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: Swim Team Store Info, Swimmer of the Month, Dev. Meet Recap, Upcoming Meets

Danny Weinberg

Dear Life Time Oregon Swim Team Families!

Please review the information below for your weekly swim team update:

Key Topics

  • New Swim Team Store Log-In

  • Congratulations to Our January Swimmers of the Month!

  • Developmental Meet Recap

  • Reminder on Practice Pick-Up 

  • Safe Sport Certification

  • Upcoming Meet Sign-Ups

  • Oregon Swimming Time Standards + Championship Meets (Updated Swimmer Lists)

Quick Info/Links:

 

 

Swim Team Store Link Updated

Several parents have recently encountered technical issues accessing our online team store. We believe the problem has now been resolved, and the updated URLs are available on our website.

If you are still prompted to log in, please use the following credentials:

USER: ltforegon
PASSWORD: swim

Please let me know if you continue to experience any issues!

 

 

Congratulations to Our January Swimmers of the Month!

 

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

  • Development 1: Miles Shaffer

  • Development 2: Roksana Janota

  • Bronze: Madlen Ozcanli

  • Silver:  Kiana Shakeri

  • 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!

 

Developmental Meet: Blizzard Blast

We had a fantastic swim meet on Friday, January 30th, with swimmers giving their best efforts and enjoying the experience. 

Most Significant Time Improvements

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

  • Evan Kim: 25 Back- 12.3  second improvement (32.6 percent)

  • Naava Shahbeigi: 25 Fly- 8.6 second improvement 24.2 percent)

  • Madlen Ozcanli: 100 Free – 24.6 second improvement (19.6 percent)

  • Kiana Shakeri: 50 Back – 8.2 second improvement (15.5 percent)

  • Aileen Xu: 50 Breast- -11.06 second improvement (15.0 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 website.

Let’s keep the momentum going! Developmental Swim  Meets are an excellent opportunity for swimmers to practice, improve, and build confidence in a competitive environment. We look forward to seeing everyone back on the deck soon.

 

 

Practice Pick-Up Reminders

We wanted to send a quick reminder about our swim team pick-up procedures so that we can continue keeping all of our athletes safe.

For all swimmers under the age of 12, a parent or designated adult must meet them on the pool deck at the end of practice. Swimmers shouldn’t leave the deck on their own or meet parents in other parts of the facility, such as the café or locker rooms. This has been a standard safety guideline since the club opened and applies to all families.

Our coaches remain on deck to supervise until athletes are picked up, and having an adult present at dismissal really helps us ensure everyone gets home safely.

Moving forward, please make sure that:

  • A parent or designated adult is on the pool deck at pick-up
     

  • Swimmers stay on deck until that adult arrives
     

  • Pick-up happens promptly at the end of practice
     

Thank you so much for your help with this—we truly appreciate everyone’s cooperation. If you have any questions or need clarification, please feel free to reach out.

 

 

Help Us Renew Our USA Swimming Safe Sport Certification

Thank you to all the parents and swimmers who have already completed the Online Safe Sport Certification Course! We are up to 25% of parents and 58% of athletes finished.

Let’s keep the momentum going so we can successfully complete our Safe Sport recertification. Your participation is incredibly important for our athletes and our program.

Please refer to the message below for full details on how to complete the course.

The safety of our athletes is always our top priority. We are proud to share that our team has been recognized as a USA Swimming Safe Sport Recognized Club since May 2024. This recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to creating a safe, positive, and supportive environment for all swimmers. Our current certification is valid through May 2026.

As we prepare for recertification, we need your help. USA Swimming requires both parents and athletes to complete the appropriate Safe Sport courses through the USA Swimming website. Steps to complete this can be found HERE.  

Thanks in advance for your support and helping us maintain our Safe Sport recognition!

 

 

Upcoming Non-Championship USA Meets

 HEAT B/C Blastoff

February 7-8

Registration Deadline: CLOSED

More information will be sent out tomorrow!

