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• 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.
• November 14, 2024 - Congratulations 2023-24 Scholastic All America Athletes!
  Pacific Swimming is home to 94 Scholastic All America Athletes, 4th highest LSC in USA Swimming with an increase of almost 30 athletes from last year! Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the PC swimmers that are part of the 2023-2024 Scholastic All America Team! Click for the full list.
• November 13, 2024 - 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 11/19/24)
• November 11, 2024 - Stroke and Turn Officials Needed for the December 6-8, 2024, Winter Age Group Championship Meet in Morgan Hill
  We are accepting applications to officiate as a Stroke and Turn Official at the Pacific Swimming Winter Age Group Championships, December 6-8, 2024, in Morgan Hill CA. "Certified Officials" interested in officiating at this meet are encouraged to complete the online application. This meet has been approved as a National Official Qualifying Meet (OQM). Click for more details and the link.
• November 8, 2024 - Change in Date and Location for LCM Senior Open Meet
  The Pleasanton Seahawks have picked up the April LCM Senior Open Meet. The meet will now be April 26-27, 2025, in Pleasanton, CA. Please plan accordingly.
• November 7, 2024 - 2025 Pacific Coast All-Star Athlete and Coach Applications are Now Available
  The Athlete and Coach applications are now available for the Pacific Coast All-Star Meet, held in Hillsborough, OR, January 4-5, 2024. Athlete and Chaperone applications to follow soon. Click for more details.
• November 3, 2024 - Hotel Information for Age Group Championships
  Following is the first of the hotel blocks for the Winter Age Group Championships held in Morgan Hill, CA, December 6-8, 2024.
• November 1, 2024 - Aquatics Group Night with the San Jose Sharks, January 25, 2025
  Come watch the San Jose Sharks take on the Florida Panthers on January 25, 2025! Tickets purchased through the link will include discounted tickets, a Sharks swim cap and a pre-game meet and greet with two-time Olympian Brooks Curry! Click for more details and the link to purchase tickets.
• October 22, 2024 - 2024 PacSwim Awards Results and Photos
  The annual PacSwim Awards took place on Saturday, October 12th in Pleasant Hill. Swimmers, their families and coaches from throughout the LSC joined to enjoy dinner and special guest, Olympian Nathan Adrian. Click for full details and photos.
• October 21, 2024 - Class of 2025 College Swimming Commitments
  We would like to celebrate our swimmers who have committed to swim at college next year. If you have received your admission letter from the college you will be swimming at next year, please click for the link to fill out the form.
• October 20, 2024 - Celebration of Life Information for Michael Fujii, Head Coach of SBA
  It is with deep sadness that Pacific Swimming announces the passing of Michael Fujii, the head of coach of San Benito Aquatics (SBA), after a long illness. Our deepest condolences to his family. Click for more details on the Celebration of Life being held for him on November 23rd.
• October 14, 2024 - Congratulations to this Year's Officials of the Year!
  Congratulations to the officials chosen as this year's Officials of the Year! Each zone in Pacific Swimming announced their Official of the Year at the annual Officials' Clinic held this past Saturday in Pleasant Hill, CA. Click to see the winners!
• October 11, 2024 - Recording of Town Hall on Age Group Championships and Far Westerns
  Did you miss this week's town hall meetings regarding proposed changes to Age Group Championships and Far Westerns in 25-26? This will be an item coming up for vote at next week's House of Delegates. Click for the link to watch the Zoom call recording.
• October 10, 2024 - Officials - Order your FREE 2025 Rulebook by December 2, 2024
  As part of your 2025 Officials membership, you may request ONE 2025 USA Swimming Rulebook. The deadline for requesting a FREE copy is Monday, December 2, 2024. After this date they may be purchased through SwimOutlet. Click for the link to the order form.
• October 3, 2024 - 2024 House of Delegates Legislation Summary
  USA Swimming's Annual Business Meeting included the adoption of new legislation to the USA Swimming Rulebook. Click to see is a recap of major legislation changes approved during the 2024 House of Delegates.
• 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.
• 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 - 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.
• January 8, 2024 - Pacific Swimming Wins Back-to-Back Pac Coast All-Stars!
  Congratulations to our Pacific Swimming Team for their back-to-back win at the 2024 Pac Coast All-Star Meet in Southern California! Click for more details and photos.
• January 4, 2024 - Condolences on the Passing of Rich Thornton, Head Coach of SRVA
  It is with deep sadness that Pacific Swimming announces the passing of Rich Thornton, head coach of San Ramon Valley Aquatics (SRVA). Our deepest condolences to his family. Loved by many, Rich's sudden passing is a great loss to the swimming community. Click for more details.
• November 1, 2023 - Class of 2024 College Swimming Commitments
  We would like to celebrate our swimmers who have committed to swim at college next year. If you have received your admission letter from the college you will be swimming at next year, please click for the link to fill out the form.
• October 31, 2023 - Eight Pacific Swimming Clubs Named to USA Swimming's 2023-24 Club Excellence List
  Each year, USA Swimming releases their list of the top 200 highest-performing clubs within the organization in the development of swimmers 18 and younger. Of these 200 clubs, the top 20 are dubbed "Gold Medal" clubs, the next 80 are "Silver Medal," and the final 100 are considered "Bronze Medal." For 2023-24, eight clubs from Pacific Swimming have made the list. Click for more details.
• October 30, 2023 - Congratulations 2022-23 Scholastic All America Athletes!
  Pacific Swimming is home to 68 Scholastic All America Athletes, 3rd highest LSC in USA Swimming! Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the PC swimmers that are part of the 2022-2023 Scholastic All America Team! Click for the complete list of athletes.
• October 18, 2023 - 2023 PacSwim Award Results and Photos
  The annual PacSwim Awards took place on Saturday, October 15th in Pleasant Hill. Swimmers, their families and coaches from throughout the LSC joined to enjoy dinner and special guest, Olympian Hunter Armstrong. Click for full details and photos.
• September 28, 2023 - Congratulations Pacific Swimming Athletes invited to USA Swimming's National Select Camp
  Congratulations to Liberty Clark (CROW), Mia Su (SCSC), Davina Huang (SCSC), Natalie Mak (CROW), Dar Lavrenko (LAMV), and Tim Wu (PLS) on being chosen to attend the USA Swimming National Select Camp on either October 12-15 or October 26-29. Click for more details the full rosters.
• September 19, 2023 - Congratulations Pacific Swimming Athletes on USA Swimming's National Junior Team Roster
  Congratulations to Arthur Balva (PASA), Bailey Hartman (CROW), Raya Mellott (CROW) and Luka Mijatovic (PLS) for making the USA Swimming National Junior Team. Click for the full team.
• September 7, 2023 - Special Offers to Clubs from Finis
  Finis, a Northern California company of over 30 years, is introducing their program called Sample 40 where any team can order up to six of any item at 40% discount. Click to read more about this program and some of the items offered.
• August 14, 2023 - Date Change for 2024 Summer Age Group Championships
  Please note that the dates for the 2024 Summer Age Group Championships in Concord, CA, have been changed to July 12-14, 2024.
• August 10, 2023 - Congratulations to our Pacific Swimming Western Zone All-Star Team!
  A huge congratulations to our Pacific Swimming Western Zone All-Star Team in their resounding win up in Boise, Idaho at the Western Zone Age Group meet. The team won by more than one and half times as many points as the second place LSC! Click for some photos of the event and fun had by our team.
• August 1, 2023 - Thank You to All Far Western Raffle Participants!
  Pacific Swimming and the DDEI Committee send a great big Thank You to all of the Far Westerns participants that bought a raffle ticket! We were able to raise over $800 to help fund our athletes' attendance at the 2024 Western Zone DEI Camp in Indianapolis, IN. Click for a link to more information about the DDEI Committee.
• July 13, 2023 - New Safe Sport Zoom Trainings Available
  USA Swimming Safe Sport staff hosts FREE Zoom trainings for parents, minor athletes and coaches to assist clubs in completing the Training and Education requirement of the Safe Sport Club Recognition program. All participants will need to register to attend training. Click for links to register.
• July 11, 2023 - Beware of Spam and Phishing Emails
  Please be diligent and double-check the actual email address from any suspicious or unusual email you get from saying they are associated with Pacific Swimming. Do not clink on any links in the email.
• July 5, 2023 - ASCA Announces Their 2023 Top 50 Age Group Coaches
  Congratulations to four of our Pacific Swimming coaches that have earned the prestigious status as a 2023 ASCA Top 50 Age Group Coaches. The Top 50 coaches were selected based on USA Swimming’s National Rankings data from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023 for both LCM and SCY for 11-12 and 9-10 age groups. Coaches received bonus points for number of swimmers with a #1 ranking, and for number of different swimmers ranked. Click for the full list.
• June 14, 2023 - Important Updates and Information for Coaches & Club Personnel
  Coaches & Team Admins please share this information with your team coaches and other key personnel in your organization. Click for more details.
• June 7, 2023 - ASCA Announces Their 2023 Top 100 Age Group Teams
  Congratulations to the clubs that have earned the prestigious status as a 2023 ASCA Top 100 Age Group Team. The results were compiled using USA Swimming results of top ranked swimmers in the 10&U and 11-12 age groups for the 2022 Long Course season and 2022-23 Short Course season. Swimmers were scored for 1st through 20th place in individual events only; relays not included. Click for ASCA's 2023 Top 100 Age Group Teams:
• May 26, 2023 - Congratulations to the Athletes Chosen for the Western and Southern Zone Diversity Select Camps
  Pacific Swimming has had eighteen athletes chosen for the Western Zone Diversity Select Camp to be held in San Jose, CA and three athletes for the Southern Zone Diversity Select Camp to be held at Houston, TX. Click for the full list of athletes selected for this camp.
• May 1, 2023 - 3rd Round Bidding for Remaining 2023-2024 Meets is Now Open
  If your team is interested in hosting one of the remaining meets in the 2023-2024 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 28, 2023 - Pacific Swimming Announces the Passing of Judy Siegrist
  It is with deep sadness that Pacific Swimming announces the passing of Judy Siegrist, one of Pacific Swimming's founding members, 1994 Volunteer of the Year and long-time Registration Chair for Pacific Swimming. Click for full details of Judy's contributions to Pacific Swimming.
• April 26, 2023 - 2023-2024 Pacific Meets Awarded in Rounds 1 & 2
  The first and second rounds of bidding for PC Meets in the 2023-2024 season has been completed and the awarded meets are now posted. Click for the results. The 3rd round of bidding for the non-awarded meets will begin May 1, 2023.
