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

Dear Penguin Family,

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.

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 byTuesday July 14 at 6 pm to have your name placed on the ballot.

With only 9 days before Champs 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 upSunday, July 12

1. LPAC Goodwill Donation Truck

Monday, 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. To understand our decision to lock the gate during practices please refer to the email from LPAC on 6/24.

LPAC @ SILVER CREEK: SATURDAY, JULY 11

• Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
• Location: Silver Creek Valley Country Club 
• Park at:Silver Oak Elementary, 5000 Farnsworth Dr. San Jose CA 95138                                                                                            Time: LPAC swimmers and volunteers need to check in between 7:15 am & 7:30.
• The meet starts at 8 30 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: Amelia (408)529-5783 or Melissa (415)589-9903
• No unloading or parking in the Country Club Parking lot. Please be considerate of the surrounding neighbors and do not block any driveways.
• Please check the Silver Creek page for volunteer assignments 
• Meet Entries are posted here and will be posted on boards at the pool during the meet.

END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES

The last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 11th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Silver Creek meet. 
Contributions can be made by:

• Cash/Check made out to Judy Seps
• Venmo; @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532)

BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 11

The LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip is at Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. HS age Penguins and volunteers need to meet at the Los Paseos Clubhouse at 4:15 pm to leave from there together.Have fun with all of your fellow High School age Penguins! Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.

LPAC GOODWILL DONATION DRIVE: JULY 12

LPAC is hosting a Goodwill Donation Drive Fundraiser, and we’d love your support! Instead of tossing out items you no longer need, donate them to help raise money for our swimmers.

Look at the flyer to see what they are collecting and what not to bring. 

If you’ve been meaning to clean out your closets or garage, now is the perfect time!

 Donation Date: July 12,2026
 Drop-Off Location: Los Paseos Elementary School
Time: 8:00am-1:00pm

Thank you for supporting our team and helping our community thrive. Please feel free to share this post with friends and neighbors! 

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.

PENGUIN T-SHIRT & STICKER 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!

END OF SEASON BANQUET: 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.

SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 16

Spirit Night is on July 16, 2026 from 6:30 to 9 pm. All information on the Spirit Nightpage 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.

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.

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

See two new flyers announcing important Penguin business in this email.

Breakdown for Upcoming Due Dates 

Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8

1. Splash & Dash Pledges due, in order to be able to earn prizes you need to turn in pledges by July 8th.

Saturday, July 11

Sunday, July 12¹

1. LPAC Goodwill Donation Drive– details below

Monday, July 13

1. Start of Spirit Week details below
2. 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

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Dear Penguin Family,

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 July 6

1. Beach Trip RSVP’s due

Wednesday, July 8

1. Splash & Dash Pledges due, in order to be able to earn prizes you need to turn in pledges. 

Monday, 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. To understand our desicion to lock the gate during practices please refer to the email from LPAC on 6/24.

LPAC @ SILVER CREEK: SATURDAY, JULY 11

• If your child will have to miss all or part of the meet against Silver Creek, 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: Zoey L., Eliana L., Lily D., Nova D., Charlotte S., Liam V., Luke V. Theo P., Wesley H. & Alex H.
• If your swimmers name is not listed above and you will be missing all or part of the Silver Creek 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 11th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Silver Creek meet. 
Contributions can be made by:

• Cash/Check made out to Judy Seps
• Venmo; @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532)

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.

BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 11; Deadline to RSVP July 6th

July 11th is the High Schoolers Beach trip. 2026 Beach Trip Sign Up. RSVP by this Monday July 6. Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.

SPLASH & DASH PLEDGES DUE WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH

Thank you to those swimmers that have already turned in their pledges. Sponsors can either give your a flat donation or they can sponsor you per lap. Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets are here. 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 16.

PENGUIN T-SHIRT & STICKER 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!

END OF SEASON BANQUET: RSVP by 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/ 

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.

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

Dear Penguin Nation,

We had an amazing meet against Almaden Saturday. Wonderful swimming all around. LPAC came out victorious with a score of 111.3 (LPAC) to 84.5 (Almaden).  LPAC is now 3 Wins and 1 Loss in Dual meets. Go Penguins!

Congrats to our own record breaker, Jacob Mendez. He broke his own 50 Butterfly time. So proud of him. We look forward to what he accomplishes at Champs.

The Overnighter and Cardboard Regatta on Saturday night were an absolute blast! We hope your Penguins came home eager to share stories of cardboard engineering triumphs, epic races, and late-night adventures. If your Penguin is currently in the “answer every question with a shrug” phase of life, don’t worry—we can confirm they had a fantastic time. For details beyond “it was fine,” feel free to ask a board member or coach. We have plenty of stories and may even know who managed to stay awake the latest or the entire night! 

