Hello WESTern Hemispheres Dwellers, We are going into our second week of championship meets! Wowzers! Congrats to all of our amazing Sectional swimmers who competed last weekend, and good luck to all of our swimmers competing at Northwest Region Short Course Age Group Championships this weekend at KCAC! Remember, Spring Showdown is next weekend as well! Hold onto your caps for these important news items, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: SCHEDULE CHANGES for this weekend: Thursday, 3/21/19 Senior Elite, Senior - 3:15 - 6:30 Accelerate, Challenge, Disco, Explore: NORMAL practice PreComp: NORMAL...

Good Afternoon WEST, Good luck to all swimmers competing this weekend for the Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals meet at KCAC! Here’s this week’s news: Letterwriting Reminder – This Saturday March 16 This Saturday, WEST will host a breakfast in the gym for all club team swimmers to celebrate the kick - off of our yearly fundraiser Swim-a-thon.  We provide sample letters, envelopes, and postage stamps for swimmers to solicit donations from family, friends, and local business and we ask that each swimmer send out a minimum of 10 letters.   Swimmers...

Good afternoon WEST families, This is a reminder that we have our annual SwimAThon Letter Writing party this Saturday, March 16th for Accelerate, Challenge, Discover, and Explore groups. Senior and Senior Elite’s Letterwriting party will be Wednesday evening, March 13  Below is all the info you'll need to start your 2019 fundraising off with a bang: What is Swim-A-Thon? Every year, swim teams across the nation host a fundraiser, SwimAThon, during which the kids swim 200 laps (or for 2hrs, whichever comes first) and solicit donations from family, friends, and...

Hello #WESTies of Instagram, Do you know the difference between a Fjord, a Sound, and a Bight? Schedule Changes for this Weekend: Reminder, Team Excellence Clinic is this Friday & Saturday! Please refer to this supplementary email that goes in depth regarding the clinic itinerary. FRIDAY, MARCH 8:  Senior & Senior Elite: 3:30 – 6:30pm Accelerate & Challenge 5:30 – 9:00pm Explore & Disco 6:30-7:30pm PRECOMP 2: NO PRACTICE Lap Swim: Normal SATURDAY, MARCH 9:  Senior, Senior Elite, & Accelerate: 6:00 – 9:30am Challenge, Disco, Explore 8:30 -10:30am PreComp 1...

Hello WEST Swim Folk, WEST is excited to introduce to you our Spring 2019 WEST Team Excellence Clinic guests, Toni Armstrong and Giles Smith. Toni Armstrong is a Performance Leadership Consultant and works with swim teams, colleges and has been a keynote speaker at the LEAD Sports Summit. She is recognized as a market leader in the field of team and performance leadership - and she fully understands swimming and its dynamics.  Here is an outline of the courses that Toni will be going over with our team swimmers: March...

Hello WEST Humans, Did you know the deepest point of the Puget Sound is found off the coast of Edmonds? As we head into another wonderful weekend at WEST, please be aware of these following news items: Schedule Changes: Friday, March 1 *Eyes of March Last Chance Meet for Senior, Senior Elite, and Accelerate. Warmups begin 3:30 at WEST. Meet Starts 4:30pm. More info can be found on PNS here Senior & Senior Elite: NO PRACTICE PreComp: Normal Practice Accelerate (not at meet): Normal Practice Challenge: Normal Practice Explore &...

Hello WESTonians, I hope everyone has dried off and warmed up after Snowpocalypse. I hope everyone enjoys the full moon tonight as we peruse on through this WEST weekly: Fall Divisoionals @ Kamiak : THIS WEEKEND Please check PNS for any updates to meet schedule, timeline, etc. Meet entries are posted online on our website, please sign in to view your swimmer’s events. Volunteer job sign ups have been open since last week - don’t wait to sign up as spots have been filling fast. Schedule Updates for this Weekend:...

Good Morning WEST Families, We want to thank everyone for your patience as we announce today’s plans. The weather has been unpredictable and we weren’t able to make a certain call until our coaching staff was able to make it into WEST this morning. Snow has made it difficult and or dangerous for some of our staff members to make it in, resulting in the sometimes-spontaneous schedule updates / cancellations. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and understanding. WEST will be able to credit back the appropriate groups and lessons that have...

We plan to have a delayed opening again tomorrow. No early AM lap swim. Plan to open at 9am. We will evaluate first thing in the morning and notify anyone of the plan for the day. Thanks for your patience. 

Snowmageddon Update for Monday 2/11 The clouds have paused from dumping for the time being and we are going to run some practices before it starts up again. Stay tuned, if the weather changes suddenly we may have to make last-minute changes. Make sure you subscribe to our Text Message Alert System (follow this link on your smartphone: https://www.remind.com/join/westcoasta) and stay connected. Daytime Lessons: CANCELLED Masters: 9-10am SSCD rented lanes: 10am-12pm Challenge & Accelerate: 10am-12pm Senior & Senior Elite: 11am-2pm (dryland 11-12) Afternoon Lessons: CANCELLED Evening Practices: CANCELLED Pool will...