Happy Equinox, BAM! Wow, what a wonderful taste of Spring… wish it could last longer. News for the week: Coach April is out of town this week to spend time with her nephew Daniel during his spring break; thank you to the assistant coaches for keeping practices running in her absence. Want to know who will be coaching the practice you plan to attend? Go to BAM’s TeamUnify page and click the Schedule button, then click on any practice to get details. (You will be required to log in, so...

Happy Birthday Coach April! (Note to anyone who hopes to express their birthday greeting in-person on her birthday: Coach April will not be at practice on Saturday, and will be out all of next week. Practices will be covered by the assisant coaches.) Congratulations to Larry (breaststroke and distance freestyle), Jessica (distance freestyle), and Steve (freestyle, butterfly, and breaststroke) for swimming at the March Madness meet over the weekend, and to Mariann for upgrading all four strokes at the PNA swim clinic. News for the week: Registration for PNA Champs...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Good luck to Jessica Aubin, Larry Hile, Steven Louis, and Brad Payne as they swim at the TACM March Madness meet on Sunday! Happy Birthday to the following BAMmers with birthdays in March: Barney Voegtlen Sheri Somers Pete Saloutos Brigette Yates Cindy Lovell Gretchen Gende Karoline Jones Matt Poland Lola Orourke Steven Louis Jason Taylor and… April Cheadle News for the week: Reminder that Daylight Saving Time starts this Sunday! Every week I hear from one or two (or three or four…) swimmers who didn’t receive their...

Happy Friday, BAM! Wednesday’s Park District meeting to discuss the rehabilitation of the Ray Pool was well attended by BAMmers, both in-person and virtual. It was a presentation of information rather than a discussion, with time for a few questions at the end. If you weren’t able to attend in person but want to know more, ask a teammate or check out the following: Project Overview – click the “+” next to Ray Williamson Pool Rehabilitation PowerPoint presentation from the meeting (some good visuals in here) Current timeline Current Budget...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Ray Williamson Pool Revitalization Update meeting today! The meeting is at 7:00 in the Teen Center (big room off the lobby of the pool), or you can listen via Zoom (meeting ID 859 9953 6968). For more information see the Current Projects page of the BIParks website. News for the week: Starting next week BAM will have all six lanes of the pool for all 9AM practices! The number of available slots in the SignUpGenius has increased so we can fill this extra space. If you have...

Pubilc Meeting: Ray Williamson Pool Revitalization update February 28 @ 7:00 pm JOIN US! Bainbridge Island Aquatic Center, Community Meeting Room (inside the Teen Center) 8521 Madison Avenue (shared campus with School District Office) If you can’t join us to participate, you can listen in: Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85999536968 Meeting ID: 859 9953 6968 Questions? Comments? [email protected] Aquatic Center/Customer Service: (206) 842-2302 ext.102 biparks.org More information

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Congratulations to Steven Louis and Brad Payne for swimming the 50, 100, and 200 Breaststroke – and a little fly and IM, for good measure – at last weekend’s Viking Invitational! And kudos to Steve for achieving national qualifying times in the 100 and 200. Check out the SignUpGenius page to see their triumphant smiles as they hang out with fellow breaststroker Dick Peterson. News for the week: The TACM March Madness meet will be held on Sunday, March 10 in Anacortes. Entries are now open. Parks...