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DACA Team Accomplishments
 
May 16, 2006 - DACA Swimmers Shine at High School CCS Championships

The DACA women posted dominant performances by placing 1st, 2nd and/or 3rd in EVERY individual event.

  • Nilasha Ghosh - Champion in 100 free and 2nd in 200 I.M.

  • Michelle Liu - Champion in 100 back and 2nd in 100 fly

  • Danielle Gong - Champion in 200 I.M. and 2nd in 500 free

  • Hayes Hyde - 2nd in 200 free and 4th in 100 fly

  • Laurence Delisle - 3rd in 100 breast and 4th in 200 I.M.

  • Emma Drysdale - 3rd in 50 free and 5th in 100 free

  • Jennifer Gong - 4th in 100 breast and 5th in 200 I.M.

  • Audrey Kwong - 6th in 200 free and 10th in 50 free

  • Monica Brazelton - 11th in 50 & 100 free

  • Julia Still - 12th in 500 free and 14th in 200 free

  • Mao Ueno - 11th in 200 free and 16th in 500 free

  • Elsa Cheng - 14th in 100 back

The DACA men had outstanding performances at the CCS High School Championships.

  • Nick Buonfiglio - 2nd in 100 fly and 3rd in 200 I.M.

  • Kevin Parizi - 3rd in 100 back and 9th in 200 free

  • Andrew Chin - 5th in 100 fly and 9th in 200 I.M.

  • Arthur Lam - 12th in 500 free and 14th in 200 I.M.

  • Kyle Burke - 14th in 100 back

November 21, 2005 - DACA SENIORS CHOOSE THEIR COLLEGES

 Four DACA high school seniors have accepted  ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS to the schools of their choice. They are:

        Nilasha Ghosh    Stanford University

        Jennifer Gong      University of Washington

        Michelle Liu        Stanford University

        Jamie Martinez    Arizona State University  

 These achievements are the result of long term dedication, effort and family sacrifice. DACA is extremely proud of these athletes.

All of us should share in the achievements of these ladies. We all contribute in so many different ways to the success of our swimmers and program. As of now, eight DACA student-athletes are enjoying athletic scholarships at Division one schools. No club program does it any better!

Congratulations Nilasha, Jenny, Michelle and Jamie. You have earned it! 

October 14, 2005 - Shayne Fleming Selected to 2006 Zone Select Camp

Shayne Fleming has been selected for the 2006 Zone Select Camp.  Twenty-eight male and twenty-eight female athletes were selected in each of the four Zones.  The fastest swimmer in each Zone in each Olympic event (excluding the 50 free, including the 800 and 1500 for both genders) were invited.  Additionally 15 girls and 15 boys were selected based on IMX point scores.  Shayne will attend the 3 day camp at The University of Utah in May 2006. 

Way to go Shayne!

October 12, 2005 - USA Swimming announces 2004-2005 Scholastic All-America Team 

Congratulations to DACA National Team members who have been named to USA Swimming's 2004-2005 Scholastic All-America Team.

  • Nilasha Ghosh

  • Amber Hovey

  • Michelle Liu

June 8, 2005 - Stanford University Richard Quick Instructional Videos

Two DACA swimmers are featured in Coach Richard Quick's new instructional videos.  Vivian Wong in Tammy's Gold Girls Group & Steven Chien in Tori's Gold Boys Group were featured in Richard Quick's new instructional videos due out later this year.  Vivian and Steven served as the demonstrators of drills and proper swimming technique.  Way to represent DACA!

May 17, 2005 - DACA Swimmers Shine at High School CCS Championships

Highlights from the 2005 High School CCS Championships.

The women led the way with 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishes in the 200 I.M., 1st & 2nd in the 100 Fly and 1st & 2nd in the 100 Back.  4 out of 6 winning relays for women and men had at least 1 DACA swimmer on the relay.  The National Group combined for an outstanding 16 lifetime best times.

Champions:   

  • Nilasha Ghosh - 200 I.M. and 100 Fly *New CCS Record*

  • Michelle Liu - 100 Back

Finalists:

  • Nick Buonfiglio - 2 events

  • Whitney Campbell - 2 events

  • Onur Erbilbin - 1 event

  • Nilahsa Ghosh - 2 events

  • Danielle Gong - 2 events

  • Jennifer Gong - 2 events

  • Hayes Hyde - 1 event

  • Michelle Liu - 2 events

  • Jamie Martinez - 2 events

  • Kevin Parizi - 1 event

Consolation Finalists:

  • Monica Brazelton - 1 event

  • Marqaux Castejon - 1 event

  • Lisa Chu - 1 event

  • Jessica Douglas - 1 event

  • Hayes Hyde - 1 event

  • Tyler Landrith - 1 event

  • Kevin Parizi - 1 event

  • Julia Still - 1 event

  • Mao Ueno - 2 events

May 12, 2005 - Congratulations to the following swimmers in Jerry's Senior Group for qualifying for CCS in individual events.

