Team Picnic (Posted 8/8/08)
State Meet Results are In! (Posted 8/2/08)
Highlights of the meet include
Jacob Romero and Kara Leasure
earning state championship titles in their distance events. Jacob swam a 21:11.87 to claim first in the 13-14 Boys 1500 M free;
his 800 Free time of 11:08.33 earned him first in that event as well. Kara won the 15 & Over Girls 800 M free
with a time of 10:13.70, and set a PAC team record in the ladies 15 & Over 50 breast.
Dylan Lake and Anna Wermer
also set some new PAC team records. Dylan lowered the mark he set last month at the Nick
Nogar in the boys 15 & Over 100 & 200 breast. In the 11-12 Girls age group, Anna dropped 10 seconds off
her 200 fly record from the Nick Nogar, and she
just
slipped under the mark set by Alisa Romero in the 200 back in 2005.
In one of the most exciting races of the meet,
Anna Wermer and Justine Yang
pushed each other to the limit throughout the 400 IM. Both pulled AA times, with Anna
outtouching Justine by a fingernail in the end. Anna's time of 6:10.08 earned her 2nd place in the event in 11-12 Girls age group,
while Justine captured 3rd with a time of 6:10.29.
Check out the complete meet results
on the PAC meet info/results web page.
Results from the 8 & Under Finals are now posted as well.
8 & Under Finals (Posted 7/20/08)
PAC swimmers Annika Davenport, Michelle Yang, Cory Liechty and
Esther
Wermer had a
great showing at the 8 & Under Finals held Sunday July 20 at Albuquerque Academy.
The foursome took 3rd in the 100 medley relay and 2nd in the 100 freestyle relay, earning some very nice medals
for their performance. In the individual events, Michelle Yang won the 8-yr-old girls 50 breast,
touching the wall 5 seconds ahead of
her closest competitor. Annika Davenport picked up 2nd place medals in the 8-yr-old girls 50 and 100 freestyle,
and Cory and Esther won ribbons in the 7 & Under girls 50 free, among other things. Stay tuned for complete meet results.
Nogar Results posted (Posted 6/30/08)
PAC results and
complete meet results
for the 2008 Nick Nogar High Altitude Invite are now posted.
Congratulations to Coach Phil and the 22 participating swimmers on taking 2nd place!
News from the Nick Nogar Meet (Posted 6/29/08)
The Nick Nogar meet wrapped up this afternoon with PAC swimmers claiming
multiple high point awards, including first place finishes by
Annika Davenport (8 & Under Girls) ,
Lauren TenCate (11-12 Girls) and
Lydia Wermer (17-18 Girls).
On her way to the top Annika Davenport
lowered her own team record in the 8 & Under Girls 100 Free and
and surpassed the mark set by Lydia Wermer in the 8 & Under Girls 100 Back in 1999.
Michelle Yang, who won the 8 & Under Girls 2nd place high point award, eclipsed
Neda Nguyen's 1999
PAC team records in the 8 & Under Girls 50 and 100 Breast, and also set new team records in the
8 & Under Girls 200 Breast and 200 Back. Michelle's BB time of 1:59.82
in the 100 Breast also qualifies her for her first NM State Meet
in the 10 & Under Girls event-- congratulations Michelle!!!
Complete meet results will be posted as soon as they are available...stay tuned.
Nogar Meet (Posted 6/26/08)
The Nick Nogar High Altitude Invite starts Friday 6/27. Warm-ups are at 3 PM sharp.
On Saturday and Sunday warm-ups are at 9 AM with a meet start time of 10 AM.
Go PAC go!
Lobo & Nogar Meet Updates (Posted 6/11/08)
Official results
from last weekend's Lobo Long Course Invitational
are now posted. Highlights of the meet included a near-sweep of the 13-14 Boys PAC team records by
Dylan Lake; new team records in the 10 & Under
Girls 100 back and 50 fly by Maria Venneri ; and a very nice
400 IM swim by Justine Yang. In the 8 & Under Girls
competition, Michelle Yang swam her first "B" time,
clocking a 59.69 in the 50 Breast-- that's only 4 seconds off PAC pixie legend Neda Nguyen's 1999 record time.
Go PAC go!
