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Action Required: Renew Your Swimmers USA-Swimming Membership for 2025 |
| 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. Frequent reminder emails to families who haven’t renewed their swimmers' USA-Swimming membership will go out next week. |
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 front bar >All attendees must purchase their own food and drinks< |
Safe Sport: ACTION REQUIRED by Dec. 31 - ALL MEMBERS must acknowledge updated policies! |
| We have updated the PST policies to be compliant with the latest guidance from USA Swimming and Safe Sport. Per requirement from Safe Sport, all members must acknowledge the new policies prior to the end of 2024. To do this:
- Log into Team Unify (must be the parent account that is tied to swimmers)
- Click on My Account tab (found on the left column, there will be a red exclamation point)
- Click on the Agreements tab (there will be a red exclamation point on the tab)
- Sign the required agreements (scroll through each document, check the “I have read and agree box”, then click the green “save button”)
- You will know you have completed all agreements when the red exclamation point goes away on the Agreements tab
Thank you in advance for completing this by Dec. 31 to ensure PST stays compliant with Safe Sport, and reach out to Liz Mellers if you have any questions. |
Spring and Summer Schedule |
| As you plan your and your swimmer's spring and summer, please refer to our meet calendar for important dates, such as swim-a-thon, club championships, Reno Meet, RESL Meet, etc. We hope to have as many swimmers participate in these super fun team events as possible. |
Got Photos? |
| Did you know that PST archives team photos in addition to posting them to our Instagram account? If you or your swimmers take photos at meets or team events, please send them to photo@piedmontswimteam.org. They will be “Safe Sport” checked and uploaded to the website. To view the pictures currently posted, check them out here! |
This Week: |
| 12/16-1/1: |
PST on Winter Break. All practices are canceled. |
| 12/17: |
Zachary’s Holiday Pizza Party Fundraiser. This Tuesday! See above. All day fundraiser - present this flyer. |
| 12/19-22: |
CA/NV Winter Sectionals. Congratulations to our qualifiers: Charlotte L., Connor C., Cole C., Evan B., Owen B., Asher T., Nathan J., Baran W. |
Next Week: |
| 12/27-1/4: |
Winter Training Camp. |
January 2nd to January 6th, 2025 |
| 1/2 - 1/5: |
PST Stroke Clinics at Mills. To start the new year, we will offer stroke clinics to all groups (Green through Platinum). Space is limited, and RSVP on our website is required. Please enter the dates when your swimmer will be attending into the note section. Schedule: Thur-Sat: 9-11am at Mills Sun: 8-10am at Mills This will be the only opportunity for your swimmers to swim; all other practices are cancelled. |
| Mon, 1/6 |
Practices resume as scheduled. Exception: Platinum and Titanium will have a later morning practice. 8-10am at Mills to take advantage of one more day of sleeping in since most schools haven’t returned yet. |
| 1/6/25: |
PST New Year’s Party. 12:30 - 3:00 at Sports Basement Community Room in Berkeley. Sign-ups for the potluck are up now on the website. |
| 1/6/25: |
Swim-a-Thon Campaign Kick Off - check out our info booth at the New Year’s Party! |
Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates: |
| 3/8: |
Team Photos. 9:00 - 12:00 at Mills. All-team photo at 10am. Sign-ups for individual photos are coming soon. Swimmers should expect to come early or stay late for the team photos, as well as attend their regular practice times. |
| 3/29: |
Swim-a-Thon All-day Event - Save the Date. Please note: this is the first Saturday of OUSD’s spring break. For OUSD families who would like to participate, please plan accordingly. We’re hoping for high participation in this fun team event! |
This Week’s Top Tip: |
| Winter break gives swimmers some downtime out of the pool. Please help younger swimmers, and encourage older swimmers to use some of the time to crosstrain with a pickup game of their choice with friends or family! |
Meets: View our meet schedule for the 2024/25 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 12/6/24 |
| 1/11-12: |
C/B/BB Meet (host: CROW). Meet is open on FastSwims. 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 Gold swimmers should attend. Platinum swimmers who are NOT going to attend the Senior Open Meet in January should also 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. |
| 2/28-3/2: |
C/B/BB Meet (host: VJO). Blue through Gold Swimmers should attend. |
| 3/14-16: |
14&Under Spring Age Group Champs (location: Pleasanton). All qualifiers should attend. |
| 3/22-23: |
C/B/BB Meet (host: AAA). Green through Platinum should attend. |
| 3/31-4/6: |
SCY Senior Western Zone Championships (location: St. George, UT). Team travel meet. All qualifiers should attend. |
| 4/3-4/6: |
SCY Far Western Championships (location: Pleasanton). All qualifiers who are not going to Utah should attend. |
[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 ********* Last Day: Sunday, 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 |
Team Records: |
| Our team records can be viewed on our website. |
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. |