Thanks to Huy for planning and working so hard to make the cardboard boat races so amazing this year. The 2026 Cardboard Regatta Results are in the email newsletter.

With only three weeks left of LPAC 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. The fun tie dye Penguin party at the pool. Do your best for Splash & Dash. Info about Raft Trip. Penguin t-shirt/sticker design contest. Teenagers sign up for the Beach Trip. Photos from Picture Day are easy to order on the Picture Day page of the website. Information on Champs food. 

To help maintain a safe, secure, and well-organized practice environment, the pool gate will be locked, not left ajar, during morning practices from now on.Please help us  by signing up to open and close the gate during transition periods here. To understand our desicion to lock the gate during practices please refer to email from LPAC on 6/24.

Meet Results from LPAC @ Almaden are in the email newsletter..

PRACTICES THIS WEEK

• Regular Practice times Monday through Friday.
• Wednesday is our Annual Splash & Dash:  Make sure your swimmer is early to their practice time and ready to swim. Swimmers only get their regular scheduled practice times to swim as many laps as they can.
• Saturday is Independence Day: No meet, Enjoy your 4th with family and friends. Have fun on the Raft Trip.

LPAC PHOTOS ARE READY:

Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC26. You can look through the pictures and pick the ones you want to purchase. Remember with your registration cost, LPAC pays for an 8×10 team picture, 4×6 individual photo, and a 3×5-inch photo button.

PENGUIN POOL PARTY: JUNE 30

All LPAC swimmers are invited to come enjoy a fun pool party with their penguin pals. We’ll also have Root Beer Floats and make tie-dye shirts to show our penguin pride!

Details:

• Date: June 30, 2026
• Time: 3:00pm -5:00pm, Check in by 4:00 to do tie dye!
• Cost to enter pool:
  • No charge for Association members
  • Non-members: $5 per person Cash or Venmo accepted (children under age 2 are free) paid at gate.
• Shirts: Bring your own plain white shirt to tie dye or pick up the Penguin shirt that you ordered during the party. 
• Root Beer Floats: These delicious treats are on us for all swimmers! We know parents and siblings love ice cream too (we don’t blame you), but we’re only able to provide floats for swimmers this year. Thanks for understanding and helping us keep the event affordable and fun for everyone.
• Parents of swimmers 12 and under, please plan to stay during this event. This is not a drop off event.

See you at the pool—we can’t wait to celebrate with our favorite Penguins!

SPLASH & DASH: JULY 1, 2026

Our Annual Splash & Dash is this Wednesday! All proceeds directly benefit LPAC and help fund important equipment updates and improvements, including:

• A new starter battery
• A new digital or analog pace clock for practices
• TimeDrops, the new league-wide timing system (annual cost)
• A new—or gently loved—deep freezer for the kitchen with a lid that actually works!
• We need new microphones for our Announcer’s sound system.

We appreciate your support in helping us raise funds for these important needs. Plus, there are lots of fun prizes for swimmers who participate and collect donations!

Additional Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets are available in the Splash & Dash folder located in the back of the family folder boxes.

If you signed up to volunteer please check the Penguin Lap Counter sign up sheet. Find the time you signed up to help. If you can not make it on Wednesday please contact Kelly Fumagalli at (408)821-1080 right away so she can find a replacement.

Lap goals will be given to swimmers by coaches the day of the Splash & Dash. Raffle tickets will be given out when your swimmer reaches their goal lap. Each 5-10 laps over their goal lap they will receive another raffle ticket. This years raffle will be for the biggest, Penguiniest  basket ever!

If you can not make it om Wednesday morning, we will be holding a Splash & Dash at Tuesday night’s practice. So that everyone has a chance to Splash & Dash. 

Prize Reminder: All swimmers need to turn in at least one pledge by July 8th in order to be in the running to get a prize. Splash & Dash prizes will be distributed during Spirit Night. Thank you for supporting LPAC and helping make the 2026 Splash & Dash a success! 

RAFT TRIP: JULY 4, 2026

For those of you going on the Raft Trip, please fill out a SEPERATE WAIVER FORM for each person who will be rafting and turn in forms to the “RAFT TRIP” folder ASAP.  Or remember to bring all of your families waiver forms with you. Looking forward to seeing everyone up in Oakdale!

Find information about Motel 6 reservations on Raft Trip page of the website. There is still time to book a hotel room.

PENGUIN T-SHIRT & STICKER DESIGN CONTEST  

LPAC is throwing a contest for the swimmers to design a t-shirt and a stickler to add to next year’s LPAC merchandise line.

