Happy Wednesday, BAM. The BAM Boosters Holiday Potluck is this Saturday, December 13 th from 5:00 to 8:00 at the American Legion Hall. Come learn what your teammates look like when they have dry hair! My apologies to the following BAMmers with birthdays in December – I missed you on last week’s list. Many happy returns! Elisabet Gordon Brad Payne Jim Stretch News for the week: USMS memberships expire at the end of December. Please renew before then, as membership is required for participation with BAM. BAM holiday practice schedule:...

Happy Wednesday, BAM. As announced a couple weeks ago, our coachless December workouts started this week (let me know ( [email protected]) if you didn’t get the email and I’ll forward it to you). So far I’m finding the workouts challenging and effective – a chance to put into practice the stroke, streamline, and turn drills we’ve been doing since September. Coach April may not be on deck, but I can still hear her feedback in my head! Who amongst us has the self-discipline to end the month with better technique...

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, BAM. Last Thursday Jenette sent out an email announcing changes to BAM’s practices in December. Let me know ( [email protected]) if you didn’t get it and I’ll forward it to you. The Wednesday emails will continue through the month with BAM news and updates, and the weekly SignUpGenius link. News for the week: No practice tomorrow (Thursday). Have a good Thanksgiving! The one-and-only practice on Friday (6 to 7:15a) is currently full, but keep an eye on it if you’re hoping to swim – sometimes slots open...

Good evening, I hope all of you are doing well and looking forward to a great Thanksgiving week. The Aquatic Center is plugging along, and we are excited to show you the mini face-lift we are doing over the next 2 months to the lobby and locker rooms, a bit of new paint and signage. I am hard at work, and I am already getting ready for our impending PHASE 2 construction period. It will begin sometime between March 1 and April 1, 2026, and I will keep you posted...

Happy Wednesday, BAM. Come one, come all to the BAM Boosters Holiday Potluck on Saturday, December 13 th, from 5:00 to 8:00p at the American Legion Hall. Friends and families welcome! Didn’t get the invitation? Sign up to join the mailing list, and/or send an email to [email protected] to ask for your invite. Public Service Announcement: The weekly SignUpGenius email is a Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Rec District (BIMPRD) communication sent by Coach Tamara to all active members of BAM. It includes information directly relevant to BAM, BIMPRD, and...

Happy Wednesday, BAM. Congratulations to the ten BAMmers who competed at the SAM Invitational meet on Sunday. All top-five finishes! If this had been a team scoring event, their collective 37 trips to the blocks would have earned the team 279 points. Go BAM! A big thank you to the three BAMmers who were signed up for the (completely full) Monday 8a practice but removed themselves from the SignUp when they realized that they wouldn’t be able to make it. Their diligence allowed three other teammates to sign up and...

Happy Tuesday, BAM. We have just received notification that the water at the Aquatic Center will be turned off from 9:00 to 9:30 on Wednesday morning. Showers, toilets, and water fountains will not be available. Practices will run as normal. For those of you swimming at the 8a practice, think of this as extra time to socialize with teammates before hitting the showers. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. -- Tamara [email protected]

Happy Wednesday, BAM. Good luck to the BAMmers swimming at the Snohomish Aquatics Masters Invitational Meet this Sunday: Heather Adkins-Narte Melissa Cheadle Marcus Cziesla Amanda Davies Cathy Davies Julee Longridge Lindy MacMillan Dave O’Neil Rod Stevens Barney Voegtlen And also good luck to Ellie who will take to the water tomorrow to join Andi, Ali, and Deb in completing the 3000 Postal Championship! And last but not least, Happy Birthday! to the following BAMmers with birthdays in November: Jody Howard Joe Richards Janice Huang Toni Loiacano Victoria Peterson Trina Wald...

Happy Wednesday, BAM. Congratulations to all the BAM and BISC swimmers who swam in the Pumpkin 500! The kids had a first-hand opportunity to learn that some swimming challenges (loosing goggles when diving in) are universal, and that even grown ups have to just keep on swimming when it happens. Congratulations to Andi, Ali, and Deb for completing the 3000 Yard Virtual Championship! Anyone else want to swim 60x 50 yards? See below for more information. News for the week: Registration for the Snohomish Aquatics Masters Invitational Meet closes this...

Happy Wednesday, BAM. Best of luck to the following BAMmers swimming in the Pumpkin 500 this Saturday: Dan Brelsford Carina Laukaitis Rod Stevens Brad Payne Victoria Good Daniel Gavigan Tom Goodlin Ty Takeshita Tucker Sawin Barney Voegtlen Ellie Pishchalnikova Jessica Fleming Andi Hunt Cathy Davies Carleen Gosney Meegan Rucker Mariann Tonder Amanda Davies Marc Hoecker Andra Sawyer Larry Hile Lindy MacMillan For years it has been a goal of mine to have a mixed BISC/BAM event, and I’m so excited it’s finally happening. Check out the attached heat sheet –...