De Anza Cupertino Aquatics

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 28^th - August 1^st, 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 3^rd 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 4^th Place

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

35.39L Women 10 & Under 50 Fly 3^rd Place

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

37.91L Women 10 & Under 50 Back 4^th Place

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

41.68L Women 10 & Under 50 Breast 2^nd Place

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

32.53L Women 10 & Under 50 Free 3^rd Place

Davis, Paige

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

Oosterhouse, Haley

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

39.31L Women 10 & Under 50 Back 7^th Place

33.49L Women 10 & Under 50 Free 6^th Place

10 & Under Boys:

Ban, Shotaro

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

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

32.63L Men 10 & Under 50 Fly Champion

35.76L Men 10 & Under 50 Back 2^nd Place

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

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

1:11.27L Men 10 & Under 100 Fly Champion

30.37L Men 10 & Under 50 Free 2^nd Place

Conroy, Brandon

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

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

35.04L Men 10 & Under 50 Fly 5^th Place

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

37.93L Men 10 & Under 50 Back 6^th Place

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

40.37L Men 10 & Under 50 Breast 2^nd Place

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

Fleming, Casey

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

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

37.48L Men 10 & Under 50 Back 4^th Place

43.68L Men 10 & Under 50 Breast 8^th Place

31.72L Men 10 & Under 50 Free 3^rd 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 2^nd 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 2^nd Place

29.85L Men 10 & Under 50 Free Champion

Leung, Michael

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

Song, Mitchell

1:26.26L Men 10 & Under 100 Breast Champion

41.03L Men 10 & Under 50 Breast 3^rd Place

Yuh, Ian

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

34.24L Men 10 & Under 50 Fly 4^th Place

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

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

42.81L Men 10 & Under 50 Breast 7^th Place

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

33.00L Men 10 & Under 50 Free 8^th Place

Zavala, A.J.

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

34.05L Men 10 & Under 50 Fly 3^rd Place

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

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

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

32.56L Men 10 & Under 50 Free 7^th Place

11-12 Girls:

Hu, Julia

32.91L Women 11-12 50 Fly 8^th Place

Nguyen, Stephanie

33.91L Women 11-12 50 Back 5^th Place

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

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

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

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

Nolet, Megan

40.32L Women 11-12 50 Breast 8^th Place

Yuen, Vivian

5:37.87L Women 11-12 400 IM 3^rd Place

1:23.51L Women 11-12 100 Breast 3^rd Place

39.68L Women 11-12 50 Breast 7^th Place

11-12 Boys:

Chen, Michael

2:58.95L Men 11-12 200 Breast 6^th Place

38.03L Men 11-12 50 Breast 6^th Place

Chen, Richard

2:54.55L Men 11-12 200 Breast 4^th Place

1:20.82L Men 11-12 100 Breast 5^th Place

38.21L Men 11-12 50 Breast 8^th Place

Coffin, Toby

2:38.83L Men 11-12 200 Back 4^th Place

Fleming, Shayne

2:41.22L Men 11-12 200 Breast Champion

30.43L Men 11-12 50 Back Champion

1:04.57L Men 11-12 100 Back Champion

5:04.85L Men 11-12 400 IM Champion

58.99L Men 11-12 100 Free Champion

2:09.24L Men 11-12 200 Free Champion

2:19.14L Men 11-12 200 Back Champion

2:23.23L Men 11-12 200 IM Champion

26.25L Men 11-12 50 Free Champion

Kao, Austin

29.37L Men 11-12 50 Free 5^th Place

Liu, Mark

2:56.88L Men 11-12 200 Breast 5^th Place

5:41.02L Men 11-12 400 IM 7^th Place

1:21.67L Men 11-12 100 Breast 8^th Place

36.32L Men 11-12 50 Breast Champion

Murray, Matthew

1:06.82L Men 11-12 100 Fly Champion

33.56L Men 11-12 50 Back 4^th Place

1:02.42L Men 11-12 100 Free 4^th Place

30.79L Men 11-12 50 Fly 2^nd Place

2:30.81L Men 11-12 200 Fly 2^nd Place

2:16.83L Men 11-12 200 Free 5^th Place

2:35.53L Men 11-12 200 IM 3^rd Place

4:42.80L Men 11-12 400 Free 4^th Place

29.35L Men 11-12 50 Free 4^th Place

Still, Connor

34.38L Men 11-12 50 Back 8^th Place

1:13.71L Men 11-12 100 Back 4^th Place

2:40.44L Men 11-12 200 Back 6^th Place

13-14 Girls:

Gong, Danielle

5:07.45L Women 13-14 400 IM Champion

2:11.73L Women 13-14 200 Free 4^th Place

2:32.01L Women 13-14 200 IM 5^th Place

4:34.66L Women 13-14 400 Free 2^nd Place

9:41.71L Women 13-14 800 Free 8^th Place

Hyde, Hayes

1:05.75L Women 13-14 100 Fly Champion

1:00.69L Women 13-14 100 Free 3^rd Place

2:24.26L Women 13-14 200 Fly 3^rd Place

4:43.87L Women 13-14 400 Free 8^th Place

28.23L Women 13-14 50 Free 4^th Place

Still, Julia

5:18.73L Women 13-14 400 IM 7^th Place

2:32.86L Women 13-14 200 Back 7^th Place

13-14 Boys:

Hinshaw, Ben

17:44.90L Men 13-14 1500 Free 5^th Place

Parizi, Kevin

56.95L Men 13-14 100 Free 5^th Place

26.13L Men 13-14 50 Free 3^rd Place

15-16 Girls:

Ghosh, Nilasha

1:04.26L Women 15-16 100 Fly Champion

1:07.91L Women 15-16 100 Back 4^th Place

59.21L Women 15-16 100 Free Champion

2:08.03L Women 15-16 200 Free 2^nd Place

27.51L Women 15-16 50 Free Champion

Gong, Jennifer

1:07.20L Women 15-16 100 Fly 6^th Place

2:49.16L Women 15-16 200 Breast 5^th Place

5:04.74L Women 15-16 400 IM Champion

1:16.01L Women 15-16 100 Breast 2^nd Place

2:23.50L Women 15-16 200 IM Champion

2:26.37L Women 15-16 200 Back 5^th Place

Liu, Michelle

1:06.16L Women 15-16 100 Fly 4^th Place

1:06.57L Women 15-16 100 Back 2^nd Place

59.60L Women 15-16 100 Free 2^nd Place

2:14.56L Women 15-16 200 Free 7^th Place

2:31.18L Women 15-16 200 IM 6^th Place

2:23.20L Women 15-16 200 Back Champion

27.69L Women 15-16 50 Free 2^nd Place

Martinez, Jamie

1:06.23L Women 15-16 100 Back Champion

2:07.68L Women 15-16 200 Free Champion

2:24.50L Women 15-16 200 IM 2^nd Place

2:23.41L Women 15-16 200 Back 2^nd Place

15-16 Boys:

Buonfiglio, Nicholas

58.06L Men 15-16 100 Fly Champion

1:04.17L Men 15-16 100 Back 7^th Place

54.81L Men 15-16 100 Free 2^nd Place

25.33L Men 15-16 50 Free 3^rd Place

17-18 Girls:

Campbell, Whitney

1:01.89L Women 17-18 100 Free 6^th Place

28.04L Women 17-18 50 Free 3^rd Place

Douglas, Jessica

2:53.45L Women 17-18 200 Breast 8^th Place

Hovey, Amber

2:07.53L Women 17-18 200 Free Champion

4:28.84L Women 17-18 400 Free Champion

17-18 Boys:

Landrith, Tyler

55.63L Men 17-18 100 Free 6^th Place

2:06.63L Men 17-18 200 Free 7^th Place

4:25.69L Men 17-18 400 Free 7^th Place

Luu, Kevin

2:36.58L Men 17-18 200 Breast 5^th Place

1:10.66L Men 17-18 100 Breast 3^rd Place

Top 8 Relays:

10 & Under Girls

200 Free Relay
2^nd Place 2:14.02 A Relay - Paige DAVIS (10), Haley OOSTERHOUSE (10), Lucia LIN (10) & Eva CHEN (10)
7^th Place 2:22.30 B Relay - Alice SHIEH (10), Sofia ROJASOVA (10), Kelly SIMMONS (10) & Christine La (10)
200 Medley Relay
2^nd Place 2:34.82 A Relay - Lucia LIN (10), Paige DAVIS (10), Haley OOSTERHOUSE (10) & Eva CHEN (10)
8^th Place 2:49.32 B Relay - Alice SHIEH (10), Sofia ROJASOVA (10), Kelly SIMMONS (10) & Christine La (10)

10 & Under Boys

200 Free Relay
Champion 2:03.17 A Relay - Casey FLEMING (10), Shotaro BAN (10), Brandon CONROY (10) & Adam HINSHAW (10)
2^nd Place 2:11.11 B Relay - A.J. Zavala (10), Kevin KHOJASTEH (10), Mitchell SONG (10) & Ian Yuh (10)
200 Medley Relay
Champion 2:19.05 A Relay - Ian Yuh (10), Brandon CONROY (10), Shotaro BAN (10) & Adam HINSHAW (10)
2^nd Place 2:29.00 B Relay - Michael LEUNG (10), Mitchell SONG (10), A.J. Zavala (10) & Casey FLEMING (10)

11-12 Girls

200 Free Relay
5^th Place 2:06.39 A Relay - Vivian YUEN (12), Elizabeth MURRAY (11), Lindsay OOSTERHOUSE & Stephanie Nguyen
400 Medley Relay
Champion 5:04.10 A Relay - Stephanie Nguyen (12), Megan NOLET (12), Julia Hu (12) & Vivian YUEN (12)
200 Medley Relay
Champion 2:17.58 A Relay - Stephanie Nguyen (12), Megan NOLET (12), Julia Hu (12) & Vivian YUEN (12)
400 Free Relay
5^th Place 4:36.09 A Relay - Vivian YUEN (12), Julia Hu (12), Megan NOLET (12) & Stephanie Nguyen (12)

11-12 Boys

200 Free Relay
Champion 1:55.20 A Relay - Austin KAO (12), Connor STILL (12), Shayne Fleming (12) & Matthew MURRAY (12)
3^rd Place 2:04.10 B Relay - Erich PESKE (11), Mark LIU (12) ,Michael CHEN (12) & Trevor STANBURY (11)
400 Medley Relay
Champion 4:43.91 A Relay - Shayne Fleming (12), Richard CHEN (12), Matthew MURRAY (12) & Austin KAO (12)
2^nd Place 5:01.47 B Relay - Toby COFFIN (11), Mark LIU (12), Erich PESKE (11) & Connor STILL (12)
5^th Place 5:09.25 C Relay - Michael ZHANG (12), Michael CHEN (12), Jeremie DEZWIREK (11) & Trevor STANBURY
200 Medley Relay
Champion 2:12.06 A Relay - Shayne Fleming (12), Richard CHEN (12), Matthew MURRAY (12) & Connor STILL (12)
2^nd Place 2:17.56 B Relay - Toby COFFIN (11), Mark LIU (12), Erich PESKE (11) & Trevor STANBURY (11)
4^th Place 2:20.41 C Relay - Michael ZHANG (12), Michael CHEN (12), Jeremie DEZWIREK (11) & Connor STILL (12)
400 Free Relay
Champion 4:17.94 A Relay - Shayne Fleming (12), Connor STILL (12), Matthew MURRAY (12) & Trevor STANBURY
4^th Place 4:32.06 B Relay - Michael CHEN (12), Mark LIU (12), Toby COFFIN (11) & Austin KAO (12)

