Week 7 Update- 315
Hello Swimming and Diving Families-
A huge "thank you" to all the volunteers who made Friday's home meet against Los Altos possible! The meet had the officials busy with an alarming number of disqualifications: 13 from Los Gatos and 17 from Los Altos! In one of the JV Boys relays, all but one relay team was disqualified, placing our Los Gatos "C" relay in first place! Our end result was team wins for Los Gatos JV Boys and JV Girls, with Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls trailing Los Altos. Lots of points were scored by a strong diving team as well! We will be working hard on relay starts and touch turns in preparation for next week's meet at Mountain View! Below are meet highlights, fundraiser updates, and information on this week's focus practices.
We appreciate your time and attention to keep this season running smoothly. Feel free to speak to a coach if you have questions!
Team Meeting
We will hold our team meeting on Monday at 3:50 pm. All athletes (including those who swim club) are expected to be in attendance. Please be prompt!
Swimming Focus Practice- Week 7
As of last week 31 Life Time Best Times have been swum by 10 people (of 26 total) that have attended the most Focus Practices. Perhaps it's time for you to join this select group!
Mon 3/16/26 2:30 - 4:00 pm -- Distance Free: Negative Splitting
Wed 3/18/26 2:30 - 4:00 pm -- IM: Turns & pushing weak stroke
* * * * * * Remember to sign no later than noon of the day of the practice. * * * * *
Please remove your name from the sign-up list by noon the day of the practice if you are not going to attend. We have had far too many people sign up and not attend the Focus Practice.
Los Altos Meet Results
It was a great day of racing last Friday. Lot’s of PR’s and CCS cuts and a victory by both JV Teams! See details of the meet PR’s and Distance Recap.
Also a huge shout out to Brian Roos who has been taking pictures at our meets. Check out his great work from the Los Altos Meet below.
Varsity Meet Highlights
First place finishes: 200 Free: Eduardo Lasso; 200 IM: Kiana Koechlin; 50 Free: Eduardo Lasso; Diving: Adrian Vieryra; 100 Fly: Kiana Koechlin; 100 Back: Makena Chuang; 100 Breast: Vera Meshcheryakova
Personal Records: 200 Free: Ann Roos, Catie Chen, and TR Engleman, Ben Borestein, and Burak Duygulutuna; 50 Free: Eduardo Lasso, Timothy Yang, Kevin Yang; 100 Fly: Kiana Koechlin and Nathan Moffat; 100 Free: Brooke Cannan, Ryan McColley, TR Engleman, Zack Kersten, Burak Duygulutuna, and Timothy Yang; 500 Free: Isabella Baldwin, Roxanna Abdollahi, Ben Borenstein, and Timmy Oberdorfer; 100 Back: Nathan Moffat; 100 Breast: Owen Malone, and Sean Yukler
JV Meet Highlights
First place finishes: 200 Medley Relay: Ellie Chang, Jenny Serhiienko, Ellie Pool, and Ava Burnside; 200 Free: Madison Choi, and Maddox Green Street; 100 IM: Ellie Chang, and Landon Cheng; 50 Free: Michael Duan; 100 Free: Martha Kang and Michael Duan; 500 Free: Ellie Chang, Maddox Greenstreet; 100 Back: Evie Lin and Eashen Venkat; 400 Free Relay: Ellie Chang, Ellie Pool, Ava Burnside, Martha Kang, Boaz Goldenthal, Aksh Gupta, Jed Ameziane, and Kerem Mutlu
Personal Records: 200 Free: Maddox Greenstreet; 100 IM: Ellie Chang, Ellenore Hammer, and Landon Cheng; 50 Free: Zlata Kolchanova, Zoe Stetter, Elisa Schapeler, Maristella Hoil, Michael Duan, Jen Amerziane, Liam Tran, Victor Despotovic, Aksh Gupta, and Nathan Wisniewski; 50 Fly: Ellie Pool, Evie Lin, and Eashen Venkat; 100 Free: Martha Kang, Jenny Serhiienko, Sofya Kovalenka,Michael Duan, Boaz Goldenthal, and Aksh Gupta; 500 Free: Ellie Chang, Ellie Pool, and Maddox Greenstreet; 100 Back: Evie Lin, Ellenore Hammer, Eashen Venkat, Boaz Goldenthal, and Jed Ameziane; 100 Breaststroke: Jenny Serhiienko, Martha Kang, and Kerem Mutlu
Swimming at Mountain View- Friday, March 20, 2026
We will have another away meet this Friday. Dismissal time is 2:05 for a 2:15 pm departure time. There will be a return bus for swimmers who do not have parents attending the meet to take them home. Remember that the bus will depart 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Varsity Boys 400 Free Relay.
All swimmers that can not participate in the meet MUST FILL OUT THE MISSED PRACTICE FORM FOR Friday, AND NOTIFY Coach Bruno (Varsity) or Coach Peters (JV) by Tuesday, March 17th at the end of practice.
Orange-Black-Grey Fundraising Swim Meet: Saturday, March 28th
Please mark your calendar for the OBG meet on Saturday, March 28th. This is NOT an optional meet for athletes. This is our only fundraiser with proceeds supporting the banquet, pasta feeds, etc. The fundraising goal for each athlete is $300 and so far we have raised over $6000 – but we are nowhere near our goal of $25,000 which includes funds for new lane lines for our team’s exclusive use. Our fundraising partner Vertical Raise provides a safe and secure platform that has been approved by the school district because they do not share or sell data. All athletes have created accounts and shared with at least one parent who can in turn share with additional friends and family. Please share widely or consider corporate sponsorship to help us reach our goal.
Parents: Pasta Feeds and Donuts!
Thank you to all who helped make the pasta feeds and swim meet happen! Truly a team effort! Here’s what’s next:
- Pasta Feeds: Thanks to the families that hosted and contributed to last week’s pasta feed. There are no pasta feeds this week. Sign-ups for future pasta feeds can be found on the Meets & Events page.
- Donuts: Swimmers are delighted if they get donuts after Saturday practice, commenting that donuts are “inspiration to attend Saturday practice!” Please sign up if you’d like to contribute to the happiness of a dedicated swimmer! Reminder: JV swimmers are encouraged (but not required) to attend Saturday practice as well.
Go Cats!