Winter Juniors Qualifier Jacob Kim Will Swim For UC San Diego Starting This Fall (2026)
Kim would have ranked 4th in the 100 back, 5th in the 200 back, and 4th in the 200 IM on UCSD’s roster this past season.
2026 CIF State Championships: Prelims Live Recap
Saratoga senior and Cal commit Kelsey Zhang is the top seed in the girls’ 200 IM and 100 butterfly events for today’s prelims session.
Charlie Hall, Son of Olympic Gold Medalist Gary Hall Jr., Wins Four Events at San Diego Sectional
Charlie Hall, the son of Olympic medalist Gary Hall Jr., won two individual and two relay events at the 2026 CIF San Diego Division 1 Section meet.
Gabi Brito Posts 23.17 50 Fly at Oceanside Sectionals, #1 Girls’ 15-16 Age Group Time This Season
Brito knocked .69 off of her previous personal best (23.86) over the course of the day, swimming 23.57 during prelims before lowering it again during finals.
Addison Hou, Lars Vaa Lead Standouts At SI Winter Age Group Championships
Both Addison Hou and Lars Vaa went into the Christmas break with additional first-place medals to add to their respective trophy cases
Distance Freestyler Dashiell DeAnda To Swim For UCSD In The Fall Of 2026
Distance freestyler Dashiell DeAnda has announced his commitment to continue both his education and swimming career at the University of California, San Diego
Sprint Freestyler Henry Baumhover Announces Commitment To UCSD For Fall 2026
Henry Baumhover has announced his commitment to continue both his education and swimming career at the University of California, San Diego.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Darmen Yessengeldy (2026) Verbally Commits to U.C. San Diego
Summer Juniors qualifier Darmen Yessengeldy will swim for the hometown Tritons beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
15yo Mikayla Tan Clocks 1:09.3, 13yo Zadie Schatz 1:10.9 100 Breast at Novato Sectionals
Coincidentally, both swimmers have now risen to #33 all-time in their respective age groups, 15-16 for Tan and 13-14 for Schatz.
Stanford’s Emily Thompson Wins Twice on Day 2 of Novato Sectionals
The 2nd day of the 2025 Summer Sectional in Novato, CA saw Stanford’s Emily Thompson win the women’s 200 free in 2:02.64.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Joe Benjamin
Coach Benjamin has been building Rancho San Dieguito Swimming for nearly three decades, having been with the team since 1995.