13-14 Girls

800 Free Relay
Champion 8:57.34 A Relay - Danielle Gong (13), Julia Still (14), Mao Ueno (13) & Hayes HYDE (14)
200 Free Relay
Champion 1:54.77 A Relay - Margaux CASTEJON (14), Danielle Gong (13), Mao Ueno (13) & Hayes HYDE (14)
400 Medley Relay
3^rd Place 4:44.98 A Relay - Julia Still (14), Danielle Gong (13), Hayes HYDE (14) & Margaux CASTEJON (14)
200 Medley Relay
5^th Place 2:11.85 A Relay - Julia Still (14), Danielle Gong (13), Hayes HYDE (14) & Margaux CASTEJON (14)
400 Free Relay
Champion 4:08.91 A Relay - Audrey Kwong (13), Margaux CASTEJON (14), Danielle Gong (13) & Hayes HYDE (14)
6^th Place 4:19.99 B Relay - Mao Ueno (13), Allison FRISBIE (14), Julia Still (14) & Eloise NICHOLS (14)

13-14 Boys

200 Free Relay
5^th Place 1:47.14 A Relay - Dustin Chien (14), Steven Chien (13), Andrew Chin (13) & Kevin Parizi (14)
400 Medley Relay
7^th Place 4:35.69 A Relay - Kevin Parizi (14), Brad MURRAY (13), Andrew Chin (13) & Dustin Chien (14)
200 Medley Relay
7^th Place 2:05.12 B Relay - Kevin Parizi (14), Brad MURRAY (13), Andrew Chin (13) & Dustin Chien (14)
400 Free Relay
4^th Place 4:00.00 A Relay - Kevin Parizi (14), Dustin Chien (14), Steven Chien (13) & Andrew Chin (13)

15-16 Girls

800 Free Relay
Champion 8:36.56 A Relay - Jamie Martinez (15), Michelle Liu (16), Jennifer Gong (16) & Nilasha Ghosh (15)
200 Free Relay
Champion 1:50.46 A Relay - Nilasha Ghosh (15), Michelle Liu (16), Jennifer Gong (16) & Jamie Martinez (15)
400 Medley Relay
Champion 4:23.85 A Relay - Michelle Liu (16), Jennifer Gong (16), Jamie Martinez (15) & Nilasha Ghosh (15)
200 Medley Relay
Champion 2:03.20 A Relay - Michelle Liu (16), Jennifer Gong (16), Jamie Martinez (15) & Nilasha Ghosh (15)
400 Free Relay
Champion 4:05.48 A Relay - Jennifer Gong (16), Michelle Liu (16), Nilasha Ghosh (15) & Jamie Martinez (15)

17-18 Girls

800 Free Relay
7^th Place 10:43.66 A Relay - Whitney CAMPBELL (17), Jessica Douglas (17), Jessica LEE (18) & Kristin Lee (18)
200 Free Relay
7^th Place 2:03.41 A Relay - Whitney CAMPBELL (17), Kristin Lee (18), Jessica Douglas (17) & Jessica LEE (18)
400 Medley Relay
7^th Place 5:08.31 A Relay - Whitney CAMPBELL (17), Jessica LEE (18), Kristin Lee (18) & Jessica Douglas (17)
200 Medley Relay
7^th Place 2:17.43 A Relay - Kristin Lee (18), Jessica LEE (18), Whitney CAMPBELL (17) & Jessica Douglas (17)

June 24, 2004 - USA Swimming has named DACA a Silver Medal Club!

The USA Swimming Excellence in Club Swimming Program is a program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to excellence in operation, performance, and the support and development of USA Swimming. This program strives to meet the following objectives:

Promote the development of comprehensive age group and senior swimming programs;
Provide ways that USA Swimming can better assist, encourage, and motivate our member clubs to strive for the highest ideals of development and performance; and,
Encourage USA Swimming’s most successful professional coaches to become leaders in the sport through involvement in local or national governance.

This program’s goal is to embrace leadership and excellence in up to 200 of USA Swimming’s top member clubs. It identifies resources necessary for funding and support and recognizes the development system as integral to achieving excellence.

June 13, 2004 - Another Adam Hinshaw Record

Adam Hinshaw broke his own Pacific Swimming Record in the 10 & under 400 meter freestyle at the Orinda Junior+ meet with a 4:44.74.

June 3, 2004 - Erica Liu in the news!

Follow this link to a feature on Erica Liu in the San Jose Mercury News.

May 18, 2004 - National Age Group Record for Adam Hinshaw!

After missing the National Age Group record in the 10 & Under boys 500 yard free by a mere .25 seconds at the Far Western Championships in April, Adam Hinshaw was determined not to miss again. Adam had one more crack at the record before the long course season begun at the Walnut Creek C/B/A+ meet on May 8th & 9th, 2004. With his recent near miss in the back of his mind, the determined Hinshaw crushed the National Age Group Record with a 5:15.14 surpassing the old mark of 5:17.58 set back in 2003. This swim also lowers his own Pacific Swimming Record set just 1 month ago!

This accomplishment is yet another first for De Anza Cupertino Aquatics as a team this 2003-2004 season. Adam Hinshaw is the first individual swimmer to break a National Age Group Record for DACA.

Congratulations Adam!

May 17, 2004 - DACA Swimmers Dominate at High School CCS Championships!

DACA’s National Team and Senior groups excelled at the Central Coast Section (CCS) High School Championships, held May 14th & 15th, 2004 in San Jose.

Our men were led by Nicholas Buonfiglio, who placed 3rd & 4th in the 200 I.M. & 100 breaststroke respectively and Mat Schmidt who placed 5th in both the 200 I.M. and 100 breaststroke. In all, the men had 12 final swims, including 3 DACA swimmers in the Championship final of the 100 breaststroke. Other finalists included; Kevin Luu (2 events), Tyler Landrith (2 events), Fred Tran (2 events), Michael Wang, Brandt Robinson, and Onur Erbiligin.

DACA's women placed 1st or 2nd in EVERY event, placing 1-2-3 in the 200 IM and 1-2 in the 100 butterfly. Our Champions were led by Erica Liu’s victories in the 200 I.M. and 100 breaststroke (the latter is a new CCS record). Erica finished her CCS career with 6 individual titles. Amber Hovey repeated as 100 fly champion, as did Jamie Martinez in the 200 freestyle. Nilasha Ghosh placed 2nd in both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Michelle Liu was 2nd in both the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Other finalists included; Jennifer Gong (2 events), Catherine Kung (2 events), Whitney Campbell (2 events), Sasha Brophy, Lisa Chu, Jessica Douglas, and Jessica Lee.

