Aaron Wayne

As a freshman at Deer Valley HS in 2006, Aaron Wayne was the team’s Most Improved Swimmer. From there, Aaron went on to become one of the most acclaimed swimmers in East County history. After not qualifying for an individual event at the North Coast Championships as a freshman, he placed in the NCS finals as a sophomore (5^th 50 freestyle, 4^th 100 freestyle), a junior (2^nd 50 free, 2^nd 100 free), and senior (1^st 100 free [44.27], 1^st 200 free [1:38.12]), both NCS Meet Records. He was a NISCA High School All-American in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly and twice in the 50 and 100 freestyle.

As a club swimmer in 2008 with the Terrapins of Concord, at the United States 18 & Under Summer National Championships, Aaron won the 100-meter freestyle [49.99, Meet Record] and was 2^nd in the 50 free. He was also an outstanding DV water polo player, earning 1^st team all-league as a sophomore and junior and league MVP as a senior.

Aaron was an excellent student, ranked 4^th out of 785 classmates. He was awarded a scholarship to Stanford University for swimming. While there, he qualified individually for the NCAA Championships all four years. In 2011, he was a member of Stanford’s championship winning 200 free relay that broke the American Record. During the summer of his junior year, Aaron qualified for the Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha. He finished 22^nd in the 200 meter freestyle (1:50.32), 23^rd in the 100 meter. Free (49.97), and 28^th in the 50-meter freestyle (22.88).

He ended his swimming career at Stanford as a 14-time NCAA All-American and was Team Captain as a senior. He was also a 4 time Academic All-American and graduated from Stanford in 2013 with a degree in Bio-Mechanical Engineering.