| Mar 29, 2013 - Age Group Sectionals! | |
 | Congratulations to our Age Group Sectional qualifyers and participants: Spencer Adrian, Sonya Ahmadyar, Jordan Ashmore, Madeleine Bachand, Alayna Connor, Kaitlyn Dobler, Angela Jiang, Emma Li, Haily ... | |
| Mar 17, 2013 - Senior Sectionals | |
| Congratulations to our Senior Sectional competitors: Kelsey Forster, Megan Harper, Alan Hermanns, Curtis Klein, Andrew Pence, and Dino Sikic. Great job, swimmers! | |
| Mar 11, 2013 - Congratulations Cole! | |
| The Dolphins swam this past weekend at the American Short Course Classic in Austin, Texas. At the meet, Dolphin swimmers swam to many best times, Junior National times, and National times. Cole Hurw... | |
| Mar 1, 2013 - High Point Award Winner and 6th Place Team! | |
| Congratulations to Jordan Ashmore, 13 year old female High Point Award Winner, and to all Dolphin competitors at 11-14 Championships, whose combined efforts led toa 6th Place Team Finish! | |
| Feb 22, 2013 - Congratulations 10 & Under Championship Swimmers! | |
| Congratulations to our 10 & Under Championhip swimmers: Callum Bachand, Craig Barber, Grace Foley, Anika Jain, Suhani Jain, Neeraj Javadekar, Ian Kittell, Dan Murphy, Haily Oldham, Aammya Sapra, D... | |
| Feb 22, 2013 - Congratulations 11-14 Championship Qualifiers! | |
| Congratulations to our 11-14 Championship Qualifiers, Spencer Adrian, Jordan Ashmore, Madeleine Bachand, Siobhan Choong, Alayna Connor, Molly Davis, Kaitlyn Dobler, Benjamin Harper, Angela Jiang, Alo... | |
| Dec 26, 2012 - New PO Box! | |
| Please send payments to our new PO Box: The Dolphins Swim Team PO Box 19357 Portland, OR 97280 | |
| Dec 12, 2012 - Oregon All-Star Team Announced! | |
| Congratulations to Spencer Adrian who was chosen for the 2013 Oregon All-Star team! Spencer will compete at the annual 5-way dual meet, January 5-6, in Santa Rosa, California. Way to go, Spencer!... | |
| Dec 10, 2012 - Success at Junior Nationals! | |
| Hello, everybody: Please join me in congratulating Cole Hurwitz on finishing 4th in the 200 Breaststroke at Junior Nationals , setting an Oregon State Record , and finishing the race in 1:59.... | |
| Nov 24, 2012 - USS Nationals/USS Junior Nationals Broadcast Schedules! | |
| Tune in for USA Swimming?s 2012 AT&T Winter National Championships live from the University of Texas on Nov. 29-Dec. 1. Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky will battle ... | |
| Nov 13, 2012 - 21 Swimmers Honored for Top 5 Performances! | |
| Congratulations to the 19 Dolphins, and 2 Columbia-Willamette Swimmers, earning Oregon Swimming Top 5 times for last year?s Short Course and/or Long Course Seasons! The following swimmers posted time... | |
| Nov 9, 2012 - Duniway Park AC Swim Schedule Change! | |
| In an attempt to bring our 2 teams together, and to practice starts, all groups will practice at West Hills Racquet & Fitness Club (2200 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, PDX, 97225) on Thursdays . Even if Thurs... | |
| Sep 24, 2012 - Train to be a Stroke & Turn Official! | |
| Train to be a Stroke & Turn Official: Saturday, September 29, 1-4PM Tualatin High School More Information & Sign-Up: Bob McMillan ( bobmcmillan.osi@gmail.com ) Coby van Andel ( office@oregonswimming.o... | |
| Sep 11, 2012 - "So you want to swim in college?" | |
| Athlete & Parent Question & Answer Session Saturday, September 29, 2012 4:00-5:00 PM Tualatin High School No cost Presentation by Craig Nisgor, Seattle University Head Coach: what colleges look for in... | |
| Sep 4, 2012 - 2012-13 Season Begins in 5 Days!! | |
| Hope you had a good break from the pool! Practices begin Monday, September 10 th . I am setting-up online registration to improve efficiency and minimize paper use. Let me (Coach Jill) know if yo... | |
| Aug 12, 2012 - Congratulations, Coach Catherine! | |
| Congratulations to Coach Catherine! Finishing 4th in her age division in the 2012 US Ironman Championships, Catherine posted 12:21:54 (44:17/6:33:37/4:55:31). Way to go, Tsunami!! | |
