PST News- 1/11/2026

Anne Dolid

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Team Captain Updates: Carpe Diem

Welcome back to the season, everybody!

 

We want to take a moment to highlight our seniors group’s Sectionals performance. With 13 swimmers attending, it was the largest amount of PST swimmers ever sent to this high-level meet. One overall highlight from the meet is that our team’s overall ranking improved from last year, with the boys securing 5th place with 129 points, and the girls in 17th with 58 points.

 

With the inclusion of relay-only swimmers, we really felt a new sense of community and an increased energy in our group that we’re excited to bring into the new year.

 

One big takeaway from the meet that we wanted to share with all the swimmers on our team comes from Coach Colby: carpe diem, urging us to seize the day. We learned that when we bought into that mindset, competing became more fun.

 

Apply this to your races – enjoy them, cherish each opportunity to compete, and get used to and start appreciating the nerves that come with racing. Why hold back? Why not leave it all in the pool?

 

Apply carpe diem to your practices – appreciate every opportunity you have to train and get better. Try that new breathing pattern. Go all out!

 

Going into the new year, we hope that everyone can take some of these lessons and put them towards getting better. As we come back from our Winter Breaks, let’s keep our momentum from last year and seize the day!

 

Go PST!

Kate Mikami and Asher Takazawa

 

 

Piranha Party Tickets Available:

Get your tickets now to the team event of the season! Check out our website for tickets sales, auction registration and all of the party details:

 

https://givebutter.com/PiranhaParty

 

Two step registration instructions:

1 - Buy Tickets: Click the link above to view the website, and the green "Dive In!" button to purchase tickets. Don't forget to buy raffle tickets! Limited number of tickets available - get yours now. 

 

2 - Register for the Auction: Required to Bid. Click the "Auction" tab at the top and the blue "Register to Bid" button. Bidding is in person only at the event. Winners will take home their items and they will receive an invoice for the items following the event.

 

Please consider donating to our auction!

Fill out this form by January 31st.

 

This Week:

Wed, Jan 14th: Zachary’s Pizza (Grand Ave Location) - Dine + Donate Team New Years Social 11am - 8:30pm Flyer required for donation - show via smartphone, dine in or pick up. Reservations now accepted: https://zacharys.com/locations/oakland-grand-lake/

Fri, Jan 9th: PIRANHA PARTY ticket sales are live.  https://givebutter.com/PiranhaParty 

 

Next Week:

Mon, Jan 19th: MLK Day. Every practice is cancelled with the exception of Titanium who will swim from 8:00 - 10:00 am at Mills. Titanium PM practice is cancelled.
Tues, Jan 20th: Titanium Girls to swim with Boys from 5-6:30pm at MSC.
Sat & Sun, Jan 24-25: Platinum, YRHS, and Titanium practices are cancelled due to the Senior Open meet.
Sat & Sun, Jan 24-25: Senior Open (host: OAPB) All qualifiers to attend on both days.

 

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.

3/1/26: PIRANHA PARTY! Sunday, 4:30 - 7pm - Parents, swimmers, friends of the team, all are welcome!
4/18/26: Save the Date! Team Photo Day

 

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

2/7-8: PST Block Party Meet. 2 Day Internal swim meet for all groups. More information to come soon.
2/19-22: PST Senior Travel Meet. All qualifiers to attend. Registration is open on our website.
2/21: 10 & Under Championships. All qualifiers to attend.
3/7-8: Zone 2 Last Chance Meet (host: SRVA).
3/20-22: 14&Under Spring Age Group Championships. All qualifiers to attend.
3/28-29: C/B/BB Meet (host: TBD). Green through Platinum to attend.
4/9-12: SCY Far Western Championships. All qualifiers to attend.

 

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. 

 

Board News:

Any Questions? Please email any of the Board Members or Coordinators.

Next Board Meeting January 15, 2025.

Name

Role

Swimmer

Board

Ellie Judy

President

Nathan

Vanessa Gage

V.P. Team Operations 

Annika & Julian Nagpal

Erin Schultz

V.P. Staff Operations

Eleanor & Max 

Chris Carnazzo

Treasurer

Cole & Connor

Alexis Burck

V.P. Safe Sport

 

Kira Goodman 

V.P. Membership & Community 

Ryker & Anika

Anne Dolid

V.P. Communications & Secretary

Asher & Isaac

Coordinators

Rianna Stoll

Anne Dolid

Swim Meet Job Sign Up

Magnolia

Asher

Osa Wolff

Officials

Alex

Kelley Rebro

New Member Liaison

Max, Kate & Ben

Helen Cramer

Joanne Luby

Meet Director

Aaron & Emily

Kaleah  

George White

Branding & Merchandise

Samantha

Laleh Tamhidi

Web Photos

Kayvon

Lisa Chan Carnazzo

Publicity & Social Media 

Cole & Connor

Tracy Dooley

Swimmer Parent Education 

Alanna

Lily Trinh

Fundraising 

Ryden, Kaito & Enzo

Patrick Lee

IT & Web Support

Elin

Colby Price

Swim Lessons

 

Rafael Solis

Service Hours

Alessandra & Valentina

Elisa Lee

Event Coordinator

Dylan

Kate Mikami

Senior Team Captain

 

Asher Takazawa

Junior Team Captain

 
     

Group Coordinators

Allyson Schoolcraft-Norton

Green

Cecilia

Angela Engel

Blue

Anita & Raquel

Maryam Sheikh / Eugene Lin

Bronze

Noor & Emahn / Joey

Alyssa Bowman

Silver

Lydia

Jeff Obermeyer

Gold

Sofia & Robert 

Heta Dave

Platinum

Anoksh

Chiaty Shrieve

YRHS

Violet 

Rianna Stoll / Libby Gerard

Titanium

Magnolia / Lucy