Bakersfield Swim Club has a rich tradition and history:

Larsen Jenson, Career Highlights include: 

At the 2003 World Championships, Jensen earned a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle, his first medal at the international level.

He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, as well as competing in the 400-meter freestyle, where he finished fourth. At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, he won silver medals in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle races.

Jensen competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle, and also placed fifth in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

Jensen is the current American record holder in the 400-meter freestyle and former American record holder in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

 

Gabe Woodward, Career Highlights include:

Gabe is a 2001 Graduate of the University of Southern California where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences. While at USC, he earned NCAA All-American honors three times. During his years as a collegiate student-athlete, Gabe was a medalist at the 1999 World University Games in the 4x100 free relay, and later he would serve as the 2001 Team Co-Captain for the Trojans Swim Team.

One of the brightest moments of Woodward’s competitive career came in 2004 at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece as a member of the U.S. 4x100 Free Relay team that earned a Bronze Medal. Years later, he served as the U.S. Team Co-Captain at the 2007 Pan Am Games where he was a Silver Medalist in the 4x100 Free Relay and a Bronze medalist in the 100 Freestyle.

At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Woodward was a Finalist in the 100 Freestyle and a Semifinalist in the 50 Freestyle. In 2010, Gabe competed in the same two events at the US Championships.

 
Joe Whittington

  • Graduate of California - Berkeley
  • NCAA All-American
  • 18 & Under USA Swimming National Champion

Kevin Bartell

  • Graduate of University of Southern California
  • NCAA All-American

Danielle Townsend

  • Graduate of Texas A&M University
  • NCAA All American
  • USA Swimming National Champion

Stevie Hughey

  • Graduate of Boise State University
  • NCAA All American

Andrew Cox

  • Graduate of Claremont College
  • NCAA Div III National Champion

Mary Hanson

  • Graduate of California Baptist
  • NCAA Div II National Champion