| Jul 31, 2012 - Best Times Become Habit at Championship Meets! | |
| Oregon Swimming Championships, July 19-22, 2012 Spencer Adrian (age 11) completed a spectacular year with 7 th place in the 50 free (32.20) and 18 th place in the 100 back (1:27.63). Way to go, Sp... | |
| Jul 11, 2012 - 2012 State Games of Oregon! | |
| Oregon State Games, July 7-8, 2012, Gresham, OR ?Sunshine and warm temperatures added to a successful weekend of swimming and a great time was had by all. 6 CWS swimmers delivered 100% best times! ... | |
| Jun 28, 2012 - Swimmers Surpass Coaches' Expectations at Recent Meets! | |
|  Howard Jones Memorial (HJM) Meets?June, 2012. Spencer Adrian, Sophia Aley, Miguel Hosty combined for 19 of 20 best times in the recent HJM Age-Group LCM meet. Swimming in his first ever long course ... | |
| Jun 19, 2012 - US Olympic Trials Coverage! | |
| US Olympic Trials (June 25-July 2) Broadcasts: All but the fastest 3 heats of preliminaries will be webcast live at http://usaswimming.org The fastest three heats of preliminaries will be broadcast ... | |
| Jun 4, 2012 - CWS Mini Meet Highlights! | |
|  CWS Mini Meet: Saturday, June 2, 2012 Meet Highlights! All teams should hold regular mini meets. Our meet opened with an outstanding acappella version of the US national anthem sung by Dorsey Willia... | |
| May 29, 2012 - Jack Lloyd goes 3 for 3 at 2012 CRST Decathlon! | |
|  May 26-27, 2012?MHCC Aquatic Center, outdoor, LCM pool. Jack Lloyd earned his 3 rd top 8 placing in his 3 rd CRST Decathlon. Despite a DQ (muscle twitch on the block) in the 200 IM Jack earned 4 ... | |
| May 21, 2012 - Hood River Highlights! | |
|  May 19, 2012?Hood River Spring Sprinter Highlights Meet officials handed out 150+ DQ slips at the recent Hood River meet. CWS owned just 1 of those: Good job paying attention to the details!! 8 swim... | |
| Apr 2, 2012 - Two CWS Superstars! | |
|  Federal Way, WA?Swimming against competitors from 7 states Spencer Adrian and Mara Newman proudly represented CWS at the 2012 NW Section Regional Championships. Mara raced to 25 th place in the 11 ... | |
| Mar 7, 2012 - Senior Swimmers Deliver 10 CWS Open Records! | |
|  Oregon Senior Championships, March 1-4, 2012 (Gresham, OR)?senior swimmers deliver 10 CWS open records! Day 1 Highlights: Emma Duffy scored in the 1000 freestyle, dropping 32 seconds and placing 15... | |
| Feb 27, 2012 - Mara Newman Delivers 100% Best Times at 11-14 State Champs! | |
| Mara Newman, competing in her 1 st state championship meet, earned three top-10 placings in three events: 5 th in 100 fly (1:13.28), 8 th in 50 back (34.10), and 10 th in 50 fly (32.34). Additi... | |
| Feb 20, 2012 - Spencer A Debuts at 10 & Under State Champs! | |
| 10 & Under Championships (Springfield, OR), February 18-19, 2012 ?Spencer A announced his arrival to Oregon Swimming with 4 personal best times, 5 CWS age-groups records, and 5 top-8 finishes among 10... | |
| Feb 14, 2012 - Outstanding Performances by CWS! | |
|  6A High School District Meet (Beaverton, OR) ?Leah B showed it's never too late by competing in her 1 st District meet as a "varsity"--something she had not achieved previously in her 4 years at Je... | |
| Feb 8, 2012 - CWS Swims HS District Championships! | |
| Several of our swimmers will compete this Friday and Saturday (February 10-11) at their respective High School District Swim Championships. CWS wishes them skyrocketing times! Julia Anderson, junior,... | |
| Feb 6, 2012 - Swimmer's Locker Fundraiser! | |
| We are participating in a new fundraising program: Action Accents is an online swim shop selling everything from goggles to suits to swim bags. CWS gets 25% of all purchases made by members and ... | |
| Jan 24, 2012 - CWS pushes on despite colds and flu! | |
| LOSC Dan Perz Memorial Open (January 21-22, 2012)? CWS was hit hard last week by season-related illness, yet a handful of swimmers rose above and earned best times and new cuts at the recent Lake Oswe... | |
