Alto Swimmers Go Far at Short Course Spring Far Westerns!
At the 2026 Spring Far Western Championships, 60 new best times were achieved by a select group of Alto swimmers.
Alto Swim Club achieved 3 new National AAAA times and above, 6 new National AAA times and above, and 14 new National AA times and above.
Alto Swimmers achieved 6 new Alto Team Records, 3 new Far Western qualifying times, and 2 new Age Group Championship qualifying times.
Congratulations!
New Alto Team Records:
13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay - 3:37.31
Jayden Song, Logan Browne, Ian Sun, Skye Bailey
11-12 Boys 400 Medley Relay - 4:13.54
Shaine Teh, Heber Sun, Logan Shin, Lucas Chen
9-10 Girls 200 Medley Relay - 2:09.83
Lucy Zhou, Marian Pineda, Claire You, Jojo Qiang-Zhu
9-10 Boys 50 Breaststroke - 33.43
Ethan Locke
9-10 Boys 200 Freestyle - 2:09.51
Ethan Locke
Event Champions
Ethan Locke
Heber Sun
50 Breast, 100 Breast, 100 IM
50 Breast, 1000 Free, 1650 Free
Event Medalists (Top 3 in Finals)
Logan Browne
Lucy Zhou
Marian Pineda
Ethan Locke
Heber Sun
2nd in 100 Free
2nd in 50 Back
3rd in 50 Breast
3rd in 50 and 100 Fly
2nd in 200 Breast and 500 Free, 3rd in 200 IM
Championship Finalists (Top 8 in Finals)
Skye Bailey
Sophia Berry
Logan Browne
Marian Pineda
Lucas Chen
Tina Li
Samuel Liu
Ethan Locke
Heber Sun
lan Sun
Lucy Zhou
6th in 50 Breast, 8th in 1000 Free
7th in 1000 Free
4th in 50 Free
4th in 100 Breast
8th in 50 Free
5th in 50 Free and 100 Free
8th in 1650 Free
5th in 200 IM, 6th in 200 Free
4th in 100 Breast
4th in 100 Fly, 5th in 200 Fly
4th in 100 Breast, 5th in 100 Back and 100 IM, 7th in 50 Breast, 8th in
50 Fly
Consolation Finalists
Ganna Afonova
Skye Bailey
Sophia Berry
Logan Browne
Lucas Chen
Martin Decotigny
Abigail Lin
Tina Li
Nicholas Liu
Samuel Liu
lan Sun
Matthew Tao
Mina Taylor
Nathwan Wu
Andrew Xu
Jason Ye
Lucy Zhou
9th in 50 Breast, 13th in 50 Back, 14th in 50 and 100 Free
9th in 500 Free and 1650 Free, 10th in 400 IM
10th in 100 Back and 1650 Free, 11th in 200 Back, 12th in 400 IM
10th in 500 Free, 11th in 200 Free
14th in 100 IM
11th in 100 Breast, 16th in 50 Breast
14th in 200 Fly
14th in 50 Back
13th in 100 IM and 100 Fly, 15th in 100 Back and 500 Free
9th in 1000 Free, 16th in 500 Free
14th in 500 Free
11th in 200 IM
12th in 200 Back
10th in 100 Breast and 400 IM, 13th in 50 Breast and 200 Breast
12th in 400 IM
15th in 100 Breast
9th in 200 IM
Relay Champions
Girls 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay
Lucy Zhou, Claire You, Marian Pineda, Jojo Qiang-Zhu
Silver Medalist Relays
Boys 11-12 200 Free Relay
Boys 11-12 400 Free Relay
Boys 13-14 400 Medley Relay
Boys 14 & Under 800 Free Relay
Heber Sun, Samuel Liu, Patrick Young, Lucas Chen
Heber Sun, Patrick Young, Samuel Liu, Lucas Chen
Jayden Song, Skye Bailey, lan Sun, Logan Browne
Jayden Song, Logan Browne, lan Sun, Skye Bailey
Bronze Medalist Relays
Boys 13-14 200 Medley Relay
Boys 13-14 400 Free Relay
Jayden Song, Skye Bailey, lan Sun, Logan Browne
Jayden Song, Logan Browne, lan Sun, Skye Bailey
New Far Western Qualifying Times
Ahmet Okyay
Shain Teh
Aiden Yeh
100 Fly
100 Back
100 Breast
New Age Group Championship Qualifying Times
Ganna Afonova
Aiden Yeh
200 Free
100 Back
New National AAAA Times
Tina Li
Heber Sun
Jingquan Zhou
100 Free
200 IM
50 Fly
New National AAA Times
Sophia Berry
Mina Taylor
400 IM, 1650 Free
200 Back
New National AA Times
Ganna Afonova
Abigail Lin
Ahmet Okyay
Jamie Pan
Shain Teh
200 Free
200 Fly
100 Fly
100 Free
100 Back
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.