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 Important information regarding dues and credit card processing

Dear Members, I would like to advise everyone on the Board approved changes to the fee structure for this swim season, as well as a change in the credit card payment option. This year the annual reg...

 Tosky Selected to World Championship Team

We just learned via email from USA Swimming that Jasmine Tosky has been selected to represent Team USA in next summer's World Swimming Championships in China. She will swim the 800 Free Relay in the ...

 New Swimmer Evaluations-Sept 7/8

The Rinconada Site of PASA will hold 2010-2011 season evaluations for prospective new swimmers on September 7th and 8th, 2010, from 5-6pm at the Rinconada pool in Palo Alto. Swimmers who qualify on...

 SwimmingWorld.com Partnership with PASA

As part of our Team Partnership with Swimming World Magazine, every member of our club will have Premium access to SwimmingWorld.com. Those who subscribe to the magazine, through the club, will help...

 Junior Pan Pac Team named...

And PASA has three athletes on it! Jasmine Tosky - 200 free, 100 and 200 fly, 200 and 400 IM plus relays Madeline Schaefer - 50 and 100 free, plus relays Adam Hinshaw - Open Water - plus pool events...

 Western Zones Day 5

Here it is! The last day of a very long season. Everyone is tired, but Izzy and Claire managed to make finals in the 100 free - Izzy is sixth and Claire eighth

 Junior Nationals Day 5, Western Zones Day 4

Western Zones Izzy Ditzler qualified seventh for finals tonight in 100 fly and moved up to third to complete a Pacific Swimming SWEEP of the top three places. Max Ferenczy was first alternate fo...

 PASA WINS JUNIORS! Tosky wins High Point

After a second fantastic week of racing, PASA has won Junior National Championships for both the Women's Title and the Combined Overall. The titles came on the strength of multiple finalists Jasmine ...

 More links to aritcles and news!

From USA Swimming about Jasmine's performances at Juniors http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=2947&mid=8712 From Swimming World TV - interview with Jasmine and Terrapin...

 Junior Nationals Day 4, Western Zones Day 3

Tonight's finalists Western Zones Izzy Ditzler qualified seventh for tonight's finals in the 50 fly, and moved up to fourth in finals! Claire was first alternate. Matt Molinari finished 6th in the ...

 Junior Nationals Day 3, Western Zones Day 2

Junior Nationals Adam Hinshaw finished 6th in the Men's 400 free and Jasmine won the 100 fly. Western Zones Matt Molinari came out on top by .02 to win the 15-16 Boys 200 breast. Claire Lin came in ...

 Swimming World TV Interviews

Check out these links for interviews with Jasmine Tosky and Tony Batis Jasmine http://www.swimmingworld.tv/events/2010-usa-swimming-junior-long-course-nationals/interviews/6348 Tony http://www.swimm...

 Junior Nationals Day 2, Western Zones Day 1

Jasmine started the night off with another win and a Junior National Meet Record in the 400 IM. Adam Hinshaw also made finals in the 400 IM for the boys. In the 100 frees - Camille Cheng got out fas...

 Junior Nationals: Day 1

Jasmine Tosky set a new Junior National Meet record in the women's 200 butterfly tonight, touching in 2:09.28. She broke her own 15-16 PASA Team and Pacific Swimming Records. Congratulations Jasmine!...

 Matsuda lowers the 200 IM Record

On the final night of NACCs, Daichi Matsuda lowered the PASA Team record for the 11-12 boys LC 200 IM. Congratulations Daichi!

 Jasmine Wins 18 and Under National Title!

Nationals - August 6th Jasmine finshed 5th overall at tonight's United States Swimming National Championships, and was the fastest 18 and under in the meet to become the 18 and under National Champion...

 Daichi Matsuda wins both flys at NACC!

Daichi Matsuda won the 200 fly tonight to add to his 100 fly from last night at the North American Challenge Cup (NACC) meet being held at Santa Clara International Swim Center. The meet features A...

 Coach Ben is getting Married

We have it on good authority that Coach Ben has proposed to Becky and she said YES! .

 Its about the Ladies tonight!

Madeline Schaefer finished third in the Consolation finals of the 50 free and looks like she booked her ticket to the Junior Pan Pacific Championships. We have to wait for the end of the meet and the...

 Jasmine Tosky places 6th at Nationals!

Jasmine Tosky went out hard and held on tight to finish sixth in the Women's 200 meter Free at LC Nationals. She has qualified to represent Team USA, we just don't know at what meet yet! With that s...

 Hinshaw and Tosky make Finals at Nationals

Ben Hinshaw, made the Bonus Heat of finals in the Men's 400 IM and came out second place, 18th over all. Jasmine Tosky, got 4th in Consolations finals (12th overall) in the 100 fly, and then followed...