• April 12, 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 5/4/23)
• 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 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 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 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.
• November 30, 2022 - 2022-23 Senior Time Standard Overviews Now Updated
  The 2022-23 Senior Time Standard Overviews have now been updated to include new standards from Western Zones, Winter Jrs., Summer Jr. Nationals, and Summer Nationals.
• November 23, 2022 - 2023 Club Membership Renewal Deadline Approaching
  The club renewal process for 2023 is done in the new USA Swimming SWIMS 3.0 club portal. Attached to this article you will find instructions on how your club administrator can access the club portal and begin the renewal process. It is critical that you start on this prior to the holiday closure. We suggest that each club start this process as soon as possible and definitely no later than the first week in December. Click for full details.
• November 15, 2022 - CANRA Mandatory Reporter Training Records
  Yesterday USA Swimming sent out a notification to members indicating that they were no longer in good standing if the CANRA Mandatory Reporter Training was not in their member record. We understand a number of you took this test either through the LEARN platform before the launch of SWIMS 3.0 or soon after and now find that it’s missing. Click to find out how to rectify this matter.
• November 15, 2022 - 2023 USA Swimming Club Renewal
  As the year-end approaches, it is time for each club to renew its Annual Club Membership with USA Swimming. With the introduction of Online Registration, this process is different from prior years. There is no paper form to fill out to renew, each club must renew online through their SWIMS 3.0 portal. The requirements are different now as well, as all members of the organization’s “staff” including all your Coaches/Board of Directors/Administrators (as defined in your club portal) MUST be current members in good standing. Click for full details.
• November 11, 2022 - Class of 2023 College Swimming Commitments
  We would like to celebrate our swimmers who have committed to swim at college next year. If you have received your admission letter from the college you will be swimming at next year, please click for the link to fill out the form.
• October 17, 2022 - Congratulations 2021-2022 Scholastic All America Athletes!
  Pacific Swimming is home to 57 Scholastic All America Athletes, 4th highest LSC in USA Swimming! Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the PC swimmers that are part of the 2021-2022 Scholastic All America Team! Click for the complete list of athletes.
• September 22, 2022 - Fall Registratation Help and FAQs Answered for SWIMS 3.0
  If you need to register an athlete for fall swimming, hopefully you have been instructed by your club on the process and been given a registration link by your club. If you haven’t registered yet, then this information may be helpful. If you get stuck in any of these processes, please be sure to reach out to us at the LSC by emailing laurie@pacswim.org or info@pacswim.org so we can assist you! Click for more details.
• September 20, 2022 - Congratulations to New National Junior Team Member Bailey Hartman
  Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate Bailey Hartman of the Crow Canyon Sharks on being selected to the USA Swimming's National Junior Team for both the 100m and 200m Butterfly. Congratulations Bailey! Click for the full team roster.
• September 8, 2022 - Congratulations USA Swimming National Team Members Luke Hobson and Zoie Hartman
  Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate former-Pacific Swimmers Luke Hobson and Zoie Hartman on making the USA Swimming 2022-2023 National Team. Luke swam for LAKE (Zone 4) and Zoie swam for CROW (Zone 2). Congratulations!
• August 19, 2022 - Updated Athlete Protection Training (APT) Requirements
  Effective September 1, 2022, there will no longer be a 30-day administrative grace period given to athletes after their 18th birthday to complete the Athlete Protection Training (APT) requirement. Going forward, any 17-year-old athlete who has not completed the APT requirement by their 18th birthday will not be a USA Swimming member in good standing unless or until the APT requirement is completed. This includes eligibility to compete in USA Swimming sanctioned meets, club practices and all other related activities. Athletes will continue to receive an email notification reminder of the APT requirement 30 days prior to their 18th birthday as well as a reminder on their 18th birthday. Click for more details and link to completing your APT.
• August 9, 2022 - Upcoming 2022-23 Registration Procedures
  Beginning September 1, 2022, for the 2022-2023 membership year, USA Swimming Membership Registration process will be available ONLINE. Currently we are not aware of a way to register anyone besides this new online process and we will not have new forms for 2023. New and Existing members will receive a new unique 14 character alphanumeric member code to replace their existing USA Swimming ID. Pacific Swimming will stop processing 2022 memberships received after August 14, 2022, to help with transition. Click for more information.
• August 8, 2022 - New Requirement for all Adult (18+) CA-Residing Non-Athlete Members
  All adult non-athlete members residing in California will be required to complete the Mandatory Reporting: Understanding Your Responsibility training course on the LEARN platform. All existing California adult non-athlete members must complete this requirement no later than November 3, 2022. If the requirement has not been met by November 3, 2022, the member will not be a member in good standing with USA Swimming unless or until such time as the training is completed; new members must complete the course as a condition of their membership. Click for more information and the links to complete this new requirement.
• June 21, 2022 - Congratulations to our Class of 2022 Athlete Reps!
  We would like to take the opportunity to celebrate our Class of 2022 Senior Athlete Representatives! We are so appreciative of the time and work that they have put into the Athlete Rep program and Pacific Swimming over the years. We wish them all the best as they head off to the next chapter of their lives! Click for details on where they are all heading off to.
• June 13, 2022 - Deck Pass to be Disconnected from TeamUnify Starting June 14, 2022
  June 14, 2022 will be the last day of your Deck Pass member connection to TeamUnify. After that date, you will no longer be able to access your USA Swimming Deck Pass member information on the TeamUnify app. You will still have access to your Deck Pass account information until September 1, 2022 on the USA Swimming website and Deck Pass Plus mobile app. This change simply removes the connection to Team Unify products. Click for more details.
• May 26, 2022 - Recording of May 22, 2022 House of Delegates Meeting
  If you were unable to attend our House of Delegates meeting this past May 22, 2022, you may watch the recording of the Zoom Meeting. Click for the link.
• May 23, 2022 - Congratulations to CROW's Bailey Hartman
  Crow Canyon Sharks' Bailey Hartman has been named to the USA Swimming Junior Pan Pacific Championship team which will compete in events August 24-27 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Athletes qualified for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships via their swims at the 2022 Phillips 66 International Championships. Congratulations Bailey!
• April 11, 2022 - PC Swimmers' College Commitments (Class of 2022)
  Congratulations to the swimmers in the Class of 2022 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 6/6/22)
• April 11, 2022 - Congratulations to 18 & Under National Open Water Champion Aidan Pflieger of RENO!
  Aidan Pflieger (RENO - Z4) competed in the Open Water Nationals meet April 1-3, 2022 in both the 5K and 10K races at Ft. Myers, FL. Aidan finished in 1st Place as the National Champion for the 18 & Under age group in the 5k race. Aidan was the only athlete competing from Pacific Swimming and he is also Pacific Swimming's Senior Athlete Rep. Congratulations Aidan!
• April 11, 2022 - Recordings of Spring Far Western Championship Races
  The host team, Quicksilver Swimming, has made available all sessions of Short Course Far Westerns from Morgan Hill this past weekend on their YouTube channel. The link is www.youtube.com/QSSLive
• April 4, 2022 - 2021-22 Senior Time Standard Overviews Now Updated
  The 2021-22 Senior Time Standard Overviews have now been updated to include new standards from Western Zones, Winter Jrs., Summer Jr. Nationals, and Summer Nationals. Click for details.
• April 4, 2022 - 2022 Western Zone Senior Championship Updates
  Information for the July 26-30, 2022 Western Zone Senior Championships including time standards, qualifying time period & bonus standards, are now available. Click for more details.
• February 26, 2022 - Announcing the 2022 Pacific Swimming Disability, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Team Award
  The Pacific Swimming Diversity, Disability, Equity, & Inclusion Committee is happy to award a $500 grant to the Richmond Sailfish as a team that has demonstrated a consistent pattern of breaking barriers while cultivating and promoting diversity initiatives that establish and foster a more inclusive and equitable environment, thus leading to recruitment, retention and promotion of individuals of underrepresented populations. Click for more details and photos of the check presentation.
• February 24, 2022 - Class of 2022 College Swimming Commitments
  We would like to celebrate our swimmers who have committed to swim at college next year. If you have received your admission letter from the college you will be swimming at next year, please click for the link to fill out the form.
• January 22, 2022 - Announcements from Pacific Swimming Office - January 2022
  Click to read more on reminders and news about Certificates of Insurance, Coach Health Insurance, Zoom Licenses, OPTC Distance Camp, Background Checks, and Kent Yoshiwara recognition award voting.
• January 21, 2022 - COVID-19 Health Reminder
  Pacific Swimming would like to remind and encourage our members to keep themselves safe by following the recommendations of our public health experts. Click for a message from Athlete Rep, Maddie Blackwell.
• January 18, 2022 - Officials' Apparel Back in Stock
  Our Officials' Apparel inventory is fully stocked again and we are happy to be able to maintain the same prices for all items except jackets. We have also added a knit beanie cap for those cold, winter meets and, by request, an XS Ladies SS polo. Click for more details and the order form.
• December 27, 2021 - USA Swimming Rescinds Membership Requirement for Meet Marshals
  USA Swimming recently received confirmation from the Center for SafeSport that the role of a meet marshal does not rise to the level of contact with or authority over athletes significant enough to require non-athlete membership of these volunteers. Click for more details.
• December 10, 2021 - Congratulations to LAKE's Luke Hobson on Setting a National Age Group Record
  Congratulations to Lakeridge Swim Team's Luke Hobson on setting a new 17-18 National Age Group Record in the 500 Freestyle! Luke, who is now a freshman at the University of Texas, swam the 500 Free in a time of 4:09.72 last weekend at the Minnesota Invite. Luke's time shattered the old mark for the 500 Free of 4:12.33 set by Michael Phelps back in 2004! In addition, Luke is the youngest person in USA Swimming history to break 4:10 in the 500 free! Congratulations Luke!
• November 5, 2021 - Congratulations to LAKE's Luke Hobson!
  Congratulations to Luke Hobson of Lakeridge Swim Team (Zone 4) on making the National Junior Team, qualifying in both the 200 and 400 Freestyle!
• October 22, 2021 - Recording of October 17, 2021 House of Delegates Meeting
  If you were unable to attend our House of Delegates meeting this past October 17, 2021, you may watch the recording of the Zoom Meeting. Click for the link.
• October 21, 2021 - Re-Registration Packets Have Been Emailed to All Clubs
  Clubs, please check your emails for your team's re-registration packets. Packets included last year's rosters for athletes and non-athletes, as well as forms to register new members with your team.
