Swim Team Break Event Date August 15 - 28, 2011 While there are different philosophies of the importance and relevance of a break in swimming, it is the opinion of this coaching staff, that a break is important to an age group swimmer and senior swimmer. A break in the middle of the season is not recommended, but it is a common and traditional practice in the world of swimming to take a break between the Long Course and Short Course Season in the early Fall. Most teams do this....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2011 Contact: Dia C. Rianda- Monterey County Aquatic Team-Salinas Valley Aquatics Inc. Monterey County Aquatic Team/Salinas Valley Aquatics Inc. Receives a USA Swimming Foundation Grant to Aid Learn-to-Swim Efforts in Salinas Monterey County Aquatic Team Swim America Learn to Swim Program is a Make a Splash Local Partner Salinas Aquatic Center – Monterey County Aquatic Team/Salinas Valley Aquatics Inc. was awarded a $5,000.00 grant from The USA Swimming Foundation to support its learn-to-swim programming. The USA Swimming Foundation distributed $249,000 in grants this year as...

Save the Dates! Join the USA Swimming Foundation as we take our show on the road in 2011! Join our closest friends and fans for one of the upcoming special events: Sunday, August 7th, 2011 Winemaker’s Dinner* The Pessagno Winery Salinas, California *Guests will be treated to an intimate winemaker's dinner and drinks, silent auction and transporation from USA Swimming's Conoco Phillips National Championships in Palo Alto, California. Special guests include Teri McKeever (FIRST female coach of the US Olympic Swim Team) and National Team Athletes Dana Vollmer and Nathan...

4 qualify-3 will swim......Far Western's MCAT would like to recognize the following swimmers for earning Far Wester Qualifying times. A. Movilla earned her Far Western cuts, but sadly misses the meet entry by one day, because her birthday is one day before the meet starts. We want to recognize her for her outstanding accomplishment. K. Doughty and T. Carillo will be swimming their backstroke events at the meet and T. Macabugao has qualified for numerous events. We wish them luck and congratulations at Far Western's. DCR 3/2011

Toby Macabugao of MCAT's Senior group earned himself a Championship Title at the Pacific Swimming All Star Meet this past weekend. Here is what the All Star Meet Coach Steve Hurko had to say: "100 Breast. This, based on the entered times was our worst event... at least it was suppose to be. Toby was our fastest entered time and ranked 4th when entered. Again ever swimmer swam great and we scored many points in this event (and yelling "Go Michael... Jordan.. in the second heat was fun), but at...

MCATeers are in for a special treat. This week, beginning on Tuesday, March 8,2011 coach Mark Scubert will pay our team MCAT and the Palma High School team a visit as a guest coach. Coach Mark Schubert is an eight time Olympic Coach and a coach of 26 Olympians, including Janet Evans, Caitlin Sandeno, Lenny Krazelburg, Brian Goodell,Eric Vent, Brad Briggewater and others. Coach Schubert and I met well over a decade ago. I am proud to call him a friend and mentor. We are so lucky to have him...

NEW MCAT Spring Practice Schedule begins Wednesday, February 2,2011 Novice Group 5-6:00 PM- with Coach Janna AGE Group 5-6:00PM with Coach Kristen AGE 2 5-6:15PM with Coach Amber Junior Group 5-6:30PM with Coach Amber Pre-Senior,Masters,Senior Group 5:45-7:30 PM with Coach Dia and Coach Christina

Zone 1 South Championships Over 40 MCATeers participated in the Pacific Swimming Zone 1 South Championship swim meet on January 15-16,2011 in Santa Clara, California. The weekend netted fantastic swims and time drops for MCAT participants. The standards for scoring and recognition for this meet are based on the National Time Standards, not Pacific Swimming Time Standards. Over 1,800 swimmers participated in this meet with close to 10,000 splashes. This was a well run and organized meet by the volunteer parents of the Zone. Sophia Almazon (9):2 best times in...

January 07, 2011 Dear Friend, I’m writing to you on behalf of the Monterey County Aquatic Team/Salinas Valley Aquatics (MCAT/SVA), an amazing and respected organization that provides year-round programming for kids and adults. Our focus is on swim lessons, water safety, and competitive swimming for kids. However we have also concentrated efforts on providing programming for adult health and fitness. Our programming saves lives. We’ve been successfully serving the community for more than 25 years, but to continue as a viable non-profit organization, we find ourselves needing your help. In...

http://www.thecalifornian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201011180304 Follow the above link to an article that appeared in the Californian. USA Swimming donates 400 children's suits to nonprofit By SANDEEP RAVINDRAN • [email protected] • November 18, 2010 Hundreds of Salinas kids will get a chance to learn to swim thanks to a donation from the USA Swimming Foundation. The foundation gave 400 swimsuits to Salinas Valley Aquatics Inc., a nonprofit that runs the Salinas Aquatic Center and provides swimming lessons. "I feel very blessed," said Dia Rianda, aquatics director and head coach for Salinas Valley Aquatics Inc....