Seven members of the Aquasol Swim Team’s Senior group traveled to Federal Way, Washington to compete in a three day (December 6th – 8th, 2013) trials and finals Championship meet.  There were 1,007 swimmers competing in the meet.  The teams competing were from college and USA Swimming programs.   The opportunity to compete at this meet was a tremendous learning experience for all the athletes.  It allowed the swimmers to race against college swimmers and some of the top age group swimmers in the country.   This meet required...

Haley Owens and Samantha Woo, Senior group swimmers with the Aquasol Swim Team, have announced signing their National Letter of Intent to attend and swim next year at the collegiate level.  Haley Owens has signed with Georgetown University and Samantha Woo has signed with Fresno Pacific University!  Haley Owens has been swimming with Aquasol for her entire year around swimming career.  Haley has a long list of highlights in both USA Swimming and high school swimming.  During her USA Swimming career, to name a few achievements, she achieved a Junior...

  Over the weekend of November 9th & 10th, 2013, the Senior group from Aquasol traveled to Redding, California to compete in a Junior+ trials and finals meet.  The meet was fortunate to have incredible weather and had a good draw of swimmers from both California and Oregon.  This was the first trials and finals meet of the season and offered a lot great opportunities to get "second" swims for all the swimmers.    Each swimmer competing in the meet earned the opportunity to swim a final at night.  Two...

Congratulations to Kaela Marcus for being selected as one of two Junior Athlete Representatives for our LSC, Sierra Nevada Swimming (SNS).  Kaela was recently selected through the Board of Directors for SNS and will serve for two years. Her responsibilities include, but are not limited to, representing the athletes at quarterly LSC board meetings, keeping the LSC's facebook page up to date, and attending the USA Swimming convention. This year USA Swimming's convention will be held in Southern California.  She will leave on Wednesday with the other athlete reps to...

Members from the Senior Group representing the Aquasol Swim Team traveled to Clovis, Ca. to compete in the Senior Western Zone Championship meet, July 31st - August 4th, 2013.  This was a trials and finals meet that was competed in long course meters.  There were over 1000+ swimmers competing representing teams from 10 different states.  The meet was large enough that they actually used two different facilities to run the preliminary sessions.  Once the swimmers were determined for the nightly finals session then the meet reconvened at one facility, Clovis...

  The Aquasol Swim Team traveled to Redding, California to compete in the Sierra Nevada Summer Long Course Meters Junior Olympic Championships, July 18th to July 21st, 2013.  Aquasol had sixteen members of the team travel to the meet to compete in this trials and finals meet.  Enduring heat of 105+ degrees each day the team showed a lot of heart, determination and pride as they competed over the course of four days! The 15 - 18 girls, comprised of:  Hannah and Kyle Covington, Marcella Jacquemain, Caffrey Lynch, Jacqueline Nisson...

Coen ready for next commitment By Mike Bush From page B1 | Leave Comment   ANDREW COEN STANDS at his home in Placerville holding his letter of acceptance to the Naval Academy. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene Andrew Coen knows about commitment in the classroom and swimming pool. The El Dorado High School graduate had a 4.4 grade point average when he received his diploma earlier this month, earning the honor of being the 2013 salutatorian. For the last four years he spent an average of four to five hours...

SUISUN — Young AquaSol swim members performed well at the recent Short Course Junior Olympics held at Solano Community College earlier this month. Anna Christeson, 14, placed 5th in the 1,650 freestyle in a new AA time and team record of 18:33.22; 7th in the 1,000 (11:10.77) which is also a team record. She also achieved four additional PR’s in the 100 breast (1:19.12), the 50 free (27.22), the 200 free (2:04.81) and the 500 free (5:31.92). Jayla Somera, 8 placed 8th in the 50 breast (50.77), new AA, 9th in...

AQUASOL'S Marissa Garcia, Kaela Marcus and Kyle Covington. Photo courtesy of Sheree Marcus By Democrat Staff From page A9 | March 20, 2013 | Leave Comment AquaSol swim team members Marissa Garcia, Kaela Marcus and Kyle Covington are headed to the US Olympic Center in Colorado Springs to train the Long Course at 7,800 feet elevation, receive presentations by resident coaches/swimmers and meet various members of USA’s national team. The trio earned a spot on the team from Sierra Nevada Swimming regional committee.

From the Mountain Democrat: March 13, 2013 El Dorado vs Union Mine Swim Meet   COUGAR, KYLE COVINGTON wins the 200 freestyle at Union Mine High School on Mar 13. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene   DIAMONDBACK, JASON WILLIAMS wins the 200 IM at Union Mine High School on Mar 13. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene   Boys swimming Union Mine 95, El Dorado 74 — 200 medley relay–UM, 1:45.46; 200 free– Mac Guinn, ED, 1:51.48; 200 IM–Jason Williams, UM, 2:07.49; 50 free–Grady Lynch, UM, 22.40; 100 fly–Williams, UM, 55.81; 100...