Welcome to October WEST! I hope everyone is getting in the spooky spirit as the autumnal weather rolls in. Read on for this week’s info: Team Caps Team Swimmers will be given Caps this week on Friday, October 9. Please try to make sure your swimmer makes their practice to receive the cap of their choosing. DIVERSITY VIDEO Vox produced an amazing video regarding the forgotten wade-ins of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. It’s our duty to learn from our past so that we may continue to strive for a...

WEST Weekly September is winding down to a close and we count our blessings everyday to be open and operating - please remember we need your help to keep this up! Remember to read through our Reopening Guidelines and Policies found here; staying open requires all members and participants to follow the rules! Read on for important information for our amazing members: Parent Meeting - All Team Parents We will have our yearly parent meeting for our competitive team families on Saturday October 10th from 1:00 - 2:00pm. Coaches will...

Dear Swimmers, Parents and Members, We appreciate your continued patience and understanding during this difficult time. We are doing our best to keep disruptions and changes to a minimum. Unfortunately, we need to restructure our current schedule to better balance program offerings and maximize lane space efficiency. We cannot sustain our current model as we are currently operating at a financial loss. Our main priority is to ensure the team and community still have a pool to train and enjoy in years to come. Below is a breakdown of each...

Hello WEST Members, We are excited to be getting back to the pool! As we return for the fall, we have carefully gone over our Reopening Guidelines Policies for our programs to ensure that information is succinct, effective and safe. Out of abundance of safety, we will be requiring ALL participating members (Lap Swim, Water Aerobics, Swim Team, PreComp, SwimFit, Private Lessons) to submit an updated form prior to beginning any program in September. The updated form can be found below. Forms will be collected at the front office, in...

After releasing the tentative fall practice schedule, we have had to make a few changes. We apologize for the confusion this may cause. These changes aim to get more practice time for some of our Age Group swimmers and more efficiently use our limited resources. Please note the changes indicated in bold. For a visual representation of the entire schedule, please see the spreadsheet here. Lap Swim Monday & Wednesday: 7:30 - 10:00am, 12:00 - 2:30pm Tuesday & Thursday: 8:45 - 10:00am, 12:00 - 2:30pm Friday: 7:30am - 1:30pm Saturday...

Hello WEST, We are on our final week of the 2019 - 2020 season, and what an interesting season it has been. We have worked hard as an organization and as a community to ensure excellence and safety for not only our swimmers but everyone who comes through WEST’s doors. We are incredibly proud of the perseverance and work ethic of our swimmers, families, staff, and coaches to keep the mission of WEST strong and alive throughout these past few months. We hope to see our community's familiar faces around...

WEST Fall Schedule Please refer to the attached PDF. Schedule is subject to change due to the pandemic & reopening legislation. Any changes will be announced via email. Lap Swim Monday & Wednesday: 7:00 - 10:00am, 12:00 - 2:30pm Tuesday & Thursday: 8:15 - 10:00am, 12:00 - 2:30pm Friday: 7:00am - 2:30pm Saturday & Sunday: 3:00pm - 7:00pm *NO EARLY AM or LATE PM on Weekdays. Water Aerobics Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00am Masters: NO GROUP PRACTICES. PreComp Monday, Wednesday: 7:00 - 7:30pm Saturday: 2:15 - 2:45pm OR Tuesday,...

The tech suit restrictions, proposed by the USA Swimming Age Group Development Committee, will go into effect for 12-and-under swimmers beginning September 1, 2020. For the complete list of allowed & restricted suits, or to read more, click the link here to read more. -WEST Coaching Staff

UPDATED 8/17/2020 Date correction: This is AUGUST, 8/20 - 8/23, this upcoming weekend. NOT SEPTEMBER. Apologies for the confusion. -Tim Hello WEST, As we approach the end of the summer season, we will be holding time trials for our swimmers in their respective training groups. This is to give the swimmer and coaches an idea of where they're at by the end of the season, and an opportunity to race one another. Unfortunately, these time trials will not be sanctioned by USA Swimming. We have tried to keep the kids...

Hello WEST, We are well into our last month of practices and we hope everyone is having a great time. We realize that this quarantine has been such an EX – AUGUSTING change to schedule, so we hope you go out and do an activity that brings you joy, as Marie Kondo would say. Don’t forget to reorganize that closet for the third time :) Read on for this week’s important info! Registration Reminder Online registration is live for our 2020-2021 Season! Click on the link here to jump to...