Monday, January 18th is the Martin Luther King Holiday. Both pools are open and we will have our normal practices.  

  We will not have Saturday practice this week for 8 & Under, Bronze, Silver and Gold groups, January 16th due to the January Challenge Meet at Kamiak High School. Senior and HP groups will swim on Saturday as normal. Those groups are not attending the January Challenge and are instead attending the WA Open Meet the following weekend.

Setting Controllable Goals BY CHRISTOPHER CARR, PhD//Sport and Performance Psychologist As I observed the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, I was reminded that athletes who win medals have, for years, had the goal of winning a medal. Yet, it was the daily work and effort that pays off at the Olympic Games.   In the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay, the USA team trailed France going into the last 100. But Jason Lezak came from behind and by .08 seconds beat the French world champion and set a world record. After the...

    Due to the Intersquad Meet at Redmond this Friday, January 8th:   Gold Group practice will be at Juanita from 5:15- 7:15pm   There will be no Silver or Bronze practice at Juanita on Friday- all Silver, Bronze and 8 & Under swimmers are encouraged to attend the meet at Redmond.

    Thursday December 31st 1:30-3:30pm @Juanita Gold, Senior and HP groups only   Friday January 1st   12:40- 3:10pm @Juanita Gold and Silver swimmers only 3:00- 6:30pm Senior and HP swimmers only   Saturday January 2nd Normal Practice Schedule @Juanita: HP: 7:00- 10:00am Senior- 7:30- 10:00am Gold- 7:30- 10:00am Silver- 8:00- 10:00am Bronze- 8:30- 10:00am 8 & Under- 9:00- 10:00am

    Foods for Lifelong Health BY KATHLEEN WOOLF, PhD, RD As an athlete, you know that healthy eating prepares your body for optimal performance. Did you know that your food choices today influence your health tomorrow? Healthy eating can significantly lower your risk for future disease such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes. Swimmers and non-swimmers alike can achieve their goal of lifelong health and fitness by selecting from the following top foods:   Berries are full of antioxidants and help to protect your body from cancer, heart disease and even...

    Congratulations to Sage Speak on making the 2010 PNS All Star Team. Sage will travel with the team and take part in a 4 way dual meet with teams from Oregon, and California. The meet will be held on Saturday January 9, 2010 and Sunday January 10, 2010 in Cerritos, California. The team will leave Seattle on Friday afternoon, January 8th and return late Sunday afternoon.

  Wave will be on a holiday break from December 23-27. We will resume our normal practice schedule on Monday, December 28th.

  Psych Sheet, Timeline, Timing Assignments and Food Drive info now posted on meet info page- see link below: WA State Championships Link

  Congratulations to all athletes who competed in the meet the weekend of December 11- 13th. This was a very fast meet, but many of our athletes stepped up to the challenge and posted best times. Individual results can be found at this link: Individual Results Below is a list of relays and individuals who placed in the top 16 for their event: 13-14 400 Medley Relay 14th Tess Farley, Sage Speak, Danielle Knapik, Mimi Win                        7th Mateusz Merchel, John McDonagh, George Oros, Alec Rachkov                          13-14 400 Free Relay...