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Kara Forbis

Thank you TEAM! A huge thank you to all our volunteers who helped make May Flowers a success! Your efforts and support are felt throughout the greater Pacific Northwest swim community ����

Kara Forbis

SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Michelle who is in the Champs group and has been on our Team for 6 years. Michelle’s walk out song is the Dora theme song! Her favorite stroke is freestyle and she loves the distance races. Being on BCST means having friends who support you and she looks up to those friends who lift her up! She loves that Coach Dwight cares about you as a person and always gives good feedback. Her favorite pizza topping is anything but pineapple. If she had a superpower it...

Kara Forbis

SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Kiyomi who is in the Orange group and has been on our Team for 4 years! Her favorite stroke is breaststroke because it’s fun to race. Being on BCST means learning to be a kind and supportive teammate and becoming a better swimmer. She looks up to her older sister who sets a good example for her. Kiyomi loves that Coach Dwayne pushes her to make sure she’s giving her best each day. Her favorite pizza topping is Hawaiian! If Kiyomi had a superpower it would...

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Everyone meet Abby! Abby is in the Gold group and this is her first year on BCST. For Abby being on our Team means making new friends at practice. She also loves being able to compete in meets. Abby looks up to her older brother as he sets a good example for her to follow. She loves that Coach Gage really helps to explain things and pushes her in practice. Her favorite pizza topping is cheese! If Abby had a superpower it would be to see the future so she...

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SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Jake who is in the Silver group. Jack has been on our Team for a year. He loves BCST for the friends and improving his swimming. Jake looks up to Josh Liendo because of his determination to win. He loves that Coach Dwayne teaches them to become their best. His favorite pizza topping is any meat topping. If Jake had a superpower it would be to teleport to get other places fast. #GoBCST #BCSTFamily

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SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Elsa who is in the Bronze group. Elsa is new to BCST and loves being able to swim with her friends and learn from her coach! Elsa looks up to her sister Cindy, who is also on our Team, because she’s a good role model and gives good advice. She’s loves that Coach Dwayne helps her with her strokes at practice. Elsa’s favorite pizza topping is pepperoni. If she had a superpower it would be to time travel so she could see other things in history!...

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COACH SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Coach Gage! We are so lucky to have Gage as part of our awesome coaching staff. Gage is a former sprinter who swam through club swimming and his college career at College of Idaho. Gage loves how welcoming and inviting everyone on BCST has been. He loves that he is able to learn from those around him and grow as a coach. Gage’s favorite part of coaching is seeing how the relationship grows and builds with each swimmer. His guidance for his swimmers is to remember...

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SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Clairey! Clairey has been on our team for a year and is in the Performance group. Her walkout song would be the Star Wars theme song. Being on BCST means a family environment to Clairey, where she has support and feels included. She looks up to her older sister, wants to learn from her and follow in her footsteps. Clairey loves that Coach Pedro is fun and easy to talk to. Her favorite pizza topping is the classic pepperoni. If Clairey had a superpower it would...

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SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Reagan! Reagan has been on BCST for six years and is in the Senior One group. His favorite stroke is breaststroke and he loves breaststroke kick sets! His walkout song would be any classical music song. To Reagan, BCST means being with friends that he’s been together with for a long time! He looks up to Bob on our Team because he’s super kind and a great example of a leader. Reagan also looks up to his dad because he’s the pillar of his family. He...

Kara Forbis

SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT! Everyone meet Matthew! Matthew has been on BCST for over 4 years and is in the Divisionals group. His favorite events are freestyle because you can do both longer distance and sprints. Matthew loves BCST because it’s a family and he can be himself on our TEAM! He loves that there are opportunities to grow as a person and swimmer with his friends. He looks up to his parents because they help him learn to grow from their own experiences. Matthew really loves Coach Gage because of how...