News

Tim Senholtz

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 yesterday 4/28 between 6:45-8:15pm. Being the second case now, we are going to cancel Discover practice for today. We have also been notified about a PreComp swimmer who tested positive on Sunday 4/24 and last attended practice on Saturday 4/23 1-2pm. We do not plan to cancel PreComp practice at this time but encourage all swimmers in PreComp to closely watch for symptoms and...

Carlene Takaki

Dear WEST Community, We've been notified that we had another club team swimmer in our Explore Group test positive for Covid. The swimmer was at WEST yesterday 4/28 Wednesday 4/27 between 6:45-8:15pm. With the sudden increase of cases, we are going to cancel Explore practice for tonight. Regarding the swim meet this weekend, we will trust families to monitor their swimmers (especially those in Explore and Discover Groups) and stay home if displaying symptoms or concerned about their exposure. We encourage any of the exposed swimmers to get tested. As...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST Community, Due to staff shortages, morning lap swim will close tomorrow, Friday 4/29, at 11:00am. The facility will be closed between 11:00am - 4:00pm when afternoon practices begin. Evening lap swim on Friday 4/29 will run at it's normal 8:30pm - 9:30pm schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience. Best, WEST Staff

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST Lessons Families, We are very excited to announce that Brooklynn Dixon will be joining WEST Coast Aquatics as our Swim Lessons Manager. Brooklynn is beginning her journey with WEST this week so please feel free to come up and say hi when you see her on deck! Brooklynn will be taking over operations of the Swim Lessons program and supporting Tim as General Manager and Amber our Office Manager. Brooklynn is the newest member to join the WEST team! She is from Wenatchee Washington and began her swimming...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST Community, Sun always follows the rain! Read on for this week’s info: Upcoming Meet :Dick La Fave - This Friday, Saturday & Sunday! Attending swimmers: please watch for an email from Coach Carlene that will have all the information you need. Other info can be found on our event page on PNS or our website Weekend Schedule at WEST: Friday, 4/29: Senior: NO PM Practice Accelerate (not at meet): 4:00 - 5:30 swim Challenge (not at meet): 4:00 - 5:30 swim Discover: 4:00 - 5:30 swim Explore: No...

Nick Chevalier

Dear WEST Community, We've just been notified that we had a club team swimmer in our Discover Group test positive for Covid. The swimmer was at WEST yesterday 4/25 between 6:45-8:15pm. At this point in time, it seems like an isolated case and we do not plan to shut down any operations. We want to remind everyone to monitor for symptoms and please stay out if experiencing any. We respect the individual choice of anyone potentially exposed to refrain from practice and isolate for 5 days. Anyone with a confirmed...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST, April showers bring May flowers and I know we all are feeling spring fever in the air! Read on for this week’s important information: Weekend Schedule at WEST: Saturday 4/23: Swimathon Info Breakfast We will be having an adjusted practices for our team kiddos and an informational meeting with some light refreshments afterwards to kick off Swim-a-thon! Please be in attendance! This will be for both swimmers and parents to attend, but we will keep the food for the swimmers! Senior + Accelerate: practice 6:00-8:00am + meeting /...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST Community, We can feel spring in the air and I hope you do too! Read on for this week’s important information: Weekend Schedule at WEST: Friday 4/8: The WEST Facility will be CLOSED between 2:00pm - 6:30pm. Lap Swim: Normal 7:00am - 2:00pm, 8:30pm - 9:30pm SwimFit, PreComp, and Water Aerobics will run at their normal time. Competitive Team: NO PRACTICES Saturday 4/9: Competitive Team: NO PRACTICES PreComp, SwimFit, Swim Lessons, and Lap Swim will run as normal Sunday 4/10: CLOSED Summer Team Registration is Now Open Summer...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST Community, Great job to all our competitive swimmers that just finished up their Championship short course season! Whether you were at Sectionals, MMSC Invite, or Spring Fling - amazing work! We can’t wait to dive into long course season! LG Upcoming Class Mary Lou from Columbia Athletic Club will be holding a lifeguard class at the end of April. For more information, please email Coach Tim at [email protected]. Swim Lessons: New Waitlist Form With warm weather right around the corner and many families looking for youth group lessons,...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST, Below are links to view our tentative summer schedule. Please note: year round club team practices will end after championship meets at the end of July. Summer Schedule Sheet: A weekly visual representation of lane usage & programming. In-Depth Program Overview: Goes over our complete schedule, sorted by program or training group. This should reflect the same informaiton found in the excel PDF. Any Changes will be communicated via email and posted to our website's News section. Best, WEST Management