Wave Aquatics Weekly Update

Erin Dunn

Wave Aquatics Swim Team

Weekly Update

Sportsmanship – Connection – Pride – Excellence

Week of January 26, 2026

USA Swimming New Login Experience

A new login experience for your USA Swimming account will launch on February 5, 2026. This update aims to enhance security and simplify account creation and access.

To prepare for this change, all members need to update their account email addresses and phone numbers during their next login. Please log in at least once before February 5 to verify your email and phone number.

After February 5, all members will be required to reset their account passwords during their first login. The password recovery will be sent to the user account email.

This new login experience, coming in February, will provide stronger account protection and a more seamless login process for everyone. Thank you for taking a few minutes to prepare for this update.

Northshore Parks and Rec Survey

The Northshore Parks and Recreation Service Area is gathering community input on three preliminary design concepts for a potential new Northshore community center in Woodinville. The preliminary design concepts each include an aquatics area, though the amount of pool space available varies between the designs.

Wave Aquatics supports more aquatics recreation and competition space in our region. We encourage our community members to complete the NPRSA survey seeking input on the design by using one of the following links:

English: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8601574/ae3cb4bb2ed1

Spanish: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8601574/08ac8010b6fe

Join the Wave Aquatics team!

We’re hiring lifeguards and swim instructors — both part time and full time— and we’d love your help creating a safe, fun, and inclusive aquatic environment for our community. If you’re passionate about swimming, youth development, public service, or just want a fulfilling job by the pool, check out all the role details and how to apply on our employment page: waveaquatics.org/employment.

We’d be excited to have you dive in with us as a Wave employee!

Schedule Changes

None at this time

Practice Schedules

Current Practice Schedule LINK

Pool Locations LINK

Practice Gear LINK

Important Dates

Fri, Jan 30, Deadline to Commit to SSDL National Championship Team Travel

Tue, Feb 3, 7:00pm Officials Information Meeting via Zoom

Thu, Feb 5, new USA Swimming Login Experience

Wed, Feb 11, February AGI De-Commit Deadline

Sun, Feb 22, Team Shirt and Cap Handout at JAC

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

Mon-Sun, Mar 30-Apr 5, Select Team Training Break

Fri-Sun, Apr 3-5, Sport Team Spring Break

Sat-Sun, Apr 11-12, SSDL Coaches visit WAVE

Sport Team Upcoming Events

2025-2026 Sport Team Meet Schedule LINK

Officials Information Meeting; Tue, February 3, 7:00pm via Zoom

Wave Aquatics Officials Co-Chairs Guy Duryee and Mike Hansen will be hosting an information meeting on becoming an official on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at 7:00pm PST via Zoom.

Wave's ability to host meets is dependent on our ability to staff these meets with officials. If you are interested in becoming an official or just want to learn more about the process, please join in the meeting.

Wave Officials Info Session

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at 7:00pm PST

Link to Join Zoom Meeting-

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85076156051?pwd=qlA5TC5qJgBSWFQreDsaz1Vrh7pK8Y.1

Meeting ID: 850 7615 6051

Passcode: 765699

Team Shirt and Cap Handout; Sunday, February 22, 4:00-6:00pm at JAC

These are our Team Shirts for athletes and parents as well as Team Caps.

These are the same items we have handed out previously, so most families have picked up their items already.

We are offering this for families who:

>Need additional team caps ($11 per cap, billed to your account)

>Need replacement team shirts ($10 per shirt, billed to your account)

>Did not receive parent shirts as we ran out in a number of sizes (we have ordered more parent shirts- sizes S, M, L, XL in the female shirts, and sizes S, M, L, XL in the unisex/crew neck shirts)

>Have missed the first three handouts that we’ve done this year- 2025-2026.

If you have any questions about this, please reach out to Coach Erin.

February AGI; Fri-Sun, February 27- March 1 at Fidalgo Pool, Anacortes

All qualified WAVE swimmers will be committed to attend this meet.

Only qualified athletes may be entered.

Qualifying Times LINK

Deadline to decommit is Wednesday, February 11

February AGI Event Page

Select Team Upcoming Events

2025-2026 Select Team Meet Schedule LINK

Officials Information Meeting; Tue, February 3, 7:00pm via Zoom

Wave Aquatics Officials Co-Chairs Guy Duryee and Mike Hansen will be hosting an information meeting on becoming an official on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at 7:00pm PST via Zoom.

Wave Officials Info Session

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at 7:00pm PST

Link to Join Zoom Meeting-

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85076156051?pwd=qlA5TC5qJgBSWFQreDsaz1Vrh7pK8Y.1

Meeting ID: 850 7615 6051

Passcode: 765699

Team Shirt and Cap Handout; Sunday, February 22, 4:00-6:00pm at JAC

These are our Team Shirts for athletes and parents as well as Team Caps.

These are the same items we have handed out previously, so most families have picked up their items already.

We are offering this for families who:

>Need additional team caps ($11 per cap, billed to your account)

>Need replacement team shirts ($10 per shirt, billed to your account)

>Did not receive parent shirts as we ran out in a number of sizes (we have ordered more parent shirts- sizes S, M, L, XL in the female shirts, and sizes S, M, L, XL in the unisex/crew neck shirts)

>Have missed the first three handouts that we’ve done this year- 2025-2026.

If you have any questions about this, please reach out to Coach Erin.

February AGI; Fri-Sun, February 27- March 1 at Fidalgo Pool, Anacortes

All qualified WAVE swimmers will be committed to attend this meet.

Only qualified athletes may be entered.

Qualifying Times LINK

Deadline to decommit is Wednesday, February 11

February AGI Event Page

SwimStrong Dryland Information

SwimStrong Dryland website LINK

Upcoming SSDL Webinars

None at this time

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 fourth pick-up date is Sunday, February 22.

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 – April 3-5

Memorial Day Weekend - May 23-25

Independence Day – July 4-5

Select Team Break

Spring Training Break- Mon-Sun, Mar 30-Apr 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]