Quick notes: 1) Friday PM practice for the Novice Group was incorrectly posted as 5:15-6:00 on the Calendar. (my cut and paste error) It has been corrected back to normal time. It will be at 6:00- 6:45. Corrected calendar here. 2) HSA swim meet this weekend. As you know we have some pretty cold and rainy weather that will continue through the weekend. Please bring multiple towels, and multiple layers of clothing. Swimmers staying warm until just seconds before it is time to step on the blocks can be helpful....

Notes for 2-15 Sr Classic this weekend A small number of swimmers are competing in the SR Classic this weekend. The meet is in Coronado. It is a high level senior meet with over 1/2 of the swimmers attending from out of town. Warmup times: (on deck) Friday 5:30PM; Saturday 7:45 am; Sunday 6:30 am; Monday 7:50 am. Psyche sheet: Estimated timeline: Please note that the finals timeline has been changed to begin at 5PM each day rather than 4pm. Meet notes: Practice changes for this FRIDAY and next MONDAY...

Practice Changes for this Friday evening!!!!!! Due to Caoch Dave and Coach DawnElla attending the meet on Friday night, Ben will be running some combined group practices. Please see below: SR and SD - No Changes (4:15 - 6pm) AG: 5-6 pm note earlier time N: 5:15 - 6 pm note earlier time CAST hosted meet last weekend First a quick shout out and THANK YOU to everyone who helped out for the CAST hosted meet last weekend. It was a great success. Everything ran smoothly with only 2 brief...

CAST Hosted BC meet this weekend - Helix High School This meet looks very similar in size to the 12&U meet we hosted at Helix last January. We still have a few jobs (click here) that have not been spoken for. Please be aware of the family service hours policy (a reminder was sent out last week), and use this opportunity to fulfill your hours, help out the team, and have a great time doing it. CAST swimmers should be on deck at 6:50 am. Psyche Sheet Estimated Timeline General...

An Explanation of time standards There is a lot to learn over the years about swimming. Time standards are one of the difficult things that newer swimmers and parents often struggle with. Time standards are used to manage meets, as well as provide swimmers with stepping stones in their swimming. First there are Age Group Time Standards. They are divided by sex and age groupings. 10-U (sometimes 8-U); 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18 (though san diego uses 15-16 times for a 15-18 grouping). They range from C to B to BB...

SR and SR Dev Saturday AM practice As we have announced multiple times this week, tomorrow morning's practice is at El Cajon Valley High School from 7-9 am. Please be on deck by 7. We are practicing with Heartlands advanced age group and sr group which will be a lot of fun. USA Swimming membership All swimmers must have a current USA swim membership in order to practice with the team. If you are new or are returning after taking some time off, please make sure you are registered with...

Winter Break We are on break next week, and practices resume on December 26th. Please be aware the schedule is different from normal on the 26th- 30th. See the schedule WAG meet Parking: There is a $12/day parking fee, when using the lot at the pool. Bring cash. Warmup (time to be on deck) : 13 &O’s 7:20 a.m. ea. day; 12&U’s 8:30a.m. ea. day. Swimmers are encouraged to double check with coaches prior to leaving the deck each day to make sure when they are to be there for...

Quickie Notes December Calendar FAST 14&U C meet info Please be on deck by 8:00 am on Sunday. Note the travel time. Meet information Psyche sheet Estimated Timeline USA Swim Registrations Here is a reminder that all swimmers either new or who currently have a 2022 USA swimming registration will need to get a 2023 prior to the end of the month. As of September 1st USA swimming requires each family to personally register their swimmer (in the past the team could do it for you). Here is a list...

WAG MAX MEET this weekend. Please arrive at 7:50 am ea. morning for check in and stretching. Looks like the timeline is relatively short, with the meet running until approximately 12:30 on Saturday and 11:30 on Sunday. Meet info Meet psyche sheet Estimated timeline USA swimming Registration Here is a reminder that all swimmers either new or who currently have a 2022 USA swimming registration will need to get a 2023 prior to the end of the month. As of September 1st USA swimming requires each family to personally register...

Quickie notes about this weekend. 1) Practice for SR and SR Dev groups tomorrow am 5:45 - 7:00. The Calendar lists it until 7:15, but due to the meet size we have 200 swimmers jumping in at 7:00 a.m. so the practice will end at that time. 2) We still have some job slots to fill. Thank you to all who have filled in to help!!!!! If you're not signed up to help, please click on the job sign-up tab to help us fill in the final jobs. 3) Swimmers...