Sarasota, FL -- National group swimmer Luke Leon Guerrero competed in his first Open Water National Championship on April 6th. He raced the 5K and finished 27th in a competitive field of 42 swimmers that included four Japanese National Team members and elite collegiate swimmers from throughout the country. Luke swam a smart race -- hanging with a pack, passing swimmers to move up in the second half, and breaking away to finish strong 15 seconds ahead of the next swimmer. Congratulations, Luke! Complete results from all of the Open...

Fullerton, CA -- FAST kicked off the Long Course season at the Janet Evans Swim Complex with our traditional Distance Dogfight freestyle meet. We run this meet to kick-start Long Course racing, provide opportunities for the distance Freestyle events (400, 800, 1500), and introduce younger swimmers to those events. FAST swimmers achieved 118 lifetime best times and tallied 70 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times! New AAA times - 2 New AA times - 9 New A times - 7 New BB times - 31 New B times...

FAST Senior 2 & National group swimmers competed in the 2025 Spring Sectional meet in Oceanside, February 27-March 2. This was the first Sectional meet for Laura Perez Redondo and Caleb Yoo. FAST swimmers achieved 4 new National Age Group Motivational times: AA time - James Sy, 100 Breast (1:01.91) AAA time - Liam Weinreich, 100 Fly (53.40) AAAA times - Eveline Grannis, 1000 Free (10:21.37) and 1650 Free (17:12.34) Eveline's 1000 Free time was also her first Futures qualifying time. Congratulations, Eveline! Additional lifetime bests were turned in by:...

FAST swimmers achieved an outstanding 359 lifetime best times at the February Short Course Finale meet. A remarkable 102 of the 104 swimmers who competed earned one or more lifetime bests! This included 140 new National Age Group motivational times: 1 new AAA time 8 new AA times 10 new A times 35 new BB times 86 new B times Fifty-three swimmers achieved lifetime bests in 100% of their races -- this is over half of the total number of swimmers who participated! Congratulations to Rocco Alvarino, Savannah Austin, Aaruv...

Coronado, CA -- National and Senior 2 swimmers spent the holiday weekend competing in San Diego. They raced very well and it showed in their results. The meet was a great team ending to the winter season for these groups! All 21 FAST swimmers achieved lifetime best times and the group posted 32 new National Age Group Motivational Times: 1 new BB time 7 new A times 15 new AA times 9 new AAA times -- including 2 first-time Sectional qualifiers! Laura Perez Redondo and Caleb Yoo earned their first...

Clovis, CA -- Twenty-three FAST swimmers traveled to compete in the Central California Age Group Championships over President's Day weekend. They returned home with 106 lifetime best times and 35 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times! 7 new BB times 11 new A times 15 new AA times 2 new AAA times Exciting races made for forty-four Top 8 finishes including three event champions. Congratulations to FAST's Finalists! Elizabeth Barnhart Ellie Guayan - 1st 11-12 Girls 50 Backstroke Stephanie Kim Bryce Pak - 1st 11-12 Boys 1000 Freestyle...

Las Vegas, NV -- Bryce Pak, Hudson Pak, and Victoria Ruge competed well in the Southern California Swimming All-Star Festival last weekend. There were many exciting races with the Green Team (which Victoria & Hudson were on) winning the meet by just 5 points! Highlights from our FAST swimmers: Victoria was the 11-12 Girls 50 Breast champion! She also swam lifetime bests in the 50 Fly (29.31) and 100 IM (1:07.80). Bryce took 2nd in the 11-12 Boys 100 Back and led off the Blue team's 200 Freestyle A Relay...

Fullerton, CA -- Last Saturday NAG, Senior, and National group swimmers raced for the first time in 2025. Despite just finishing an outstanding period of heavy winter training, 39 swimmers posted best times and 23 new National Age Group time standards were achieved! New "AAA" times - 1 New "AA" times - 4 New "A" times - 5 New "BB" times - 11 New "B" times - 2 Nine swimmers achieved best times in all of their races. Congratulations to Dongjoon Kim, Aileen Lee, Kaitlyn Nguyen, Jisoo Park, Victoria Ruge,...

Three FAST swimmers were selected to represent Southern California at this year's All-Star Festival, and Coach James was chosen to be a member of the coaching staff. Congratulations to Bryce Pak (11-12 Boys), Hudson Pak (10 & Under Boys), and Victoria Ruge (11-12 Girls)! To be selected, swimmers must have a Winter Age Group qualifying time and be among Southern California's Top 50 within their age group in multiple events. The 2025 All-Star Festival will be held January 24-26 in Las Vegas, NV. Swim FAST!

Who’s in That Lane? Mike Pawloski I was born and raised in Long Beach, CA, and attended Millikan High School, where I played water polo and swam. Honestly, I liked water polo better and tried hard to avoid swimming—though it was a requirement to play water polo. After brief attempts in my sophomore and junior years at cross-country and pole vaulting respectively (when basketball and baseball weren’t options), I returned to the pool—a choice I’m grateful for in hindsight. After high school, I stepped away from swimming for 25 years....