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: Good Luck Simon, Summer Finale Recap, GAC Meet Recap, Swimmers of the Month, LT Games, August Events, Fall Info

Danny Weinberg

Dear Team,

Please take a moment to review this week’s update, which includes several important announcements and reminders. FYI, I'll be out of town from August 5th-12th, so I might not be as quick responding to emails while I'm away.

  • Good Luck to Simon at Western Age Group Zones! 

  • Summer Finale Meet Recap!

  • GAC Meet Recap

  • Swimmers of the Month for July!  

  • Introducing the First Annual Life Time Games!

  • August Programming – Important Dates & Reminders

  • Fall Swim Team Information

 

 

Good Luck to Simon at Western Age Group Zones!  

We’re incredibly proud of Gold Group swimmer Simon Boariu, who will travel to Elk Grove, California tomorrow as one of 60 athletes selected to represent Team Oregon at the 2025 Western Age Group Zones Meet. This prestigious event brings together the top 11–14-year-old swimmers from across the Western United States.

Simon will compete in six events: the 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle, as well as the 50, 100, and 200 Backstroke. His selection is a testament to his hard work, dedication, and outstanding performance this season.

Congratulations, Simon! We’re cheering you on and can’t wait to hear about your experience. Go Team Oregon!

 

 

Summer Swim Meet #3: Summer Outdoor Finale Meet Recap!

We had a fantastic final summer swim meet on Friday, August 1st, with swimmers giving their best efforts and enjoying the experience. We had a record of 45 athletes competing in this meet!  We’d like to recognize Daniel Kueh, Asha Prakash, Vidya Prakash and Rojene Salehi Fashami who competed in their first meets!  

Most Significant Time Improvements

Congratulations to the swimmers who achieved the largest time drops in time at the meet: 

  • Eddie Cois: 50 Free – 12.2 second improvement (21.6 percent)

  • Naava Shahbeigi: 25 Free- 5.8 second improvement (19.6 percent)

  • Kiana Shakeri: 25 Fly- 5.4 second improvement (19.3 percent)

  • Sami Rami: 25 Fly – 7.0 second improvement (17.4 percent)

  • Lydia Duffy: 50 Free -8.5 second improvement (14.6 percent)

Thank You
A heartfelt thank you to all the parents who volunteered as timers and helped with prizes. Your support made this meet a success. We hope that every swimmer had fun and left feeling inspired for the next competition.

Results & More

Complete meet results are available on the Swimmingly Clubhouse and TeamUnify websites.

We’re already looking forward to starting up our monthly developmental meets in the fall!  

 

 

GAC Season Finale Meet Recap:

Congratulations to our 6 athletes that competed at the GAC End of Season Meet in Camas, WA on August 2nd and 3rd.  Our swimmers swam hard and dropped a lot of time!  Here are the highlights:

 

Jasper Chang: Great meet achieving 10&U state times in the 50 and 100 Breaststroke!  Jasper’s breaststroke has made significant progress this summer!

 

Bella Jones:  Bella challenged herself by swimming a great 400 freestyle- her first time.  She also dropped 9 seconds from last summer in the 100 Breast!

 

Nora Nicolai:  Nora swam her first two day meet, a huge accomplishment in itself.  Her 100 Free, was four seconds faster than her converted best time in yards!  

 

Henry Shaffer:  Henry had strong swims across the board.  His 50 Fly was 7.5 seconds faster than he went at this meet last summer!  

 

Niki Shahbeigi:  Niki has been working hard and has continued to get faster!  Niki’s 100 IM was 12 seconds faster than her converted yards time!  She also set a new 9-10 girls team record in the 50 short course meter breaststroke race!

 

Dexter Thomas:  Dexter continues to work hard and improve.  His fly stood out as a stroke that has come a long way in the past few months!  




 

We’ve had a great summer competition season, with so many highlights!  We’re excited to get back after it in the fall!  

 

 

Congratulations to Our July Swimmers of the Month!

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

  • Development 1: Amelia Wynhof
     

  • Development 2: Daniel Kueh
     

  • Bronze: Noah Godfrey
     

  • Silver: Niki Shahbeigi

 

  • Gold: Elowyn Thomas

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!

 

 

Introducing the First Annual Life Time Games!

We are thrilled to announce our first-ever Life Time Games — a one-of-a-kind team celebration packed with spirit, friendly competition, and loads of fun in and out of the pool!

📅 Date: Thursday, August 7th
📍 Location: Life Time Indoor Lap Pool
⏰ Time: 4:30-6:00 PM 

This event is OPEN for all swimmers that did not opt out  for August!  

This team-building event will be like no other — blending Olympic-style festivities with imaginative relays and creative challenges. All swimmers will be split into balanced teams, each led by our enthusiastic Gold Group captains. Points will be earned throughout the day not just for performance, but for spirit, sportsmanship, and creativity!

Please refer to the EVENT PAGE for more details and to officially sign-up!  We would love to have an accurate head count before the event!  

 

 

August Programming – Important Dates & Reminders

For those who have opted in to our August programming, please keep the following dates in mind:

  • August 4th–6th: Final Group Practices

    • The schedule will be the same as previous weeks for all groups. 
       

  • August 7th: First Annual Life Time Games – a fun, team-spirited event to wrap up the summer!

    • 4:30-6:00 PM for all athletes
       

  • August 11th–24th: Private Lessons – Coach Julie has reached out to those who were enrolled in August programming. 

 

  • August 25th–28th: Back to School Stroke Clinic

    • Developmental 1, Developmental 2, Bronze= 4:30-5:15 PM

    • Silver, Gold = 5:30-6:30 PM
       

If you originally opted out but would like to join any of these events, please let me know as soon as possible. We’d love to have you participate!

Let’s make the most of our final month of summer!

Fall Swim Team Information

Our fall season begins Wednesday, September 3rd! Below is our tentative practice schedule. Most group times should remain the same, though we are still finalizing the schedule for our Gold Group.

 

Fall Practice Schedule (Tentative)

Developmental 1

  • Mon–Thu: 4:30–5:15 PM
     

  • Fri–Sun: Off or Swim Meet
     

Developmental 2

  • Mon–Thu: 5:45–6:45 PM
     

  • Fri–Sun: Off or Swim Meet
     

Bronze

  • Mon–Fri: 4:30–5:30 PM
     

  • Sat–Sun: Off or Swim Meet
     

Silver

  • Mon–Fri: 5:30–6:45 PM
     

  • Sat–Sun: Off or Swim Meet
     

Gold (Tentative)

  • Mon & Wed: Dryland 4:45–5:15 PM, Swim 5:30–7:00 PM
     

  • Tue & Thu: Swim 5:00–6:45 PM
     

  • Fri: Swim 5:30–7:00 PM
     

  • Sat–Sun: Off or Swim Meet
     

 

 

All swimmers have been automatically placed on the September roster unless you have already notified us that you will not be returning. If you are unsure of your current status, please reach out.

Group promotions for the new season will be announced in mid August.

We are excited to welcome everyone back this fall! Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

 

 

Please reach out with any questions or concerns.  

See you at the pool!

Coach Danny