LPAC had an amazing season this year! We were 3 and 2 in our dual meets and we came in 3rd place at Champs! Thank you to all of our swimmers and parent volunteers that have been so dedicated to this community.
This season two of our Penguins broke LPAC records. Caleb G. broke a record from 1997 for Freestyle for 7-8 Boys. Mark Gifford held the Freestyle record for 7-8 Boys at 16.07 for 28 years. Caleb smoked it at 15.97 seconds for freestyle at our Dual meet against Oaktree. If anyone knows Mark Gifford they might want to tell him that he held the record for 28 years, that is a pretty good run. One of our Age Outs, Tomas M., broke his own LPAC record in Breaststroke and he had the most points for the high school age group among all of the teams at Champs. Last year Tomas broke the Breaststroke record at 28.49. This year he was a speed demon and broke it again at 27.91. Congrats Caleb and Tomas!
We are Penguin Strong! Congratulations to all of our Penguins! Everyone worked so hard this year.
If your swimmer took photos and did not receive a 4×6 picture of your swimmer, a team photo and a picture button please email Meghan. If you ordered extra items from the vendor online, these items will be delivered to the address you provided. If your swimmer missed picture day but they would still like a team photo Meghan has extra team photos for you. Please email Meghan and set up a time to get your pictures from her.
DID YOU MISS THE BANQUET?
If you did not attend the Banquet, you can pick up your trophies and ribbons at the Fumagalli’s house. Or if you misplaced your trophy we found three trophies just hanging around the pool. Please text Kelly (408-821-1080) to arrange a time to pick them up. After next week, they’ll go back into the container until next season unless you text Kelly and arrange a pickup date.
YEAR ROUND SWIMMING OPPORTUNITIES
Many families have expressed interest in year-round swimming. We’re lucky to live close to several good teams that offer flexible programs and schedules. See the Year-Round Swimming page on the team website for more information. South Valley Stingrays is closest, and Coach Jerry said LPAC swimmers are welcome to come by the Rancho Santa Teresa pool. Contact the Stingrays info.svstingrays@gmail.com. If you have any questions, you can send email to coaches@swimlpac.org or talk to any of the year-round swim families to discuss which program might work best for you. We encourage you to sign up with a friend or two – it helps with carpooling, and makes it more fun!
SPIRIT NIGHT SLIDESHOW
If you would like to view any of the Slideshows for the past four years, please click on the links below:
Do you know of a company in or around the neighborhood that may want to be a part of the greatest swim team around? We are looking for companies to Sponsor LPAC.
Our swim team is the best and least expensive team in our cabana league. (We may be a little biased.) Our ability to keep our swimmers until they graduate only proves our point. Next time you are at a swim meet, count the number of older swimmers the opposing team has and compare it to LPAC. Did you see the program at Champs this year? LPAC had twice as many age outs as two of the teams, three times as many as two of the teams and one team had no age outs to speak of. That speaks volumes about LPAC. We are the best, most fun team with the best coaches.
In order to keep our registration costs low and continue all our fun penguin traditions, we need to find companies to Sponsor us.These Tax Deductible Sponsorships helps support our various programs that inspire our youth towards a future of service and community building. Contact Kelly or info@swimlpac.org for more information. Check out the Sponsorship Webpage. If you know of a company in the area that would want to help Sponsor LPAC’s 2026 season please email Kelly.fumagalli@gmail.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Be on the lookout for future emails about the Penguin Polar Plunge for New Year’s, LPAC Community Service opportunities and other fun off season events. Registration emails will go out in February, due in March. If you and your family had a great time this year recruit your friend’s to join the team for next year. Thank you all for a wonderful season. See you next year and Go Penguins!
Please have your swimmer empty out their family folders this morning- swim pictures from Photo Day were put in your folders last week.
Each swimmer who took photos should have received a 4×6 picture of your swimmer, a team photo and a picture button, if anything is missing please email Meghan.
Extra items that were ordered online will be shipped to the address you provided.
If your swimmer missed picture day but still wants a team photo Meghan has extras- Find her at the Banquet to get one.
