Hello WEST swimfans, Congratulations to all swimmers that participated in the Lock-In and Swim-A-Thon. A big THANK YOU to all parents that helped organize and supplied food. Early Morning Wednesday & Friday Practices Start NEXT week. With the start of long course season and ramping up our training combined with most of us being up late last weekend with the lock-in, we will push the early morning double practices back to next week. Swim-A-Thon Make Ups Any swimmers that missed the Swim-A-Thon this past weekend will make it up this...

Dear Parents,   It’s another important week around WEST as we prepare to finish off the short course season and start gearing up for the summer. Good luck to all our swimmers competing at Divisional Championships this weekend and welcome back to all our Senior Sectional swimmers. Age Group Regional swimmers are still on break and should be returning to swimming tonight or tomorrow.   Age Group Regionals Wrap-Up Congratulations to all WEST swimmers that competed at the NW Age Group Regional Championships. We had some outstanding performances including multiple...

Dear Parents,   Such an exciting time around WEST, we have a lot to announce and much going on so please read closely.   Practice Schedule Changes This Friday & Saturday Due to our coaches attending the NW Age Group Regionals, we will be operating on a slightly amended schedule:   Explore, Discover & Challenge: Normal Schedule Fri & Sat Senior 2, Senior & Accelerate: 3:30-6pm Friday, 7-9am Saturday   Senior Sectionals We had some amazing performances this past Wednesday through Sunday at the Speedo Senior Sectionals Championships. Chris Flynn, Matt...

  Congratulations to our swimmers who competed at the WEST February Invitational meet this weekend – there were lots of personal best times!  A huge thank you to all volunteers.  It is wonderful the way folks show up and are flexible – as example, when deck marshalls are asked to time,  timers to head time, clerks of course to do awards and hospitality folks to learn computer....on and on...  WEST is a wonderful community.    Volunteer hours should be confirmed.  PLEASE CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE...

Here we are at the end of February already and our second WEST hosted meet of the year is this weekend!   WEST Hosted Age Group Invitational @ Kamiak Make sure you double check your volunteering assignments and contact Pam  Pam Williamson ( [email protected] or 425-501-6242) immediately if you notice any error or have an emergency that won't allow you to work your scheduled volunteer job. Remember: WEST requires ALL Swim Team Families to volunteer a minimum number of hours based on each training group. This is the 2nd of ONLY 3 opportunities...

Happy Friday! I can't believe the month of February is almost over and our second WEST hosted swim meet is upon us. Championships are right around the corner and Boy's High School State Championships are going on today and tomorrow. Good luck to the following WEST swimmers competing: Connor Brunke, Tarek Farouk, Chris Flynn, Ethan Forsberg and Matt Williamson.   WEST Age Group Invite Entries have been posted, please double check them. Please double-check all Volunteer Job Sign-Ups and contact Pam Williamson ( [email protected] or 425-501-6242) immediately if you notice any error...

Dear Swimmers, Parents and Members,   Happy Valentine's Day! It has been a busy week and we are approaching a very important time of the year, so make sure you stay connected with everything going on.   WEST Wins National Swim-A-Thon Contest Thanks to everyone's contributiions and hard work, WEST won the small team category of USA Swimming national Swim-A-Thon contest. Click here to read the official article.   Senior 2 Dryland Program - Starting in April To bring Senior 2 more in alignment with the rest of the team,...

Thanks to everyone's donations and hard work, WEST has been awarded the Gold Medal by USA Swimming for Swim-A-Thon points in our respective team-size category! This is a great honor and speaks volumes about our "Little Team That Could" attitude. Click Here to read the USA Swimming Article honoring us!

February Challenge - Timeline Posted! Here is the link for the Meet Info page where you can find the timeline, psych sheet and other useful meet information: http://www.pns.org/EventShow.jsp?id=325306&team=pnws2 WEST Entries are posted to the website, click Swim Team tab and scroll down to Important Links and click Meet Entry Info.   Saturday Practice Schedule Due to most swimmers attending the February Challenge, we will only be holding practice for Senior & Accelerate groups. No Practice for Explore, Discover, Challenge or Senior 2. Good luck at the meet!   ByLaw Change...

Happy Friday Everyone, hope you are all enjoying today's sunshine. February Challenge Meet - Entries Posted - Please let us know of any corrections immediately. The purpose of the Challenge Meets is for our younger and less experienced swimmers to try and obtain "Gold Time Standards". Gold Standards qualify the swimmer to compete at the Age Group Invite Meets and others. Some swimmers, especially the Senior swimmers will not be swimming at the February Challenge. If you would like to participate (and don't see your name on the entries list...