Apr 5, 2019
The new family orientation will be held Wednesday, April 17, at 7 pm at the Los Paseos Clubhouse.
Judy Seps will be holding swimsuit try-on for returning families beginning at 7 pm at the meeting. If you need an LPAC suit to replace what you used last year, you must use the link provided below or find the same link here on the website under TEAM INFO tab at the top and subtab SUITS and MERCHANDISE. https://illusionsactivewear.com/teams/lpac-penguins/
Returning families are not required to attend the April 17th meeting since most volunteer signups are now handled online. But you are certainly welcome to come by and catch up with swim team friends!
Practices start on Monday, April 29, with age group times as follows:
- New swimmers only: 5:00-5:30 pm
- 8 & under: 5:30-6:15 pm
- 9-11: 6:15-7:00 pm
- 12-14: 7:00-8:00 pm
- High school: 8:00-9:00 pm
Any siblings who are trying out for the team this year should plan to come to the new swimmer practices every day starting Tuesday, April 23rd as outlined in their invitation to tryout sent by email earlier.
Suits and merchandise will be sold Thursday, May 2nd and Friday, May 3rd. Please plan to come before your regular practice time to try on suits and order merchandise. (It’s much easier to do that before the kids get wet.) And don’t forget your checkbook!
LPAC is partnering with swimoutlet.com this year. This means everything you buy at their website will provide LPAC with extra funding equivalent to 8% of your total purchase. You must enter the site through our special link to provide LPAC the 8%.
https://www.swimoutlet.com/?click=7832149
If you are interested in being a Stroke &Turn Judge this year, plan to attend the Stroke & Turn Judging Clinic on Sunday, May 5 at Montevideo at 1:00 pm.
Mar 5, 2019
Registration Due March 9th
Just a quick reminder that LPAC registration packets are due on March 9th. That is 4-Days away. Here is the link to the registration packet:
https://swimlpac.org/team-info/registration/
We need coaches! Do you know someone who will make an awesome LPAC swim coach? Send them to the online application at:
https://swimlpac.org/coaching-application-2019/
By-law Updates and Vote
All returning LPAC parents are encouraged to attend the March 26, 2019 LPAC Board meeting to vote on LPAC Bylaw Updates. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM in the Los Paseos Clubhouse. The review and vote of the LPAC Bylaw updates will be the first order of business, after which, you can return home for the rest of the evening. Our current by-laws are available on the LPAC website under the TEAM INFO header.
Feb 27, 2019
All returning LPAC parents are encouraged to attend the 2019 LPAC Board meeting on Tuesday, March 26, at 7pm in the clubhouse. Please plan on attending for the first part of the meeting when the board and parents will vote on LPAC bylaw updates.
The 2019 season is fast approaching. Please click the link below and download the registration packet.
https://swimlpac.org/team-info/registration
Please have forms with payment mailed or dropped off at the clubhouse by March 9th. If you know any friends and neighbors interested in swimming for our team, walk in registration is March 23rd from 8:30-9:15.
If you know anyone interested in coaching our team, please direct them to our website and the coaching application under the coaching tab at the top or send them this link.
https://swimlpac.org/coaching-application-2019
Jul 16, 2018
Dear Penguins and Parents:
Thanks to all for another great swim season and banquet! Just a few end-of-season things:
- If you did not attend the Banquet, you can pick up your trophies and ribbons at Coach Scott’s house. Please send email to info@swimlpac.org to arrange a time. After this week, they’ll go back into the container until next season.
- For a limited time, you can view or download the 2018 video here: LPAC 2018 Team Video. Thanks again to the video team for making this available to all!
- Thinking about swimming year-round? Coach Ryan has extended an invitation for any and all penguins to join him at South Valley Stingrays (just up the road at Rancho Santa Teresa), and you can try it out any time for a week at no charge. There are also other excellent teams in the area that offer flexible programs; see the Year-Round Swimming page on the team website for more information. You can also send mail to coaches@swimlpac.org or talk to any of the year-round swim families to discuss which program might work best for you.
Enjoy the rest of your summer…GO PENGUINS!
Jul 13, 2018
Well, that sure went quick. This is already the last Friday email of the swim season!
CHAMPS CHECK-IN: 7:00 AM
Remember: swimmers need to check in tomorrow no later than 7:00 am at the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center (16200 Condit Road). Meet entries and volunteer assignments have been posted to the Champs page of the website.
Please leave plenty of time to drive to Morgan Hill, park, and locate the check-in table in our designated team area. LPAC will be in the same location as last year, in the middle of the grassy area at the warmup end of the pool (see map posted to the Champs page of the website). Gates will not open until 6:15 am, so please do not arrive before then.
If your child is ill, please call or text Coach Scott at 408-613-5126.
Parents, please check in at the volunteer table and be sure to listen for announcement and shift changes. Because we are only running 9 lanes this year instead of 10, the meet will probably run a little longer than usual. We need everyone’s help to make shift changes as quick and smooth as possible. Please arrive early for your shift and do not leave your volunteer post until your replacement arrives.
