News for Parents and Volunteers

Congratulations to Jasmine Tosky!

Jasmine was selected by USA swimming to attend the Western Zone Select Camp at Soka Univeristy in June. The camp will host 56 of the top 13-15 year olds in the western United States. This year, eight swimmers from pacific swimming teams were selected, including Adam Hinshaw. Past participants from PASA include Mark Higgins, Sarah Liang and Alex Navarro.

2007 PASA Team Awards - Rinconada Site

On September 9th, PASA's Rinconada Site celebrated the year with the Annual Team Picnic and Awards Celebration, an afternoon of good food and fun, recognition for the team coaches, and awards for our many outstanding swimmers. Here are some awards photos.

PASA Changes its Approach to Recruiting Stroke and Turn Officials

Swimming is a sport that requires many volunteers, including work as Stroke and Turn officials. The PASA Site Directors have come up with a way to ensure that PASA provides its required number of officials at swim meets. Read on.

PASA Membership Conduct

If a swimmer or parent from another team approaches you about joining PASA, it is important that you know....

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, now entering our fifth year, has experienced a great deal of growth and prosperity since our inception. In that time frame we have achieved a great deal in the competition pool and with that, drawn more attention to how that success has been achieved. We are not only judged by our swimmers performance in and out of the water, but also by how our parents and coaches conduct themselves on the pool deck.

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Site-to-Site Transfer Policy

There is a step-by-step procedure in place for swimmers who are considering a transfer to another site within PASA. PASA Site Transfer Form (PDF).

Information for Parents about Practices

• Parents should help their swimmers to arrive for practice on time.
• Parents should make sure that their swimmers have gotten adequate sleep and have had a balanced diet before coming to practices.
• Parents (and swimmers) are responsible for checking the team website regularly for information on changes in practice schedules, etc.
• Parents are welcome to watch practices from the picnic tables or in the bleachers. However, it is important that they do not disrupt the workouts by distracting a coach or swimmer during practice. It is not appropriate for parents to “coach” their children during workouts.
• Parents with questions for the coaching staff are encouraged to contact them via email or by phone. Conversations with members of the coaching staff should take place either before or after practice.
• Cars may not be driven into the Rinconada Park for pick-up or drop-off of swimmers.
• For safety reasons, swimmers ages 12 and under should be dropped off and picked-up on the pool deck. Parents or guardians should plan to walk their swimmers to and from the car to the pool deck.
• Swimmers ages 13 and older may be dropped-off and picked-up at the curb. Please note that Rinconada Pool is located in a residential neighborhood. Swimmers should be reminded to be respectful of our neighbors and keep the noise down when waiting for their ride. Parents should not honk car horns when picking up swimmers.
• All swimmers should be picked up no later than 15 minutes after the ending time of practice.