On the subject of achieving success, thousands of pages have been written, countless seminars have been conducted and an untold number of companies have shelled out big bucks for high-profile speakers. But listen to Penelope Yamauchi, 18, a senior at Montgomery High, and it seems this business of realizing your dreams is about as complex as a Dick-and-Jane reader. "It helps when I set a goal ahead of time," Yamauchi said. "I'm thinking about it, then I know I can do it. Then I have to do everything I can...

Maria Carrillo’s Maya DiRado and Santa Rosa’s Molly Hannis set meet records, and Cardinal Newman and the Montgomery girls pulled off minor upsets to tie Ukiah and Maria Carrillo for titles at the North Bay League Swimming Championships at Santa Rosa JC Saturday. DiRado, a sophomore, swam a 1:50.44 to win the 200-yard freestyle and broke Amanda Sims’ two-year record of 1:53.20. Hannis, a sophomore, won the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.99, eclipsing a 24-year-old record of Jackie Komrij (1:06.14). The Montgomery girls outpointed Maria Carrillo, 385-346. Based on a points...

Dear Neptune Families, Thanks to a great team effort by all of you the Swim-a-thon 2008 (8th graders and younger) was a terrific event!! Thanks especially to Maryann Beer for co-ordinating our lap counters AND to Robert and Penelope Ingham for running our first pancake breakfast to feed all of our ravenous athletes after their big swim. Thanks of course to those of you that counted laps, kept swimmers hydrated, flipped pancakes and brought in prepared fruit, juice etc. Volunteer Hour credit...reminders ~ ANY hours signed up for through the...

Rancho Cotate senior Dan Gossage can't remember when he wasn't swimming. Gossage heads into this weekend's North Bay League championships with his sights set on winning two individual races he's allowed to enter. He won both -- the 50-meter freestyle and 100 butterfly -- last week in an NBL meet against Ukiah. "I've tried about every sport -- baseball, soccer and football -- but I've always stuck with swimming," Gossage, 18, said. "It was something I was good at." Gossage swims for the Santa Rosa Neptunes and two months ago...

Montgomery senior Reid Hartz likes to swim and likes to compete. That adds up to one of the top swimmers in the North Bay League this season. What amazes me is he keeps going and going," said Montgomery coach Mark Stanley. "It's not easy to race, pace and repeat sprints in workouts, and Reid is extraordinary at it." Hartz won the 50 and 500 freestyles last week as Montgomery edged Maria Carrillo for the first time since Hartz has been on the team. Two weeks ago, Hartz set a personal...

Meet results updated for Spring JO’s, SC Far Westerns, and Stanford Invitational Grand Prix. Click here to go to Results page.

Go to records page to view the updated short course times for each individual athlete. If you notice an error please let coach Dan know at [email protected].

The Neptunes are being well represented in this month’s NCAA Swimming Championships by alumnae Allie Stuhr, Jennifer Sims and Amanda Sims. Allie Stuhr, swimming for Principia College, placed 21st in the 200 Free, 19th in the 50 Free, and 17th in the 100 Free at the NCAA D3 Championships taking place in Oxford, Ohio this weekend. Also this weekend, Jennifer Sims (see photo) finished 5th in the 100 Fly and a very close 2nd place in the 200 Fly at the NCAA D2 Championships at Columbia, Missouri. Jennifer, a junior...

Dear Parents and Swimmers: Over the course of the last year the Neptune Swimming Board of Directors has worked on a number of Team issues. We now have a new name, Neptune Swimming, and new By-Laws (copies are available via the Neptune Swimming Team Unify Website), which were developed in accordance with California Not for Profit Corporations Law and USA Swimming guidelines. Although the Board of Directors has the formal role of leading the Team and setting policy, participation of the General Membership is crucial and much needed. Therefore, the...

USA Swimming is proud to honor the commitment of our clubs as we introduce the eighth year of the USA Swimming Club Excellence Program. The focus of this voluntary program is to identify and reward up to 200 USA Swimming clubs that have attained a high level of athlete performance as well as organizational success. The performance component of this program utilizes the International Point Score (IPS) rating system. For complete results & more information on this program click here