Details:

• T- shirt design contest rules Please read before you design a t-shirt. 
• T- shirt Template
• Sticker design contest rules. Please read before you design your sticker.
• Deadline: All entries must be received by 3:00PM PDT on Wednesday July 15, 2026.
• Additional T-shirt templates are in the family folder bins at the pool or you may print them above.
• Link for electronic submissions
• Paper submissions can be printed and handed in to family folders anytime before Wednesday July 15. Fill out submission forms completely to be considered for contest.

BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 11

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 now for the 2026 Beach Trip Sign Up. Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.
 
END OF SEASON COACH GIFT COLLECTION

If you have not donated to our End of Season Coaches Gifts yet and would like to, Saturday July 11th is your last day to do so. Please find Judy Seps, LPAC’s photographer during the Silver Creek meet. She will be collecting contributions for coach gifts.. As a reminder, we have six coaches this season.

Contributions may be made by:

• Cash
• Check (payable to Judy Seps)
• Venmo: @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532)

All contributions will be pooled to purchase gift cards for our coaches. The gift cards, along with thank-you cards, will be presented to each coach at the LPAC Banquet as a token of our appreciation for their dedication and hard work throughout the season.

Thank you for helping us recognize and celebrate our amazing coaching staff!

CHAMPS INFORMATION

This year we will not be pre ordering our lunch like we have done in the past years. So far there have been 5 food trucks and 2 ice cream trucks scheduled for Champs @ Leigh High School on July 18. 

Plan on bringing your own food for the whole day. There is not any fast food restaurants nearby Leigh High School and there will most likely be long lines at the food trucks. If you do choose to stand in line please be aware of your swimmer’s races and the time needed to get them to the clerk of the course so they do not miss a race.

Keep your eyes open for a list of the food trucks in upcoming newsletters asthere will be more Champs information rolling in.

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Dear Penguins Big and Small,

Here are some quick reminders before our meet against Almaden tomorrow. With only one month left of LPAC there is going to be a lot of information in these emails. Please read through to find important information. Find out about Cardboard Boat rules. Information about Overnighter. Bring your “A” game for Splash & Dash. Information on Champs food @ Leigh High School.

To help maintain a safe, secure, and well-organized practice environment, the pool gate will be locked, not left ajar, during morning practices from now on.Please help us  by signing up to open and close the gate during transition periods here. To understand our desicion to lock the gate during practices please refer to email from LPAC on 6/24.

Calling all Penguin Parents!!!  Two more volunteers are needed for the breakfast on June 28 and we need helpful parents to be on our clean up crew for the morning. The clean up crew makes sure there is no trash left in the grass, takes out the garbage and makes sure the teenagers put back the lounge chairs  The board members are absolutely exhausted after staying up all night to watch over all of the swimmers, we are of no use in the morning. Please help the Overnighter be great! Volunteer by clicking the link and filling your name in a highlighted vacant spot. Thank you for your support. We can not do it without you. It takes a village, a Penguin Village!!!

ALMADEN @ LPAC: SATURDAY, JUNE 27

• Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
• Pool Gates will open at 6:10 am 
• Time: LPAC swimmers need to check in between 6:30 & 6:45 am
• The meet starts at 8:00 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: Amelia (408)529-5783 or Melissa (415)589-9903
• Please check the Almaden page for volunteer assignments.
• Meet Entries are posted in the email newsletter and will be posted on boards at the pool during the meet.

END OF SEASON COACH GIFT COLLECTION

Judy Seps, LPAC’s photographer, will be collecting contributions for coach gifts at the meet on June 27. As a reminder, we have six coaches this season.

Contributions may be made by:

• Cash
• Check (payable to Judy Seps)
• Venmo: @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532)

All contributions will be pooled to purchase gift cards for our coaches. The gift cards, along with thank-you cards, will be presented to each coach at the LPAC Banquet as a token of our appreciation for their dedication and hard work throughout the season.

Judy will continue accepting contributions through July 11 (Silver Creek meet).

Thank you for helping us recognize and celebrate our amazing coaching staff!

CARDBOARD BOAT RACES: 
JUNE 27 RIGHT BEFORE THE OVERNIGHTER

Date & Time:  Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Location:  LPAC Pool and Sports Court

Overview: This is LPAC’s Annual Cardboard Regatta where swimmers team up to creatively build cardboard boats to race against other teams. There will be multiple categories awards where the boats can be voted.

It is important to stay on schedule as following the boat races will be the Overnighter Event.

LPAC likes to envisage creativity and fun. That being said there are a few safety instructions that we need to publish:

1. Every swimmer and parent must follow coaches’ and official’s instructions at all times
2. No physical contact of other swimmers or other boats during races.
3. When using water guns you must not aim at faces (eyes, nose, and mouth)
4. All cardboard boats must be taken home by parents before the Overnighter. We can not dump them into the LPAC dumpsters or garbage cans. Take them home and recycle them. 