Congratulations to all of DACA’s finalists!!!

May 10, 2004 - Another Distance Record for Ben Hinshaw

Ben Hinshaw, who lowered the 11-12 Pacific Swimming record in the 1650 yard free earlier this year, took down the 11-12 boys 1500 meter free record at his 1st long course meet of the season and his last meet in the 11-12 age group with an 18:08.87.

May 5, 2004 - DACA Dominates at the 10 & Under Championships!

At Pacific Swimming's 10 & Under Short Course Championships held on May 1st, 2004 in Salinas the DACA swimmers showed they were a force to be reckoned with. Individual Swimmer High Point is the focus of this meet and there are no total Team points awarded. The Individual High Point trophies are awarded to the girl and boy with the most points in the following age categories; 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old and 10 year old.

Highlights:

Haley Oosterhouse won high point for 9 year old girls
Brandon Conroy won high point for 9 year old boys
Shotaro Ban won high point for 10 year old boys

April 22, 2004 - DACA in the News!

DACA is featured in the April 21st edition of the Cupertino Courier, Saratoga News and Sunnyvale Sun! Click here to read the article on their website.

April 18, 2004 - USA Swimming Age Group TOP 16 Rankings for 2002-2003

Swimmer	Event	Time	Place	Course	Notes
Hinshaw, Adam	10&U 200 MR	2.28.51	3rd		WV Relay
Hinshaw, Adam	10&U 200 FR	2.10.07	2nd		WV Relay
Hinshaw, Adam	10&U 200 FR	1.56.59	9th	SCY	WV Relay
Hinshaw, Adam	10&U 400 Free	4.57.98	8th		WV Relay
Hinshaw, Adam	10&U 200 Free	2.23.18	7th		WV Relay
Hinshaw, Ben	11-12 1500 Free	18.17.45	7th
Hinshaw, Ben	11-12 800 Free	9.35.75	12th
Hinshaw, Ben	11-12 1650 Free	18.03.35	13th	SCY
Hyde, Hayes	11-12 200 Fly	2.11.51	8th	SCY
Hyde, Hayes	11-12 100 Fly	59.38	10th	SCY
Peske, Erich	10&U 200 FR	2.10.07	2nd		WV Relay
Stanbury, Trevor	10&U 200 FR	1.56.59	9th	SCY	WV Relay
Stanbury, Trevor	10&U 200 MR	2.28.51	3rd		WV Relay
Stanbury, Trevor	10&U 200 FR	2.10.07	2nd		WV Relay
Still, Connor	10&U 200 FR	1.56.59	9th	SCY	WV Relay

		Women
Ghosh, Nilasha	13-14 100 Fly	1.04.33	14th
Ghosh, Nilasha	13-14 200 Fly	2.21.77	15th
Gong, Danielle	11-12 400 IM	5.18.95	7th
Gong, Danielle	11-12 400 FR	3.49.07	16th	SCY
Hovey, Amber	15-16 100 Fly	1.03.18	16th
Hovey, Amber	15-16 100 Fly	55.52	13th	SCY
Kwong, Audrey	11-12 400 FR	3.49.07	16th	SCY
Liu, Erica	15-16 200 Brst	2.34.73	7th
Liu, Erica	15-16 100 Brst	1.10.76	2nd
Liu, Erica	15-16 200 IM	2.02.06	2nd	SCY
Liu, Erica	15-16 100 Brst	1.02.66	8th	SCY
Liu, Erica	15-16 200 Brst	2.15.51	9th	SCY
Liu, Michelle	13-14 200 Back	2.22.93	15th
Liu, Michelle	13-14 100 Back	1.06.34	11th
Liu, Michelle	13-14 200 Back	2.02.24	10th	SCY
Liu, Michelle	15-16 200 Back	2.19.39	15th
Martinez, Jamie	13-14 200 Fly	2.01.41	5th	SCY
Martinez, Jamie	13-14 200 Fly	2.18.19	5th
Still, Julia	11-12 400 FR	3.49.07	16th	SCY
Ueno, Mao	11-12 400 FR	3.49.07	16th	SCY

