Diving deep
April 26, 2013
Filed under Features, Profiles, Swimming - Boys, Top Stories
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...
Liveblog: 2012 US London Olympic Swim Trials
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
June 25, 2012
Filed under Pro Sports, Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories
Keep checking back for new updates as the 2012 US London Olympic Swim Trials runs from June 25 to July 2. June 30: 12:00 p.m.: Andrew Liang ('14) swam a time of 55.35 seconds in the 100-meter fly, finishing 92nd. He did not qualify for the semi-finals. June 29: 1:30 p.m.: Jasmine Tosky ('12)...
The Viking catches up with Sanborn at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
June 24, 2012
Filed under Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories
Byron Sanborn ('12) just finished swimming his 200-meter breaststroke race, finishing in 87th place, and here's what he had to say about his performance today. "I swam my 200-meter breaststroke today and it went fairly well. At a meet where the minority of about 30% actually gets [personal] best tim...
2012 London Olympics preview
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
June 22, 2012
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Basketball - Girls, Features, Gymnastics, Pro Sports, Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories, Track & Field, Volleyball, Winter Sports
The Viking will provide online, Twitter and Facebook updates on Paly's Olympic hopefuls and Olympians beginning Monday, June 25 at the 2012 USA Swimming and Diving Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebr. until the Aug. 12 closing ceremonies at the 2012 London Olympics. When the countdown clock in Trafa...
Boys’ Swimming takes second; Girls’ Swimming takes third at 2012 CCS meet
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
May 12, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories
After two long days of competition, boys' swimming and diving took second and girls' swimming and diving took third in the 2012 Central Coast Section Championships at Santa Clara Swim Center. Bellarmine won the boys' competition with 389.5 points over Paly's 218, extending their CCS win streak to...
Swimming and diving sweep SCVAL championships; marks tenth consecutive girls’ title
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
May 5, 2012
Filed under Featured Sports Scrollbox, Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories
The Paly swimming and diving teams swept all four varsity divisions of boys' and girls' swimming and diving, at the 2012 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Championships (SCVALs) yesterday for the first time since 2005. This also marked the tenth consecutive SCVAL Championship win for the girls' team...
League Diving Update
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
May 2, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls
Paly divers showed a dominating performance at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Championships yesterday, sweeping first, second and third in the girls' division and first in the boys'. Captain Emma Miller ('12) won the girls competition with a career high of 390.05, Serena Yee ('13) placed second...
Swimming snags win over Monta Vista
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
April 26, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories
Both boys' and girls' swimming recaptured their season momentum beating Monta Vista 90-79 and 123-63, respectively. After a disappointing loss to cross-town rival Gunn last week that ended their season-long winning streak, the girls got right back on track, securing their last win with the largest...
Girls’ swimming loses, snapping winning streak; Boys’ swimming beats Gunn
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
April 18, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories
Paly girls' swimming and diving fell to cross-town rival Gunn, falling short of Gunn's 97 points with 89 and ending a season-long winning streak. Boys' swimming and diving won their side though with 108 points. In diving, Alex Francis ('13) scored 224.5 winning the boys' division, while Serena Yee...
Swimming holds on to winning streak by beating Los Gatos
Hilda Huang, Copy Editor
March 30, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories
Varsity girls' and boys' swimming and diving secured another win against Los Gatos, winning 123-60 and 118-67, respectively. Diving helped win Paly some extra points too, as Olympic hopeful Cole Plambeck ('13) scored 290.20 and Serena Yee ('13) scored 199.15, both winning first in their respective divis...
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