6&U swim sensation, Amanda Cavasos brings home the Gold in the 50 fly at Pacific 10& U Championships. 10 and under swim stars, Amanda Cavasos, Rachel Best and Juliette Leonard acheive personal best times in the Pacific Swimming 10 and under Championships held April 26,2008 in Sunnyvale, California. Amanda Cavasos (age 6) placed in finals in all of her events. Amanda took home the gold in the 50 butterfly in a time of 1:00.68. She placed 5th in the 25 breast and 8th in both the 50 free and 25...

World Record at NCAA Championships- Cielo became the first man to break 41 seconds in the 100-yard free when he set the U.S. Open, NCAA and meet record in that event with a time of 40.92. Go to www.usaswimming.org to read the story. MCAT Swimmers go for Personal Bests at the Gilroy Gators Invitational Meet on 3/29 and 3/30. Liz Whalen (9) swam 5 events and had 5 best times. She placed 8th in the 200 free in the C Division with a time of (3:23.53. ) She also earned...

MCAT Girl Power! Rachel Best (8), Amanda Cavazos (6),and Juliette Leonard (9) from the Monterey County Aquatic Team in Salinas have met the qualifying standards for their respective age groups to swim at the Pacific Swimming 10 and under Championships to be held in Sunnyvale on April 26,2008. Congratulations Girls!

SJA ZONE 1S C/B/A+ SHORT COURSE MEET March 1, 2008 GUNDERSON HIGH SCHOOL At the meet this last weekend, Juliette Leonard had a 16 second time drop in her 200Free going 1:46.34. She also dropped 6 1/2 seconds in her 100IM for a time of 1:54.90. Her greatest performance was in the 50 breast where she went 46.79 earning a new BB time. Congratulations. Genevieve Leonard was impressive with time drops both days of the meet. After competing in her basketball championship play offs, and winning the championships, she raced...

Fundraising Goal for 2008 $57,000.00 $13,980.00 Total Raised to Date 12/01/07-2/19/08 $43,020.00 to go! Funds Raised to date : 8,000.00 donor wishing to remain nameless received 2,500.00 Franicis and Lillian Rianda received 1,000.00 Gonzales Irrigation Systems commitmnet 1,000.00Coastal Tractor commitment 600.00 Jim Hashimoto received 380.00 Silent Auction Donors received 500.00 Leonard Bros. Painting received Dia, Your note about Sonny and Lillian was inspiring. So I decided to change my United Way contributions to our team. Now I’ll be able to see my money at work as opposed to the other...

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Toby Macabugao (10) of Salinas Valley Aquatics/Monterey County Aquatic Team swam "top ten",Pacific Recordable Times(PRT's) at the Pacific Swimming Jr. Olympics held in Pacifica Novemeber 30-December 1, 2007. Toby placed in four of his five events. Seeded in the middle of the pack Toby swam his way to the top earning him a lane in finals, placing 4th in the 100 fly (1:11.59) and dropping 5.16 seconds to get there. He placed 9th in the 100 breast stroke, going 1:22.99, dropping 16.22 seconds to make the finals. He also placed...

Morgan Hill CBA+ Meet /November 17,2007 MCAT athletes swim 91% best times at the meet this weekend. 8 and under swimmer Amada Cavazos had 7 best times dropping a cumulative 54 seconds(Stunning). Most impressive was her 5 second drop in the 25 free and her 15.36 drop in the 50 free. Amanda is 6 years old. Daniel Cavazos had all personal best times earning a B time in the freestyle. Mathew Dunston also earned two new B times in the 25 free and the 50 free. The boys rocked the...

Not a creature was swimming not even a Novice. The wet suits were hung by the fireplace to dry, In hopes that a party would materialize nearby. The Swimmers were nestled all snug in their towels, With Visions of 50’s lapping in their heads. And Dia in her Parka and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a dinner and snack. Join us for MCAT’s Annual Holiday dinner. Friday December 14, 2007 6:30-8:30 Hartnell Cafeteria If your last name begins with: A-G Please bring dessert H-Q Please bring...

5 MCAT swimmers attended the meet at West Coast Aquatics Pool at Independence High this past weekend. They all netted personal best times. The girls swam on Saturday, earning 3 best times each and five new B times. Morgan Marsiguerra dropped 4 seconds in the 100 free (1.29.67), 3 seconds in the 50 back (49.11) and 4.5 seconds in the 50 fly (48.20). Wow! Jam Macabugao earned all new B times in her Saturday swims. Her 50 free was (34.34) dropping 1 second. Her 50 fly was a (36.30 )dropping...