LVSC 2025 Fall Newsletter
LVSC Fall 2025 Newsletter
Welcome To the Team:
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the following swimmers who recently joined LVSC. Please make the effort to say hi if you see these swimmers or their families on deck and welcome them to the team.
Gold 1:
Gabriel Carpo
Rachel Zhang
Lillian Tricano
Gold 2:
Cyrus Ross
Platinum:
Leah Chaffin
Gators:
Luka Cavillo
Leon Kim
Violet Irvine
Noah Negyesi
Bronze:
Jacob Taylor
Gage Stewart
Jazmine Schoenstein
Peyton Fellwock
Green:
Madeline Gibe
Charles Wang
Sasha Tourkov
Alana Sidranski
National:
MaKenna Sherman
Open Sessions at All Board Meetings:
The LVSC Board of Directors meet monthly to review and vote on several topics relating to team growth, goals, budgeting, philanthropy, coaching, and staffing. (Meeting agendas and minutes are available upon request). The first ten minutes of each meeting are always open to general membership to ask any questions, offer suggestions, voice concerns, or brainstorm ways to continue growing our team and mission. All meeting dates and times are posted on the events calendar on TeamUnify. Our next regularly scheduled board meeting will be held on Thursday, September 18th, 2025, at 6:30pm at Pavilion Pool. Please email [email protected] with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
LVSC End of Summer Celebration at Cowabunga Bay:
Reminder: Our LVSC End of Summer Celebration at Cowabunga Bay will be held on Saturday September 6th from 11:00am – 5:00pm. We will meet at 2:00pm in the parking lot (look for the LVSC tents) for lunch and a group photo! Please reach out to Kristin Fortinberry at [email protected] with any questions.
LVSC Swim- A- Thon:
Our 2025 annual LVSC Swim – A- Thon will be held on Friday October 3rd. This will be the concluding event and celebration of our month- long fundraiser, set to begin on Monday September 8th. The swim- a – thon raises funds for our annual team banquet, the purchasing of new dryland and meet equipment (we hope to raise enough to purchase a new intercom/ sound system for our hosted events) and team socials. Look for more information to be released this week regarding how to donate, how to set up your online fundraising, prizes, and important details. CAS will also be on deck during the event for all your LVSC merchandise purchasing needs!
LVSC Coaching News:
Congratulations to Coach John Michael who is now the Head Coach of our Bronze Group and Coach Kyle Dawidian who will be the Assistant Head Coach for Bronze. Additionally, congratulations to Coach Olivia who is now our Green Group head coach!
2026 LVSC Annual Awards Banquet:
Save The Date: Our 2026 Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday January 31st. More informationto follow..
LVSC’s Sunshine Group:
LVSC is proud to continue our “Sunshine Group” for the 2025 – 2026 season. Our sunshine group aims to provide support, encouragement, and positivity to those LVSC swimmers and families who are facing adversity or a challenging medical, life, or other hardship through such acts as, gift cards/ meal trains/ helping carpool to practice/ sending greeting cards, etc. Founded and lead by board member Melissa Branch, the sunshine group hopes to be able to show those LVSC families that may need a little extra encouragement and assistance that we are thinking about them and want to bring a little bit of joy during a difficult time. If your family, or a family that you know, may benefit from the Sunshine group, please reach out to Melissa Branch at [email protected], any LVSC board member, or your group parent.
New Swimmer Orientation and Volunteer Training:
LVSC has begun holding monthly new swimmer orientation and volunteer training sessions. Each month, a few members of the board will hold an informal meeting to answer frequently asked new swimmer and family questions, give insight into what to expect at meets and LVSC events, give approximate dates and timelines for yearly events and meets, and offer advice on navigating competitive swimming. These sessions will additionally teach parents and volunteers new to competitive swimming about our volunteer opportunities and roles. Attendees will learn how “to time,” become a certified meet marshal, and the expected responsibilities of all volunteer positions. All LVSC families, new and veterans, are encouraged to attend. Please refer to the calendar (listed under events and competition on TeamUnify) for scheduled future dates.
- Our next New Swimmer Orientation and Volunteer Training Session will be held on Friday October 10th at 6:00pm at Pavilion Pool.
Volunteer Hours:
As a reminder, each LVSC family is responsible for 10 volunteer hours every 6 months. 10 hours must be completed from January – June and then again from July – December. Any hours not completed will be charged at a rate of $25 per hour at the end of the six months.
