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PALO ALTO STANFORD AQUATICS at RINCONADA
Our History
Founded as Palo Alto Swim Club (PASC) in 1955 by John Williams, PASC was organized to inspire a community of competitive swimming enthusiasts from Palo Alto. In 1961, the program became known as “Palo Alto Athletic Club” and in 1968, the program returned to its original name, “Palo Alto Swim Club.” Coach John went on to lead the club until his retirement in 1986, when Steve Power took over the program until he relocated in 1992. Coach Steve handed the program over to Tony Batis, who remains as the Head Coach and leader of the organization today.
In 2003, in an unprecedented merger with area clubs, the organization became “Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics.” The original Rinconada site is the third oldest surviving, non-profit USA Swimming club still operational today. Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics is now a family of 6 sites, with nearly 1000 competitive members participating in its programming. Throughout our club history, we have enjoyed a tremendous level of success, including winning a USA Swimming National Championship Team Title, as well as placing swimmers onto various Olympic Swimming Teams from around the world.
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Congratulations to Kelsey for getting selected for the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championship Team! She will compete August 21-24 in Canberra, Australia representing the USA against some of the world’s best 18u swimmers! #PASAxUSA #GOPASA #PASAPride
Congratulations to Kelsey for getting selected for the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championship Team! She will compete August 21-24 in Canberra, Australia representing the USA against some of the world’s best 18u swimmers! #PASAxUSA #GOPASA #PASAPride
Quick turnaround after Trials with some sights and sounds from our training trip to Hollister that included spirit, great training, prayers for easier sets and a team lunch with a belated birthday wish for Lily. Not shown is their beach day in Santa Cruz today to match up with our age group program doing the same. A little rest and then we are off to another competition on Thursday. #PASABusySummer #PASAGettingWorkIn
Quick turnaround after Trials with some sights and sounds from our training trip to Hollister that included spirit, great training, prayers for easier sets and a team lunch with a belated birthday wish for Lily. Not shown is their beach day in Santa Cruz today to match up with our age group program doing the same. A little rest and then we are off to another competition on Thursday. #PASABusySummer #PASAGettingWorkIn
Cheering on Kelsey! #GoPASA #heatwinner #jumbotron #olympictrials2024 #PASAPride
Monday, June 17th- The first and only session where we could get all of the PASA members in a group shot. Picture 2 left to right- Arthur Balva- Princeton, Ethan Harrington- Stanford, Kelsey Zhang- High School, Brooke Boak- Stanford (Alum), Sloane Reinstein- Georgia, Brooke Schaffer- UCLA (soon to be swammer), Lexi Rudolph- North Carolina (officially a swammer). So proud of all the these swimmers and the journeys they have taken to get here! #PASAProud!#PASA4Life! #CoachingNotACareerButAProudLifestyle!
Monday, June 17th- The first and only session where we could get all of the PASA members in a group shot. Picture 2 left to right- Arthur Balva- Princeton, Ethan Harrington- Stanford, Kelsey Zhang- High School, Brooke Boak- Stanford (Alum), Sloane Reinstein- Georgia, Brooke Schaffer- UCLA (soon to be swammer), Lexi Rudolph- North Carolina (officially a swammer). So proud of all the these swimmers and the journeys they have taken to get here! #PASAProud!#PASA4Life! #CoachingNotACareerButAProudLifestyle!
Another day in the books at the 2024 Trials and it did not disappoint. Good swims, catching up with former swimmers and their families, coaching friends and the rest of our arrivals to the meet (stay tuned for group photo tomorrow) and it all culminated with some great racing tonight. Really enjoyed catching up!! #PASAWhyWeDoIt! #GreatToCatchUp! #PASALifeLongFriends!
Another day in the books at the 2024 Trials and it did not disappoint. Good swims, catching up with former swimmers and their families, coaching friends and the rest of our arrivals to the meet (stay tuned for group photo tomorrow) and it all culminated with some great racing tonight. Really enjoyed catching up!! #PASAWhyWeDoIt! #GreatToCatchUp! #PASALifeLongFriends!
