Dear Penguin Families,

Tomorrow is the day we have been working towards all season. It is finally here. Champs!!! Let’s do our Penguin best! 

Please have your swimmer empty out their family folders this morning.

SPIRIT NIGHT PRESENTATION

We had such a great time celebrating our swimmers with you last night. If you missed it please take a look at the recap of the Slide Show. 

We will be sending out a link to the swimmer video soon, so keep your eyes open. 
 

CHAMPS: SATURDAY, JULY 18

Champs is the final swim meet of the season, with all six teams in the Valley Cabana Swim League (over 700 swimmers!) competing against each other to determine the overall champion for the season.

• Location: Leigh High School, 5210 Leigh Avenue San Jose CA 95124 
• Date: July 19, 2026
• Time: Check in between 6:30 & 6:50 am for both swimmers and volunteers.                                                                              
• Gates open at 6:30 am. 
• Champs Schedule Link
• Meet Entries are posted here and will be on a board at Champs next to our LPAC tents.
• Volunteer Assignments and job descriptions are posted to the Champs page of the website. 
• If your child is sick, please call or text before 6:50am:
  • Coach Julia: 408-334-0657, and
  • Volunteer Coordinators: Amelia (408)529-5783 or Melissa (415)589-9903

LPAC SEATING AT CHAMPS: SEE MAP

• Each team is given a designated team area, as you can see on the Champs Map.
• Ours is in front of Clerk of the Course between Montevideo and Belwood.
• Plan on Sharing EZ Ups with other Penguin Families.

PARKING:

• There will be parking Marshalls directing traffic.
• There will be parking spots reserved for food trucks. You may not park where you see an orange cone.
• In the middle parking lot there will be a farmer’s market setting up so no swimmer parking there.
• We encourage each family to bring only one car or carpool.

VOLUNTEERS:

• Check in at the Volunteer Coordinator table.
• You will be given an LPAC name tag with your shift assignment on it, please wear it.
• Please pay attention to when there is a shift change and be at least 5 min. EARLY reporting to your shift.
• Don’t leave your job until someone comes to replace you. If no one replaces you.

SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER MEETINGS:

• Stroke & Turn judges meet outside of pool, in front of gates at circle planter. at 7:30AM
• All Starters meet by the starter at 7:30AM
• All Clerk of the Course volunteers must attend a mandatory meeting at the “Clerk of the Course” area at 7:45AM.
• All Marshalls, Clerk Marshalls, must attend a mandatory meeting under scoreboard at 7:45AM. 
• All other Volunteers meet by Lane 9 at 7:45AM

WARM UPS:

• LPAC Warm-Ups 2nd Warm Up Shift: 7:20-7:40 am
• NO DIVING without coach supervision!
• After the meet begins, the warm-down pool will be at the far end of the pool.
• This warm-down pool is not a play space. These lanes are to be used for warming up or cooling down between races. 

CLERK OF THE COURSE:

• Only coaches, clerk of the course volunteers and swimmers are allowed at the clerk.
• No siblings, friends, or fans will be allowed in the bench area.
• Drop your swimmers off and go watch them race!
• Please don’t send swimmers to the Clerk of the Course too early, due to crowding.

WHISTLE PROCEDURE:

• At Champs we will have a Referee & Starter running the meet. Our swimmers have been practicing this all season and should be very comfortable with the procedure.

SWIMSUITS AND CAPS:

• Our League follows the USA Swimming guidelines for swimsuits. 
• At Champs, you may not wear suits with rubber materials, or suits with zippers. 
• You will be DQ’d if you are wearing an illegal suit. 
• Wear your team caps only (or a plain cap), no high-school logos or year-round swim team logos are allowed on caps OR suits.  
• Your swimmer should either be in an LPAC suit or a plain black suit. Your swimmer could be DQ’d for not wearing the appropriate swimsuit.

SPECTATORS:

• The spectator area is all around the pool deck, except where the coaches are sitting.
• Do not bring camp chairs into the spectator area or around the pool. 

SCORING:

• Top ten (10) placements in each event scores points at Champs.
• Every swimmer can contribute by improving their times! 
• GO LPAC PENGUINS!!!

FINAL THOUGHTS:

• Please remember that parent volunteers, such as YOU run the team and the Valley Cabana Swim League.
• We have all worked hard to make this day positive and fun for our children.
• Some of us have been working on the Champs Meet since January.
• Please keep this in mind if there is any hardship for you or your children during the day.
• Please seek direction with understanding and kindness.
• Enjoy this day with your Penguin family and teammates.

END OF SEASON BANQUET: JULY 19

The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. For one last time, we’ll all get together to have dinner, pass out trophies, say goodbye to our age-out swimmers, and celebrate another great season.  Details on the Banquet page of the website. 

OVERNIGHTER PHOTO BOOTH

If you would like to see what went on at the Overnighter Photo Booth click here. We have access for the next six months.

LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:

Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC26. 

Follow us on instagram @swimlpac
Add these LPAC Special Event dates straight to your LPAC Google Calendar here

RSVP for the BANQUET! July 19

We need to know how many swimmers are coming to the banquet. RSVP even if you are not eating please. We need more help with Setup for the Banquet, please volunteer in the RSVP below.
 
Swimmers eat free but must complete the 2026 Banquet RSVP to reserve a meal. Additional meals cost $20 each. You MUST order all meals by July 15th.  Orders will not be accepted at the door.

Has your LPAC swimmer outgrown their gear?

