Mission Statement

Our mission is to develop and promote aquatic sports for all ages and abilities, to encourage health and fitness and to produce athletes who are a credit to their sport and the community.

History

In 1968 when the Nadadores team was formed, it was comprised of 25 swimmers who competed in local events. In 1974, the Nadadores women won their first National Championship title. Since that time, the Nadadores have won 47 National Team Championships, 12 Olympic Gold Medals, 7 Olympic Silver Medals, 1 Olympic Bronze Medal, 5 Individual World Championship titles and 148 individual National Championships. The Nadadores have broken 91 American Records, 22 World Records and have produced more than 135 All-Americans.

In 1992 ownership of the Nadadores passed from the Mission Viejo Company to the Mission Viejo Nadadores Foundation which oversees both the team’s swim and dive programs. The foundation is run by volunteer parents who dedicate hundreds of hours on a monthly basis to the sports of swimming and diving.

Continuing the tradition of excellence, the Mission Viejo Nadadores won:

the 1995 Winter and Summer Junior Championships,
the 1996 Winter and Summer Junior Championships,
the 1996 National 5K Open Water Championships,
the 1997 Winter Junior Championships,
the 1997 National 5K Open Water Championships,
the 1998 Winter and Summer Junior Championships,
the 1998 National 5K Open Water Championships,
the 1999 Winter Junior Championships,
the 1999 National 5K Open Water Championships,
the 2000 Winter Junior Championships,
the 2000 Southern California Summer Junior Olympics,
the 2001 National 5K Open Water Championships,
the 2001 Southern California Summer Junior Olympics,
the 2002 Southern California Summer Junior Olympics,
the 2003 National 5K Open Water Championships,
the 2003 Southern California Summer Junior Olympics,
the 2004 Southern California Summer Junior Olympics and
the 2005 Southern California Summer Junior Olympics.

Our most recent Olympian is Larsen Jensen who earned a Silver Medal in the Men's 1500 Meter Freestyle and placed fourth in the Men's 400 Meter Freestyle at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.