Monica Brazelton - 50, Free, 100 Free
Lisa Chu - 100 Breast, 200 IM
Jessica Douglas - 100 Breast, 200 IM
Onur Erblin - 100 Fly, 200 IM
Ryan Hinshaw - 500Free
Arthur Lam - 100 Back
Steven Nguyen - 200 Free, 500 Free
Lisa Ratzlif - 200 Free, 500 Free
Ari Smith - 100 Breast, 200 IM
Wei Tai - 500 Free
Francisco Tani - 100 Back
Takaaki Uneo 100 Breast, 200 IM

May 1, 2005 - DACA Swimmers Dominate at 10 & Under Championships

DACA swimmers dominated the competition at Pacific Swimming's 10 & Under Short Course Championships, held on April 30th in Salinas. 

Highlights:

  • Paige Song and Marie-Pierre Delisle TIED for 8 year old girls High Point Title
  • Kevin Khojasteh and Brandon Conroy TIED for 10 year old boys High Point Title

April 4, 2005 - Far Western Team Champions!

DACA successfully defended the title as Team Champions at the 2005 Short Course Far Western Championships.  DACA finished with 677.5 points and a close race for 2nd place between Sierra Marlins and NOVA of Virginia finishing with 360 and 359.5 points respectively.  PASA finished in 4th and Santa Clara in 5th place.

Major Highlights:

  • Brandon Conroy was the 10 & Under Boys High Point Winner
  • Connor Still was the 11-12 Boys High Point Runner-up
  • Shayne Fleming was the 13-14 Boys High Point Runner-up

March 18, 2005 - Long Time DACA Swimmers Finish Collegiate Careers in Style

Two long time DACA swimmers, Loni Burton and Marie Marsman, finished their collegiate swimming careers in style at their NCAA Championships.  Loni Burton, a senior at Cal State Bakersfield, competed at the NCAA Division II Swimming Championships while Marie Marsman, a senior at Carlton College, competed at the NCAA Division III Swimming Championships. 

Click here to read more about Marie Marsman http://ncaasports.com/swimming/womens/story/8268614

March 15, 2005 - Adam Hinshaw Breaks Pacific Swimming Record

Adam Hinshaw broke the Pacific Swimming Record in the 11-12 boys 1000 Free at the Junior Olympics in San Ramon on March 12th.  Adam went 10:28.89 breaking the previous record of 10:32.66 by nearly 4 seconds which was set in December 2004 by Gregory Harper of Walnut Creek.  Way to go Adam!

March 10, 2005 - DACA's National Team Finishes 4th in Texas

DACA's National Team finished in 4th place in the team standings at the American Short Course Championships in Austin, Texas March 3-6th, 2005.  1st place was Texas Aquatics, 2nd place was Terrapins, and 3rd place was Pilot of Knoxville. 

New National qualifying marks were achieved by Nilasha Ghosh in the 200 Fly, 200 I.M. and 400 I.M. and Jamie Martinez in the 200 Back.  Three DACA relays achieved new National qualifying marks, the 400 Free relay of Jamie Martinez, Nilasha Ghosh, Michelle Liu & Roshan Mehdizadeh, the 'A' 400 Medley relay of Jamie Martinez, Jennifer Gong, Amber Hovey & Nilasha Ghosh and the 'B' Medley relay of Michelle Liu, Danielle Gong, Hayes Hyde & Whitney Campbell.  Congratulations to Danielle, Hayes and Whitney for their first National cuts!

New DACA Team Records were set by:

  • Danielle Gong in the women's 13-14 500 Free 5:04.70 

  • Men's Open 200 Free Relay - Kevin Parizi, Tyler Landrith, Kevin Luu & Nick Buonfiglio

  • Men's Open 400 Free Relay - Kevin Parizi, Tyler Landrith, Kevin Luu & Nick Buonfiglio

  • Men's Open 200 Medley Relay - Kevin Parizi, Neal Goggans, Nick Buonfiglio & Tyler Landrith

Congratulations to Kevin Parizi for taking down...rather bowing down to World and American Record holder Aaron Piersol in the backstroke leg of the 200 Medley Relay.

March 2, 2005 - DACA Collegiate Swimmers Excel at PAC-10 Championships

The championship collegiate swim season is upon us and DACA swimmers competing for various colleges and universities are making their presence known. 

At the PAC-10 Championships in Seattle, WA held February 23-26, 2005, DACA swimmers are currently swimming for Arizona State University and Stanford University. 

