PST News

Final Monthly Payment is Due Today:

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 today 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

As we get closer to the Reno meet, we would like to collect final details for those attending. In addition to a team dinner,  we will be collecting attendee information to plan some optional activities while the children are not competing. The meet schedule is split between younger (12 and under) and older (13 and over), so we will be organizing some events for each.

Those who fill out this form will receive updates on those activities, so we highly recommend you fill it out if you are going: https://forms.gle/VT2ASUTrAqNAZCz39 

For those not yet registered, good news, the meet is still open on FastSwims and PST already has 50 swimmers registered to attend. If you plan to attend this meet, please register ASAP! 

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.

PST relaunches the Year Round High School Group for next Season:

This Message is for all PST High School Athletes and 8th Graders, about to begin your high school journey.

If your parents attended the Town Hall meeting a few weeks ago, then you are likely aware that we are reviving our Year-Round High School Program, allowing us to fully align with our mission statement to promote a team environment that champions both safe and healthy athletes and individual excellence.  

You can hear more about the program by watching this  short video and/or reading here. If you are interested in the program, please fill out this  Google Form.

This Week:

Today, June 1st: Final Day of Club Championships. All practices are cancelled.

Monday, June 2nd: Summer Timetable starts.

Monday, June 2nd: MSC is closed. MSC is closed for the day and Blue and Titanium afternoon practices are 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 

Event Coordinator

Interested in helping plan social events and the annual team banquet? If so, we need you!  

Position description: Works with VP of Membership and Community and Group Coordinators to plan and execute team social events and hospitality at team events; leads planning and execution for annual Team Banquet. 

This position fulfills all required service hours for the entire family for the season. If interested, please email community@piedmontswimteam.org.

This Week's Top Tip:

Shoulder injuries are unfortunately common for athletes of all types, including swimmers.  Swimmer’s shoulder is a broad name for a few different issues that cause shoulder pain, weakness and other symptoms in your shoulder joint.  Some of the shoulder conditions that are referred to as “swimmer’s shoulder” include: shoulder impingement syndrome (pain that happens when the top outer edge of your shoulder blade pinches your rotator cuff beneath it); rotator cuff tendonitis; shoulder labrum injuries (your shoulder labrum is a layer of cartilage that protects and stabilizes your shoulder joint); shoulder muscle strains; and pinched nerves.

Although it’s hard to know exactly how common swimmer’s shoulder is, it’s estimated at least one-third of elite competitive swimmers have had some type of swimmer’s shoulder.

This North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy article provides a helpful discussion of swimming biomechanics that analyzes shoulder motions in different strokes.

Finally, check out this TrueSport article for tips on how you can avoid shoulder injuries.

Next Week:

At this time, we have no changes/cancellations to report.

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