Our final LC meet before state is the Nick Nogar High Altitude Invite, June 27 -29 here
in Los Alamos. Please let us know if you intend to swim the Nogar meet
by Monday 6/16 at the absolute latest.
News for Early June (Posted 6/9/08)
At the same meet, Maria Venneri celebrated the end of
her 10 & Under career by
setting a new PAC team record in the 100M backstroke. She may have lowered her own 50M Fly record too,
we'll know for sure when the official meet results are made available. Stay tuned:)
Reminder! The entry deadline for the Nick Nogar Invite being held here in
Los Alamos June 27-29 is fast approaching. Please let us know if you plan to
swim this event by this coming Monday June 16th at the latest.
Avalanche! (Posted 6/2/08)
Breaking News (Posted 5/27/08)
Results from the Taos Invite and the Duke Memorial Weekend Invite are now posted on the
PAC Schedule and results page.
Congratulations to Dylan Lake on setting new PAC Long Course team records in the 500 free, 100 back and 50 fly
for the 13-14 Boys age group. Check out the current records in the
PAC Trophy Room.
Lobo LC Invite (Posted 5/22/08)
We need to know if you're planning to swim at the Lobo Long Course Invite on June 6 - 8 by
this Friday, 5/23. Talk to Coach Phil on deck, or send an e-mail to Deb or
to the club comcast account.
Nogar Meet Info & Date Change (Posted 5/14/08)
OK, it's official... our friends across the pool have decided to slide their meet back 1 week.
The 2008 Nick Nogar High Altitude Invitational will be held June 27 - 29 here at the
Larry R. Walkup Center; please mark your calendars. Meet info is available on the
PAC Schedules page.
Upcoming FCAT Meet (Posted 5/12/08)
PAC's first official meet of the season will
be the FCAT Long Course Invitational
which is being held at the
always-fast Farmington Aquatic Center on May 30 - June 1.
We need to know who's going no later than Monday 5/19.
To make sure you're registered for the event, talk to Coach Phil. It doesn't hurt
to follow-up with an e-mail to the club either. Go PAC go!
Breaking News (Posted 5/7/08)
For those of you planning summer trips around swim meets, be aware
that LAA might be changing the dates for the Nick Nogar meet from June 20-22 to June 27-29.
We'll let you know when they figure it out for sure.
2008 Olympic Preview (Posted 5/2/08)
Meet Info (Posted 4/27/08)
Results from the LAA Pentathlon,
held this afternoon at the Walkup, are now posted. Representing PAC with some
great swims were Dara Armstrong, Brandon Bao,
Sophia Li, Jesse Liechty, Jessica Moore, Niamh Short and Esther Wermer. Go PAC go!
NM Seasonal Top 12, Short Course 2008 (Posted 4/24/08)
Want to know who the fastest swimmers in the State were this past short course season?
We've got it! The New Mexico Seasonal Top 12 list for Short Course 2007-2008 is hot off the Pajarito Press;
click here to check out the season's best NM
swimmers and their times.
PAC athletes making the 2008 Short Course Top 12 include: Jesse Liechty, Annika Davenport and Michelle Yang (8 & Under);
Anna Wermer and Maria Venneri (10 & Under); Jacob Romero, Matthew Davenport, Justine Yang and Lauren TenCate (11-12);
Dylan Lake, Jacob Romero, Natalia Moore, Alisa Romero and Emily TenCate (13-14); Lydia Wermer, Alisa Romero and Lauren Castro (15-16);
Kara Leasure, Lydia Wermer, Taylor Montoya and Paco Venneri (17-18). Anna, Maria, Lauren, Dylan and Kara all had at least one
first place finish for the season. Go PAC go!
Team New Mexico, Preliminary List (Posted 4/22/08)
Congratulations to the 106 New Mexico athletes who have achieved at least one Western Zone cut or higher
since the start of last year's Zone meet! We're looking forward to adding even more atheltes to Team NM 2008
as long course results roll in. See the preliminary Team NM 2008 list here.
PAC News (Posted 4/15/08)
1. The
LAA Pentathlon is
being held at the Walkup Center on Sunday, April 27th. This is a
half-day short course event; warm-ups are at 1:00 PM. Swimmers in the
5:30 groups and those who have not achieved state cuts are encouraged to attend.
