PST News - 9/13/2026

Quinn Lynch
View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on   our website.
 

Welcome to Our New Families & Important Season Reminders!

While the 2026–27 season has been underway for a few weeks for our returning athletes, we are absolutely thrilled to officially welcome all new families joining us this week from our recent tryouts! Whether this is your very first week on deck or your fourth, please review the important action items and resources below:

  • New Member Meeting: For our new families (and any returning members who want a refresher!), you can watch the recording of our Friday, Sept 4 parent meeting here.​
  • USA Swimming Registration (Action Required!):
    • ​New Members: Your swimmer must have an active USA-S athlete membership by now or won’t be able to participate in practices going forward.
    • Returning Members: Please re-register before the end of December.
    • All families must use this specific PST link to register, renew, or transfer.
  • Team Handbook & Facility Rules: Please review our Team Handbook and Facility Policies. It is incredibly important that everyone maintains positive relationships with all of our host facilities by strictly following their parking and parent viewing rules
  • Season Calendar: Planning ahead? The full meet and event calendar for the 2026–27 season can be viewed here.
 
 

September 26, 2026 PST Season Kickoff Block Party Meet - Information

Our first block party meet of the season will be held at Mills on Saturday, September 26, 2026.  The meet is now open for registration on FastSwims. This is a low-pressure meet designed to introduce new swimmers and parents to the flow, rules, and terminology of competitive swim meets.

 

Meet Timeline:

8:30 a.m.: Arrival; meetings with coaches

8:45 a.m. : 9:15 a.m.: Warm-up

9:30 a.m. :11:30 a.m.: Meet

 

Entries: Entries on FastSwims will close at 9:00 p.m. on Monday, September 21, 2026. 

 

USA Swimming Registration: Swimmers not registered with USA Swimming will not be allowed to race.

 

Scratches: Scratch request forms are due Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

 

Volunteer Jobs: Volunteer jobs will open on our website on Monday, September 21, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. and will close Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. All new families with registered swimmers should sign up to familiarize themselves with swim meet jobs.  All open, unfilled jobs will be assigned.

 

Food and Drink: Parents are invited to join us from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. for a Coffee Social and Meet Orientation. The Meet Orientation is recommended for both new families and returning families with swimmers participating in swim meets for the first time. We will provide informal walkthroughs of the meet setup, outline volunteer roles, and answer any questions you may have! 

 

Snacks and electrolyte drinks will be served to all swimmers after the meet concludes. Swimmers should bring their own snacks and a water bottle.

 

Merchandise: We will have PST merchandise available for purchase at the meet.

 
 

This Week:
Practice Update: No changes or cancellations at this time.

 

Next Week:
Tue, 9/22: Titanium to swim at Mills from 5:45-7:30am. PM practice at PRD is canceled due to a Water Polo Match.
Thurs, 9/24: Titanium PM practice at PRD is canceled due to a Water Polo match.

Sat, 9/26: PST Block Party Meet. All practices are canceled.
Sat, 9/26 & Sun, 9/27: Senior Open Meet. Titanium and Platinum/YRHS practices are canceled

 

Important Dates, Cancellations, and Practice Updates:

Tuesday, 9/29 from 4 - 9pm: Dine + Donate Fundraising Social @ Homeroom Mac & Cheese, Oakland: All groups are welcome! More info to come.

Sat, 10/10 and Sun, 10/11: Blue through Platinum/YRHS practices are canceled due to the VJO meet.
Sun, 11/1: Day after Halloween, all practices are canceled.

 

Meets:

View our meet schedule for the 2026/27 Season here. Most recent update to meet schedule: 9/6/26

9/26 - 27: Senior Open Meet (host: TCA). Meet is open for registration on FastSwims. All eligible swimmers to attend

9/26: PST Block Party Meet. For all swimmers not going to the Senior Open Meet

10/9 - 11: C/B/A+ Meet (host: VJO). Open on FastSwims. All swimmers from Blue, Bronze, Silver, Gold, YRHS, and Platinum to attend.

10/31 - 11/1: C/B/BB MEET (host: AAA). All swimmers from Green, Blue, Bronze, Silver, Gold, YRHS, and Platinum to attend. 

11/6 - 8: Senior 2 Prelims and Finals Meet. Meet is open for registration on FastSwims. All swimmers with qualifying times to attend.

12/5 - 6: Senior Open Prelims and Finals Meet (host: MAC). All eligible swimmers from YRHS, Platinum, and Titanium to attend.

12/5 - 6: C/B/A+ Meet (host: TBD). All swimmers from Green, Blue, Bronze, Silver, and Gold to attend.

12/11 - 13: 14 & Under Age Group Championships (host: SRVA). All qualifiers to attend.

12/17 - 12/21: CA/NV Winter Sectionals (host: BREA). All qualifiers to attend.

12/19: PST Block Party Meet.

 

Registering for Swim Meets

We recommend that you bookmark pacswim.org, which houses not only the meet schedule but is also where you can find time standards for our area.

