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It’s Time To Renew Your Swimmers USA-Swimming Membership |
| Your swimmer must be in good standing with USA Swimming to participate in swim meets, travel meets, swim camps, and any PST-sponsored activities, such as practices and social events. USA Swimming Memberships expire on December 31st, and you are responsible for renewing your swimmer's membership. Click here to renew your swimmers’ USA-Swimming membership for 2025. PST has bulked renewed non-athlete memberships for Officials, Board members, chaperones, and coaches. Please contact Coach Stefan if your non-athlete USA-Swimming membership has not been renewed. |
Zachary’s Pizza Fundraiser |
| HOLIDAY PARTY Zachary’s Pizza on Grand Avenue Tuesday, December 17 Team Fundraiser all day from 11 - 8:30 In person or take out orders, no 3rd party delivery services. This Flyer is required for the donation to count! Families are invited to dine-in starting at 5:00 Parent *happy hour* from 7:30 - 8:30 at the bar >All attendees must purchase their own food and drinks< |
This Week: |
| Fri, 12/6: |
Platinum and Silver practices at ECCL are canceled. ECCL is closing the pool due to a holiday event. |
| Fri, 12/6: |
Titanium practice at MSC is canceled. MSC is closing early due to a staff holiday party. |
| Fri - Sun, 12/6-8: |
14& Under Age Group Champs (location: Morgan Hill). Congratulations to our qualifiers! Zachary W., Asher D., Robert O., Archer Z., Sofia O., Emily C., Aaron C., Kate R., Cynthia W., Connor C., Anoksh K., Ben R., Maxwell S. Meet Jobs We will have to bring and take home multiple canopies to the meet. Tania will be in touch with more details about meet jobs. Warm-Up Times Coach Rob will be in touch with Warm-Up Times for the meet. |
Next Week: |
| 12/14-16: |
All practices are canceled due to the SRVA meet. Exception: Swimmers attending sectionals have practice as communicated. |
| 12/14-16: |
SRVA C/B/BB Meet. Meet is still open for select events only on FastSwims. Blue through Titanium swimmers should attend. 120+ PST swimmers have registered to compete so far. |
Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates: |
| 12/17: |
Zachary’s Holiday Pizza Party Fundraiser. Details above. All day fundraiser with this flyer. |
| 12/16-1/1: |
PST on Winter Break. All practices are canceled. |
| 12/27-1/4: |
Winter Training Camp. |
| 1/6/25: |
PST New Year’s Party. At Sports Basement in Berkeley. Details coming soon! |
| 1/6/25: |
Swim-a-Thon Campaign Kick Off. |
| 3/29: |
Swim-a-Thon All-day Event - Save the Date. |
Safe Sport: |
| If you weren’t able to attend the in-person Safe Sport training, there are two ways you can get your required training done. Reminder that PST requires one parent/guardian from each family, and all athletes 13 and older to complete the training each season: Attend an upcoming Zoom training session hosted by USA Swimming: Parents: Dec. 4, 5 PM PT | REGISTER Athletes: Dec. 5, 5 PM PT | REGISTER OR Take the training online through the Education tab on your USA Swimming account. To learn more, including easy-to-follow steps, visit USA Swimming’s Safe Sport training page here. |
This Week’s Top Tip: |
| Encouraging and fostering friendships within the team is one of the most important ways that you can support your kids' swimming journey. Attend socials, plan socials, volunteer, connect with other swim parents whenever the opportunity arises. Olympians Talk About the Importance of Friendships in Swimming |
Meets: View our meet schedule for the 2024/25 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 11/5/24 |
| 12/19-22: |
CA/NV Winter Sectionals. All qualifiers to attend. Congratulations to our qualifiers so far: Charlotte L., Connor C., Cole C., Evan B., Owen B., Asher T., Nathan J., Baran W. |
| 1/11-12: |
C/B/BB Meet (host: CROW). Blue through Gold swimmers should attend. |
| 1/25-26: |
Senior Open Meet (host: Orinda). Platinum and Titanium swimmers should attend. |
| 2/1-2: |
Zone 2 Championships (Location: TBA). Blue through Platinum swimmers should attend. |
| 2/15-16: |
Senior Open Prelims and Finals Meet (host: QSS). Platinum and Titanium swimmers should attend. This meet will require Senior Open Times. Book a hotel to stay nearby. |
Team Records: |
| Our team records have been updated and can be viewed on our website. Congratulations to the many new record holders! |
Pacific Swimming Athlete Leadership Summit Takeaways |
| Asher Takazawa and Nathan Judy are our Athlete Representatives for Pacific Swimming. They attended this year's Pacific Swimming’s Leadership Summit and would like to share their takeaways with our membership. Please share their thoughtful article with your swimmers, as it contains helpful information on mental preparedness and nutrition. |
[HOLIDAY] Marketplace: |
| Get your swimmer some new gear for the new year, or pass on outgrown items to younger teammates. If you’re in the market for new or used items, here are two great options: ********* SPORTS BASEMENT SHOPPING EVENT ********* Sports Basement has offered our team an exclusive Holiday Shopping Coupon good from December 5 - December 15th. Basementeers save 20% (non-basementeers save 11%) off. Shop in person with this coupon or online with code: PIEDMONTSWIM. ********* PST MARKETPLACE ********* The PST Marketplace is always open! Sell, exchange or give away new or used swim items. Add and find items here: PST Marketplace |
Important - Parking, drop-off, and pick-up at MSC: |
| PARKING at Montclair Swim Club: Do not park in the STAFF ONLY spaces. These 3 spaces between the entrance and the bike rack are only for Staff and Repair & Maintenance. PLEASE park along Thornhill Drive only and walk your child into the pool area. PLEASE refrain from stopping in the street on Woodhaven Way or near the Staff only parking area - even for drop-offs or pick-ups. Thank you for all your cooperation this week and every week. |