** Please watch for updated Volunteer Requirements to begin in January 2026. More information to come soon…
TeamSnap:
Thank you to everyone who has continued utilizing TeamSnap. We appreciate your patience as we are still learning the best ways to navigate and utilize this new communication tool. If you have any questions, need to add an email to the app, or have suggestions on additional ways to use TeamSnap, please email [email protected] or [email protected].
LVSC Social Media:
Please follow LVSC on Instagram and Facebook for meet results, upcoming event information, USA swimming updates and news, fun swimming facts, and more!
Meet Marshals:
USA Swimming and Southern California Swimming require 3 – 4 certified meet marshals at every sanctioned meet. Meet marshals ensure the safety of our swimmers and spectators at all meets. For LVSC to continue hosting USA Swimming sanctioned meets, it is critical that we have several parents and volunteers who are certified meet marshals and willing to volunteer for one or several sessions. The certification process is quite simple, completely online, and only requires a few hours. Please reach out to [email protected] for more information.
Swimming Officials:
LVSC is in need of swimming officials. Officials are crucial to our ability to host and run efficient and compliant USA swimming sanctioned meets. If you are interested in becoming an official, please contact Ryan McCarthy at [email protected].
CTS Administrative Training:
Interested in learning how to operate the administrative system that allows us to run and host meets (timing/ results board, touch pad, pickles)? Working as the “admin” during our LVSC hosted meets is a great way to learn more about competitive swimming, get a front- row seat to your athlete’s races, and earn your volunteer hours! If interested, please sign up to “shadow/ train” at our upcoming LVSC hosted meets!
Non – Swimming Achievements and Accomplishments:
LVSC’s goal is to create healthy, well- rounded, creative and positive athletes who excel not only in the water but in the community as well. In each newsletter, we hope to highlight swimmers who have been recognized for their achievements outside of the pool. If your swimmer has an accomplishment that you would like highlighted in the next newsletter, please email [email protected]. Examples: academic honor roll, scholarships, citizen or community involvement awards, other athletic or sports awards/ medals/ recognitions
Dryland:
Increasing swimmer dryland attendance, focus, and commitment is a goal we are continuing to strive towards this season! We know that the dedication and work our swimmer’s put into their dryland training will strengthen their confidence, ability, and endurance in the water!
Competitive Aquatic Supply and Speedo Partnership:
You can purchase your LVSC team apparel, equipment, competition suits, and more directly from Competitive Aquatic Supply. You can access the team store directly from our TeamUnify website or visit the Competitive Aquatic Supply website... choose team store... LVSC. All speedo items purchased through the site have a 20% built in discount. Reminder, all LVSC athletes should be in a LVSC team suit at all swim meets! CAS will be on deck during our upcoming LVSC Swim- A – Thon to purchase all of your LVSC gear, swimming equipment, and more!
Upcoming Events:
Cowabunga Bay LVSC End of Summer Celebration
September 6th, 2025
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Lunch and Group Photo at 2:00pm
TRA Short Course Invite at UNLV
September 19th – 21st
All Groups Invited
LVSC Annual Swim- A – Thon
Friday October 3rd, 2025
More details arriving this week
New Member Information/ Volunteer Training Session
Friday October 10th at 6:0pm
Paviion Pool Courtyard
Sandpiper Pumpkin Meet at Pavilion
October 17th – 19th
Select Groups Invited ( check team unify for upcoming details)
LVSC Sprint Fling at Pavilion Pool
Friday October 24th, 2025
More details tba
LVSC Trunk or Treat
(tentative)
Saturday October 25th at 2:00pm
All groups invited
Check team unify for upcoming details
Nevada State Championships
Hosted by BCH at Heritage Aquatic in Henderson
Saturday November 8th – Tuesday November 11th
All qualified swimmers encouraged to attend
LVSC Annual Awards Banquet
Saturday January 31st, 2026
More details tba
With thanks,
LVSC Board of Directors
Ryan McCarthy… President
Melissa Branch… Vice President
Caron Olsen... Outgoing Treasurer
Kristin Fortinberry… Incoming Treasurer
Terri Hovanec... Secretary
Maren Fritz... Officer
Emily McCarthy… Officer
Sashel Peterson… Officer
