Novaquatics is a swim

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 team based in Irvine

Irvine, California

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, California

California

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. The team is affiliated with USA Swimming

USA Swimming

USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams which officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the...

. Irvine Novaqutics is part of Southern California Swimming (SCS). Currently, they are one of the largest swim teams in Southern California

Southern California

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. They have consistently won championship meets such as Spring Junior Olympics

Junior olympics

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, Summer Junior Olympics, Winter Age Group Championships, and the June Invites as well as many other major events.

As of the end of 2006, Novaquatics was the #3 swim team program in the United States by USA Swimming. The club also has locations in Fountain Valley

Fountain Valley, California

Fountain Valley is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 55,313 at the 2010 census. A classic bedroom community, Fountain Valley is a middle-class residential area.- History :...

 and also Aliso Viejo

Aliso Viejo, California

Aliso Viejo is a city in Orange County, California. It had a population of 47,823 as of the 2010 census, up from 40,166 as of the 2000 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in the county to incorporate since 2000...

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Celebrated alumni of the Novaquatics team include Olympians

Olympic Games

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: Amanda Beard

Amanda Beard

Amanda Ray Beard is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist . She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke ....

, Aaron Peirsol

Aaron Peirsol

Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...

, Jason Lezak

Jason Lezak

Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...

, Gabrielle Rose, Staciana Stitts

Staciana Stitts

Staciana Stitts Winfield is a breaststroke swimmer from the United States. She is a 2000 Summer Olympics and 1999 Pan American Games gold medalist, and 1998 Goodwill Games silver medalist...

, Jessica Hardy

Jessica Hardy

Jessica Adele Hardy is an American swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and freestyle stroke. She currently holds the world record in the 50 m breaststroke and the 100 m breaststroke ....

 and John Mykkanen

John Mykkanen

John Cary Mykkanen is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the men's 400m freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He finished second behind George DiCarlo.-References:*...

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Past head coaches for the club have included Flip Darr, Lucky Forman, and Dave Salo

Dave Salo

David Clark "Dave" Salo is a swimming coach based in Southern California, USA. Currently, he is the head coach of the University of Southern California men's and women's swimming team, as well as USC's club team: Trojan Swim Club. Prior to his becoming the USC coach, he was the head coach of Irvine...

(1990–2006).

External links

• Official website
• International Swimming Hall of Fame biography of Flip Darr