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Tim Senholtz

WEST Weekly: Good afternoon WEST, Please read the following for some important news for important people! REMINDER: Halloween Night Practice: Explore & Disco will NOT meet Wednesday October 31st. Enjoy the day off trick or treating! Senior Elite, Senior, Accelerate, Challenge, & PreComp will all meet for practice as normal. Hit & Run Incident in WEST Parking Lot On Monday October 29th, there was a reported incident of hit and run that happened in our parking lot during swim lessons. If you have know of any information, please contact the...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST! Just wanted to make clarifications: Halloween Potluck on October 26th (TONIGHT) We will be having a fun-filled Halloween celebration at WEST on October 26th from 6:30-8:00pm for Accelerate, Challenge, Disco, Explorer and PreComp groups. That means there is no formal practice, just the potluck. Swimmers are invited to come play in the pool, with snacks and treats!! Please look below to see what type of food to bring.  Keep in mind, the swimmers will be going in and out of the pool during this time! Last Name A...

Tim Senholtz

Hello Fellow WESTonians: Just a friendly reminder to everyone that operates an automobile on WEST premises: Remember to obey one-way signs as this ensures that traffic flows smoothly as well as decreases the chances of an accident happening. When picking up your swimmer DO NOT IDLE in front of WEST's main entrance. This causes traffic backup as well as increases the chances of an accident happening. Please, find an empty parking spot to wait to pick up your child before leaving the premises instead of idling at the entrance. Turning...

Tim Senholtz

Hello WEST Families, Please read thoroughly for our most up to date information for all things WEST related: It’s a hefty one, so stay strong - we can get through it together!   Website Update As many of you have seen, we updated to our new website a couple weeks back. We are still working hard to sort out the few known bumps we have encountered including compatibility with phone / tablet views. As of right now, the best way to view our complete website is on a desktop computer....

Hello WEST Families! Welcome back! We are quickly heading into another action packed season and I wanted to give everyone a heads up of the schedule for this weekend.   Friday Sept 14th: Season Kickoff BBQ The season kick-off potluck will be held at West Coast Aquatics on Friday, September 14 beginning at 6:30pm.  If weather permits, we will be hanging out in the grassy area.  The pool will be open for swimmers to play in during this time, except for the lanes being used for PreComp.   This is a potluck...

Hello WEST Families, Just a friendly reminder that our team equipment, suit & apparel fitting is TOMORROW Tuesday, Sept 11th. Sylvia’s Swimwear will be at WEST from 5:00 - 7:00pm and will set up in the weight room. This is an opportunity for new swimmers to get the required team gear and returning swimmers to replace broken, missing or outgrown equipment. All Arena apparel (such as hoodies, team jackets, pants, etc) will also be available for order. If your swimmer's practices are on Monday & Wednesdsay (Explore & Discover), we highly encourage you...

WEST Swim Folk, Welcome back! We hope everyone enjoyed their time away from the pool. School is about to start and fall is just around the corner.   Registration Update Online registration seems to have worked out well, hopefully it was more convenient for everyone. If you missed registration, don’t worry, you are still able to register. We've opened registration again and just email the office if you are having any issues. Any incoming swimmers (new to WEST) are being placed on a waiting list until we finalize returning members...

First Couple Weeks of Practice We will be staggering the start of our season and groups will practice together for the first two weeks.  During the first two weeks, we won’t practice on weekends and will take Labor Day off as well. We will start our normal practice schedule on Monday, Sept 10 th. Pre-Comp and Lessons start Tues 9/4. Lap & Open Swim start back up Tues 9/4.   Senior & Sr Elite Mon 8/27 – Fri 8/31: 12:30-2:30pm @ WEST Tues 9/4: 4-6pm @ WEST Wed-Fri 9/5-9/7: 4-6pm...

Registration for the Club Team will open TOMORROW (Sat 8/18) at approximately 10:30am. We have moved the process online this year and it will require everyone to read and agree to the usual forms. We will still require a single signature form (last page) that all swimmers will need to bring with them on the first day of practice. Click Here for the direct link to the Club Team Registration. Click Here to view the entire Club Team Registration Packet. Online Registration will ONLY be open to returning swimmers in...

Happy Time Between Seasons, I hope everyone is enjoying their time away from the pool right now. We had some great performances at Junior Nationals, Futures, PNS Champs and Zones Meets. We placed 4 th overall at Senior Long Course Champs, our highest place yet and a major testament to the “little team that could’.   Final Billing for Swim Team families – IMPORTANT! Please check your accounts, we have billed for the Colman Bus, Volunteer Hours and Hospitality Fee. Colman Bus will be split by group for those that...