The Acalanes Swim Team received devastating news today – after a technological glitch resulting from possible internet connectivity issues prevented our qualifying swimmers from being entered into the NCS meet by the deadline, and after two days of strong advocacy by parents, students, and administration, the final decision has been made by NCS Leadership to not include any AHS swimmers…
After the Varsity DAL Finals in the morning, the JV swim teams came together for their final meet of the season! Dons started off strong with a 9th place finish in the 200 Medley Relay for the girls and a 7th place finish for the boys team. In the 200 Free, Avery Tanimura finished 3rd with a season best 2:13.01!…
What a great morning of swimming today! The 200 Girls Relay finished 4th overall with an NCS time of 1:51.76! Ella Del Rosario finished 7th in the 200 Free, while Sophia Schwartz improved her time by nearly four seconds between prelims and finals – finishing 18th. Olivia Whipple was 19th and Brooke Rardin was 20th. Parker Etnyre finished 9th on…
On Thursday afternoon, the Dons Varsity swim team took a bus to Campolindo High School for the Diablo Athletic League Championship Swim Meet. Swimmers from all 13 DAL schools were there to compete in this season-ending meet! Yesterday was the preliminary races, with the top 24 qualifying for the A/B/C finals on Saturday morning. The 200 Medley Relays started off…
What a beautiful day it was at the Las Lomas pool as the Dons faced off with the Knights. Again, our team was just finishing their “Hell Week”, so not many time improvements – the swimmers are tired! They are starting to taper now, in preparation for the DAL Championships late next week. Avery Tanimura won the JV girls…
Oh man – it actually felt like a summer afternoon last Thursday as the Dons took on Clayton Valley Charter. It was a fantastic afternoon for swimming and honoring our seniors! The Dons were definitely tired – since this week is hell week – the week where practice is longer and more strenuous a few weeks before a big meet…
Winter returned to AHS on Thursday as the Dons took on three other teams at Heaston Aquatic Center! Though it was quite a cold day, there were still some hot hot races in the pool! All of the AHS Medley Relay teams finished 1st and 2nd in all four races – JV Girls and Boys and Varsity Girls and Boys!…
It was a busy day at the Heaston Aquatic Center on Thursday afternoon as the Dons hosted a very large, very strong Cougar swim team. After such a strong showing at the Mission Viejo Invitational last weekend, it’s pretty normal not to see many improved times after such a fast and competitive meet. Campo’s swim team is very strong since…
What an epic weekend! 36 members of the AHS Varsity swim team left AHS on Friday morning to drive to Mission Viejo for the 49th Mission Viejo Invitational. A collection of both Northern and Southern California teams are invited to compete at one of the most beautiful facilities I’ve ever seen. After some down time, a lovely pasta dinner (thank…
Wednesday was another beautiful afternoon at Heaston Aquatic Center, as the Dons hosted a very large, very strong Mats swim team! This meet was supposed to happen on Monday, but was moved to Wednesday – when we had our pictures scheduled. We moved pictures to lunchtime at the last minute, so look for some awesome senior banners to decorate the…