2026 Cardboard Boat Race Informational Map link here

OVERNIGHTER: TOMORROW, JUNE 27, 2026

Are you getting excited for the annual Overnighter? It’s one of LPAC’s most treasured traditions and a highlight of every swim team season! For additional details, please visit the Overnighter page.

We still need a few more volunteers to help make this event a success. If you are available, please sign up for one of the remaining yellow volunteer spots for the morning after the Overnighter: 2026 Overnighter Kitchen Setup.

We have 125 Penguins signed up for the Overnighter, and we couldn’t be more excited! We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow for a fun-filled night of swimming, games, and memories. See you there, Penguins!

PENGUIN POOL PARTY: JUNE 30

All LPAC swimmers are invited to come enjoy a fun pool party with their penguin pals. We’ll also have Root Beer Floats and make tie-dye shirts to show our penguin pride!

Details:

• Date: June 30, 2026
• Time: 3:00pm -5:00pm, Check in by 4:00 to do tie dye!
• Cost to enter pool:
  • No charge for Association members
  • Non-members: $5 per person Cash or Venmo accepted (children under age 2 are free) paid at gate.
• Shirts: Bring your own plain white shirt to tie dye or pick up the Penguin shirt that you ordered during the party. 
• Root Beer Floats: These delicious treats are on us for all swimmers! We know parents and siblings love ice cream too (we don’t blame you), but we’re only able to provide floats for swimmers this year. Thanks for understanding and helping us keep the event affordable and fun for everyone.
• Parents of swimmers 12 and under, please plan to stay during this event. This is not a drop off event.

See you at the pool—we can’t wait to celebrate with our favorite Penguins!

SPLASH & DASH: JULY 1, 2026

It’s that time of year again—time to start collecting pledges for the 2026 Splash & Dash! All proceeds directly benefit LPAC and help fund important equipment updates and improvements, including:

• A new starter battery
• A new digital or analog pace clock for practices
• TimeDrops, the new league-wide timing system (annual cost)
• A new—or gently loved—deep freezer for the kitchen with a lid that actually works!
• We need new microphones for our Announcer’s sound system.

We appreciate your support in helping us raise funds for these important needs. Plus, there are lots of fun prizes for swimmers who participate and collect donations!

Additional Splash & Dash Pledge Sheets are available in the Splash & Dash folder located in the back of the family folder boxes.

 Prize Reminder: Your swimmer needs to turn in at least one pledge by July 8th in order to be in the running to get a prize. Splash & Dash prizes will be distributed during Spirit Night. Thank you for supporting LPAC and helping make the 2026 Splash & Dash a success! 

CHAMPS INFORMATION

This year we will not be pre ordering our lunch like we have done in the past. So far there have been 5 food trucks and 2 ice cream trucks scheduled for Champs @ Leigh High School on July 18. 

Plan on bringing your own food for the whole day. There is not fast food restaurants nearby Leigh High School and there will most likely be long lines at the food trucks. If you do choose to stand in line please be aware of your swimmer’s races and the time needed to get them to the clerk of the course so they do not miss a race.

Keep your eyes open for a list of the food trucks in upcoming newsletters and there will be more Champs information rolling in!
 

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Add these LPAC Special Event dates straight to your LPAC Google Calendar here

Good evening LPAC families,

To help maintain a safe, secure, and well-organized practice environment, the pool gate will be locked, not left ajar, during morning practices effective immediately.   

Today during swim lessons after 10:15am a homeless man came into the pool via the open gate, stopped in the women’s restroom and took the soap dispenser on the sink and then went into the men’s restroom took that soap dispenser and emptied both while they took a shower and left a bag of clothes in the men’s shower.  

We want to err on the side of caution. The Coaches can not keep track of opening the locked gate.  We ask that your swimmer be early/on time to practice.  We are also asking that a parent volunteer to be at the gate during the beginning for each age group practice.  We only need 3 parent volunteers a day.  Without a parent sign up, the board will need to cancel the age group practice out of safety and caution.  

We have tomorrow Thursday 6/25 covered. The sign up begins Friday.  If you can get to the pool 10 minutes before your swimmer’s practice begins and man the gate or if you always stay during practice, and would consider signing up to man the gate for 10 minutes before and maybe 5-10 minutes after the next practice begins that would be amazing.   Please see the Google Sheet below, 

Thank you for supporting the coaches and helping us create a safe and secure environment for our community, 

2026 LPAC Governing Board

Sign up for remaining practice times: 7:35-7:50, 8:35-8:50, 9:20-9:35 or so.:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dJAdC0s9k4MCCaEFzxdtP9f6IXMsrPMupu7UElVw85Y/edit?usp=sharing