Another day in the books at Olympic Trials and what a day it was. Caught up with so many friends and had a chance to let my knee stabilize a little more. After prelims, went to the Aqua Zone and picked up goodies for the team back home followed by Dana and I being treated to lunch by the Swim & Tri ladies, Victoria and Patrice (our team vendor). Really nice to finally put faces to names. Spent some time with Sloane Reinstein after her strong 400 free this morning and then ran into old friends Tom and Becky Jager. It was great to see them both and catch up a bit. Oh yeah, there was some swimming tonight and a World Record to boot!! Can’t wait to see what’s next. #PASATrials24 #QuiteTheShow
Another day in the books at Olympic Trials and what a day it was. Caught up with so many friends and had a chance to let my knee stabilize a little more. After prelims, went to the Aqua Zone and picked up goodies for the team back home followed by Dana and I being treated to lunch by the Swim & Tri ladies, Victoria and Patrice (our team vendor). Really nice to finally put faces to names. Spent some time with Sloane Reinstein after her strong 400 free this morning and then ran into old friends Tom and Becky Jager. It was great to see them both and catch up a bit. Oh yeah, there was some swimming tonight and a World Record to boot!! Can’t wait to see what’s next. #PASATrials24 #QuiteTheShow
Olympic Trials 24 Day 1- Kelsey Zhang and Sloane Reinstein start the meet off for us beginning at 11am est. GO PASA!!
Olympic Trials 24 Day 1- Kelsey Zhang and Sloane Reinstein start the meet off for us beginning at 11am est. GO PASA!!
Two days until the “Show” begins in Indianapolis … 2024 United States Swimming Olympic Trials. Shown here is the order of events, where to watch and the days that our PASA athletes will be competing with the events they will swim. Best of luck to all competitors and GO PASA! #PASA24Trials #PASATraditionContinues #NextStopParis
Two days until the “Show” begins in Indianapolis … 2024 United States Swimming Olympic Trials. Shown here is the order of events, where to watch and the days that our PASA athletes will be competing with the events they will swim. Best of luck to all competitors and GO PASA! #PASA24Trials #PASATraditionContinues #NextStopParis
PASA participates in the 2024 Del Valle Open Water Festival! Highlights:
Bryan Kirk: 16th Overall 10k / 13th Male
Eli Kirk: 12 & Under 1.5k and 2.5k Boys Age Group and Age Group Overall Champion. Age Group High Point Winner. Congrats all! #PASAOpenWater #PASAPride
PASA participates in the 2024 Del Valle Open Water Festival! Highlights:
Bryan Kirk: 16th Overall 10k / 13th Male
Eli Kirk: 12 & Under 1.5k and 2.5k Boys Age Group and Age Group Overall Champion. Age Group High Point Winner. Congrats all! #PASAOpenWater #PASAPride
Busy start to summer and a great start to our the new boutique Palo Alto Swim School for stroke refinement. One week into our first session and the kids are having a great time while learning from our instructors. Come join us in our new venture! Space still available in our remaining three sessions at Palo Alto High School which can be found at: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/pspasc/page/legacy?url=%2FClassReg.jsp%3Fteam%3Dpspasc?classId=196950&subProgId=39828
Love to see you come join us! #PASASummerFunAndLearning!
Busy start to summer and a great start to our the new boutique Palo Alto Swim School for stroke refinement. One week into our first session and the kids are having a great time while learning from our instructors. Come join us in our new venture! Space still available in our remaining three sessions at Palo Alto High School which can be found at: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/pspasc/page/legacy?url=%2FClassReg.jsp%3Fteam%3Dpspasc?classId=196950&subProgId=39828
Love to see you come join us! #PASASummerFunAndLearning!
A few shots from our annual Red/White/Blue picnic and relays. A long-standing tradition at our site to bring together everyone and celebrate our culture and accomplishments. Fun for all and great weather to boot!! #PASATradition #PASACulture #PASAPride
A few shots from our annual Red/White/Blue picnic and relays. A long-standing tradition at our site to bring together everyone and celebrate our culture and accomplishments. Fun for all and great weather to boot!! #PASATradition #PASACulture #PASAPride
Congratulations to our participants in the Menlo Park Kids Triathlon over the weekend!
Super Sprint Distance:
Katherine Kirk: 2nd Female, 2nd 15 Year-Old
Petra Prelovac: 4th Female, 1st 12 Year-Old
Age Group Triathlon (age as of end of the year):
Alex Sanchez-Jara: 1st 15 Year-Old Female
Gabe Lungren: 4th Male, 1st 13 Year-Old Male
Raewen Yan: 4th Female, 2nd 12 Year-Old Female
Raylene Yan: 5th Female, 5th 11 Year-Old Female
Elaine Ma: 4th Female, 6th 11 Year-Old Female
Congratulations to our participants in the Menlo Park Kids Triathlon over the weekend!
Super Sprint Distance:
Katherine Kirk: 2nd Female, 2nd 15 Year-Old
Petra Prelovac: 4th Female, 1st 12 Year-Old
Age Group Triathlon (age as of end of the year):
Alex Sanchez-Jara: 1st 15 Year-Old Female
Gabe Lungren: 4th Male, 1st 13 Year-Old Male
Raewen Yan: 4th Female, 2nd 12 Year-Old Female
Raylene Yan: 5th Female, 5th 11 Year-Old Female
Elaine Ma: 4th Female, 6th 11 Year-Old Female