Tomorrow is the day we have been working towards all season. It is finally here. Champs!!! Let’s do our Penguin best! Penguin Power! Go Penguins!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. Thank you to everyone that helped put Spirit Night together for our LPAC community to enjoy.
CHAMPS: SATURDAY, JULY 19
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: Morgan Hill Aquatic Center 16200 Condit Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 Time: Check in no later than 7:15 am for both swimmers and volunteers. Gates open at 6:15 am. Do not arrive before 6:15 am. Champs Schedule Link Meet Entries are in the email newsletter will be on a board at Champs next to our LPAC tents. Volunteer Assignments and Job Descriptions for Setup Team, Coaches Runners, Return team and Marshalls are posted to the Champs page of the website. If you have any of those jobs or are unclear of your volunteer position please look to the Champs page of the website. If your child is sick, please call or text: Coach Julia: 408-334-0657, and Li Fang; 408-930-8033 or Jeanne Fang; 408-981-3370
DIRECTIONS FROM LPAC: (15-20 min drive)Take Hwy 101 SouthExit on E. Dunne and turn Left onto E. DunneTake the 1st Right onto Condit Rd. (second stop light)Go about 0.7 miles, MHAC will be on your Left
LPAC SEATING AT CHAMPS: SEE MAP
Each team is given a designated team area, as you can see on the Champsmap. Ours is directly to the right of the pool, between Silver Creek and Oaktree.. Do not bring extra EZ Ups to Champs. There is no room for any other EZ Ups besides the few that we will be bringing to MH on Friday evening..
PARKING:
There will be parking Marshalls directing traffic.Parking spots at the Main Entrance are reserved. You may not park where you see an orange cone. Parking will be under the solar panels to the far end of the pool. There is a gate to enter from that side. We encourage each family to bring only one car or carpool.If you park in one of the businesses across the street be prepared to be towed.
VOLUNTEERS: Check in at the Volunteer Coordinator table right in front of our tents facing the pool no later than 7:15 am, no matter which shift you are working. If you have a problem with your shift, text either of the volunteer coordinators immediately :Li Fang; 408-930-8033 or Jeanne Fang; 408-981-3370 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, contact Li or Jeannie.
SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER MEETINGS:
All Clerk of the Course volunteers must attend a mandatory meeting at the “Clerk of the Course” area at 7:45AM. All Stroke and Turn Judges must attend a mandatory meeting at 7:45AM (see attached map for your meeting spot, located on the recreation side of the MHAC.) Champs map All Marshalls, Clerk Marshalls, Parking Marshalls and Marshalls, must attend a mandatory meeting at Lane 10 at 7:45AM. Parking Marshall Map If you are a TIMER or RECORDER, your “meeting/instructions” will be given behind the blocks prior to the start of your shift. Please check the attached volunteer assignment document to see what position you are working.
WARM UPS:
LPAC Warm-Ups 2nd Warm Up Shift: 7:35- 8:05 am The warm up/cool down lanes are to be used by LPAC during warm up.. NO DIVING without coach supervision! After the meet begins, the warm-down pool will be at the far end of the pool with 2 ‘buffer lanes’ between the competition lanes and warm-down pool (absolutely no swimming in the buffer lanes). This warm-down pool is not a play space. These lanes are to be used for warming up or cooling down between races.
MHAC PUBLIC USE:
MHAC opens to the public at 11:30am .The public will not be using our competition area of the facility, but will be in the adjoining ‘water park’. Swimmers in Champs, their siblings, friends, etc., are under no circumstances allowed to use or be near the ‘water park’ or the 25 yard pool on that side of the windscreen. You will have to pass this area to go to the snack bar and restrooms, which will be fine.
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.
PROGRAMS:
Programs are $10 each and are for sale by the Entrance that has the Solar Panels.. The meet is pre-seeded so if you buy a program you will know exactly which heat and lane your swimmer will be in.Heat and lane assignments will also be posted in several places throughout the facility.
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.
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.
BANQUET
July 20, 2025 4:30 pm- 8:00pm
The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. Banquet is held the Sunday after Champs. It is held at the Los Paseos Clubhouse on the back lawn area in the late afternoon and evening. 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.