 

When the time comes to register for a swim meet it will be helpful to have an account already set up on the following webpage: https://ome.fastswims.com/meets

 

Registration for most of the meets we attend is run through this site.  By having an account set up and ready to go, you will save time the day of.  

 

To create an account you will need your swimmers USA swimming number.  For new swimmers, you may not have it yet.  Once you do, you can find it by going to “My Account” in TeamUnify -> “Account Info” -> “Members” -> Select your swimmer.  The USA swimming number is in the “ID Card #” field. 

 

Information about meet sign ups will be in the “Meet” section of the newsletter. Review this each week for important information about when meets will open.  Your swimmer’s coach will also send out information

 

There are many experienced parents on the team who are here to help you. Feel free to reach out to a Board member or your group coordinator for support.


 

Subscribe to PST Calendars!

In response to high demand, the team now have subscribable team calendars available for all groups as well as a calendar for team meets and events.

 

Please use the following link to subscribe to both your swimmers’ groups, as well as the meets and events calendar. 

 

Going forward practice changes will be made in the calendar as well as through announcements in the newsletter and through direct coach communications.

 

Here is a link to calendars and instructions for integrating them into your personal calendars.

 

If you run into Patrick Lee, Sandro Tuzzo or Andrew Schultz, be sure to thank them for helping to make this a reality!

 

Please Complete the Piedmont Community Pool User Survey (due Sept 30):

The City of Piedmont is collecting feedback on user experience during the Piedmont Community Pool's first season of operation. You can complete the survey using this link. This provides a key opportunity for our team to share direct feedback on what is working well for our swimmers and where adjustments are needed.

Whether you are a Piedmont resident, a season pass holder, or have only visited during PST practices, we strongly encourage you to provide feedback. While some general questions may not apply, the open-ended section at the end is ideal for detailing PST-specific practice experiences, lane usage, and facility suggestions.

Thanks for your continued patience and help as PST works through the challenges of practicing out of this new facility.

 

TeamUnify Tips and Tricks

If you are new to TeamUnify, it can be a little tricky to use. As you get started, here are a few things to keep in mind:

 

Set up one account per family, and all users should use the same login and password. Setting up a second account for the same swimmer does not work well within the system.

 

If you want the newsletter and other communications to be delivered to multiple email addresses, you can add emails and phone numbers as additional contacts in the account settings. 

 

To get to account settings, click “My Account” in the top right corner. Then use the left tool bar to select “My Account.”  In the “Account” tab you can add “alternate email” and the “Mobile/sms” fields to add additional emails and cell phones to receive team communications.

 

Volunteer sign ups are located in the “Events and Competition” tab found on the left bar of the screen.  Once there, click “Team Events.” Then “Job Sign Up” Job signups generally go live at 8pm the Monday before the event. You will not be able to click into that field until the jobs open. They generally stay open for 48 hours before jobs are assigned to those who haven’t signed up.

 

The TeamUnify Website houses lots of team specific information, but you have to log in to see it. Once you do, you will see the weekly newsletter, and upcoming events

 

 

Coach Office Hours Are Open:

Looking to connect with our coaching staff? To book a 1-on-1 office hours meeting, click on your coach's name below:

 

Team Records:  Last update: 1/1/26

Our team records can be viewed on our website.

 

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 October 8, 2026.

Name

Role

Swimmer

Board

Erin Schultz

President

Eleanor & Max 

Vanessa Gage

V.P. Team Operations 

Annika & Julian Nagpal

Anne Dolid

V.P. Staff Operations

Asher & Isaac

Chris Carnazzo

Treasurer

Cole & Connor

Alexis Burck

V.P. Safe Sport

Archer 

Kira Goodman 

V.P. Membership & Community 

Ryker & Anika

Quinn Lynch

V.P. Communications & Secretary

Kian & Kaiden

Coordinators

Rianna Stoll

Alyssa Bowman

Shylah Conway-Hamilton

Swim Meet Job Sign-Up

Magnolia & Beckett

Lydia

Eliza & Vivian

Mike Hakiel

Officials

Lea

Kelley Rebro

New Member Liaison

Max, Kate & Ben

Helen Cramer

Joanne Luby

Meet Director

Aaron & Emily

Kaleah & Noelani  

Pooja Sethi

Branding & Merchandise

Naina

Lisa Chan Carnazzo

Publicity & Social Media 

Cole & Connor

Patrick Lee

IT & Web Support

Elin

Colby Price

Swim Lessons

  

Elisa Lee

Banquet Coordinator

Dylan

Heta Dave

Lead Group Coordinator

Anoksh

Asher Takazawa

Senior Team Captain

  
 

Junior Team Captain

  

Group Coordinators

Jillian Goldstein    

Green

Emilia

Allyson Schoolcraft-Norton

Blue

Cecilia

Eugene Lin

Bronze

Joey

Alyssa Bowman

Silver

Lydia

Shylah Conway-Hamilton

Gold

Vivian and Eliza

Erica Faitek

Platinum & YRHS

Maddie and Maddox

Shaun Hakiel

Titanium

Lea