 PASA Swimmers Make All Stars!

10 and under PASA Swimmers Max Ferenczy, Izzy Ditzler and Claire Lin, 11-12 Boys Bo Field and Andrew Cho, as well as 15-16 Boy Matt Mollinari will be representing Pacific Swimming in the Western Zone ...

 10 and Under Girls Break PASA Record!

The 9-10 girls 200 Medley Relay record has fallen at Junior Olympics. Vicki Wong, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Izzy Ditzler and Claire Lin combined to win the event and break the four year old record, by a w...

 Alex Liang breaks a new one!

In his last meet as a 9-10, Alex Liang broke the Pacific Swimming record for 50 back. He also dropped his 200 IM and 50 free PASA team records. The successful 9-10 career over, now onto 11-12! ps ...

 And Again

Alex Liang dropped his two Pacific Records again! Lowering his 50 fly to 30.81 and 100 fly to 1:10.50 at the Sunnyvale meet. He also lowered his 50 back PASA Team Record to 34.46 at the BAC meet...

 Alex Liang Breaks Two More!

Alex Liang broke the 9-10 Boys 50 meter Fly Pacific Swimming Record on Saturday at the DACA meet, clocking a 31.59. The record was set in 1976, making the guy who set it about 44 years old now! And ...

 PASA PAC Record Group

At the recent team photos, we gathered together all the kids who have a broken a Pacific Swimming or National record in the last year. From Left to Right Willy Lee, Daichi Matsuda, Alex Liang, Adam ...

 Alex Liang Cracks the Record Book (Again)

Alex Liang broke the 10 and under boys 100 meter Fly Pacific Swimming Record last weekend at the Pleasanton Junior Plus meet. Its his first 10 and under LC Pac Record, to add to the 8 (9 really, but ...

 Stanford All-American Eugene Godsoe Gives Swim Clinic To Senior Group

Stanford backstroke ace, Eugene Godsoe, spent thursday afternoon working with Rinc's senior group on the technical parts of his specialty. He spent time both in and out of the water and was very dyn...

 CCS Results

Congratulations to all PASA swimmers who competed at the recently completed CCS High School Championships held at the International Swim Center in Santa Clara. We had over sixty swimmers competing f...

 PacSwim 10 and Under Championships

23 Killer Whales spent a very long day at Lynbrook High in Saratoga on Saturday the 24th. This is tough meet as it was about a 10 hour day, but at least the weather was fantastic! Everyone was in go...

 PASA Swims Off with Title at Far Western Short Course Meet

Please see article posted at Palo Alto Online: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=16424 You can also watch videos of the finals at: http://old.swimmingworld.tv/2010-far-westerns/

 PASA's Jasmine Tosky Named USA Today Athlete of the Week

As a result of Jasmine Tosky's performance at the Columbus Grand Prix, she was named the USA Today Athlete of the Week yesterday. Please see the link below: http://www.usatoday.com/ sports/olympics/...

 Annual Dinner For Graduating Seniors From Rinconada

This year's graduating seniors (see attached photo) met for their annual dinner at Sundance to celebrate their time with our program. They are: Katie Howard- Sacred Heart- Duke University Danielle ...

 PASA Swimmers Compete at the Columbus Grand Prix at Ohio State

PASA took five swimmers to the Columbus Grand Prix this past weekend, April 1-3 at Ohio State University. All of the swimmers had at least one best time and made it back to finals in multiple event...

 2010 Monster Swim Top Fundraisers

Thanks to everyone who made this year's Monster Swim a complete success. Special thanks go to Melissa Anderson and KathleenTiso for all of their help. As of this email we have raised over $16,000,...

 PASA Alums Shine at Women's NCAA Championships

Colleen Fotsch and Liv Jensen competed at the recently completed NCAA Championships held at Purdue University. Both ladies represent UC Berkeley and performed admirably at the meet. Colleen earned...

 Congratulations Monster Swim Fundraisers!

Congratulations, PASA Rinconada swimmers! You raised over $13,000 for the team last Saturday at the annual MONSTER SWIM. Thanks to all the swimmers who participated, volunteers who provided food and...

 Help PASA Help the Undercurrents!

The Oakland Undercurrents is a USS team with many children from underprivileged circumstances. Their coach is Ben Sheppard, a former Cal swimmer who founded the team to increase diversity and train ...

 Tosky a swim standout as PASA wins another team title

Link to Palo Alto Online article about PASA's team performance at the Southern Sections at Texas A&M University: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=16016

 Swim Champions' Fitter and Faster Tour

Attention PASA Swimmers and Parents- We are hosting the Fitter & Faster Tour at the Palo Alto High School Pool, on May 16, 2010, and you don?t want to miss the swimming opportunity of a lifetime! U....

