Dear WEST swim folk,   Thank you in advance to everyone working at the WEST hosted AGI Meet at Kamiak this weekend and good luck to all swimmers competing!   We appreciate everyone’s patience today as we closed to repair the lane 5 block anchor. The job is complete and we are waiting for cement to dry. We will be back to normal operations tomorrow.   Schedule Change Reminders Today, Fri 2/24 – POOL CLOSED for maintenance NO PRACTICES Saturday 2/25 – No CLUB TEAM Practices, Normal Pre-Comp & Lessons....

Good afternoon WEST families,   We are excited to announce the opening of our WEST 2017 SwimAThon Fundraiser! We are going to kick everything off with our annual Letter Writing Breakfast next Saturday, March 4th.  Swimmers will practice at their normal times, then have breakfast in the gym and write letters to family, friends, and local businesses to solicit donations in their name for SwimAThon.  One swimmer from each group will win a prize for the most letters prepared that day!   We are also adding a new feature to...

Thank you to everyone that made the trek out to Bainbridge Island this weekend for their Invite Meet. We had many best times and several new qualifiers for the upcoming Age Group Invite we host at Kamiak next weekend.   WEST Spirit Wear Team Order – OPEN NOW! Our T-Shirt supplier switched over to a new system and is now up and running. We have several new shirts to choose from including several of our favorite summer team designs. Order SOON, the online store is only open for a LIMITED...

Good afternoon WEST Families,   The snow is still lightly coming down here at the pool, but roads are staying clear and everything is beginning to melt as the temps go up.   We will be running all lessons and team practices on normal schedule tonight, so please stay safe as you make your way here!     See you at the pool! -- Jess MacKintosh WEST Coast Aquatics Assistant Coach/Club Program Manager WESTswimteam.com

We are looking forward to summer and there are many great meet opportunities that involve traveling. While these meets are all essentially optional, travel meets are great team bonding experiences and contribute greatly to each individual swimmer achieving the next level (so we feel they are really important). Travel meets force the swimmers to become more independent and gets them out of their comfort zone. We often see great individual growth coming back from important travel meets. We do not expect everyone to attend every meet. We expect each swimmer...

Dear WEST aquatic community,   The end of January is nearing and we are deep in some of our heaviest training. The kids have been working extremely hard for several weeks now and it is really starting to show. Make sure we are eating properly, getting enough rest and stretching to take extra care of your body during this demanding time.   Annual Public Board Meeting – Tuesday, Jan 31st 6:30pm @ MCCA Board Room We will be holding our annual general board meeting next Tuesday where we will discuss...

Dear WEST Swim Community, Midway through January and it’s cold. Let’s make sure we bundle after swimming as we aim to stay healthy during this important training phase. Rest is crucial, but having good attendance is also very important at this time of the year. It is a very short stretch between December and March and Spring Championship meets will be here quickly. This part of the year also provides the foundation for Long Course training to be built upon. WEST Swimmers Competing at Washington Open TONIGHT Many of the...

Dear WEST Swim Folk, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday. Thank you to everyone that made training a priority during this crucial time for swimming. I am very proud of the swimmer’s effort, this was one of our best holiday training periods that I’ve witnessed since joining WEST in 2010. There is a clear difference between the swimmers that trained over break and those that missed practices across all groups. This training period is not only crucial to success at SC Championships in March and LC...

Congratulations everyone. Our team was awarded a Bronze Medal for being one of the top 200 teams in the country. This is an amazing feat, especially considering the small size of our team. Click here to view the complete list from USA Swimming.

Junior Nationals Recap Congratulations to Jon Cook, Kelly Morgan and Nicole Limberg for participating last week at USA Swimming’s Junior Nationals at Texas A&M University. WEST as a team ended up scoring highest amongst all PNS teams with Jon Cook placing 5th in the 200 Breaststroke and 12th in the 200 IM.   AG Champs Recap Congratulation to all WEST swimmers that competed at the PNS 14&Under Champs. Noteable swims include Vyron Domingo placing 9th in the 100 Fly, Kendal Kaleo placing 11th in the 100 Back, Heidi Ly placing...