Former Neptune Penelope Yamauchi, now a freshman at Arizona State, got her NCAA swimming career off to a great start on October 17. In her first college competition, a dual meet against Kansas, Penelope took first in the 200IM and 200 Breast, and 2nd in the 200 Free. Click here to see the complete story.

Jessica Ampuero, Madeline DiRado, and Kelsey Louden (2nd year) have made the 2007-08 USA Swimming Scholastic All American Team. USA Swimming has announced the selection of its Scholastic All-America Team for 2007-08. Nine-hundred and seventy-four athletes made the team this year, including 600 women and 374 men. Sixty-eight percent of the successful applicants had a 4.0 GPA. Fifteen percent of the athletes made the list for the third time in their careers. Criteria for selection to the Scholastic All-America Team include the following: Must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th...

Hello Neptune families, Click here for information regarding the travel plans for the upcoming Spring Sectionals in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25 - March 1. Airfare should be purchased individually by each family, the sooner the better (regarding prices & availability). 5 hotel rooms have been reserved for the athletes. Parents can make their own reservations by calling the hotel and booking rooms. We have rented 2 -- 15 passenger vans for transportation for the athletes & coaches. Please let me know if you have any questions... We are really...

Neptune alumnae and current University of California Golden Bears Swimmer Amanda Sims was among the athletes named to the USA World University Games Team that will compete in Belgrade, Serbia July 5-11, 2009. Amanda qualified to compete in the 100 Fly based on her third place finish at the 2008 US Open in Mnneapolis. Click here to see the USA Swimming press release. Current Neptune Swimmers Maya DiRado and Molly Hannis were selected to the USA National Junior Team. Maya was selected for her performances in the 200IM, 400IM, and...

Auto pay is now available for dues payments. If you are interested in signing up for this feature, please follow the link to download an application. After completed please return to the dues box or mail to PO Box 317 Santa Rosa, CA 95402, Attn: Dues. Please continue to pay your dues by check until you are notified of the first auto withdrawl date. Send any questions to [email protected] Auto Pay Application

As of August 25 the Neptunes are no longer sponsored by Speedo. Our new team sponsor is Nike Swim. Norcal Swim Shop will be setting up their mobile vender booth at Ridgeway on Sept. 16th and in Healdsburg Sept. 23rd. They will be offering all the merchandise that is available on our team order form. For these 2 dates Neptune Nike backpacks and sweat-suit will be 30% off!!!

We are so excited to announce the hiring of Andrew Johnson to the Neptune coaching staff. Please give him a warm welcome to the Neptune family. Andrew has some coaching experience serving as the head coach of the Redwood Swim Club for the past 2 years. We are fortunate to have him on board and we are looking forward to working with him in the years to come.

Five Neptune swimmers had the honor of representing Pacific Swimming in all-star meets at the Western Zone Meet in Gresham, OR and the North American Challenge Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Some of them tell their stories below. Here is the report from Black Group swimmer Heidi Poppe: I had a great time at the North American Challenge Cup. It was really neat representing Pacific swimming because all the competition you’re used to at JO’S was now on your team. My team did everything together as a group: meals, bus...

NBC has posted an incredible version (not shown on TV) of the Mens 4 x100 Free Relay Olympic Final online. This video is the race in its entirety, filmed from underwater. Take a few minutes to watch it - see a swim race like you’ve never seen before!

Neptune Swimmers established 63 new team records (57 individual events plus 6 relays) during this past season (September 1, 2007- August 30, 2008). It should be noted that team records have been tracked since the team was started in 1955 (53 years), and many gifted athletes have splashed their way into the record books over that period. Record setters include swimmers that went on to swim at NCAA’s and win medals in international competitions (like the Pan American Games and Olympic Games). This year, 11 records from the 90’s were...