Events
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Fri Oct 2 |
Indian Valley Fall Invite
Indian Valley Pool
Start: 4:30 PM
Warm-up: 4:00 PM
End: 9:00 PM
Sign in by Wednesday September 23 at 11:59pm (we have to submit our entries to IVST on Sept 25.) IVST Fall Invitational Friday, October 2nd, 2026, with swimmers from Forest Hills, Larkey, Livorna, Roundhill, Springbrook, and WHO. Meet Details: ● Date: Friday, October 2nd, 2026 @ 5:00 pm ● Location: Indian Valley Swim Club (404 Marshall Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598) ● Parking: Limited parking lot parking will be available—please carpool if you can. There is plenty of neighborhood parking along Marshall Drive and surrounding side streets. Please be courteous to the neighbors. ● Team Area: Open seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The basketball court and bocce court will be closed for play and can be used for seating. ● Fall Clinic Coach: Victor Ivry ● Pool Statistics: 25 Yards, 6 lanes Timeline: ● 4:15–4:35 pm: 8&U Warm-Ups (ALL TEAMS, no lane assignments) ● 4:35–4:55 pm: All other age groups Warm-ups (ALL TEAMS, no lane assignments) ● 5:00 pm: First Event Order of Events 50 Free Mixed 7-18 100 IM Mixed 7-18 25 Free Mixed All 100 Free Mixed 15-18 25 Breast Mixed 8&Under 50 Breast Mixed 9&up 100 Breast Mixed 15-18 25 Back Mixed 8&Under 50 Back Mixed 9&up 100 Back Mixed 15-18 25 Fly Mixed 8&Under 50 Fly Mixed 9&up 100 Fly Mixed 15-18 Please include entry times for swimmers. If a swimmer doesn’t have one, please provide an estimated time. Entry Guidelines: ● Age Group: Swimmers will swim their 2027 age group. ● Event Limit: Swimmers are limited to 3 individual events. ● Fees: $5 splash fee per swimmer, plus $5 per event entry. Meet Entries ● We use Hy-Tek Meet Manager software with the Time Drops wireless timing system (Time Drops Code: 1957). Snack Shack ● Our snack shack will be selling dinner as well as a variety of snacks. |
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Fri Sep 18 |
Friday Night Lights Fall Invitational Meet 2026
Livorna Pool
Start: 4:15 PM
Warm-up: 3:15 PM
End: 8:15 PM
(estimated)
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026 Meet Start Time: *4:15pm (please note the earlier start time!!) LIV Warm Ups: 3:15pm-3:30pm, Lanes 1 and 2 Team Area: Please see the attached Meet Packet for a map of team areas. LIV’s team area will be in the parking lot, nearest the parking lot entry, on the left hand side (next to the fence.) The food trucks will be arriving at 3:30pm, so we will need to be mindful of keeping the driveway clear so that the food trucks can enter. We are hoping to borrow pop up tents that we can all share, so all you need to bring is chairs/blankets. If you have a pop up tent we can borrow, please let us know! Parking: Please note the parking lot will be CLOSED. Please plan extra time for parking. Please do not stop nor park in the painted red zones, and please do not stop nor park at the corners, especially at the corners of Bridle Ln/Trotter Way and Bridle Ct/Bridle Ln (the city has received complaints of people stopping and/or parking at these corners, which they have reminded us is against the law.) As we’re closing the parking lot, there unfortunately won’t be an easy drop off area, so please allow extra time to park and walk to the pool. Timers: If you’ve signed up to be a timer, please be in your seat by 4pm! LIV timers will be in lane 1 and 4. Food: Our Snack Shack will be serving drinks, snacks, and candy. We have two food trucks arranged via Food Truck Mafia: “Chick-N-Go,” the Bay Area’s Halal Chicken Sandwich Truck, and “Tear It Up” which serves Mexican food. The food trucks will be arriving on site at 330pm. Friday Night “Bring Your Own” Lights! Unlike our Wednesday night summer meets, it will be very dark by 8pm. Last year, we rented a light tower but there were still areas on the pool deck with very little coverage. We are taking a different approach this year and spreading out more flood lights throughout the pool deck, but the more light sources the better, to keep everyone safe and having fun. We encourage you to share in the “Friday Night Lights” theme and bring a light source for the team area–flashlights and lanterns are encouraged! Raffle and Merch: We will have a table set up where we will be selling tickets for our raffle, which includes prizes from Mathnasium, Urban Air, Diablo Escapes, Handels, and Myo! Swimmers can also stop by and pick up a complimentary FNL key chain. We are also selling t-shirts with our Friday Night Lights logo but supplies are extremely limited! |
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Wed Aug 26 |
Water Polo Clinic!