 PASA Once Again Earns USA Swimming's Club Excellence Gold Medal Status

The 2010 USA Swimming Club Excellence results are in and PASA has once again earned Gold Medal recognition: http://www.usaswimming.org/ USASWeb/DesktopDefault.aspx? TabId=571&Alias=Rainbow&Lang= ...

 Two-time Olympian Katie Hoff to visit Palo Alto Sport Shop

Katie is a three-time Olympic Medalist from Athens and Beijing. She is the current American Record holder in the 400 Free, 400 IM, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free. Palo Alto Sport Shop will be...

 PASA Swimmers Garner Awards At 2009 Pacific Awards Banquet

At the Annual Pacific Swimming Awards Banquet held Jan 2nd at the Hilton in Pleasanton, several of PASA's swimmers were honored for their achievements this past year. Listed below are those who rece...

 Another Swim Championship for PASA Boys and Girls

Palo Alto Weekly Online article on PASA Championship win at Winter Sectional: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=15018 Photo 1 Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA...

 Seniors Take Part in Annual "Amazing Race"

Seniors take part in annual Amazing Race as part of holiday training. Photo shows this year's winning team.

 Palo Alto Weekly Story on PASA Women's Historic Achievement

Palo Alto Weekly Article (click here).

 PASA wins Women's Team Title at the Short Course Nationals

UPDATE: Palo Alto Weekly Article link : PASA wins Women's Team Title at the Short Course Nationals held in Federal Way, WA Dec 3-5. Since college teams are ineligible for team awards during the s...

 Tosky finals in two events in Stockholm and Berlin

Rinconada?s Jasmine Tosky finaled in two events in her first international competitions. Competing in the Fina World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden, Jasmine finished 8th in the 400 IM in a world class fiel...

 Rinconada Pool to Reopen for Practices on Monday Nov. 30

All swim groups return to Rinconada on M onday, November 30th for practices. The repair is complete and the pool is filled. They only need to get the chemicals balanced in the pool and get the pool ...

 Palo Alto Weekly Article on Tosky's selection to US Swimming National Youth Team

PASA Rinconada's Jasmine Tosky and Coach Tony Batis mentioned in Palo Alto Weekly online: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=14297

 Online Sign-up Page Ready for PASA Meet-Nov. 14-15 2009

Volunteers are needed to staff the PASA Closed Short Course Invitational (QUAD) Meet, scheduled on Nov. 14-15 2009 at Palo Alto High School Pool. This meet runs from early morning through the evening ...

 Read Coach Hilary's October update for 8-and-Unders

Coach Hilary posted an update on the 8-and-Under groups. Read it here: 8-and-Under News .

 CREDIT CARD & ACH ACTIVATED!

The Credit Card and ACH processing has been activated!!! You can now go into your individual account and enter your credit card information or checking/savings account information. All October ...

 Congratulations to Our Coaches!

Congratulations to Ricky Silva on completing his term as Pacific Swimming's Age Group Chairman and being elected Chairman of Zone 1 North Congratulations to Tisha Steiml e on being selected to P...

 Rinconada Pool Closure

Rinconada pool will be closed for resurfacing starting on October 19. The coaches are currently working on practice schedules at alternative locations during this closure. The maintenance project ...

 Schaefer & Tosky Named to US Swimming National Youth Team

Congratulations to Maddy Schaefer and Jasmine Tosky on being named to United States Swimming National Youth Team. Maddy will compete for team USA in May of next year at an International meet in C...

 Candy Meet Volunteer Opportunities

Signups for the Candy Meet on Friday, October 2nd are now available online. Please sign up thoughtfully: READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION BEFORE YOU SIGN UP. You need to enter your name, email address and...

 2009 Awards Banquet

This past saturday, Rinconada hosted its Annual Awards Banquet. About 150 swimmers and family members were in attendance to see awards given to all ages of kids in the program covering several catego...

 Fall Evaluations-New Swimmers

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (Rinconada site) will host evaluations for new swimmers the week of August 31-September 4. The evaluations are for all new swimmers. Current swimmers should check with th...

 PASA Shines at Summer Ending Meets

Aug 12, 2009 Over the past several weeks, PASA has made it's mark at JO's,Sectional Minus, Far Western's, Sectionals, US Open, Western Zones, NACC's and Disabilty World Trials. This is just a brief...

 Tosky and Smith travel to Australia

Jasmine Tosky and Bruce Smith are heading to Melbourne, Australia to train and coach with our sister club, Nunawading. Under the guidance of Olympic Coach Rohan Taylor, Jasmine will train for three w...

