We are working hard to get ready for our first Long Course Meet of the year, which is less than 3 weeks away!  We have also added a couple of events to the calendar, so make sure you are updating your own as well.  Here are the events coming up: Swim-a-thon: Friday, May 7, 2010 Our “Hawaiian Daze” Swim-a-thon is fast approaching!  Make sure you are out and about getting donations.  Remember, this is our only fundraiser of the year, so please work hard so we don’t have to do...

Thank you so much for your participation and volunteering at this weekend’s Triple Pentathlon.  It was a fantastic weekend, and it’s all because of you.  We can’t say thank you enough—you are the heart and soul of this team, and you guys and gals do a great job!!! If you’d like to know how the weekend went, here’s the recap.   We are gearing up for the Long Course season; it’s hard to imagine thinking about summer, but after this past weekend’s weather, it is becoming a whole lot easier. ...

  82 Spokane Waves Swimmers came to conquer the 2010 Triple Pentathlon, competing against foes from as close as…well, Spokane, and as far away as Wenatchee.  It was an epic weekend; there were close races, massive time drops, and even some playing outside in the sun. Here’s what went down: 79 of our 82 swimmers swam at least one lifetime best time. First Time Legal Swims— Megan Buries: 50 Free Matthew Christoff: 100 Breast Sam Court: 100 Fly Rachel Deobald: 100 IM Zach Ehrhardt: 100 IM, 100 Back Sydney Gardiner:...

Don't miss this swimtastic opportunity in Moscow, Saturday April 24th!!!  Deadline for Swimposium 2010 signups is Wednesday April 14th, 5:00pm.  Don't forget the liability waiver!  Any questions, ask your coach or Teri Madill.  See you there with Lezak!!

It is Triple Pentathlon week—warm ups begin at 5:00 PM on Friday, while Saturday begins at 8:00 AM and Sunday 7:30 AM.  We’ll be posting a timeline on the website today or tomorrow.  Be sure to sign up for volunteering in order to make sure the meet runs as smoothly as Shamrock did.  Thanks for all your help; here’s what else is happening: Swim-a-thon: May 7, 2010 Call your grandparents; email your dad’s best friend from college; make a YouTube video!  Make sure that you are working towards getting at...

Welcome back!  We hope that you all enjoyed spring break as much as the coaching staff did.  We are incredibly pleased with how the short course season went, and we are excited about our upcoming long course season.  A huge reminder: our spring practice times are now in effect.  Here’s what that means: Recreation: 5:30-6:00 Ripples: 6:00-6:45 Age Group: 5:00-6:30 Regionals: M/W/F with Age Group, Tu/Th with Seniors Seniors: 5:30-8:00 Triple Pentathlon: April 16-18 – Whitworth University Aquatic Center Meet Entries are due TONIGHT!  Please sign up before midnight. Parents:...

  60 Members attended the Annual Meeting on Tuesday evening.  Reports from the Board were given, and Committee Chairs reported on their committee's activities.  Changes to the By-Laws were approved as presented.  Elections for open Board positions were conducted and the results are as follows: Dave Millet was elected as President Elect Nikki McGregor was elected to the Secretary Position Teri Madill was elected tas the Registrar Frank Christoff was elected as a Voting Member at Large Kendra Edlin was elected as Volunteer Coordinator Congratulations to all those who were elected...

  Swim-A-Thon 2010 Hawaiian Daze   Swim-A-Thon is Spokane Waves one fund-raiser each year.  Swimmers earn money for our team by swimming lengths of the pool.  Participants collect donations or per lap pledges from friends, family, local businesses, etc. prior to swimming.  Pledges are collected prior to the Swim-A-Thon day unless they are a per lap pledge.   Swimmers are allowed up to two consecutive hours to complete as many laps as they can (200 maximum).  Each swimmer will need to bring a parent or friend to keep track of their completed lengths.  Swimmers can...

Hello Waves Families, We had an awesome weekend over at Age Group Sectionals, setting another 10 team records and placing in the top 25 teams out of 140.  We had a lot of great swims, and a lot of fun.  Click here for more details.    Annual Meeting Our Spokane Waves Annual Meeting has been scheduled for TONIGHT 6:30 pm in the Robinson Teaching Auditorium at Weyerhaeuser Hall (on Whitworth’s campus).  For more information, please click here . It is essential that at least one parent from every family attend...

12 Waves swimmers headed over to Federal Way, Washington this past weekend to compete in the Northwest Age Group Sectional Meet, at the beautiful Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.  This is the premier 18 and under meet in the region, consisting of the best swimmers from Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington.  It was a historic weekend for the team: we had our largest squad ever, and had some incredible performances. We were the 33rd largest team, and finished in 23rd place out of 140 teams and 1300+...