Hello Panthers, If you see one of our Panther Cub 8 & under swimmers at the pool this week give them a big “high 5” and congratulate them on a job well done this weekend. 38 swimmers did us proud on Saturday as we piled up tons of PB swims and great times with friends. The coaches are looking forward to getting them back in the pool and back to work, getting ready for Panther Palooza next week. Important Notes: Schedule Changes: Practice times stay the same for Parent/Teacher Conferences...

Hello Panthers, First day of the first week of Phase 2 training for this season; freestyle week! This week we will be concentrating on the 6 beat kick… strong kick means a fast, high in the water freestyle, so get those legs ready! Important Notes: Patana Tiger Prawn Meet (8 & under only) September 27th Good luck to our 37 swimmers, do your best and remember to have tons of fun! Bus leaves ISB at 6:45 am sharp! Finis Vendor Equipment Pickup: All ordered fins and snorkels are in, please...

Hello Panthers, Last Friday was a great way to “kick off” this swim year. There were plenty of great swims, tons of delicious food and lots of laughs. Everything a start of the year party should have. Thanks to all the volunteers who made it happen. Important Notes: Patana Tiger Prawn Meet (8 & under only) September 27th Sign ups are closed and the busing commitment email has been sent out. 36 swimmers and 4 coaches (myself included) will be taking part in the meet this year. That is a...

We hope everyone enjoyed the Welcome Back meet last Friday. Photos of the event can be viewed here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/118162847@N08/sets/72157647202154177/ Happy Swimming!

Hello Panthers, We are now 4 sleeps away from our first Panther Swim Team party. We have 130 swimmers committed to attending, 11 who have been given a pass for prior engagements, leaving 35 undeclared swimmers. These 35 swimmers need to declare one way or the other. Important Notes: Panther Kickoff Gala & Dinner September 12th (2:30 to 5:30) Fun 50’s and 25’s swimming for all team members to kick off the year. After the swimming events, we will have a taco bar set up for dinner. All meals for...

Panther Kick-off Gala & Dinner! Coming up next Friday, September 12 is our first big gathering of the year! After the swimming events, we will have a taco bar set up for dinner. All meals for swimmers are paid for by the team, meals for family members will be 200 baht per person. In order to have an accurate head count for the caterer, swimmers and family members must RSVP! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qUR5FbxthrOJhd6mXMQesLrYtWIeXfmfTKcCr32ghBg/viewform?usp=send_form Reserved tickets can be paid for and picked up at the CAO until 2:00 on Friday. After that time,...

Hello Panthers, Registration is closed and it looks like we will have just over 180 swimmers this semester. I am looking forward to getting to know each and everyone of you. Important Info: Early Release Day (Tuesday September 2nd) All squads practice one hour earlier than normal Coach Gai’s Squad: You all are training back at the 25 m pool with the help of Coach Shauna, Magda, Maddie and Emily. Committing to upcoming events: On our Panther home page we have 3 events/meets advertised for you to commit to. It...

The Panther Swim Team is hosting a Community Swimsuit and Swim Equipment sale on Monday, September 1 from 2-4:30. Attending vendors include Arena, I-nus, Finis, Yingfa, Yoma and Zoggs. You can buy swimwear in all sizes, child to adult, as well as goggles, fins and other swimming related gear. The sale will be held at the new 50 meter pool in the breezeway. If you are part of PST and don't yet have an all black swimsuit for meets, or didn't pick up enough practice suits over the summer, this...

Hello Panthers, Tryouts are over and it is very awesome to see such a high level of interest in our program. We had 80 new swimmers attend the four days of tryouts, so it is safe to say that we will have a lot of new faces to replace our teammates that moved on last year. Important Notes: Squads and training days: By the end of this week we would like to have all of our training lanes set within our age group squads. To do this we need to...

Hello Panthers, First week of full training and tryouts for new swimmers, so this is a big week. Can’t wait to see the pool full again. Important Notes: Tryout times: M-Th 2:30 for 10&under 3:30 11& over 50 m pool Returning Swimmers: Regular swim times and squads from last year for returning swimmers. If changes are going to be made this year, we will make them after this week’s tryouts are over. Vendor Day: Monday September 1st during training sessions at the big pool. Get all your swim suit and...