• September 29, 2021 - Congratulations to National Select Team Members and Coaches!
  Congratulations to Emma Karam (RENO), Abi Liu (PEAK) - Girls' Head Coach, and Kevin Zacher (SCSC) - Boys' Head Coach on their selection to the 2020 National Select Camp to be held in October. Click for full details.
• September 29, 2021 - Congratulations to National Diversity Select Team Members!
  Congratulations to the following athletes from Pacific Swimming for being chosen for the National Diversity Select Team: Brendon Chang (BSW), Parker Del Balso (BAC), Ryan Lin (BAC), Elayna Ling (PLS), Abigail Ninan (SCSC), and Christopher Winalski (QSS). For full details on the camp, click here.
• September 23, 2021 - Congratulations 2020-2021 Scholastic All America Athletes!
  Pacific Swimming is home to 65 Scholastic All America Athletes, 4th highest LSC in USA Swimming! Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the PC swimmers that are part of the 2020-2021 Scholastic All America Team! Click for the complete list of athletes.
• September 17, 2021 - Virtual Summer Series Results
  Congratulations to all those that participated in the Virtual Summer Series! The Top 3 High Point winners in each age group and gender are now posted and certificates will be sent out shortly. All participants will receive a commemorative bag tag for being a part of this series. Congratulations to all! Click for results.
• August 19, 2021 - Recording of August 18, 2021 Town Hall Meeting
  If you were unable to join us for the August 18th Town Hall Meeting, you can watch a recording of the Zoom call by clicking here.
• August 18, 2021 - Announcements from Pacific Swimming Office
  Click for more details regarding the upcoming Town Hall Meeting, Membership Cards, Coach Insurance, MAAPP 2.0, Meet Financial Reporting Practices, PacSwim Awards, and Upcoming USA Swimming Meetings and Webinars.
• August 14, 2021 - New 2021-2022 Registration Forms & Membership Cards
  The 2021-2022 Registration/Membership Forms are available for NEW members who do not have a current membership. Click here for more details for printing membership cards, as well as the new forms.
• August 9, 2021 - Statement from the Disability, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
  This statement was drafted by the athlete representatives on the Disability, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee of Pacific Swimming and approved by the entire group in regards to types of swim caps that are allowed in competition per FINA ruling. Click for the full statement.
• August 6, 2021 - Pacific Swimming Statement Regarding Incident on May 21, 2021
  Statement from Pacific Swimming regarding incident at May 21, 2021 meet. Click for statement.
• August 5, 2021 - Reminder: Membership Changes for the 2021-2022 Season Start September 1st
  For the upcoming 2021-2022 season, new membership rates will be instituted effective September 1, 2021. This will be the first membership rate increase since 2014. Along with these changes will be the addition of our new pilot program for a non-coach non-athlete outreach membership. For full details, click here.
• July 6, 2021 - Congratulations to LAC's Abigail Herscu!
  Livermore Aquacowboys' Abigail Herscu has been named to the USA Swimming International Junior team which will compete in World Cup events in Germany and Hungary, September 28th-October 10th. Congratulations Abigail!
• July 2, 2021 - Message to Our Membership from the General Chair - 7/2/21
  Update on developments related to revised Health Orders in the Bay Area.
• June 15, 2021 - Congratulations SEA on Becoming a Safe Sport Recognized Club
  Pacific Swimming currently has 46 clubs that have been certified as Safe Sport Recognized Clubs! We would like to recognize Seaside Aquatic 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.
• June 10, 2021 - Membership Changes Approved by May House of Delegates
  For the upcoming 2021-2022 season, new membership rates will be instituted effective September 1, 2021. This will be the first membership rate increase since 2014. Along with these changes will be the addition of our new pilot program for a non-coach non-athlete outreach membership. For full details, click here.
• May 25, 2021 - Recording of May 23, 2021 House of Delegates Meeting
  If you were unable to attend our House of Delegates meeting this past May 23, 2021, you may watch the recording of the Zoom Meeting. Click for the link.
• May 24, 2021 - Congratuations 2021-2023 Board of Directors!
  Elections were held at the May 23, 2021 House of Delegates Meeting. Congratulations to the winners! Thank you for serving our LSC! Click for full details.
• May 18, 2021 - Mental Health Awareness Month - Video and Slideshow
  In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Mental Health Taskforce of Pacific Swimming's Athlete Representatives has put together a new Mental Health video presentation and slideshow for both athletes and adults. Click for links.
• April 26, 2021 - Mental Health - Pressure in Swimming and Beyond
  The Mental Health Taskforce of Pacific Swimming's Athlete Representatives has put together a new video for both athletes and adults on Pressure in Swimming and Beyond. Please click for the links to watch and for other mental health resources.
• April 8, 2021 - Time Standards Files for Hy-Tek Now Available for 2021-2024 USA Swimming Motivational Times
  The Hy-Tek Time Standards files for the 2021-2024 USA Swimming Motivational Times are now available for download. Click here for the files.
• April 1, 2021 - 2021-2022 Pacific Swimming Meets
  The 2021-22 Pacific Swimming Meet Schedule has been set. Click for more details.
• March 23, 2021 - Congratulations TRIV on Becoming a Safe Sport Recognized Club
  Pacific Swimming currently has 45 clubs that have been certified as Safe Sport Recognized Clubs - 2nd LSC in the Nation! We would like to recognize Tri Valley 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.
• March 22, 2021 - Statement from Pacific Swimming's Athlete Committee Regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate Crimes
  Pacific Swimming's Athlete Committee would like to address fellow athletes and members of the Pacific Swimming Community to take a firm stance against hate crimes towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.Click for the full statement.
• March 17, 2021 - LSC Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair Proposed Legislation
  Click for information regarding the upcoming DEI legislation that will be brought before the House of Delegates at this year's convention in September.
• February 28, 2021 - PC Swimmers' College Commitments (Class of 2021)
  Congratulations to the swimmers in the Class of 2021 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 6/20/21)
• February 20, 2021 - New Travel Forms Are Now Available
  Travel Support Forms are now posted for Open Water Nationals, Olympic Trials Wave I, and Olympic Trials Wave II. Click for the link.
• February 18, 2021 - Announcing the New Athlete PenPal Program
  The PenPal Program is a way to connect athletes all over Pacific Swimming. Monthly emails are sent out with prompts corresponding with the monthly theme. It is essentially an online friend that you can write to as often as you’d like. The first one starts on March 1st. Click to see more details and to sign up.
• February 18, 2021 - 2021 USA Swimming Rulebook Now Available in PDF Format
  Starting in 2021, USA Swimming will no longer send out a hardcopy version of the rulebook to officials. However, the digital USA Swimming rulebook is available online for anyone to access. In addition to being viewable online in real time, the 2021 USA Swimming rulebook can also be downloaded to all devices and is available print at any time. To easily locate topics of interest, the PDF search function will allow searches by specific words or phrases. In addition, the 2021 USA Swimming Rules and Regulations outline is linked so you can quickly access specific content categories. Click here to view this year's official rulebook.
• February 15, 2021 - Posting of a Team's Time Trial, Intrasquad, or Dual Meet Results
  For times from a sanctioned time trial, intrasquad, or dual meet to be added to the SWIMS and posted on the website, procedures are different than for a C/B/A+ meet or Senior Meet. Click for full details.
• February 12, 2021 - Coach Certifications Extended Further to July 1, 2021, But Are Not Automatic
  USA Swimming will be further extending required CPR/AED and STSC certification requirements for non-athlete coach members from March 1, 2021 to July 1, 2021, with some stipulations. Whereas previous extensions were automatic, this extension will require documentation to be sent to LSC registrars before the extensions will be granted. Click for full details.
• February 1, 2021 - Mental Health - Anxiety in Athletics During COVID-19 and Beyond
  The Mental Health Taskforce of Pacific Swimming's Athlete Representatives has put together a presentation for both athletes and adults on Anxiety in Athletics. Please click for the links to watch and for other mental health resources.
• January 31, 2021 - 100 Day Mask Challenge by Pacific Swimming Athlete Reps
  The Pacific Swimming Athlete Reps are encouraging you to participate in a 100 Day Mask Challenge. Click to see their statement.
• January 30, 2021 - Officials Clinic Presentations
  If you were unable to join us for our 2021 Officials Clinic, please click for PDFs of the Power Point presentations presented at the clinic. Recordings of the Zoom presentations will also be available after processing time.
• January 26, 2021 - New U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming Format
  USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, in partnership with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the Omaha Sports Commission today announced a revised plan and schedule for the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. The Olympic Trials will be divided into two competitions, with Wave I on June 4-7, 2021, and Wave II on June 13-20, 2021. Wave II will continue to serve as the sole qualifier for pool swimmers on the U.S. Olympic Team for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2021. Click for full details and the time standards.
• December 18, 2020 - Message to Our Membership from the General Chair - 12/18/20
  Update on developments related to the recently effective revised Health Orders in the Bay Area.
• December 16, 2020 - First Pacific Swimming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Silent Auction a Huge Success!
  It is with the deepest gratitude that we say thank you for making a contribution that will allow Pacific Swimming's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee to continue our work to increase multicultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity and to foster an inclusive environment at all levels of competitive swimming. Click for more details on the auction.
• December 8, 2020 - Updates for Clubs Contacts, Head Coaches, Registrars and Presidents
  LSC updates for you as 2020 closes, including Registration, Sanction Requests, Employer Law Updates, California Small Business Relief, New Health Orders, and the DEI Silent Auction. Click for all links.
• December 6, 2020 - Message to Our Membership from the General Chair
  Update on developments related to the recently effective revised Health Orders in the Bay Area.
• December 5, 2020 - Meets Cancelled in Counties Under Shelter In Place Orders
  In accordance with the new Shelter In Place Orders, sanctioned competition will be suspended in certain counties/locales effective Monday, December 7th. Any meets in these counties/locales already sanctioned must be cancelled. Click for full details of which counties are affected.
• November 20, 2020 - Congratulations 2020 Toyota US Open Swimmers
  Congratulations to the Pacific Swimming athletes that qualified for and swam at the Toyota US Open last weekend. It has been a trying year and it is a great accomplishment that you swam at this National meet. A new Olympic Trial cut was achieved by both 16 year old Emma Karam from RENO and 16 year old Abigail Herscu from LAC. Click for full details and swimmers that participated.
