PST News

PST Club Championships: Let the Fun Begin!

Meet Details
SEE FULL DETAILS HERE

Date: Friday, May 30th to Sunday, June 1st

Location: Mills College at Northeastern University

Fee / participant: $85 ($8 splash fee, $15 facility fee + $62 event flat fee, covers all 3 days). Fee will be invoiced directly by PST through your TeamUnify account. Reach out if you need help with costs. We want all swimmers to participate!

Food will be available for purchase! Venmo or cash only.

Job Sign Ups are LIVE!  We need our whole community to support this event! This is a home meet like no other. Unlike meets hosted by other swim teams/clubs, home meets require more volunteers.  We have over 200 jobs that need to be filled to pull this off.  For the PST Club Championship Meet, we need every PST family to volunteer by signing up for more than one job, regardless of where you are towards your service hours. (If you are still looking to get hours - this is your chance!)  Bring your family and friends and get them involved in taking on some of the volunteer roles! 

Friday 

4 - 5:45pm Warm-Up

The exact warm-up time for your swimmer will be communicated by your team manager.

6pm Meet Start

12&Unders will be done by 6:30pm

Saturday & Sunday

8:30 - 10:30am Warm-Up

The exact warm-up time for your swimmer will be communicated by your team manager.

10:45am Meet Start

2:15pm Estimated End

Final Monthly Payment is Due on June 1st:

The last monthly dues will be charged to Blue, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Titanium families on June 1st. While families are financially committed to the team for the entire year, our payment structure is based on 10 months instead of 12, so you will not be charged on July 1st and August 1st. Please reach out to Chris, our treasurer, if you have any questions about our payment structure.

Green families swimming during the summer term will be charged on June 1st and July 1st. 

Leaving PST Early:

If your swimmer wants to leave PST before our summer break on August 3, please fill out this Google form to inform us. We can inactivate your account early if you choose to do so and if all your financial commitments have been met according to our policy.

As a reminder, all policies on leaving PST can be found in our 2024/25 Swim Season Team Handbook.

Flannel Pants/ Merchandise + Team Photos:

Team Merchandise will be available at Club Championships on Saturday and Sunday from 10 - 2! Buy your swimmer, or their biggest fan, a PST HAT, sweatshirt, T-shirt, swim caps and more. 

If you ordered PST Flannel Pants for your swimmer, pick them up at Club Champs! The final cost is $50.00 each. Payment required at pickup - Venmo strongly preferred. 

Please pick up your swimmer’s individual or team photos at the Merch table on Saturday or Sunday at Club Championships. There are about 15 orders that haven’t been picked up yet.

Reno - Preparing for our summer 2025 travel meet: June 20-22

The Reno Gamble meet is open on FastSwims and PST already has 50 swimmers registered to attend. If you plan to attend this meet, please register ASAP! We expect the meet to fill soon. 

If your plans for this meet have changed, please update your responses on our planning form. 

You can find more information about preparing for the Reno meet here. We’ll update this doc soon to include details about the team’s social plans and other important information about the meet.

This Week:

Monday, May 26th: Memorial Day - all practices are cancelled.

Friday to Sunday, May 30th through June 1st: PST Club Championships (location: Mills/ Northeastern College). Details above.

Friday to Sunday, May 30th through June 1st: Due to our Club Championships, practices are cancelled on Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday. 

Titanium and Platinum will have practice on Friday morning. Gold practice on Friday morning is cancelled.

Volunteer Opportunity- Web Photos:

Do you love photos and want to help ensure that the team has a solid photo archive? Do you want to have a set job to knock out many of your service hours?

If so, consider taking on the Web Photo position. This position is responsible for posting current photos to the PST website and ensuring photos are archived correctly for future use. This person is responsible for collecting photos from the community that will capture all meets from beginner to expert.

This position fulfills five service hours which is commensurate with the time commitment over the course of the year.

If interested, please email Anne at secretary@piedmontswimteam.org

This Week's Top Tip:

What is the most important attribute of a mentally strong swimmer? Confidence? Desire? Determination? Persistence?  Or passion?  This article talks about the importance of being a self-compassionate swimmer and some tips on how you can become one.

Next Week:

Monday, June 2nd: Summer Timetable starts.

Safe Sport:

How to tackle team drama by talking it out

Team drama is nearly inevitable for young athletes. Whether your athlete is navigating an interpersonal issue with one teammate or dealing with cliques, you can help give your athlete the space and tools needed to effectively talk things out.  Read the full article here from TrueSport.

Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates:

Monday, June 16th: Gold and Silver practices are cancelled. ECCL is closed.

Friday to Sunday, 6/20 - 6/22: RENO Meet. All practices are cancelled.

Friday, July 4th: All practices are cancelled. PST is marching in the Piedmont Parade! All swimmers are invited to march with the team in the morning. Interested in helping decorate the float? Contact community@piedmontswimteam.org.

Friday to Sunday, 7/18 - 7/20: RESL Meet. All practices are cancelled.

Monday, August 4th: Start of PST’s Summer Break. No practices.

Wednesday, August 20th: Team Banquet. 5:30 - 8:30pm Piedmont’s Community Hall and Alan Harvey Theater.

Meets:

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

June 20-22: Reno Gamble. Meet is open on FastSwims. If you plan to attend this meet, please register ASAP! We expect the meet to fill soon. Meet will be in their brand new 50 meter indoor facility. See above 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). Meet is open on FastSwims. All qualifiers should attend.

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.

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:

PST 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

Board News:

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

Next Board Meeting June 4th - 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#

Rianna Stoll & Anne Dolid

NEW! Event Coordinator

Contact Kira at community@piedmontswimteam.org