Heidi Schmidt (Junior) representing Arizona State University finished 3rd in 100 Breast (behind two 2004 Olympians in the 100 Breast), 3rd in 200 Free Relay, 11th in 200 Breast and 21st in 200 I.M.  Teammate at ASU, Abra Armour (Sophomore) finished 21st in the 100 Free. 

Erica Liu (Freshman) representing Stanford University finished 2nd in 200 Free Relay, 2nd in 400 Free Relay, 7th in 100 Breast, 9th in 200 I.M. and 14th in 200 Breast.  Stanford went on the claim the team title as PAC-10 Champions and Arizona State placed 6th.

February 3, 2005 - Zone 1-North Zone All-Star Team Announced

The following DACA swimmers have been selected to the Zone 1-North All-Star Team which will compete on March 6th in the All-Star Meet against the other Zones of Pacific Swimming.  Swimmers who have participated in Western Zones or Quad Team are not allowed to compete in the Zone All-Star Team.  DACA swimmers account for 24 out of 64 swimmers on the All-Star Team.

Girls:

  • Marie-Pierre Delisle - 8 & Under

  • Taylor Gilley - 8 & Under

  • Paige Song - 8 & Under

  • Lucy Yao - 8 & Under

  • Kelly Simmons - 9-10

  • Jessica Khojasteh - 11-12

  • Elizabeth Murray - 11-12

  • Vivian Yuen - 11-12

  • Emma Drysdale - 13-14

  • Audrey Kwong - 13-14

  • Julia Still - 13-14

  • Mao Ueno - 13-14

Boys:

  • Kazuki Aihara - 8 & Under

  • Kevin Khojasteh - 9-10

  • Michael Leung - 9-10

  • Shunei Asao - 11-12

  • Paul Choi - 11-12

  • Erich Peske - 11-12

  • Connor Still - 11-12

  • Andrew Chin - 13-14

  • Brad Murray - 13-14

February 2, 2005 - Team Champions at Zone 1-North Championships

DACA dominated at the Zone 1-Noth Championships held January 29th & 30th at Gunderson High School.  DACA's combined efforts lead to a team victory over PASA in the Combined Team category by just 95 points.  DACA's 12 & unders handily took the Younger division title by nearly 1,300 points over 2nd place PASA.  In the Older division title, PASA won by 1,200 points to DACA's 2nd place finish.

Major Highlights:

  • 8 & Under Girls - 1st place in 5 out of 6 individual events and 1st place both relays
  • 13-14 Girls - 1st place both relays
  • 15-16 Girls - 1st place in 5 out of 6 individual events
  • 8 & Under Boys - 1st place in 4 out of 6 individual events
  • 10 & Under Boys - 1st place in 6 out of 6 individual events and 1st place both relays
  • 11-12 Boys - 1st place in 3 out of 6 individual events and 1st place both relays
  • 13-14 Boys - 1st place in 4 out of 6 individual events and 1st place both relays
  • 17-18 Boys - 1st place in 6 out of 6 individual events

Pacific Swimming Record Broken:

  • 10 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay 2:03.63 - K. Khojasteh, B. Conroy, A. Zavala & M. Leung

DACA Team Records Broken:

  • Marie-Pierre Delisle - 8 & Under Girls 25 Back 17.93
  • Brandon Conroy - 10 & Under Boys 50 Breast 34.70
  • 10 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay 1:52.25 - A. Zavala, K. Khojasteh, M. Leung & B. Conroy
  • 10 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay 2:03.63 - K. Khojasteh, B. Conroy, A. Zavala & M. Leung
  • 13-14 Boys 200 Free Relay 1:32.49 - D. Chien, S. Fleming, A. Chin & K. Parizi
  • 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay 1:46.03 - K. Parizi, A. Chin, D. Chien & S. Fleming
  • 17-18 Boys 200 Free Relay 1:29.64
  • 17-18 Boys 200 Medley Relay 1:39.59

February 1, 2005 - 10 & Under Boys Break Pacific Swimming Relay Record

At the Zone 1-Noth Championships, held January 29th & 30th at Gunderson High School, the 10 & Under Boys relay team smashed the Pacific Swimming Record by nearly 2 seconds.  The 200 medley relay team of Kevin Khojasteh, Brandon Conroy, A.J. Zavala and Michael Leung went 2:03.63 destroying the previous record set by DACA in 2004 and narrowly missed the National Age Group Record.  Congratulations Boys!

January 31, 2005 - DACA's National Team Takes 3rd Place at Martin D. Inkmann Meet

In Long Beach, CA competition at the Martin D. Inkmann Memorial Senior Invitational, January 15th-17th, included some of the best swimming teams from California and Arizona.  DACA captured 3rd Place in the Women's Team division and 8th Place Combined Team. 