• November 2, 2020 - Longtime Pacific Swimming Official and Volunteer Rick Beebe Has Passed
  It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of longtime Pacific Swimming official and volunteer, Rick Beebe. Rick was very active in Zone 1 North for many years, including the Zone 1N Officials Chair from 1990-1994. He also managed the Pacific Swimming website and kept track of the Pacific Swimming records for many years. Rick's work with Pacific Swimming meant a lot to him and we are grateful for his many years of dedication to the organization. Click for more details about Rick's life.
• October 30, 2020 - NEW Flex Membership Available to Swimmers
  Pacific Swimming is offering the Flex Membership to assist members in the sport of swimming during the COVID-19 pandemic. This opportunity is available to new and renewing members starting November 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021. Click for full details and the membership form.
• October 28, 2020 - New Coach Updates 10/28/20
  There are links for new club status survey, Class of 2021 college commitments, and Zoom License signups. Click for more details.
• October 22, 2020 - Class of 2021 College Commitments
  We would like to celebrate our swimmers who have committed to swim at college next year. If you will be signing with your college on November 11th, National Letter of Intent Day, and/or have received your admission letter from the college you will be swimming at, please click for the link to fill out the form.
• October 21, 2020 - Recording of House of Delegates Meeting
  If you were unable to attend our House of Delegates meeting this past October 11, 2020, you may watch the recording of the Zoom Meeting. Click for the link
• October 19, 2020 - Recommended COVID-19 Positive Test Protocols
  Aquatics Coalition and USA Swimming have recommended the following as a best practice guideline in the event of a positive COVID-19 test within your club. Click for the link.
• October 8, 2020 - Toyota US Open Information and Travel Support (Revised 10/14/20)
  The travel support assistance forms for the Toyota US Open have been posted. This competition will be held at multiple sites. Click for full details.
• September 28, 2020 - New Survey Out for Coaches
  Coaches, if you haven't had an opportunity to fill out our latest club status survey, please take a moment to do so. Click for link.
• September 18, 2020 - Congratulations 2019-2020 Scholastic All America Athletes!
  Pacific Swimming is home to 41 Scholastic All America Athletes! Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the PC swimmers that are part of the 2019-2020 Scholastic All America Team! Click for the complete list of athletes.
• September 4, 2020 - Congratulations ALGA, BAC, CROW, EBA, EBSD, PRNA, and TAHO on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming currently has 44 clubs that have been certified as Safe Sport Recognized Clubs - 2nd LSC in the Nation! We would like to recognize AlaGators, Burlingame Aquatic Club, Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks, East Bay Aquatics Association, East Bay Silver Dolphins, Piranha Swimming, and Tahoe Swim Club, on achieving Safe Sport Recognized Club status! We also currently have 12 other teams that have started the process on becoming Safe Sport Recognized. 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.
• August 24, 2020 - Reminder: Tech Suits Not Allowed for 12 & Unders Starting September 1, 2020
  A reminder that the tech suit restrictions, proposed by the Age Group Development Committee, will go into effect for 12-and-under swimmers beginning September 1, 2020. Click for complete lists of the suits that will be restricted for athletes 12 and under, and then a list of those tech suits that will be allowed for athletes 12 and under.
• August 20, 2020 - Congratulations FOG, MCSD, NNA and OAK on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Fog City Hammerheads, Northern Nevada Aquatics, Oaklantis and Mendecino Coast Sea Dragons, on achieving Safe Sport Recognized Club status! We also currently have 20 other teams that have started the process on becoming Safe Sport Recognized. 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.
• August 19, 2020 - Be Mindful of Air Quality This Week
  Please be aware of the air quality at your pools this week. Please check reliable air quality sites to determine if your practices should be held or cancelled. Any area that shows an AQI of 150+ should not be holding practices. Click for more details and website links.
• August 10, 2020 - Congratulations BSW, MONT, PST, RHAC, and VJO on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Brentwood Seawolves, Montclair Swim Team, Piedmont Swim Team, Ruby Hill Aquatics, and Vallejo Aquatic Club, on achieving Safe Sport Recognized Club status! We also currently have 20 other teams that have started the process on becoming Safe Sport Recognized. 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.
• July 27, 2020 - Congratulations PASA, WANV and RENO on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, Waves Aquatics Napa Valley, and Reno Aquatic Club on achieving Safe Sport Recognized Club status! We also currently have 25 other teams that have started the process on becoming Safe Sport Recognized. 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.
• July 17, 2020 - Congratulations CRUZ, DDST, HSC, OAPB, OAQ, SCSC, and UD on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Douglas Dolfins Swim Club, Humboldt Swim Club, Orinda Aquatics, Osprey Aquatics, Santa Clara Swim Club, Santa Cruz Swimming, and Ukiah Dolphins, on achieving Safe Sport Recognized Club status! We also currently have 30 other teams that have started the process on becoming Safe Sport Recognized. 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.
• July 12, 2020 - Pacific Swimming Announces the Passing of Ben Swiggett, Gary Hinderliter, and Judith Szmidt
  It is with deep sadness that Pacific Swimming announces the passing of three long-time officials and active members of Pacific Swimming, Ben Swiggett, Gary Hinderliter, and Judith Szmidt. Our organization is forever grateful for their devotion and support. Click for more details.
• July 2, 2020 - Congratulations AAA, NVST, PEAK, SBA, SUNN, TIDE, and WA on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Albany Armada Aquatics, Almaden Riptide, Napa Valley Swim Team, Peak Swimming, San Benito Aquatics, Sunnyvale Swim Club and Westside Aquaducks, on achieving Safe Sport Recognized Club status! We also currently have 35 other teams that have started the process on becoming Safe Sport Recognized. 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.
• June 28, 2020 - Updates to USA Swimming Bylaws
  Teams - Please look over these changes to the USA Swimming Bylaws that might affect your team. Please make note when each of these changes takes effect. Click for bylaw changes.
• June 23, 2020 - Message to Our Membership from the General Chair - 6/23/20
  Please click for the full message to all Pacific Swimming members from the General Chair.
• June 19, 2020 - Regsitrations and Athlete Protection Training (APT) Must Be Current
  As teams start getting back into the water, please make sure that each swimmer (especially returning college swimmers) are current with their registrations and their Athlete Protection Training (APT). If their registrations are not current (2020 or 2021), they are not covered by the insurance. 18 & older athletes and adults must renew their APT every year as part of the Safe Sport program. Click for more details on how to update each item.
• June 12, 2020 - USA Swimming Announces the Passing of Gina Mensay
  It is with deep sadness that USA Swimming announces the passing of Gina Mensay, long-time official and employee of USA Swimming. Click for more details regarding condolences and remembrances.
• June 11, 2020 - Athlete Protection Training (APT) Renewals
  Many Athlete Protection Training (APT) dates are expiring this month. If you renew before your expiration date, you will be able to take the shorter Refresher Course 1. Otherwise, you will need to take the entire APT Course again. Click for details.
• June 11, 2020 - Congratulations CARS, SSS, and TIGR on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Carson Tigersharks, Sebastopol Sea Serpents, and Tiger 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.
• June 3, 2020 - Statement from Pacific Swimming's Athlete Committee
  Pacific Swimming's Athlete Committee would like to address fellow athletes and members of the Pacific Swimming Community to take a firm stance against any kind of racial injustice, and to reaffirm Pacific Swimming’s core values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our world and specifically within our swimming community. Click for the full statement.
• June 2, 2020 - Congratulations BAY, LAC, MBSC, QSS, and TERA on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Livermore Aquacowboys, Monterey Bay Swim Club, QuickSilver Swimming, Swim South Bay and Terrapins Swim Team 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 25, 2020 - Efforts to Open Pools Safely for Lap Swim
  Since the start of Phase II reopening in California, Pacific Swimming has been communicating how to open pools safely for lap swim to schools, cities, county, and state government and our public health officials. Click for more info.
• May 21, 2020 - Joint Letter from all All Nevada Teams to Governor Sisolak
  Click to see the signed letter from the 20 Nevada Swim Teams to Governor Sisolak.
• May 20, 2020 - Pacific Swimming's Letter to California and Nevada Public Health Officers
  Click to see Pacific Swimming's Letter to California and Nevada Public Health Officers.
• May 19, 2020 - Joint Letter from all All California LSCs to Governor Newsom
  Click to see the signed letter from the General Chairs of all five LSCs in California to Governor Newsom.
• May 18, 2020 - Videotape of May 13th Town Hall Zoom Call
  If you were unable to attend the May 13th Pacific Swimming Town Hall Zoom call, you may watch a replay of the call using the attached YouTube link. Click for more details.
• May 14, 2020 - Webinars Offered by USA Swimming's SWIMBIZ
  Looking for information on Social Media, Sponsorship and Swimming marketing for your club? Check out these new past and upcoming webinars offered by USA Swimming's SWIMBIZ
• May 8, 2020 - Link for Zoom Recording of Recent Head Coach and Team President Call
  Juan Caraveo of USA Swimming has made the link available from the recent Head Coach and Team President Zoom Call. Click for more details.
• May 7, 2020 - Suggestions for Complying with the Current Health Order While Returning Swimmers to Practice
  This article outlines some suggestions on how teams could start making plans to move forward to getting swimmers back in the water. (Updated 5/11/20)
• May 4, 2020 - Pacific Swimming COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant Information and Guidelines
  Pacific Swimming is offering up to $1M in grants to provide financial assistance to our year-round member clubs that have suffered financial injury caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Funding will be in three rounds. Click for full details.
• May 2, 2020 - USA Swimming's Facility Re-Opening Message and Planning
  USA Swimming has put together guidelines, including sample diagrams, of what re-opening swimming facilities could look like. A downloadable PDF is available at the end of the article. Click for more information.
• May 1, 2020 - Message to Our Membership from the General Chair - 5/1/20
  Please click for the full message to all Pacific Swimming members from the General Chair.
• April 25, 2020 - ASCA Live: Recruiting and College Swimming
  ASCA has made available a taped replay of their round table with guests Bill Wadley, Jimmy Tierney, and Greg Earhart, where they discuss the process of college swimming recruiting. Click for the link.
• April 21, 2020 - Western Zone Championship Meets to Be Postponed One Year
  The Western Zone Leadership team met with the General Chairs of the WZ LSC's on Friday, April 17, 2020, to review the current COVID-19 situational impact on Western Zone Events. It was decided that it was in the best interest of all involved to postpone our 2020 WZ Championship meets until 2021. Click for more details.