Remember to bring your own chairs, EZ-ups, and blankets!
LPAC Penguins swam great on Saturday. It was a really close meet. Unfortunately we lost against Belwood by just a few points. The score was 112.4 (Belwood) to 108.9 (LPAC). We can beat them at Champs!!!
This is our final week of the season. Make sure your swimmer(s) come to practice every day as we prepare for Champs!!!
LPAC @ BelwoodMeet Results are in the newsletter.
Today, Monday July 14, is the final day to sign up for:
Sign up to bring something to the Spaghetti Dinner for high school group.
CHAMPS: SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2025
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: Annika B., Cailyn F., Daniel R., Natalie C., Wesley H., Declan G. and Dylan D.
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.
SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 17 Date: July 17, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: LPAC Clubhouse
No alcohol is permitted on the premises.
Pizza and drinks will be served for the kids, starting at 6:30pm.
**IMPORTANT** Parents will be receiving final details on Champs and voting on new LPAC Governing Board Members.
The kids will also be voting for new swimmer reps and making posters for Champs.
Splash & Dash prizes and awards will be given out.
Slideshow: Spirit Night will conclude with a slideshow, celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs!
NEWS FOR CHAMPS during SPIRIT NIGHT
Feel free to bring your 10×10 EZ up labeled with your family name on the legs to Spirit Night. When Spirit Night ends bring your 10×10 EZ up to the Sports Court. Stack your EZ ups by the sign that says “Stack EZ Ups here!” The set up crew for Champs will then take your family EZ Ups with them to set up for champs on Friday night and they will set up as many as possible. Setting up the EZ ups is a bit of a puzzle so we would like all EZ ups to be 10×10 size to make it easier. The set up crew will set them up. You will need to take your family EZ Up down after Champs.
The league is bringing back Premier Parking Spots Raffle. This year each of the participating teams get to keep the proceeds of the raffle. LPAC has two spots right outside the back gates under the solar panels to raffle off. We will sell tickets on Thursday night at Spirit Night for $1 each. Bring cash! If you win you receive a special parking pass and premiere spot for the entire day.
CAR DECORATING: JULY 18
Come decorate your car for Champs with us. We will be decorating between 5 and 6 pm on Friday July 18. Bring your cars with clean windows to the back of the church parking lot closest to Los Paseos. We will provide some washable car markers. If you would like to bring your own please do so. Show your Penguin Spirit! SPAGHETTI DINNER: JULY 18 SIGN UP NOW
The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers, who have completed their Freshman year of High School or older, are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up to provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.
LPAC BANQUET: SUNDAY, JULY 20
The end of Season Banquet is a final time to come together to congratulate and recognize all of our swimmers, to thank our sponsors and send off our age outs. Food can not be purchased day of the Banquet. You must preorder if you want to have dinner at the banquet by registering for the Banquet and pay before July 14thBanquet Registration Any questions Contact: George Nijmeh @ 408-489-2416
PHOTOS FROM THE OVERNIGHTER PHOTOBOOTH ARE LIVE.
The fun Photo booth photos from the 2025 Penguin Overnighter areonline. Enjoy! Photo Booth photos will stay active for just a month so if you see a few you like Download them.
2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK
Help your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)! Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you.
Can you believe that we are almost down to the end of the season? It has gone by so fast. We have enjoyed getting to know all of our Penguin families.
With only 9 days before the end of the season there are going to be a lot of things going on and there will be a lot of important information in these emails. Please read through to find all the Penguin happenings.
