West Weekly

Nick Chevalier

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is NEXT THURSDAY! I hope everyone stayed safe during the storms earlier this week. THANK YOU to all the parents with their cell phone lights who helped evacuate the pool when we lost power and we appreciate everyone who rushed to pick up their swimmers on short notice.

Congratulations to All Girls High School Swimmers!

Great Job to all Girls High School swimmers who finished their season last weekend at the Washington State Championships. WEST swimmers had some outstanding swims including finalists, best times and a top team finish (Jackson won 3rd overall!). WEST is home to Jackson, Archbishop Murphy and North Creek High School teams and our club and recreation swimmers represent even more schools!

WEST Hosted Age Group Invite Meet - This Weekend!

Good luck to all swimmers, volunteers and coaches at this weekend’s Age Group Invite Meet at Kamiak High School. These hosted meets provide great opportunities for our swimmers and help bring in revenue which offsets dues and fees for our members. THANK YOU to all our volunteers, we cannot run successful meets without your effort!

Holiday Food Drive

Please help spread our Attitude of Gratitude by participating in our holiday food drive for the Mill Creek Food Bank (more details available here).

Club Team Championship Season is Upon Us!

Our Club Team swimmers will participate in at least one championship meet during the first three weeks of December. First is Divisional Championships 12/7-12/8, then Age Group PNS Champs 12/13-12/15 and finally Senior PNS Champs 12/19-12/22.

Winter Break Schedule

The training period around the holidays is one of the most important times of the year! The club team comes off December Championships and gets right back to work in preparation for the next phase of the annual training cycle. We run double practices and rent space to several other teams - both High School and Club while their home pools close down. While some of our Lap Swim times are reduced we are able to expand our Open Swim offerings. Group Lessons and Rec Team will be on break and we will have some additional Private Lesson opportunities. Please see the full schedule at the bottom of this email.

WEST Coaches to Attend Pacific Swimming ASCA Clinic 1/3-1/5

In a commitment to our continuing professional development, we are sending our entire coaching staff to Napa Valley to learn from some of our sport’s greatest! We look forward to sharing our insights and experience with everyone when we return.

Fall Facility Schedule

Normal Schedule: Lap Swim

Monday - Friday: 6:45am-2pm

Saturday: 2:30-7pm

Sunday: 10am-5pm

*Mon, Wed, Fri: limited lanes 8-9am during Water Aerobics

and Friday 11:15am-12:30pm during Masters Group

Normal Schedule: Open Swim

Saturday: 2:30-7pm

Sunday: 10am-5pm

Normal Schedule: Open Gym - Effective

Monday-Friday: 6:30am-2pm, 8:30-9:30pm

Saturday: 2:30-7pm

Sunday: 10am-5pm

Changes to Fall Schedule

November

Thurs 11/28: Pool Closed, Happy Thanksgiving!

Fri 11/29: Pool Closed, Happy Native American Heritage Day!

December

No Changes Until Winter Break (see below)

Winter Break (12/23-1/5)

Mon 12/23: Lap Swim 6-9am & 10:30-1pm; Open Swim 7-8:30pm,