• April 20, 2020 - PC Swimmers' College Commitments (Class of 2020)
  Congratulations to the swimmers in the Class of 2020 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 6/16/20)
• April 14, 2020 - Implications of the CARES Act for USA Swim Clubs
  USA Swimming will be hosting a webinar covering Implications of the CARES Act this Thursday, 4/16/20 at 4 PM PST. Please click for more details and the link to register for this Zoom Webinar.
• April 3, 2020 - Coach Certification Requirements – Extensions
  As a result of the closures of many facilities due to COVID-19, coaches may find it difficult to renew some certifications. Steps are being taken to assist with this issue for coaches whose Lifeguard Training, In-Water Safety Training or CPR/AED certifications expire between March 1 and June 30, 2020. Click for full details.
• March 31, 2020 - Consolidated COVID-19 Information
  In the interest of gathering all the information in one spot, a COVID-19 Information page has been created under the tab Resources on the far right side of our website.
• March 28, 2020 - Dryland Distance Learning Approved for Insurance Coverage
  The USA Swimming Operational Risk Team has advocated for accommodations relative to Dry Land training to help club leadership and coaches maintain training regimens during periods of public facility closure. Click for full details.
• March 27, 2020 - Message to Our Membership from the General Chair - 3/27/20
  Please click for the full message to all Pacific Swimming members from the General Chair.
• March 24, 2020 - USA Swimming Statement Regarding the Postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
  Click for the full message from USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey
• March 20, 2020 - Congratulations Western Zone Select Meet Camp Athletes!
  Congratulations to the 7 Pacific Swimming athletes selected for the Western Zone Select Meet Camp to be held May 28-31, 2020, at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Click for the full list and the selection process.
• March 20, 2020 - Congratulations Coaches for Zone Select Camps!
  Congratulations to the four Pacific Swimming coaches chosen as staff for the various zone select camps happening in May 2020! Click for the full staff lists and their locations.
• March 17, 2020 - USA Swimming Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update - March 17, 2020
  Pacific Swimming will follow the mandate of USA Swimming and has cancelled all Pacific Swimming meets through April 30, 2020.
• March 14, 2020 - A Note to Pacific Swimming Regarding The Next 30 Days
  Please click for the full message to all Pacific Swimming members regarding the next 30 days within Pacific Swimming.
• March 12, 2020 - Beware of Spam and Phishing Emails
  Please be diligent and double-check the actual email address from any suspicious or unusual email you get from Pacific Swimming. There are people out there trying to exploit our organization. Pacific Swimming will never ask you to wire money to anyone associated with Pacific Swimming. When you get any sort of email asking for money, please be sure to call first before you do anything and if you find these sorts of emails coming through, please be sure to report them as spam or phishing if you are using Gmail.
• March 9, 2020 - Message from General Chair Regarding Coronavirus
  Please click for the full message to all Pacific Swimming members regarding meets where Coronavirus could be a concern for swimmers and their families.
• March 6, 2020 - 2020-2021 Pacific Swimming Meets
  All of Pacific Swimming's major meets for the 2020-21 swim year have now been awarded. Click for more details.
• February 20, 2020 - Congratulations ALTO, LGSC, and PLS on Becoming Safe Sport Recognized Clubs
  Pacific Swimming would like to recognize Alto Swim Club, Los Gatos Swim Club and the Pleasanton Seahawks 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 30, 2020 - 2020 Long Course Far Western Time Standards Now Updated
  The 2020 Long Course Far Western Time Standards have now been updated to correct a typo in the 13-14 Girls 400 SCM time cut. Please click for the links to the new chart and time standards file for TM.
• December 16, 2019 - New 2020 Requirements for Coaches and Officials
  Just a reminder that Concussion Protocol Training is required in 2020 for both coaches and officials. In addition, coaches must also complete the USADA Coach’s Advantage Tutorial. Click for full details on how to make sure you are certified in time.
• December 6, 2019 - 2019-20 Senior Time Standard Overview Now Updated
  The 2019-20 Senior Time Standard Overviews have now been updated to include new standards from all the meets through 2020.
• December 5, 2019 - USA Swimming Posts Time Standards for Speedo Summer Championships
  Due to this being an Olympic year, USA Swimming is hosting one Speedo Summer Championships in lieu of both Summer Nationals and Summer Junior Nationals. The meet will be held August 4-8, 2020 in Indianapolis, IN. There are time cuts for 18 & Unders an 19 & Overs. Click for more details.
• December 4, 2019 - 2020 CA/NV Sectionals Dates and Locations Announced
  The dates and locations for the 2020 Spring Sectionals, Summer Sectionals and Winter Sectionals have been announced. Click for more details.
• November 21, 2019 - Pacific Swimming's Report on Stockton Swim Club Athlete Case
  For Pacific Swimming's report to our membership regarding the settlement of the civil case of sexual abuse of a Stockton Swim Club athlete, please click here.
• November 11, 2019 - News Story on Oaklantis Swim Team
  Recently KTVU Fox 2 News did a feature story on the mission statement of the Oaklantis Swim Team. Click here to read a synopsis of the story or for the link to watch a re-broadcast.
• November 4, 2019 - Class of 2020 College Commitments
  We would like to celebrate our swimmers who have committed to swim at college next year. If you will be signing with your college on November 13th, National Letter of Intent Day, and/or have received your admission letter from the college you will be swimming at, please click for more information on how you can let Pacific Swimming know where you are headed.
• October 22, 2019 - Time Standards Files for Hy-Tek Now Available for All 2019-20 JO and FW Meets
  The Hy-Tek Time Standards files for all Junior Olympics meets and both Far Western meets are now available for download. Click here for the files.
• October 15, 2019 - 2019 Awards Banquet Results and Photos
  The annual PacSwim Awards took place on Saturday, October 12th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Concord. Swimmers, their families and coaches from throughout the LSC joined to enjoy dinner and special guest, Olympian Dana Vollmer. Click for full details and photos.
• October 13, 2019 - Pacific Swimming Athletes Help to Feed the Hungry
  Today we had 44 Pacific Swimming athletes spending the afternoon packaging food for Rise Against Hunger. This food will eventually be shipped to families in Mexico or Southeast Asia. For more details, participants, and photos, click here.
• October 2, 2019 - Congratulations USA Swimming National Select Camp Athletes
  Three of Pacific Swimming's athletes were chosen for the USA Swimming National Select Camp to be held at the training camp in Colorado Springs, CO. Congratulations Audrey J-Cheng (PASA), Jassen Yep (PEAK) and Matthew Chung (SCSC). Click for full details and the link to the article.
• September 9, 2019 - Congratulations 2018-19 Scholastic All America Athletes
  Pacific Swimming is home to 75 Scholastic All America Athletes. Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the PC swimmers that are part of the 2018-2019 Scholastic All America Team! Click for the complete list of athletes.
• August 21, 2019 - New Education Requirements for Coaches and Officials
  USA Swimming has set new educational requirements for coaches and officials effective September 1, 2019. Click for full details.
• August 15, 2019 - Congratulations PC Olympics Trials Qualifiers
  We would like to congratulate the 74 Pacific Swimming athletes that have already achieved one or more Olympic Trials cuts through the end of the 18-19 season! Click to see the entire list.
• August 10, 2019 - New Proposed Bylaws Now Posted
  Pacific Swimming has revised their bylaws to align with the USA Swimming template. These bylaws will be voted on at the next House of Delegates Meeting, October 13, 2019, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Concord, CA. Click for the link to preview the bylaws.
• August 5, 2019 - 2019-20 JO and FW Time Standards Set
  The new short course time standards are now posted. These time standards cover the Dec. 2019 and March 2020 Junior Olympics and the April 2020 Far Westerns. Click for full details.
• May 22, 2019 - New Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy
  All USA Swimming clubs are required to implement the USA Swimming Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) in full by June 23, 2019. MAAPP contains five sections: one-on-one interactions, travel, social media and electronic communications, locker rooms and changing areas and massage, rubdowns and athletic training modalities. There are additional steps that our 18+ year old athletes must complete by the deadline before they are able to swim in a meet. Click for the full policy and other education materials.
• February 1, 2019 - Daily GoSwim Video Available to All Coaches
  Pacific Swimming is pleased to offer a daily GoSwim coach education video to all of our coaches. These will be appear in your inbox each morning. See the attached document for more information.
• November 29, 2018 - Concussion Protocol Training on Deck Pass
  USA Swimming has created a new field in Deck Pass to indicate whether the Concussion Protocol Training has been met for all coaches and officials. Please allow Pacific Swimming a week to transfer all "met" requirements to this new field from the previous field. If after December 8th, your Deck Pass still shows this category as "Not Met", you may contact the Registrar. Thank you for your patience!
• October 19, 2018 - Club Development Provides American Swimming Coaches Association Education to Coaches
  Pacific Swimming’s Club Development program is excited to extend the arrangement with the American Swimming Coaches Association to bring the best of coach education to our (ASCA) member coaches. Click for more details.
• September 6, 2018 - Congratulations Pacific Swimming on Achieving LEAP 2 Status
  USA Swimming congratulates Pacific Swimming on becoming officially designated as a LEAP 2 LSC! Our LSC will be recognized at this year's USAS Convention. Click for more details and info.
• August 31, 2018 - December CA/NV Sectionals Now in Yucaipa, CA
  The location of the CA/NV Sectionals Meet on December 14-17, 2018, has changed to Yucaipa, CA, the same location as last year. Please make your individual and team adjustments accordingly.
• August 29, 2018 - Winter Junior Olympic Hotel Information
  For the Winter Junior Olympics meet, Piedmont Swim Team has secured some hotel room blocks at the following hotels: 1. Residence Inn, Pleasant Hill, CA; 2. Holiday Inn Express, Walnut Creek, CA; Click for more details of booking at these hotels
• August 25, 2018 - Western Zone All-Star Meet Article on USA Swimming Website
  Want to know what happens at our annual Western Zone Age Group Championship Meet in August? Here's an article with observations from the meet.
• August 17, 2018 - 2018-19 JO and FW Time Standards Set
  The new short course time standards are now posted. These time standards cover the Dec. 2018 and March 2019 Junior Olympics and the April 2019 Far Westerns. Click for full details.
• August 15, 2018 - Congratulations to Nicole Stiles of CROW!
  Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate Nicole Stiles of the Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks on being named to the 2018 National Open Water Select Camp to be held August 23-26 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Click for more details and the article link.
• August 6, 2018 - Congratulations Jr. Pan Pacific Team Members
  Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate Zoie Hartman, 17, of the Crow Canyon Sharks for being selected to the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, set for Aug. 23-27 in Fiji. Congratulations also to coach Allison Beebe of Santa Clara Swim Club for being named head women's coach of this team. Click for more details and the link to the article.
