Alto Takes On The Summer Swelter

At the 2026 Alto Summer Swelter, Alto Swimmers achieved 954 Personal Best times!

Alto Swim Club achieved 3 new Alto Team Records, 14 new Far Western qualifying times, and 42 new Age Group Championships qualifying times.

Alto Swimmers also attained 1 new National AAAA times and above, 10 new National AAA times, 30 new National AA times, 44 new National A times, and 87 new National BB times.

Congratulations, Alto Swimmers!

New Alto Team Records!

10 & U Boys 100 LCM Free - 1:06.20
Ethan Locke
10 & U Boys 100 LCM Breast - 1:23.16
Ethan Locke
10 & U Boys 400 LCM IM - 5:42.21
Ethan Locke

 

New Long Course Far Western Qualifying Times

Ganna Afonova

Skye Bailey

Sophia Berry

Vanya Gupta

Nicholas Liu

Yu-Sen Lo

Ryan Rim

Nathan Wu

Henry Yang

Jason Ye

Kaylee Zhang

Daoqi Zhu

50 Fly

200 IM

200 IM, 400 IM

100 Breast

100 Back

100 Fly

200 Free

200 Breast

50 Free

100 Back

100 Breast

100 Breast, 200 IM

 

New Long Course Age Group Championship Qualifying Times

100 Back, 100 Breast

100 Fly

200 IM, 400 IM

200 Free, 200 Back, 50 Freе

100 Fly

100 Breast

100 Breast, 200 Breast

200 Free, 200 Breast, 100 Breast

100 Breast

100 Back, 100 Freе

200 IM, 400 IM

200 Breast, 400 IM

100 Breast, 400 Free

100 Free

200 Free, 50 Free

200 Back

400 IM

100 Free

100 Fly, 100 Free, 400 Free

100 Breast

100 Back

50 Breast

400 IM

100 Free

100 Fly

100 Fly

400 Freе

Ganna Afonova

Skye Bailey

Sophia Berry

Phillip Bulankov

Sean Chan

Emma Gafton

Vanya Gupta

Emily He

William Lao

Leo Liao

Lucas Liu

Naiah Nogami

Finn Scott

Logan Shin

Heber Sun

lan Sun

Mina Taylor

Stephanie Walther

Elisa Wang

Ethan Wang

Jonathan Wang

Zara Wong

Alison Wu

Henry Yang

Jason Ye

Kaylee Zhang

Sammuel Zhou

 

About Alto Swim Club

Alto Swim Club is a year-round USA Swimming club serving Peninsula families in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Foster City, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Stanford, Atherton, and surrounding Bay Area communities.

From learn-to-swim lessons and stroke development to youth competitive swimming, fitness programs, high school swim training, and high-performance competition, Alto provides professional coaching and long-term athlete development from a swimmer’s first experience through the national level.

Looking for a youth competitive swim team, USA Swimming club, year-round swim program, or swim team tryouts in the Palo Alto area? Explore Alto Swim Club programs and find the right starting point for your swimmer.

Alto offers swimming programs at multiple locations throughout the Mid-Peninsula, including:

Stanford University, Avery Aquatic Center
235 Sam McDonald Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

JLS Middle School
480 E Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Greene Middle School
750 N California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Alpine Hills Swim & Tennis
4139 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028

Alto Swim Club also offers programs at additional locations throughout Palo Alto and the surrounding Peninsula.

Ready to swim with Alto? Explore our programs, register for swim lessons, or learn more about joining Alto Swim Club.

Laura Mitchell