Livorna Pool
Start: 2:45 PM
End: 4:00 PM
Coach Matt and Coach Jason are excited to bring our first ever Water Polo Clinic to Livorna Pool on Wednesday, August 19 and Wednesday August 26th from 2:45pm-4pm! (Out of water introduction from 2:45pm-3pm, in water from 3pm-4pm). Cost is $35 per swimmer per session, payable by cash or venmo to the coaches. This clinic is open to all interested swimmers, however they must have at least one season of swim team experience. Swimmers can sign up for one or both days! Equipment not required, but given the popularity of the clinic, the coaches would love it if you would consider buying and bringing a water polo ball! Here's a link to an example of what we mean: https://a.co/d/02dNsgOM Come learn what Water Polo is all about! |
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Wed Aug 19 |
Water Polo Clinic!
Livorna Pool
Start: 2:45 PM
End: 4:00 PM
Coach Matt and Coach Jason are excited to bring our first ever Water Polo Clinic to Livorna Pool on Wednesday, August 19 and Wednesday August 26th from 2:45pm-4pm! (Out of water introduction from 2:45pm-3pm, in water from 3pm-4pm). Cost is $35 per swimmer per session, payable by cash or venmo to the coaches. This clinic is open to all interested swimmers, however they must have at least one season of swim team experience. Swimmers can sign up for one or both days! Equipment not required, but given the popularity of the clinic, the coaches would love it if you would consider buying and bringing a water polo ball! Here's a link to an example of what we mean: https://a.co/d/02dNsgOM Come learn what Water Polo is all about! |
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Fri Aug 14 |
End of the Year Party
Livorna Pool
Start: 4:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
Come and celebrate an excellent year! Save the date for our annual End of Season Party and Swim Team Awards on Friday, August 14 from 4pm-8pm at Livorna Pool! This will be a big pool party, and EVERY swimmer on the team receives recognition and a medal! Plus we give out many fun season awards, including best spirit awards, the Green Hair award, Swam ‘em All awards, and more! Additionally, Jessica Raaum Foster will be running a swim gear swap meet at the End of Season Party! Bring all of your gently used athletic gear (especially any Livorna or Mustang gear you know won’t fit next year) to the pool at 3:00 on Friday 8/14 before the Awards Party. We will have tables set up to lay out your suits and parkas- as well as cleats, jerseys- any sporting gear that you think someone in the community could wear/use again! We will have labels available to mark suggested donation amounts for the items. All proceeds will go to the Livorna Swim Team; donations can be made via Venmo. We will have a donation truck come pick up any unclaimed items Saturday morning (if there any larger items that are not picked up, the original owner will be notified to come reclaim it). Please email Jessica Raaum Foster with any questions ([email protected])! |
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Sat-Sun Aug 1-2 |
Contra Costa County Championship (Invitational)*
Acalanes High School 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette, CA 94549
*qualifier meet = swimmers need to qualify/be invited to this meet https://contracostacountymeet.com/ See the 2026 Qualifying times HERE There will be practices at Livorna Pool just for County Qualifiers in the week between DCSL and County, July 27-31. Practice times are as follows:
County VIP parking will go on sale at 8pm on July 27th and typically sells out very quickly. Buy VIP parking here: https://contracostacountymeet.com/2026-vip-parking Meet Order of Events – Approximate timeline: Saturday August 1st 9am-12pm – Free trials (15-18 50 free trials, all additional Free trials, Breast trials, 11&up IM timed finals) 12pm-1:00pm – Break (entire pool open for warmups for at least 45 minutes) 1:00pm-4:00pm – 15-18 50 Free finals, Medley Relay (timed finals), Free finals, Breast finals Sunday August 2nd: 9am-12pm – Back trials, Fly trials, 10&under IM (timed finals) 12pm-1:00pm - Break (entire pool open for warmups for at least 45 minutes) 1:00pm-4:00pm – Free Relay (timed finals), Back finals, Fly finals Pre-meet warmups: Both days the entire pool is open for warmups from 7:15-8:30am. From 8:30am-8:50am, the pool is only available for 8&under swimmers. There will be announcements for which lanes are available for racing starts. Please follow instructions from meet officials and lifeguards