CAC Families, We will have practice today at the Bartlett Pool. The main roads and highway are good to go but wet and rainy. It is mostly side roads and driveways that are difficult. Please use caution today. There WILL BE PRACTICE/lessons at the usual time. For the Central Area Champs Meet this Friday, Saturday and Sunday- here is the schedule: Friday- Warm ups at 4:30pm. Competition starts at 5:30pm Saturday- Warm ups at 8am. Competition starts at 9am. Sunday- Warm ups at 8am. Competition starts at 9am. We are...

Chinook Families, We are adjusting the practice schedule for today, Friday Nov. 14th ( due to the ERHS banquet). Silver 3:45-5:00pm, or 5:15-6:30pm Gold/Platinum- 4-5:15pm Gold 2- Junior high age 5:15-6:30pm Bronze- 5:30-6:30pm (No stroke school or lessons) Other dates to consider: *this Saturday 11/15 is the deadline for entries for the NLSC Sprint Classic. *Next Friday 11/21 there is NO AM or PM PRACTICE due to the swim meet. *NLSC swim meet is 11/21 and 11/22 at the Bartlett Pool. We will also take a few days off the...

Chinook Families, We are excited to be hosting the Fall Harvest Invite this Friday and Saturday (October 24th and 25th) at the Bartlett Pool. Entries are DUE TOMORROW- Tuesday October 21st at 7pm. Friday night are the 8 and under 25's and the 500 free. All other races are on Saturday. We still need timers and other volunteers so check it out, and SIGN UP tonight. We also have the TYR pop up event on Thursday in the mezzanine/balcony area upstairs at the Bartlett Pool. Equipment and suits and other...

Chinook Crew, We are excited to remind you of the meet this Saturday at the Bartlett Pool. Fall Frenzy! Tonight is the deadline, by 8pm. We still need many volunteers for timing, computer table, and so much more. Check out the volunteer sign up tab on our event page. Thank you all for your strength and flexibility as we navigate through the HS AND the Chugiak Pool closure. Sign up today to get in on the fun for Saturday! Coach Anne

Chinook Families, We had a great swim meet at the Chugiak Pool last Friday. With approximately 80 swimmers participating we had newbies as well as seasoned swimmers swim best times. Thanks to all who participated or helped at the meet. There are so many more opportunities to compete this month. Take a minute to mark your calendar for these dates/events: *Wednesday, March 5th, 5pm- parent meeting at the Chugiak Pool. This meeting will go over volunteer needs for the Chugiak Pool and ways to help out, HS swim and dive...

Good Afternoon Chinooks, Please enjoy a day of rest during labor day tomorrow as we will be closed for programs at both Bartlett and Chugiak. Here are a few additonal items: Many of you requested that we try to make the schedules as early as possible. This is problematic, of course, because the time change for High School has pushed our instructors availability later into the afternoon/evening. Even so, we have adjusted the Bartlett schedule to bring lessons earlier in the edvening on a trial basis. These offerings will need...

Dear Chinooks, We need your help to advocate for the Bartlett Pool and Alaska Swimming!! You may or may not be aware of the recent installation of new diving boards at the Bartlett Pool, but we are sorry to say that the final install has created a number of major problems. While we are fully behind the idea of new and improved boards for Alaska divers, the new installation has substantially altered the deck space of one of the most important pools in the state, and will have a negative...

Good Afternoon Chinooks, This comes to you as a reminder that, with the start of school and owing to the ongoing Bartlett closure, we are only holding Bronze, Silver and Gold practice from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM at Chugiak until Bartlett is opened. There will be no Stroke School or lessons until that time. The good news is that Bartlett is currently being filled, heated and treated so we are still on track for an opening the week of the 26th. The link below leads to schedules, including a...

Good Morning Chinooks, A contractor has been hired to complete repairs at Bartlett and the timeliine should see those repairs completed this week or very early next week. At that point a two to three week process of filling, balancing and heating will begin. We are still hopeful to be at Bartlett during the last week of August. As a reminder, the current schedule is listed on our site at: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/akcac/page/practice/chugiak-practice-times Good luck to our high school swimmers who begin today and... See you at practice! Your Coaches, Colny, Anne,...

Good Afternoon Chinooks, As many of you are already aware, Bartlett Pool will be closing on Monday, June 17th, for what we hope will be a short month for repairs to a leaking valve and failing pump. The following are direct program impacts and remedies: Impact: We will not be able to consistently offer Level 1 & 2 lessons during the closure. This is an issue both of space available and staffing, as our lesson instructor’s practice time coincides with the time that could be available for lessons. Remedy: We...