Alto Springs Into Short Course Spring Sectionals!
At the 2026 California/Nevada Spring Sectional Championships in Oceanside, California, 34 Alto athletes achieved 113 best times.
Alto Swim Club athletes achieved 8 new National AAAA times and 10 new National AAA times.
Alto Swimmers also achieved 1 new National qualifying time, 2 new Summer Junior National qualifying times, 2 new Winter Junior qualifying times, 7 new Futures qualifying times, and 6 new Sectional qualifying times.
Congratulations to Dylan Zhao and Ryan Huang for establishing new Alto Team records! Dylan broke the 13-14 Boys 1650 Free (15:45.17) and 1000 Free (9:25.95), and Ryan broke the 15-16 Boys 1650 Free (15:14.64). In addition to the individual records, the relay team of Tanishi Gupta, Hailey Preuss, Maren Byrne, and Lillie Nordmann established new Alto Open Team Records in all relays
Event Champions
Maren Byrne
Tanishi Gupta
Lillie Nordmann
Hailey Preuss
Aaron Sequeira
4x50 Free Relay, 4x200 Free Relay
4x50 Free Relay, 4x200 Free Relay
200 IM, 4x50 Free Relay, 4x200 Free Relay
4x50 Free Relay, 4x200 Free Relay
50 Fly
New Team Records
Dylan Zhao
Ryan Huang
Tanishi Gupta
Maren Byrne
Hailey Preuss
Lillie Nordmann
13-14 1650 Free, 1000 Free
15-16 1650 Free
Open 200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
Open 200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
Open 200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
Open 200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
Top 3 Medalists
Ryan Huang
Lillie Nordmann
Aaron Sequeira
Tanishi Gupta
Maren Byrne
Hailey Preuss
1650 Free, 1000 Free
50 Free, 100 Free, 200 IM, 200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
50 Fly, 100 Fly, 50 Back, 100 Back
200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
200, 400, 800 Free Relay, 200 & 400 Medley Relay
New National Qualifying Times
1650 Free
Ryan Huang
New Summer Junior Qualifying Times
1650 Free, 1000 Free
Ryan Huang
New Winter Junior Qualifying Times
Ryan Huang
Hailey Preuss
1000 Free
200 IM
New Futures Qualifying Times
Andrew Gafton
van Goulart
Tanishi Gupta
Eric Meng
Dylan Zhao
200 Back
50 Fly
50 Free, 200 Free
1000 Free
500 Free, 400 IM
New Sectional Qualifying Times
Mina Averyaskin
Daniel Deng
Aaron Zhu
200 Breast
500 Free
500 Free, 1000 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM
New National AAAA Times
Mina Averyaskin
Patrick Crawford
Daniel Deng
Tanishi Gupta
Elliot Haemer
Hailey Preuss
Guanghao Shao
Dylan Zhao
100 Breast
100 Back
200 Fly, 500 Free
200 Free
1650 Free
200 IM
400 IM
200 Breast
New National AAA Times
Ganna Afonova
Ivan Goulart
Ryan Huang
Ryan Kumar
Ryan Rim
Ben Yu
Aaron Zhu
100 Fly
100 Back
50 Free
50 Free
500 Free, 1000 Free
1000 Free, 200 IM
200 Breast, 500 Free, 1000 Free, 400 IM
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.