Calling on the Acalanes community to show up at the Acalanes pool deck for the final free home swim meet of the 2022 season this Thursday at 3:45. There will be a celebration of the seniors on the team that will be moving on to their next great adventure in life and have greatly contributed to the Dons swim program.…
The luck of the Irish was with many Aqua Don Swimmers on March 17 at home against Campo. Numerous best times were produced by varsity and Junior Varsity swimmers on both the male and female sides of the ledger. The partisan crowd of close to 100 swim fans took advantage of free admission to create a raucous environment on this…
The Acalanes aqua Dons competed in their first dual meet in two years and produced some impressive times. In order for a swimmer to be invited to the NCS championship meet, the swimmer must swim at or below a cutoff time for each event. The aqua Dons produced times in 13 events to be considered for an invitation to the…
The 2022 swim season commences this Friday at the Las Lomas pool this Friday March 11, 4:00. Make the short trip to Walnut Creek to cheer on the Aqua Dons and show your support. There is no better place to be than pool side outdoors in sunny California. See you there in blue and white with Don signs galore.
After two short weeks of practice in the 2022 season, the Acalanes swim team held their time trials February 24 and there were some doozies of times. Based on the times produced along with other factors the coaches considered, the JV and Varsity team rosters are formed. The breakdown is as follows: Varsity Girls 33Heidi HeffelfingerWendy HeffelfingerFranny DaughtersSadie SuppigerLila WaechterTaryn…
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