during all warmup periods. There are no assigned lanes for teams during any warmup periods. Relays: Teams may enter a maximum of 2 relay teams per event. The qualifying relay time can either be a time achieved by that relay during the 2026 summer rec season, or a sum of the 4 entered swimmers top times in those strokes. The 4 swimmers entered on the relay do not need to be the same 4 swimmers who swim on that relay in the meet. Any eligible swimmer on a team’s roster can swim in a relay in their age group. However, the 4 names of the entered swimmers must be included in the entries. Those swimmers’ names will be listed in the program and on any awards that team receives. It is up to individual teams to correct those awards once they are received. It is not necessary to list any alternates for relays in the entry file. Team Areas: Team area information and map will be distributed by Wednesday, July 29th. Please see the note above in the Stroke and Turn section regarding team areas. General team area setup will begin at 3pm on Friday, July 31st. Teams with priority setup will be given further instructions leading up to the meet. VIP Parking: VIP parking will be available to purchase beginning at 8pm on Monday, July 27th on the contracostacountymeet.com website, under the VIP Parking tab. Parking typically sells out very fast, so please be prepared. Meet Programs and Apparel: Meet programs and apparel will be on sale at Acalanes between 12-3pm on Friday, July 31st. Coaches’ programs can be picked up at the same time. County-wide Times Database: Lastly, a note from Lisa Hales, our computer coordinator. She has complied a database for the 3 leagues that she runs websites for (VSA, DCSL, and OMPA.) This is something we would love to expand to all teams in the County. Here is a link to the website:
https://acornswim.com/ |
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Thu Jul 30 |
County Dinner
Livorna Pool
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
County Swimmers come and enjoy a celebratory dinner with your team! Please RSVP via the elite link that was sent to you. The whole family is welcome to join! |
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Sun Jul 26 |
DCSL Awards
Livorna Pool
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 7:30 PM
We are bringing back a former Livorna tradition that many of our fellow teams still do: the post-DCSL awards. After the meet ends on Sunday, July 26th, we will head to Livorna Pool where swimmers will receive their DCSL ribbons and awards. (This is separate from our end of year celebration on Friday August 14th, where season-long awards will be presented and every swimmer will receive a team medal. The DCSL Awards will be awards from DCSL only.) The time is TBD (depends on when the meet ends), but will likely be about 5:30pm/6pm-ish. |
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Sat-Sun Jul 25-26 |
DCSL Championship Meet
Acalanes High School 1200 Pleasant Hill Road Lafayette, CA 94549
Warm-up: 8:25 AM
Check out the DCSL League website here: https://diablocommunityswimleague.org/ Event Dates: Saturday, July 25, 2026 and Sunday, July 26, 2026 Meet Start Times: Morning Session - 9:00 AM Afternoon Session - TBA* *Afternoon session begins no earlier than 3p but at least 2 hours after completion of the morning session including swim-offs. The Desk will publish the afternoon schedule following completion of the morning session. Warm-ups: 8:25 AM – 8:45 AM, lanes 6, 7, 14 Order of Events: SATURDAY AM ● Freestyle Trials (standard distances) ● Breaststroke Trials ● IM Timed Finals (11 & Up) SATURDAY PM* ● Freestyle Finals (standard distances) ● Breaststroke Finals ● Medley Relay Timed Finals SUNDAY AM ● 15-18 Women / Men 50 Freestyle Trials ● Backstroke Trials ● Butterfly Trials ● IM Timed Finals (10 & Under) SUNDAY PM* ● 15-18 Women / Men 50 Freestyle Finals ● Backstroke Finals ● Butterfly Finals ● Free Relay Timed Finals ● Exhibition Relays: Parents and Coaches ● Awards Ceremony Follow the Meet: On the Time Drops App code (2026) ● On the MeetMobile App ● Twitter @DCSL_splash General Considerations Please remember we are guests of the Acalanes Union High School District. It is expected that coaches, team representatives, parents, swimmers and spectators maintain order in the team areas and around the pool. Any behavior that is disorderly or unsafe will result in swimmer disqualification and/or immediate eviction from the premises. Please adhere to the following:
Parking
General Parking
VIP Paid Parking
