# Team 957: SWARM - South and West Albany Robotics Maniacs Albany, Oregon, USA. Rookie year 2002. District PNW. ## Who backs them - School: South Albany High School & West Albany High School - Sponsors: Wheeler Family Foundation, Pyburn & Sons, Albany Public Schools Foundation, HP Inc., No Dinx, Argosy Foundation, LAM Research, Autodesk, Linn County Fair, Albany, OR, Benton County Fair Corvallis, OR, Albany Parks & Recreation, First Force, FIRST WA, Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program, Ram Steelco, Burcham's Metals, Albany American Legion Post 10, LBCC Mechatronics, Christmas Storybook Land, Albany Optimist Club, Takena and Central PTC, Viper Northwest - Website: http://www.team957.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frcteam957 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frcteam957 - X: https://twitter.com/swarm957frc - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swarm957 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **106.65**, rank 577 of 3708 (84.5th percentile) - Record: 19-21-1 over 41 matches (46% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 21.9, teleop 84.7, endgame 0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 83%, RP2 21% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PNW District Wilsonville Event | 2026orwil | 2 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 34 | 4 | 97.6 | 35 | | | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | 2026orore | 4 | 18 | 5-7-0 | 27 | 7 | 107.6 | 28 | | | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | 2026pncmp | 7 | 35 | 5-6-1 | 26 | | 106.7 | 45 | | | Oregon Girls' Gen | 2026orgg | 31 | | | | | 106.6 | | | | FIRST Chance | 2026orwv | 31 | | | | | 106.6 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Judges' Award (2026orore) - Industrial Design Award (2026orwil) - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026pncmp) ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2022 – now: SWARM - South and West Albany Robotics Maniacs - 2010 – 2020: SWARM - 2009: West Albany Robotics - 2008: Pokebot Masters - 2005 – 2007: WATSON - 2004: WASTON - 2003: The Dawgs ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 6 - Awards: 26, over 12 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2025) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 5 | 2025, 2018, 2015 | | Winner | 3 | 2025, 2004 | | Imagery | 2 | 2026, 2025 | | Judges' | 2 | 2026, 2018 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2023, 2003 | | Quality | 2 | 2018, 2017 | | Impact | 2 | 2005, 2003 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2026 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2025 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2024 | | Leadership | 1 | 2024 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2015 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2009 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2002 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | | Not picked | | 2026 | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Einstein Field | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Milstein Division | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | PNW District Oregon State Fairgrounds Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | PNW District Oregon State Fairgrounds Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | | Not picked | | 2022 | PNW District Oregon State Fairgrounds Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | PNW District Lake Oswego Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Hopper Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Finalist | | 2018 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | | Not picked | | 2018 | PNW District Lake Oswego Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | PNW District Wilsonville Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | | Not picked | | 2017 | PNW District - Clackamas Academy of Industrial Science Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | PNW District - Wilsonville Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | PNW District - Philomath Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | PNW District - Wilsonville Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | PNW District - Philomath Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | PNW District - Wilsonville Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Oregon State University District Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Wilsonville District Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Autodesk Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Oregon Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Pacific Northwest Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Pacific Northwest Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Pacific Northwest Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2004 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Pacific Northwest Regional | | Won the event | | 2003 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | Pacific Northwest Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Pacific Northwest Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 106.7 | 577 / 3708 | 84.5 | 19-21-1 | 5 | | 2025 | 76.7 | 109 / 3687 | 97.1 | 45-15-1 | 6 | | 2024 | 17.4 | 1412 / 3475 | 59.4 | 15-12-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 37.9 | 867 / 3284 | 73.6 | 11-18-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 25.5 | 658 / 3053 | 78.5 | 24-19-0 | 4 | | 2019 | 18.1 | 1418 / 3763 | 62.3 | 15-16-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 115.7 | 403 / 3617 | 88.9 | 42-17-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 93.8 | 803 / 3331 | 75.9 | 22-20-1 | 3 | | 2016 | 9.2 | 3056 / 3114 | 1.9 | 7-17-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 16.0 | 1769 / 2873 | 38.4 | 0-2-33 | 2 | | 2014 | 45.2 | 495 / 2697 | 81.7 | 15-17-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 10.7 | 1686 / 2510 | 32.8 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 6.2 | 1121 / 2332 | 52.0 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 4.9 | 1327 / 2053 | 35.4 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.4 | 646 / 1801 | 64.2 | 4-14-1 | 2 | | 2009 | 10.6 | 1540 / 1675 | 8.1 | 1-6-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 4.4 | 1372 / 1498 | 8.4 | 3-4-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 8.5 | 567 / 1295 | 56.3 | 2-6-0 | 1 | | 2006 | 8.7 | 592 / 1125 | 47.4 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2005 | 10.7 | 267 / 747 | 64.3 | 6-6-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 44.4 | 36 / 932 | 96.2 | 7-8-1 | 2 | | 2003 | 20.7 | 298 / 785 | 62.1 | 9-9-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 10.2 | 588 / 641 | 8.3 | 6-8-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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