Wave Aquatics Weekly Update
Wave Aquatics Swim Team
Weekly Update
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Week of February 2, 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
Schedule Beginning Monday, February 23 LINK
Pool Locations LINK
Practice Gear LINK
Important Dates
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
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
BC Premiere Invitational Thu-Sun, Mar 12-15, WKCAC
Coaches will enter all qualified athletes and relays
Qualifying times are HERE
BC Premiere Invitational Event Page
NW Age Group Regionals, Thu-Sun, Mar 19-22, WKCAC
Coaches will enter all qualified athletes and relays
Qualifying times are HERE
NW Age Group Regionals Event Page
SSDL National Championship, Thu-Sun, Mar 19-22, Fishers, Indiana
>>Team Travel Meet<<
USA Swimming 2024-2028 Motivational Standards Single A times for all events.
15-21 Age Group will use the 15-16 motivational times
14 & Unders will use the 13-14 motivational times
SSDL National Championship Event Page
WAVE Spring Showdown; Mar 27-29, JAC
For ALL athletes who are not attending-
>BC Premiere Invitational
>NW Age Group Regionals
>SSDL National Championship
WAVE hosted meet at JAC
The coaches have committed ALL athletes to attend this meet and will pull out athletes attending the other three meets mentioned above.
Deadline to decommit is Friday, March 13
WAVE Spring Showdown Event Page
Select Team Upcoming Events
2025-2026 Select Team Meet Schedule LINK
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
BC Premiere Invitational Thu-Sun, Mar 12-15, WKCAC
Coaches will enter all qualified athletes and relays
Qualifying times are HERE
BC Premiere Invitational Event Page
NW Age Group Regionals, Thu-Sun, Mar 19-22, WKCAC
Coaches will enter all qualified athletes and relays
Qualifying times are HERE
NW Age Group Regionals Event Page
SSDL National Championship, Thu-Sun, Mar 19-22, Fishers, Indiana
>>Team Travel Meet<<
USA Swimming 2024-2028 Motivational Standards Single A times for all events.
15-21 Age Group will use the 15-16 motivational times
14 & Unders will use the 13-14 motivational times
SSDL National Championship Event Page
WAVE Spring Showdown; Mar 27-29, JAC
For ALL athletes who are not attending-
>BC Premiere Invitational
>NW Age Group Regionals
>SSDL National Championship
WAVE hosted meet at JAC
The coaches have committed ALL athletes to attend this meet and will pull out athletes attending the other three meets mentioned above.
Deadline to decommit is Friday, March 13
WAVE Spring Showdown 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
Parent Webinar: "Promoting Confidence in Your Children" by Christen Shefchunas
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 certain 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 as of 2020. You can see the list of allowable suits for 12U swimmers here:
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]
Denise Lindberg [email protected]
Mikayla Davis [email protected]
Select Team Age Group 2:
Jay Pearson [email protected]
Molly Kok [email protected]
Select Team Age Group 1:
Chad Winkle [email protected]
Denise Lindberg [email protected]
Mikayla Davis [email protected]
Sport Team Director / Sport Team High School:
Carlie Vasquez [email protected]
Julien Yung [email protected]
Sport Team Purple:
Jaedyn Hill [email protected]
Valerie Green [email protected]
Sport Team White:
Erik Colwill [email protected]
Alan Arevalo [email protected]
Dan Deutermann [email protected]
Sport Team Black:
Erin Dunn [email protected]/206-883-4434
Maya Warnock [email protected]
Safe Sport Coordinator:
Chad Winkle [email protected]
