PST News
View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website.
Save the Date: Speaker Events: |
|
| Date/Time: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Ave., Piedmont, CA 94611 Speaker: Maya Merhige, 17-year-old Open Water Swimmer An inspiring presentation by Maya Merhige, an extraordinary 17-year-old Berkeley high school student. Maya shares her remarkable open-water, swim adventures that push the limits of human endurance. This talk is a celebration of courage, compassion, and the power of swimming against the tide. Register and pay $12 to Piedmont Rec Dept. Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Ave., Piedmont, CA 94611 Speaker: Brian Kozono, Sports Physical Therapist Brian earned his doctorate from USC. He helps athletes recover from sports injuries and gives them tips for injury prevention. Brian successfully rehabbed NBA champions, pro boxers, and MLB pitchers. He applies his sports medicine knowledge not only to physical therapy but also to injury prevention |
RSVP: Swim-A-Thon Fundraising Party: |
|
| Date/Time: Wednesday, February 26th - 6:30 - 8:30 Hosts: Lily and Scott Ciammaichella 157 Hagar Ave, Piedmont CA 94611 Adults only. Please bring your laptop to set up your swimmer’s page and start fundraising! We will have a Swim-A-Thon presentation and Q & A’s. RSVP on the Website - at least one member of your family must attend. Sign ups are open to help the hosts or bring food/ drinks. Currently winning… Bronze Group has the most donations and is in the lead to win an Ice Cream Sundae Party Did you know?… Your swimmer must raise a minimum of $100 to receive a PST Swim-A-Thon Cap Fundraiser Statistics… Only 33 swimmers have started fundraising - let’s go PST! Check out the Guidebook for all of the details. |
This Week: |
|
|---|---|
| Today, Sun, 2/16: |
Titanium and Platinum practices are canceled due to the Senior Open P&F Meet. |
| Mon, 2/17: |
President’s Day. All practices are canceled. |
| Mon, 2/17: |
C/B/BB Meet (host: AAA) Expected to Open. Green through Platinum should attend. This meet is expected to open this Monday morning (2/17), and will fill up within hours, be ready to sign up as soon as it opens up on FastSwims. (See this Week’s Meet Registration Tip below!) |
| Tues, 2/18: |
New Schedule Starts. ECCL is closed for at least 5 weeks, and due to this, we have a new schedule in place for all groups to continue to offer programming to all of our members. |
Next Week: |
|
|---|---|
| 2/26: |
Swim-A-Thon Fundraising party. Adults only - location: TBD. 6:30 - 8:30. Bring your laptop to take action and get help setting up your swimmer’s page! |
| 3/1-3/2: |
C/B/A Meet (host: VJO). Meet has closed. 97 PST swimmers are registered to compete. |
| 3/1: |
Platinum to swim from 10-12pm at Mills. |
| 3/1-2: |
Blue, Bronze, Silver, and Gold practices are canceled due to the VJO meet. |
Safe Sport: |
|
| We are pleased to share that our club has achieved USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Club Recognition (SSRP)! This recognition reflects our commitment to providing a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all team members. In order to apply for SSRP, we were required to develop and implement club governance measures, Safe Sport policies and reporting mechanisms, Safe Sport best practices as well as training to athletes and parents. All of these measures were reviewed by USA Swimming Safe Sport staff for approval. Our SSRP status is valid for 2 years, after which time we will be eligible to renew. We are excited to have achieved this milestone and to publicly demonstrate our commitment to providing a Safe Sport environment on this team. Go PST! |
Meet Registration Pro Tip: |
|
| You can opt in to email alerts in your FastSwim account and by doing so, never miss a meet registration again. Simply go to your settings in the top right corner, click “notifications” and click the box for “Pacific Swimming: Zone 2” to get email notifications for all Zone 2 meets. (Note: you will get emails for all meets in the Zone regardless of if PST is attending.) FastSwims does not send ancillary emails so the only messages you will get are those for meet registration opening. Additionally, you can plan your registration in advance by clicking on the “meet sheet” next to the “online entries” link on the PacSwim site in advance of registration opening to talk to your swimmer about the events they will be swimming. |
Spring and Summer Schedule: |
|
|---|---|
Got Photos? |
|
|---|---|
Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates: |
|
| 3/8: |
Team and Individual Photos. 8:30 - 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. 9 - 3 at Mills. 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: |
||
| Is your swimmer looking to supplement their dietary needs with sports drinks, pre- and post-workout shakes and other supplements? USA-Swimming recommends a food first approach and has a lot of resources available to you and your athletes on what, how, and when to eat. However, if your athlete is looking to support their performances with sports supplements, then please only purchase products that are listed on NSF International. NSF International’s global Certified for Sport® program helps athletes, dieticians, coaches and consumers make safer decisions when choosing sports supplements. The Certified for Sport® certification is the only independent third-party certification program recognized by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and the Canadian Football League. Certified for Sport® is also recommended by the NFL, NBA, PGA, LPGA, CCES, CPSDA, iNADO, Ironman, NASCAR, Taylor Hooton Foundation and many other organizations seeking to mitigate the risks of contaminated dietary supplements. |
Meets:View our meet schedule for the 2024/25 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 1/12/24 |
|
Marketplace: |
|
|---|---|
| NEW ITEMS listed on the PST Marketplace. Sell, exchange or give away new or used swim items. Add and find items here: |
Team Records: |
|
| Our team records can be viewed on our website. |
Information for Swimmers Leaving PST Mid-Season: |
|
| If your swimmer is considering leaving PST during the season, please first discuss this decision with your swimmer’s coach. If your swimmer does decide to leave the team, please let us know by filling out this form. You have the option to remain active for the remainder of the season or to inactivate your swimmer’s account. More information about these options can be found in the form. As a reminder, all policies on leaving PST can be found in our 2024/25 Swim Season Team Handbook. |
Reno - Preparing for our summer 2025 travel meet: |
|
|---|---|
Important - Parking Reminders at PST Facilities: |
|
|---|---|
Board News: |
||
| Next Board Meeting: 3/12/2025 6pm at Havans Elementary School in the Library Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gse-popg-sia Or dial: (US) +1 302-281-5311 PIN: 130 222 650# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/gse-popg-sia?pin=7187663054497 Any Questions? Please email any of the Board Members or Coordinators. |
||