If you pre-ordered Snack Bar or Mr. Pickle meals, you can pick up your tickets when you check in with the Volunteer Coordinators. We encourage you to purchase a program, food, and t-shirts — all proceeds help our team and the league pay for Champs!
One final reminder: do not leave the meet early without checking out with the coaches. We may need your swimmer to sub on a relay.
SPAGHETTI DINNER TONIGHT FOR TEENAGERS
The Spaghetti Dinner (for all swimmers ages 13-18) is tonight at the clubhouse from 6-7 pm; the cost is $8 per swimmer. Thank you to the Blacow family for coordinating this event, and to all the parents who volunteered to bring food and help out. Don’t forget to bring your cars if you want them decorated for Champs!
BANQUET ON SUNDAY
The LPAC Team Awards Banquet will be on Sunday starting at 4:30 pm. Remember to bring your own folding chairs, EZ-Ups, or blankets to sit on. We look forward to getting everyone together one last time to hand out trophies and celebrate another great season!
SPIRIT NIGHT THANKS
Special thanks to Adrienne Burke for coordinating the Swim-a-Thon and other fun raffle prizes and to Sergio and Heather Castro, Carl and Jennie Anderson, Judy Seps, Rob Lombardi, and Coach Ryan for working together all season long to put together the great team video! We’ll share a link in an upcoming email in case you missed the show.
GO PENGUINS!
Jul 8, 2018
Dear Penguins and Parents:
Congratulations on a great win over the Silver Creek Sharks! LPAC won by a final score of 104.8 to 101.1, giving us a 4-1 record in the regular season (behind only the Oaktree Sharks, who went 5-0). Now it’s time to gear up for Champs this Saturday!
ANOTHER GARDIN ON THE RECORD BOARD
Paige Gardin joined her daddy Charlie on the LPAC record board with a blazing-fast backstroke time of 23.10. This breaks the 5-6 girls’ record that has stood for 30 years, set in 1988 by Monica Dournaee. Great swim Miss Paige!
SPIRIT WEEK
For the last week of practices before Champs, we’ll be having fun dress-up days and snacks. Come every day if you can!
- Monday Morning: Come in your jammies; bed-head hair is encouraged
- Twin Tuesday: Match with a friend or dress up like a coach
- Would You Be My Friend If I Wore This Wednesday: Dress weird and wacky
- Thports Thursday: Wear your favorite sports team jersey
- Formal Friday: Dress up in black and white or penguin gear
LAST CHANCE FOR SWIM-A-THON PLEDGES!
Monday (7/9) is the LAST day to turn in your Swim-a-Thon pledges to be eligible for prizes. Thank you for generously supporting the team and helping raise money to buy a new electronic event board! All donations are tax-deductible.
GIFTS FOR COACHES
If you’d like to contribute to gifts for our coaches, please see Judy Seps by Thursday. She will be at practices this week, or you can call her at 408-506-3532.
SPIRIT NIGHT ON THURSDAY
This Thursday (July 12) is Spirit Night at the clubhouse from 7-9 pm. The swimmers will meet out on the grass and picnic tables to eat pizza, decorate posters to hang up at Champs, and elect swimmer reps for next year. Meanwhile, parents have a meeting about Champs and vote to elect next year’s Board members. We have a lot of openings for the Board this year, so we encourage all families to come and vote. After all the business is taken care of, we’ll all pack into the clubhouse for Swim-a-Thon awards and a slide show/video celebrating the season, paying tribute to our graduates and age-outs, and energizing the team to do their best at Champs.
If you haven’t already purchased raffle tickets for the excursions with coaches, Adrienne Burke will be selling them at Spirit Night before the awards. Don’t miss out on the chance to have a fun adventure with your favorite coaches and help support the team too!
BRING YOUR EZ-UPS ON THURSDAY!
If you’re planning to bring an EZ-Up to Champs, please bring it to Spirit Night on Thursday evening. Leave it in your car until after the slide show is over, when we’ll collect them for the Setup Crew to take down to Morgan Hill. Please bring 10×10 tents only, and be sure they are labelled clearly with your last name. This way the Setup Crew can set them up ahead of time on Friday night and organize them into orderly rows with clear pathways in between. If you’d like tents to be grouped together, please use the same names and/or color tape, and we’ll try to keep them together if possible.
SPAGHETTI DINNER ON FRIDAY
All teenage swimmers (13-18) are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the Spaghetti Dinner at the clubhouse from 6-7 pm. The cost is $8 per swimmer. Bring your car if you’d like to have it decorated to show your penguin pride. Thank you to the Blacow family for coordinating this event and all the other parent volunteers who are bringing food and helping out.
We’ll have lots more information about Champs at Spirit Night…look forward to seeing you all there!
UPCOMING EVENTS (This list is pretty short now!)
