Dear WEST Swim Fans, Congratulations to all WEST swimmers that competed this last weekend at Senior Sectionals. We had some outstanding performances including 3 rd place finishes by Nicole Limberg and 4 th place by Jonathan Cook in the 100 Breaststroke. WEST was represented by 11 swimmers at the meet and fielded 2 boy’s relays – an indication of the increased depth of our program over the past year.   Friday & Saturday Practice Changes Due to Divisional Champs There will be NO PRACTICE for Explore, Discover, Challenge, Accelerate or...

Dear WEST swim family, Congratulations to all WEST swimmers that competed last weekend at the Northwest Age Group Regional Championships. Top finalists include Elli Straume, Max Fang, Justin Limberg and Neal Thai. Good luck this weekend to our swimmers competing at USA Swimming’s Senior Sectional Championships.   Swim-A-Thon Letter Writing Party – THIS SATURDAY! In an effort to maximize our Swim-A-Thon donations, we set aside time each year for all swimmers to write letters to friends, family and local businesses to solicit donations for Swim-A-Thon. We provide form letters, postage and...

Good evening WEST families,   This is a reminder that we have our annual SwimAThon Letter Writing party this Saturday, March 19th for all groups!  Below is all the info you'll need to start your 2016 fundraising off with a bang.   What is SwimAThon? Every year, swim teams across the nation host a fundraiser, SwimAThon, during which the kids swim 200 laps (or for 2 hours, whichever comes first) and solicit donations from family, friends, and local businesses for their teams.  This fundraiser is put on in part by...

Dear WEST folk,   A huge thanks to all families who volunteered their time this past weekend at our February AGI - we had a great meet with lots of fast swims and new qualifiers for the championship meets coming up in March.  Congrats to all!   We are hosting a Last Chance Meet at WEST this weekend for kids swimming to make Regional and/or Sectional cuts.  Please see the practice and meet schedules below so you know what's going on at the pool this weekend!     Weekend Practice...

Dear WEST folk,   We are heading into the end of February and Spring Championships are quickly approaching! Congratulations to all of the swimmers who competed at Boy’s High School District and State Championships in the last two weeks - there were several outstanding swims at both meets. Jon Cook was named Swimmer of the Meet after winning both the 100 Breast and 200 IM, and Jackson Coach Drew Whorley was named Coach of the Year. Other championship individual finalists include Jeremiah Tien, Tony Mikhail, Tarek Farouk, Ethan Forsberg and...

Dear WEST aquatic family,   Great job this past weekend to all WEST swimmers that competed at the Winter Challenge Meet. We had many best times and several new qualifiers for the Age Group Invite and Regionals. a                                                         Team Pictures – THIS FRIDAY 6:30pm We will be doing our annual team photos on Friday at 6:30pm. Wear your BLACK team shirt from this year (WEST circle on the front, West Coast outline on back).  Please be here at 6:15pm to start lining up. Order forms can be printed by...

Dear West Swim Folk,   January is coming to a close and each day has a little more sunlight. Everyone is working hard both in the pool and in school with finals. Make sure we are getting adequate rest and eating right to stay healthy!   Locker Room Behavior We have had a few recent locker room issues that need to be addressed. Granted, this is Boy’s High School season and there are a lot of visitors coming through every day, but this is our pool and we are ultimately...

Dear WCA community, I hope 2016 is off to a great start. We are very busy around the pool, bouncing back from December Championships and quickly refocusing on the quickly approaching March Championships.   Husky Invite – This Weekend Senior Elite swimmers will compete this weekend at the Annual Husky Invitational. There is NO EARLY AM Practice on Friday. Any Senior Elite swimmers not competing in the meet (either Friday or Saturday) should attend Senior practice.   Volunteer Meeting for New Families – Saturday 9am Margaret will be holding an...

Dear WEST swimmers, parents and members, With holidays right around the corner and several championships meets this past and coming weekend, this is a very exciting time!   Championships Meet Recap Congratulations to all the WEST swimmers that competed at 14 & Under PNS Champs. We had some great swims, many finalists and lots of best times. WEST swimmers Nicole Limberg and Jon Cook competed at USA Junior Nationals in Austin, Texas. Both made finals in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke and finished as high as 9 th and 12...

Good afternoon WEST families,   We are happy to announce that WEST will be collecting non-perishable food items this week to donate to our local Mill Creek Food Bank for this holiday season.   Come by the pool anytime this week or weekend to drop off your donations in the lobby!  We will be taking all collections to the food bank on Monday, December 21st. See you at the pool! --   Jess MacKintosh WEST Coast Aquatics Assistant Coach/Club Lessons Program Manager WESTswimteam.com