Good Afternoon: Our lifeguard, instructor, & Lifeguard Instructor Ty will be running a lifeguard class at WEST. Please read below if you are interested in getting your certification before summer hits! Dates & Time: Participants will meet @WEST June 22nd - 1:00-8:00 pm June 23rd - 10:00-6:00 pm June 29th – 1:00-8:00 pm Lifeguarding Certification Class  Cost: $215.00  The class is a blended learning course which includes an online portion and an instructor-led classroom skills session.  The online portion must be completed before attending the in-class portion.  Most learners complete the online portion in approximately...

WEST Weekly Good Morning WESTies, Wow what a weekend WEST has had at Pasco! We had many swimmers achieve best times in their individual events, but we want to send a shout out to Senior Elite swimmer Brandon Stride for obtaining his Olympic Trials cut in the 200 meter breaststroke by .02 , with a final time of 2:17.87! Stride also earned the meet record for the Tri-City Open this weekend. Amazing job! For more photos of the Tri-Cities meet, please visit our Facebook page where we will be uploading...

Hi WEST swim families! We are so excited about the water bottles that we’ve added a few more color options for you to choose from!  Because it’s going to be so hard to choose, we’ve extended the deadline until Tuesday, June 3rd!   Again, please let us know the following: 1)  which size you would like, 32oz or 22oz (the 32oz size are the bottles featuring the West logo and the 22oz are the taller, skinnier bottles) 2)  your top two color choices (if there’s only one color that you would like, please list that one) Remember:...

WEST Complete Programming Summer 2019 – Begins June 24 Competitive Team Practices: Please see previous email here. Lap Swim – Exercise Focused Swimming Monday 5:30 – 9:00am (limited 7:30 – 9:00am) 10:30 – 12:00pm (limited 10:30 – 11:00am) 1:00 - 3:00pm (limited) 7:30 – 9:30pm Tuesday 5:30 – 7:00am 1:00 – 3:00pm (limited) 7:30 – 9:30pm Wednesday 5:30 – 12:00pm (limited 7:30 – 12:00pm) 7:30 – 9:30pm Thursday 5:30 – 7:00am 10:00 – 12:00pm 7:30 – 9:30pm Friday 5:30 – 9:00am (limited 7:30 – 9:00) 7:30 – 9:30pm Saturday 1:00...

Hello WEST Families, Congrats to all our amazing athletes that competed in Arizona for Scottsdale's Cactus Classic! We had many fast swims and had a blast enjoying the sun and swimming. Good luck to our swimmers heading east for our Tri City Open in Pasco Friday - Sunday! Read on for more info! Schedule Changes: Thursday, 5/30/19 Explore: 5:30 - 6:15 (No dryland) Disco: 6:15 - 7:30 (no dryland) Challenge & Accelerate: 6:00 - 7:30pm Senior & Senior Elite that IS COMPETING @PASCO: Dryland @WEST 3:00-4:00, in water 4-6pm Senior...

Reminder:  WEST will NOT be running practices for ALL practice groups or swim lessons tomorrow 5/27/19 in observance of Memorial Day. Lap Swim will run from 5:30am - 2:00pm. WEST will close at 2:00pm. There will not be office hours tomorrow.  Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! -WEST Management

Good Afternoon WEST Folks,  I hope everyone enjoyed the sunny weather this weekend. We are almost 1 month away from summer break for many of our amazing students, so remember to hold in there and study hard! Finals can be a particularly stressful time so remember to stay proactive with your work, set aside timed breaks and to get plenty of rest. Read on for this week's announcements: Zone's Swimmers: Congrats to the following swimmers for making the 2019 Age Group Zones PNS Team: It's a very competitive application process,...

Schedule Changes: Thursday, May 23: Senior & Senior Elite - Dryland 3:00 - 3:45, practice at McCollum 4 - 6:30 (normal time) All other practices: Normal schedule. Friday May 24: NO CHANGES, reminder that Senior, Accelerate & Challenge are at Colman 6:30 - 8:30pm Saturday May 25: NO CHANGES, reminder that Senior Elite is at Colman 8:30 - 10:30am Reminder Accelerate is from 7:00 - 9:30am

Hello WEST Families, Spring is the busiest time of the year at WEST and we are hard at work prepping for summer! Read on for this week's news: Coach Ed Spencer Visit: As one of 60 teams in the country being selected for USA Swimming’s Coach Mentorship Program, we are honored to have Ed Spencer visit our team this week. Ed has met with our swimmers and shared his 3 main secrets to success: 1. Perfect attendance 2. Listen to your coach 3. Foster your relationships with teammates. These three...

Hello WEST Families, We do much of our annual training development during the summer months. Swimmers are expected to make double practices when scheduled and the team will take a 2-3 week break at the end of July / early August (please do your best to schedule family vacations during this break). Colman PreSeason LCM Schedule: Begins SATURDAY May 11th - June 24th Please note that for Challenge Group through Senior Elite will be swimming at Colman Pool in West Seattle. During these preseason practices, swimmers must arrange rides /...