October 20-21 Weekend   Saturday Coffee with the Coach Alert! Tully’s in Redmond/Bella Bottega is now closed, so Coach Erin will be at a different location: Coach Erin will spend some time following October 20 Saturday practice, between ~9:30 to Noon at Victor’s Celtic Coffee Co. located at: 7993 Gilman Street, Redmond, WA 98052 425 881 6451 Google Map Link Please note that Victor’s only takes cash or check; no credit or debit cards. If you want to join me for a cup of coffee or tea, talk about the...

October 13-14 Weekend Reminders   There will be no practice this weekend due to the October Challenge swim meet in Tacoma. Please note that per the meet director there are some adjustments to the afternoon arrival times. Saturday ·         Session 1 -- All 10 and younger swimmers and 11-12 girls; 8:00am warm-up arrive by 7:45am ·         Session 2 -- 11-12 boys and all 13&O; possible 12:30pm warm-up arrive by 12:20pm Sunday ·         Session 3 -- 11-12 girls and all 13&O; 8:00am warm-up arrive by 7:45am ·         Session...

Due to a staff in-service, we will not have practice today, Monday October 1st for any of our training groups.

September 29-30 Weekend + Monday October 1   Saturday September 29 ·         Normal Practice for all groups ·         11am- 1pm is the PNS House of Delegates Meeting. Wave is still in need of a 14 or older athlete to be present at the meeting. Coach Erin is willing to drive the athlete there and back. Additionally the swimmer gets free food and earns two service hours for their family. What a deal! If you are interested contact Coach Erin   Sunday September 30 ·         No Practice due...

Looking for Service Hours? Three opportunities upcoming:   Thursday September 27: Wave Booster Board Meeting, 7:30-9:00pm at Juanita (upstairs bleachers); if you are interested in joining the booster board or finding out about it, plan to attend this meeting.   Saturday September 29: Pacific Northwest Swimming House of Delegates Meeting, 11am to 1pm, Wave needs one 14 or older swimmer to attend the meeting. Coach Erin will provide transportation following Saturday practice to and from the meeting. The attending swimmer will also get a free meal and earn two service...

You can find the latest edition of NewsWAVE using the link below or going to the Newsletter page- the drop down from Team News above. Inside you will find short recaps and highlights from all the summer meets plus a few other articles highlighting some performances from this summer. June-August 2012 NewsWAVE Link

September 15-16 Weekend Reminders     Saturday   Team Fitting and Team Meeting   During Practice: Parent Meet and Greet at both pools (normal practice schedule) 10am: Team Meeting at Juanita 10:30am: Team Gear (T-shirts, Caps, Water Bottles)* to be handed out to registered swimmers at Juanita *We have plenty of shirts and bottles currently. Caps are still on order and we will likely run short on those. We will get our shipment in prior to our first meet (Sept. 30) and be sure to hand them out in time...

Congratulations to Zach Alleva for making the 2011-2012 Scholastic All-American Team. Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its members who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event. Time standards can be found here: http://www.usaswimming.org/_Rainbow/Documents/7bcd7e84-2bbf-4b62-b11e-5776b63f6124/2011%2012%20SAA%20Stds%20sdh.pdf Zach is starting his freshman year at Claremont McKenna College in California this year. Best of luck Zach!

New Team Records Team Records/Top 16 for Long Course through the end of the 2012 season including the NACC and Zone meets have all been updated and posted: http://www.waveaquatics.org/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=47506&team=wave   New Long Course Team Records were set by: Boris Popov:9-10 Boys 50 Back, 50 Breast Gabby Dang:11-12 Girls 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 400 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 IM Ryan Pilkington:11-12 Boys 100 Free, 1500 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Fly, 400 IM Sage Speak:15-16 Girls 100 Breast...

2012 Long Course Top 16 Crashers   Congratulations to the following swimmers listed alphabetically (with events below) on getting into the Wave Long Course All Time Top 16 Performances list: Caleb Alleva, Erin Alleva, Zach Alleva, Julia Andersson, Lauren Anglin, Jackie Bennett, Seth Birrell, Isabella Bono, Gunner Burn, Chloe Carr, Gabby Dang, Elisa Dell’Osso, Maya Ghali, Kyle Grichel, Katja Kramers, Aidan Laird, Allie Macdonald, Nadia Medvinsky, Mateusz Merchel, Fisher Munro, Grant Neil, George Oros, Jazlynn Pak, Jordan Pilkington, Ryan Pilkington, Boris Popov, Nick Reeves, Josh Scheck, Calista Skog, Nina Slegaitis,...