View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website. Head Coach Update: Meet Volunteers Needed - Let’s Finish Strong! Dear Piedmont Families, First, a huge thank you to those who have already gone above and beyond their required service hours. Your extra dedication keeps our swimmers swimming! As we head into the summer peak, please keep these essential rules in mind: Registration = Volunteering: If your swimmer is competing, you must volunteer for a shift. Even if You're "Done": Even if you have already met your seasonal hour requirement,...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website. Board Update: Piedmont Pool We were thrilled to see PST swimmers complete their first practices in the new Piedmont Community Pool this week! Our Green and Blue swimmers have done a stellar job of introducing pool-goers to our team and showing the Piedmont community PST’s pride and spirit. The Piedmont Recreation Department was gracious and accommodating in renting us lane space during the Montclair Swim Club closure. We cannot stress enough how important it is that we continue to be...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website. Age Group Program Update The past couple of months have been an exciting stretch for our Age Group track. Silver and Gold have been working hard, playing hard, and stepping confidently into new challenges. We launched our updated dryland program, and while it’s pushed swimmers in fresh ways, it’s also helped them build skills that directly support their growth in the water. On top of that, Run Club has been a blast—whether it’s logging laps on the track with Zach...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website . Team Captain Update: Preparing for the Uncontrollables As we look ahead to the long course season, it’s a good time to reflect on things we’ve learned from competing at Far Westerns. Across all of our competitors, one lesson stood out: when the uncontrollables change, you need something to back off on. The weather, for example, was terrible. Three out of four days were overcast, windy, and rainy. These conditions, along with lane seedings and the performance of your competitors,...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website . PST Head Coach Update I would like to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to our meet directors, Helen and Joanne; our head marshal, Vanessa; head Colorado, Rianna; our hospitality genius, Kira; as well as our officials, board members, and parent volunteers. Together, you delivered a fantastic meet last weekend. The feedback from coaches—both from our team and others—was overwhelmingly positive, and our swimmers did an outstanding job in the water. It was truly a pleasure to...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website . PST Hosted C/B/BB+ Meet - Thank you! We are halfway through our hosted meet! Hosting a meet is a huge undertaking and, as you know, requires the support of every member of the team. If you are able, please stick around at the end of the meet today to help with clean up. If you do, and you weren't signed up, please email secretary@piedmontswimteam.org to be given additional service hours. While many of you contributed an incredible amount of...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website . March 28-29 PST Hosted C/B/BB+ Meet Next weekend, PST will be hosting a Zone 2 short course C/B/BB+ meet at Mills. This will be like most of the meets we attend, only this time we are hosting it. Operationally, this will be very similar to our Block Party/Club Champs meets where we are responsible for the running of the meet. What is different is that other teams will help with the timing shifts. VOLUNTEER NEEDS Volunteer jobs will open...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website . Team Captains Message: The Comeback Mindset As we head into the end of spring and look forward to long course season, we thought it might be beneficial to offer some of our swimmers’ thoughts on training and dealing with long (and short term) injuries. We asked them about their experiences, and zoomed in on some words of wisdom for staying optimistic and continuing to be motivated to reach their goals: Magnolia S: “I think that it is really important...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website . Piranha Party! WOW! What a blast we had last Sunday at our Piranha Party! It was wonderful to celebrate our amazing community together. Highlights included exciting games, a delicious pasta buffet, an ice cream truck, and our highly successful and silent and live auctions. Plus, plenty of socializing and team bonding. A massive THANK YOU goes out to all of our incredible donors for the array of items they contributed, and to everyone who Bid in the auction! Preview...

View a better-formatted version of our newsletter on our website . See You at the Piranha Party! We can’t wait to welcome families, swimmers and friends of the team to our fundraising event and team social of the season. The party starts at 4:30 at the Veteran’s Hall Building, 401 Highland Ave in Piedmont. Take a sneak peek at our exciting Silent Auction Items and Raffle Prizes! Here is a detailed Event Schedule and Final list of Live Auction Items: Need last minute tickets? Willing to help setup or clean...