Please let Phil, Lydia, or Deb
know by Friday 4/18 if you plan to attend this meet.
2. If you're interested in ordering a spiffy Pool Pirates shirt, we need to know by this
weekend. We also have a few older style t-shirts and some
hoodies for sale. Contact Deb for more info.
3. Need an incentive to get going on that most dreaded of chores, the Spring
Housecleaning? We are tentatively planning the annual PAC garage sale
fundraiser for Saturday, May 17th. We'll take your gently used clothing, toys,
sporting goods, books, tools, and other stuff and even give you a tax receipt for the
donation. Stay tuned for more details.
Far Westerns Update (Posted 4/8/08)
Complete meet results are available on the
Short Course Schedule and Results page.
Reminder!
Anyone interested in ordering a Pajarito Pool Pirates t-shirt or hoodie, please
e-mail Deb with your info soon (see 3/28 e-mail for more details). We will decide whether or not to go ahead with
another order in the next week or two.
Breaking News! (Posted 3/29/08)
Masters swimmer Jackie Marr set a new US Record in the 65- 69 Women's 1500 free
on Friday night with
a time of 22:42.92. The time was a minute faster than the previous US record and only
3.9 seconds off the current world record for this age group. Congratulations Jackie and Coach Phil
on a fine performance--let's hear it for hour sets!
Far Westerns get underway in Pleasanton CA on Thursday, Apirl 3. Swimmers Anna Wermer, Lydia Wermer, Maria Venneri
and Kara Leasure will be competing. Go PAC go!
Spring Break Practice Schedule (Posted 3/27/08)
Practice will be held at the regular time for all groups on Monday 3/31
and Tuesday 4/1;
Please note that the pool closes at 6:30 PM on Monday 3/31.
Practice is cancelled for all groups from Wednesday 4/2 through Monday 4/7
due to the
Far Western Meet in California.
Practice resumes on Tuesday 4/8
at the regular time for all groups.
NM State Records & Best Times (Posted 3/23/08)
NM State records have been updated. Visit the
Team Records
page to see the best in the state.
PAC Team Records (Posted 3/17/08)
Team records have been updated, check them and the 2007-2008 PAC State Champions list
out
here. Twenty new team records have been added: 19 from the Short Course state meet, and one from the high school state meet.
Go PAC go! (New NM State records will be added shortly-- stay tuned).
Attention Masters Swimmers! (Posted 3/17/08)
The annual Sinko-de-Mile event is just around the corner, coming to a pool near you (yes, that's the
Walkup Center) on May 3rd. If interested, register directly with Bill Bearden from LAA
(contact details on the info sheet). Note that Bill is limiting the event to 3 heats for the mile, so all
you distance berzerkers should stake your claim early.
Practice change for Friday 3/14 (Posted 3/13/08)
The 5:30 groups will practice from 4:30 - 6 PM on Friday 3/14.
This change is necessary because
the pool is closing at 6PM on account of the dive-in movie.
If you're reading about this on the website and wondering why you didn't get an e-mail
announcing the change, it's because we don't have your current e-mail address on file.
If that's the case, come on by the coaching area and update your contact info in the book or
have Coach Phil note it on the attendance sheet.
NM Short Course State Championships (Posted 3/4/08)
Team PAC takes 7th!!!
Congratulations to Captain Phil and his entire crew
on some really great performances. PAC swimmers Dylan Lake, Anna Wermer, Kara Leasure and Maria Venneri brought home
a combined total of nine individual state championship titles, with Dylan and Anna winning 1st and 2nd place
high point in their respective age/gender groups. There were 19 new team
records set, 18 Far Western cuts and 6 Western Zone cuts achieved. Twelve of the 15
PAC swimmers participating in individual events scored a total of 261 of PAC's points, or
a very respectable average of 17.4 points per swimmer.
PAC results,
complete meet results,
and
individual high point results
are posted. Go PAC go!
8 & Under Meet Results (Posted 2/26/08)
PAC results
and complete meet results
for the 8 & Under Finals are now posted.
The New Mexico Short Course State Championship Meet gets underway
this weekend at the West Mesa Aquatic Center in Albuquerque. Warm-ups
start at 7:30 Friday morning. See y'all there!
