Hello WEST Families, Congrats to all of our swimmers that participated at our Swimathon 2022 event on May 22! Below are the total yards swam for the swimmers that were in attendance for the event. It’s incredibly impressive what our swimmers were able to accomplish! The whole focus of Swimathon is to share our passion for the sport with our friends, family, and neighbors. Our team engages in friendly competition to see who can raise the most donations, but also who can swim the most yards! As a team, we...

Dear WEST Community, We've been notified that a club team swimmer in our Explore Group test positive for Covid. The swimmer was at WEST on Saturday morning for the Team Picture between 7:45-8:45am. We will continue operating as normal but ask that everyone closely monitor for symptoms. Anyone with symptoms should stay out and get tested. Swimmers can return to WEST with a negative test result and improving symptoms. As a reminder, anyone with a confirmed Covid case needs to stay out of the water (where they are unable to...

WEST Community, We were notified today that a WEST patron has tested positive for COVID. This person was last at WEST on Tuesday, May 17th watching lessons 6:30 - 7:30pm. We do not see evidence of further spread and it will not impact any programs running at WEST at this time. As a reminder, please monitor your swimmer and stay away from WEST if showing symptoms. Anyone with a confirmed COVID case needs to stay out of the water (where they are unable to be masked) for 10 days since...

Hello WEST Community, Awesome job to all of our kiddos that competed in Anacortes this weekend at the Thunderbird meet! Lots of fast swimming, as well as first time racing some events for many of our kiddos! Our coaches have been reviewing with their groups individually about the meet as well. Read on for this week’s news: Weekend Schedule at WEST: Friday 5/20 No Senior Afternoon practice. All other groups / programs will practice at their normal time. Saturday 5/21 Senior 6:00-7:45am, TEAM PICTURES @ 8am NO Team Practices for...

We were notified today that a WEST parent who attended the TAC Swim Meet this past weekend in Anacortes, has tested positive for Covid. This person attended the 13 & Over PM session on Saturday and Sunday. This does not impact any programs running at WEST, but we want ot make everyone aware. As a reminder, please monitor your swimmer and stay away from WEST if showing symptoms. Anyone with a confirmed Covid case needs to stay out of the water (where they are unable to be masked) for 10...

Hello WEST Community, Happy Friday the 13th! What a weekend to have Coleman Stewart work with our team kids last week! Coleman focused on many topics out of the water including his upbringing, how he came to enjoy and find meaning in the sport (he didn’t always love it), actively deciding to work hard and being your best, and how he plans to prepare for his future with his goals. In water, Coleman focused on the importance of consistently practicing skills correctly and how he “may not be the fastest...

Hello! Please see below for information about the TAC Invitational Meet this weekend and contact your coach if you have any questions! Apparel You should ONLY be wearing WEST team clothing and a WEST cap, even during warm-up. Please refrain from wearing any clothing from other sports teams (high school, collegiate, professional, etc.) Everyone should wear their lime green Popeye WEST shirt on Saturday! If you don’t have one, please email Coach Tim with your size and group ASAP! Cellphones Please remember: there should be absolutely NO cell phones out...

Hello Westies! Read on for information regarding Team Photos and Swim-a-thon! Team Photos - Saturday, May 21 7:45am Arrive at 7:45am. Everyone will receive a *new* WEST shirt at the pool on the day of pictures! Make sure you know your size when you arrive. Line up from shortest to tallest, shortest starting in the corner by the touchpads, continuing down the end of the pool next to the blocks. After our entire team photo is completed, you may take individual photos. If you would not like to take individual...

Hello WEST Community, Excellent work to our swimmers that competed at Dick La Fave this past weekend at KCAC! It was a great way to dip our toes into long course season and we can’t wait for more LC meets that are coming up! Read on for this week’s schedule: Weekend Schedule at WEST: May 6 - 7 - Coleman Stewart Clinic: We are so lucky to have Coleman Stewart come to visit us and do a clinic with our competitive team. Swimmers: Get ready to work your underwaters and...

Dear WEST Community, We've been notified that we had another club team swimmer in our Discover Group test positive for Covid. The swimmer was at WEST Thursday, 4/28 between 6:45-8:15pm. Discover practices will not be cancelled, but we will enforce mask use with the group while indoors for any dryland exercises throughout the week. As a reminder, anyone with a confirmed Covid case needs to stay out of the water (where they are unable to be masked) for 10 days since the onset of symptoms or date of Covid test...