About Us

The Almaden Swim Team began in May of 1970 when the Almaden Swim and Racquet Club was built. At that time, the team was a summer only operation, beginning practice and competitions in May and ending the swim season and practices in August. The team began with approximately 50 swimmers, many of them previous members from the swim team at the Almaden Golf and Country Club across the street.

In 1972, year round swimming began at ASRC so that the team could compete with the other year-round teams in Pacific Swimming. That year, Almaden won the South Bay Swim League Championships, a winning streak that lasted until 1989. Almaden continues to take part in the SBSL. Almaden has also done very well in the Zone One South Championships, finishing in the top 5 for the past 10 years and 2nd for 3 consecutive years (2006 - 2008). The team has grown to about 200 swimmers.

Jerry Macedo (2007-2008 George Haines Award Winner) was hired in 1970 as the first swim coach and club manager and coached until his retirement in 2007. In September 2007, Almaden Swim & Racquet Club hired Andre Salles-Cunha as Head Coach. Andre has a long history in swimming, together with a fantastic set of accomplishments. A Stanford Graduate, Andre was two-time PAC-10 Champion in the 100 Breast, and was a three-time Collegiate All-American.

Swimmers from Almaden have had great success at all levels of swimming. Our swimmers have gone on to swim in high school, college, masters programs, National and Junior National Championships and even at the Olympic Trials!

Almaden is well known in Pacific Swimming as a team of fine swimmers and great parental support. It has more carded officials than any other team in Pacific. These are noteworthy accomplishments for a small club. Almaden Swim and Racquet Club has a proud history of success in the sport of swimming. 

Welcome aboard!