025 in two locations - Novato, CA, hosted by Thunder Coast Aquatics and Pacific Swimming and Chula Vista, CA, hosted by Coronado Swim Team Elite and the San Diego Imperial LSC. This meet will be an OQM and the single “Application to Officiate” for both locations can be found by clicking here. -
March 24, 2025 - PC Swimmers' College Commitments - Class of 2025
Congratulations to the swimmers in the Class of 2025 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 4/30/25)