DACA Team Records Broken:

  • Nilasha Ghosh - 15-16 girls 100 Free-51.15
  • Amber Hovey - 17-18 girls 200 Fly-2:01.76

Top 3 Relay Finalists:

  • 2nd Place 400 Medley Relay - Michelle Liu, Jennifer Gong, Amber Hovey & Nilasha Ghosh
  • 2nd Place 400 Free Relay - Jamie Martinez, Amber Hovey, Michelle Liu & Nilasha Ghosh
  • 4th Place 800 Free Relay - Amber Hovey, Jennifer Gong, Jamie Martinez & Nilasha Ghosh

Top 8 Individual Finalists:

  • Nilasha Ghosh - 4th-100 Fly, 4th-100 Free, 6th-50 Free, 6th-200 Back, 7th-400 I.M. & 8th-200 Free
  • Michelle Liu - 2nd-200 Back, 4th-100 Back & 7th-50 Free
  • Amber Hovey - 1st-200 Fly
  • Jamie Martinez - 3rd-200 Fly & 7th-200 Back

January 19, 2005 - DACA Swimmers Selected to Quad Team

Danielle Gong (13-14 girls) and Trevor Stanbury (11-12 boys) have been named to Pacific Swimming's All-Star Quad Meet which will compete in Southern California January 22nd & 23rd, 2005.

December 9, 2004 - DACA's National Team Takes 6th Place at U.S. Open

The 2004 U.S. Open was held Dec. 2-4 in San Antonio, Texas. This meet is the first major United States competition of the 2008 Olympic quadrennial.  Approximately 465 swimmers from six countries competed in the U.S. Open this year.  DACA took a team of five ladies to represent DACA and their combined efforts led DACA to 6th Place in the Women's Team Division.

U.S. Open Highlights:

  • 4 out of 5 girls scored individual points (all made consolation finals)

  • All girls were part of a top 8 relay team.

  • All relays finished in the top 8.

Finalists:

  • 800 Free Relay - 8th place - Nilasha Ghosh, Jennifer Gong, Jamie Martinez & Amber Hovey

  • 400 Medley Relay - 7th place - Michelle Liu, Jennifer Gong, Amber Hovey & Nilasha Ghosh

  • 400 Free Relay - 7th place - Michelle Liu, Nilasha Ghosh, Jamie Martinez & Amber Hovey

  • Jamie Martinez - 12th-200 Fly, 19th-200 Back & 20th-100 Fly

  • Amber Hovey - 9th-100 Fly

  • Nilasha Ghosh - 19th-200 I.M. & 22nd-100 Free

  • Michelle Liu - 13th-200 Back & 14th-100 Back

December 9, 2004 - DACA's 14 & Under Swimmers Dominate Junior Olympics!

Pacific Swimming's Age Group Junior Olympic Championships were held in Pacific on December 3rd-5th, 2005.  DACA's Age Group swimmers dominated the competition taking the 1st Place Team Title and more than doubling the point total of 2nd Place Team Terrapins and 3rd Place Team Walnut Creek.

Junior Olympic Highlights:

  • Brandon Conroy - High Point Winner for 10 & Under Boys

  • Stephanie Nguyen - High Point Winner for 11-12 Girls

  • Ian Yuh - High Point Runner-up for 10 & Under Boys

  • Haley Oosterhouse - High Point Runner-up for 10 & Under Girls

Click here to go to results

December 8, 2004 - Adam Hinshaw breaks Pacific Swimming Record!

There was plenty of records action in the 11-12 boys distance freestyle events at Junior Olympics.  Both DACA's Adam Himshaw and the Aquabears' Gregory Harper broke the existing 1000 and 1650 free records, but Gregory touched first in the 1000, with a 10.32.66, and Adam had the faster swim in the 1650, with a 17.30.21. Follow this link for the boys Pacific and national age group records.

December 7, 2004 - Tammy Hopkins Selected as Age Group Coach of the Year!

DACA Coach Tammy Hopkins has been selected Pacific Swimming's Age Group Coach of the Year!  Tammy will be honored at Pacific Swimming's 18th Annual Awards Banquet on January 8th in Napa, CA. 

December 5, 2004 - DACA Coaches Nominated as Coaches of the Year!

Congratulations to the following DACA coaches on their nominations for Pacific Swimming's Coach of the Year. 

Pete Raykovich - Senior Coach of the Year Nomination
Tammy Hopkins - Age Group Coach of the Year Nomination
Mark Taliaferro - Age Group Coach of the Year Nomination

November 5, 2004 - Fleming Breaks Another Pacific Swimming Record!