Breakdown for Due Dates Coming up
Monday July 14 Spaghetti Dinner Sign up Register for the Banquet
LPAC @ BELWOOD: SATURDAY, JULY 12
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025 Location: Belwood Pool and Cabana Club 100 Belwood Gateway, Los Gatos, California 95032 Pool Gates will open at 6:30 am Time: LPAC swimmers and volunteers need to check in by 7:15 am The meet starts at 8:15 am .If your child is sick, please text both the Coaches and Volunteer Coordinators as soon as possible.Coach Julia @ 408-334-0657 , and Volunteer Coordinators: Li @ 408-930-8033 or Jeannie @ 408-981-3370. EZ-Ups ok, no tarps or tents with floors allowed Do not park in the 3 way intersection of Belwood Gateway and Belblossom Way. Belwood Baitshop snack bar will be open serving breakfast burritos, donuts, onigiri, burgers, hot dogs and much more! Please check the Belwood page for volunteer assignments and information about Belwood’s repaved parking lot .Meet Entries are posted here.
END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES
The last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 12th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Belwood meet. As a reminder we do have 7 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check(made out to Judy Seps) or Venmo @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532). All funds will be pooled together to purchase gift cards. We will present the gift cards and Thank You cards to each coach at the LPAC banquet.
LPAC PHOTOS ARE HERE:
Check your family file folder today to find your swimmers photos and button that everyone gets with registration. Remember with your registration cost, LPAC pays for a team picture, individual photo, and a 3-inch photo button.If you’d like to purchase extra individual or buddy pictures, Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC25. You can look through the pictures and pick the ones you want to purchase.
BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 12
All swimmers that have finished their 9th grade year are invited to attend the traditional LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip to Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. HS age Penguins and volunteers need to meet at the Los Paseos Clubhouse at 4:30 pm. Have fun with all of your fellow High School age Penguins. Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.
SPIRIT WEEK JULY 14-18
Monday: Madhatter Monday (wear a crazy hat/crazy hair) Tuesday: Tatoosday Wednesday: Wild West Wednesday- Wear your best western outfit Thursday: Thports – Represent your favorite Sports team Friday: Penguin Power Friday – Penguin themed outfits or black & white
SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 17
Date: July 17, 2025 Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm Location: LPAC ClubhouseNo alcohol is permitted on the premises. Pizza and drinks will be served for the kids, starting at 6:30pm. **IMPORTANT** Parents will be receiving final details on Champs and voting on new LPAC Governing Board Members. The kids will also be voting for new swimmer reps and making posters for Champs. Splash & Dash prizes and awards will be given out. Slideshow: Spirit Night will conclude with a slideshow, celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs!
CAR DECORATING: JULY 18
Come decorate your car for Champs with us. We will be decorating between 5 and 6 pm on Friday July 18. Bring your cars to the back of the church parking lot closest to Los Paseos. We will provide some washable car markers. If you would like to bring your own please do so. Show your Penguin Spirit! SPAGHETTI DINNER: JULY 18 SIGN UP NOW
The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers, who have completed their Freshman year of High School or older, are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up to provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.
LPAC BANQUET: SUNDAY, JULY 20
The end of Season Banquet is a final time to come together to congratulate and recognize all of our swimmers, to thank our sponsors and send off our age outs. Please register for the Banquet and pay before July 14thBanquet Registration Any questions Contact: George Nijmeh @ 408-489-2416
PHOTOS FROM THE OVERNIGHTER PHOTOBOOTH ARE LIVE.
The fun Photo booth photos from the 2025 Penguin Overnighter areonline. Enjoy! Photo Booth photos will stay active for just a month so if you see a few you like Download them.
PRACTICES:
Morning Practice schedule can be found on the Practices page of our website.2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOKHelp your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)! Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you.
We hope that you had a great three day weekend! We hope that everyone had a fun and relaxing, or wet and wild, weekend without an LPAC meet. The raft trip was hot but everyone had a blast for those of our LPAC family that went.
With only two weeks before the end of the season there are going to be a lot of things going on and there will be a lot of important information in these emails. Please read through to find all the Penguin happenings.
Breakdown for Due Dates Coming up
Today, Monday July 7
Mr. Pickles Form and Payment Due. If we don’t have both your form and payment, we will not be able to turn your form into VCSL.
Tomorrow, Tuesday July 8
Champs Ad and payment due
Splash & Dash Pledges due, in order to be able to earn prizes you need to turn in pledges.
