After losing a swim season in 2020 and then having a truncated season in 2021 with only one meet, the Dons commence preparation for a full season Monday afternoon. The excitement is palpable, and the team size is solid. With a young team the Dons are laying the groundwork for a greater future. The season consists of 4 dual meets…
With the 2020-2021 school year being not so normal, Acalanes was fortunate to have a group of seniors rise to the occasion to participate in a swim season when they were needed most. It would have been much easier to throw in the towel on a shortened season with only one meet, but these seniors challenged themselves to bring their…
The mighty Dons swim team ended their season on a high note with strong performances at both the DAL Varsity & JV Championship meets held this past weekend. Participating teams included Acalanes, Campolindo, Miramonte, Northgate and Las Lomas. After competing on Friday in the prelims, the team had 24 swimmers qualify for the finals on Saturday. Varsity was led by top…
Acalanes swim team ends their season this week with the DAL Varsity and JV Championship meets to be held at Campolindo.On Wednesday Dons Swimming took a break from practice to recognize and celebrate our seniors before their final swim as part of Acalanes swim team this weekend. Congratulations to the following swim team seniors: Luke Watson, Ethan Walker, Liam Stephenson,…
Meet entry fees, Practice equipment – kickboards, paddles, pull buoys, new pace clock, Meet equipment – stop watches, Swim caps for every swimmer
The 2020 edition of the Acalanes DONS swim team is clear now with the teams posted. The Dons are focused on building off a very impressive 2019 campaign. The duel meet season begins in March.
The 2020 swim season is upon us with practice officially commencing February 10. The team is starting the process of getting the rust out of their limbs and building the endurance that will be pulled from at the end of the season at championships. The team has had a large turn out for the season and is looking to improve…
A small but mighty team of Dons travelled to Clovis this weekend to compete in the CIF State swim championships. Swimmers must meet a qualifying time to compete, and Acalanes was represented by Emily Gebhardt, Shelby Suppiger who both qualified in 2 individual events, as well as the girls 200 Free relay consisting of Gebhardt, Suppiger, Jewel Roemer and Nicole…
Your Acalanes Dons swimming and diving teams made a splash this weekend at the NCS Championships. The uber competitive meet, held at Cowell Pool in Concord, hosts several of the top recruited swimmer and divers in the country. Leading the team once again were Sophomore stand-out Shelby Suppiger, and Senior star Emily Gebhardt. Shelby finished 3rd in the 200 IM,…
Your DONS swim team finished strong this weekend at the DAL swim championships held at Campo. We had some first time ever NCS qualifiers as well as several swimmers posting personal bests. The girls team qualified finalists in every event. Top 8 finishers were Emily Gebhardt (1st in both 200 and 500 free), Shelby Suppiger (1st in 100 breast, 3rd 200 IM), Jewel Roemer (3rd 200…