		Men
Ban, Shotaro	10&U 200 MR	2.12.27	13th	SCY
Ban, Shotaro	10&U 200 MR	2.29.40	6th
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 400 FR	3.15.20	6th	SCY
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 800 FR	7.12.05	10th	SCY
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 400 MR	3.37.78	11th	SCY
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 200 FR	1.42.20	3rd
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 400 FR	3.43.00	1st		Alternates receive award also
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 800 FR	8.19.86	8th
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 200 MR	1.53.01	2nd
Buonfiglio, Nicholas	15-16 400 MR	4.06.72	2nd
Chien, Dustin	11-12 200 FR	1.43.64	12th	SCY
Chien, Dustin	11-12 200 FR	1.56.37	5th
Chien, Dustin	11-12 400 FR	4.18.58	7th
Chien, Steven	11-12 200 FR	1.43.64	12th	SCY
Chien, Steven	11-12 200 FR	1.56.37	5th
Chien, Steven	11-12 400 FR	4.18.58	7th
Chien, Steven	11-12 200 MR	2.12.49	7th
Chien, Steven	11-12 400 MR	4.47.60	2nd
Chin, Andrew	11-12 200 FR	1.43.64	12th	SCY
Chin, Andrew	11-12 200 FR	1.56.37	5th
Chin, Andrew	11-12 400 FR	4.18.58	7th
Chin, Andrew	11-12 200 MR	2.12.49	7th
Chin, Andrew	11-12 400 MR	4.47.60	2nd
Coffin, Toby	10&U 200 MR	2.12.27	13th	SCY
Coffin, Toby	10&U 200 MR	2.29.40	6th
Dezwirek, Jeremie	10&U 200 MR	2.12.27	13th	SCY
Dezwirek, Jeremie	10&U 200 MR	2.29.40	6th
Fleming, Shayne	11-12 200 FR	1.43.64	12th	SCY
Fleming, Shayne	11-12 200 FR	1.56.37	5th
Fleming, Shayne	11-12 400 FR	4.18.58	7th
Fleming, Shayne	11-12 200 MR	2.12.49	7th
Fleming, Shayne	11-12 400 MR	4.47.60	2nd
Kao, Austin	11-12 200 FR	1.56.37	5th
Landrith, Tyler	15-16 200 FR	1.42.20	3rd
Landrith, Tyler	15-16 400 FR	3.43.00	1st		Alternates receive award also
Landrith, Tyler	15-16 800 FR	8.19.86	8th
Landrith, Tyler	15-16 200 MR	1.53.01	2nd
Landrith, Tyler	15-16 400 MR	4.06.72	2nd
Liu, Mark	10&U 50 Brst	35.52	8th	SCY
Liu, Mark	10&U 50 Brst	39.87	5th
Liu, Mark	10&U 100 Brst	1.28.25	7th
Liu, Mark	10&U 200 MR	2.12.27	13th	SCY
Liu, Mark	11-12 400 FR	4.18.58	7th
Liu, Mark	11-12 200 MR	2.12.49	7th
Liu, Mark	11-12 400 MR	4.47.60	2nd
Luu, Kevin	15-16 200 FR	1.42.20	3rd
Luu, Kevin	15-16 400 FR	3.43.00	1st		Alternates receive award also
Luu, Kevin	15-16 800 FR	8.19.86	8th
Luu, Kevin	15-16 200 MR	1.53.01	2nd
Luu, Kevin	15-16 400 MR	4.06.72	2nd
Martinez, Jonathon	10&U 200 MR	2.29.40	6th
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 400 FR	3.15.20	6th	SCY
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 800 FR	7.12.05	10th	SCY
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 400 MR	3.37.78	11th	SCY
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 200 FR	1.42.20	3rd
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 400 FR	3.43.00	1st		Alternates receive award also
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 800 FR	8.19.86	8th
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 200 MR	1.53.01	2nd
Schmidt, Mat	15-16 400 MR	4.06.72	2nd
Tran, Fred	15-16 400 FR	3.15.20	6th	SCY
Tran, Fred	15-16 800 FR	7.12.05	10th	SCY
Tran, Fred	15-16 400 MR	3.37.78	11th	SCY
Tran, Fred	15-16 200 FR	1.42.20	3rd
Tran, Fred	15-16 400 FR	3.43.00	1st		Alternates receive award also
Tran, Fred	15-16 800 FR	8.19.86	8th
Tran, Fred	15-16 200 MR	1.53.01	2nd
Tran, Fred	15-16 400 MR	4.06.72	2nd
Wang, Michael	15-16 400 FR	3.15.20	6th	SCY
Wang, Michael	15-16 800 FR	7.12.05	10th	SCY
Wang, Michael	15-16 400 MR	3.37.78	11th	SCY
Wang, Michael	15-16 200 FR	1.42.20	3rd
Wang, Michael	15-16 400 FR	3.43.00	1st		Alternates receive award also
Wang, Michael	15-16 800 FR	8.19.86	8th
Wang, Michael	15-16 200 MR	1.53.01	2nd
Wang, Michael	15-16 400 MR	4.06.72	2nd

April 7, 2004 - DACA Captures it's 1st Far Western Team Title!

DACA's age groupers finished out the 2004 short course season by winning the team title at the 2004 Short Course Far Western Championships held in Pleasanton on April1st-4th, 2004. With only 14 and under aged swimmers scoring points, DACA narrowly edged out the Terrapins of Concord in a see-saw battle that came down to the final event of the meet. DACA finished in 1st place with 735.5 points, Terrapins were 2nd place with 725 points and in 3rd place was Walnut Creek with 378.5.

Major Highlights:

DACA swimmers broke 7 Pacific Swimming Records: 4 individual records and 3 relay records
- Shayne Fleming - 57.15 in the 100 Back breaking the old record of 57.76 from 1991
- Shayne Fleming - 2:04.10 in the 200 Back breaking the old record of 2:05.36 from 2003
- Adam Hinshaw - 5:17.83 in the 500 Free breaking his old record of 5:20.29 from 2004
- Ben Hinshaw - 17:47.55 in the 1650 Free breaking his old record of 17:49.84 from 2003
- 10 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay of Ian Yuh, Mitchell Song, Shotaro Ban & Adam Hinshaw went 2:05.53 smashing the record set by DACA (set earlier this year) of 2:07.42 in January 2004!
- 11-12 Boys 200 Free Relay of Austin Kao, Matt Murray, Ben Hinshaw & Shayne Fleming went 1:40.02 breaking the record set by DACA (set earlier this year) of 1:40.58 in January 2004!
- 11-12 Boys 400 Medley Relay of Shayne Fleming, Richard Chen, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw went 4:06.35 smashing the old record of 4:08.80 from 2000!
DACA swimmers broke 6 Far Western Meet Records: 3 individual records and 3 relay records
- Shayne Fleming - 2:04.10 in the 200 Back breaking the old record of 2:05.12 from 2003
- Adam Hinshaw - 5:17.83 in the 500 Free breaking the old record of 5:41.13 from 2003
- Ben Hinshaw - 17:47.55 in the 1650 Free breaking his old record of 18:03.35 from 2003
- 10 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay of Ian Yuh, Mitchell Song, Shotaro Ban & Adam Hinshaw went 2:05.53 smashing the record of 2:08.29 by 3 seconds set back in 1985 by Arden Hills!
- 11-12 Boys 200 Free Relay of Austin Kao, Matt Murray, Ben Hinshaw & Shayne Fleming went 1:40.02 slashing 2 seconds of the old record of 1:42.27 set back in 1983 by San Jose Aquatics!
- 11-12 Boys 400 Medley Relay of Shayne Fleming, Richard Chen, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw went 4:06.35 smashing the old record of 4:09.43 by 3 seconds set back in 1983 by San Jose Aquatics!
DACA swimmers broke 29 DACA Team Records: 16 individual records and 13 relay records
- 10 & Under Girls:
  - 200 Free Relay - Eva Chen, Lucia Lin, Alice Shieh & Haley Oosterhouse
- 10 & Under Boys:
  - Shotaro Ban - 2 Team Records - 50 Back & 100 Fly
  - Adam Hinshaw - 5 Team Records - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free & 100 I.M.
  - 200 Free Relay - Shotaro Ban, Jeremie DeZwirek, Casey Fleming & Adam Hinshaw
  - 200 Medley Relay - Ian Yuh, Mitchell Song, Shotaro Ban & Adam Hinshaw
- 11-12 Boys:
  - Shayne Fleming - 7 Team Records -50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 200 back, 100 I.M. & 400 I.M.
  - Ben Hinshaw - 1 Team Record - 1650 Free
  - 200 Free Relay - Austin Kao, Matt Murray, Ben Hinshaw & Shayne Fleming
  - 400 Free Relay - Matt Murray, Ben Hinshaw, Connor Still & Shayne Fleming
  - 200 Medley Relay - Shayne Fleming, Mark Liu, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw
  - 400 Medley Relay - Shayne Fleming, Richard Chen, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw
- 13-14 Girls:
  - Danielle Gong - 1 Team Record - 1000 Free
  - 800 Free Relay - Julia Still, Mao Ueno, Danielle Gong & Hayes Hyde
- 13-14 Boys:
  - 200 Free Relay - Dustin Chien, Arthur Lam, Steven Chien & Kevin Parizi
  - 400 Free Relay - Arthur Lam, Dustin Chien, Steven Chien & Kevin Parizi
  - 800 Free Relay - Kevin Parizi, Ryan Hinshaw, Arthur Lam & Andrew Chin
  - 200 Medley Relay - Kevin Parizi, Arthur Lam, Andrew Chin & Dustin Chien
  - 400 Medley Relay - Kevin Parizi, Arthur Lam, Andrew Chin & Steven Chien
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 Runner-up