| Jan 17, 2012 - CWS More Than Ready at IM Ready Meet! | |
| January 14-15, 2012 (MHCC Aquatic Center): Spencer A and Mara N earned 4 new A-cuts and 5 CWS age-group records at the recent IM Ready Invitational. Spencer swam 4 of 5 best times, achieved new rec... | |
| Jan 16, 2012 - Nov/Dec Splash | |
| November/December Splash Magazine (digital version): http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/usaswimming/splash_20111112/index.php | |
| Dec 18, 2011 - Canby Animal Meet News! | |
| A Coach's Holiday Wish List : Swim Meet Wishes Fulfilled? Swimmers show-up on time Swimmers choose a seating area and find coach a seat, too Swimmers warm-up without hesitation Swimmers hydrat... | |
| Dec 14, 2011 - Winter Break Training Schedule | |
| CWS Winter Break Schedule Monday: 12/19 Tuesday: 12/20 Wednesday: 12/21 Thursday: 12/22 Friday: 12/23 Saturday: 12/24 Senior groups: 4-5:30 PM Gold group: 4-5:30 PM Silver group: 4:30-5:30 P... | |
| Dec 12, 2011 - Outstanding Participation by CWS Parents & Kids! | |
| Saturday, December 10, 2011 ?CWS Mini Meet at Allstar Fitness drew six parents and two former CWS members out of retirement. Kudos to Joe A, Joe A, Asa B, Mark F, Beth H, Maureen H, Cathy N, and Ilan... | |
| Nov 16, 2011 - 6 New CWS Records at MAC Meet! | |
| November 12, 2011? MAC Century Plus II Invite. Spencer A: 3 swims, 3 new records (10 & under boys 50 free, 30.54, 50 breast, 43.08, and 100 IM, 1:21.28), and 3 new A-cuts! Mara N: 3 swims, 2 new ... | |
| Nov 11, 2011 - 3 New CWS Open Records! | |
| November 5-6, 2011?PAC Fall-Invite: Lauren W set a new 400 IM record and broke her own 500 freestyle record by 2 seconds; Allie E also set a new record, lowering her own 200 backstroke time. Lauren... | |
| Oct 27, 2011 - Two New CWS Open Records! | |
| October 22-23, 2011?Tualatin Swim Center: Engstrom and Lloyd race to new open records! Allie E broke the 200 scy backstroke record set by Kristina Cheng in March, 2009, bettering the mark to 2:27.71... | |
| Sep 28, 2011 - CWS starts 2011-12 season at the MHA Pentathlon! | |
| Awesome start to our 2011-12 swim season! Nine swimmers competed in this 5-event competition which included an event in each stroke plus an IM: Sawyer H, Sophia A, Melina S, Alexis H, Aubrey L, Alli... | |
| Aug 21, 2011 - 2011-12 Training Groups Announced | |
| Click here for training group descriptions and schedules for the 2011-12 swim season! Practices resume Monday, September 12th. | |
| Aug 11, 2011 - 2011 State Championships | |
| Amazon Pool, Eugene, OR, July 28-31, 2011?11 & Over LCM Oregon Swimming Championships. Congratulations to CWS State Champs Athletes! Lauren W dropped 10 seconds in her 400 free, smashing her own team... | |
| Aug 5, 2011 - Breakfast with Cullen Jones! | |
| Have Breakfast with Cullen Jones The USA Swimming Foundation, in conjunction with the Portland Sports Commission, is pleased to formally invite you to the second stop of the 2011 Make a Splash with Cu... | |
| Jun 30, 2011 - Howard Jones Memorial Meet Highlights | |
| MHCC Aquatic Center, Gresham, OR (June 24-26, 2011)?Howard Jones Memorial Senior Meet. Highlights: Jack L 6 lcm records (50/100/200/400 free, 200 breast, 200 IM) Senior Sectionals cut (100 free) 3 top... | |
| Jun 26, 2011 - Howard Jones Memorial Meet Update | |
| Jack Lloyd swam a 55.55 lcm 100 free this morning, making his first Senior Sectional cut and earning a spot in this evening's final of the Howard Jones Memorial Senior meet. Lauren Wagner will also s... | |
| Jun 23, 2011 - CWS Succeeds at Howard Jones Memorial Age-Group Meets! | |
| MHCC Aquatic Center, Gresham, OR (June 18-19, 2011)?Howard Jones Memorial Age-Group Meets. Best Performance: Alexis H swam the 1 st half of her 100 meter breaststroke with her goggles in her mouth, i... | |
| Jun 11, 2011 - Team Banquet a Success! | |
