IST Fall Open Recap

2023 IST FALL OPEN RECAP

On October 21st-22nd, 262 IST athletes and Coaches traveled to Snohomish Aquatic Center for the 2023 IST Fall Open. For most attending, this was their second competition of the season. After swimming short distance sprint events at Sockeye Sprints, everyone swam a wider selection of events while expanding on race strategy skills. At this point in the season athletes are familiar with their coaches, continuing to learn the training curriculum and vocabulary, and working toward their full training capacity for the season. 

As athletes started to swim longer races this weekend, we continued to exercise skills practiced and lessons learned from Sockeye Sprints. Participating in longer races gave us more opportunities to showcase our turns, underwaters, and racing skills. Athletes continued to utilize excellent meet habits such as checking in with their coaching before and after races, staying fueled and hydrated during the competition, and cooling down after each race. This meet felt like a positive momentum shift and a significant step forward as we progress through our season!

We would like to thank each and every one of our volunteers! Thank you to our meet director staff, to our officials, to timers, and hospitality workers. We could not host this event without you and are so grateful for your support!

Check out our meet stats below:

As always, thank you to Coach Amanda for being on deck and taking some excellent pictures during the competition! You can find more pictures from IST events on our Instagram.