On Saturday Simon Lamar will compete with the USAS Open Water National Team in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Pictured is the island from the air and the training facilty for the athletes. Simon and 95 other men will compete in the 5th leg of the 2023 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup. The event will be a 10K (6.2 mile) swim in the Atlantic Ocean in the waters between the island and the coast of Morocco. Good luck Simon! https://visitmadeira.com/en/where-to-go/madeira/

Who’s In That Lane? Episode 4: Bob Bergstrom This is an autobiographical story written by Bob Bergstrom and shared by Bill McGarvey. Greetings from Lane #1. There's a good reason why I swim in lane #1...because it is the closest to the ladder and at my age getting out of the pool is the hardest part of my workout! My name is Bob Bergstrom. I am 82 years old and have been swimming with FAST for 46 years. In my early years with FAST it was not a Masters team....

Congratulations to the dozen FAST swimmers who competed in the Hawaiian Senior Champs last weekend in Oahu. Highlights: Every team member scored points for the team FAST finished in 4th place in the team competition Event winners were Eveline Grannis (1650 Free) and Luke Leon Guerrero (400 IM, 500 Free, 1650 Free) Luke Leon Guerrero also qualified for Winter and Summer Junior Nationals for the first time This annual trip is the type of excellent opportunity which FAST pursues for our athletes' personal growth. Congratulations to all!

61 FAST swimmers joined forces to forge an unstoppable presence at the meet in Placentia. Highlights: 173 personal best times 93 new USAS National Age Group Motivational times (11 "AA", 21 "A", 31 "BB", 30 "B") Congratulations to all!

20 FAST swimmers combined for 24 personal best times as the 2023 Kevin Perry Memorial meet. Highlights included: 7 new National Age Group motivational time standards (5 "AAA", 1 "AA", 1 "A") Luke Leon Guerrero -- 1st ever Winter Junior Championship time standard Note: Next up for the FAST qualifiers is the 2023 Hawaiian Senior Championships at the University of Hawai'i on November 17-19. Long-time FAST coach Kevin Perry had strong connections to the Rainbow State and current FAST swimmers are focused on representing the team well this coming weekend....

Congratulations to the following FAST swimmers who passed our lifeguard class this past weekend! Cole Chang Siena Dascanio Josh Deng Eveline Grannis Tyler Huey Yves Pan Rohan Parker Nice!

Congratulations to Luke Leon Guerrero on making his first Winter Junior Nationals cut in the 1000 Yard Freestyle with a time 9:20.50. Luke and Kevin Yum will both be representing FAST December 7-9 in Chicago! Congratulations and good luck!

The third edition of Who’s in That Lane? features Heather Brown �� Written by Bill McGarvey Who’s in That Lane? Do you know her......? That's Heather Brown, the soon to be newlywed! (November 26th). Congratulations from your Masters teammates here at FAST! Heather was born and raised in Monterey Park, California. She attended private Christian schools and started swimming at age 7. She competed in swimming as an age grouper and continued throughout high school where she competed in the distance events (500 Free, 1650 Free) at CIF. After high...

75 swimmers from the FAST Development, Junior and Varsity groups competed last weekend in the first practice meet of the fall season. The energy and enthusiasm at the event was awesome. FAST certainly lived up to its name on that Saturday! Highlights: 7 new USAS National Age Group "B" times Almost 100% personal best times Congratulations to all!

The second edition of Who's in That Lane? features Kathy Lany Written by Bill McGarvey, edited by his daughter Meghan McGarvey (CSUF 2005). Who's in That Lane? Well, that's Kathy Lany, a 10-year member of the FAST Masters Team! Kathy is a California native, born in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in 1961. Her family moved to Palm Springs where she entered the swimming world. She was part of the "original" age group team, the Palm Springs Piranhas! In time, Kathy's family moved to Fullerton where she attended...