PST News - 1/4/2026

Head Coach Update- Stefan Bill

Dear Piedmont Swim Team Swimmers and Families,

Happy New Year! I hope you have all enjoyed a fun and restful holiday break and had some time to relax away from the pool.

2025 was a wonderful year for PST swimmers and coaches. We had the pleasure of witnessing remarkable growth among our athletes, resulting in a record number of Age Group Championship and Sectional qualifiers. You can view highlights from our meets and social events—such as the Swim-A-Thon and Club Championships—on our Instagram page.

Our coaching staff and I are incredibly grateful not only for the dedication our athletes show day in and day out, but also for the parent and board support we have received throughout 2025. Thank you so much for all you do for your swimmers and for the PST community.

As we look ahead to 2026, we, the coaching staff, are excited about the fun events ahead, including the Senior Travel Meet to Clovis in February, our photo day, the Piranha Party, and—most importantly—the most exciting swim meet of the season, PST’s Club Championships in May. You can view our meet and event schedule here and on our website.

There is still one major unknown for all of us: the opening of the Piedmont Pool. At some point—hopefully in 2026—it will happen, and that will likely be the last time we, as a team, will have to adjust practice times and locations. In the meantime, we will work tirelessly to support our swimmers as they prepare for meets, help them improve in and out of the water, and continue to foster an inviting, friendly, and supportive environment for swimmers and families.

To all our swimmers: I encourage you to set one or two simple swimming goals for 2026—whether it’s improving your streamlines, becoming more consistent in practice, or aiming for a specific time standard. Small, steady steps add up.

Thank you again for making 2025 such a memorable year for the Piedmont Swim Team. I’m grateful to lead this team and excited about everything we’ll accomplish together in the year ahead.

Wishing you and your families a healthy, happy, and successful 2026—both in and out of the pool.

Go PST!

Stefan Bill 

Head Coach, Piedmont Swim Team

URGENT- USA Swimming Registration for 2026:

Some swimmers’ USA Swimming registrations expired on 12/31/2025. For liability reasons, it is critical that your swimmer be in good standing with USA Swimming at all times. If a swimmer does not have a valid USA Swimming registration, they will not be allowed to attend practices, social events, or swim meets.

Please re-register your swimmer immediately using this team-specific registration link:

https://omr.usaswimming.org/omr/welcome/70B5129223874B

This Week:

Mon, Jan 5th: PST practice schedule resumes for all groups.

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

Next Week:

Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates:

Sat, Jan 31st: Deadline to Donate to the Piranha Party Auction! Silent Auction ideas: hosting a ticketed party for a small number of swimmers or parents; putting together a swimmer psych gift basket; donating goods or services. Please fill out this form to contribute.

Practice and Drop Off Etiquitte for Parents

The Board and Coaches welcome parents on deck during practices. That said, during practice our coaches need to give 100% of their attention to our swimmers. To that end we ask that parents remain in the designated viewing areas while on deck as follows:

Montclair Swim Club: the chairs along the fencing and the highest upper deck

Emeryville:  the tables on the apartment side of the pool

Mills/Northeastern: the tables at the very front and the tables at the very back 

A map of those areas can be found in the team handbook.

Piedmont Swim Team - 25/26 Swim Season - Team Handbook

If you have questions, or need to check in with a coach please do so by scheduling a 1:1 meeting (link below)

Mills at Northeastern:

Per our agreement with Mills at Northeastern University, PST families are not to use the staff/student parking lot and drop-off and pick-up lanes in front of the pool AT ALL. The parking lot and driveway must be accessible to staff and students at all times. 

You may park, drop off, and pick up along the street or in the front parking lot; turn right immediately after the security gate.

ECCL:

Please only park in designated parking spaces. Do not stop or park in red zones or any other place that is not a designated parking spot. Do not double park.

If spots near the pool are unavailable, there is plenty of parking on San Pablo Ave. and Doyle St. in the evenings.

Please review the below screenshots for parking on San Pablo Ave & Doyle St. All areas with the red lines are red zones/no parking zones. The green box is a drop off/pick up zone, which should be used as such and not for parking.

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: 1/2/26

Team Records:

Our team records can be viewed on our website.

Last Update: 1/1/2026

Marketplace:

PST Marketplace

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