It's that time of the year again. In an effort to get more involvement, we are having 2 clean up days for swim team families to satisfy their volunteer service hour requirement. We will plan to work in 3 hour shifts 9am-3pm on Saturday 6/17 & 6/24. Click here to sign up for Clean Up Day 1 Click here to sign up for Clean Up Day 2 We plan to attack the following: 1. Exterior wall of building (demo & repair siding on back wall, paint prep & paint) 2. Parking...

Good Afternoon WEST Families, Summer Schedule Summer is just around the corner, please remember that summer schedule starts June 26th.  Click here for the pool schedule.    WEST Swim Team Banquet This Friday, 6/9/17, our WEST Swim Team banquet will be held at WEST. The banquet will begin at 6:30 and will be potluck style.  This is a team event open to team members and families only.   Just a reminder of what to bring; Last Name Begins With: A-D: Beverages E-K: Dessert/Fruit L-Q: Side Dish R-U: Main Dish V-Z:  Salad     Please be...

Hi West swim families!   We have a fun, new option to show your love for West and dry yourself off at the same time: We are getting team towels!  They will be offered in two colors, shown below, and can be personalized as well.   The details:   size: 34x60 colors: pink or royal blue cost: $28   The West logo and personalization are woven into the towel like a regular beach towel, not printed or embroidered.     Please respond no later than Friday, May, 19th.    ...

WEST Swim Folk,   Midway through May and things are getting busier by the minute. Thank you to everyone that came out to help with our Double Header Meet last weekend. I was impressed to see many of the kids swimming close to their best times despite racing so many events in such a short time.   NO PRACTICE TONIGHT – Fri 5/12 Due to the Distance Meet tonight at WEST, there will be no practice for all groups.   Summer Team – Registration OPEN Tell your friends, we are...

Dear West Swim Folk,   The end of April is approaching and May is almost here and long course season is about to start!   McCollum & Practice Schedule Change UPDATE We just received word that McCollum will NOT be ready to open this Monday (4/24). We are aiming for starting next Monday (5/1) and will update everyone as soon as we know. Next week, Senior Elite will continue to practice at WEST and Senior will continue to practice during the later time slot. Sorry for the confusion.   Weight...

Good afternoon WEST families,   A huge thanks to our hospitality team, parent volunteers, swimmers, coaches, and Kara Lynn Joyce for making this year's SwimAThon a great success!  We had some awesome team-bonding time during our pizza dinner on Friday night (courtesy of USA Swimming and Elliott Bay), and our team breakfast on Saturday morning (courtesy of our fantastic parents).   Congrats to all of our swimmers who improved their times, swam more laps than last year, finished 200 laps for the first time, and especially to those who participated...

Dear WESTonians, Spring is here and we are finally getting some sunny days! I hope everyone enjoyed their spring break and has had time to reflect and recover from the end of SCY season, and is ready for the start of LCM season!   SwimAThon - this Friday & Saturday! Please see the following practice schedule changes:   Friday 4/14 Senior & Senior Elite normal practice 3:15-6:30pm, SwimAThon 5:30-6:30pm No practice for Explore, Discover, Challenge, and Accelerate swimmers - come join Kara Lynn and the rest of the team for...

Dear WEST Swim Community, Spring is here, we are halfway through March and St. Patrick’s Day is only a couple days away! Congratulations to all WEST swimmers that competed at Divisional Championships last weekend. WEST had many best times, new regional qualifiers and some top place finishes. Good luck to all swimmers competing at Senior Sectionals this week and AG Regionals next week! Don’t forget to check out our weekly schedule update page on the website for the most up-to-date info.   Coach Margaret Nominated for PNS Development Coach of...

Good afternoon WEST families,   We had a great turnout on Saturday for our annual team SwimAThon Letter Writing party and we're already seeing some online donations come in for our swimmers.  In case you missed our breakfast event, you can download all of our SAT documents  (just click here!) and print/mail or email the sample letter out to your family and friends.  Swimmers can also write and send their own letters if they want to personalize the information in the sample letter.   A BIG thank you to the hospitality...

  Dear  WEST  Parents, Swimmers, and Coaches,    As championship season approaches, it's time to start getting in the right mindset to swim fast. The swimmers have done the work in the pool, but mental preparation is just as important. I want to share an article I wrote for  The Players Tribune about how I prepared for my 50 freestyle at the 2012 Olympic Trials. In the article, I talk about handling the pressure in the ready room and keeping my thoughts positive before my race.    Additionally, this Saturday I'll...