Hello Penguin Posse,

FUNDRAISERS:

MAY IS ALS MONTH: PENNY WARS FUNDRAISER 

This year LPAC swimmers have the chance to participate in two Fundraisers. Instructions for Penny Wars, LPAC fundraiser for ALS Month, is on the Fundraising page of our website. Please check it out. Penny Wars is going strong. On the very first day the coaches noticed some big bills in the 8-10 practice jug. Someone’s been playing dirty. If you haven’t gotten to contribute yet, you still have time to participate. Penny Wars will go until Time Trials on May 31st. If you plan on getting food from the snack shack at Time Trials you may think about putting your change from the “Best Snack Shack in the League” into the jugs.

MEMORIAL DAY CLINIC- MONDAY, MAY 26
 
One week from today we have our yearly Memorial Day Clinic. There are no regular team practices on Memorial Day, May 26, but swimmers are invited to attend an optional Swim Clinic that morning. The coaches will be working with small groups of kids on diving from the blocks, backstroke starts, pulldowns, and all types of turns. Swimmers who want to work on any of these skills are welcome to attend.

This year’s Memorial Day Clinic will be splitting into two clinics:

Ages 10 and under will be from 9 -9:45 am
Ages 11 and up will be from 9:45-10:30 am.  

2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK

Help your fellow penguin families get to know you!  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. 

TIME TRIALS:

Time Trials will be on Saturday, May 31, 2025  Time Trials usually runs from 7 am until 1 pm. If you are new to the team and want to know what to bring check the Swim Meet Survival Tips page of our website. It has lots of good information for new families and reminders for our returning Penguins.

Check in between 7-7:15 am @ Los Paseos Pool
Meet starts at 7:45 am
Meets ends around 1:00pm

If your child will have to miss all or part of Time Trials, please send email to coaches@swimlpac.org and also to volunteers@swimlpac.org.

Be aware. if you do miss Time Trials, you must attend make-ups on Monday, June 2

No regular practice Monday June 2
Check in between 5- 5:15pm
Warmups 5:30
Time Trial makeups start 5:45pm
Parents need to stay during makeup time trials to help with timing and recording

LPAC PICTURE DAY 

With your swimmer’s registration for the team they will automatically receive a team picture, an individual photo and a 3 inch photo button. If you want to order extra pictures, individual, sibling shots or buddy pictures, you can purchase AdvancePay credits through the LPAC Gallery link. The Access code is LPAC25.If you pay using AdvancePay credits you will get free shipping. To use AdvancePay you need to buy credits before picture day. If you purchase pictures after picture day you will have to pay $4.95 shipping. For more information on Picture Day check out the website.
 
RAFT TRIP: JULY 5, 2025

Raft Trip registration is available now! Sign up now to ensure your spot for this cherished LPAC tradition. Please see the Raft Trip page of our website for more information. Registration deadline is June 21, 2025. Sign up now, reserve your spot on a boat. 

LODGING FOR RAFT TRIP JULY 5

Information for hotels can be found on our Raft Trip page of our website. Please book rooms early. We have reserved a block of only 10 rooms. 

PRACTICES:Practices times are as follows until June 6th:

• 7 & under: 5:30-6:15 pm
• 8-10: 6:15-7:00 pm
• 11-14: 7:00-8:00 pm
• High school: 8:00-9:00 pm

On June 9th practice times change to mornings
Please arrive on time and ready to swim!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Link upcoming events to your Google Calendar

Dear Penguin Families,

Thank you all for attending and making our Annual Penguin Madness a blast! Thank you to all of our volunteers that organized and made Penguin Madness a reality. Thank you to all of our coaches for helping out and refereeing our games. Penguin Madness is truly a labor of love. If you have any ideas for next year’s Penguin Madness please share with the LPAC board at info@swimlpac.org. 
 

FUNDRAISERS:

MAY IS ALS MONTH: PENNY WARS FUNDRAISER 

This year LPAC swimmers have the chance to participate in two Fundraisers. 

#1 is our annual LPAC Splash & Dash, which will be held on July 1. All proceeds benefit LPAC and help pay for things like our LPAC container, reimbursement for the new LPAC flag and new printer for computer team to use at meets.. There are lots of fun prizes involved too; stay tuned for more details coming mid June.

#2 is the Penny Wars fundraiser to benefit the ALS Therapy Development Institute. All LPAC families are invited to participate—the coaches will be participating too! Starting today, 5/19, there will be big water jugs in the entrance of the pool during your swimmers’ practice. Different coins are scored as positive points and one dollar bills are scored as 100 points while all of the higher bills are scored as negative points. If you want to fight dirty bring bigger bills and put them into the other practice’s jugs. Each practice time will have it’s own jug.

Scoring of Coins: Positive                 Scoring of Bills: Negative
A penny is worth 1 point                   A five dollar bill is worth -500 points
A nickel is worth 5 points                  A Ten dollar bill is worth -1000 points
A dime is worth 10 points                 A Twenty dollar bill is worth -2000 points
A quarter is worth 25 points             And so on…
A dollar is worth 100 points
 

MEMORIAL DAY CLINIC
 
One week from today we have our yearly Memorial Day Clinic. There are no regular team practices on Memorial Day, May 26, but swimmers are invited to attend an optional Swim Clinic that morning. The coaches will be working with small groups of kids on diving from the blocks, backstroke starts, pulldowns, and all types of turns. Swimmers who want to work on any of these skills are welcome to attend.

