The Manoa Aquatics - 40th Annual Harry Mamizuka Invitational was this past weekend and I was glad ASC was able to attend. I was a young coach of 23 years old when I first met Coach Mamizuka at the Manoa Invit in April of 1986. Fresh out of college,I had recently taken the head coaching position at Punahou Aquatics and was not well known in Hawaii. Coach Mamizuka made a point to invite me to have lunch with him and all the other coaches on the island at the meet,...

Dear Swim Guardians/Parents - ASC had 47 Swimmers compete in less than ideal conditions - - still making many personal best times! Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Alex Lynch and Robert McIntosh competing in their last 11-12 Age Group! Congratulations to first-time competitors for ASC: Liana Doppman, Juliet Noeldner, Jonny Peckham, Luke Linebaugh and Ben Wyatt 1 - New STATE AAA Q Time: Lucas in the 15-18 200 Back 11 - New "AA" Times - many added swims for the Mamizuka Invitational Meet: Lucas in 100 Back and 200 IM...

Swim Families, We had fabulous practices on Saturday, and members of Bronze III, Silver, Gold, and Senior were treated to rainbows. We know that many were competing that day down at the Lava Kids. Congratulations to all who competed on Saturday and Sunday! This week - the HPA campus will be busy with athletic events. Be prepared to drop off only and/or park in the track parking area, especially today, Monday, and Wednesday. The campus will be filled with vehicles for varsity tennis, volleyball and baseball games. Upcoming Competitions April...

SPREAD THE WORD - Swim Lessons are open. If you know of any families looking for swimming lessons - the Swim Academy is back. This is for swimmers who are just beginning or working their way to being a member of the Bronze Group. Attached is the first session, June 6-16. The second session is July 11-21. Here's a direct link to the HPA summer registration site. HERE. Email [email protected] for any questions. Coach Mark

29 YEARS STRONG Est. 1993 "Providing opportunities for life skill development in a competitive swimming environment" March 2022 Interested Families, Thank you for your interest in joining the Academy Swim Club! Academy Swim Club (ASC), is a USA Swimming Inc. program that is SafeSport certified and uses USA Swimming Certified Coaches. The team prides itself on being able to offer swimming groups for many ability levels, beginning with the early competitor group, Bronze (Intra team Levels 1, 2, and 3), which lead into Silver, then Gold, and lastly, the Senior...

Swimming Families ASC is nearly ready to begin our 29th season. We will open up the registration page on Sunday, March 20, for returning families. New families will be able to register beginning on 3/23/22. To familiarize yourself with the options - READ HERE All the best, Coach Mark

Congratulations to our ASC swimmers who competed in the Hawaii High School Athletics Association (HHSAA) Championship meet this past weekend at Kamehameha Schools Kea'au. Friday had the preliminaries and finals were on Saturday. Here's a snapshot of how our ASC members performed. Girls Events: Ariana Hudgins and Sophia Jordan competed on relays for the HPA girls teams. Girl's 200 Medley Relay: Maile, Ariana Hudgins (Sophomore), Phoebe, and Sofia Jordan (Freshman) - Improved 2.7 seconds! moving up from 19th to 14th. Girl's 200 Freestyle Relay: Ariana, Phoebe, Maile, Phoebe: Improved 2.6...

The Triple Crown - Hawaii, Big Island Swim Series is back and registration for the races is open! Registration Registration for the Anaeho’omalu Splash is open. The first week of registration offers a discount on the registration fee. You also have the option to sign up for all 3 Triple Crown races at the same time. The registration site can be found at OceanSwimHawaii.com or just use the following link: Triple Crown Volunteers Open water races run well when a group of volunteers come together to put on the events....

Swim Families - Thank you for sending your swimmer(s) to the party last night. The cake was great but the diving board fun was arguably better. Intent to Return Update Thanks to the families that responded to yesterday's note. We now have a more clear picture and can offer a partial season (March 28- June 4), or March 28-July 18 - thru the AAA state meet). What's next: Registration will open in the coming weeks. March 28, 2022 first official practices, tentatively below Bronze - Pending your group/coach. Gold 1...

Parents/Guardians, We appreciate the 67 swimmers who have declared their intent to swim during the Spring/Summer 2022 session. We would like to know the plans for those 53 swimmers who have not stated had their intentions stated yet. If you have not had a chance to fill in the form yet, please take the time to click on the INTENT TO RETURN. This will allow us to best plan to advance our swimmers in character, skill, and speed. Also, please check your account balance to make sure that you're caught...