Shayne Fleming broke the 11-12 boys 50 backstroke Pacific Swimming record at the Sunnyvale Swim Meet.  Shayne went 26.85 breaking the old record of 26.94 set back in 1992.  Shayne now owns the short course Pacific Swimming Records in the 11-12 Boys 50 & 100 Free, 50, 100 & 200 Back, 400 I.M. and is a relay member of the 200 Free and 400 medley relays set last year by DACA.

October 24, 2004 - Shayne Fleming Takes Down Another Record!

Shayne Fleming broke the Pacific Swimming Record in the 11-12 Boys 100 Free with a time of 50.16.  Way to go Shayne!

October 23, 2004 - USA Swimming TOP 16 List for 2003-2004

DACA was well represented on USA Swimming's 2003-2004 TOP 16 lists. These list the TOP 16 times from Sept 1, 2003 to Aug 31, 2004 in each age group from 10-U through 17-18 and in both short course and long course events.  Click on the following files to view times.

Short Course Girls Individual Events Short Course Boys Individual Events
Short Course Girls Relays Short Course Boys Relays

Long Course Girls Individual Events Long Course Boys Individual Events
Long Course Girls Relays Long Course Boys Relays

October 18, 2004 - Shayne Fleming Breaks Four Pacific Swimming Records!

In the first record-breaking swims of the September 2004-August 2005 record year in Pacific, DACA's Shayne Fleming took down four 11-12 boys Pacific short course records at the Santa Clara Junior+ meet. Fleming swam a 22.70 in the 50 free, 56.16 in the 100 back, 1:58.22 in the 200 back, and a 4:30.08 in the 400 IM.

Follow this link to the boys Pacific and National Age Group records.

October 3, 2004 - USA Swimming Announces the 2003-2004 Scholastic All America Team

Congratulations to Amber Hovey and Michelle Liu for earning a spot on USA Swimming's 2003-2004 Scholastic All America Team.  The Scholastic All-America Team is comprised of high school student-athletes, who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and have competed in an individual event in the 2003 ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals, 2003 Summer Speedo Champions Series (sectionals), 2003 U.S. Open, 2004 ConocoPhillips Spring Nationals, 2004 Spring Speedo Champions Series (sectionals), 2003 National Disability Championships and 2003 Open Water National Championships.

September 20, 2004 - DACA Swimmers and Coaches Compete in Local Open Water Competitions

On September 18th over 200 swimmers braved the San Francisco Bay waters for the 2nd Annual Alcatraz 100 "Swim of the Centurions."  This race was 1.2 miles from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco.  DACA was represented by Coach Marcelo Castro who placed 17th in the male non-wetsuit division with a time of 38:45.

On September 19th over 850 swimmers hit the San Francisco Bay for the RCP Tiburon Mile.  Swimmers and swimming fans have converged in the Town of Tiburon to participate in one of the most competitive and prestigious open water swims in the world - the RCP Tiburon Mile. Athletes swim one nautical mile from San Francisco Bay's Angel Island to the shores of Downtown Tiburon. They compete in one of several divisions including Elite, Age Group and Wet Suit - all vying for cash and prizes. Participating swimmers include Olympic and World Champion swimmers from the USA, Russia, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and Germany. Also competing in this world class event are national and local pool and open water swimmers, as well as collegiate swimmers.  DACA was well represented 4 former DACA swimmers who now compete for their respective colleges and 1 DACA coach.

  • Kelly Sanders (representing U.C. Berkeley) placed 23rd in the Elite Female Division with a time of 24:02

  • Sedonia Yoshida (currently resides in Stockton) placed 39th in the Elite Female Division with a time of 26:44

  • Steve Rehrmann (representing U.C. Berkeley) placed 34th in the Elite Male Division with a time of 23:58

  • Eric Koch (representing U.C. Santa Barbara) placed 37th in the Elite Male Division with a time of 24:13

  • Tori Eubanks placed 6th in the Female Wetsuit (Ages 1 to 39) Division with a time of 27:10

September 19, 2004 - Erica Liu Named to USA Swimming's 2004 All-American Team

The All-America Team is comprised of swimmers who equaled or bettered the faster eighth-place time from either the spring or summer 2003 ConocoPhillips National Swimming Championships, while competing in the spring or summer 2004 ConocoPhillips National Swimming Championships.  DACA's Erica Liu, who begins her freshman year at Stanford University this Fall, was named to the team in the 100 and 200 Breaststrokes.  Click here to view the complete list of USA Swimming's 2004 All-American Team.