| Saturday, June 11, 2011 CWS Team Banquet A great time had by all at this year's team banquet! Thanks to Coach Lynn for hosting the event and thanks to everyone who showed up. Emily Aley coordinated ... | |
| Jun 1, 2011 - CWS Swimmers Defy Cold Weather! | |
| MHCC Aquatic Center, Gresham, OR (May 28-29, 2011)?CRST Wave-Rider Decathlon Jaw-dropping performances by CWS swimmers despite frigid conditions?temperatures varied between 45 and 63, lots of sunshine... | |
| May 18, 2011 - Hood River Meet Highlights! | |
| Hood River, OR (May 14, 2011)?Meet Highlights: Lauren Wagner set 2 new open records (1000 free, 1650 free), earned her 3 rd A-cut (1650 yd free, 20:49.81), and swam 3 of 4 best times. Allie Engstrom ... | |
| Apr 25, 2011 - ESPN energy drink video | |
| Here is an informative video about energy drinks: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5730779 | |
| Apr 12, 2011 - CWS Raises $$ for Japan! | |
| CWS members raised $825 for Japan! Thanks to Lauren Wagner for inspiring and coordinating this effort. Way to go, CWS! | |
| Apr 11, 2011 - CWS enters USA Swimming's video contest! | |
| Thanks to Liam Reese for directing, filming, editing, and producing our team's 30-second video for USA Swimming. Click here to view! | |
| Mar 30, 2011 - CWS swims for Japan! | |
| Thank-you to the sixteen swimmers who participated in the CWS Lap-a-thon for Japan yesterday, March 29. Here are the lengths swum by each athlete: Jack Lloyd 180 Aubrey Lloyd 124 Lauren Wagner 16... | |
| Mar 9, 2011 - Swimming Through Cancer | |
| Swimming through cancer: Get inspired by learning from Mara's amazing cousin! Click here to read USA Swimming article. Click here to see video. | |
| Feb 27, 2011 - CWS Swimmers Earn 3 Top 20 Rankings at the 11-14 State Champs! | |
| 2011 Oregon Swimming 11-14 Champs (Corvallis, OR, Feb. 24-27) ?Lauren Wagner swam to 19 th place in the 500 free and 16 th place in the 200 free; she also lowered her 200 free age-group record by al... | |
| Feb 19, 2011 - CWS swimmers race at OSAA Champs! | |
| OSAA Swimming Champs (Feb. 18-19, 2011)?Congratulations to Julia A, Jack L, and Kevin Q; all earned top 6 honors at this past weekend?s high school state champs. Swimming for Valley Catholic Julia e... | |
| Feb 17, 2011 - OSAA to Broadcast Swim Champs! | |
| OSAA will broadcast the finals of the high school swimming championships, Saturday, February 19, 2011. Here is the finals schedule: 5A (including Wilson HS and Cleveland HS): 8:00 AM (1 heat of 6 sw... | |
| Feb 14, 2011 - Spencer A. Swims to 3 Records and 3 A-cuts! | |
| Portland, OR (February 13, 2011) ?Spencer A (age 9) smashed three 10 & under CWS records and achieved his A-cuts at the PAC Snowflake Invite: 50 free (32.66), 100 free (1:09.73), 100 IM (1:25.18). A... | |
| Feb 14, 2011 - Columbia-Willamette Swimmers Claim 7 Individual District Titles! | |
| High School District Swimming Champs (February 11-12, 2011) ?Kevin Q, Alex M, Jack L, Emma D, and Julia A combined for 7 wins at their respective district swim meets! Those 5 swimmers plus Dorsey W a... | |
| Feb 7, 2011 - 5 new A-cuts from 5 CWS swimmers! | |
| Forest Grove, OR (February 5-6, 2011)-- Five different CWS swimmers achieved A-cuts at the Coast Range Qualifier meet. Congratulations to the following swimmers: Sophia Aley (9): 100 breaststrok... | |
| Jan 24, 2011 - CWS Adds 2 Swimmers to Sub-6 Minute Club | |
| Lake Oswego (January 22-23, 2011) -- Emma Duffy and Alex McFadden broke 6:00 in the 500 free, swimming 5:52.38 and 5:52.62 respectively. Also in the 500 free, Lauren Wagner lowered her own record to... | |
| Jan 10, 2011 - Stroke and Turn Clinic in Portland | |
| Stroke and Turn Clinic in Portland Portland Aquatic Club hosts a Stroke and Turn Clinic, January 19, 7PM , at 3915 SW Plum Street , Portland OR 97219 . Contact Mia Mahedy-Sexton, mmahedy1@y... | |
| Jan 10, 2011 - Lauren Wagner earns her A-cut at 2011 Shark Chase Open! | |