Top 8 Individuals:

10 & Under Girls:
- Eva Chen - 5th-50 Breast and 6th-100 Back
10 & Under Boys:
- Shotaro Ban - 1st-50 Back, 1st-100 Back, 1st-50 Fly, 1st-100 Fly, 2nd-50 Free, 2nd-100 Free & 2nd-100 I.M.
- Brandon Conroy - 3rd-100 Breast, 4th-200 I.M., 6th-100 I.M. & 8th-50 Fly
- Jeremie DeZwirek - 3rd-200 I.M., 4th-50 Fly, 4th-100 Fly, 6th-100 Back & 7th-50 Back
- Adam Hinshaw - 1st-50 Free, 1st-100 Free, 1st-200 Free, 1st-500 Free, 1st-100 I.M. 1st-200 I.M. & 2nd-100 Fly
- Mitchell Song - 1st-50 Breast & 1st-100 Breast
- Ian Yuh - 3rd-50 Back & 5th-100 Back
- A.J. Zavala - 5th-50 Fly & 5th-100 Fly
11-12 Girls:
- Audrey Kwong - 4th-200 Free & 4th-500 Free
11-12 Boys:
- Richard Chen - 4th-200 Breast & 7th-100 Breast
- Shayne Fleming - 1st-50 Free, 1st-200 Back, 1st-100 I.M., 1st-400 I.M., 2nd-100 Free, 2nd-50 Back & 2nd-100 Back
- Ben Hinshaw - 1st-1650 Free, 3rd-1000 Free, 5th-200 Breast, 5th-400 I.M., 6th-500 Free, 7th-200 Free & 8th-200 I.M.
- Matt Murray - 3rd-200 Fly, 4th-100 Fly, 5th-100 I.M., 6th-50 Free & 6th-50 Fly
- Mark Liu - 6th-50 Breast
13-14 Girls:
- Danielle Gong - 3rd-1000 Free, 4th-200 Free, 5th-400 I.M., 6th-200 I.M. & 8th-200 Back
- Hayes Hyde - 2nd-100 Free, 2nd-200 Free, 3rd-50 Free, 3rd-200 Fly, 4th-100 Fly & 5th-100 Back
- Julia Still - 7th-1000 Free
13-14 Boys:
- Kevin Parizi - 2nd-50 Free, 2nd-200 Back, 3rd-100 Back, 5th-100 Free & 6th-200 Free

Top 8 Relays:

10 & Under Girls:
- 3rd-200 Free Relay 'A' - Eva Chen, Lucia Lin, Alice Shieh & Haley Oosterhous
- 3rd-200 Medley Relay 'A' - Lucia Lin, Paige Davis, Haley Oosterhouse & Eva Chen
10 & Under Boys:
- 1st-200 Free Relay 'A' - Shotaro Ban, Jeremie DeZwirek, Casey Fleming & Adam Hinshaw
- 1st-200 Medley Relay 'A' - Ian Yuh, Mitchell Song, Shotaro Ban & Adam Hinshaw
- 2nd-200 Free Relay 'B' - Brandon Conroy, Ian Yuh, Mitchell Song & A.J. Zavala
- 2nd-200 Medley Relay 'B' - Jeremie DeZwirek, Brandon Conroy, A.J. Zavala & Casey Fleming
- 8th-200 Free Relay 'C' - Quinn Markwith, Jared Wong, Mac Hyde & Michael Leung
11-12 Girls:
- 6th-400 Free Relay 'A' - Stephanie Nguyen, Lindsey Oosterhouse, Marcy Lopez & Audrey Kwong
- 8th-200 Free Relay 'A' - Lindsey Oosterhouse, Marcy Lopez, Stephanie Nguyen & Audrey Kwong
11-12 Boys:
- 1st-200 Free Relay 'A' - Austin Kao, Matt Murray, Ben Hinshaw & Shayne Fleming
- 1st-400 Free Relay 'A' - Matt Murray, Ben Hinshaw, Connor Still & Shayne Fleming
- 1st-200 Medley Relay 'A' - Shayne Fleming, Mark Liu, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw
- 1st-400 Medley Relay 'A' - Shayne Fleming, Richard Chen, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw
- 4th-400 Medley Relay 'B' - Alan Reed, Mark Liu, Erich Peske & Connor Still
- 4th-200 Free Relay 'B' - Alan Reed, Erich Peske, Bryan Steele & Connor Still
- 6th-200 Medley Relay 'C' - Michael Zhang, Michael Chen, Austin Kao & Trevor Stanbury
- 8th-200 Free Relay 'C' - Michael Zhang, Mark Liu, Michael Chen & Trevor Stanbury
13-14 Girls:
- 1st-200 Free Relay 'A' - Margaux Castejon, Danielle Gong, Mao Ueno & Hayes Hyde
- 1st-400 Free Relay 'A' - Margaux Castejon, Danielle Gong, Mao Ueno & Hayes Hyde
- 2nd-800 Free Relay 'A' - Julia Still, Mao Ueno, Danielle Gong & Hayes Hyde
- 3rd-400 Medley Relay 'A' - Julia Still, Danielle Gong, Hayes Hyde & Mao Ueno
- 4th-200 Medley Relay 'A' - Julia Still, Danielle Gong, Hayes Hyde & Mao Ueno
- 6th-400 Medley Relay 'B' - Eloise Nichols, Ellen Umeda, Margaux Castejon & Allison Frisbie
13-14 Boys:
- 3rd-200 Free Relay 'A' - Dustin Chien, Arthur Lam, Steven Chien & Kevin Parizi
- 2nd-400 Free Relay 'A' - Arthur Lam, Dustin Chien, Steven Chien & Kevin Parizi
- 5th-800 Free Relay 'A' - Kevin Parizi, Ryan Hinshaw, Arthur Lam & Andrew Chin
- 4th-200 Medley Relay 'A' - Kevin Parizi, Arthur Lam, Andrew Chin & Dustin Chien
- 3rd-400 Medley Relay 'A' - Kevin Parizi, Arthur Lam, Andrew Chin & Steven Chien

