WEST Weekly Good afternoon WEST Families, Congrats to our swimmers that competed at Mayflowers this past weekend! Spring is rolling and WEST is excited to see the weather warming up around us. Did you know Coca Cola was invented on this day in history in 1886? Read on for more fun, necessary information from your friendly neighborhood WEST staffers! WEST Chosen for USA Swimming's Mentor Coach Program WEST has been selected to participate in USA Swimming's Mentor Coach Program. This means we will have a three-day club visit by Mentor...

WEST Weekly Hello WEST Families, Congrats to all of our marvelous swimmers that competed at Dick La Fave Long Course Kick Off meet this weekend at KCAC! 50 meters is a LONG pool & our WEST crew swam confidently against their fellow competitors. Our home pool is back up and running after having it’s pump replaced and mechanical room renovated for safety. All programs are back up to normal, with the inclusion of an extra lane for our afternoon lessons. Hooray! Read on for more action packed news! Mayflowers @KCAC...

WEST Weekly: Happy Friday Everyone! This week’s edition of WEST Weekly is tardy partly from the fact that WEST has been busy cleaning and preparing our pool for reopening next week. Our pump and pump room is nearing the end of construction and we are looking forward to a smooth start on Monday, April 29th! Read on for important info: Dick La Fave Our competitive team swimmers will be at KCAC this weekend for our Long Course Kick Off meet! Please double check your swimmer’s events by checking our website....

Good Afternoon WEST Families, Wow summer is approaching FAST and WEST has been busy as a bee prepping our programs and pool for the warm weather. As you all know, please read all info closely and let us know if you have any questions! Schedule Changes: Friday, 4/19 Distance Meet @WEST: Warmups at 4:00pm, meet starts at 5:00pm. Please review entries online, updated today. Explore & Disco: NO PRACTICE PreComp: NO PRACTICE Acclerate & Challenge: 7:30 – 9:00 practice Saturday, 4/20: All morning practices & programs: NORMAL Senior Elite &...

Hello WEST Families, There will be an upcoming Lifeguard Certification class lead by our wonderful Lifeguard Instructor Mary Lou Barrett. Please read the following information from Mary Lou carefully if you are interested. Dates & Time: Participants will meet @WEST April 21st -10:00 am - 6:00pm April 28th- 10:00-6:00 pm Lifeguarding Certification Class    Cost: $150.00  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...

Good Afternoon WEST Families, Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend! Make sure to check these important news items out! Schedule Changes this Weekend: Swim-A-Thon for team swimmers is THIS Friday & Saturday! Woohoo! Friday, 4/12/19 Sr & Sr E: 3:15-6:30pm (SWIMATHON 4:30 - 6:30) Accelerate 4-6:30pm (dryland 4-4:30pm, then SWIMATHON) Challenge, Disco, Exp, PreComp: All Normal practices Saturday, 4/13/19: SrE & Sr Practice: 6:00-8:30am, count for Swimathon after. Challenge, Discover, Explore SWIMATHON 8-10:30 Accelerate Practice: 10-12:00pm PreComp: Normal practices McCollum Practices starts NEXT WEEK for our senior elite swimmers! Please...

Good Afternoon WEST Families, WEST will need to undergo an emergency maintenance CLOSURE the week of April 22-28 to repair our pool pump. This maintenance was originally planned to be completed later this August, but due to recent circumstances, we needed to move up this maintenance to this month. We will need to shut down the entire pool for safety, including all programs & lap and open swim. Our coaching staff is exploring options to see if we will be able to run replacement practices for our team swimmers at...

Good Afternoon WEST Folk, Wow what a roller coaster of a ride Champs season has been this spring. We have had some amazing swims and the coaching staff is happy to see growth from all our amazing swimmers. We are refocusing our goals and ready to jump back into training for long course season this summer. Please read the following: Schedule Changes: Friday, 4/5/19 Team (Explore, Disco, Challenge, Accelerate, Senior & Senior Elite): NO PRACTICE PreComp: Normal practices Saturday, 4/6/19: Team (Explore, Disco, Challenge, Accelerate, Senior & Senior Elite): NO...

Hello WEST team families, Apologies, my order form link was not working properly in the last email. This link should be updated. As a reminder: Team Pictures: Friday (3/29) starting at 6:00pm. Schedule: Pre-Comp: NO PRACTICE Explore, Discover, Challenge, Accelerate: NO PRACTICE, pictures only Senior, Senior Elite: 3:15 - 6:00pm, pictures afterward. Individual Pictures will begin around 6:00pm, Team picture around 6:30 - 7:00pm. To order pictures, please click on the form here. There will also be forms that can be filled out the day of, but it's easier to...

Good Afternoon WEST Families, Congrats to all of our Northwest Regional Championship swimmers who competed this past weekend! We had some amazing swims with many of our WEST swimmers finishing in top 8 at night. But wait! There’s more! Get hyped for our last weekend of championship meets at KCAC with PNS Spring Showdown this Saturday and Sunday (3/30 – 3/31.) Read on for more important info: Schedule Changes: Friday, 3/29: Pre-Comp: NO PRACTICE Explore, Discover, Challenge, Accelerate: NO PRACTICE Senior, Senior Elite: 3:15 - 6:00pm Saturday, 3/30: All PreComp...