Hello Thunderbird Families, Happy New Year! Thank you for swimming with us these past months, volunteering at our swim meets, taking an interest in your swimmers swimming, supporting your swimmer(s), and learning how you can help on-deck at swim meets. We truly appreciate you and we couldn’t have done it with you! Let’s continue to make strides towards positive change and habits that can help us all succeed as a team for the rest of our season. House Keeping News USA Swimming Memberships If your swimmer(s) has not been renewed...

Dear TAC Families If you are new to the team or a veteran parent we encourage you to register for a Zoom Safe Sport Seminar. What is Safe Sport? USA Swimming is committed to providing a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all its members. USA Swimming’s Safe Sport program, a comprehensive abuse prevention program, consists of a multi-layered approach to keep kids safe, including: required policies and best practice guidelines; mandatory screening, including criminal background checks and employment screening; training and education; monitoring, supervision and mandatory reporting....

Congratulations to our 2025 PN 14&U Short Course Championship Swimmers! The LSC Championship meet will compete over a 3-day period. TAC swimmers from our Gold group to Senior group will swim over the 3 day period and attempt to gain best times, championship experience, and some finals swims after prelims. Congratulations, swimmers! TAC 14&U Championship Team: - Jensen Chamberlin - Jacob Hernandez - Ben Rolfes - Liam Rolfes -Esther Stephens -Ronan Wells

December Run Down Holiday Party, Practice Schedule, and Future Swim Meets TAC Holiday Party! Friday December 19, 5:00pm-7:00pm Join the fun with a pool party “Wibit”! Slide, floaties, diving board, and ball swing will be available for the swimmers There will be no practice – pool party for everyone! Practice Schedule Day-After Swim Meet Practices There WILL be practices held on the Monday after the 2025 PN Fall Divisionals and 2025 PN 14&Under Short Course Championships No practice dates December 22 – January 2, 2026 (Winter Break) Resuming TACtion Monday...

October Swim Team Schedule and Updates Key Dates, Meet Information, and Practice Adjustments Swim Meets in October October 4-5: BBST Fall Kickoff at Arne Hanna Aquatic Center October 11-12: MMSC Fall Invitational at Snohomish Aquatic Center October 25-26: TAC Fall Thunderbird Open at Fidalgo Pool and Fitness Center Registration Deadline October 12 Volunteering Roles Sign Up Deadline October 24 Practice Adjustments October 6, 13, and 27: No practice for the whole team to allow for a full rest day after two-day competitions. October 7 and 14: No AM dryland for...

December 14&U and WA State Senior Champs standards have been published to the website. The Technical Planning Committee (TPC) has made the decision to discontinue publishing annual PNS "Gold/Silver" Time Standards. Traditionally the "Gold/Silver" Time Standards have been used as qualifying times for PNS meets such as the Age Group Invitational and LC A Series meets. Based on meet entry data from the last few years at these meets requiring the use of time standards, the TPC will be using more meet specific standards to better balance meet participation across...

Dear TAC Families I would like to invite you to a Q and A night, October 1, at 6 pm. Arik Dahlen, Fidalgo Pool Executive Director, will be available to chat regarding the upcoming ballot resolution Metropolitan Recreation District. If you have no idea what this is or would like some more information please join us in the Fidalgo Pool Conference room at 6pm. Thank you TAC Board Ballot Resolution Fidalgo Metropolitan Recreation District – Explanatory Statement The Fidalgo Pool and Fitness Center (FPFC) proposes transitioning from a Park and...

USA swimming membership offerings have been emailed to all team members, check your email boxes!

Hello Thunderbird Families, We are thrilled to announce that the first day of practice is tomorrow! We can't wait to see everyone and kick off the new season with enthusiasm and energy. As we begin this exciting journey, we hope your swimmers school year starts on a path to success. Let's make this year one of growth, achievement, and fun both in and out of the pool. First week of Practice Overview Swimmers will review behavior expectations with the coaching staff. We will cover what is expected before, during, and...

Hello Thunderbird Families, I hope everyone is looking forward to the new swim season and getting back in “TACtion”! Our practice schedule is posted onto our TAC SportEngine team website under the “general” tab in the calendar section. You may view the schedule on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Personally, I prefer the monthly view for our practice schedule. Like seasons past when the AHS teams have “away” swim meets, TAC will have early PM practice days for our Senior A/B groups. We will take advantage of the empty...