For the first time ever, the Spokane Waves Aquatic Team placed in the top three at the Inland Empire Championships. 

Every swim counted…literally.

 In a meet where over 4000 points were scored, we beat out the 4^th place team by 1.5 points!!! That means one very simple thing—every time a SWAT swimmer moved up a spot or touched someone out, they gained 1 more point for the team.  EVERY RACE MATTERED!  Great work at IE Champs, it was truly a team effort.  

Our team of 38 swimmers swam 154 best times, set 22 individual team records, and broke four relay records.  Our total team points averaged out to 17.25 points per swimmer—we nearly doubled our points scored per swimmer from last year (9) and scored more points with fewer swimmers! Great work; it’s been a fantastic year so far and I can wait to see how we do at Shamrock and the Sectional meets. 

Here are some of the highlights from the meet:  

Faith Barr (100 Breast)

Rachel Millet (100 Free, 400 IM, 50 Free) Carlie McGregor (200 IM)

Nick Higgins (100 Free)

Matt Stapleton (50 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Breast)

Nate Endebrock (100 Free)

SWAT 12&U Girls 200 Medly Relay (Mandi Edlin, Clair Vogelsang, Izzy Madil, Marissa Stapleton)

SWAT 12&U Girls 200 Free Relay (Marissa Stapleton, Makenna Endebrock, Mandi Edlin, Izzy Madil)

SWAT 14&U Boys 400 Medley Relay (Jacob White, Matt Stapleton, Nate Endebrock, Conner Hickey)

SWAT 14&U Boys 400 Free Relay (Nate Endebrock, Jacob White, Matt Stapleton, Conner Hickey)

SWAT Open 400 Free Relay (Stephanie Bayless, Taylor McGregor, Carlie McGregor, Rachel Millet)

Izzy Madil(11-12 50 Fly)

Rachel Millet(15-18 & Open 1650)

Tommy Madil(8&U 50 Back, 50 Breast, 100 IM)

Nate Endebrock(13-14 200 Free, 1650, 400 IM)

Jacob White(13-14 200 Back, 200 IM)

Matt Stapleton(13-14 100 breast, 200 Breast)

Mitchell Beck(15-18 & Open 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM)

SWAT 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay (Jacob White, Matt Stapleton, Nate Endebrock, Conner Hickey)

SWAT 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay (Nate Endebrock,  Jacob White, Matt Stapleton, Conner Hickey)

SWAT 15-18 400 Free Relay (Stephanie Bayless, Taylor McGregor, Carlie McGregor, Rachel Millet)

SWAT Open 400 Medley Relay (Taylor McGregor, Melissa Kirby, Rachel Millet, Stephanie Bayless)