If you have team suits, practice suits, and/or LPAC gear that no longer work for your family, please donate to our “LPAC Trade Bin” to be passed on to the next swimmer. 

All gear must be clean and in good condition. 

Bring your gently used items to our banquet on July 19 and drop in the bin near the gate labeled “LPAC Trade  Bin”. 

Please reach out to Lynette Gill with any questions at lynettergill@gmail.com or 408-515-7891. 

LPAC MERCHANDISE DESIGN CONTEST
Designs due July 15, tomorrow! 
 
Calling all Artistic Penguins: If your swimmer has artistic ability have them design something for our contest. All of the details are linked here!

Dear Penguin Family,

LPAC Penguins swam amazingly on Saturday ar Silver Creek. It was a really close meet. It came down to only a 4.7 points difference. But LPAC was victorious once again! Woohoo… with a score of 116.4-111.7. We squeaked out another win. Keep up the great swimming and we have a chance of coming out on top at Champs.

One of our Penguins broke all three of his own records from last year. He is absolutely amazing. So glad he his on our team. Caleb G. beat his records in back, breast and free! Also, our 7/8 medley relay team, including Mateo L., Rocky N., Lewin X. & Caleb G.,  broke the record originally set in 2006. Our 7/8 grpup is definitely one to watch in the future. Great job Penguins!

Thank you to all of the families that donated to our Goodwill Donation Drive fundraiser. It was really great to see you all out and about on a Sunday morning. We appreciate all you do for the team!

This is our final week of the season. Make sure your swimmer(s) come to practice every day as we prepare for Champs!!!

If you have interest in being an LPAC Board member. We have a few openings, please reach out to the info@swimlpac.org and cc: volunteers@swimlpac.org email by Tuesday July 14 at 6 pm to have your name placed on the ballot.

Meet Results  from Silver Creek are in the newsletter that has been emailed to you.

Check the family folders today. We will be trying our best to distribute pictures from LPAC Picture Day in the family folders today.

Breakdown for Due Dates Coming upMonday, July 13

1. Spaghetti Dinner Sign up

Wednesday July 15

1. LPAC Merchandise Design Contest- All design’s due July 15, winners will be revealed at the Banquet July 19.
2. Register for the Banquet  by July 15

Please help maintain the safety of practices by signing up to open and close the gate during transition periods between practices here. 

CHAMPS: SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2025

• This year, EZ Ups will not be put out the night before Champs, so there is no need to bring them to Spirit Night. Families will bring EZ Ups the morning of Champs and look for LPAC’s designated Spot. There will be maps at Spirit Night and in the Friday newsletter.
• If your swimmer will have to miss all or part of Champs, please send an email to coaches@swimlpac.org and volunteers@swimlpac.org TODAY! It is important to let our Coaches and Volunteer Coordinators know ASAP if your swimmer will be missing any part of Champs..
• The swimmers that we already know will be missing all or part of Champs are: Wesley H. Declan G., Rowan G., Serena P., Olivia S., Tyler P., Tyson P., Grant G., Gwen G., & Cailyn F.
• If your swimmers name is not listed above and you will be missing all or part of Champs, it is imperative that we need to know NOW!
• Make sure you sign up for Champs volunteer positions by Tuesday at 9 am or your family will get assigned a spot. Here is the link to the 2026 VCSL CHAMPS Sign Up Sheet

SPIRIT WEEK JULY 13-17

Spirit Week is the last week of the Season heading to Champs. The Coaches and Swimmers use this as a fun way of getting pumped for Champs. Have your swimmers come a little early to practice in fun spirit week garbs so that coaches can get a picture of the swimmers wearing their costumes before they jump in and get wet. Spirit Week 2026 Flyer.

LPAC MERCHANDISE DESIGN CONTEST  

LPAC is throwing a contest for the swimmers to design a t-shirt and a sticker to add to next year’s LPAC merchandise line. All of the details are linked here!

SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 16

Spirit Night is on July 16, 2026 from 6:30 to 9 pm. All information on the Spirit Night page of the website. Dinner will be served to swimmers. Parents will be receiving final details on Champs and voting on new LPAC Governing Board Members. We will conclude the night  with a slideshow, celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs! It is important that everyone that can make it, come to Spirit Night.

There is no need to bring EZ Ups to Spirit night this year. We will not be transporting them to Champs the night before like in previous years. Get to Champs early if you want room to put your EZ Up up. There will be only so much room allocated for LPAC families.

CAR DECORATING: JULY 17

The information about our Car Decorating Event is on the Spaghetti Dinner page of the Website please look there if you are interested in joining us.

HIGH SCHOOL SPAGHETTI DINNER: July 17 SIGN UP NOW

The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up by 7/13 to provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.

END OF SEASON BANQUET: JULY 19
RSVP by Wed., July 15

The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. For one last time, we’ll all get together to have dinner, pass out trophies, say goodbye to our age-out swimmers, and celebrate another great season.  Details on the Banquet page of the website. 

Swimmers eat free but must complete the 2026 Banquet RSVP to reserve a meal.Additional meals cost $20 each. You MUST order all meals by July 15th.  Orders will not be accepted at the door.

OVERNIGHTER PHOTO BOOTH

If you would like to see what went on at the Overnighter Photo Booth click here. We have access for the next six months.

LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:

Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC26. Remember with your registration cost, you will receive an 8×10 team picture, 4×6 individual photo, and a 3×5-inch photo button at the Banquet 7/19.

Follow us on instagram @swimlpac
Add these LPAC Special Event dates straight to your LPAC Google Calendar here