8 & Under State Finals (Posted 2/24/08)
NM Short Course State Championships (Posted 2/10/08)
NM Short Course State Champs info and
qual times and event order
are now available. A preliminary list
of PAC qualifiers is also posted. The meet will be held at West Mesa Aquatic Center in Albuquerque, Feb. 29 - March 2, 2008.
As always, 10 & Unders may swim up to 6 individual events (no more than 5 per day);
this group will only swim in the afternoon finals. All swimmers 11 and over will swim prelims in the morning, and (hopefully)
move on to finals in the afternoons; these swimmers are restricted to a total of 8 individual events with no more than 3 per day.
Distance events (400 IM; 500, 1000, and 1650 free) are timed finals swum either during the prelim or final session;
specifics are indicated on the qual list. NMS has firm and inflexible entry deadlines for the state meet;
please
have your
entries into PAC no later than 8 PM Sunday Feb. 17th.
New cuts achieved by high school swimmers at the HS state meet may be accepted if they
are in before Monday, 2/25; please inform us ASAP if this applies to you.
As always, if there are questions about the meet, eligibility, what to swim, how to eat fruit,
where to find the coolest hat or the tastiest wheatgrass, etc., chat
with Coach Phil.
8 & Under Finals (Posted 2/9/08)
The 8 & Under Finals
will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Chavez Center in Santa Fe. This
is a fun, non-qualifying meet that is open to all 8 & Under swimmers. Competition is
in age groups 6 & Under, 7, and 8, and some nice ribbons are awarded to the top finishers.
Meet entries are due to the host team by Friday, Feb. 15; if you want to go, please e-mail
the club and/or let Coach Phil (or Lydia or Deb) know
ASAP (absolutely no later than Thursday after practice, preferably sooner) and we'll get you signed up.
PAC News (Posted 2/9/08)
Breaking News (Posted 2/3/08)
PAC News Update (Posted 1/28/08)
(2) Short course team records for
10 & Under Girls
and
11 - 12 Girls
have been updated.
(3) We still have some hoodies and team t-shirts available. Hoodies are
mostly size Adult Small and Large (may be some other sizes as well, please inquire),
and are a real bargain at $15 each.
T-shirts are $8 each, we have a few in youth size large and adult sizes.
Check with Phil or Deb for details.
LAA Results (Posted 1/23/08)
PAC results
and
complete meet results for the LAA Winter Invite are posted. Stay tuned for meet photos.
FCAT Meet Info (Posted 1/22/08)
Meet Info for the
FCAT Winter Invite, being held in Farmington Feb 1 - 3, is posted.
This will be PAC's last meet before States.
We're planning to go up there, swim fast, make some cuts and bring back a team trophy.
Every point counts, and every swimmer is important to achieving these goals.
Entries are due this week, so
we need to know by Thursday who can make it.
Talk to Coach Phil on deck sometime soon. For those attending, Coach Phil
will enter swimmers in the events.
Even More Breaking News (Posted 1/20/08)
PAC wins the LAA High Altitude Winter Invite!
Congratulations to Coach Phil and Coach Lydia and the 36 participating swimmers
on a terrific performance!! PAC swimmers scored a combined total of 1,145.5 points,
finishing 179.5 points ahead of
second-place LA Aquatomics. The 23 participating PAC girls earned 777.5 points to
come in first among the women; the 13 participating
PAC boys scored 368 points, taking second in the men's competition. PAC's relay teams did exceptionally well,
even though at least one of them lost a bet with Coach Phil and now must
cook him a series of sumptuous dinners.
Complete meet results will be posted as soon as they are available.
Stay tuned for more meet pictures. Certain relay swimmers are also
reminded that they should be planning the menus:-)
Breaking News! (Posted 1/19/08)
PAC team records continued to fall as Anna Wermer churned the water
for a second straight day.
Anna's AAA time of 29.51 seconds in the 50 free surpassed the
previous PAC 10 & Under Girls record of 30.43 set by Lauren TenCate last February.
Her 1:15.35 in the 100 fly was also a AAA time, and one that was almost 5 seconds faster than
that set by the legendary Caity Ferguson back in 2001. Anna also swam past
the 500 free record of 6:36.20 set by Caity in 2000, completing the race in 6:22.32.
