As the long course season continues athletes with Junior+ qualifying times competed in Orinda this past weekend. Some pushing for qualifying cuts to faster meets later this summer. One notable swim was Charlotte Nowack in her 100 fly making her first ever Far Western cut. Here is a list of some other new time standards. New NRT Times: Madeline DiRado (Female 200 Back ), New AAA Times: Jenna Bauer (Female 100 Fly ), Madeline DiRado (Female 200 Breast ), Madeline DiRado (Female 100 Breast ), Neda Kazemini (Female 100 Free...

There was no stopping the 35 kids that traveled up to Carson City Nevada for the Intermountain Classic. This 4 day meet proved once again to be an exciting travel experience for many young athletes, not only having to overcome the travel times but also the altitude. Three New Team Records were set by the 11-12 Boys: Nate Kuhn- 200 Back, 2:46.67 Colin Andrews-Gibson- 200 Breast, 3:05.60 Sam Haley- 200 Fly, 2:42.32 New B Times: Truman Andrews-Gibson (Male 8-Un 50 Back ), Jessie Butler (Female 11-12 100 Back ), Jessica...

Senior Interviews Stephanie Steil Stephanie began swimming when she was 8 years old. Her friend Ashley joined the Piranhas so she decided to join too. Stephanie had older cousins that swam about 20 years ago in Arizona and now her cousin�s daughter swims. She always enjoyed going to the 4th of July Meet in Ukiah at the park. She camped at the park, made hats with her team, had water fights against the other teams and had memorable relays. One relay in particular she and her teammates stuffed their suits...

PENELOPE YAMAUCHI: Montgomery, junior, swimming Montgomery's Penelope Yamauchi was determined to perform well last weekend at the NCS swimming championships, and she did, winning the 200m individual medley in an Empire record 2:00.98 and finishing third in the 100m breaststroke. Yamauchi had qualifying times in eight different events at NCS, showing her versatility. She also set an all-time Empire best in the 100m breaststroke. "I wanted to win so bad," Yamauchi said. "I didn't do as well as I'd liked at the nationals in New York. This helps my confidence."...

Before she was even a teenager, Amanda Sims was an inspiration. When she was 12, Sims sat in a Starbucks in Santa Rosa and answered questions from Maya DiRado, a starry-eyed 7-year-old. The purpose of their meeting was DiRado?s third-grade project. The assignment? Tell the class about your hero. For a young swimmer such as DiRado, Sims, then a sixth grader at Strawberry Elementary, inspired more awe than any Olympian. Six years later, DiRado, like Sims before her, has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at age 13 and...

CONCORD -- Emerging from the pool Saturday at the Concord Community Center, Montgomery's Amanda Sims was enveloped with a crescendo of applause and cheers. It was a fitting tribute for Sims, who moments earlier had won the 100-yard backstroke, her seventh overall North Coast Section championship and second of the day. She received a glowing tribute from the meet announcer, who called her one of the North Coast Section's "best-ever" swimmers. High praise when you consider the talent that has come through the Redwood Empire, including Olympian Jenna Johnson and...

NCS prelims were contested today in Concord and the Redwood Empire athletes set the water on fire. Neptune swimmers qualified in 30 Finals with 3 placed 1st and 3 placed 2nd. Congratulations to Penelope Yamauchi for setting the High School Empire Record in the 200 IM. Heather Cramer had to compete in a swim-off for the 16th spot in the women's 100 Fly, beating her opponent by 2 seconds and setting her personal best time. Sophia Yamauchi took off 2 seconds in her 100 Breast to qualify in the finals...

Press Democrat video interview from May 17, 2007. Congratulations Amanda on a great interview. We are so proud of all the graduating seniors. Good luck at NCS. Click here to see the video

Congratulations athletes, parents and coaches on your 2007 Silver Medal Club award. Neptune swimming has been recognized as a Silver Medal club the past 2 years. In 2005 we scored 906 points, in 2006 we scored 3,639 points and this year we scored 4,505 points. Way to go!! For a complete list of 2007 Gold / Silver / Bronze medal clubs click here

Spring is here and long course swimming is under way. 84 Neptunes took part in Vallejo Long Course CBA+ meet over the weekend. There were 103 first time swims and 88% of athletes had time improvements in one or more events. The hard work is paying off. Congratulations to Hank Poppe for setting another team record in the 50m Free (35.92-old record set in 1990). That makes 5 new team records in 5 different events in three consecutive meets. A special mention to River Poze (50 Free), Julia Personeni (50...