Torri Huske, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and Stanford redshirt senior, spent Sunday, Sept. 20, on deck at Rinconada Pool coaching young swimmers through an exclusive clinic hosted by PASA Rinconada.
The session opened the club's 2026-2027 competitive season. PASA Rinconada, the Palo Alto swim program founded in 1955, said in a blog post that Huske broke down advanced techniques into practical advice while keeping the energy high and engaging directly with athletes.
The club described its swimmers as leaving the pool motivated and armed with new tools heading into the season.
A Stanford and Olympic star
Huske, from Arlington, Virginia, won three gold medals and three silver medals across the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. In Paris, she took gold in the 100-meter butterfly, the 4x100m medley relay and the 4x100m mixed medley relay. She added silvers in the 100m freestyle and the 4x100m freestyle relay.
At Stanford, Huske is a five-time NCAA champion. She was named 2026 College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Swimmer of the Year and Honda Sport Award winner for women's swimming and diving, according to her Stanford Athletics profile. She also holds world records in the 4x100m medley relay and 4x100m mixed medley relay.
A 71-year tradition
Hosting Olympic-caliber swimmers is nothing new for the Rinconada program, which its about page describes as the third-oldest non-profit USA Swimming team still operating in the country. It has welcomed Tom Jager, Maya DiRado, Nathan Adrian, Ryan Murphy and Lilly King to past clinics, according to a PASA history post.
Tony Batis has led the program since 1992. He is only the third head coach in the club's history, following founder John Williams and Steve Power. PASA Rinconada merged with Stanford Aquatics in 2003 and now counts more than 1,000 active swimmers across all PASA sites.
New season, new staff
The Huske clinic coincided with a broader refresh. PASA Rinconada hired Tyson Upton, a Sydney, Australia, native and NCAA national champion, as its new Pre-Senior and Senior Coach for the 2026-2027 season, the club announced. The club also sent five swimmers to Far Westerns, a regional championship meet, during the prior summer season, according to the club.
The energy carries beyond the clinic.
"What has impressed me most during our opening practices is not simply the talent in the pool. It is the enthusiasm, the desire to learn and improve, and the willingness to put in the work," Upton wrote in a Sept. 20 message to the Junior Squad.
