Swimmers take precautions
The swimming and diving team is reentering the pool just as Santa Clara County enters the red COVID-19 tier. With 65 students combined across the varsity and junior varsity teams, these athletes are practicing ...
School sports help prepare students for possible college recruitment
The alarm for 4 a.m. wakes up sophomore Eric Gabbassof, who immediately grabs his swim bag, gear bag and school backpack before running out the door.
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning, he swims in 40...
Coaches motivated to give back
For many of us, the word “coach” evokes the image of a large figure in sweatshirt and sweatpants, blowing a whistle and screaming different plays or directions to a less compliant group of players. But the job ...
Girls, boys varsity swim and dive teams push for improvement as CCS approaches
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he varsity swim team won its recent meet against Homestead, building momentum to close out the season. Girls varsity won by 103-82 and boys varsity won by 111-75 on April 11, with the boys team continuing it...
Danny Dye inspires varsity swim team with passion, dedication
Entering his 15th season at the helm of Paly’s varsity swim team, Danny Dye has lead Paly to 19 league championships, 10 Central Coast Section individual records, six individual state championships and much mor...
Girls, boys swim teams optimistic for new season after recent win against Los Gatos
The boys swim team kicked off its season with a good start, winning all of the meets thus far, while the girls team is currently 1-3, having won their most recent meet against Los Gatos.
As the swim season beg...
Swim team earns first place title at SCVAL championships
Though Paly girls swim lost its two-year streak of winning the Central Coast Section (CCS) meet, the girls ended in fourth place, while the boys ended in 14th at the May 11 and 12 competition.
“Our team worked...
Swimming and diving team aims to maintain season’s success
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espite the loss of seniors for both the girls and boys swim teams, the Vikings have done tremendously so far in their league.
“ has been really good,” said junior and girls varsity swimmer Mary Fetter. “We’...