Disqualification Policy As found in the League Rules and in accordance with USA Swimming rules and regulations, all swimmers including the 6 & under competitors, are expected to properly perform the strokes in which they compete. All stroke & turn rule infractions approved by the referee will cause disqualification. False start violations will also result in disqualification; see the League Rules for further information. Note that the referee will staff ‘take-off’ judges to watch the relay events to ensure fair competition. Coaches will be notified of disqualifications via the announcer. Any question regarding a disqualification will be directed to the head referee. Protest of disqualification must occur within 30 minutes of the Announcer’s call for the team coach. Coaches are the ONLY individuals allowed to protest a disqualification OR make an inquiry into time discrepancies. If necessary, the Meet Director will facilitate any debate regarding a question of disqualification. Sierra Timing will serve as the ‘administrative referee’ to resolve timing disputes. 12 & Under Tech Suits Please familiarize yourself with the USA Swimming rules regarding Tech Suits for swimmers aged 12 and younger. The rules will be enforced at our DCSL Championship Meet, as well as at the Contra Costa County Championship Meet. Refer to USA Swimming for more. All suits will be inspected for acceptability in the Clerk of Course. It is recommended that 12 and under swimmers bring a backup suit in the event their tech suit violates USA Swimming rules. Clerk of the Course All swimmers (with the exception of swimmers in the 15-18 prelim races) are required to check in at the Clerk of the Course located directly behind the pool before their race. Please refer to the General Map for how to access the Clerk of the Course. There will be a girls and a boys Check-in area. The Clerk of the Course area will be shaded to keep the athletes out of direct sunlight. ★Mark your swimmer before Clerk check-in to avoid delays. ★ To reduce congestion at Clerk of Course, all swimmers 10 years of age and under should have their event information (stroke-heat-lane), which can be found in the Meet Program, written on their RIGHT HAND (see example below). All 6 and Under Freestyle swimmers should be to the Clerk of the Course no later than 8:45 AM – before the singing of the National Anthem on Saturday morning. On Sunday, 6 and Under Backstroke swimmers should be to the Clerk of the Course no later than 8:45am before the singing of the National Anthem. Following each race, swimmers will exit the pool area heading south toward the bathrooms and warm up lanes, opposite from where they entered from the clerk of the course. Please have parents or shepherds meet the younger swimmers at this location after their race. |
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Thu Jul 23 |
Handel's Dine and Donate
Handel's Walnut Creek 1273 Locust Street Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Start: 4:00 PM
End: 10:00 PM
Handel's will give back 20% to the Dolphins from all purchases our team makes on July 23rd from 4pm-10pm. Just make sure to tell Handel's staff you are with the Livorna Dolphins Fundraiser Night! |
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Thu Jul 23 |
Practice at Acalanes High School
Acalanes High School 1200 Pleasant Hill Road Lafayette, CA 94549
Start: 9:45 AM
End: 11:00 AM
In lieu of our regular practices this Thursday, July 23rd, we will be having practice at Acalanes High School (the site of our DCSL Championship Meet). This is a great chance for swimmers to get to know the Acalanes pool prior to the meet, as their blocks are different than what we're used to (it is an Olympic sized pool, with deep gutters and slick tiles - we highly recommend taking this chance to get to know the pool!) Acalanes is also the site of the Contra Costa County meet, so a good warm up to the pool for County qualifying swimmers as well! Make sure to wear your Fear the Fin shirts over your suits, and meet Coach Matt in front of the gym (by the parking lot) at 9:45am for an end of season team picture! |
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Wed Jul 22 |
Talent & Tacos!
Livorna Pool
Start: 5:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
Talent Show & Tacos Wednesday, July 22 | 5:00 PM One of our favorite events of the season! Please RSVP on the events page if you're attending to help us plan. Have a talent you'd like to share? We'd love to see it! Sign up HERE to perform in the Talent Show. |