March 28, 2004 - DACA Women Place 9th at ConocoPhillips Spring National Championships

DACA finished as the 9th place Women's Team at the ConocoPhillips Spring National Championships held in Orlando, Florida on February 10-14th.

Individual Finalists:

Erica Liu - 5^th-100 Breast, 12^th-200 IM and 17^th-200 Breast
Marie Marsman - 12^th-100 Free and 18^th-50 Free

Relay Finalists:

6th Place - 400 Free Relay 'A' - Roshan Mehdizadeh, Erica Liu, Heidi Schmidt & Marie Marsman
10th Place - 400 Medley Relay 'B' - Jamie Martinez, Heidi Schmidt, Nilasha Ghosh & Roshan Mehdizadeh
12th Place - 800 Free Relay 'A' - Erica Liu, Amber Hovey, Nilasha Ghosh & Jamie Martinez
18th Place - 400 Free Relay 'B' - Michelle Liu, Jamie Martinez, Nilasha Ghosh & Amber Hovey

February 12, 2004 - Adam Hinshaw breaks 500 Free Record!

Adam Hinshaw broke his own 10 & under boys record in the 500 free at the Orinda Junior+ meet with a 5:24.37 shaving two more seconds off his previous mark.

February 3, 2004 - Two more Pacific Swimming Records Broken by DACA!

At the Zone 1-North Championships held at De Anza College, DACA's 11-12 Boys broke a 5 year old record in the 200 Free Relay. The relay members Andrew Chin, Matthew Murray, Ben Hinshaw and Shayne Fleming finished in 1:40.58 crushing Walnut Creek's old record of 1:41.81 from 1999!

DACA's 10 & Under boys followed, breaking the 200 Medley Relay record set back in 1970! The relay team of Shotaro Ban, Brandon Conroy, Erich Peske and Adam Hinshaw went 2:07.42 smashing Arden Hill's old record of 2:08.20 from over 34 years ago!

Congratulations Boys!

11-12 Boys - Record Breaking Relay (from left to right) Ben Hinshaw,
Shayne Fleming (the TALL ONE), Matthew Murray and Andrew Chin.

10 & Under Boys - Record Breaking Relay (from left to right) Erich Peske,
Adam Hinshaw, Shotaro Ban and Brandon Conroy.

January 21, 2004 - DACA Takes 2nd Place at So Cal Meet

DACA's National Team prepares for USA Nationals in Orlando, Florida with long course meet in Southern California.

The 2004 Martin D. Inkmann Q meet passed into the record books Sunday evening with new records set in every event and with Irvine Novaquatics in control of all categories of team scoring. NOVA swept the combined title scoring 410 in the women's events and 581.5 in the men's. Visiting De Anza Cupertino Aquatics placed second in the women with 342 points with a tie for third between Aquazot Swim Club and Arizona Desert Fox at 274. The FAST team claimed second in men at 229 just ahead of Canyons Aquatic Club at 220 and Industry Hills at 190.

DACA finished as the 2nd Place Combined Team, 2nd Place Women's Team and 15th Place Men's Team

January 17, 2004 - Pacific Swimming's Annual Awards Banquet

DACA swimmers recognized as 2003 Outstanding Age Group Swimmers:

Adam Hinshaw - Long Course 10 & Under Boys
Mark Liu - Short Course and Long Course 10 & Under Boys
Hayes Hyde - Short Course 11-12 Girls
Danielle Gong - Long Course 11-12 Girls
Jamie Martinez - Short Course 13-14 Girls
Erica Liu - Short Course 15-16 Girls

DACA coaches recognized:

Tori Eubanks - Coach of 11-12 boys at 2003 Quad Meet in Reno, Nevada

December 18, 2003 - DACA takes 3rd Place Combined Team at 2003 Holiday Swim Festival!

DACA traveled to Tempe, Arizona with 54 swimmers to compete in the 2003 Holiday Swim Festival held at Arizona State University. The DACA boys dominated the 10 & Under and 11-12 boys age groups resulting in 1st Place Boys Team. The girls followed with 7th Place Girls Team finish. Combined, DACA finished in 3rd place with Combined Team Scores. These scores were combined with the Age Group and Senior points which is even more impressive since DACA had only 1 Senior boy and 6 Senior girls competing in the meet!

