Good Afternoon WEST, We are coming into the end of April and WEST has been preparing to reopen the past several weeks. We have been closely following the news in regards to how and when it will be possible to get our programs up and running again and will announce a plan as soon as we are able to. Read on for this week’s news: Zoom Meetings Parents - please remember to pass along Zoom information to your swimmers. We enjoy being able to meet weekly, and strive to have...

Good Afternoon WEST, We hope everyone is staying safe during our Stay at Home Order. WEST wants to make sure that we are here during this time to provide guidance for our swimmers while they are not in the water. Each group has been working on different dryland exercises that are in line with Engineered Sports' program as well as learning different life skill lessons. We’re determined to make the best of the situation and know that the swimmers are empowered to create their own path for long course season....

Good Afternoon WEST, As you know, the Stay-at-Home Order has been extended to May 4th. This means that the earliest WEST will be able to open will be Tuesday, May 5th and may change if the order is extended. With so many variables up in the air, we wanted to share with our members what we have been working on these past few days regarding our operations. WEST, like many other families, is facing hard times and we will do our best to help out our community members in need....

Happy End of the Month WEST Folk, We want to reach out to everyone to give an update during this unprecedented time. WEST, like everyone else in our community and beyond, are in uncharted waters. We are unsure of how long this will last or what the long term ramifications will mean for us, our families, and our community as a whole, but we are prepared to move forward. We will plan to reopen as soon as we are allowed and based on the current stay-at-home order, we are hopeful...

Dear WEST community, The recent stay-at-home mandate has extended our closure until April 7th. It seems like decisions are being made week-by-week, so we will continue to prepare to reopen but will announce updates as the situation unfolds. Full-time coaches have adjusted and limited our travel to the pool but still need to regularly check on equipment and make sure the pool water is maintained. We are communicating with other coaches, USA Swimming and doing our best to stay informed and engaged through this situation. As a reminder, WEST is...

West Community, We hope everyone is staying safe during this unprecedented time. We wanted to give everyone a brief update with how we are responding to the pandemic and hopefully answer some common questions. Even though we are shut down right now, our full-time employees are continuing to work, focusing on facility projects that cannot be done during normal operations and spacing ourselves well away from each other. We have shut down as much of the pool as we can to reduce our costs, but some items like the pool...

Due to the recent COVID-19 Pandemic, we have been mandated to cease all operations through the end of March. All programs are suspended and we will be closing our doors at 2pm today, March 16th, 2020. This could be extended depending on how the virus continues to spread, so please check back for updates. We will open as soon as we are allowed and will post the most up-to-date information on our website (WestSwimTeam.com) under the News section. We apologize for the inconvenience this causes and encourage all our members...

Dear West Community, We are watching the pandemic closely and while we want to do our part to contain the spread, we also know the importance of exercise to both a healthy immune system and individual mental health. We are going to continue to operate while increasing precautions. Anyone showing symptoms must stay home and be monitored for 14 days. Anyone who has had direct or close contact with a known case must also stay home and be monitored for 14 days. Anyone not comfortable coming to the pool and...

Hello WEST, Please be aware of the following program changes during this time: Water Aerobics: CANCELLED until further notice. Beginning on Sunday, March 15th - SwimFit will be combined with Jr SwimFit on the weekends from 12:00 - 1:00pm until further notice. This is to help account for the decreased swimmers in attendance. Sunday, March 15th NO LAP SWIM 2:30 - 5:00pm. Monday, March 16th Limited Lap Swim (3 lanes available): 11:00am - 2:00pm Please stay tuned for more programs updates. -WEST Coaching Staff

Hello WEST Parents, A coach in PNS has shown symptoms of Coronavirus within the last 24 hours, and is self quarantining even though they have been informed they do not qualify for a test. Coach Emily was present at a meeting that this coach also attended last week when they were not showing symptoms. Coach Emily is not showing signs and symptoms of the flu herself, however she will be self quarantining through this weekend to self monitor for any signs and symptoms out of caution. WEST coaches have already...