• July 31, 2018 - Pacific Swimming's Clark Kent Apuada Beats Michael Phelps Record
  10 year old Clark Kent Apuada (MCAT) beat Michael Phelps' 100 Fly Far Western record time from 1995. Click here for more details and the links to the CNN and Huffington Post reports.
• June 14, 2018 - No Change in Membership Fees for 2018-19 Season
  Pacific Swimming membership fees for the September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019 season will remain the same. Click for more details.
• May 14, 2018 - Sr. Time Standards Overview Updated
  USA Swimming has revised the time standards for the December 2018 Winter Junior Nationals Meet. Please click for the revised Times Standards Overviews, in SCY and LCM.
• May 8, 2018 - GoFundMe Page Set Up for Coach Brian Holm
  A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with the medical expenses of Brian Holm, former swim coach of the Pleasanton Seahawks and the Reno Aquatic Club. Brian was in a very serious skiing accident where the impact broke his back in two places. Click for more details and how you might be able to help.
• May 2, 2018 - IMPORTANT: New Requirement for Coaches and Officials​
  California has modified existing school concussion law to apply the requirements to youth sports organizations in which athletes participate, including swimming. Click for more details.
• May 1, 2018 - NEW Backstroke Start Certifications Effective May 1, 2018
  At the 2015 USAS Convention, the USA Swimming House of Delegates adopted safety guidelines for teaching and performing backstroke racing starts. In 2018, the Operational Risk Committee’s recommendations for Backstroke Start Teaching Protocol and Certification were adopted. The recommendations took care to keep this process as streamlined as possible for coaches. This new certification is now combined with the Forward Start Certification adopted in 2009. The new requirement (Backstroke Start certification) is to be effective on May 1, 2018. Click for full details
• March 24, 2018 - PC Swimmers' College Commitments (Class of 2018)
  Congratulations to the swimmers in the Class of 2018 who have committed to swim at their college or university next fall. (Updated 6/25/18)
• March 5, 2018 - New Travel Support Forms Posted
  Travel Support Forms are now posted for Spring Sectionals, Open Water Nationals, Summer Sectionals, Summer Nationals, Summer Jr. Nationals and Pro Swim Series. Click for the link.
• March 2, 2018 - "A" Medals Offered at a Discount
  Pacific has purchased "A" medals in bulk and is passing the savings on to its member teams. We are selling the medals for $0.75 each plus shipping and handling. Click for more details.
• February 27, 2018 - About Bill S. 534, the Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017
  On February 14, 2018, Senate bill S. 534 – Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 – was signed into law and became effective immediately. Click for the full article.
• February 22, 2018 - Congratulations Western Zone All-Star Team Members!
  Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate Jalen Evans (OAPB) and Malcolm Mackey (ONDA) on representing our LSC well on the Western Zone All-Star Team at the Black History Swim Meet in Washington DC! Click for more details on how they did.
• February 7, 2018 - Shipping Cost for Officials Gear Increases
  Due to rising postal costs, effective February 15, 2018, Pacific will charge $7.20 for shipping of officials gear. Click for the order form and other information.
• January 26, 2018 - Create a Safe Sport Environment
  In light of the Larry Nassar case, USA Swimming is publishing the following piece on abuse prevention so that all members of the swimming community are aware of the steps, tools, and resources available to them to keep kids safe. Click for the full article
• January 16, 2018 - Free 2017 ASCA World Clinic Yearbook For All Clubs
  Pacific Swimming has purchased a CD copy of the ASCA World Clinic Yearbook for each team in the LSC. The Yearbook contains transcripts of all the presentations given at this past ASCA World Clinic held in Washington, D.C. Click for more details on how your club can get their copy.
• January 8, 2018 - Congratulations to our Olympic Training Camp Participants
  Pacific Swimming is sending 24 swimmers to a Distance Camp at the Olympic Training Center at the end of January. Click for a complete list.
• January 3, 2018 - 2018 Membership Cards for Officials
  The 2018 Membership Card for Officials is your Official Certification Card. USA Swimming does not offer the option to print cards for Officials that look like the cards in previous years. Click for a photo of what you will need have to work meets.
• January 3, 2018 - April 14-15 LCM Senior Meet Now in San Jose
  The Senior Open Meet on April 14-15, 2018, previously scheduled for Concord, CA, has now been scheduled for San Jose, CA (host: WEST). Please make note of this change.
• December 5, 2017 - Congratulations Top Teams!
  Congratulations to the Santa Clara Swim Club's Women on their 2nd Place Finish at Winter Nationals and to the Terrapins Swim Club on their Men's 1st Place and Women's 3rd Place finishes at the Husky Invitational. Click for photos.
• December 4, 2017 - Congratulations to our Junior Olympics High Point Winners
  After an great weekend of swimming, Pacific Swimming had a unprecedented 3-way tie in two different age groups for high points winner. Click for the full details.
• November 8, 2017 - Class of 2018 College Commitments
  Will you be signing with your college on National Letter of Intent Day and/or have you received your acceptance letter for college next year? Please click for more information on how you can let Pacific Swimming know where you are headed.
• November 2, 2017 - Travel Support Now Available for Relay Only Swimmers at Select Meets
  A motion was passed at the Executive Committee meeting granting travel support funding of 50% for "relay only" athletes at Junior National and National level meets. Click for the link to the travel support forms.
• October 31, 2017 - March 2018 Junior Olympics Hotel Information
  Looking to book your hotel for this Spring's Junior Olympics? Click here for the link.
• October 27, 2017 - 2017 18 & Under World 100
  USA Swimming has just announced the top 50 Men and 50 Women 18 & Under Swimmers. Congratulations to the 4 Pacific Swimmers that have made the list. Click for details and to download the entire list.
• October 26, 2017 - Thank You from Neptune Swimming
  Coach Dan Greaves, of Neptune Swimming, has written an email to all swimming families that have generously given to the SRN families that lost their homes in the fire. Click for more details
• October 23, 2017 - PacSwim Awards Photos Now Available
  The photos from the PacSwim Awards are now available. Click for more details and the link.
• October 20, 2017 - Russell Mark Presentation Materials
  Pacific Swimming's Club Development was honored to have Russell Mark, USA Swimming High Performance Consultant, speak to our coaches on October 7, 2017. Russell has made his presentation materials available for coaches to use and reference. Click for more details.
• October 13, 2017 - Neptune Swimming Fire Relief Go Fund Me
  Dan Greaves, head coach of Neptune Swimming, has set up a Go Fund Me page to help out the many Neptune Swimming families hurting right now. The goal is to raise money to assist these families regain some form of normalcy over the next few months. All money raised in this campaign will go to the families of the Santa Rosa Neptunes that have lost homes in the fire. Click for the link and more details.
• October 11, 2017 - 2017 PacSwim Awards Results
  The 2017 PacSwim Awards were held on October 7th at the Hilton Concord. Click for a complete list of winners.
• October 9, 2017 - 2017-18 Time Standards Now Available
  All time standards for the 2017-18 season are now available to reference or download. These include the Motivational Times, all 3 JO standards, both FW standards, CA/NV Sectionals and Senior Times Overview. Please click for more details.
• October 8, 2017 - Coach and Club Development
  We hope all the coaches enjoyed coming to hear USA Swimming High Performance Consultant, Russell Mark, speak this past weekend. We will continue to look for opportunities to bring these events to coaches and clubs. Click for more information on resources available to help coaches and clubs.
• September 23, 2017 - Diversity & Inclusion Summit Coming October 21st
  The Diversity and Inclusion Summit is coming to San Jose on Saturday, October 21, 2017, 9:00-3:00. This summit is open to all and FREE. Click for more details.
• September 22, 2017 - CA/NV Sectionals Schedule Through December 2018
  The CA/NV Sectionals Committee has released the schedule for the next four Sectionals Meets. Click for the flyer.
• September 8, 2017 - 2016-17 Scholastic All America Team
  Pacific Swimming is home to 46 Scholastic All America Athletes. Pacific Swimming would like to congratulate all of the PC swimmers that are part of the 2016-2017 Scholastic All America Team! Click for the complete list of athletes.
• August 31, 2017 - New USA Swimming Safe Sport Athlete Protection Training Launches
  USA Swimming's Safe Sport program introduces new Athlete Protection Training courses that will be available today for all non-athlete members. The courses will address the day-to-day efforts of cultivating a positive and healthy environment. The courses will serve to fulfill the membership's APT requirement. Click for more details.
• August 15, 2017 - Congratulations Western Zones All-Star Team!
  Congratulations to Pacific Swimming's All-Star Team on their win at the Western Zone All-Star Meet this past weekend in Roseville, CA! Click for some pictures of the winning athletes and coaches.
• August 8, 2017 - New Senior 2 Preliminaries and Finals Meet Added in July 2018
  A Senior 2 Preliminaries and Finals meet had been added to the 2017-18 LSC meet schedule. The meet is scheduled for July 13-15, 2018. It will be hosted by Walnut Creek Aquabear and held at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. A meet sheet and other information will come out closer to the meet.
• July 20, 2017 - 2017-18 JO and FW Time Standards Set
  The new time standards are now posted. These time standards cover Dec. 2017 and March 2018 Junior Olympics and April 2018 Far Westerns. Click for full details.
• July 12, 2017 - New Background Check Vendor for USA Swimming Members
  USA Swimming has transitioned from the background check vendor, SterlingBackCheck, to its new partner, IntelliCorp Records. This affects all non-swimmer members of USA Swimming. Please click for more details.
• June 28, 2017 - Pacific Swimming's Newest Sponsor, HERO
  We are excited to announce a new Pacific Swimming sponsor, HERO! The San Jose based HERO manufactures a line of nutrition bars specially engineered for young athletes. Click for more details and a special offer!
• May 9, 2017 - Athlete Representatives' Newsletter
  Athlete representatives from each zone have interviewed and written articles about their coaches. Click to see the newsletter.
• May 6, 2017 - New Pacific Swimming Board of Directors
  Congratulations to the 2017-2019 Pacific Swimming Board of Directors, voted on at the May 6, 2017, House of Delegates Meeting. Click for full details.
• March 6, 2017 - Pacific Swimming Mourns the Passing of George Cleveland
  It is with deep regret that Pacific Swimming must report that our dear friend George Cleveland has passed away. Click for more details. (Updated 3/17/17)
• February 7, 2017 - Seeking CA/NV Sectional Host Teams for 2018
  The CA-NV Sectional Committee is looking for teams to host the 2018 meets: March 2-4, 2018 & July 19-22, 2018. Click for more details.
