West Weekly

Nick Chevalier

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is ready for the next wave of holidays! We will be operating under a modified schedule for the next two weeks so please make sure you double check the changes listed at the bottom of this newsletter. I hope you all have some quality time with friends and family over the next couple of weeks regardless of what holidays you celebrate. Safe travels and stay warm!

WEST Hosted Age Group Invite Meet - Thank You Volunteers!

A big THANK YOU to all our hardworking volunteers and employees who stepped up to make our Age Group Invitational Meet at Kamiak such a great success. We navigated last minute pool mechanical issues and over subscription of athletes due to a lack of meet hosts. Despite these challenges our team ran a quality meet and many swimmers were able to pick up qualifying times for upcoming Championships!

PNS Divisional Championship

Great job everyone who competed at Divisionals last weekend! We had lost of best times and some new qualifiers for Champs, way to go!

US Junior Nationals in Austin, TX - Last Week!

Congratulations to Syunta Lee for competing at Junior Nationals at the University of Texas. Syunta had a full slate of events with two each day and we are proud he represented us on the national stage.

Pacific Northwest Age Group Championships - Last Weekend!

Great job to all WESTies that competed last weekend at the PNS 14 & Under Championships. We had lots of finalists with best times, broken team records and 7th Place Finish overall! Way to go!

WA State Senior Championships - This Weekend!

Good luck to all WEST athletes competing at WA State Senior Championships this weekend. The swimmers look fast in the water and we are looking forward to some amazing races and great memories!

Holiday Food Drive - THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone that contributed to our Attitude of Gratitude by participating in our holiday food drive for the Mill Creek Food Bank. We filled two giant barrels of food and made the donation just before Thanksgiving.

Winter Break Schedule

The training period around the holidays is one of the most important times of the year! The 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. 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

December

Thurs 12/5: Lap Swim Ends @ 1:30pm

Thurs 12/12: Lap Swim Ends @ 1:30pm

Tues 12/17: Lap Swim Ends @ 1:30pm

Fri 12/20: Lap Swim Ends @ 1pm

Winter Break (12/23-1/5)

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