Season Greeting to all CDST Swimmers & Families, Happy Fall everyone, we are officially 8 weeks into our 2025-2026 Swim Season, and things are going swimmingly! As a Team CDST has started out strong. We have worked diligently to be consistent in our efforts and be flexible and accommodating to changes, and obstacles. October 6th, was Coaches Appreciation Day, and we would like to especially recognize our Head Coach, Coach Chen who we are all so very grateful for. Coach Chen has led us in being able to accommodate our...

Vanessa Kuo, 11, California Dolphin Swim Team (PC): Similar to Delev, Kuo competed in the long course 1500 free for the first time at the Zone 1 South May Firecracker 5 meet in Morgan Hill, Calif., and made some noise with an impressive swim of 18:53.83. The performance ranks her 1st this season among 11-year-old girls by over 40 seconds (and 5th in the 11-12 age group), and since 2020, it’s the 6th-fastest time we’ve seen from an 11-year-old. Kuo also set an official best time of 4:53.48 in the...

CDST 2025 Summer Newsletter Greetings CDST Swimmers and Families, CDST Swimmers are finishing the Swim Season with many highlights to reflect on, and finishing strong at the Long Course Faw Westerns Championships this weekend. In July 2025 CDST sent the most swimmers in CDST History to Age Group Championships, Summer Sectionals, and Zone 2 Championships. Swimmers in all Age Groups represented CDST in Individual and Relay Events at highly competitive competitions. This is a huge accomplishment for CDST Swimmers, as some of them also earned Futures Championships qualifying times, which...

CDST swimmers did an extraordinary job at last week's Sectional Championships at College of Marin, Novato. We still remember the success of the past year's Sectional Level meets, with graduated seniors Edward Huang, Ray Cillo, Ethan Gallagher, Leo Gao, and Ryin Ruaboro. However, this year, we have our Senior, Justin Ely, bringing the young squad to the Sectional with a historic entry number of swimmers. Our young squad, including first-time qualifiers to Sectional cuts, Jingxuan Li(14), Benjamin Lee(13), Asher Song(13), and Yongjian Zhang(16). We also have the debut of the...

California Dolphin Swim Team 2025 Age Group Championships Recap Hello Parents and Swimmers, The California Dolphin Swim Team proudly participated in the 2025 Age Group Championships, held from July 11–13 in Santa Rosa, California. First and foremost, I want to extend a huge thank you to our incredible parent volunteers. Because of your dedication—whether it was helping set up a team area, keeping our swimmers nourished and focused, or sitting behind the blocks to time—the meet ran smoothly, and our athletes felt supported throughout. Your presence made all the difference....

Hello Parents and Swimmers California Dolphin Swim Team Shines at Spring Championships Spring Age Group Championships (March 14–16, 2025 – Pleasanton, CA) The California Dolphin Swim Team (CDST) delivered an outstanding performance at the Spring Short Course Age Group Championships, held at the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center in Pleasanton. Competing against 50 other teams, our swimmers showcased their dedication and talent, culminating in a 10th-place finish overall with a combined team score of 298 points. Highlights from Our Athletes: • Vanessa Kuo: Dominated the competition, securing first place overall and...

Hi Team, This is a reminder that tomorrow morning, Monday (2/17) at 7:00 AM, registration for our CDST Meet on 3/22 & 3/23 will open on Fastswims. Please make sure to enter as soon as registration opens, as we expect the meet to fill up quickly. All groups are scheduled to attend. Go CDST! Holly Gallagher CDST Meet Director

Greetings CDST Families, Happy New Year to all, and congratulations to CDST Swimmers who attended the Zone 2 Championship Meet. CDST won 1st place in the large club division, and took home the trophy! The trophy will be at the Pool for each Group to take photos for a couple of weeks. As a team we have experienced many wins together. Coaches and Swimmers got to see their hard work payoff, and Parents, Officials, and Meet coordinators experienced the success of their hardwork and dedication to the sport. There were...

Before the winter break, our CDST Elite Group swimmers did a tremendous job at the 2024 Winter Sectional at Mt.SAC College, Walnut, CA. At this meet, swimmers not only received their best times, new time cuts, and season bests but also learned how to face the difficulties of the meet. Justin had his best times with significant cold symptoms at the meet. Sophia re-bounced from an unexpected backstroke ledge accident, made it to finals, and received her 1st Futures Cuts in 100 Back. Eric returned strong and swam his fastest...

Hello Parents and Swimmers, On December 6th-8th, 2024 the California Dolphin Swim Team competed in Pacific Swimming SC Winter Age Group Championships in Morgan Hill, Ca. Over the course of three days our talented and dedicated athletes worked tirelessly to exhibit skill, resilience, and determination. I am so happy our athletes performed well and dropped time in preliminaries. I am ecstatic for all those who’s hard work led them to finals. I am so proud of those athletes who made the podium, because now you can see the potential our...