Notching 132 personal best times this past weekend, 51 FAST swimmers raced in strong fashion. While recording numerous new Winter Age Group Championship times, the continuously improving squad also produced 46 new National Age Group Motivational Time Standards: 2 "AA" 7 "A" 20 "BB" 17 "B" FAST will be in action again in Palm Springs, CA at the WAG Champs. Congratulations to all and good luck to those competing again this week.

The FAST Holiday Toy Drive will begin tomorrow, December 1 and run through December 13. Please bring unwrapped toys and/or sports equipment to the Janet Evans Swim Complex when you come to practice. Bins for donations will be outside the pool office. All gifts will be for the Spark of Love 2022 -- 30th Anniversary campaign. Thanks in advance for your generosity and thanks also to high school senior Cera Mallory for organizing this!

After a two year absence due to COVID restrictions, FAST National group athletes recently traveled to Honolulu for the Hawaiian Senior Championships. Facing strong competition from all the islands as well as teams from California and Arizona, the FAST squad of 10 swimmers finished in 5th place overall. Additional highlights: 45 personal best times 21 new National Age Group Times (9 "AAA", 7 "AA", 5 "A") Mahalo and congratulations to all!

FAST had way more than two outstanding performances this past weekend at the BREA meet. In fact, 45 team swimmers combined for 143 personal best times and many new qualifying standards for our winter championship meets. 73 new USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times we also achieved: 2 "AA", 21 "A", 33 "BB",17 "B" Congratulations to FAST swimmers and coaches. Keep up the great work (and bunny ears).

At the Kevin B. Perry Memorial meet last weekend FAST swimmers continued to improve as they moved further into the fall season. Achievements were as follows: 10 New USAS National Age Group Times (1 "AAAA", 7 "AAA", 2 "AA") recorded by 6 swimmers Carter Lavold, Huy Le, Ty Leon Guerrero, Jaxx Miller, Ratana Miller, Ayanna Thompson 2 New USAS Futures Cuts Jaxx Miller --First-time cuts in 1000 & 1650 Yard Freestyle FAST will continue focusing on improved performances as the team moves towards the December season-ending championships. Look for more...

Congratulations to high school senior Ayanna Thompson on her commitment to attend and swim at University of California-Davis. Way to go Ayanna!

The Island Time fundraiser last Saturday proved to be a huge success. By raising nearly 85% of the target goal, the new timing system will now be a reality. With all levels of FAST athletes participating, from the smallest 8 & under to the heartiest 80 year old, the wide diversity of ages who swam proved that swimming is indeed a lifelong sport. Contributions continue to come in, but at this writing the final tallies are: Complete Final Results $63,627 Top Group Fundraisers: 1st – National Age Group - $8,450...

Congratulations to our Week 4 "Island Time" Fundraiser individual winners. By raising a combined $2,500 in one week, Victorie Ruge ($1,000), Ty and Luke Leon Guerrero ($750 each) were our top female and male fundraisers for the week. The National Age Group squad took the team contest with $2,345 raised, while 2nd place went to National with $2,050. 3rd place went to the Masters team $1,750, 4th place Junior with $1,410, 5th place Senior with $630, 6th place Varsity with $275, and FAST Development raised with $100. Congratulations to our...

This morning USA Swimming announced its 2022 Club Excellence award-winners. FAST was awarded the Bronze Level of distinction. This was the second year in a row that FAST has attained this honor. FAST joins nine other Southern California Swimming teams to make the list of Top 200 teams out of more than 3,100 USAS clubs nationwide. The complete list of 2022 honored clubs can be found here. Club Excellence program requirements can be found here. Congratulations FAST!

Congratulations to our Week 3 "Island Time" Fundraiser individual winners. By raising a combined $2,390 in one week, Isabella Zia ($1,390), Bill McGarvey ($1,000) were our top female and male fundraisers for the week. The Masters group took the team contest with an impressive $3,076 raised, while there was a tie for 2nd place between National Age Group and Senior Group with $2,490 each. 3rd place went to the Junior group with $550, 4th place Varsity with $225, 5th place National with $220 and 6th place FAST Development with $175....