PST News
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PST Club Championships: Swimmers have been drafted! |
| The coaches have met and the draft is finalized. See your swimmers assigned group here. The first pick of the draft was: Ryden Ciammaichella Teams will gather on Saturday, May 24th at Mills instead of practice. Teams will come together to get to know each other, work on strategies, pick team names, make posters, etc. More details to follow from your team managers. Meet Details Date: Friday, May 30th to Sunday, June 1st Location: Mills College at Northeastern University Friday 4 - 5:45pm Warm-Up 6pm Meet Start 12&Unders will be done by 6:30pm Saturday & Sunday 8:30 - 10:30am Warm-Up 10:45am Meet Start 2:15pm Estimated End
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PST Town Hall: |
| The slideshow from our town hall is posted on our website. Please reach out to Coach Stefan or any board members with questions. |
Summer TimeTable - June 2nd until August 3rd: |
| Summer practice timetable is posted. We were able to add LCM practices on Tues/Thurs for Titanium and FW Qualifiers. You can visit our website for your swimmer's schedule. Our summer practice sessions will begin on June 2nd and continue until our summer break on August the 3rd. |
This Week: |
| Today, Sunday, May 11th: Gold and Silver dryland is cancelled. Due to the SRVA meet, dryland for Silver and Gold is cancelled. |
| Today, Sunday, May 11th: Titanium dryland is cancelled. |
| Wednesday, May 14th: Bronze Group Ice Cream Social. Bronze practice is cancelled. Meet at Fenton’s at 4:15 for the party. |
| Sunday, May 18th: Blue and Bronze practices are cancelled. Due to the MST Pentathlon Meet, Blue and Bronze practices are cancelled. |
| Sunday, May 18th: Silver and Gold to swim at ECCL from 10:30-12pm. Due to the MST Pentathlon Meet, Silver and Gold will swim at ECCL from 10:30-12pm. |
| Sunday, May 18th: Titanium dryland is cancelled. |
| Sunday, May 18: 14&Under Pentathlon (host: MST). Meet has closed. 57 PST swimmers were able to register. Meet Jobs will open on Monday, May 12th, at 8pm and close on Wednesday, May 14th at midnight. If you have more than one swimmer attending, please sign up for more than one job. All open jobs will be assigned on Thursday morning. Warm-Up Times 7:30 am: Gold & Silver 8:00 am: Bronze 8:20 am: Green & Blue Coaches at the Meet |
This Week's Top Tip: |
| Swimming is fun, but training is HARD work. What often keeps our athletes training is the friendships they build on the team. Encourage your swimmer to expand their friendships by talking to teammates before and after practice with whom they don’t normally engage. This both builds stronger group cohesion as well as a broader friendship group so that there is always someone at practice who’s a friend. For younger athletes, when you pick up your swimmer, instead of asking “How was practice today?” try asking “Did you talk to anyone new today at practice?” And, Parents, try the same for yourself at meets. It sure does make spending your weekends at meets more fun when you’re looking forward to seeing your swim-parent friends! |
Next Week: |
| Saturday, May 24th: Swimmers who are participating in our Club Championship will have practice. All other practices are cancelled. |
Safe Sport: |
| How to help athletes navigate difficult conversations Whether you’re a child or an adult, or a coach or a parent, a teammate or a team leader, difficult conversations are never easy. Having frank discussions that feel confrontational can be intimidating and emotionally taxing at any age, but fortunately there are ways to improve your athlete’s ability to handle difficult conversations with teammates, coaches and parents. And this won’t just improve their ability to communicate with their team now - this is a skill that will help them navigate life. Read the full article here from TrueSport. |
Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates: |
| Monday, May 26th: Memorial Day - all practices are cancelled. |
| Monday, August 4th: Start of PST’s Summer Break. |
Meets:View our meet schedule for the 2024/25 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 1/12/24 |
