OCA's Tyler Alderman will join Pacific Northwest Swimming's (PNS) All-star team headed to Roseville, CA for the Western Zone Age Group Championships August 7-10. Tyler will represent PNS and compete against the best 14&under swimmers from 14 western states. Way to go Tyler-swim fast and have fun!

Five OCA swimmers will join the Pacific Northwest Swimming All-Star team competing at the North American Challenge Cup August 8-10 in Federal Way. Melanie Bantle, Noah Davis, Alex Williams, Sabriana Kwan, and Lindsey Seidner will join other swimmers from the region to compete against all-star teams from Mexico, Canada, Northern California, and Southern California.

OCA will welcome a swimmer from Grenoble France to its senior training group next week. This is a start to what the team hopes will be a long term program of exchange of coaches and swimmers between the two teams. The 16 year old boy, Francios, will spend two weeks training with OCA and be hosted by one of the team's families. It will be a great learning opportunity for Francios and all OCA swimmers-in and out of the pool. OCA hopes to send swimmers to Grenoble in 2014.

Olymppic Cascade Aquatics announces it's summer team tryout schedule. Athletes interested in joining the team for the Fall of 2013 can meet OCA coaching staff and show them your skill. Find out about the Team's great program and meet their outsanding coaches.. Tryout Information OCA Tryout Schedule-summer 2013: June 24 (Monday): 4:30-5P Mary Wayte Pool July 3 (Wednesday): 4:30-5P Mary Wayte Pool July 6 (Saturday): Noon-1P Mererwood Shore Club (OCA Buddy clinic 11-Noon FREE) July 10 (Wednesday): 4:30-5 P Mary Wayte Pool July 12 (Friday): Noon-1P Mercerwood Shore Club July...

Head Coach Alice Godfred is traveling to Vancouver, BC with tweleve swimmers this weekend for the Mel Zajac International/Canada Cup. OCA swimmer will compete in this World Championships tune up event at the University of Bristish Columbia with 500 top swimmers from the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Korea. Attending (in addition to OCA superstars):will be most of the 2012 Canadian Olympians, as well as several Olympic Stars from other countries including Ryan Lotche and Elizabeth Biesel from team USA. MEET RESULTS

OCA's Lindsey Seidner was one of 28 12-13 year old girls invited to USA Swimming's Western Zone Select Camp which will take place May 30-June 2, 2013 at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Lindsey was selected based on her IMX score (a measure of performance in six events) during the summer of 2012. The Zone select camps are regional camps that serve as introductory level programming for elite athletes between the ages of 12-14. Athletes are selected and grouped according to Zone and participate in a short swimming camp...

OCA alums made a big splash across the country in the last few weeks as the college swimming championship season comes to a close. Lauren Poli, a sophomore at NC State, led the way helping her team’s 200MR relay team to qualify for Division I NCAA Women’s Championship next week in Indianapolis. She also had a B cut (consideration time) of 1:01.79 in the 100 Breast. Good luck Lauren at the fastest short course meet on the planet! Division I: OCA alums were all over the place at last week’s...

Livermore, CA – (February 4, 2013)FINIS, a world leader in technical swimming products that maximize your fitness potential and technique, announces Colleen Healy as the new Custom Sales Support Specialist. Healy has a strong background in swimming, both as an athlete and working professional. Her role at FINIS will be to manage the company’s growing Customization line of suits, caps and apparel. Healy’s swimming career started at age six and she continued to pursue the sport throughout college. While swimming for Swim Florida, she became a 2-time Florida High School...

Jackie Beal Chooses Whitworth Jackie Beal has been accepted by Whitworth University in Spokane, the only school she applied to. “I visited Whitworth in my Junior year and fell in love with it. I met the swim team coach and really liked the homey team feel, and the fact that they consistently lead the Northwest Conference and send swimmers to NCAA Division III champs every year. I’m excited to pursue their Physical Therapy track in their new Biology buildings, and as a Running Start student, will start there as a...

On February 8th OCA, as a team, will swim the distance between the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges, which is approximately 157 miles. The goal of the event is to have fun and raise funds for the OCA Foundation. Funds raised will be used for financial assistance (need-based scholarships) for swimmers, team travel meets, team relay fees, volunteers support, team social events, and to support USA Swimming. If you would like to support the swim, or volunteer please contact the OCA Foundation ([email protected]).