Major Highlights:

5 Individual Meet Records broken
4 Relay Meet Records broken
Adam Hinshaw won the 10 & Under Boys High Point
Andrew Chin won the 11-12 Boys High Point
Adam Hinshaw broke his own Pacific Swimming Record in the 500 Free with a 5:26.60

Top 8 Individuals:

10 & Under Girls:
- Eva Chen - Top 8 in 6 events
10 & Under Boys:
- Shotaro Ban - Champion in 50 Fly-New Meet Record, 100 Fly & 50 Back & top 8 in 8 events
- Brandon Conroy - Top 8 in 8 events
- Casey Fleming - Top 8 in 1 event
- Adam Hinshaw - Champion in 50 Free, 100 Free-New Meet Record, 200 Free-New Meet Record, 100 back, 50 Breast, 100 I.M.-New Meet Record & 200 I.M.-New Meet Record & top 8 in 9 events
- Michael Leung - Top 8 in 4 events
- Jonathon Martinez - Top 8 in 7 events
- Andrew Nguyen - Top 8 in 3 events
- Mitchell Song - Champion in 100 Breast & top 8 in 4 events
- Ian Yuh - Top 8 in 4 events
11-12 Girls:
- Audrey Kwong - Top 8 in 4 events
11-12 Boys:
- Andrew Chin - Champion in 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 100 I.M. & 200 I.M. & top 8 in 8 events
- Shayne Fleming - Champion in 50 Free & 100 Back & top 8 in 7 events
- Ben Hinshaw - Top 8 in 8 events
- Austin Kao - Top 8 in 1 event
- Mark Liu - Top 8 in 1 event
- Matt Murray - Top 8 in 8 events
13-14 Girls:
- Danielle Gong - Top 8 in 2 events
- Hayes Hyde - Top 8 in 5 events
13-14 Boys:
- Dustin Chien - Top 8 in 1 event
- Steven Chien - Top 8 in 2 events
- Arthur Lam - Top 8 in 1 event
- Kevin Parizi - Top 8 in 7 events

Top 3 Relays:

10 & Under Girls:
- 2nd Place 200 Medley Relay
- 2nd Place 200 Free Relay
10 & Under Boys:
- 1st Place 200 Medley Relay 'A' team - Shotaro Ban, Andrew Nguyen, Brandon Conroy & Adam Hinshaw
  New Meet Record by 8 seconds!
- 1st Place 200 Free Relay 'A' team - Adam Hinshaw, Shotaro Ban, Brandon Conroy & Ian Yuh
  New Meet Record!
- 2nd Place 200 Free Relay 'B' team
- 3rd Place 200 Medley Relay 'B' team
11-12 Girls:
- 3rd 400 Medley Relay
11-12 Boys:
- 1st Place 400 Free Relay 'A' team - Andrew Chin, Ben Hinshaw, Matt Murray & Shayne Fleming
  New Meet Record by 8 seconds!
- 1st Place 200 Medley Relay 'A' team - Shayne Fleming, Andrew Chin, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw
- 1st Place 200 Free Relay 'A' team - Andrew Chin, Ben Hinshaw, Matt Murray & Shayne Fleming
- 1st Place 400 Medley Relay 'A' team - Shayne Fleming, Andrew Chin, Matt Murray & Ben Hinshaw
  New Meet Record!
13-14 Girls:
- 3rd Place 400 Free Relay 'A' team
- 3rd Place 200 Free Relay 'A' team
13-14 Boys:
- 2nd Place 400 Free Relay 'A' team
- 2nd Place 200 Free Relay 'A' team
- 3rd Place 400 Medley Relay 'A' team

December 17, 2003 - DACA takes 3rd Place at U.S. Open!

DACA earned 3rd place Women's Team at U.S. Open held in Seattle, Washington.
Individual Finalists:

Erica Liu - 12th-100 Breast, 18th-200 I.M., 21st-200 Breast & 24th-100 Free
Michelle Liu - 14th-200 Back
Marie Marsman - 13th-100 Free

Relay Finalists:

400 Medley Relay - 3rd Place - Michelle Liu, Erica Liu, Amber Hovey & Roshan Mehdizadeh
400 Free Relay - 3rd Place - Heidi Schmidt, Erica Liu, Marie Marsman & Roshan Mehdizadeh
800 Free Relay - 15th Place - Jamie Martinez, Erica Liu, Amber Hovey & Roshan Mehdizadeh

November 17, 2003 - Hinshaw brothers set first Pacific Swimming Records of the year!

Adam Hinshaw broke his brother Ben's record in the 9-10 boys 500 free with a 5:34.55 at the Sunnyvale meet. Ben was also counting for Adam when he broke the record. A week later Ben took down the 11-12 boys 1650 yard freestyle record at the Palo Alto meet with a 17:55.54 swim.

September 29, 2003 - Congratulations to National Team Members Amber Hovey and Catherine Kung for being selected to USASwimming's 2002-2003 Scholastic All-American Team!

August 14, 2003 - DACA's Graduating High School Swimmers:

Abra Armour - Arizona State University
Kelley Blakemore - University of Hawaii
Monica Dellamano - St. Mary's College
Kelley Sanders - University of California, Berkeley
Annie Sweeney - Notre Dame

Good Luck in college ladies you will be missed!!!

December 16, 2002 - DACA wins the Holiday Swim Festival in Tempe, Arizona!!
Despite having to scratch from Sunday night's finals, DACA's substantial lead in team points was enough to take the team championship from Sun Devil Aquatics. Click here for individual results.

Holiday Swim Festival 2002
- Combined Team Scores -

Place	Team	Points
1	De Anza Cupertino Aquatics DACA-PC	1,606
2	Sun Devil Aquatics SDA-AZ	1,482
3	Arden Hills AH-SN	1,207.50
4	Palo Alto Swim Club PASC-PC	915
5	Phoenix Swim Club PSC-AZ	873
6	Desert Thunder Aquatics DTAC-AZ	701.50
7	Arizona Desert Fox AFOX-AZ	681.50
8	Scottsdale Aquatic Club SAC-AZ	597
9	Sierra Marlins Swim Team SMST-SN	510
10	California Capital Aquatics CCA-SN	361