Wave Aquatics Weekly Update; Week of January 5, 2026

Erin Dunn

Wave Aquatics Swim Team

Weekly Update

Sportsmanship – Connection – Pride – Excellence

Week of January 5, 2026

USA Swimming Renewal for 2026

We are now in 2026 which means some of our Wave Families will need to renew their athlete’s membership with USA Swimming ASAP.

Coaches do not do this- it’s up to each family to renew their athlete.

Good news- it’s easy:

Under My Family you’ll see a red button that says Renew Memberships- click on that button and a window will pop up.

Click the box to the left of your swimmer’s name then click on the Renew button below. It’ll ask you to verify the athlete before it takes you to the check-out page where you’ll pay for the membership.

You should be registering your athlete as a premium athlete member. Anything other options are wrong.

If your athlete registered in September as a USA Swimming member, you should not need to register. Easy way to check is you shouldn’t have the Renew Membership button on your landing page when you log in. It will also say on your landing page if you need to renew.

As a reminder- this is required for all athletes.

Athletes not registered can be withheld from participating in practices and meets until this is up to date.

Schedule Changes

None at this time

Practice Schedules

Current Practice Schedule LINK

Pool Locations LINK

Practice Gear LINK

Important Dates

Wed, Jan 7, WAVE Winter Special De-Commit Deadline

Sun, Jan 18, Team Shirt and Caps Handout; 4:30-6:30pm

Sun, Jan 18, New Parent Meeting; 6:30-8:00pm

Sat-Sun, Jan 24-25, WAVE Winter Special (ALL WAVE swimmers)

Wed, Feb 11, February AGI De-Commit Deadline

Fri-Sun, Feb 27-Mar 1, February AGI (ALL qualified athletes)

Thu-Sun, Mar 12-15, BC Premiere Invitational

Thu-Sun, Mar 19-22, NW Age Group Regionals

Thu-Sun, Mar 19-22, SSDL National Championship

Fri-Sun, Mar 27-29, WAVE Spring Showdown

Sport Team Upcoming Events

2025-2026 Sport Team Meet Schedule LINK

Wave Winter Special, Sat-Sun, January 24-25 at JAC

All WAVE swimmers have been committed to attend this meet.

Decommit deadline is Wednesday, January 7

Wave Winter Special Event Page

Select Team Upcoming Events

2025-2026 Select Team Meet Schedule LINK

Wave Winter Special, Sat-Sun, January 24-25 at JAC

All WAVE swimmers have been committed to attend this meet.

Decommit deadline is Wednesday, January 7

Wave Winter Special Event Page

SwimStrong Dryland Information

SwimStrong Dryland website LINK

Upcoming SSDL Webinars

Athlete Educational Webinar

Unlocking Swim Performance Through the Shoulder Blade by Bryan McPherson

Time: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 4pm PST

Parent Educational Webinar

Gut Check – The Missing Link in Performance/Recovery by Brittany Miller

Time: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 5pm PST

SSDL Podcast

Check out the SSDL Podcast featuring our coaches:

SSDL Podcast – Episode 25 – Coach Chad

SSDL Podcast - Episode 45 - Coach Tatiana

Recorded Educational Webinars

Athlete Webinar: "Who Sets the Team Culture" by Sean Workman

https://youtu.be/LQh5Fuo2eSA

Parent Webinar: "Promoting Confidence in Your Children" by Christen Shefchunas

https://youtu.be/XxRDBv6LV2Q

For more recorded webinars, check out the SSDL Website!

SSDL Instagram Page

I would also encourage everyone to follow SwimStrong Dryland on Instagram – the page includes motivation, hyping up swimmers after fast swims, and “Wellness Wednesday” where the nutritionist posts information such as how to read a nutrition label:

https://www.instagram.com/swimstrongdryland/?hl=en

SSDL Wellness Tracker

Here is the link to the SSDL Wellness tracker the athletes should begin using:

https://forms.gle/QwyS5UgiGGv1DYtJA

Set a morning alarm or reminder to fill out the questions about the day before. Quick and easy to fill this out, takes 30 seconds or less.