• January 9, 2017 - All-Star Meet Recap
  Congratulations to all the Pacific Swimming All-Star athletes for some great swimming this past weekend! Read more details of their weekend.
• November 10, 2016 - 2017 Far Western Time Standards Published
  The Age Group Committee has presented the Time Standards for both Far Western Meets in 2017. Click for the link.
• October 20, 2016 - New Club Development Area on Website
  Check out the new area on our website focused on all aspects of Club Development. Here you will find informative articles, training videos, information about the new Coach Mentor/Mentoree program, Club Grant Program and much more. Click for more details and the link.
• October 16, 2016 - New Time Standards for Junior Olympics
  Click to see the new time standards for all three Junior Olympic Meets during the 2016-17 season.
• October 10, 2016 - PacSwim Awards Results
  The PacSwim Awards were held on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Milipitas, CA. Click for a complete list of award recipients.
• October 7, 2016 - Post-Meet Senior Surveys
  In an effort to advance Pacific Swimming communication, a post-meet evaluation survey has been created for all 2016-2017 Senior Meets. Click for more information and the link.
• September 29, 2016 - Videos from the 2016 ASCA World Clinic Now Available
  The latest videos from the recent 2016 ASCA World Clinic in Florida, can be viewed by ASCA Members for FREE. Click to see the new videos available.
• September 28, 2016 - CA/NV Sectionals Sites Announced
  The sites for both the SC Spring CA/NV Sectionals and the LC Summer CA/NV Sectionals have been announced. Click for locations and time standards.
• September 15, 2016 - Winter Junior Olympics
  Click here for the latest information about the Winter 14&U Short Course Junior Olympics location and time standards.
• September 14, 2016 - Travel Support for Winter National Championships
  The Travel Committee has announced the travel support assistance for the following winter national meets: Winter Nationals & Winter Junior Nationals.
• 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! Click for the complete list of athletes.
• August 29, 2016 - Get to Know Your Athlete Representatives
  Each of Pacific Swimming's Athlete Representatives has written a short statement introducing themselves to you. Click here for the link to read more about them.
• August 11, 2016 - Western Zones and NACC Results
  Pacific Swimming has sent teams to both the Western Zone All-Star Meet and the North American Challenge Cup Meet. To follow along with their results, click here.
• August 3, 2016 - Pacific Swimming's Summer Edition Newsletter
  The latest edition of Pacific Swimming's Newsletter is now available. Highlights include Athlete Representatives and club profiles on Burlingame Aquatic Club, Brentwood SeaWolves and Piedmont Swim Team.
• July 11, 2016 - Olympians Maya DiRado, Molly Hannis honed skills with Santa Rosa Neptunes swim club
  Maya DiRado and Molly Hannis are the only two Pacific Swimming Age Group swimmers headed to the Rio Olympics. Read about their club Santa Rosa Neptunes and their coach, Dan Greaves.
• July 5, 2016 - Congratulations to Pacific Swimming's 2016 Olympians!
  Great job swimming last week by all of Pacific Swimming's Olympic Trials Qualifiers. Click to see those that will represent the USA at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
• July 5, 2016 - Travel Support Update
  Don't forget the deadlines to apply for Travel Support for certain meets is approaching. Click for full details and a link to forms.
• June 12, 2016 - Coach Support for Olympic Trials Increased
  The amount for coach travel support for 2016 Olympic Trials has increased from $625 to $925. For clubs with 4 or more athletes participating, up to two additional coaches are allowed to receive airfare assistance of $625. Click for more details and the link to forms.
• May 12, 2016 - New Rules and Regulations are Now Posted
  The newly updated Rules and Regulations, including changes passed at the May 7, 2016 House of Delegates meeting, have been posted. All other versions of the Rules and Regulations are now null and void. Click for more information and the links to the new documents.
• May 3, 2016 - The Pacific Swimming Newsletter is Back!
  Pacific Swimming has brought back its newsletter with the Spring 2016 Edition. Click here to see important dates, Olympic Trials Qualifiers, Class of 2016 College Commitments and profiles on three of Pacific Swimming's clubs.
• April 25, 2016 - USA Swimming Announces 2016 Diversity Coach Mentorship Program
  Applications are now available for the 2016 USA Swimming Diversity Coach Mentorship Program. Participants are active coaches with an interest in raising their level of expertise and skill. Click for more information.
• April 19, 2016 - Custom Pacific Swimming Logowear through Lands' End Business Outfitters
  Still looking to order your custom Pacific Swimming clothing? For a limited time, free logos, free shipping and free embroidery! Click for more information
• March 17, 2016 - New Subcommittee for Diversity
  There is a new subcommittee on Diversity forming. If you have a passion to work on diversity issues, click here for more information and topics to be addressed.
• March 1, 2016 - Exciting and Unique Coach Education Opportunity for Pacific Swimming
  Pacific Swimming's Club Development Program is excited to announce that we have negotiated a very generous offer from the American Swimming Coaches Association to bring the best of coach education to our (ASCA) member coaches. Click for more information.
• February 19, 2016 - New Procedures for Host Teams for On-Site Membership Registrations
  New procedures and deadlines for host teams for Swim Meet On-Site Membership Registration have been passed and approved by the Board of Directors. Click for more details.
• February 18, 2016 - 2nd Round of Bidding Completed for PC 2016-2017 Season
  The second round of bidding for PC Meets in the 2016-2017 has been completed and the awarded meets have been announced. Click to see the awarded meets through the first two rounds.
• December 12, 2015 - Congratulations to the Pacific Swimming's Newest Olympic Trials Qualifier
  Miranda Heckman (PLS) got her Olympic Trials qualifying time in the 200m Free at Nationals this past weekend. Click for full details.
• December 10, 2015 - Eight Pacific Records Broken This Past Weekend
  Congratulations to the swimmers who broke 8 Pacific Records this past weekend at either the 14 & Under Championships or at Winter Nationals!
• November 3, 2015 - PacSwim Award Photos Now Available
  The photos taken by the photographer at the PacSwim Awards can be viewed and downloaded by following the links. Click for more info.
• October 25, 2015 - New Format for Pacific 17-18 and Senior Records
  Effective Sept. 1, Pacific now has two sets of records for 17-18 and senior swimmers. Click for more information on the distinction between these two sets of records.
• October 16, 2015 - Officials' Clinic Handouts and Photos Available
  Looking for extra copies of handouts from this year's Officials' Clinic? Want to see photos from this weekend's events? Click for the link to these items.
• October 13, 2015 - New Travel Support Guidelines and Documents
  The Travel Committee has announced the travel support assistance for the following winter meets: US Winter Nationals, US Winter Juniors & Winter Sectionals.
• October 12, 2015 - 2015 PacSwim Award Winners
  The winners of the annual PacSwim Awards were announced Saturday, October 10. Rooney, Zhao, Oliva, and Huang, were multiple award winners. Click for a complete list of winners.
• September 14, 2015 - Athlete Registration Cards
  Information about the 2016 Athlete Registration Cards
• September 12, 2015 - Meet Entries Through Swim Connection
  There has been some confusion about meet entries done through Swim Connection. For more information on meet entry, click here.
• September 10, 2015 - Pacific Swimming Bylaws Updated
  USA Swimming approved the revisions to Pacific Swimming's Bylaws on August 22, 2015. Click here for more information
• September 10, 2015 - LSC Board of Review is Replaced by Administrative Board of Review.
  The LSC Board of Review is replaced by the Administrative Board of Review (ABR) to oversee LSC specific matters not relating to Code of Conduct violation. Click here for more details.
• September 6, 2015 - "A" Medals Offered at a Discount
  Pacific has purchased "A" medals in bulk and is passing the savings on to its member teams. We are selling the medals for $0.75 each plus shipping and handling.
• September 4, 2015 - USA Swimming Annouces the 2014-2015 Scholastic All America Team
  USA Swimming is proud to recognize these scholar-athletes and congratulates the swimmers, as well as their coaches, and parents for their outstanding support.
• September 1, 2015 - Maxime Rooney (PLS) Makes the 2015-2016 US National Team
  USA Swimming announced the 2015-2016 US National Team today. Maxime Rooney of the Pleasanton Seahawks was named to the team. To read the article and to see the complete list of names, click here.
• August 28, 2015 - Maxime Rooney Shines at World Junior Championships
  Maxime Rooney (PLS), the only non-university Pacific Swimming swimmer to make a major team this summer, is currently swimming at the FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore. He has already won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal! To read more about his accomplishments this season, please click here.
• August 10, 2015 - Outreach Athlete Applications Available
  Pacific Swimming participates in the USA Swimming Outreach Program and offers registration at the USA Swimming registration fee of $5.00 with no additional fees to Pacific Swimming. Click here for the qualifying criteria and link to application form.
• July 6, 2015 - USA Swimming's Safe Spot Launches FREE Online Anti-Bullying Training
  USA Swimming and its Safe Sport program are committed to fostering a fun, healthy, and safe environment for all of its members. To help increase awareness and reduce the risk of abuse, Safe Sport has launched a new online course to help parents and coaches identify and address bullying behaviors.
• June 5, 2015 - New Travel Support Guidelines and Documents
  The forms to apply for athlete/coach support for travel meets have been updated. Click here to be redirected to the Travel Forms section
• May 26, 2015 - Senior Times Overview
  Senior time recaps for this summer and next year (in SCY and LCM)
• May 4, 2015 - New Board of Directors Elected
  A new Board of Directors was elected at the House of Delegates meeting on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Click here for complete list of the new officers. Thank you to our exiting officers and congratulations to the new officers!
• April 2, 2015 - Order Your SwimToday Promo Kit
  Last year SwimToday distributed 1500 promotional kits to swim teams and swim providers across the US. Due to popular demand the kits are back for 2015. Order one today and help promote the #funnestsport
• February 18, 2015 - Reduced Fees for Non-Athlete Background Checks
  Sterling has reduced the cost of non-athlete background checks. A new background check has been reduced from $39 to $36.50, renewals from 19 to $18.
• January 27, 2015 - PC Swimmers Commit to Schools (C/O 2015)
  Congratulations to the following class of 2015 PC swimmers who have committed to swim for schools next fall.
