This Week - 3/30/25

Update on ECCL Return Date:

Our anticipated return date will be April 21st. 

Swim-A-Thon Updates:

To everyone who came out on Saturday and all of the swimmers who bravely swam in their first Swim-A-Thon - THANK YOU! 

To the 130 swimmers strong participating in the fundraiser - THANK YOU! We are so grateful for your support. 

The Swim-A-Thon isn’t over just yet!! The fundraiser closes on April 12th. Please get the last donations into your swimmer’s profile by this date.  

Every swimmer has a profile page and can accept donations. Go here and search for your swimmer to make a donation. Questions? Read the Guidebook or email Lily with questions: l.ciammaichella@gmail.com

10 & Under Championships Update:

The 10 & Under Championships Meet Sheet for April 26th has been published, and the meet will open on FastSwims soon. 

The qualifying criteria are:

• 6&Unders must have achieved a Pacific Swimming 8-UN “B” Time http://www.pacswim.org/userfiles/cms/documents/823/8under-time-standards.pdf  
• 7-8 must have achieved a Pacific Swimming 8-UN “A” Time http://www.pacswim.org/userfiles/cms/documents/823/8under-time-standards.pdf  
• 9-10 must have achieved the “BB” time in the event per the 2024-2028 USA Swimming Motivational Time Standard https://www.pacswim.org/userfiles/cms/documents/801/2024-2028-motivational-standards-age-group.pdf 

We hope for a great turnout, and we will enter relays as soon as families have started to register on FastSwims and we know we have enough attendees.

This Week:

Monday, March 31st through Sunday, April 6th:

Titanium to swim with Platinum throughout the week. Please see their schedule here. 

Coach Stefan and Coach Adrien are in Utah at WEZOs for the week and Titanium swimmers will join Platinum practices or can swim with their High Schools if preferred.

Saturday, April 5th:

April 3rd through April 6th:

SCY Far Western Championships (location: Pleasanton).

Congratulations and good luck to our participants: Marvin N., Abigail J., Emily C., Aaron C., Zafar M., Maxwell S.

Meet Jobs: Tania will reach out to families directly about canopy duties. 

Warm-Up Times: 7:30am on all the days

Coaches at the Meet

Thursday: Coach Colby

Friday: Coach Zoe

Saturday: Coach Rob

Sunday: Coach Colby

March 31st through April 6th:

SCY Senior Western Zone Championships (location: St. George, UT). 

This Week's Top Tip:

How do you get yourself into “good nervous”–staying physically loose and mentally composed–especially when you’re tapered, at your championship meet and about to race in your event?

Next Week:

April 12-13:

Safe Sport:

Have a Safe (Sport) Championship Season!

Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates:

Meets:

View our meet schedule for the 2024/25 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 1/12/24

April 12-13: C/B/BB LCM (host: BSW). First Long Course Meter (LCM) of the season. Meet is has closed

April 26: 10&Under Championships (host: SUNN). All 10&Unders with qualifying time standards should attend.

May 10-11: 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.

May 18: 14&Under Pentathlon (host: MST). All Green through Gold swimmers should plan to attend.

May 30th through June 1st: PST Club Championships (location: Mills College). Everyone should attend.

June 20-22: Reno Gamble. Meet will be in their brand new 50 meter indoor facility. See below for more details.

July 11-13: 14&Under Age Group Championships (host: SRN). All qualifiers should attend.

July 18th through July 20th: RESL Team Competition. The most fun meet of the whole year for young and old. Make sure your swimmer can participate

July 23rd through July 26th: Future Championships (location: Sacramento, CA). All qualifiers should attend.

July 31st through August 3rd: LCM FarWestern Championships (host: SCSC). All qualifiers should attend.

Reno - Preparing for our summer 2025 travel meet:

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.

Team Records:

Marketplace:

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?

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.

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. 

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: TBA

Any Questions? Please email any of the Board Members or Coordinators.