Competition wraps up on Sunday. Warmups are at 8:30 for morning swimmers, 1 PM for
the afternoon group. Come on down to the pool for what is sure to be an exciting
day at the races.
Meet Update (Posted 1/18/08)
The LAA Winter Invite got off to a great start this afternoon. PAC
swimmers posted lots of personal best times, with
Anna Wermer popping her first zone cut
in the
10 & Under Girls 200 free with a AAA time of 2:20.73 (2:19.13 altitude adjusted). Way to go Anna!
Festivities get underway tomorrow with an 8:30 AM warmup. Come watch our newest swimmers make their
debut!
Miscellaneous News (Posted 1/17/08)
Check out the recently-updated
PAC Trophy Cabinet, accessible from the
team records button on the left sidebar. Included are PAC, NM State, and
National Age Group records and best times. Please let us know of any
errors, omissions, or other problems (such as pages not loading or off kilter, etc.)
Applications for the 2008 USA Swimming Scholastic All American Team are now available.
Criteria for the award has changed, but 2006-2007 winners may request to be grandfathered in
under the old criteria. Information is available on the application form, or call USA Swimming.
Paperwork must be returned to USA Swimming by August 1.
Plan to come and have some fun this Sunday, August 10th, from 5 - 7 PM at Urban Park.
We've got lots of great door prizes, but you have to be present to win.
Hamburgers & hotdogs provided, bring
a side dish or dessert to share, or just bring yourself--the important thing is to
be there!
The 2008 Long Course State Meet wrapped up last weekend with PAC placing a very respectable 8th out of 18 teams,
even without any relays.
Congratulations to Coach Phil and the 11 participating PAC swimmers!
Pajarito Aquatic Club extends congratulations to
Giuliano Masci of Go-Swim_Gallup
on setting a new state record in the 11-12 boys 200M Fly at the Lobo LC Invitational this
past weekend. Giuliano swam the race in an impressive quad-A time of 2:36.73, overtaking the lead swimmer
in the last few meters and lowering the record
he set at FCAT the previous weekend by 4 more seconds. Way to go Giuliano and GSG Coach Pinero!
Check out all the NM and
national age group swimming records and best times
in the PAC Trophy Room.
Those team records just keep tumbling down... last weekend it
was Dylan Lake
setting 3 new records at the Duke meet,
then this weekend's FCAT meet saw 4 new team records by
4 PAC swimmers. In the 8 & Under Girls 100 Free, Annika Davenport
took 1.21 seconds
off the previous record set by Neda Nguyen in 1999. In the 10 & Under Girls,
Maria Venneri
flew (no pun intended) past Natalia Moore's 2005 record time in the 50 Fly, touching the wall
in 38.46 seconds.
In the 11-12 Girls, Justine Yang trimmed 9 seconds off
the 200 Fly record set by YuLiya Matlashova in 2003, and Lauren TenCate
lowered
Lydia Wermer's 800 Free record set in 2003 by 27 seconds. Maria
and Lauren finished first in the individual high point competitions, each winning
a unique Navajo pottery trophy, and Justine was a close third. In the team competition, PAC came in 5th
out of 10, a very respectable showing considering we only had 5 people in the water.
For complete results, check out the PAC Meet
Info & Results page. Congratulations to Coach Phil and everyone who participated--go PAC go!
Extra, extra! Check out the list of swimmers earning the right to
compete for a spot on the United States Olympic Swim Team
here.
Also linked in is the official site of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Swimming Competition.
PAC had some great performances at the 2008 Far Western Short Course Championships held
in beautiful Pleasanton California last week. In the 10 & Under Girls competition,
Anna Wermer
won 3 medals for Top 8 finishes and lowered her PAC team records
in the 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 IM and 200 IM. Maria Venneri's
AAA swims placed 9th in the 50 back and 17th in the 200 Free. Her 50 back time eclipsed
her previous PAC team record by a quarter of a second. In the 17-18 Girls division, Lydia Wermer
had personal best times in the
100 back and 200 back; she won an 8th place medal in the latter event.