• January 21, 2015 - Multicultural Heroes: Kent Yoshiwara
  With just 85 staff and 400,000 members, USA Swimming heavily relies on passionate volunteers at the local level to be able to provide community support, especially volunteers like Kent Yoshiwara.
• December 15, 2014 - 12 Clubs Named to USAS Club Excellence List
  Congratulations to the 12 clubs from PC who were named to USA Swimming's annual Club Excellence list.
• December 10, 2014 - USA Swimming Releases Information on Futures Championships
  USA Swimming has released the dates, location and time standards for the inaugural 2015 Futures Championships.
• December 5, 2014 - Club Excellence Spotlight: Santa Clara Swim Club
  This week's USAS Club Excellence Spotlight is none other than Pacific's Santa Clara Swim Club.
• December 3, 2014 - Natalie Coughlin: Loving It More Than Ever
  After 49 international medals, multiple US, world and Olympic titles and records and World and American Swimmer of the Year honors over her decorated, illustrious 14-year career, it would be understandable if Natalie Coughlin was ready to walk away from the sport.
• December 2, 2014 - National & Enterprise Car Rentals Provide Discounts for USAS Clubs
  In an effort to maintain a high level of benefits and service to member clubs, USA Swimming is extending its negotiated rental car, van and SUV pricing with National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car to all USA Swimming Member Clubs.
• November 26, 2014 - Stanford Swimmers Receive Gold Goggle Awards
  Former Stanford All-American (and Neptune Swimming member) Maya DiRado earned a Golden Goggles award for Breakout Performer of the Year and Cardinal signee Katie Ledecky won three goggles at USA Swimming's annual award show Monday night.
• November 14, 2014 - 2015 Speedo Far Westerns Time Standards Released
  The time standards for the 2015 short and long course Speedo Far Western Championships are now available for download.
• November 3, 2014 - 5 Members of PC to Represent US at SC Worlds
  Congratulations to the five swimmers from Pacific Swimming selected to represent the US at the FINA SC World Championships.
• November 3, 2014 - Swimmers Selected to Represent US at International Competitions in 2015
  Congratulations to the following swimmers selected to Team USA for international competitions in 2015.
• October 15, 2014 - Minutes: CA-NV Sectional Committee
  Minutes from the October 14 CA-NV Sectional Committee meeting are now available.
• October 14, 2014 - Winners Announced for 2014 PacSwim Awards
  The winners of the annual PacSwim Awards were announced Saturday, October 11. Howe, Zhang, and Krivokapic-Zhou pocked up two awards apiece.
• October 13, 2014 - Photos from the 2014 PacSwim Awards
  Congratulations to all nominees and award winners from the 2014 PacSwim Awards. Photos from the event are now available for viewing.
• October 3, 2014 - At 16, This Swimmer Broke Michael Phelps' Record. What's Next?
  What do you do when you already have beaten Michael Phelps' record at 16 years old?
• September 25, 2014 - Re-Watch the 2016 US Olympic Trials Qualifying Standards Press Conference
  Miss the live announcement of the 2016 US Olympic Trials qualifying standards? Watch it now.
• September 18, 2014 - USA Swimming Releases 2016 Olympic Trials Standards
  USA Swimming has released the qualifying standards for the 2016 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.
• September 18, 2014 - PC 8/Under Time Standards
  Pacific Swimming will continue to use our own standards for 8/UN events. Swimmers 10/UN & above will adhere to the USAS Motivational standards.
• September 11, 2014 - 7 Named to USA-S National Junior Team roster
  7 swimmers from Pacific Swimming have been named to the USA Swimming National Junior Team roster.
• September 10, 2014 - 19 Members of PC Named to USA-S National Team
  Congratulations to the 19 members of Pacific Swimming have been named to the 2014-15 USA-S National Team.
• September 4, 2014 - PC Swimmers Named to USA-S Scholastic All-American Team
  Congratulations to the following members of Pacific Swimming who have been named to USA Swimming's 2013-14 Scholastic All-American team.
• August 6, 2014 - Introducing the Speedo Swim Tip
  Beginning this August, Speedo and Pacific Swimming have partnered up to provide you with a monthly swim tip. This months tip comes from Chris Plumb, head coach the Carmel Swim Club.
• July 27, 2014 - Crow Canyon Wins Combined Team Title at California Sectionals
  CROW Canyon took home the combined team title, while several other swimmers picked up another individual win as the California/Nevada Speedo Champions Series sectional meet came to a close.
• July 22, 2014 - New Age Group Time Standards
  Effective September 1, Pacific Swimming will begin using the USA Swimming Motivational time standards.
• July 22, 2014 - Changes to Senior Swimming Meet Structure
  This coming September 1, Pacific Swimming will change the format of it's Senior Swimming meet structure.
• June 14, 2014 - Swimmer Safety
  Swimmer safety is a concern at every meet. Please take a moment to review this letter from PC's General Chair, John Bitter.
• May 28, 2014 - New Event Entry Fees
  Effective September 1, 2014, there will be a change in meet event entry fees.
• March 21, 2014 - Has Your Club Joined SwimToday?
  Has your club joined SwimToday? USA Swimming & 10 industry partners are combining resources with the goal of increasing swimming participation in the sport.
• March 6, 2014 - St. Francis (CA) HS Swimmers Clear 3 National HS Record in SCM Dual Meet
  Congratulations to PASA's Curtis Ogren and PEAK's Benjamin Ho who combined cleared 3 National High School Records in a SCM dual meet on Wednesday.
• March 4, 2014 - Club Excellence Spotlight: Terrapins Swim Team
  USA Swimming is putting the "club excellence" spotlight on yet another one of Pacific's clubs - Terrapins Swim Team. Read what Team Director Ray Mitchell has to say are reasons for the club's continual success.
• February 26, 2014 - Five PC Swimmers Compete as Members of CA-NV All-Star Team v Japan
  Five swimmers and one coach from Pacific Swimming were selected as members of the CA-NV All-Stars that traveled to Japan over the President's Day weekend to compete in a dual meet against the Itoman Junior National All-Stars.
• February 7, 2014 - Now Available: Winter Western Zone Athlete Newsletter
  The Winter 2014 issue of the Western Zone Athlete Newsletter is now available for download.
• February 1, 2014 - Club Excellence Spotlight: Pleasanton Seahawks
  This week USA Swimming is putting the "club excellence" spotlight on one of our own clubs... The Pleasanton Seahawks. See what head coach Steve Morsilli says are the keys to the club's success.
• January 2, 2014 - 2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year - 13-14
  Congratulations to PEAK's Benjamin Ho and PLS's Maxime Rooney for receiving honorable mention honors in Swim Swam's 2013 Swammy Award: Age Group Swimmer of the Year - 13-14 category.
• January 2, 2014 - 2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year - 11-12
  Congratulations to Vivian Wang of SUNN for receiving honorable mention honors in Swim Swam's 2013 Swammy Award: Age Group Swimmer of the Year - 11-12 category.
• December 20, 2013 - 11 PC Clubs Receive USA-S Club Excellence Honors
  Congratulations to the following Pacific clubs that received Club Excellence honors from USA Swimming this week.
• December 14, 2013 - Ogren Wins Twice as Meet Records Continue to Fall at Speedo Winter Juniors
  PASA's Curtis Ogren picked up national titles in the men's 400y IM and 100y BR on Friday to highlight a record-setting night at the 2013 Speedo Winter Junior National Championships.
• October 28, 2013 - Swimming Into College
  SO YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT SWIMMING IN COLLEGE? Every year many swimmers graduate from high school and swim for a university or college. USA Swimming
• October 14, 2013 - Award Winners Announced at 2013 PC Awards Banquet
  Congratulations to the following swimmers who were award recipients at this year's Pacific Swimming Awards Banquet
• September 30, 2013 - USA Swimming to Offer New Membership Cards Beginning 2014
  For the coming 2014 registration year, all athlete members will receive two membership cards
• September 25, 2013 - 2013-2014 Arena Grand Prix Series Schedule Set
  The official schedule for the 2013-2014 Arena Grand Prix series has been announced. Between November 2013-June 2014, six Grand Prix meets will take place.
• September 17, 2013 - Notes from Convention
  Curious what is discussed at the annual USA Swimming Convention? Read notes from various meetings at this year's convention courtesy of PC Senior Swimming Vice Chair, Don Heidary.
• September 16, 2013 - Jasmine Tosky: Enjoying the Learning Curve
  Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics swimmer Jasmine Tosky talks to USA Swimming about her experience at the 2012 Olympic Trials.
• July 31, 2013 - Bag Tags, Inc. Signs On As Pacific's Newest Sponsor
  Pacific Swimming is pleased to announce Bag Tags, Inc., as a new LSC sponsor. As a sponsor, Bag Tags, Inc. will provide any interested Pacific Swimming member clubs preferential pricing when ordering custom bag tags for their club or a pending competition.
• July 23, 2013 - 12 Pacific Records Broken at Nationals & JOs
  12 Pacific records were broken in late June/early July--8 at the Phillips 66 National Championships and 4 at the Adam Szmidt Memorial Junior Olympics.
• July 22, 2013 - Knowles Wins 2nd Gold at Maccabiah Games
  PLS's Rachel Knowles took home her second gold in so many days at the 2013 Maccabiah Games.
• July 21, 2013 - Rachel Knowles (PLS) Wins Gold at Maccabiah Games
  Congratulations to Pleasanton Seahawks' Rachel Knowles for her gold medal performance at the 2013 Maccabiah Games.
• May 28, 2013 - SCSC's John Bitter featured on Swimming World's Morning Swim Show
  SCSC's John Bitter talks to The Morning Swim Show about the upcoming Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara.
• May 20, 2013 - Hardcore Swim of the Week: Steven Stumph, North Coast Section, 100 Breaststroke
  Congratulations to OAPB's Steven Stumph recipient of Swim Swam's Hardcore Swim of Week for his 100 BR performance at the NCS Championships.
• May 19, 2013 - Video: The Best High School Race You've Ever Seen
  Steven Stumph, Nick Silverthorn, and Charlie Wiser roared to three under the old National Record in the 100 yard breaststroke at the 2013 NCS Championships in Concord, CA.
• May 6, 2013 - Pre-Employment Screening
  Pacific club are responsible for the hiring and supervising of their own coaches and staff, and managing their own volunteers. Responsible and thorough hiring practices are critical to maintaining a safe and healthy training environment for our members. Learn more about the pre-employment screening program now.
• May 3, 2013 - Safe Sport for Parents
  USA Swimming's Safe Sport Program is proud to offer free athlete protection training to the parents of its member athletes.