Beach Trip RSVP due
Next Monday July 14
Spaghetti Dinner Sign up
Register for the Banquet
LPAC @ BELWOOD: SATURDAY, JULY 12
If your child will have to miss all or part of the meetagainst Belwood, 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 a meet.
The swimmers that we already know will be missing are: Cailyn F., Anahita C., Natalie C., Kensie G., Caleb G., Cailyn G., Nick F., Max P., Zack P., Rey P., Tyson P., Tyler P., Olivia S., and Serena P.
If your swimmers name is not listed above and you will be missing all or part of the Belwood meet, we need to know ASAP.
END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES
The last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 12th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Belwood meet. As a reminder we do have 7 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check(made out to Judy Seps) or Venmo @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532). All funds will be pooled together to purchase gift cards. We will present the gift cards and Thank You cards to each coach at the LPAC banquet.
PRE-ORDER LUNCH FOR CHAMPS
Order from Mr. Pickles Form by next Monday July 7 to help support the Valley Cabana Swim League and help us keep the price of Champs down. Mr. Pickles will not be selling food at Champs, they will only have pre-ordered food. So order before the end of the day Monday. Pay our LPAC treasurer by either check (made out to LPAC and put in the treasurer folder in the back of the family folders) or pay through Zelle using the email treasurer@swimlpac.org. We will make sure that you have paid before giving order to VCSL.
PURCHASE CHAMPS AD FOR PROGRAM
Send picture and messages by email to: info@swimlpac.org. & either zelle your payment: treasurer@swimlpac.org (make a note CHAMPS AD) or make a check out to LPAC write Champs Ad in notes section of check and place in the Treasurer file folder before July 8th. More information on Champ Ads on the Champs page.
SPLASH & DASH PLEDGES DUE TUESDAY JULY 8TH
Your swimmers swam so hard during the Splash & Dash. Congratulate all of your swimmers. Now is the time to collect pledges. Ask your family and friends to sponsor your amazing swim. Sponsors can either give your swimmers a flat donation or they can sponsor your swimmer per lap. Print out Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets. All donations are tax deductible. Turn in pledge sheets and money by July 8th to the Splash & Dash folder in the back of the Family File Folders. Only swimmers that turn in donations will be able to win prizes at Spirit Night, July 17.
As Dory says “Just keep swimming!”
BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 12 RSVP BY JULY 8TH
All swimmers that have finished their 9th grade year are invited to attend the traditional LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip to Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. Please register your teenager by July 8th for the 2025 Beach Trip Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.
CAR DECORATING: JULY 18
Come decorate your car for Champs with us. We will be decorating between 5 and 6 pm on Friday July 18. Bring your cars to the back of the church parking lot closest to Los Paseos. We will provide some washable car markers. If you would like to bring your own please do so. Show your Penguin Spirit! SPAGHETTI DINNER: JULY 18 SIGN UP NOW
The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers, who have completed their Freshman year of High School or older, are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up to provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.
LPAC BANQUET: SUNDAY, JULY 20The end of Season Banquet is a final time to come together to congratulate and recognize all of our swimmers, to thank our sponsors and send off our age outs. Please register for the Banquet and pay before July 14thBanquet Registration
Any questions Contact: George Nijmeh @ 408-489-2416
PHOTOS FROM THE OVERNIGHTER PHOTOBOOTH ARE LIVE.
Photo booth photos of 2025 Penguin Overnighter Enjoy! Photo Booth photos will stay active for just a month so if you see a few you like Download them.
LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:
Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC25. You can look through the pictures and pick the ones you want to purchase. Remember with your registration cost, LPAC pays for a team picture, individual photo, and a 3-inch photo button.
PRACTICES:
Morning Practice schedule can be found on the Practices page of our website.
2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK
Help your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)! Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you.
Happy 4th of July! We hope that you and your family are having a great day. There is no practice today.
LPAC had a great show for Splash & Dash last Tuesday. We had a total of 97 swimmers do their best. They swam so hard. All together we swam a total of 8403 laps. That is 611 more laps than last year with 5 less swimmers than last year. Penguins can do anything if we put our hearts into it. Congratulations to all of our Penguins!
