PST News- 12/14/2025

Thank You and Happy Holidays!

This Week:

Mon, 12/15 through Sun, 12/28: PST is on Winter Break. All practices are cancelled. 

Next Week:

Mon, 12/15 through Sun, 12/28: PST is on Winter Break. All practices are cancelled. 

Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates:

Winter Training - December 29 to January 4th

Find your swimmers practice schedule here.

Thurs, Jan 8th: Town Hall Meeting, 7:15pm Location: 801 Magnolia Ave, Piedmont

For the parents of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum swimmers.

Team Social This Tuesday!

Holiday Dine & Donate

Join us for a holiday team social at Super Duper Burgers at the Emeryville Public Market on Tuesday, December 16th from 3 - 10pm. All swimmers and families from all groups are welcome. Present this flyer and our team will get 20% back on all purchases. 

*This is NOT a drop off event. Swimmers must be supervised by an adult. 

*Please pay your own way for all food and beverages!

*Present the flyer for your purchase to count towards our fundraiser. Paper flyers are preferred and will be handed out at practice and at the door.

*Happy hour is from 4 - 6pm. Free fries with the purchase of a beer.    

*Coordinate with your groups for specific meet up times. Staggering arrival times with younger groups earlier is advised!

We hope for a great turnout before the holiday break!!

Fundraising

Thank you for your unwavering support and for being part of the Piedmont Swim Team family!

Donate or Sponsor PST

2025 - 2026 Giving Opportunities: https://givebutter.com/PST25-26

We hope to purchase a team membership to SwimStrong Dryland this season. This training platform provides access to world class dryland programming for every age group, appropriate to each group’s stage of development and skill levels. Coaches, parents and swimmers will gain access to educational content on nutrition & wellness, and sport psychology. 

PST’s Piranha Party! 

Make a Splash at the team event of the season!

Sunday, March 1st, 4 - 7pm

at Piedmont’s Veterans Memorial Building.

PST Families and friends of the team are invited. Tickets go on sale in early January.  

Join us for dinner, an ice cream truck, carnival-style games, raffle prizes, and a silent auction. 

We are looking for Silent Auction items from our community. Some ideas include: hosting a ticketed party for a small number of swimmers or parents; putting together a swimmer psych gift basket; donating goods or services; and mentoring with a senior swimmer. 

Please fill out this form to contribute. Items are due by January 31st, 2026.   

Questions? Interested in helping out? Contact Kira at [email protected].

1:1 Virtual Meetings with Head Coaches:

If you'd like to have a 1:1 conversation with any of our head coaches, click on their names below to schedule a virtual meeting.

Head Coach: Coach Stefan 

Questions about team policies, team calendar, raising general concerns, senior groups (Platinum, YRHS, Titanium) related questions, your swimmers’ progress, goal setting with your swimmer, and anything else.

Head Age Group Coach: Coach Colby

Questions about Gold and Silver groups, your swimmers' progress, goal setting with your swimmer, etc.

Head Developmental Coach: Coach Adrien

Questions about the Green, Blue, and Bronze groups, your swimmers' progress, goal setting with your swimmer, etc.

Our Days Off:

All of our Coaches have days off, and during those days, they will not check their work messages. We aim to respond to emails within 48 hours; however, please be patient if we don’t. 

Mondays: Stephanie

Tuesdays: Adrien

Wednesdays: Stefan

Thursdays: Colby

Fridays: Zach and Kelly

Saturdays: Zoe, Elizabeth

Meets:

View our meet schedule for the 2025/26 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 10/10/25

Team Records:

Our team records can be viewed on our website.

Marketplace:

PST Marketplace

Sell, exchange or give away new or used swim items. 

*Dick’s Sporting Goods Coupon: Special team discount on Athletic Shoes, clothing and sports equipment through 12/31/25.

**Sports Basement Special Offer:

20% OFF for Basementeers
11% OFF for non-Basementeers
Thursday, November 27 – Sunday, December 7, 2025

Where to Shop:​

In-store at any Sports Basement location
POS Code: 10281

Online at: shop.sportsbasement.com/discount/PIEDMONTSWIM
(discount automatically applied at checkout)