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Melissa Stiner

PNS Committee Sign-Ups Hey PNS athletes! If you are 13+. sign up to join a PNS committee to become more involved with behind-the-scenes processes of PNS and give back to the community. The federal government requires that those who benefit from a youth organization should participate in the governance of that organization. Hence, PNS has a requirement to have 20% of the Board and each committee membership be athletes. Some committees may be at more of a need of athlete representation, and will be marked accordingly. If you have any...

Melissa Stiner

DEI Committee Recruiting Representatives from All PNS Teams Hi, all. Our small committee wants to grow to include representation from all our PNS teams! We've developed a flier we ask you to please print and hang where your teams practice inviting participation from coaches, swimmers, or parents interested in working to celebrate and support diversity in PNS. If possible, you could also post on your website or social channels. (There's a second version attached sized for Instagram.) We will also be posting on our @pnsdiversity Instagram (follow us!), and may...

Melissa Stiner

Last Sunday, approximately 20 swimmers from PNS, three teams SSCD, KING, and BBST, and 2 coaches participated in the inaugural Kona 2.4 mile Open Water swim in the Kailua-Kona bay. PNS finished 1-2-3 represented by Kjell Cady, Dylan Fisk, and Derek Jones.

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2025-26 Pacific Northwest Swimming Meet Bid process 2025-2026 MEET BID FORM 2025-2026 MEET BID PACKET In this packet, you will find: Directions & things to consider when filling out your bids for next years schedule. Meet Bid Form. Please fill out one of these for each meet you would like to host. Use the blank meet bid for additional meets. Part B: please fill these out for each special meet. PNS Technical planning & Program Operations is responsible for the design of those meets. (Blue on calendar) Meet Calendar: Some...

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Athlete Reps are sponsoring free tickets for the Unfiltered Waters event (Ryan Lochte, Elizabeth Beisel, and Katie Hoff are speaking) on Tuesday, March 25th at 5:30 at Federal Way Performing Arts & Events Center. Here is the form for the free tickets: https://forms.microsoft.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VIeLb87tAUWzb6Rc9nRFB2zIY4VVvxZBsZH9qGrVxhNUOVBTNk5ZVzBXRlVRWkxUOVI4OExOM08wVi4u&route=shorturl

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NCAA D1 Womens and Mens Swim & Dive Champs - KCAC (Federal Way) Please complete this web form to join the fun and excitement. Examples of jobs include registration, credentials, marshals, ushers, side door monitors, runners, hospitality, etc. Jobs will be assigned based on the greatest need and volunteers available for each session. Ages 9+ (parents too) welcome to sign up. High schoolers will be assigned to concourse level jobs as advised by NCAA to avoid potential conflicts of prospective student-athletes. You will still be able to see swimming. Womens...

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Ryan Pachciarz, a longtime member of the PNS community, passed away on February 5th from brain cancer. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Ryan moved back to the Pacific Northwest after time in South Dakota and Texas and joined Issaquah Swim Team in the summer of 2006 as the program's first-ever Head Age Group Coach. He eventually rose to the level of Head Coach & CEO of the Sockeyes before stepping back from swimming in 2018. During his coaching career, Ryan developed numerous swimmers who achieved National Top 16 times, coached multiple...

Melissa Stiner

Hello Coaches, I hope the new year is treating you all well! At the Pacific Coast All Stars 2025 meet, PN showed up to race! Now that I have experienced 3 Team PN travel meets, I feel it is appropriate to start planning for Age Group Zones 2025. The goal of this committee is to assist the Age Group Chair in the planning and execution of the 2025 Western Age Group Zones meet. First items on the agenda will include: Developing a Coaching Selection Criteria Reexamine Athlete Selection Criteria I...

Melissa Stiner

Big-12 Swim & Dive Championships Volunteer Timers Needed at KCAC – 2/25/25 – 3/1/25 Big-12 is looking for help with timing. Please checkout this link to sign up for a session(s). https://www.teamworksapp.com/ext2/783f8cb3-ccdf-4f84-9f79-664fbae25c55