August 30, 2004 - DACA well represented at Western Zone Championships

DACA sent a large contingency of swimmers to represent Pacific Swimming and DACA at the Western Zone Championships.  The following DACA swimmers were selected for the 2004 all-star team:

10 & under Girls - Eva Chen & Haley Oosterhouse
10 & under Boys - Shotaro Ban, Brandon Conroy, Casey Fleming, Adam Hinshaw, Mitchell Song, Ian Yuh & A.J. Zavala
11-12 Boys - Shayne Fleming, Mark Liu & Matt Murray
13-14 Girls - Danielle Gong & Hayes Hyde
13-14 Boys - Kevin Parizi

Pacific team places 2nd at Western Zones --  Led by the 9-10 and 11-12 boys and bolstered by depth in the relays, Pacific's Western Zone team took 2nd place at Western Zones last week. The California LSC Teams ruled the meet with Pacific scored 1364 points, trailing Southern California, who scored 1764 points, and ahead of third and fourth place teams Sierra Nevada and San Diego-Imperial respectively.

Winning big for Pacific were DACA's Adam Hinshaw, who took six events in the 10 & under boys, winning both backstrokes, the 50, 100, and 200 free, and the 200 IM, and his teammate Shayne Fleming, who won five events, the 50 and 100 back, the 50 and 100 free, and the 200 IM in the 11-12 boys age group. DACA's Shotaro Ban also was a multiple winner taking both butterfly events in the 10 & under boys.

One Pacific relay team set an Pacific All-Star relay record at the meet: Pacific's 13-14 boys 200 meter free relay team of Sasha Simenstadof NAPA, James Thivierge of PASA, Sean Reilly of TERA and Kevin Parizi of DACA swam a 1:41.48 to take down the old record.

For results for Western Zones, follow this link to the Western Zones meet web site.  

New records at Western Zones --  Two new individual Pacific Swimming Records at Western Zones: DACA's Adam Hinshaw lowered his Pacific and National Age Group Record in the 10 & under 200 meter free record with a 2:12.18 and his DACA teammate Shayne Fleming broke his own Pacific Swimming Record in the 11-12 boys 50 meter free with a 26.08.

August 25, 2004 - DACA Finishes in Top 10 at Summer Nationals

The ConocoPhillips National Championships were held at Stanford University August 3rd-7th, 2004.  DACA's National Team finished their long course season with several great swims. 

DACA was the 10th Place Combined Team and 11th Place Women’s Team.

 Top 16 Individuals:

  • Marie Marsman – 14th 100 Free

  • Jamie Martinez – 11th 200 Fly

  • Steve Rehrmann – 6th 200 Back & 10th 200 I.M.

 Top 16 Relays:

  • 400 Free Relay

    • 5th Place ‘A’ – Nilasha Ghosh, Roshan Mehdizadeh, Abra Armour & Marie Marsman

    • 16th Place ‘B’ – Michelle Liu, Jamie Martinez, Heidi Schmidt & Amber Hovey

  • 800 Free Relay

    • 12th Place – Nilasha Ghosh, Jen Gong, Jamie Martinez & Amber Hovey

  • 400 Medley Relay

    • 7th Place ‘A’ – Michelle Liu, Heidi Schmidt, Amber Hovey & Marie Marsman

    • 15th Place ‘B’ – Jamie Martinez, Jen Gong, Nilasha Ghosh & Roshan Mehdizadeh

August 25, 2004 - DACA Repeats as Far Western Team Champions

DACA finished the 2004 long course season in commanding style at the Far Western Championships held in San Jose on July 28th - August 1st, 2004.  DACA took the Team Champion title for the second straight Far Western Championships, winning both short course and long course titles in 2004.  DACA started out strong in the team standings then really turned it on the final two days of competition building their lead finishing with 1,329 points, 152.5 points ahead of 2nd place Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics with 1,176.5 and 3rd place Walnut Creek with 688 points. 

Major Highlights:

  • DACA swimmers broke 3 National Age Group Records: 2 individual records and 1 relay record
    • Adam Hinshaw - 2:14.42 in the 10 & under boys 200 Free breaking the old record of 2:14.94 from 1984.
    • Adam Hinshaw - 4:36.22 in the 10 & under boys 400 Free breaking the old record of 4:41.92 from 2003.
    • 10 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay of Ian Yuh, Brandon Conroy, Shotaro Ban & Adam Hinshaw went 2:19.05 smashing the record set by North Baltimore Aquatics of 2:20.32 in 1991!
  • DACA swimmers broke 8 Pacific Swimming Records: 7 individual records and 1 relay record
    • Shotaro Ban - 1:11.27 in the 10 & under boys 100 Fly breaking the old record of 1:11.98 from 1989.
    • Shayne Fleming - 26.25 in the 11-12 boys 50 Free breaking the old record of 26.37 from 1998.
    • Shayne Fleming - 1:05.11 in the 11-12 boys 100 Back breaking the old record of 1:05.78 from 1992.
    • Shayne Fleming - 2:19.14 in the 11-12 boys 200 Back breaking the old record of 2:25.57 from 2003.
    • Adam Hinshaw - 2:14.42 in the 10 & under boys 200 Free breaking the old record of 2:14.94 from 1984.
    • Adam Hinshaw - 4:36.22 in the 10 & under boys 400 Free breaking his old record of 4:57.98 from 2003.
    • 10 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay of Ian Yuh, Brandon Conroy, Shotaro Ban & Adam Hinshaw went 2:19.05 smashing the record set by Arden Hills of 2:22.31 in 1984!
  • DACA swimmers broke 45 DACA Team Records: 27 individual records and 18 relay records
    • 10 & Under Girls:
      •  Eva Chen - 4 Team Records - 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Fly & 200 I.M.
      • 200 Free Relay - Paige DAVIS  (10), Haley OOSTERHOUSE  (10), Lucia LIN  (10) & Eva CHEN  (10)
    • 10 & Under Boys:
      • Shotaro Ban - 2 Team Records - 50 Fly & 100 Fly
      • Adam Hinshaw - 4 Team Records - 200 Free, 400 Free, 100 Back, & 200 I.M.
      • Mitchell Song - 1 Team Record - 100 Breast
      • 200 Free Relay - Casey FLEMING  (10), Shotaro BAN  (10), Brandon CONROY  (10) & Adam HINSHAW  (10)
      • 200 Medley Relay - Ian Yuh  (10), Brandon CONROY  (10), Shotaro BAN  (10) & Adam HINSHAW  (10)
    • 11-12 Girls:
      • 400 Medley Relay - Stephanie Nguyen  (12), Megan NOLET  (12), Julia Hu  (12) & Vivian YUEN  (12)
    • 11-12 Boys:
      • Shayne Fleming - 7 Team Records - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 I.M. & 400 I.M.
      • Matt Murray - 3 Team Records - 400 Free, 100 Fly & 200 Fly
    • 13-14 Girls:
      • 200 Free Relay - Margaux CASTEJON  (14), Danielle Gong  (13), Mao Ueno  (13) & Hayes HYDE  (14)
      • 400 Free Relay - Audrey Kwong  (13), Margaux CASTEJON  (14), Danielle Gong  (13) & Hayes HYDE  (14)
      • 800 Free Relay - Danielle Gong  (13), Julia Still  (14), Mao Ueno  (13) & Hayes HYDE  (14)
      • 200 Medley Relay - Julia Still  (14), Danielle Gong  (13), Hayes HYDE  (14) & Margaux CASTEJON  (14)
      • 400 Medley Relay - Julia Still  (14), Danielle Gong  (13), Hayes HYDE  (14) & Margaux CASTEJON  (14)
    • 13-14 Boys:
      • Ben Hinshaw - 3 Team Records - 400 Free, 800 Free & 1500 Free
      • 200 Medley Relay - Kevin Parizi  (14), Brad MURRAY  (13), Andrew Chin  (13) & Dustin Chien  (14)
    • 15-16 Girls:
      • 200 Free Relay - Nilasha Ghosh  (15), Michelle Liu  (16), Jennifer Gong  (16) & Jamie Martinez  (15)
      • 400 Free Relay - Jennifer Gong  (16), Michelle Liu  (16), Nilasha Ghosh  (15) & Jamie Martinez  (15)
      • 800 Free Relay - Jamie Martinez  (15), Michelle Liu  (16), Jennifer Gong  (16) & Nilasha Ghosh  (15)
      • 200 Medley Relay - Michelle Liu  (16), Jennifer Gong  (16), Jamie Martinez  (15) & Nilasha Ghosh  (15)
      • 400 Medley Relay - Michelle Liu  (16), Jennifer Gong  (16), Jamie Martinez  (15) & Nilasha Ghosh  (15)
    • 15-16 Boys:
      • Nick Buonfiglio - 1 Team Record – 200 Free
    • 17-18 Girls:
      • 400 Medley Relay - Whitney CAMPBELL  (17), Jessica LEE  (18), Kristin Lee  (18) & Jessica Douglas  (17)
    • 17-18 Boys:
      • Tyler Landrith - 1 Team Record - 400 Free
      • Kevin Luu - 2 Team Records - 100 Breast & 200 Breast
    • Open Girls
      • 200 Free Relay - Nilasha Ghosh  (15), Michelle Liu  (16), Jennifer Gong  (16) & Jamie Martinez  (15)
      • 200 Medley Relay - Michelle Liu  (16), Jennifer Gong  (16), Jamie Martinez  (15) & Nilasha Ghosh  (15)
  • Adam Hinshaw was the 10 & Under Boys High Point Winner
  • Shotaro Ban was 10 & Under Boys High Point Runner-up
  • Shayne Fleming was 11-12 Boys High Point Winner
  • Michelle Liu was the 15-16 Girls High Point Winner
  • Nilasha Ghosh was the 15-16 Girls High Pont Runner-up

