Tucson Ford Aquatics

Our final 2026 graduating senior is Zoey Switzer! 🤗

Zoey is graduating from Catalina Foothills High School. 🦅 She will be attending Valparaiso University in Indiana. Zoey is excited to swim for Valpo while studying Exercise Science and Sport Psychology. 📚

She has been swimming competitively for 10 years. Outside of swimming, she loves to read, draw, build legos and hang out with her friends. 👯‍♀️

Zoey's favorite moments from swim are all the team travel meets where she got to spend time together with her teammates!

Congratulations on all your accomplishments, Zoey. We are so proud of you and will be cheering you on from Hillenbrand! Go Beacons! 🎓 😁 🏊

Next up is Trey Smyczek 😁 🎓

Trey is graduating from University High School. 🐧 He plans to take a gap year and continue working to save up for travel and building a new bike. Trey has been swimming on Ford since 2021 and his favorite events are sprint freestyle. His best swim memory from his time on Ford was the final day of Spring Sectionals 2025- the team had great swims and spirits and ended the night with a huge BBQ feast. 🎉

Trey's advice to younger swimmers is to focus on enjoying the process and not get obsessed with your times! Focus on the time you spend with your teammates because when you graduate and move on, you will wish you savored every moment. 🫶

Congratulations to you, Trey, on your graduation! 🎓

Today we celebrate our wonderful senior Jordan Hess. 🎓

Jordan has been swimming for 14 years. She swam for FORD for a total of 8 years. Her favorite stroke is backstroke, and her favorite event is the 100 backstroke.

Jordan will graduate from Cienega High School and will earn an Associate of Science from Pima Community College. She plans to continue her education at the University of California Santa Barbara, studying Environmental Science/Marine Science. 🌳 🐬

Jordan received a 3-year Army ROTC scholarship and will graduate as a 1LT in the United States Army. Go FORD! 🎖

We are so lucky to have had Jordan on the team! You will be missed 💙

Up next for Senior Spotlight week is Kaelen Oliver! 👏

While he has always loved water, Kaelen officially began competitive swimming just over two years ago. During that time, he broke the Sahuarita High School record in the 500 free, a race he had only been swimming for a year. Kaelen's future plans include training for the 2028 Olympics. 🏊‍♂️

When he’s not swimming, he enjoys writing and hanging out with friends. After graduation, Kaelen plans to enter flight school and earn his pilot's license. ✈️

Congratulations, Kaelen! 🎓

For our next Senior Spotlight, we celebrate Leah Schultz! 🫶

Leah Schultz joined Ford Aquatics in December 2024. She started swimming at the YMCA Decatur Swim Club in 2015. She briefly swam with club Natación Riba Roja in Spain before relocating to Arizona. Early on, backstroke and butterfly became her two favorite strokes. 💦 Leah's favorite Ford memory is meet sleepovers with Zoey!

Leah is graduating from Canyon del Oro High School and will be attending The Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University in the fall. She plans to study Biochemistry and continue on as a club swimmer. 📚🧪

We are so proud of you Leah! Congratulations! 👩‍🎓

Its graduation month, let's celebrate our Seniors! First up is Gustavo Alcantar. 🏊🏽‍♂️ ⚾

Gustavo is graduating from St. Augustine Catholic High School. He has been swimming for 2 years. He plays baseball as well, and has been playing since age 5. Gustavo enjoys watching Baseball (Go Diamondbacks!) and Football (Go Cardinals!).

He will continue his swimming career at Arizona Christian University in Glendale, Arizona and plans to study Business and Finance. 👏

Gustavo, we are so proud of all your accomplishments and can't wait to watch you soar! 👨‍🎓

This past weekend, we co-hosted the Arena High School Classic along with Salpointe Catholic High School Swim Team in support of 22+ High Schools in and around Southern Visit Arizona with over 500+ swimmers in attendance!
Congratulations to all the swimmers and teams on a fantastic meet! THANK YOU to ALL of our Sponsors, Volunteers, Officials, Parents, and Coaches!

Arizona High School Swim Classic Catalina Foothills and Salpointe win team scores

Congratulations to our very own, David Shakley! Go Team Shack!

Thank you for everything, Team Shackley 🤝

Thanks to David & Maya Shackley, numerous U.S. National Team members have received funding through our Donor-Athlete Partnership Program, while the tandem has provided additional support and resources to swimming programs and initiatives that have impacted swimmers across the country.

We’re excited to announce that Arena is officially our new team sponsor! After careful consideration and review of multiple proposals, we selected Arena because of the value, flexibility, and long-term support they will provide our athletes. This partnership is a big step forward for our program, and we're confident it will help elevate both our performance and identity as a team!

We’re proud to be part of the Arena family and excited to see our swimmers represent the brand with pride and confidence!