| May 30th through June 1st: PST Club Championships (location: Mills College). |
| June 20-22: Reno Gamble. Meet is open on FastSwims. 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). Meet is open on FastSwims. All qualifiers should attend. |
| July 18th through July 20th: RESL Team Competition (location: Chabot College, Hayward). 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: |
| Find out more about the Reno Travel Meet here. |
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. |
Team Records: |
| Our team records can be viewed on our website. |
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! |
Marketplace: |
| Sell, exchange or give away new or used swim items. Lots of great items! |
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 |
Swim-A-Thon: RESULTS |
| Thank you for a fabulous fundraiser and successful team event! Congratulations to the winners:
Top Group Fundraiser: Winner of an Ice Cream Party at Fenton’s - May 14th at 4:15 Bronze Group
Top Individual Fundraisers: 1 - Isabella Liang - Winner of four (4) - 1 hour Private Lessons and Video Analysis with Stefan Winners of one (1) - 2 hour Private Lesson and Video Analysis with Stefan: 2 - Dylan Philips 3 - Clio Khatri 4 - Daniel Bazzhin 5 - Lydia Bowman 6 - Kiran Gandhi Top Fundraisers by Group: Winner of Coach for a Day Green - Amira Saxena Blue - Zara Marinovich Bronze - Isabella Liang Silver - Annika Nagpal Gold - Daniel Bazzhin Platinum - Anoksh Khambatta Titanium - Bao-Son Nguyen-Trong 100% Participation: Winner of a “Fun Practice” Bronze Group Titanium Group Coach’s Choice Awards The Group Coach will provide these awards Green - Most Consecutive Laps - Cohen Groboske Green - Most Consecutive Laps - Jack Hill Green - Best Technique - Amira Saxena Blue - Most Unique Donors - Zara Marinovich Blue - Most Unique Donors (Runner Up) - Raquel Engel Bronze - Most Donors - To Be Announced at Fenton's Bronze - Spirit Award - To Be Announced at Fenton's Silver - Spirit Award - Mia Harrington Silver - Spirit Award - Annika Nagpal Silver - Spirit Award - Lilliane Giguere Silver - Most Donors - Robert Obermeyer Gold - Spirit Award - Madeline Schulte Gold - Most Donors - Eleanor Schultz Gold - Most Donors - Maxwell Schultz Platinum - Most Unique Donors - Anoksh Khambatta Platinum - Most Unique Donors - Sydney Rose Titanium - Most Donors - Evan Byun Titanium - 100% Group Participation - Yes! Complete list of prizes: |
Board News:Any Questions? Please email any of the Board Members or Coordinators. Next Board Meeting May 21st - 6pm to 7:30pm at Havens Elementary School Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cyi-sjtp-iwy Or dial: (US) +1 585-491-8512 PIN: 444 026 087# |
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| Name | Role | Swimmer |
| Board | ||
| Ellie Judy | President | Nathan |
| Vanessa Gage | V.P. Team Operations | Annika N. |
| Erin Schultz | V.P. Staff Operations | Eleanor & Max |
| Chris Carnazzo | Treasurer | Cole & Connor |
| Liz Mellers | V.P. Safe Sport | Blake & Chase |
| Kira Goodman | V.P. Membership & Community | Ryker & Anika |
| Anne Dolid | V.P. Communication & Secretary | Asher |
| Coordinators | ||
| Swim Meet Job Sign Up | Magnolia & Asher | |
| Osa Wolff | Officials | Alex |
| Kelley Rebro | New Member Liaison | Max, Kate, & Ben |
| Jeanne Sohn | Meet Director | Evan |
| George White | Branding & Merchandise | Samantha |
| Joshua Wold | Web Photos | Lola |
| Lisa Chan Carnazzo | Publicity & Social Media | Cole & Connor |
| Helen Cramer | Swimmer Parent Education | Aaron & Emily |
| Lily Trinh | Fundraising | Ryden & Kaito |
| Open | IT & Web Support | |
| Colby Price | Swim Lessons | |
| Rafael Solis | Service Hours | Alessandra & Valentina |
| Kate Mikami | Team Captain | |
| Open | NEW! Event Coordinator Contact Kira at community@piedmontswimteam.org |
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| Group Coordinators | ||
| Jess Smith | Green | Tilly & Beckett |
| Maryam Sheikh | Blue | Noor & Emahn |
| Alyssa Bowman | Bronze | Lydia |
| Jeff Obermeyer | Silver | Sophia & Robert |
| Angela Engel & Erica Faitek | Gold | Anita & Maddie |
| Heta Dave | Platinum | Anoksh |
| Tania Blanford & Jeanne Sohn | Titanium | Owen & Evan |
