About Us
Welcome (back) to the Forest Park Flyers swim team!
The Forest Park Swim Team (FPST) is an extension of the Forest Park Swimming Association located at 1766 Mendocino Drive in Concord, CA. The primary goal of FPST as a recreational swim team is for all swimmers to have fun. In addition to this goal, the coaches and swim team board will work to foster participation, develop good sportsmanship, team spirit, a good self-image, and above all, to help all swimmers improve both their skills and their times throughout the season in a friendly recreational swimming environment. FPST will also promote a sense of community that will endure beyond the swim season.
A Message From Coach Jeff
It has been a slow build since the pandemic; it was exciting to see us reach pre-pandemic swimmer numbers in 2025! We have been planting the seeds for several years, and we continue to see them grow into strong swimmers up and down our roster.
After decades in our treasured CCVSC, the league folded after the 2017 season due to loss of a few teams. Even though a new league was formed a few years ago, it could not maintain with a low number of teams. We schedule as many local teams as possible to continue those rivalries. Yet, there are many teams across the county that want to swim us. It is great to have so many teams interested in meets with the Flyers
Dual meets are still great for working on the little things that go with races. The big meets are our chance to swim in much better pools against improved competition. The big time drops will come at the big meets. City Meet is the one that our entire team goes to; yet attending some of the other big meets is crucial to making mid-season time drops.
Battle of the Ages is a great way to see how you’re doing early in the season. It’s a fast pool and you only swim against people your own age. There are three events each day, so even swimming one day means you can get in 3 swims. We were continually in the top 5 for over a decade at Battle. We came so very close last year, finishing 6th by a handful of points.
Returning to ECI has seen us take 3rd place two years in a row! This has always been a favorite meet for us because swimmers could swim EVERY event. It gives relays a chance to come together and be ready for City. Devil Mountain Pentathlon is another meet where you swim all 5 things, but this time, it’s all in one day. They add up your five times to see where everyone stands.
Torture Week only pays off if you have a meet to swim in after the taper. The taper is vital to be at your best. After four long months of training, your body needs the easy swimming to perform at its peak in the two big meets. The coaching staff wants to help you become the swimmers you can be; but it starts with you. Ask us how you can get better! We encourage parents to attend and watch practices. However, we can’t have parents interrupting swimmers or coaches during practice. The coaches need to be able to coach and the swimmers need to be able to swim, without distraction. Just like every other thing in life, what you get out of swimming is what you put into it. Being late or only coming a couple times a week will not pay off. Your times at the end of the season should be much faster than earlier in the season. But only if you have put in the work.
City Meet is our big end of year meet. This is where you really see your times drop significantly. Every measure needs to be taken for every swimmer to be available for this meet. The coaches train, plan, and prepare ALL YEAR so that the swimmers will be at their peak at the end of the year. We taper you so that you are fully rested for City, (and County if you qualify).
After winning Division 3 in 2024, we moved back up to Division 2 at County. We finished somewhere in the middle. Let’s continue that upward trajectory in 2026!
Remember, practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Simple things like getting enough sleep before meets, eating right, and working hard go a long way in helping to achieve your goals. Swimming may seem like more of an individual sport. Never forget, every swimmer matters! The Flyers are ready for take off in 2026!
Coach Jeff
