Good morning, Piranhas. We’re in the homestretch of the 2022 summer season! There’s a lot of information about the next few weeks below.

Swim A Thon THANK YOU

First and foremost, thank you Piranha families for your support during our Swim a Thon. PCST is a smaller team this year which has actually been really fun for us all. The smaller team did not come with decreased operating costs. As a board, we decided a priority for PCST was to keep our coaching staff fully intact. As a result, we needed to brainstorm fundraising options and Piranhas, you came through. Swimmers completed a total of 2400 lengths and collected a total of $3757.90 in pledges. That’s $1.57 per length and so incredibly appreciated. We hope you enjoyed the coach’s raffle video and congratulations to all our lucky winners. Thank you to Out of Breath and Slipstream Aquatics for their contributions. If anyone is in need of a donation letter for tax purposes, please contact Peggy at [email protected].

Away Meet - July 16

Our final meet before League is an away tri meet at Columbine Knolls Pool on July 16 against both Columbine Knolls and Grant Ranch. Warm up at 6:00am for big kids, 6:30am for little kids, volunteer check in and meeting at 6:45am and meet start at 7:00am. Contact Coach Frankie if your swimmer has questions about Ironman eligibility.

SJSL Championship Meet - League - July 22 and July 23

The SJSL Championship Meet is coming up fast. All swimmers are eligible to participate. A schedule change was made this week regarding the Friday night session. The 200 freestyle events were added to the 400s and 8&under 100 freestyle events to be swum at Bear Creek on Friday, July 22, with a meet start of 5pm. The remaining events will be swum at Governor’s Ranch on Saturday, July 23, with a meet start of 7am. All events are timed finals. The PCST volunteer commitment is set as two timers on Friday and nine timers total (3 shifts, 3 volunteers per shift) on Saturday. The league has again requested that we communicate there are to be no sharpie drawings on swimmers (with the exception of event/heats/lanes). Coaches are working on our spirit theme and Coach Frankie will announce the choice in this week’s meet information update.

State Championship Meet - July 29-31

For those swimmers who have qualified with state times, the State Championship Meet will occur over three days at two separate locations. The schedule is below and session details are attached:

• 400 Freestyle Events: Friday, July 29 @ Applewood Knolls. Warmup 7am, Start 8am
• 11/12 & 13/14 Age Groups: Friday, July 29 @ Splash Golden. Warmup 5pm, Start 6pm
• 8&U & 9/10 Age Groups: Saturday, July 30 @ Splash Golden. Warmup 6am, Start 7am
• 15/16 & 17/18 Age Groups: Sunday, July 31 @ Splash Golden. Warmup 6am, Start 7am

End of Season Awards Ceremony - July 27

The 2022 end of season awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, July 27, from 6:30-8pm at Normandy Pool. We’ll be handing out awards and treats and debuting the season video. Please feel free to bring your own picnic dinner.

Season Video - Send in your photos!

Andrei Gisetti is once again compiling your photos for a 2022 season video. We need all your favorite season pics - pool photos are great, candids from practices and meets are the best. The last day to submit pictures to be included is July 25 (the Sunday following League). Below is information on how to get your photos to Andrei:

• Google Drive: https://bit.ly/3yVgrFm Create a folder with your last name and add in all the photos and videos you want.
• Dropbox: https://bit.ly/3RmPUbq Create a folder with your last name and add in all the photos and videos you want.
• iPhone Shared Album: share an album with Andrei at 720-530-3297
• Flash Drive: Place in Gisetti mailbox

Andrei will host the video in a google drive and on youtube so everyone has access. The video will be available for download on the google drive. Take some pictures this week!

Housekeeping

If you ordered photos from Imagetek, they are in your family mailboxes. Also, if your child is missing a towel, goggles or anything else, have them check the lost and found in the team shed. It’s growing into an impressive pile!

PCST Board Openings

As it was so starkly pointed out to me this season, I now have the oldest child on the team (thank you, Coach Frankie!). That was a very scary realization. As such, my last year on the board will be with the 2023 season. There are board openings! We’d love to have you. Fresh ideas and perspectives are very welcome. If you have an interest, please reach out.

Have a great week, Piranhas.

PCST Board