SafeSport: |
| Check out this video (linked here) from USA Swimming Safe Sport Director Liz Hahn, welcoming Spring and reminding everyone of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Thank you for being part of PST’s shared commitment to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all participants. |
This Week: |
| 4/19-21: |
VJO C/B/A LCM Meet. The meet has closed, and 85 PST swimmers have been registered to compete. Meet Jobs Jobs will open on Monday, 4/15, at 8 p.m. and close on Wednesday, 4/17, at midnight. Starting on Thursday morning, all open jobs will be assigned to families. If you have a swimmer swimming on Friday of the VJO meet, please sign up for a job related to Friday so that we have sufficient help on that afternoon/evening.* Warm-up times Friday
- Swimmers need to be ready to warm-up at 3:30pm
Saturday and Sunday Swimmers need to be ready to warm-up at the following times:
- Platinum & YRHS @ 7:30am
- Gold & Silver @ 8am
- Blue & Bronze @ 8:20am
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| 4/19-21: |
Due to the VJO Meet, we have to make the following adjustments to our schedule: Friday:
- Platinum PM practice at ECCL is canceled
Saturday:
- Platinum, YRHS, and Gold practices are canceled
- Silver and Bronze will have a combined practice at Mills from 8:30-10am.
Sunday:
- Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Practices are canceled
- Blue to swim as usual at ECCL from 10:30-12pm
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Next Week: |
| 4/27: |
All practices are canceled. Mills is closed due to their commencement ceremony and students' move-out date. |
Important Dates, Cancellations and Practice Updates: |
| 5/27: |
Memorial Day. All practices are canceled. |
Officials Corner: |
| The SCY (short course yards) season is transitioning to the LCM (long course meters). This means new challenges and strategies for our swimmers. It also means (small) changes in the way we officiate. For example, at SCY meets, you will see all the stroke & turn officials are relatively stationary at the start and turn ends of the pool. By contrast, at LCM meets, you will see some officials walking along the side so they can watch the athletes in the pool from the side. If volunteering as an official interests you, please reach out to Osa Wolff, PST’s officials coordinator. |
Service Hours: |
| Please look at your recorded service hours and let Coach Stefan know if any mistakes / hours need to be added. To check your service hours:
- Login to our website
- Go to ‘My Account’
- ‘Account Info’
- ‘Service Hour’ tab
According to our Service Hour Policy, a fee of $25 per general hour not worked will be automatically billed to your account at the end of the season. |
Meets: Meets through the end of the 23/24 swim season are posted on our website. |
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| 5/11-12: |
C/B/BB LCM Meet (host: SRVA). Meet has closed. 34 PST swimmers were able to register to compete. |
| 5/19: |
NEW! Montclair Pentathlon (location: Soda Aquatic Center). SCY meet for Blue, Bronze, Silver, and Gold swimmers. |
| 6/1-2: |
Senior Open (host: Crow). All 13-and-older swimmers from Gold, Platinum, and YRHS should attend. 11-—to 12-year-olds with qualifying times should also attend. |
| 6/21-23: |
Reno Gamble Age Group Meet. Everyone should attend! More details to come soon. |
| 7/5-7: |
RESL Team Competition (location: Mills College). Save the Date! Your swimmer will have the most fantastic time at this extremely fun meet! |
| 7/12-14: |
Summer 14&U Age Group Champs (location: Concord). Congratulations to our qualifiers so far: Magnolia S., Allie W., Cynthia W., Connor C., Zafar M., Max S., Ben R. |
| 7/20-21: |
Zone 2 SCY Summer Championships (location: Orinda). This meet will be in Short Course Yards and is an excellent end to the season! All swimmers from all groups with B times should attend. |
| 7/25-28: |
Summer Far Western Championships (location: Milpitas) Congratulations to our qualifiers so far: Charlotte L., Josie O., Owen B., Evan B., Cole C., Connor C., Jonathan D., Nathan J., Zafar M., Ben R., Asher T. |
| 7/30-8/3: |
Summer LCM Western Zone Championships (location: Clovis, CA) Congratulations to our qualifiers so far: Abigail J., Charlotte L., Josie O., Sydney O., Mizuki W., Cynthia W., Sonja TG., Owen B., Evan B., Cole C., Connor C., Jonathan D., Nathan J., Asher T. |
Team Store: |
| Visit our SwimOutlet store for discounted Mizuno swimsuits, PST branded apparel, swim gear, and discounted Mizuno wear. Mizuno is the official sponsor of PST. Please consider purchasing Mizuno-branded items when possible. PST swim caps, magnets, and stickers are available through George—$15 per silicone and $5 per latex cap, $5 per car magnet, and $1 sticker, all payable via Venmo (@Piedmont-SwimTeam), cash, or check. Please get in touch with George [email protected] to get your spirit on! |
Marketplace: |
| A place to sell, exchange, or give away swim items. Email submissions to [email protected] by Saturday night to be included in the weekly newsletter. |
Board News: |
| Next Board Meeting: May 6th at 7pm - Google Meet only Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cxg-hyzu-uqc Or dial: (US) +1 731-327-2185 PIN: 149 830 161# Any Questions? Please email any of the Board members or coordinators. |
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