Futures Championships Meet Recap This year’s Futures Championships took place in Sacramento, CA, from July 23-26. Wave had seven swimmers qualified for individual events at the meet, our biggest crew in a long time and we also had a couple relays qualified, the 400 Free and the 400 Medley relay. Our team had such a fun week in Sacramento crushing their races, cheering for their teammates, hanging out with their friends and myself in our tent, and watching and observing some pretty fast swims in the evenings. Before diving into...

PNS 13&O Long Course Senior Champs Meet Recap Wave’s Senior swimmers had a fantastic Champs meet and some phenomenal swims to pull off the team’s highest finish in more than 10 years! Many who competed were able to qualify for finals where many went even faster than they had previously that day and/or moved up spots. There were several new qualifying times achieved for Zones, Spring Sectionals, Summer Sectionals, and Futures. It was awesome to watch their electrifying races and so many best times being achieved all weekend long!!! High...

Seattle Age Group Open Meet Recap Colman Pool at Lincoln Park in West Seattle seemed to turn purple with the sea of Wave caps churning through the 50-meter saltwater pool. For many of our swimmers, it was their first experience racing the long lengths that Olympic athletes race in. We saw an impressive number of first-time swims and big time drops! A huge shout out to our “Last Chance” qualifiers for AG Champs, Bianca Stanciu, Yeim Jung, and Siena Stahlkopf. Well done, Wave! Black Group Great meet, and great experience...

Wave Seniors Swim Red Hot at the Seattle Open! Our older swimmers raced for the second consecutive weekend, this time at Colman Pool for the 104th Senior Seattle Open. The team achieved numerous personal bests and new qualifying times, reflecting their hard work this season. The coaches are super proud of their strong performances and look forward to seeing their results at the upcoming taper meets. Great Job to the whole team as they go and get ready for the final push of training heading into Champs!!! High School This...

Wave Wins Firecracker for 4th Year in a Row! Wave sent over 100 swimmers to Missoula, our highest number yet, and won both the Women’s and Men’s titles. Despite cold morning weather and a lightning storm on Friday, Wave swimmers triumphed to become Champions again. The team was led by Vivian Hu, who was a perfect 6/6 in 1st place finishes to score 120 points for Wave! A huge shout out also to our 10&U Medley Relays, who scored 174 points and included a 1-2-6 finish for the girls and...

SRST Invitational Meet Recap Wave sent nearly 250 swimmers up to Snohomish for some FAST racing! Our athletes showed incredible determination and teamwork throughout the meet, achieving some remarkable milestones. The energy at Snohomish was nothing short of electric as personal bests and championship qualifications lit up the meet. Below are highlights from each group and their standout performances. Black Group This was one of the best meets we’ve had this year in terms of people arriving on time, athletes being prepared with their gear and E/H/L information and swimmers...

VAST Sprint & Distance Meet Recap Our Select Team traveled to the King County Aquatic Center for our second long course meet of the season. This meet featured sprint races on Saturday and longer races on Sunday. We saw a huge number of new Champs cuts as well as a boatload of new US Motivational Times. Clearly, all our hard work is paying off, and the team is showing impressive progress so early in the long course season. Well done, Wave! Age Group 1 The AG1 kids had a great...

May Flowers Invitational Meet Recap Our Select Team traveled down to the King County Aquatic Center for the first long course (50 meter) meet of 2025! Besides an ocean of best times and new motivational cuts, we were led by two new Team Records from Alex Wang (10&U Boys 100 Back) and Daniel Xia (15-16 Boys 50 Free) as well as Ellen Feng’s three new AAAA cuts! The meet also included a special 50 Free prelims/finals with Wave represented by at least one swimmer in each finals heat. Way to...

Sport Team Gets Wave Off to Fast Long Course Season! Our Sport Team traveled down to University Place for the first meet of 2025’s Long Course Season and put up swim after impressive swim, resulting in many new best times. We also saw many swimmers attempt new races or complete races legally for the first time. Each session ended with some very exciting relay swims! Most importantly, we saw tons of team spirit! Way to go, Wave! Black Group As always, a big thank you to families who: Arrived on...

Spring Finale Meet Recap Wave swimmers finished the 2024-25 Short Course Season in style, handily winning the Division 3 Spring Finale with 593.5 points and showing team spirit that was off the charts! The team was represented by swimmers from every single group and was led by Lucy Broyles, who won 4 individual races, scored 38 points (most by a Wave swimmer), and earned a AA and two A times! Shoutouts also to Rinat Maksyutov, who won 3 races, and to Bianca Benson, Ann Dinh, Amelia Pletosu, and Anna Ventura,...