When is the first practice?
The first practice for swimmers and divers will be on Monday, August 26th (IMPORTANT UPDATE - NO PRACTICE ON MONDAY DUE TO POOL ISSUES. WE WILL NOW START ON TUESDAY AUGUST 27TH).
Where does the team practice and when?
Swimmers will normally be practicing from 5:30 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Mondays through Fridays.
From Monday August 26th until Friday September 20th we will be practicing at McCollum Park Pool in Bothell.
Starting on Monday September 23rd we will be practicing at the West Coast Aquatics pool.
Swimmers are expected to be in the water by 5:30. We will most likely not have practices in the morning on days that we have meets (usually on Thursdays).
Address of McCollum Park Pool:
McCollum Park Pool
600 128th St SE
Everett, WA 98208
Address of West Coast Aquatics pool:
West Coast Aquatics
15622 Country Club Drive
Bothell, WA 98012
Divers will be practicing at Juanita Aquatics Center from 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. once school starts (West Aquatics does not have diving facilities). From August 26th until school starts, we will be arriving at the Juanita pool at 2:30 and running on the track for warm up and then on the diving board at 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. There will be no practice on days that we have meets.
Address of Juanita Aquatics Center:
Juanita Aquatics Center
10601 NE 132nd St.
Kirkland, WA 98034
What do I need to bring to practice?
Swimmers and divers need to bring their own personal equipment for practices (swimsuit and towel, and cap and goggles for swimmers). Official team swimsuits and swim caps for meets will be available for purchase; more information to come on that later. Pool time and shared items like kickboards are provided for practices as part of our pool rental.
