Do you have a great idea for a swim meet shirt?  If so, now is your chance to put your artistic skills to the test.  We need a design for the Shamrock Shake-Up Swim Meet the weekend of March 8-10, 2013.  Now through January 25th we are accepting your submissions for a shirt design. 1.    Please design your shirt with a line drawing on plain white paper, showing your ink color separations. 2.    You can submit a front and/or back of shirt design. 3.    Attach your...

January Storm Recap January Storm was a blast.  We had 17 kids in Walla Walla, against 14 other teams and 300 kids.  Every swimmer went best times, nearing 80% best times by the end of the meet.  There were at least 6 new AGS cuts made by Tommy Madill (100 IM, 50 Fly), Kenzi Norman (200 Free, 100 Fly), and Robby Jones (200 Free, 100 back).  Erin Vopalensky made champs times in the 400 IM and 200 Free, Sam Sentenn dropped around 2 minutes total with all her events.  The...

Happy New Year! We hope you had joyous holiday season. Things are about to get pretty busy with the Waves, so here we go:   Our small group of swimmers at Walla Walla swam incredibly fast; here’s the recap.   Bill Krumm, the Western Zone Sports Development Consultant from USA Swimming, will be at Whitworth on Sunday, Jan 13 & Monday Jan 14.  On Sunday, he'll be putting on a Club Leadership & Business Management School for our board, and other IES teams.  On Monday, he'll be meeting with the...

LAST CHANCE TO PICKUP YOUR TEAM SHIRTS AND HOODIES BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20TH. Team shirts and hoodies are available for pickup in the Waves Store on Thursday from 5:30-7:00 PM. We apologize that the shirts were not in Cheney tonight. Serena will have the orders of the Cheney swimmers on Thursday. Due to the holiday season, an adult must pick up the order in person. The Waves Store will reopen Wednesday, January 2nd. Thank you and have a happy holiday!   

The Waves hosted the Jingle Bell Splash Meet this past weekend at the Whitworth Aquatic Center.  It was a huge success--130 Waves swimmers joined 270 swimmers from Inland Empire and Montana for the biggest ever Waves hosted meet.  Everyone rose to challenge, racing with intensity, cheering with enthusiasm, and having a little fun too. Delaney Phillips achieved an Age Group Sectional Qualifying Time in the 11-12 Girls 200 Breaststroke.  Her time of 2:46.09 was a drop of over 4 seconds and nearly beat a 7 year old team record. Additionally,...

LAST COACHES NOTE OF 2012!!!  Coaches Note will resume on Tuesday, January 1, 2013   JINGLE BELL ROCKED!  Click here to read all about it A huge "THANK YOU" to all parents who made this meet so wonderful, and for your patience with such a crowded aquatic center. A special "THANK YOU" to Teri Madill (Meet Referee), Cindy Merrick (Computer), Art Sherven (Meet Director), Jennifer Gray (Volunteer Coordinator) and Coach Kevin who did a fantastic job putting the event on!   3RD PLACE AT WASHINGTON STATE SENIOR CHAMPS--HOLY COW!!! Words...

  Team shirts and hoodies are available for pickup in the Waves Store.  The Store is open Tuesday-Thursday 5:30pm-7:00pm.  Serena will have the shirt orders of the Cheney Swimmers on Wednesday.  If your order is for Christmas, we will not release the order to your swimmer.  An adult must pick up the order personally. Please note, the Waves Store will be closed Friday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 1st. If you have any questions, please contact Leora Gendreau at 468-0847 or [email protected]. Thank you!  

Day by Day.    We just rocked the first night of the WA Senior Championships. We had 4 swim, 4 best times, and 2 team records from Christine Renzini, and Nate Endebrock. Currently the Waves are in 3rd, led by Christine placing 2nd, Kaylee Beck 6th, Faith Barr 26th, and Nate placing 13th.   Two more JR. National qualifiers from this mornings racing. Faith Barr and Dylan Schanz swam best times in the 100 breast! We had a slew of team records, and tons of best times. We are not...

To All Waves Families, The Waves will be hosting the Jingle Bell Splash Meet this weekend at Whitworth.  This is our first year doing this swim meet, and it has proven to be much more popular than we anticipated.  There are a few changes and comments we wanted to share with you: 1.       PARENTS: Your help, cooperation, and patience this weekend will be ESSENTIAL.  To our knowledge, this is the largest event the Waves have ever held at the Whitworth Aquatic Center.  We have taken some necessary steps to maximize...

JINGLE BELL THIS WEEKEND!  IT'S HUGE-- HERE'S A LITTLE NOTE DETAILING WHAT TO EXPECT. WARM UPS--Here's the schedule:    All 10&U Swimmers 10:00-10:20ish   All 11&O Swimmers 10:20ish-10:50ish CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER CLICK HERE FOR TIMELINE, OTHER MEET INFORMATION NO PRACTICE MONDAY, DECEMBER 17--MEET RECOVERY DAY--ALL POOLS, ALL GROUPS         Looking for stocking stuffers for your swimmer?  The Waves Store has knit hats (with the Waves logo) that will keep your swimmer warm during the winter months.  We also have goggles, swim caps, mesh equipment bags, and...