Happy Wednesday, BAM! Good luck to Andi Hunt this weekend at the USMS Spring Nationals in San Antonio, Texas! It seems like just like week I was touting her success at PNA Champs…. In sadder news, I learned yesterday that BAMmer Tom Reveley passed away in November after a 6-year battle with cancer. Tom joined BAM in 2020 and swam in his first meet, BAMFest 2023, at the age of 85! We miss you, Tom. News for the week: Did you get the email? The BAM Boosters are hosting a...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Congrats to all the BAMmers who attended PNA Champs. These swimmers gathered behind the blocks a combined total of 101 times, earning 555 points – fourth place! – for BAM. Special shout-out to Meegan and Kathleen for swimming in their first-ever meet, and to Dennis and Kate for setting new PNA records! Melissa Cheadle Kelly Thompson Dave O’Neil Rod Stevens Erika Borg Shelley Reimer Andi Hunt Steve Louis Meegan Rucker Amanda Davies Kathleen Stearns Barney Voegtlen Bill Galvani Toni Loiacano Kate Meyers Brian Allen Dennis Sawyer Tamara...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Breaking News: Parking at Aquatic Center will be limited this Friday, April 11, because part of the parking lot will be closed off for construction equipment. Best of luck to the 20 (wow!) BAMmers swimming in PNA Champs this Saturday and Sunday! Happy birthday to the following BAMmers with birthdays in April: Shelby RJ Karl Melanie Wandee Tamara John Andra Elisabeth Pat Rod Ruth Anita Anthony Jane Cezanne Jessica, and Maureen News for the week: Practice this Sunday, April 13, is cancelled due to PNA Champs. Starting...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Did you know that BAM is not a team? We’re a workout group in larger regional team, called Puget Sound Masters (PSM). When we compete at BAMFest, or Nationals, or any other meet, we represent PSM (and we can swim on relays with our PSM teammates). The only exception to this is PNA Champs! At PNA Champs we represent BAM, we earn points for BAM, and we compete against other workout groups as BAM. How do we earn points for BAM? By signing up to swim and...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! BAMmers can be found all over the place. This past Sunday saw two BAM practices at the Olympic Aquatic Center, and four more BAMmers (and Coach April) on Mercer Island for the PSM Pentathlon. Congratulations to Barney, Andi, Larry, and Barbara for placing top-three in their respective pentathlons, and for taking first in their combined relay! News for the week: Reminder: Practices this Sunday, March 30, at Olympic Aquatic Center will be held at a new time: 3:00 to 4:15 (regular) and 4:15 to 5:30 (race pace)....

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Ray, we fare thee well and look forward to seeing you in your new raiment in the not-too-distant future! Nakata, it’s nice to make your acquaintance and we thank you for hosting us in the interim. Congratulations to Erin Cyger, swimming a pentathalon in Port Angeles’ first dual-sanction (Masters and age-group) meet since the pool’s reopening! She walked away with first-place, too. Next we wish good luck to Barbara, Larry, Andi, and Barney, swimming in the PSM Pentathlon on Sunday! News for the week: Due to staffing...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Good luck to Erin Cyger this Saturday at the Shamrock Showdown! This is it! Barring any last-minute changes, practices in Nakata start on Monday. Here’s a reminder of how the SignUpGenius will work. You can find the workout schedule above, or on the front page of the BAM website. Wednesday at 7:00p: The SignUp goes live per usual. Level 1, 2, and 3 swimmers can sign up for 1, 2, or 3 practices, respectively. Saturday at 7:00p : The restrictions are lifted, and Level 3 swimmers can...

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Ready to transition to the new schedule in the Nakata pool? On your marks… get set……… stand down. With thanks to the contractors, who have found ways to continue working behind the scenes without needing to shut down the pool: we get one more week in Ray! The new Nakata schedule will take effect on Monday, March 17th. Congratulations to Brian Allen (100 Fly, 100 IM) and Larry Hile (800 Free, 100 Breast, 100 IM) for almost sweeping their events at the March Madness meet on Sunday!...

Congratulations to the following BAMmers, winners of the fourth raffle! Sheri Somers Catherine Davies Cindy Ruggiero Jan Ringo Dan Brelsford Deb Houseworth See Coach April to get your BAM water bottle.

Happy Wednesday, BAM! Everyone still here? No one blown away? Who’s still waiting for power to be restored? I’m one of several people working in the Aquatic Center lobby today. Power, internet access, tables and chairs, the smell of chlorine… it’s got everything one could ask for in a temporary workplace. Good luck to Andi Hunt, Larry Hile, and Brian Allen in Sunday’s March Madness swim! May you have powerful swims, even if you don’t have power at home. News for the week: For those who haven’t heard: the Ray...