PST News
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Speaker Event: |
| 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 PST event! No charge |
Swim-A-Thon Updates: |
| We are currently at 32% Swimmer participation and hope for much higher! TOP TIP! Send your swimmer’s Swim-A-Thon fundraising page to family and friends via LINK: #1 - Complete your swimmer’s profile page following these instructions. After you’re finished, sign out of your account. #2 - Go to the website and search for your swimmer. Click on their profile page. Copy the link for this page and paste it into your emails. (Make sure you’re signed out!) *This is a direct link to your swimmer’s page. Donors will click the green “Please Donate” button to contribute. Reach out to Lily with questions: l.ciammaichella@gmail.com View our Family and Business Sponsorship Opportunities here. Interested in sponsoring the team? Please contact community@piedmontswimteam.org Thank you to our Elite Partner: Lisa Chan Carnazzo, Broker Associate at The Grubb Co. |
This Week: |
| Monday, 3/10: BSW LCM meet is scheduled to open on FastSwims at 7am. Be ready to sign up immediately. This will be the first LCM meet of the season and due to size limitation can fill within hours. Bronze through Titanium swimmers should attend. Thursday, 3/13: Speaker Event (see above). Titanium practice will finish at 6:30pm to make it to the event on time. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 3/14-16: 14&Under Spring Age Group Champs (location: Pleasanton). Congratulations to our qualifiers: Lea H., Marvin N., Violet S., Robert O., Sofia O., Asher D., Ben R., Emily C., Aaron C., Cynthia W., Connor C., Maxwell S., Kate R., Archer Z., 13-14 Girls 400 Free Relay, 13-14 Boys 200 Medley and 400 Free Relay Meet Jobs: We will be in touch with meet jobs such as canopy duties (we will need 2) and potential timing chair assignments. Warm-up Times: 7:30am on Friday. Saturday and Sunday will be communicated at the meet. Coach at the Meet: Coach Stefan Saturday, 3/15: Titanium and Platinum to swim from 8:30-10:00am at Mills. We are short on staff due to AGC and a big High School meet which requires us to adjust practice times. |
This Week's Top Tip: |
| Long Course Meters (LCM) season is about to begin and meets just started to open up. Due to the nature of LCM meets, meets will fill up super fast. In the past, some meets filled within 2 hours, as less people can enter due to the USA-S 4-hour time limit rule for 12&Unders. This means that you have to be ready to sign up for meets as soon as they open up on either FastSwims or SwimConnection. Mark the meets PST is attending in your calendar; keep an eye out for notification emails from FastSwims, SwimConnection and PST; and sign up your swimmer as soon as the meet opens. Families of swimmers from Blue and Bronze should speak to their coaches now, to see if they should sign up for a LCM meet and what general events they should register for. Visit our website for suggestions of times to enter. Generally swimmers are about 10 seconds slower per 50 in a LCM race versus the same race in a SCY pool. |
Next Week: |
| Saturday and Sunday, 3/22-23: C/B/BB Meet (host: AAA). 103 PST swimmers have registered to compete. Saturday and Sunday, 3/22-23: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum practices are cancelled due to the AAA meet. |
Safe Sport: |
| As we celebrate Women’s History Month, USA Swimming put together this list of some of the many remarkable record-breaking swims at the Olympic Trials over the past two decades. Read more here: Women’s History Month: Record-Breaking Moments at Olympic Trials. |
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. |
Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates: |
| Saturday, 3/29: Swim-A-Thon. 9am - 3pm at Mills. Everyone should attend. Please note: this is the first Saturday of OUSD’s spring break. Please plan accordingly. We’re hoping for high participation in this fun team event! |
Meets:View our meet schedule for the 2024/25 Season here. Most recent updateto meet schedule: 1/12/24 |
| 3/31-4/5: SCY Senior Western Zone Championships (location: St. George, UT). Team travel meet. All qualifiers should attend. Congratulations to our qualifiers so far: Anna D., Abigail J., Kate R., Mizuki W., Cynthia W., Charlotte L., Zafar M., Asher T., Baran W., Nathan J., Connor C., Cole C., Evan B., Owen B 4/3-4/6: SCY Far Western Championships (location: Pleasanton). All qualifiers who are not going to Utah should attend. Congratulations to our qualifiers so far: Asher D., Emily C., Charlotte L., Mizuki W., Cynthia W., Abigail J., Owen B., Evan B., Cole C., Connor C., Aaron C., Nathan J., Zafar M., Maxwell S., Asher T., Baran W. 4/12-13: C/B/BB LCM (host: BSW). First Long Course Meter (LCM) of the season. This meet will fill up within hours, be ready to sign up as soon as it opens on FastSwims/SwimConnection. 4/26: 10&Under Championships (host: SUNN). All 10&Unders with qualifying time standards should attend. Time standards will be announced in the meet sheet soon. 5/10: C/B/BB LCM (host: SRVA). This meet will fill up within hours, be ready to sign up as soon as it opens on FastSwims/SwimConnection. 5/18: 14&Under Pentathlon (host: MST). All Green through Gold swimmers should plan to attend. 5/30-6/1: PST Club Championships (location: Mills College). Everyone should attend. 6/20-22: Reno Gamble. Meet will be in their brand new 50 meter indoor facility. See below for more details. 7/11-13: 14&Under Age Group Championships (host: SRN). All qualifiers should attend. 7/18-20: RESL Team Competition. The most fun meet of the whole year for young and old. Make sure your swimmer can participate! 7/23-26: Future Championships (location: Sacramento, CA). All qualifiers should attend. 7/31-8/3: LCM FarWestern Championships (host: SCSC). All qualifiers should attend. |
Team Recrods: |
| Our team records can be viewed on our website. |
Marketplace: |
| PST Marketplace: sell, exchange or give away new or used swim items. PST Marketplace |
Got Photos? |
| Follow our Instagram account to stay updated with the latest team moments. If you have photos from meets or team socials please post them and tag our IG account or send them directly to Lisa Chan Carnazzo Did you know that PST also uploads photos to our website? 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. Check out our current photo collection here! |
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. |
Reno - Preparing for our summer 2025 travel meet: |
| https://docs.google.com/document/u/4/d/1FeT_NPfLmQwulSc2isb0nbKMdNjkZzafyxnPYfgHpuE/edit |
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. |
Important - Parking Reminders at PST Facilities: |
| Dear PST Families, It goes without saying that we rely on positive relationships with the different communities whose pools we use for practices. It is a shared responsibility to maintain these relationships, and we need parents to follow the parking requirements for each facility. Please refer to specific instructions for each pool location in this document, along with screenshots indicating unavailable parking/access in red, and available parking in green. Thank you for adhering to these requirements |
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 |
