Pacific Northwest Swimming is hosting the Western Zone Age Group Championship at the King County Aquatic Center August 6 through August 9. Since we are the host, we need to provide the volunteers to run the meet. Please take a moment to check the sign up page and donate some time! http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050A49AEA82FA31-2014 There is also an opportunity for a club or group to raise some money by timing finals. For more information on that, contact Deb Keane,[email protected]

Summer construction heats up with big closure of westbound I-90 in July 18th-25th MERCER ISLAND – Puget Sound area drivers who want to avoid getting burned this summer should start planning now as a big highway preservation project kicks off in July. One of the biggest highway construction closures of the summer is scheduled to begin in mid-July when westbound Interstate 90 near Mercer Island is reduced to just one lane around-the-clock for seven days. During the closure, contractor crews from Mowat Construction will replace two 33-year-old, 92-foot-long expansion joints...

Applications are posted on PNS website (www.pns.org) - under " SWIMMERS" > Age Group Swimming DEADLINE for Athlete Registration Packet - Friday, July 11, 2014 to PNS Office - 501 30th St. N.E., Suite E, Auburn, WA 98002 Head, Assistant Coach/Chaperone Applications - Saturday, July 5, 2014 to John's e-mail [email protected]

PDST swimmer Nathan Shao was selected into Zone Diversity Camp which will be held June 26th-June 29th at Hayward, CA. Congratulations to Nathan for the selection into Zone Diversity Camp.

Four PDST swimmers, Amy Tang, Delora Li, Matthew Xie and Nathan Shao will attend 2014 PNS Catch the Spirit Camp this weekend at Bainbridge Island. This year’s camp gathers swimmers from more than 22 different clubs in PNS, ages 11-14. The camp offers valuable information and motivation that a swimmer can use in all facets of your life, and share with the teammates at home. The camp also promote friendships that lend to a healthy growing community within PNS. Congratulations on our swimmers' selection to the 2014 “Catch the Spirit”...

PDST's first college bound swimmer Jason Xu has decided to attend Pomona College in southern Califorlia this fall. Jason will join Pomona College swim team after finishing this season at PDST. Congratulations to Jason as he prepares to take the next step in his education and swimming also wish him the best with the remaining season at PDST.

PDBC/PDST are pleased to annunce PDST annual picnic party will be held on June 15th, Sunday, 2014 4PM-8.30PM at Crossroad Park, Bellvue ( 16000 NE 10th St.). All current PDST swimmers, siblings, parents and coaches are invited to attend this fun activity. Food, drinks, fun games, and awards will be at the party. More details will come soon (including volunteering oppotunities)

Lecture series for All PDST Parents and Swimmers (All practices will be canceled on May 20th, Tuesday). Hosted by PDBC/PDST. Please RSVP through your swimmer's account (like you do for a meet entry) indicating # of attendees in the Note section as room seating is limited (first come, first serve) except for Adv and Regional Group Parents and Swimmers whose attendance is required. May 20th, 2014. 6.30-8.30PM, at JCC Auditorium Topic: Swimming and Nutrition (30 min) By Dr. Susan M. Kleiner; High Performance Nutrition, LLC Topic: Training Injury Prevention (30...

Day 3 (Saturday) Girls 10 & U 200 Y Medley Relay: Maddy Jia, Katie Liu, Kimberly Liu, Jaime Chen--4th (2:13.59) Girls 10 & U 50 Y Butterfly- Katie Liu, 8th (32.32) Girls 10 & U 50 Y Backstroke- Maddy Jia, 8th (34.38) Girls 10 & U 200 Y IM- Katie Liu, 5th (2:35.92) Girls 10 & U 200 Freestyle Relay: Maddy Jia, Yaqi Zhang, Katie Liu, Jaime Chen- 3rd (2:00.98) Boys 10 & U 200 Y Medley Relay: Nathan Wu, Dylan Ling, Lingyue Gao, Derek Young- 7th (2:18.05) Boys 10...

In the just completed 2014 Northwest Age Group Regional Championship (3/20-3/24) held at King County Aquatic Center PDST scored 265 points and placed 6th place out of 114 scoring teams from 7 different states. This is the second year that we finished 6th at this meet and is truly an outstanding achievement. Our warmest congratulations to all 32 swimmers who represented PDST and competed hard at this champ meet. PDST had one first place finish with Amy Tang breaking the meet record in the 100 back in a 1:00.84; 5...