General Team Information

Team Shirts and Caps

As part of your Wave Registration, each family gets-

>3 Athletes Shirts (per athlete member)

>Up to 2 Parent Shirts per family

>1 Team Cap per athlete- cap orders are not included in the link below but will be automatically included with each order received

We will set up dates and times for families to pick these items up.

Our third pick-up date is Sunday, January 18, 4:30-6:30pm at JAC

D&J Sports

Wave has an order page for families who are in need of Team Suits or training gear for practice:

https://djsports.com/teams/wave-aquatics

Reminder that a Team Suit is a required part of our uniform at meets.

Our Team Suit:

>Must be a solid black TYR suit.

>Must have our team logo on it.

>Is required for meets.

>You can only get it at D&J Sports: https://djsports.com/teams/wave-aquatics

Custom Team Caps with your athlete’s name on it will be made available to order 2-3 times each year.

Carpool Info Share and Gear Exchange

We are trying to help make coordinating carpools a bit easier for families

We have created a spreadsheet that parents can add their information to so other team members are able to see who is near them.

We have posted the spreadsheet link on the Google Calendar page. For privacy, that page is only viewable when logged into the website.

Families can share at their comfort level.

Note the group tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet AND as a bonus, there is a gear exchange tab so if your swimmer outgrows something they can pass it on to someone who might need it instead of throwing it away.

Any issues with the page please reach out to Coach Chad.

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/wave/page/practice-information/group-calendars

Training Dues Information for Sport Team Families

The Sport Team is a monthly commitment; families are billed by the month, with no option for partial month billing.

Families opting to suspend their account must let Coach Erin know by the 15th of the preceding month.

Our practice groups have capacity limits and we do not hold spots. Families who suspend their account will not be able to return if their spot is filled via tryout during their absence.

Sport Team Holidays

The Sport Team will take time off throughout the year for Holidays. This gives both Families and Coaches a chance to have a break and spend time together.

The dates for September 2025- August 2026 are:

Labor Day Weekend – August 29-September 1

Halloween – October 31

Thanksgiving – November 27-30

Winter Holiday Break – December 24-25

New Year’s Break – December 31-January 1

Spring Holiday Break – TBD

Memorial Day Weekend - May 23-25

Independence Day – July 4-5

Swimmer’s Tab on Website

The coaches have created a swimmer’s tab on our website with loads of information about swimming in college:

https://www.teamunify.com/team/wave/page/parent-resources/college-recruiting

Tech Suits

Parents, heads up-

12 and under athletes are not allowed to wear a tech suit in competition unless they are competing at one of the USA Swimming Championship series of meets (Jr Nationals, US Open, National Championships, U.S. Olympic Trials).

This is a USA Swimming rule, you can read more about here:

https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2020/08/24/tech-suit-restriction-for-12-and-under-swimmers

Private Lessons

Wave Coaches are available to do private lessons.

If you are interested in Private Lessons, contact Coach Erin ([email protected]) and he will reach out to our coaching staff to find an available coach.

Email Communication

Email is our primary means of communication.

Each week, groups will typically receive both a team wide Weekly Update as well as a Group Email from your coaches.

If you are not receiving these on all of your email accounts:

>On your team account, double check that the correct email address is in there.

>Add in additional email addresses into your account; you can have up to four.

>Check your spam or junk mail, and mark the sender as safe

>When an email is being sent from the TeamUnify website, the Sender is actually “[email protected]”, and the reply will go to the login email of the admin that sent the email.

>To help avoid suppressions have your email accounts add to their contacts [email protected]

Wave Aquatics Coach Contact Information by Practice Group

Head Coach:

Chad Winkle [email protected]

Select Team Senior Epic:

Tatiana Lemos de Lima [email protected]

Erin Dunn [email protected]

Select Team Senior 1:

Kyle Kallin [email protected]

Anna Hall [email protected]

Select Team SR Prep:

Chad Winkle [email protected]