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Lauren Morford

Irvine, CA -- FAST had an incredible weekend at the Orange Committee meet hosted by Patriot Swim Club on May 16-17, 2026. An outstanding 93% of FAST's swims were lifetime bests! All 66 FAST swimmers returned home with one or more lifetime bests for a grand total of 304 best times. The group achieved 46 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times: New A times - 2 New BB times - 11 New B times - 33 Twenty-eight FAST swimmers achieved best times in all of their races. Special...

Lauren Morford

Mission Viejo, CA -- Forty-two FAST swimmers raced in Mission Viejo the first weekend of May bringing home an impressive 192 lifetime best times and 66 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times! New AAA times - 1 New AA times - 6 New A times - 20 New BB times - 29 New B times - 10 We saw high motivation and fierce racing from the swimmers all weekend. The meet was a great follow-up to the first Long Course racing opportunity of the season just three weeks...

Lauren Morford

Fullerton, CA -- On April 11th & 12th FAST hosted fourteen teams from throughout Orange County for a great weekend of racing! This was the first Long Course meet of the season. Our swimmers posted an outstanding 261 lifetime best times and achieved an incredible 81 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times! New AA times - 3 New A times - 11 New BB times - 47 New B times - 20 Thirty-five swimmers achieved best times in all of their races. Special congratulations to Chase Angderson, Hugo...

Lauren Morford

La Mirada, CA -- Twelve FAST swimmers competed in the SCS Spring Age Group Championship March 12-15, 2026 for their final meet of the Short Course season. This meet is the highest level of age group competition for the season. On top of invaluable development experience, the group achieved 10 lifetime best times and 3 new National Age Group Motivational Time Standards. New AA times - 2 New A times - 1 Specific highlights included: Gregory Kim's lifetime best in the 50 Backstroke (26.87) earned a spot in Finals where...

Lauren Morford

Oceanside, CA -- Eight FAST swimmers from the Senior 2 & National groups raced in the CA-NV Spring Sectional Championships bringing home 15 lifetime bests, 2 new AAA times, and 1 new Summer Junior National qualifying time. Eveline Grannis dropped 23.68 seconds in the 1650 Freestyle to break the 17-minute barrier for the first time and earn her first Summer Junior National qualifying time! Her tough racing earned her 3rd place overall in the event. Eveline also finished 3rd in the 1000 Free and 6th in the 500 Free. She...

Lauren Morford

Anaheim, CA -- FAST swimmers achieved an astounding 358 lifetime best times at the Orange Committee Meet, February 21-22, 2026! Results included 34 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times: 9 New B times 25 new BB times Forty-eight swimmers achieved lifetime bests in all of their races. Special congratulations to Seungwoo Bae, River Cho, Nathan Choi, Aubrey Dippold, Zachary Garcia, Reeve Girod, Jackie Hua, Jerry Jiang, Woosung Jo, Mateo Jimenez, Javier Kikawa, Joaquin Kikawa, Lucia Kikawa, Allison Kim, Brandon Kim, Dongjoon Kim, Ezekiel Kim, Wilton Le, Ryan Lee,...

Lauren Morford

Clovis, CA -- Thirty-eight FAST swimmers traveled to Clovis to compete in the Central California Age Group Championships, February 13-16, 2026. Every FAST swimmer earned lifetime bests for a team total of 155 best times! This was the first travel experience for many of our swimmers and they did an outstanding job! Results were highlighted by 43 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times: 1 new AAAA time 8 new AA times 11 new A times 19 new BB times 4 new B times Sophia Lee & Hannah Zajc...

Lauren Morford

Coronado, CA -- Last week 13 FAST swimmers traveled to Coronado for the 2026 San Diego Classic Senior Meet. The team had great energy, many awesome races, and fantastic relays! All 13 swimmers achieved multiple best times throughout the weekend bringing home a total of 68 lifetime bests and 20 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times. New A times - 4 New AA times - 7 New AAA times - 8 New AAAA times - 1 Kenneth Ho earned his first-ever Sectional cut with his time of 16:42.74...

Lauren Morford

Fullerton, CA -- Last Saturday 150 FAST swimmers raced at our home pool. For those newer to competition, the meet was a chance to race new events. We had a ton of new IM, Butterfly, and Breaststroke swims! For more experienced swimmers, it was the last chance to qualify for the Central California Age Group Championships coming up next weekend in Clovis. Several new cuts were achieved and a handful of swimmers notched their first cuts earning the opportunity to travel to the championship meet! Keep up the great work,...

Lauren Morford

Rowland Heights, CA -- Ninety-one FAST swimmers raced in the Trident Winter Invitational last weekend at Rowland High School. The weekend was packed with Prelims/Finals experience for this group! An incredible tally of 374 lifetime best times was achieved! Swimmers achieved an outstanding 95 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Time Standards! New AA times - 7 New A times - 18 New BB times - 39 New B times - 31 Twelve FAST swimmers stood out as event champions in 19 different individual events: Logan Chanporn - 200...