Welcome to SNS’s November 2025 Newsletter. ATHLETE ANNOUNCEMENTS CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS Thank you to the following Clubs for raising funds or food for local communities: Lifetime raised $31,000 for Raley’s Food for Families at their 6th Annual Thanksgiving Thousand “Swim to Feed the Hungry” Aquasol, CCA, DART and the DEI committee collected 186 items, at their November 22nd tri-meet, that will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul’s Food Locker EQUIPMENT RENTAL UPDATE Pursuant to the Board’s approval on October 18, 2025 Board meeting, SNS has sold its swim meet timing...

Our SNS DEI Committee teamed up with the Turkey Tri Meet on Saturday, November 22nd to collect almost 200 cans for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Locker. They would like to thank the families and swimmers from Aquasol, CCA and DART for their donations. The DEI Committee plans on being at other upcoming meets soon.

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Swim to Feed the Hungry is a swim meet held at Lifetime Arden. This year it was held Saturday, November 15th. This meet allows teams to come together and not only race each other in the pool but also raise money for families in need. The event is run by athletes Cooper Zarro, Blake Pentecost, Lily Damrell, Max Milevsky, Joey Salvetti and Mackenzie Terry. Cooper has been doing this project for the past 6 years and has raised over $70,000 for the Raley’s Food for Familes. https://www.kcra.com/article/arden-swim-to-feed-the-hungry/69447698?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

SIERRA NEVADA SWIMMING NEWSLETTER Welcome to the SNS’s October 2025 Newsletter. ATHLETE ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations Kota Charles for making USA Swimming’s 2025 National Select Camp! CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations to our Sierra Nevada 2025-2026 Club Excellence Recipients: Silver Medal Clubs: DART Swimming Sierra Marlins Swim Team Bronze Medal Clubs: LifeTime of Northern California Sacramento Aquatics Club MARK BROWN - GO FUND ME ACCOUNT Many of you know Mark Brown or know the name Mark Brown as the SNS Registrar and overall historical knowledge of all things SNS. There are few questions he...

SIERRA NEVADA SWIMMING NEWSLETTER Welcome to the SNS’s first newsletter of the 2025-2026 season. Each month the SNS Board of Directors will send out a newsletter to update the entire membership about what is happening. ATHLETE ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations Luca Urlando and Patrick Sammon! Luca and Patrick remain on the 2025-2026 U.S. National Team Roster and both have been selected to the 2026 USA Pan Pacific Team! 2025 Golden Goggles This prestigious event honors the top athletes within USA Swimming. Luca Urlando and Patrick Sammon, swimmers that were raised in Sierra...

Congratulations Luca! Last night at the 2025 Golden Goggles, Luca Urlando was named Men’s Athlete of the Year. Other nominees were Jack Alexy, Shaine Casas, and Luke Hobson. Urlando was the only American male swimmer to win an individual title at the 2025 World Championships, finishing first in the men’s 200 butterfly with a time of 1:51.87. This result also marked a personal best for Urlando.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Sierra Nevada Swimming (SNS) official, Ted Curley, who passed away this past Sunday. Ted dedicated over 23 years as an official and served on the Officials Committee and SNS Board for many of those years. Ted was much more than an official—he was a mentor, a brother, and a true friend to so many throughout the LSC. He embodied the spirit of service and community, always placing others before himself. Ted’s unwavering commitment to the sport of...

Congratulations to the ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE (141) Sierra Nevada Athletes that were recognized as a 2023-2024 Sierra Nevada Scholar-Athlete because of their academic achievements and dedication to the sport of swimming. To be eligible for this award, Sierra Nevada Athletes had to have been in the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th Grade during the 2022-2023 academic year with a minimum GPA of 3.25 or higher. Our 2023-2024 Sierra Nevada Scholar-Athletes were led by the TWENTY (20) Sierra Nevada Athletes that were also recognized as 2023-2024 USA Swimming Scholastic All-Americans (SAA)....