Seasons Stripped—What it means to be a Senior Spring Athlete in 2020
Summer Daniel and Victoria Soulodre
May 29, 2020
Dye Hard
Tyler Stoen, Ella Jones, Liam Nagesh, Annika Shah, and Sophie Kadifa
November 14, 2019
Great spikes of pool water rise into the air as the energetic hands of the Palo Alto High School Swim team catapult their beloved coach, Danny Dye, into the home waters of their pool. The buzz of celebration is not without cause- it’s Dye’s 200th win at Paly. But the exuberant support of his swimm...
Jack Callaghan: Diving Phenom
December 15, 2018
During the 2012 London Olympics, David Boudia of the United States faced off against Qiu Bo of China in the diving finals. In attendance was Jack Callaghan (‘19) and his family. Although Callaghan had never seen a diving event in his life, he was very intrigued when fellow American David Boudia be...
The Boys and Girls Swimming teams defeat Gunn
Nathan Ellisen, Head Columnist
April 11, 2018
The boys and girls varsity swimming teams won on Senior Night, defeating crosstown rival Gunn in an important league match. The boys team swam a much closer meet than the lady vikes. The boys only won by 5 points, with a score of 94-89. Every swimmer made a difference in the final tally. Dexter G...
True passion
Kylie Callan and Reuben Kramer
December 12, 2014
Shawn Johnson began gymnastics at the age of three. Ryan Lochte first learned to swim at age five. Abby Wambach dribbled her first soccer ball at the age of four. Since then, they have spent innumerable hours working towards greatness. Their efforts have earned them a place in history. Their names have...
Dynamic Duos
Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer
April 16, 2014
When looking at a Paly roster, sometimes it catches the eye that two players have the same last name, and it turns out that they are siblings on the same varsity team. These two brothers or sisters have something special between them because they are on the same Paly team. Famous sibling athletes...
News brief: Swimmer Andrew Liang (’14) commits to the Cardinal
Sheila Subramanian, Staff Writer
October 1, 2013
On October 1st, Palo Alto High School swimmer and Olympic trialist Andrew Liang (‘14) announced his intentions to stay in Palo Alto after verbally committing to Stanford University. Also considering offers from Harvard and Princeton, Liang decided the Cardinal was the best fit for him. “Stanford was the...
Diving deep
April 26, 2013
Few sports have a lower performance to training time ratio than does diving - an Olympic repertoire typically lasts no more than a minute or two, a high school six-dive lasts no more than 30 seconds. That hasn’t deterred freshmen divers Reed Merritt and Mimi Lin from training 14 hours a week, hur...
Swimming and Diving begin season with a strength marred by technical difficulties
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
February 28, 2013
Even the most experienced swimmers and teams have trouble with their equipment. Goggles seemed to be the main offender for the swimmers today, performing acrobatic off-the-head events in seven independent Paly incidents during the last hour of competition. But for head coach Danny Dye, his swimmers'...
2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Wrap-up
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
July 1, 2012
For some, it's only 200 meters from across the pond. Caitlin Leverenz and Ariana Kukors (the World and American Record holder) got all of the headlines when they took their berths to the 2012 London Olympics with first and second place finishes (2:10.22; 2:11.30) in the women’s 200-meter IM finals...