 

Canby Valentine Invite- Last Chance

February 15

Registration Deadline: CLOSED

More Information will be sent out next week!

 

John Haring Memorial B/C Showdown- Chehalem Aquatic Center

March 14-15

Registration Deadline: February 10th

 

This meet is an excellent end-of-season short course opportunity for all athletes who have not yet achieved an Oregon Swimming A time. Swimmers who already have an A time in a particular event may not swim that specific event at this meet.

 

It’s a great competition for every training group—including our developmental swimmers—and provides a positive, supportive environment for athletes to gain experience, try new events, and finish the short course season strong!

 

 

Oregon Swimming Time Standards

The Oregon Swimming State Time Standards for the 2025–2026 season have been finalized! You can view them by clicking [HERE].

A few important notes:

  • SCY (Short Course Yards): Nearly all meets during the fall and winter are held in short course yards, so swimmers should use the SCY standards for reference.
     

  • SCM (Short Course Meters) meets are rare in Oregon, and LCM (Long Course Meters) standards are primarily used for spring and summer meets.
     

  • State qualifying times (OSI Championship times) cannot be achieved at Life Time Developmental Meets—they must be swum at USA Swimming–sanctioned competitions.
     

Achieving a qualifying time in the appropriate age group allows swimmers to compete in the Oregon State Championships. The championship dates for this season are as follows:

OSI 10 & Under Championships

Dates: February 21–22
Location: Springfield, OR

Current Individual Qualifiers: Eddie, Amy, Andrew, Vincent, Naava, Amelia, Theo, Adam

Current Qualifying Relays:

  • Girls 8&U 100 Medley Relay (Paia, Naava, Aileen, Amelia)

  • Girls 8&U 100 Freestyle Relay (Paia, Naava, Aileen, Amelia)

  • Boys 9–10 200 Medley Relay- TBD

  • Boys 9–10 200 Freestyle Relay- TBD

We will need several “relay-only” swimmers for this meet. This will be determined after this weekend’s HEAT meet!

 

OSI 11–14 Championships

Dates: March 5–8
Location: Beaverton, OR

Current Individual Qualifiers:
Aurelia, Simon B, Danya, Izzy, Marcus, Morgan, Brooke, Joshua, Patrick, Elowyn, Will, Jasper

Current Qualifying Relays:

  • Girls 11–12 200 Medley Relay (A and B)

  • Girls 11–12 400 Medley Relay 

  • Girls 11–12 200 Freestyle Relay

  • Girls 11–12 400 Freestyle Relay

  • Boys 11–12 200 Medley Relay

  • Boys 11–12 400 Medley Relay

  • Boys 11–12 200 Freestyle Relay

  • Boys 13–14 800 Freestyle Relay

  • Boys 13–14 200 Medley Relay

  • Boys 13–14 400 Medley Relay

  • Boys 13–14 200 Freestyle Relay

  • Boys 13–14 400 Freestyle Relay
     

We will need several “relay-only” swimmers for this meet. Final decisions will be made after the HEAT Meet (February 7–8).

 

 

OSI Senior Championships

Dates: March 19–22
Location: Beaverton, OR
Note: Requires a 14-year-old state qualifying time to participate. 

Current Individual Qualifiers:
Bella, Simon, Elowyn*, Brooke*, Will*

*Qualified swimmers who also achieved NWAG regional times.  We encourage these swimmers to swim NWAG Regionals instead.

 

 

Northwest Age Group Regionals (NWAGs)

Dates: March 19–22
Location: Federal Way, WA

Qualification: Swimmers of any age may compete by achieving a NWAG time standard.

Current Individual Qualifiers:
Brooke, Elowyn, Will

 

We strongly encourage all qualifiers to participate and hope that those who already have qualifying times have made plans to be available for their respective championship meets.

Thank you for your continued support. Please reach out with any questions. See you at the pool!  

Life Time Oregon Swim Team Coaches