Top 8 Individuals:

10 & Under Girls:

     Chen, Eva 

            1:21.65L                           Women 10 & Under 100 Back                                 4th Place              

            1:10.41L                           Women 10 & Under 100 Free                                  3rd Place              

               35.39L                           Women 10 & Under 50 Fly                                     3rd Place                                         

            1:31.20L                           Women 10 & Under 100 Breast                               2nd Place             

               37.91L                           Women 10 & Under 50 Back                                   4th Place              

            2:51.08L                           Women 10 & Under 200 IM                                    2nd Place             

               41.68L                           Women 10 & Under 50 Breast                                 2nd Place             

            1:20.60L                           Women 10 & Under 100 Fly                                   4th Place              

               32.53L                           Women 10 & Under 50 Free                                    3rd Place                                         

     Davis, Paige 

            1:33.97L                           Women 10 & Under 100 Breast                               6th Place              

     Oosterhouse, Haley 

            1:24.33L                           Women 10 & Under 100 Back                                 7th Place              

               39.31L                           Women 10 & Under 50 Back                                   7th Place              

               33.49L                           Women 10 & Under 50 Free                                    6th Place              

10 & Under Boys:

     Ban, Shotaro

            1:17.46L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Back                                      2nd Place             

            1:06.50L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Free                                       2nd Place             

               32.63L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Fly                                           Champion           

               35.76L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Back                                        2nd Place             

            5:00.86L                           Men 10 & Under 400 Free                                       2nd Place             

            2:42.75L                           Men 10 & Under 200 IM                                         2nd Place             

            1:11.27L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Fly                                         Champion           

               30.37L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Free                                         2nd Place             

     Conroy, Brandon 

            1:20.28L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Back                                      3rd Place                                         

            1:10.46L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Free                                       7th Place              

               35.04L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Fly                                           5th Place              

            1:26.71L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Breast                                    2nd Place             

               37.93L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Back                                        6th Place              

            2:44.93L                           Men 10 & Under 200 IM                                         3rd Place                                         

               40.37L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Breast                                      2nd Place             

            1:19.19L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Fly                                         5th Place              

     Fleming, Casey 

            1:21.05L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Back                                      4th Place              

            1:09.53L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Free                                       3rd Place                                         

               37.48L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Back                                        4th Place              

               43.68L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Breast                                      8th Place              

               31.72L                          Men 10 & Under 50 Free                                         3rd Place                                         

     Hinshaw, Adam 

            1:15.52L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Back                                      Champion           

            1:04.80L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Free                                       Champion           

               33.27L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Fly                                           2nd Place             

               35.46L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Back                                        Champion           

            4:36.22L                           Men 10 & Under 400 Free                                       Champion           

            2:14.42L                           Men 10 & Under 200 Free                                       Champion           

            2:39.38L                           Men 10 & Under 200 IM                                         Champion           

            1:13.76L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Fly                                         2nd Place             

               29.85L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Free                                         Champion           

     Leung, Michael 

            1:20.94L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Fly                                         7th Place              

     Song, Mitchell 

            1:26.26L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Breast                                    Champion           

               41.03L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Breast                                      3rd Place                                         

     Yuh, Ian

            1:22.03L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Back                                      6th Place              

               34.24L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Fly                                           4th Place              

            1:32.61L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Breast                                    6th Place              

            2:54.77L                           Men 10 & Under 200 IM                                         6th Place              

               42.81L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Breast                                      7th Place              

            1:21.23L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Fly                                         8th Place              

               33.00L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Free                                         8th Place              

     Zavala, A.J. 

            1:22.45L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Back                                      7th Place              

               34.05L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Fly                                           3rd Place                                         

            2:34.13L                           Men 10 & Under 200 Free                                       7th Place              

            2:55.85L                           Men 10 & Under 200 IM                                         7th Place              

            1:17.85L                           Men 10 & Under 100 Fly                                         3rd Place                                         

               32.56L                           Men 10 & Under 50 Free                                         7th Place              

11-12 Girls:

     Hu, Julia 

               32.91L                           Women  11-12 50 Fly                                             8th Place              

     Nguyen, Stephanie 

               33.91L                           Women  11-12 50 Back                                           5th Place              

            1:11.45L                           Women  11-12 100 Back                                         3rd Place              

            1:24.02L                           Women  11-12 100 Breast                                       5th Place              

            2:36.09L                           Women  11-12 200 Back                                         3rd Place                                         

            2:38.63L                           Women  11-12 200 IM                                            6th Place