Announcement:   Spokane WAVES Annual Meeting     The Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:30 pm Location: Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth University – Teaching Auditorium     All Parent Members of the Spokane Waves Aquatic Team, should attend this meeting.   The Annual Meeting is when the Membership votes on any changes to the By-Laws, approval of Policies & Procedures, election of Board of Director’s positions, and any other business that the Full Membership needs to deal with.   Nominations for upcoming vacant Board...

Coach Rory is representing Whitworth at Division III NCAA's this weekend.  Only the top 180 swimmers in the country qualify to swim at this meet, and only the top 16 score in each event.  Rory and 6 teammates are representing Whitworth University in Minniapolis, MN. Good luck Rory, Swim FAST! (Rory's Blog about his time at NCAA's) Results from NCAA's Whitworth Press Releases

We swam over 130 practices, 750,000 yards, and countless hours preparing for this meet.  All the hard work, dedication, and focus gave us the opportunity to have a fantastic meet.  In one of the fastest meets in the country, we had many great swims, best times, and awesome races.  Swimmers from Alaska down to New Mexico were here to compete in the fastest meet in the month of March.    Rachel Millet highlighted the meet with a 10th place performance in the 100 Free, and 14th in the 200.  And...

The 2010 Shamrock Shakeup Meet was an amazing success.  Our swimmers were amazing, impressing their coaches with some awesome swims and demonstrating some incredible progress over the past few months! We had 83 Spokane Waves swimmers participate in the meet this weekend.  We had 242 lifetime best swims out of those 83 swimmers, for an average of about 3 lifetime bests per swimmer!  That is incredible!  We also had several of our younger swimmers participate in their first ever swim meet.  Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic weekend. Here are...

What a great weekend! Shamrock was an amazing success, with parents volunteering left and right, while our swimmers swam incredibly well.  Not to mention the fact that Coach Kevin was gone to Seattle with the Senior Sectional qualifiers who also swam pretty stinkin’ fast.  Truly a great weekend!  Click here for the Senior Sectionals recap and here for the Shamrock Shakeup recap. A special thank you to all of our parents who made it happen! Here’s what’s coming up: Annual Meeting Our Spokane Waves Annual Meeting has been scheduled for...

Tradtionally, after we host a meet, we have a "Meet Recovery Day" so people can catch their breath after a long weekend. This year, a shorter-than-normal practice will be offered.  Coach Kevin and Coach Keddy need to be at the pool, working with Age Group Sectional qualifiers.  Therefore, if swimmers would like to come this evening, we'll be offering the following schedule: Age Group & Regionals: 5:30-6:30 Seniors & Age Group Sectional Qualifiers: 6:00-8:30 Ripples: 6:30 - 7:00 Thanks for a great weekend--we had awesome swims and the meet was...

The calm before the storm, that’s what last week seemed to be.  This week… preparations are in high swing, and the Shamrock meet is just days away!  This is our team's first major invitational of 2010, and with over 290 swimmers and 10 teams coming, it’s looking to be one of the best ones ever.  Swim fast SWAT, and have fun at the Shamrock Shake-up.  He’s a preview of what’s coming at you in the next few weeks. Annual Meeting Our Spokane Waves Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday,...

Happy Tuesday Waves Families! We had a fantastic weekend in Ellensburg, finishing in 3rd place by 1.5 points!  We raced well, had a lot of fun, and are incredibly excited for the future of the team.  Click here to read all about our weekend—way to go Waves!!!  On to the important events coming up: Annual Meeting Our Spokane Waves Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:30 pm in the Robinson Teaching Auditorium at Weyerhaeuser Hall (on Whitworth’s campus).  It is essential that at least one parent...

SWAT Places Third for First Time! 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 4th 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...

Short Course Champs is here!  Be thinking about our 38 athletes as they head over to Ellensburg for racing this weekend.  We have some pretty high expectations, and are confident that our swimmers are ready to perform to the best of their ability.  Remember, all practices on Friday and Saturday are cancelled.  Enjoy your weekend, we’ll be sure to enjoy ours!  Here’s what else is happening: Annual Meeting Our Spokane Waves Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:30 pm in the Robinson Teaching Auditorium at Weyerhaeuser...