| Lauren Wagner broke her own CWS open record in the 500 freestyle, swimming 5:52.68, enough for 1st place and an A-cut at the 2011 Shark Chase Open. Additionally, she swam 2:13.32 in the 200 freestyle... | |
| Sep 20, 2010 - JD Pence Team Page | |
| JD Pence has created a CWS page on their website. Below are log-in instructions. If you know your suit size, this is a convenient way to order a team suit. Note that this year we are going with Spe... | |
| Aug 23, 2010 - Off-Season Workout Plans | |
| Workout plans for the 3-week break are posted on the "training" page, under "workouts." These workouts are for swimmers ages 12 years and older and are optional. Coach | |
| Aug 2, 2010 - CWS's Jack LLoyd Named to 2010 Zone Team! | |
| This just in: Jack Lloyd is named to the 2010 Oregon Zone team! Jack will compete for Oregon at the Western Zone Swimming Championships in San Jose, California, August 10-14. Way to go, Jack! Sund... | |
| Jul 31, 2010 - CWS State Meet Update! | |
| More awesome times from the 2010 Oregon State Championships! On Thursday evening, Kevin Quan scored 3 points for CWS in the 50 freestyle (27.05, 6th place), putting us in 35th place. Jack Lloyd earn... | |
| Jul 29, 2010 - CWS 100% at Oregon State Champs! | |
| Thursday, July 29, 2010: Best times were earned by 3 CWS state champs participants on the opening day! Kevin Quan and Jack Lloyd qualified for tonight's final, Liam Reese was 17th in his State Champ... | |
| Jul 13, 2010 - 8 and Unders "Own Podium" at 2010 State Games! | |
| State Games Highlights ( July 10-11, 2010 ): 8 new A-cuts! Sophia A. 50 backstroke! Kevin Q. 200 breaststroke! Alexandria Q. 50 backstroke! Kevin Q. 100 breaststroke! Jack L. 50 freestyle! ... | |
| Feb 9, 2010 - CWS Swimmer of the Month! | |
| Congratulations to the following swimmer of the month for January, 2010! Caley Gallison This award is based on 5 behavior categories: attitude attendance attention to stroke details work ethic inspira... | |
| Jan 21, 2010 - Lap-a-thon Press Release! | |
| Kevin Levredge, lifeguard at Allstar Fitness, has sent the following letter to KATU. Thanks, Kevin! Press member, As a way to provide monetary relief and moral support for the victims of Haiti, the C... | |
| Jan 21, 2010 - CWS Swimmer of the Month! | |
| Congratulations to the following swimmer of the month for December, 2009! Alexandria Quan This award is based on 5 behavior categories: attitude attendance attention to stroke details work ethic inspi... | |
| Jan 18, 2010 - Lap-a-thon for Haiti! | |
| Announcing Lap-a-thon for Haiti! Caley Gallison, senior at Wilson High School and CWS member, asked that we host a lap-a-thon and donate the money (via Mercy Corps) to victims of the Haiti earthquake.... | |
| Dec 20, 2009 - Newsletter, Issue 4 is Out! | |
| The latest edition of the newsletter is available in your folders and on the website. Please note the updated December schedule (page 3 of Tsunami Times ): we have added Tuesday, December 29, 3:15-... | |
| Dec 14, 2009 - December Training Schedule-revised! | |
| Good news! We have added 2 water workouts to our December training schedule. Mondays, December 21 and December 28, workouts will be at the MJCC 3:15-4:45 PM. We will include start practice during t... | |
| Dec 1, 2009 - CWS Swimmers of the Month! | |
| Congratulations to the following swimmers of the month for November, 2009! Amelia Brown Edward Hodge This award is based on 5 behavior categories: attitude attendance attention to stroke details work ... | |
| Dec 1, 2009 - New Videos/Photos Page | |
| Check out our new video/photos page! Click here to watch some cool videos! | |
| Oct 7, 2009 - Newsletter, Issue 3 is Out! | |
| Issue #3 (October 7, 2009) of the Tsunami Times is now available. Click here for a copy! | |
| Feb 9, 2009 - CWS 4th at 2009 YMCA State Champs! | |
| Saturday/Sunday, February 7/8, 2009, Linfield College--CWS takes home 4th place trophy despite having less swimmers than all other teams! Meet Highlights: Henry Li-First "A" cut (100 back)! Boys 13-1... | |
