The current issue of American Swimming Magazine is comprised of a panel discussion from the 2009 ASCA World Clinic on "Best Practices" of smaller clubs across the United States. Orinda Aquatics finished among the top teams in USA Swimming for teams under 150 members and was invited to be a part of the panel. Our team was included on the cover.

Junior Nationals Recap Orinda Aquatics finished 9th at the recent Junior National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. We traveled with six swimmers; Courtney Whyte, Robbie Ashby, Sven Campbell, Chris Leon, Jeffrey Strausser, and Steven Stumph and made an impressive showing in what is easily the fastest 18 & under meet in the nation, if not the world. With nearly 3,000 teams in the country, this was a very positive performance and another example of a small team accomplishing impressive results. The men’s relays were very successful, placing 6th in four relays!;...

Last night Pacific Swimming honored its top swimmers from the 2009-2010 short course and long course seasons. This is quite an honor as Pacific Swimming is one of the largest and most successful LSC’s in the nation. Our swimmers had incredibly successful years and we are very proud of not only their performance in the pool, but also in the way they represented Orinda Aquatics. The swimmers recognized were Mary Allison Ashby for her 12 year old short course season, Sven Campbell for his 15 year old long course season,...

Eleven swimmers competed in the Tiburon Mile this past Sunday. The race was well attended with swimmers coming from over ten countries. Below are the OA swimmers who participated and their places in the 13-18 category. Great Job! Megan Fuqua-13, Jenna Haufler-11, Megan Howard-12, Samantha Swinton-10, Ariel Thomas-20 Robert Ashby-1, Sven Campbell-3, Talbot Jacobs-8, Riley Kalbus-5, Devin Kennedy-9, Steven Stumph-2 Lamorinda Weekly Article Orinda Aquatics Moves from the Pool to the Bay Submitted by Julie Carlson OA swimmers participating in the open water swim included Robbie Ashby, Devin Kennedy, Sven...

Orinda Aquatics Swim Team Dominates 13-18 Group 37.867699 -122.125174 primary Orinda Aquatics Swim Team Dominates 13-18 Group Campolindo High School 300 Moraga Rd, Moraga, CA /listings/campolindo-high-school 230180 /locations/2189512 Perfect weather for swim-happy families in Lamorinda these days. By Jean Follmer new 8&under Boys are off An unusually warm October weekend welcomed over 40 swim teams and 988 swimmers to Campolindo High School in Moraga last weekend. Parkers filtered into the surrounding neighborhoods and swimming families set up weekend camp. The host team, the Orinda Aquatics, took home a remarkable number...

October Updates Sven Campbell invited to National Select Camp Congratulations to Sven Campbell who will be spending four days in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center at the end of October. This is an incredible experience as he joins the top swimmers in the country for education and training. Steven attended this camp last year. “Each Fall, USA Swimming brings 60 of the top USA Swimming member athletes in the nation for a once-in-a-lifetime camp experience. Swimmers are selected from the SWIMS database of top times. During the camp,...

Steven's 200 Breaststroke is also the 10th all-time fastest swim in that event for 15-16 boys in USA Swimming history. Also, Sven Campbell's 51.9 in the 100 Meter Free at Junior Nationals is ranked 48th all-time in the 15-16 boys 100 Meter Free. Sven is still 15.

Ranie Pearce Swims to Africa! CONGRATULATIONS RANIE!! From Ranie: Dear All, There is so much I want to tell you all, but for those of you who just want the facts here they are. The details I will post it on my blog: http://swimminggibraltar.blogspot.com/ I swam to Africa 7.13.2010 It took 1 minute shy of 5 hours! The water was warm between 18 and 21 C I swam 12.8 miles and landed at Punta Leona, Morocco (a sheer rock cliff, and yet a man was there fishing who welcomed me...

This is an amazing letter from Eric Tang, a former Miramonte rec, Campolindo High School, and Orinda Aquatics swimmer. It is very telling of passion, team, academics, and perseverance. Hey Ron and Don, I just wanted to check in with you guys about my last season at Columbia University. On May 16, I’ll be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a pre-medical concentration, which I’m told are the most difficult major and concentration respectively. Over the past four years I’ve accumulated 155 credits, 25 more than...