POOL OF POSSIBILITIES; ACHIEVEMENT FOR LIFE
Providing opportunities for our members to pursue their goals
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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February 19, 2025 - Stroke & Turn Officials Applications to Officiate - Age Group and Far Western Champs
Stroke and Turn Officials' RSVP Needed for the Short Course Age Group Championships, March 14-16, 2025 AND Far Western Championships, April 3-6, 2025, both hosted by the Pleasanton Seahawks (PLS). Certified Stroke and Turn Officials are invited to officiate at the two (2) upcoming LSC Championship Meets, Spring Age Group Championships and Spring Far Western Championships. Each meet is a preliminary and finals meet. The Far Western Championships has been designated an Official Qualifying Meet (OQM). National evaluations will be taking place.Click for the RSVP and evaluation application. -
February 19, 2025 - Winter CA/NV Sectionals Travel Support Forms Due 2/22/25
If your team still needs to submit their forms for CA/NV Winter Sectionals, please do so by Saturday, 2/22/25. Click for the link to the form. -
February 14, 2025 - Black History Month Spotlight - ALGA's Oakley Briskman Interview with USA Swimming
February is Black History Month, and USA Swimming is proud to spotlight athlete Oakley Briskman, who took it upon herself to research the history of inclusion in our sport and create some resources for members to take advantage of. The best part? These resources are free, and she wants to help you implement them locally. Click for more details and links. -
February 14, 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 2/19/25) -
February 14, 2025 - Congratulations AC, UD, CROW, MCSD, BSW, TIDE, EBSD, OAPB, VJO, SFSL, LGSC, SRBY, SON, SCSC, SRVA, MBSC, DA, HILL, SSS, BAY, MONT, TERA, SUNN, PSL, PLS, ALGA, SRN, PST, and PPSC, 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, 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, SUNN Swimming, Pacifica Sea Lions, Pleasanton Seahawks, Alameda Gators, Neptune Swimming, Piedmont Swim Team, and Pacifica Platypus Swim Club, 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. -
February 11, 2025 - Board of Directors Meeting on Wednesday, February 19th, 7:30 pm
The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2025, via Zoom. All members of Pacific Swimming and USA Swimming are welcome to attend. This February Board Meeting will start at 7:30 pm. Click for details on how you may join this call. -
February 7, 2025 - June 28-29 Senior Meet Now Hosted by OAPB
Orinda Aquatics (OAPB) will now be hosting the June 28-29, 2025, Senior Open meet in Moraga, CA. Please plan accordingly. -
February 2, 2025 - Amerie Nordberg Memorial Scholarship for Graduating Seniors - 2025
The application for the annual scholarship in the name of Amerie Nordberg has now opened. 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 12, 2025 - Congratulations to our 2025 Olympic Paralympic Training Camp Participants
Pacific Swimming is sending 24 athletes to a Distance Camp at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center (formerly OTC) February 5-8, 2025. Click for a complete list. -
January 7, 2025 - Congratulations to our Pacific Swimming Pac Coast All-Star Team!
Congratulations to our Pacific Swimming Team for their 2nd Place finish at the 2025 Pac Coast All-Star Meet in Hillsborough, Oregon! Click for more details and photos. -
December 16, 2024 - Congratulations to Luke Hobson on his New World Records
Congratulations to Luke Hobson, who grew up in Zone 4 and at LAKE, as he broke the World Record in the 200 Free SCM (twice) and helped the United States to set new World Records in the 4x200 Free Relay and the 4x100 Free Relay at the SC World Championships in Budapest. Click for more details. -
December 11, 2024 - 2025 Club Grant Application Now Available
The Pacific Swimming Board of Directors and Investment Committee announce the next grant available to Pacific Swimming Clubs. To further support the critical areas of our LSC, Pacific Swimming is offering a structured Grant Program to support facilities and the meet hosting process, the development of the athlete, and the professional growth of the coach. Click for more details. -
November 21, 2024 - USA Swimming Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) Has Been Revised
USA Swimming has updated the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy as of October 16, 2024. The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) addresses one-on-one interactions, social media and electronic communications, travel: local and team, locker rooms and changing areas and massages, rubdowns and athletic training modalities. Every USA Swimming club, Zone and LSC is required to implement the MAAPP in full. Click for the link to download the newest version. -
November 20, 2024 - Congratulations Pacific Swimming Athletes invited to USA Swimming's 2024 National Select Camp
CCongratulations to Tyler Porter (QSS), Blake Hill (CROW), Jeremy Ting (CROW), Stella Canoles (OAPB), Daniela Linares Danzos (CROW), Maren Byrne (ALTO), Isabel Wu (SCSC), and Rylee Hutchinson (PLS), on being chosen to attend the USA Swimming National Select Camp on either January 9-12, or January 23-26, 2025. Click for more details the full rosters. -
November 18, 2024 - Outreach Athletes - Tech Suit Giveaway
If you or your athlete is registered as an Outreach Athlete for Pacific Swimming, you are eligible for our Tech Suit Giveaway Program - all suits are free! Click for full details.
