PST News- 2/1/2026

Message from PST Head Coach: Stefan Bill

As it gets warmer and brighter out, the 2026 competition season is kicking off at full steam!

We have a fun block party meet coming up February 7–8, and we’re excited to see some of our swimmers branch out into events they usually wouldn’t choose. In addition, our coaching staff will use this opportunity to work with athletes on pre-race preparations throughout the weekend.

On March 28 and 29 we will be hosting a C/B/BB meet. The purpose of hosting is to give more swimmers the opportunity to compete. That weekend is usually very popular, and meets have closed very early—sometimes as soon as 40 minutes after opening. Because of that, PST has stepped up to be a third venue, and we are hopeful that many more athletes will get a chance to race. Since this is a USA-S C/B/BB meet with about 300–400 swimmers participating, we as the host team will need EVERY single parent to help at the meet. Please keep this weekend available so we can make it a successful event for PST.

A few months later, our Club Championships will take place May 29–31. Last year was an incredible experience, and we hope and expect every single PST athlete from Green through Titanium to participate. There will be exciting additions to the meet, such as a team parade, immediate prizes for anyone breaking a club record, more relays teams can score in, and much more. More details will be announced in a month or two. For now, please pencil these three days into your calendar—we are aiming for a 100% team turnout.

There are many more meets between these three hosted meets, and you can find them on our meet calendar. 

Swim meets are the environment where your kids will bond with teammates, make memories, grow from their experiences and races, and celebrate their progress. This is what keeps swimmers swimming! It’s now up to you to ensure you enter your swimmer in all the meets PST is scheduled to attend.

PST Block Party Meet: February 7-8

We will be hosting our third Block Party of the season–PST Distance Block Party Meet–on February 7-8, 2026, at Mills College.  This will be a fun meet with distance and sprint events, with relays and awards ceremony on Sunday.  

Meet Registration has closed

Volunteer Job Sign-Ups will open on Monday, February 2, 2026, and close on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

Competition will start at 9:30 a.m.  

• Warm-up times:
• Bronze, Blue & Green: 8:50am
• Silver, and Gold: 8:20am
• Platinum & YRHS: 8:00am
• Titanium: 7:15am

See the Meet Sheet for further details.

Parents, please remember that signing up for a volunteer shift (or two if you have more than one swimmer) is an expectation. If your swimmer participates in a meet, you also have a responsibility to help out. 

We are thrilled to see our athletes compete and look forward to a great meet! 

*See below for information on our Marketplace Equipment/ Gear Swap at this Block Party meet! 

Green and New Blue Swimmers

The deadline to withdraw from PST is February 9th by completing our Google form. Please see our leave policy for more details.

If we do not hear from you by that date, your family will be financially committed for the full length of the upcoming term, per our policy.

This Week:

Sun, 2/1: Chabot is closed. Titanium to swim at Mills from 8-10am.

2/7-8: PST Block Party Meet. 2 Day Internal swim meet for all groups.  133 swimmers are registered to participate

All Practices are canceled.

Next Week:

Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates:

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

20 PST swimmers will represent PST in Clovis.

PST-hosted Zone 2 meet at Mills.  Green through Platinum to attend.  Details pending. 

Team Records:

Our team records can be viewed on our website.

Last Update: 1/1/2026

Marketplace: Block Party Swap!

At the Block Party Meet on 2/7 and 2/8, we will be hosting an in-person Marketplace Swap. Bring outgrown team swag, PST gear and training equipment. 

RULES:

• All equipment must be donated FREE of charge. No money will be exchanged!
• Parents or swimmers must manage their own items if looking to trade. 
• Place all donated items in the Marketplace Swap area anytime during the meet. 
• Unclaimed items will be donated, no returns. 

PST Marketplace

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