December Information

Erin Julius

As we head into December and close out our 2025 year, we want to make sure that as a team, we keep leaning into the operating principles that make for spectacular athletes, students, swimmers, and people. This is what youth sports is all about, and why we love what we do!

We will continue to build and support our culture here in PRO Swimming using these principles that help guide our short- and long-term planning and decision making.  Take a moment to go over these with your swimmers, as it is a combined effort by everyone that can really drive this!

  • We are committed to sharing the values of our sport with young people who may discover that swimming is an activity they can enjoy for their entire life
  • Whole heartedly support each swimmer as a well-rounded individual
  • Improve through hard work, focused learning, and fun at every practice
  • Work together to achieve more than possible as individuals
  • Have fun supporting and being supported by teammates
  • Create a space where the desire and the realization of improvement is celebrated 
  • Increase knowledge and awareness of each stroke and race 
  • We develop our swimmer's technique, competitive skills, and abilities through high quality appropriate instruction and coaching

Information:

Holiday Practice Schedule – As a reminder, here is the schedule for the holiday break.  If you have planned absences, please confirm with your coach.

Holiday Cookie Decorating

Sunday December 21st –

  • During all dryland sessions, we will be INSTEAD decorating cookies! Supplies will be provided and if any parents want to come help facilitate / monitor, feel free to come!
    • Swimmers will be able to eat cookies AFTER swim practices only. 😊

Toys 4 Tots – Progress update

Collecting toys through December 19th. This program partners with the Marine Corps to donate toys to children in need locally. 

UPDATE: Intermediate Swim Team Group is in the lead for a pizza party!

  • Intermediate Waves/Tides – 27 toys collected (Edilia must swim 2700 so far!)
  • Age Group 2 – 6 toys collected (Jackson must swim 600 so far!)
  • Varsity – 2 toys collected so far (Alexa must swim 200 so far!)
  • JV – 1 toy collected so far (Brennan must swim 100 so far!)

Let’s keep the momentum going to bless those in need this holiday season!

  • Toys need to be NEW, not used, with a tag, and not wrapped in holiday wrapping.
  • Box to drop off and mark down your group will be in my office.

Swim Meets – Please read instructions listed with each swim meet for specifics.

  • Divisionals December 6-7th – Good luck to all those swimming this weekend!
  • PNS 14 & U Champs – December 12th – 14th – For those that have qualifying times and attending this swim meet, swim fast!  Excited to see the great things you will do!
  • 2025 WA State Short Course Championships – December 18-21 – For those with qualifying times, we are rooting you on! 
  • Jan 15-18 – Washington Open Invitational for Seniors

Team Gear

  • For those that need to exchange suit sizes or if you are missing something, feel free to bring your suit to practice, and your coach can exchange it for you!
  • Coming SOON! Car window stickers to represent PRO Swimming and bag tags for swimmers’ bags to purchase.

Performance Athlete Friday Workshops rest of 2025:

Reminder on our workshop signups for December:  Workshops will focus on proper dryland and core stability, nutrition, sports psychology and high-performance swim meets prep…parents are welcome to join and watch/listen.

Minimum of 6 swimmers – up to 10 swimmers.  Meet in the Squash lobby.  $55/session per swimmer.

Register HERE: https://fs12.formsite.com/vkpSil/kha2nclutf/index

Every other week –

  • December 5th, December 19th, January 2nd
  • 4:30-5:30pm – Novice, Intermediate
  • 5:30-6:30pm – Age Group 1, Age Group 2

 

Sneak Peek into 2026:

January –

  • Monday January 19th – MLK day – practices occur as normal.
  • Intrasquad swim meet at PRO – January 23-25
    • Registration deadline is January 10th.

February – As a heads up, we do NOT take off any swim time during mid-winter break in February. It is important timing in swimming training before the end of Short Course season championships in March. 

  • Please feel FREE to travel as a family, as we also understand how important time off can be for your family.  If you are traveling during mid-winter break, just communicate with your coach directly.

March - March 30th – April 5th β€“ We will have a 1-week break from all swimming.  This is the week in between the Regional/Sectional swim meets….and the start of our long course swim training.

  • Note this break does not line up with any school spring breaks. 😊  We will have regular practice during ALL Spring breaks that occur in April.  Again – completely understand if your family is traveling during this time.

 

Thank you all!  Happy Holidays to you and yours this season!

Erin Julius