Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics

Team Accomplishments

This page lists records, human interest stories, awards, championships, and other accomplishments of PASA swimmers. It includes only those accomplishments achieved since PASA was formed and only swims or records set while the athlete was competing under the PASA banner.

Honors and Recognition for PASA Club

The PASA club has been recognized several times by USA swimming. Honors for PASA include:

  • For the 2006 long course season, PASA was ranked 15th in the US. The rankings are compiled by United States Swimming and include over 2,500 clubs nationwide. For more information, and a list of the club rankiongs, visit the USA Swimming Website.

  • PASA was named as a (repeat) silver medalist in the 2006 USA Swimming Excellence in Club Swimming Program. This program, affiliated with USA swimming, identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to excellence in operation, performance, and for their support of the sport and USA Swimming. For more information on the Club Excellence program, see the Club Excellence page on the USA swimming site.

  • PASA won the 2005 Long Course Far Western meet.

Regional and National Records

The following are regional or national records set by PASA swimmers:

Athlete
Category
Age Group
Course
Event
Time
Year
Byron Sanborn Pacific Swimming 11-12 boys SCY 100 Breaststroke 1:03.88 2008
Mark Higgins Pacific Swimming 13-14 boys LCM 200 free 1:57.67 2006
Adam Hinshaw Pacific Swimming 11-12 boys LCM 800 Free 9:11.97 2006
Adam Hinshaw Pacific Swimming 11-12 boys LCM 1500 Free 17:41.49 2006
Adam Hinshaw Pacific Swimming 11-12 boys SCY 1650 Free 17:27.42 2006
Joe Wise National Paralympics S-10 Disability SCY 200 Backstroke 2:37.61 2006
Joe Wise National Paralympics S-10 Disability SCY 1650 Freestyle 20:50.10 2006
Joe Wise National Paralympics S-10 Disability SCY 100 Backstroke 1:15.44 2006
Joe Wise National Paralympics S-10 Disability SCY 50 Backstroke 35.95 2006
Joe Wise National Paralympics S-10 Disability SCY 500 Freestyle 5:52.27 2006
Joe Wise National Paralympics S-10 Disability SCY 1000 Freestyle 12:28.70 2006
Abby Duckett Pacific Swimming 10/under girls LCM 400 Free 5:01.73 2005
Brooke Bishop Pacific Swimming 17-18 girls SCY 50 Free 22.71 2005
Tara Kirk Pacific Swimming Senior Women LCM 200 Breast 2:26.25 2004
Tara Kirk Pacific Swimming Senior Women LCM 100 Breast 1:07.11 2004

 

Relay Members
Category
Age Group
Course
Event
Time
Year

Nick Trowbridge
Kam Flores-Maxfield
James Thivierge
Alex Navarro

Pacific Swimming 15-16 boys LCM 400 Medley Relay 4:03.35 2006
Katherine Wong
Courtney Beyer
Lainey Eaton
Brooke Bishop		 Pacific Swimming17-18 girlsSCY200 Free Relay1:37.252004

 

 

Championships

 

PASA national and junior national champions include:

  • Brooke Bishop, winner of the 50 free (26.1) at 2004 Long Course Senior Nationals (Stanford, CA)
  • Brooke Bishop, Tara Kirk, Dana Kirk and Liv Jensen, winners of the 400 meter medley relay at Spring Nationals (Irvine, CA)
  • Brooke Bishop, winner of the 50 free (22.75), 100 free (49.80), 100 fly (54.61), 50 back and 100 back (54.50) at the 2003 Spring Junior Nationals.

Awards

PASA swimmers and coaches have received the following awards:

  • Brooke Bishop, Abby Duckett, Kam Maxfield-Flores, Tom Kremer, Alex Navarro, and
    Austin Stahley were honored as Pacific Swimming outstanding age-group swimmers for 2005.
  • Scott Shea received the 2004 George Haines Award as the Pacific Association coach of the year.
  • Maddy Schaefer (Girls 10-under), Brooke Bishop (Girls 17-18), Mark Higgins (Boys 11-12), Kameron Flores-Maxfield (Boys 13-14) and Alex Navarro (Boys 13-14) were honored as outstanding age-group swimmers for 2004, by Pacific Swimming.

Publicity and News


The following news stories about PASA swimmers appeared in local or national news. They are listed in reverse chronological order: