PST News- 5/24/2026

Anne Dolid
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2026 Club Championships This Weekend!

We are incredibly excited for this weekend’s Club Championships! It is going to be an unforgettable three days of racing, team spirit, and celebration. While your team managers will be in touch with additional fine-tuned details leading up to the meet, here are the essential schedule highlights and timeline details you need to know:

Key Arrival & Event Timelines

  • Friday PM: Swimmers competing on Friday evening should arrive by 3:45 PM (or as close to 4:00 PM as possible) to prepare for the warm-ups.
  • Warm-up will be from 4:00 PM until 5:10 PM.
  • The race will start at 5:15 PM and end at 6:50 PM.
  • Saturday AM: All swimmers must be at the venue by 8:00 AM sharp to get lined up and ready for our Team Parade!
  • Sunday AM: Warm-up and arrival times for Sunday's final sessions will be communicated directly by your respective team managers.

Special Celebrations & Honors

Keep an eye on the daily timeline for these major championship highlights:

  • Senior Day Honors: Join us as we celebrate and honor our incredible graduating Class of 2026!
  • Same-Day Record Honors: We will be presenting special awards on deck to any of our fast swimmers who break a team record during the championship sessions.
  • The Championship Trophy: Stay tuned until the conclusion of the meet to see which team takes home the big club trophy!

Parade Viewing Area

The absolute best viewing area for parents to watch the Saturday morning Team Parade will be along the side of the warm-up pool.

 

Club Championship Volunteering

Club Champs is an all hands on deck event and parents are needed to fill two volunteer shift per swimmer for all jobs to be filled. If you do not sign up for two shifts, expect to be assigned to two shift from the remaining options on Wednesday evening.

If you are unable to fill a shift you've been assigned, it is your responsibility to find a replacement.

 
 

Club Championships: Concessions and Team Merchandise

Concessions

Visit our concession stand on Saturday and Sunday for coffee, breakfast, lunch and snacks throughout the meet. Forget to eat breakfast? Come grab some avocado toast or a yogurt parfait. We will have deli sandwiches, Ed’s famous loaded hot dogs, and a variety of homemade salads such as tortellini pesto, farro with veggies, fruit salad and caesar salad. 

 

Plushies, Beanies and Team Merch  

Get a limited-edition Piranha Plushie, new PST beanie, or discounted T-shirt at the swim meet! These items will be for sale at the concession stand on Saturday and Sunday. This is the last chance to pick up Plushie pre-orders. Refunds will be issued after the meet.

 
 

Summer Schedule Update: Starts June 1!

Our comprehensive summer schedule officially kicks off on June 1st. We have optimized our lane space and coaching coverage to ensure every athlete has the best environment to succeed. Please visit our website now to view the full details and specific lane assignments.

Titanium LCM and S&C Practices: To allow for a smooth transition following the end of the school year, our Tuesday and Thursday morning LCM and Wednesday and Friday S&C practices for the Titanium group will begin the week of June 8th.

 

Swim School – Reopening in June!

MSC is back open! We are gradually rolling out our private swim lesson program to the public as our instructors submit their summer availability. Please visit our website under the Swim School tab > Enrollment for full enrollment information and scheduling details.

For questions about our swim lesson program, or to be added directly to the notification list, please email us at lessons@piedmontswimteam.org

 

Photo Orders Available for Pick Up

Photo orders are in and will be available for pickup at Club Champs. Your Group Coordinators will reach out with the specifics for picking up orders.

 

This Week:

Mon, May 25th: Job sign-ups for Club Champs open at 8PM. For all jobs to be filled, each family will need to volunteer for two shifts for each swimmer they have registered for the meet. 

 

As a reminder, you are expected to volunteer at all meets in which your swimmer(s) is entered, even if you have already completed your service hours for the season.

 
Today, Mon, May 25th: Memorial Day. Practices for Platinum, YRHS, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Blue, and Green are canceled. Titanium to swim at Mills from 8-10 am.
Fri - Sun 5/29-31: PST Club Championships! 160 PST Swimmers are joining the Fun

Fri - Sun 5/29-31: All practices are cancelled due to our Club Championships.

 

Next Week:

Mon, June 1st: Summer Schedule Begins

Mon, June 1st: Day after Club Championships. Practices for Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, YRHS and Titanium are cancelled to recover from the meet. Blue and Green have practice as scheduled.

Tue, June 2nd: Morning practices for Silver, Platinum, YRHS and Titanium are cancelled.
Tue, June 2nd: Titanium Group Meeting at MSC at 4:30pm followed by a combined practice.

 

Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates:

Mon, June 1st: Summer Schedule Begins
7/4: PST marches in the Piedmont Parade! Swimmers and their families are welcome to join this fun community event. 9:30 start.
8/19: PST Awards Banquet SAVE THE DATE

 

1:1 Virtual Meetings with Head Coaches:

If you'd like to have a 1:1 conversation with any of our head coaches, click on their names below to schedule a virtual meeting.

 

Head Coach: Coach Stefan

Questions about team policies, team calendar, raising general concerns, senior groups (Platinum, YRHS, Titanium) related questions, your swimmers’ progress, goal setting with your swimmer, and anything else.

 

Head Age Group Coach: Coach Colby

Questions about Gold and Silver groups, your swimmers' progress, goal setting with your swimmer, etc.

 

Head Developmental Coach: Coach Adrien

Questions about the Green, Blue, and Bronze groups, your swimmers' progress, goal setting with your swimmer, etc.

 

Our Days Off:

All of our Coaches have days off, and during those days, they will not check their work messages. We aim to respond to emails within 48 hours; however, please be patient if we don’t. 

 

Mondays: Stephanie

Tuesdays: Adrien

Wednesdays: Stefan

Thursdays: Colby

Fridays: Zach and Kelly

Saturdays: Zoe, Elizabeth

 

Meets:

View our meet schedule for the 2025/26 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 5/22/26

6/27-28: LCM C/B/A Meet (host: NVST). Long Course meet in Napa, everyone should plan to attend. 

7/10-12: RESL Team Championships (location: Mills). Prelims and Finals Meet for all ages. Everyone should attend.

Important: Families need to plan to be there ALL DAY on Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday!

7/17-19: 14&U AGC Championships (location: Morgan Hill). All qualifiers to attend.

Congratulations to our qualifiers so far: Vivian C., Valentina S., Emily C., Lea H., Isabella L., Dylan P., Anoskh K., Robert O., Ben R., Maxwell S., Archer Z.
New! 7/25-26: Zone 2 Far Western Minus Meet. Very last meet of the season for PST with the exception of WEZO attendees. Swimmers can swim in events they don’t have a FarWestern cut in, there is no other time standard for this meet. We hope for a great turn out before our summer break.
7/28-8/2: Senior Western Zones (location: Clovis). Team travel. All qualifiers to attend

 

Team Records:

Our team records can be viewed on our website.

Last Update: 1/1/2026

 

Marketplace

PST Marketplace

Sell, exchange or give away new or used swim items. 

 

Board News:

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

Next Board Meeting April 2, 2026.

Name

Role

Swimmer

Board

Ellie Judy

President

Nathan

Vanessa Gage

V.P. Team Operations 

Annika & Julian Nagpal

Erin Schultz

V.P. Staff Operations

Eleanor & Max 

Chris Carnazzo

Treasurer

Cole & Connor

Alexis Burck

V.P. Safe Sport

Archer

Kira Goodman 

V.P. Membership & Community 

Ryker & Anika

Anne Dolid

V.P. Communications & Secretary

Asher & Isaac

Coordinators

Rianna Stoll

Anne Dolid

Swim Meet Job Sign Up

Magnolia

Asher

Mike Hakiel

Officials

Lea

Kelley Rebro

New Member Liaison

Max, Kate & Ben

Helen Cramer

Joanne Luby

Meet Director

Aaron & Emily

Kaleah  

Pooja Sethi

Branding & Merchandise

Naina

Laleh Tamhidi

Web Photos

Kayvon

Lisa Chan Carnazzo

Publicity & Social Media 

Cole & Connor

Tracy Dooley

Swimmer Parent Education 

Alanna

Lily Trinh

Fundraising 

Ryden, Kaito & Enzo

Patrick Lee

IT & Web Support

Elin

Colby Price

Swim Lessons

 

Rafael Solis

Service Hours

Alessandra & Valentina

Elisa Lee

Event Coordinator

Dylan

Kate Mikami

Senior Team Captain

 

Asher Takazawa

Junior Team Captain

 
     

Group Coordinators

OPEN

Green

 

Allyson Schoolcraft-Norton / Eitan Anzenberg 

Blue

Cecilia / Ben

Maryam Sheikh / Eugene Lin

Bronze

Noor & Emahn / Joey

Alyssa Bowman

Silver

Lydia

Jeff Obermeyer

Gold

Sofia & Robert 

Heta Dave

Platinum

Anoksh

Chiaty Shrieve

YRHS

Violet 

Rianna Stoll / Libby Gerard

Titanium

Magnolia / Lucy