With only two weeks before the end of the season there are going to be a lot of things going on and there will be a lot of important information in these emails. Please read through to find all the Penguin happenings. Info about Raft Trip. Teenagers sign up for the Beach Trip. Photos are up on the photographers website. Sign up for Mr. Pickles for Champs by this upcoming Monday July 7. Get your Champs Ad for the Champs Program before this Tuesday the 8th. Be sure to turn in your Splash & Dash Pledges by Tuesday the 8th. Sign up to bring stuff to the High Schooler’s Spaghetti dinner. Find out about car decorating for Champs. Register for the Banquet.
One of our Penguin families has two rafting tickets that they are not going.tp be able to use. If someone would like to purchase two more tickets please contact George Nijmeh @408-489-2416 and he will connect you to the family that has the tickets. Move fast there are only two tickets available.
LPAC has 130 Penguin parents and family members signed up to raft tomorrow. If you didn’t get a chance to put your waivers in the Raft Trip folder, bring signed waiver forms for each person going rafting with you please. Have a great time. You will be making lifetime memories with your swimmer. Come back with a ton of fun stories to share with those penguins that couldn’t go.
PRE-ORDER LUNCH FOR CHAMPS
Order from Mr. Pickles Form by next Monday July 7 to help support the Valley Cabana Swim League and help us keep the price of Champs down. Mr. Pickles will not be selling food at Champs, they will only have pre-ordered food. So order before the end of the day Monday. Pay our LPAC treasurer by either check (made out to LPAC and put in the treasurer folder in the back of the family folders) or pay through Zelle using the email treasurer@swimlpac.org. We will make sure that you have paid before giving order to VCSL.
PURCHASE CHAMPS AD FOR PROGRAM
Send picture and messages by email to: info@swimlpac.org. & either zelle your payment: treasurer@swimlpac.org (make a note CHAMPS AD) or make a check out to LPAC write Champs Ad in notes section of check and place in the Treasurer file folder. More information on Champ Ads on the Champs page.SPLASH & DASH PLEDGES DUE TUESDAY JULY 8TH
Now is the time to collect pledges. Ask your family and friends to sponsor your amazing swim. Sponsors can either give your a flat donation or they can sponsor you per lap. Print out Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets.. Collect pledges. All donations are tax deductible. Turn in pledge sheets and money by July 8th to the Splash & Dash folder in the back of the Family File Folders. Only swimmers that turn in donations will be able to win prizes at Spirit Night, July 17.
Thank you to all of the Penguin Parents that stayed and were Penguin Lap Counters during their swimmers practice time.
As Dory says “Just keep swimming!”
BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 12 RSVP BY JULY 8TH
All swimmers that have finished their 9th grade year are invited to attend the traditional LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip to Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. Please register your teenager by July 8th for the 2025 Beach Trip Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.
CAR DECORATING: JULY 18
Come decorate your car for Champs with us. We will be decorating between 5 and 6 pm on Friday July 18. Bring your cars to the back of the church parking lot closest to Los Paseos. We will provide some washable car markers. If you would like to bring your own please do so. Show your Penguin Spirit! SPAGHETTI DINNER: JULY 18 SIGN UP NOW
The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers, who have completed their Freshman year of High School or older, are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up to provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.
LPAC BANQUET: SUNDAY, JULY 20The end of Season Banquet is a final time to come together to congratulate and recognize all of our swimmers, to thank our sponsors and send off our age outs. Please register for the Banquet and pay before July 14thBanquet Registration
Any questions Contact: George Nijmeh @ 408-489-2416
LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:
Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC25. You can look through the pictures and pick the ones you want to purchase. Remember with your registration cost, LPAC pays for a team picture, individual photo, and a 3-inch photo button.
END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHESThe Last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 12th. Keep an eye out for
Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Belwood meet. As a reminder we do have 7 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check(made out to Judy Seps) or Venmo @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532). All funds will be pooled together to purchase gift cards. We will present the gift cards and Thank You cards to each coach at the LPAC banquet.
PRACTICES:
Morning Practice schedule can be found on the Practices page of our website.
2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK
Help your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)! Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you.