 Swim Champions' Fitter & Faster Tour

Swim Champions? Fitter & Faster Tour www.SwimChampions.com The Fitter & Faster Tour is a nationwide tour of Olympic and World Champion swimmers. It is an event that we hope will inspire the next ge...

 Tosky And Hinshaw Represent USA

Jasmine Tosky and Ben Hinshaw represented team USA as members of the National Junior Team that competed at the Mel Zajac Invitational this past weekend in Vancouver, Canada. Both accounted for themse...

 PASA Swimmers Shine At CCS

In one of the fastest high school meets ever, members of PASA led the competition in victories and records set. Copy and paste the link below to get full details of our swimmer?s performances. http:/...

 2009 Monster Swim Totals In!

Over $11,000 was raised in this year?s Monster Swim. Pictured is Geoffrey Burrows who is the top individual fundraiser at $645. Congratulations!!

 Info On How To Be An Official

Please click on the link below for info on how to become a stroke and turn official. http://www.teamunify.com/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=15011&team=pspasc

 PASA Hosts Stroke & Turn Officials Clinic 5/5

PASA is hosting another stroke and turn clinic at the University Club in Palo Alto, on May 5, from 6:00-9:00 PM. This is a great chance to attend a clinic close to home and learn about becoming a str...

 Monster Swim 2009 Draws Big Crowd!

The 2009 Monster Swim held at Rinconada Pool was a big success. Early numbers show well over 100 participants ranging from 6 to AARP status. Many thanks to all who helped out as well as all of you ...

 Rinconada's Graduating Senior Dinner

Rinconada?s graduating seniors Allie Bollella, Megan Thomas and Jamie Nakamura had a celebration dinner at Sundance Mining Company last night. This year?s class includes one lifetime member, Jamie (s...

 PASA Defends Short Course Far Western Team Title

April 6, 2009 PASA won it's third consecutive team title this past weekend in a four day competition in Morgan Hill. Teams from around California and a few from out of state competed in one of the ...

 PASA Named Gold Medal Club By USA Swimming

PASA Named Gold Medal Club for Quadrennium Today, PASA was named a Gold Medal club by United States Swimming as part of the "Club Excellence Program" for the first time in our teams history. Only s...

 Peter Davis Helps Cal @ NCAA's

Peter Davis, swimming for Cal at the Men's NCAA Swimming Championships in College Station, TX, swam the morning heats of the 400 Medley Relay. His 45.99 butterfly split helped Cal to a second place q...

 FLASH!!! NCAA Champs Come Down To Final Relay, Jensen Helps Cal Win Title

In a thrilling finish to the NCAA Championships, Cal?s 400 Free Relay won and in the process secured their first team title in women?s swimming ever. Going into the final relay, Cal lead Georgia by o...

 FLASH!!! Liv Jensen Swims on NCAA Championship Record Setting Relay

PASA's own Liv Jensen swam the third leg on CAL's winning 800 Free Relay at the NCAA Swimming Championships today. See Swimming World Magazine's recap below: NCAA Women's Division I Championships: Ca...

 FLASH!!! Rinconada's Own Liv Jensen Finals at NCAA's

Competing for CAL, Rinconada's own Liv Jensen finaled in the 50 Free (7th Place) and lead off the 200 Free Relay (2nd Place) on the first night of the Women's NCAA Championships being held at College ...

 Liv Jensen Breaks National Age Group Record

PASA?s Liv Jensen broke the 17-18 National Record in the 50 Free, held by Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce, at the PAC-10 swimming championships in Federal Way, WA last month. Liv, representing Cal, swam a...

 COACHES AWARDS

George Haines Award : This prestigious award is given to the Outstanding Coach of the Year as recognized by the majority vote of several hundred Pacific Coaches. CONGRATULATIONS TO TONY BATIS who was ...

 CONGRATULATIONS!

On January 3rd, 2009, Pacific Swimming held its annual awards banquet in Pleasanton where many of PASA swimmers and 2 of our Coaches were honored for outstanding performance and achievements. These si...

 AGE GROUP AND SENIOR SWIMMER AWARDS

2007-2008 Outstanding Age Group Swimmers Marie-Pierre Delisle Girls Long Course (Age 11) Ally Howe, Girls Short Course (Age 11) Ally Howe, Girls Short Course (Age 12) Ally Howe, Girls Long Course (Age...

 2009 PACIFIC SWIMMING AWARDS BANQUET AWARDS TO PASA COACHES AND SWIMMERS

On January 3rd, 2009, Pacific Swimming held its annual awards banquet in Pleasanton where many of PASA swimmers and 2 of our Coaches were honored for outstanding performance and achievements. These si...