Life Time Oregon Swim Team

Our team is a year-round competitive USA Swimming team offering high quality, professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. The goal of our team is to promote a lifetime of wellness through the sport of swimming in a safe and inclusive environment. 

Life Time Oregon Swim Team Weekly Update: 4.22.2024

Danny Weinberg

Hello Swim Team!

 

What an outstanding weekend for our team!  We had so much fun at the developmental meet on Friday!  It was awesome watching some of our newer athletes compete!  It was also inspiring to see some of our more experienced athletes choose some longer events!  On Saturday and Sunday, 8 athletes on our USA team competed in their first long course meet at the MAC club.  Complete recaps can be found below!

 

Developmental Meet Recap:

 

19 Life Time swimmers competed in our April developmental meet on April 19th.  There were lots of positives all around!  Here are some highlights!  

 

Aurelia Anderson- Dropped close to seven seconds in the 50 breast!

Makayla Bolden- Showed great determination anchoring the relays and swam a great 50 fly!

Jasper Chang- Dropped over 2 seconds in the 25 fly!

Izzy Da Cruz- Dropped over 2 seconds in the 50 breast!

Diego Davila-  Set new best times in all of his races!

Mikey Davila- Dropped close to 5 seconds in the 100 back!

Sonia Ellefson- Set new best times in all of her races!

Paige Fejfar- Challenged herself by swimming the 200 IM.  She also swam all 3 meet days this weekend.

Bella Jones- Challenged herself by swimming the 200 IM!

Adam Kao- Set new best times in all of his races!

Morgan Lee- Dropped close to 8 seconds in the 100 back!

Dylan Mason- Dropped close to 2 seconds in the 50 Free!

Alyssa Ramku- Set new best times in all of her races!

Owen Ramku-Dropped over 6 seconds in the 100 IM!

Patrick Schremer- Dropped over 6 seconds in the 100 IM!

Henry Shaffer- Swam a great first 100 Freestyle!

Kate Urbanski- Dropped time in the 50 free and had a strong 25 fly!

Michelle Xiao- Great first meet! Strong swims in all events!


 

Complete results can be found on our Team Unify Site (OnDeck App) or Swimmingly Clubhouse Site (SwimminglyFan App).

 

MAC Meet Recap:

 

On Saturday, 4.20 and Sunday, 4.21, 8 Life Time swimmers became the first Life Time team members to compete in a long course competition.  A long course pool is 50 meters in length.  Overall, our athletes put together some strong swims and gained valuable experience.  Congratulations to the following swimmers!

Simon Boariu- Won the 11 year-old 50 and 100 breaststrokes.  Simon also earned state times in all of his races!

Isabella Da Cruz- Izzy finished 3rd in the 9 year-old 100 backstroke and achieved her first state time!

Paige Fejfar- A true rockstar, Paige swam all three days this weekend!  Her 100 back was definitely a highlight!

Bella Jones- Bella showed a lot of courage as our only 13&O swimmer in the meet.  She concluded a long day with an excellent 200 freestyle swim!

Adam Kao- In just his second USA meet, Adam achieved state times in the 50 Free, 50 Back, and 100 Free!  

Morgan Lee- Morgan showed great improvement, with a much improved 100 freestyle!

Dylan Mason- Dylan finished 3rd in the 10 year-old 100 back!  Dylan achieved state times in the 100 back and 50 free! 

Patrick Schremer- Another rockstar who swam all three days!  Patrick finished 3rd in the 9 year-old 100 Breast and 200 Free. All four of his results were state times!  


 

Complete results can be found on our Team Unify Site (OnDeck App).

 

Upcoming Meets:

 

Lifetime + OHA Parent Drop-Off Procedures:

 

Life Time management has asked that we pass along the following information from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) regarding children and pools.  

The Oregon Health Authority requires that all children under the age of 14 must have responsible adult supervision anytime they are on the pool deck.  

This means that swimmers 13&Unders cannot be on the pool deck without a supervising adult at times when they are not actively participating in swim practice.  During swim practice, coaches are designated as appropriate adult supervision.  Parents are welcome to enjoy other club amenities during the actual practice and do not need to stay on the pool deck.However, they must come to pick-up their swimmer from the pool practice.   If swimmers that are 13&U come early or stay after practice to play in the leisure pool they must be supervised by an adult that is not  a Life Time staff member.  

Summer Swim:

 

We will be transitioning to our summer schedule on June 3rd.  Practice times still need to be approved by upper management but they should remain fairly consistent with current schedules.  

 

USA swimmers will continue to practice with their assigned USA team group until Friday, August 9th or whenever the last USA meet of the summer season is scheduled for.  Swimmers will then have a short break until early September.  This break is recommended by USA swimming to prevent overtraining and burnout.  All USA swimmers will receive a complimentary private lesson in August to work on a skill of their choice.  

 

Developmental team members will automatically be transferred over to our summer swim team.  The main differences between the summer swim team and the developmental team will be that swimmers are encouraged to come to as many practices as possible.  We also will hold more frequent competitions.  

 

More information regarding summer swim will be available soon!


 

Quick Reminders

 

  • Dryland + Meetings before practices

We are hoping to implement short dryland and meeting routines before practices.  Dryland is a term that is used in competitive swimming for any physical activity used to complement training outside of the water. This can include stretching, basic body weight exercises and team building activities.  As swimmers advance in the sport dryland practices become more frequent.  For now, we are asking that developmental swimmers arrive at 4:20 for dryland and that USA swimmers arrive at 5:05 for dryland on a nightly basis. 

  • USA Team—Please try to order a snorkel and fins if you have not done so. You can find our recommended snorkel and fins under the “Team Apparel and Equipment” tab on our website.   

 

  • Team records are now updated on our website (Meet & Events -> Team Records).  These records will likely change frequently, but it's fun to see our progress.  Team records can only be attained in USA sanctioned meets. 

 

  • Advancement Criteria-We wanted to share our updated criteria for moving up groups.  This can be found on our website.  You can access it by clicking HERE.  

Please let us know if you have questions!

Life Time Coaching Staff