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Swim-a-thon is Saturday, from 8 AM to 12 PM. Here is the schedule. Remember, if we have 100% participation, Coach Kevin will let the swimmers shave his head at the Award Banquet! Speaking of the Awards Banquet, it’s coming up: 3 weeks from today—Tuesday, May 24 beginning at 6:00 PM at Gonzaga University. A huge congratulations to Harm-Jan Steenhuis and Dan Sheahan who competed at Masters Nationals this past weekend. Here’s the recap; great job guys! Entries for the Neptune Invitational in Lewiston are due TODAY! Entries for the Tri-City...
Two Spokane Waves Masters Swimmers, Harm Jan Steenhuis and Dan Sheahan, headed down to Mesa, Arizona this past weekend for the United States Masters National Championships. Over 1800 swimmers participated in the meet in various age groups. There were many former Olympians participating in the event, such as former Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record holder Ed Moses, who set three US National Records for the 30-34 Age Group. On Thursday,the pair tried to adjust to the 95+ degree weather and got read for the full weekend of racing. On...
Battle of the Waves Swim-A-Thon YAY! SWIM-A-THON IS HERE! THE FOLLOWING IS THE SWIM-A-THON TIMELINE: 0800: GROUP 1 arrives, checks in, tally sheets/pencils will be given to the family member or friend that will be counting lengths for the swimmer. 0800-1000: Group 1 swimmers will do their laps. Swimmers may use any aids for swimming their lengths (fins, paddles, boards, ect…). It is a fun event for the swimmers, therefore many swim with their boards, socializing and listening to music! ~ There will be...
We’re off to another great week. Way to go team Breakers – you dominated this last pledge period! Have fun dressing up Keddy and Neville during practice tonight and wearing your team caps. There will be one more turn in date on Friday, May 6th. Get those pledges in! You don’t have to have a huge amount to turn in – even a few dollars will qualify you to win prizes and join in your team’s award if your team wins. This is an extremely important fundraiser for our team,...
Congratulations Waves swimmers and families on a fun, fast, and smooth Triple Pentathlon meet. Ninety-nine Waves swimmers competed, stopping the clock with an amazing 365 best times, 80 of which were first time swims! In order to be eligible for a pentathlon award, swimmers would have to complete all five events each day. (Picture of Dani racing to a 2nd place Podium Finish) Rachel Millet set one new team record in the 50 Fly FRIDAY NIGHT was the 50s for the 13 & over age group and the 500 for...
*Advertisement* NEED SOME PRACTICE GEAR? SWIMOUTLET.COM ! Each purchase earns the Waves 8% back! Here's a video of our awesome Triple Pentathlon song! A big thank you to all of our families and swimmers who made the weekend great. Click here for a meet recap. Swim-a-thon is coming into the homestretch. The second to last pledge period ends on Friday—get those pledges in! Will Team Pipeline stay on top? Can Tsunami or Tidal Wave get back on top? What’s up with Team Breakers!?! Get the pledges in and find out...
Cheney Families, Trudy Bayless did an awesome job organizing the Mama Mias fund raiser. Now its our turn! It is time for our Annual Rummage Sale/Car Wash!! This is a great money maker for the team. We average $1500 each time we have this sale. Extra money makers like these keep our dues down!! First: We need all your donation items (empty tables do not sell well) and those of your families, friends, neighbors too! Furniture, clothing, toys, books, household, tools, sports equipment, etc. If you have it to...
Congratulations to TEAM PIPELINE--you get to wear your caps! Coach Kevin (see picture—very proud) and Coach Tom will get a beautiful makeover tonight. Next turn in date is April 22. Reminder: there are some adjustments to the Whitworth practice schedule in the spring time for Seniors, Regionals, and Age Group. Click here to view the calendar. If you are having some troubles with the new practice schedule and may need a car pool, send us a note. Where in the world is Coach Rory? We’ll give you a hint:...
Swim-A-Thon Due to spring break, the next turn in date has been extended to April 11th. The team announcement winner will be announced April 12th and the winning team coaches will be dressed up before the April 12th practice. Please, please, please help your Waves team by submitting those pledges! We would like to thank the following swimmers for their pledges: Robert Wolfe Anna Wolfe Brandon Truscott Erin Vopalensky Erica Salzl Heather Spall Joshua Kimball Makenzie Norman Brittney Kenady Jacob Kimball Sam Hagel Marlena Hamilton Jared Geschke Spencer Hagel Jake...
