We’re happy to announce that our head coach and president Nick Chevalier and his wife Val had their baby yesterday, June 2nd 2020. His name is Marlo Ellsworth Chevalier and everyone is healthy and happy. Nick will be away for a little bit of time, but our staff is happy to assist in any way while he’s out. Congratulations and welcome to the WEST family lil Marlo!

Hello WEST, We hope everyone is off to a great week after that refreshing weekend - please be aware of the following news items! WEST Closure for Holiday Weekend - July 3, 4, & 5 WEST will be closing our facility Friday July 3 - Sunday July 5th in observance of the holiday weekend. Please be safe when you are out and about and remember to take personal safety precautions during this pandemic! Update to Private Lessons In accordance with the state’s new regulations regarding private lessons, we will not...

Hello WEST, Welcome to week two of being back in the pool! We are happy to have lap swim and private lessons back in operation. Our coaching staff is working our best to ensure that our facility and programs are operating as safe and efficiently as possible and we are happy to be seeing so many friendly faces back at the pool. Read on for this week’s info: Arena Snorkel Recall Please click here to read the attached PDF regarding the snorkel recall from Arena and how to receive a...

Hello WEST, This week has been busy with our community easing into our reopening processes. This information reflects what was sent out by Coach Nick already. Please ensure to read and understand our reopening policies. Practice Time Changes for Next Week We will be switching to our second phase of reopening schedule with reintroducing lap swim and private lessons starting June 22. Summer Team will be reintroduced June 29. Team Practices will be changed back as follows: starting Monday, June 22: Embark Mon / Wed & Tues / Thur: 7:15...

The first few days of our Soft Reopening are going well, let’s all continue to be vigilant about distancing, hygiene and safety! We are bringing back Lap Swim and Private Lessons next week and plan to start Summer Team June 29th! Please understand that ALL our programs are experiencing significantly reduced time offerings to allow proper distancing and cleaning: and we’ve extended business hours to help. Please make sure you stay current with the following changes that go into effect immediately. All patrons and members will need to fill out...

Dear West Community, We are excited to announce that we will be starting to reopen TOMORROW, Wednesday, 6/17! At this time, we will only be opening for Club Team swim practice but will be working on getting our other programs up and running again soon. Stay tuned for more information. All swim team members wishing to return to practice, must READ and SIGN the attached Guidelines and Waiver form. Please detach the last page, complete the waiver section and return to the Front Office with your swimmer on their first...

West Community, As many of you are aware, the Governor allowed pools to open this past week, a much welcomed surprise for WEST. We are now reworking our plan for reopening starting with reheating the pool water. We are holding Employee Safety Training sessions in small groups on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of next week. The board is discussing protocols and procedures, and we are aiming to open sometime next week. We want to make sure we are not only conforming to the newly enacted requirements but allowing our community...

Good Afternoon WEST, We are thinking of our entire community during these troubled times and hope everyone remains safe. WEST stands for inclusion and equity. We strive for accountability and fairness and we value honesty, integrity and justice. We love and celebrate the diversity of our community, and look forward to when we can return to what connects us, our shared passion for swimming in a hate free environment. Read our full statement here. Olympian Clinic Recap Thank you to everyone that participated in this past weekend’s clinics! It was...

WEST took last week to reflect on how we as an organization can meaningfully address institutionalized racism and be an ally to our communities of color. Our intention was to listen, learn, and act with educated conviction. We recognize that remaining silent becomes part of the problem and we appreciate your patience. WEST stands against racism and are always working towards becoming a more inclusive environment. We strive for accountability, equity, and fairness & we value honesty, integrity and justice. With that in mind, we join the call for change....

WEST MAY DUATHLON CHALLENGE RESULTS During the month of May 2020, WEST hosted a challenge to see who could run, walk, and bike the most miles. We received $3,675.00 in donations from our community, with 20% of the donations going towards Food Life Line. Because of the limited information we are able to view of each participant on Strava, we are ranking athletes by total mileage (combined with running, biking, and walking). Good job to everybody who participated, the total mileage the WEST Community did in May was 5,160.26 miles!...