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. 

Weekly Update: Chehalem Meet Recap/ T-Shirt Order/ Upcoming Meets

Danny Weinberg

Hello Team,

We’ve had a great start to the week! Please review your weekly update:

Chehalem Shark Chase Meet Highlights: An Amazing Start to 2025!

Congratulations to our incredible team for an outstanding performance at the Chehalem Shark Chase Meet, held January 3rd–5th. What a fantastic way to kick off the new year with stellar swims and personal triumphs!

Special shoutout to Clark York for competing in his very first USA meet—and absolutely crushing it! We’re also thrilled to recognize Aurelia Anderson, Sonia Ellefson, Morgan Lee, and Elowyn Thomas, who tackled their first 500-yard freestyle during the Friday night session. Way to rise to the challenge!

Here are some more amazing highlights from the meet:

  • Aurelia Anderson: Achieved 4 new best times, including an impressive 8-second drop in the 200 IM!

  • Simon Boariu: Earned 4 new best times, finishing in the top four of all 6 events!

  • Sonia Ellefson: Posted 5 new best times, highlighted by a 3.5-second drop in the 100 Free!

  • Bella Jones: Achieved 6 new best times, including a B time in the 200 Back!

  • Adam Kao: Recorded 4 new best times, with a remarkable 20-second drop in the 200 Free and first-place finishes in all events for his age group!

  • Morgan Lee: Claimed 6 new best times, led by a 9-second drop in the 200 IM!

  • Ally Liu: Set 2 new best times, with a 2-second drop in the 50 Free!

  • Dylan Mason: Logged 3 new best times, including a new B time in the 50 Back!

  • Lola Rodenas Diez: Earned 6 new best times, featuring a 7-second drop in the 100 IM!

  • Patrick Schemer: Achieved 3 new best times, with a 3-second drop in the 100 Free!

  • Henry Shaffer: Posted 3 new best times, including a 9-second drop in the 200 IM!

  • Kaien Tan: Recorded 2 new best times, including a new state time in the 100 Back!

  • Elowyn Thomas: Achieved 4 new best times, highlighted by a new state time in the 200 IM!

  • Clark York: Delivered 2 best times in a fantastic debut meet!

We are incredibly proud of all our swimmers for their hard work, dedication, and incredible results. Keep up the amazing effort—this is just the beginning of a phenomenal year!

Congratulations to Our December Swimmers of the Month!

We’re excited to announce the swimmers who earned the "Swimmer of the Month" awards for November:

  • Development 1: Nora Nicolai

  • Development 2: Olivia Dubauski

  • Bronze: Ally Liu

  • Silver/Gold: Morgan Lee

Each of these swimmers showed outstanding sportsmanship, a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a true commitment to our team throughout the past month! They will all receive a special Life Time Oregon Swim Team "Swimmer of the Month" swim cap!

Be sure to congratulate them when you see them on deck!

Upcoming Developmental Meet

Developmental Meet: Winter Blizzard Bash- January 24th- Sign-Up is OPEN!
 

  • Please register on Swimmingly.

 

  • A registration email was sent out on ½ to all swimmers who have a Swimmingly account. 

 

  • Swimmers who have not participated in a developmental meet must make an account with Swimmingly.  Info below:
     

 

Upcoming USA Meets- PLEASE NOTE THE UPCOMING DEADLINES!

 

Exciting News: T-Shirt Orders Are Back!

We're gearing up to place another order for our gray Life Time Swim Team T-Shirt—the same one we loved from the fall! With several new swimmers joining our team, it's the perfect time to snag one if you want an extra.

Here's the deal:

  • Fill out the FORM if you'd like to order another shirt. T-shirts will cost between $18 and $23 depending on the size of the order.  

  • Parents, this is your chance to represent the team in style at meets—grab one for yourself!

Deadline: We'll be submitting the order by Wednesday, January 15, so don’t miss out.

Let’s show off our team spirit together!

Additional Information: 

 

Please reach out with any questions or concerns.  

See you at the pool!

Coach Danny