Kara Leasure
placed 5th in the 1650 Free and 6th in the 400 IM. Congratulations to Coach Phil and his swimmers!
There was some great swimming at the 8 & Under State Finals today-- congratulations to
Coach Phil and Coach Lydia and swimmers Cory Liechty, Dara Armstrong, Michelle Yang,
Annika Davenport, Niamh Short, Jesse Liechty and Brice Shao on a fine performance!
Highlights of the day included Jesse swimming to the
8 yr old girls 100 IM state championship title, out-touching the
nearest competition by just over a quarter of a second in a close and
exciting race; Michelle Yang taking first in the 7 yr old girls 25 breast;
the 100 Medley Relay team, consisting of Niamh Short, Michelle Yang,
Jesse Liechty and Annika Davenport, placing 3rd in a race fraught with DQ's; and
Dara Armstrong and Cory Liechty winning 6th and 7th place ribbons in the 6 & Under girls 25-yd backstroke, an
event that is tough to swim well under the crooked ceiling of the Chavez Center. Stay tuned
for complete meet results. Go PAC go!
PAC results and
complete meet results
for last weekend's
FCAT Winter Invite are now posted. Congratulations again to
Coach Phil and the team on their 2nd place finish overall; with
everyone turning in strong individual performances, the
relays were the deciding factor in PAC's narrow victory over third place Go Swim Gallup.
PAC high point scorers for the weekend were Jesse Liechty (1st, 8 & Under Girls), Michelle Yang (3rd,
8 & Under Girls), Anna Wermer (1st, 9-10 Girls), Maria Venneri (3rd, 9-10 Girls) and
Lauren TenCate (2nd, 11-12 Girls).
Check out the
Trophy Room updates!
With only 10 swimmers in the water, PAC Takes 2nd at the FCAT Winter Invite!
Congratulations to Coach Phil and
swimmers Cory & Jesse Liechty, Michelle & Justine Yang, Maria & Lorenzo Venneri,
Anna Wermer, Judy Lee, Sarah Bouquin and Lauren TenCate on a fine performance.
The 200 free relay and 200 medley relay in the 10 & Under girls (Maria, Michelle, Anna & Jesse)
and the 11 -12 girls (Sarah, Judy, Justine & Lauren) all had especially exciting races and all came in
first, with Lauren out-touching the competition in the 200 Free relay by a mere 0.05 seconds.
(Special congratulations to Lauren on hitting the pad properly on this one!)
In the individual competition everyone posted one or more personal best times. New
PAC team records were set by Anna (10 & Under Girls 100 IM, 200 IM, 100 Free),
Maria (10 & Under Girls 100 back) and Lauren (11-12 Girls 400 IM). Complete
results and updated records will be posted as soon as offical times become available.
Stay tuned, same Bat Time, same Bat Channel...
(1) Practice is cancelled for all groups on Friday 2/1/08 due to the Farmington meet. Go PAC go!
In the individual high point competition, Jesse Liechty & Michelle Yang took 2nd & 3rd place
in 8 & Under girls age group;
Anna Wermer and Maria Venneri came in 2nd and 3rd in the 10 & Under girls division;
Matthew Davenport won 1st place in the 11-12 boys; and Lauren TenCate and Justine Yang were 1st and 2nd
among the 11-12 girls.
High point trophies weren't awarded to 13 & Overs, but Lydia Wermer (15 & Over girls)
and Jacob Romero (13-14 boys) were among the top scorers. Along with many meet veterans,
new-comers Brandon Bao, Brice Shao
and Niamhy Short also finished in the top 8 in several events. Anna Wermer
made 2 Zone cuts (10 & Under girls 200 free & 50 fly) and set 8 new PAC team
records, a feat which is probably a record in itself.
Regardless of place attained, PAC had many excellent swims and many best times;
clearly all that hard work pays off. We're proud of
each and every one of our swimmers-- way to go!
PAC is in the lead with 614.5 points after 2 days of competition at the 2008 LAA High Altitude
Winter Invite. We had many fine swims-- way to go! Special
congratulations to those PAC
swimmers who are participating in their first USS meet:
Amanda & Sophia Li, Esther Wermer, Dara Armstrong,
Niamh Short, Cory Liechty, Brice Shao and Brandon Bao. Hurray!