This year we will be splitting the time up into two clinics:

Ages 10 and under will be from 9 -9:45 am
Ages 11 and up will be from 9:45-10:30 am.  

TIME TRIALS:

Time Trials will be on Saturday, May 31, 2025  Time Trials usually runs from 7 am until 1 pm. Check in between 7-7:15 am. If your child will have to miss all or part of the meet, please send email to coaches@swimlpac.org and also to volunteers@swimlpac.org. Be aware. if you do miss Time Trials, you must attend make-ups on Monday, June 2, check in between 5- 5:15pm, warmups 5:30, time trial makeups start 5:45pm . We will need parents to stay during makeup time trials to help with timing and recording.

RAFT TRIP: JULY 5, 2025

Raft Trip registration is available now! Sign up now to ensure your spot for this cherished LPAC tradition. Please see the Raft Trip page of our website for more information. Registration deadline is June 21, 2025. Sign up now, reserve your spot on a boat.

LODGING FOR RAFT TRIP JULY 5

Information for hotels can be found on our Raft Trip page of our website. Please book rooms early. We reserved a block of only 10 rooms. 

PRACTICES:Practices times are as follows:

• 7 & under: 5:30-6:15 pm
• 8-10: 6:15-7:00 pm
• 11-14: 7:00-8:00 pm
• High school: 8:00-9:00 pm

Please arrive on time and ready to swim!

Dear Penguin Families,

ARE YOU READY FOR PENGUIN MADNESS!!!

The madness begins at 6:00pm and continues till 8:00p this evening, May the 16th. There is no regular practice today! Families are invited to come watch the fun. Bring your folding chairs and blankets.It has been getting kinda chilly in the evenings lately. Come early to set up and so your Penguin is ready to start the fun at 6pm. The Penguins should be plenty warm as they will be doing all kinds of fun dryland activities. 

All Penguins are encouraged (but not required) to dress in their team colors. But don’t worry if you don’t have anything in that color; we’ll provide bandanas for everyone on the team. Please wear closed toed shoes, something that will stay on their feet. Penguin Madness 2025 Teams have been posted.

if you have new penguins or just young penguins. Penguin Madness is usually where you will meet your Big Buddies for the season. So be aware that your little Penguins will get put into a Buddy family with teenagers on the team. These teenagers will be helping your Penguin out this season. Buddy families are posted on the Buddy Families page of our website.

Pizza will be available this evening from 5:15-6pm, right before Penguin Madness. Just $7 for a BIG COSTCO SLICE of pizza and a soda. Please bring cash (small bills) if possible.

MEMORIAL DAY CLINIC
 
There are no regular team practices on Memorial Day, May 26, but swimmers are invited to attend an optional Swim Clinic that morning. The coaches will be working with small groups of kids on diving from the blocks, backstroke starts, pulldowns, and all types of turns. Swimmers who want to work on any of these skills are welcome to attend from 9:00am- 10:30am. 

TIME TRIALS:

Time Trials will be on Saturday, May 31, 2025  Time Trials usually runs from 7 am until 1 pm. Check in between 7-7:15 am. If your child will have to miss all or part of the meet, please send email to coaches@swimlpac.org and also to volunteers@swimlpac.org. Be aware. if you do miss Time Trials, you must attend make-ups on Monday, June 2, check in between 5- 5:15pm, warmups 5:30, time trial makeups start 5:45pm . We will need parents to stay during makeup time trials to help with timing and recording.
 

RAFT TRIP: JULY 5, 2025

Raft Trip registration is available now! Sign up now to ensure your spot for this cherished LPAC tradition. Please see the Raft Trip page of our website for more information. Registration deadline is June 21, 2025. Sign up now, reserve your spot on a boat. 

LODGING FOR RAFT TRIP JULY 5

If you’d like to stay over either Friday or Saturday night (or both), the team has traditionally stayed at the Motel 6 in Oakdale (825 East F Street). Members of our team will receive a discount when they mention LPAC or Los Paseos Aquatic Club. The discounted price is between $146.99 and $156.99 (depending on how many adults will be staying in the room) + tax per night for a room with two queen beds. These rooms go quickly, so call 209-847-8181 and mention LPAC to make your reservations ASAP.  We have reserved a block of 10 rooms for LPAC, you may want to call now and make your reservation. 

There are also other lodging options available. Directly across the street is the Holiday Inn Express (209-847-8181), and there is also a Best Western in town (209-845-2500). Each family is responsible for making their own hotel reservations and payments.
 

PRACTICES:Practices times are as follows:

• 7 & under: 5:30-6:15 pm
• 8-10: 6:15-7:00 pm
• 11-14: 7:00-8:00 pm
• High school: 8:00-9:00 pm

Please arrive on time and ready to swim!