Western Senior Zone Championships Meet Recap Western Zone Senior Championships was Wave’s final meet of the 2023-24 season, and we finished the year with yet another strong performance. Wave had an awesome week at Senior Zones! The senior group came strong and ready to swim fast and that’s what they did In Fresno. We had lots of best times, many exciting races, new cuts achieved, swimmers coming back for finals and tons of fun! The group did a fantastic job cheering on their teammates, supporting each other and being accountable...

PNS Age Group Championships Meet Recap Wave had one of our best performances at PNS Age Group Champs in the past 30 years, scoring 4th place (out of about 40 teams) and just 5 points from 3rd. We were led by Adi Beibit, who broke/tied two team records, won three events, and was the High Point winner for the 10&Under Boys. Huge shout outs to Ethan Lin, who broke the team record for the 13-14 Boys 50m Free and won two races, to Anton Mazepa, who broke a team record,...

Summer Junior Nationals Meet Recap Wave was represented by one swimmer, Jaiden Sreenivasan, at the Summer Junior Nationals in Irvine, California from July 23-27. Before diving into his results, Coach Tatiana will explain how the USA Swimming National Meets are built to follow a progressive tier of cuts. The goal of having different tiers of National Meets is to help swimmers stay motivated to move up to the next level while still offering a very competitive environment for young swimmers. The National Meets are divided in the following meets: Futures...

PNS Senior Championships Meet Recap The Wave Senior Team (High School, Senior 1, and Senior Epic) kicked off the Championship Meet season with an absolute bang. Wave swimmers did an amazing job of stepping up and putting everything they had into their races. All the groups have trained very hard this season, and it was incredible to see it pay off in such a big way. For their efforts, our swimmers walked away from the meet with new Team Records, new Senior Zones cuts, Senior Sectionals cuts, Winter Juniors cuts,...

Seattle Age Group Open Meet Recap We had a tremendous weekend at the wonderful (and salty) Colman Pool. We saw a lot of swimmers pick up their first or additional PNS Champs cuts, and a whole slew of new motivational times. A big shout out to everyone who picked up their first-ever B time, as there were a lot of you and that first cap feels so good to put on! Black Group The Black Group had three swimmers qualify for this meet. It was great to see some of...

BBST Final Summer Splash Meet Recap Nearly 50 Wave swimmers trekked up to Bellingham for their final meet of the season, turning in many impressive swims and a boatload of Top 6 finishes. Way to go Wave! Black Group Black Group had 22 swimmers at the meet. A few made it up for one of the days and a bunch were there for both days. I’m super proud of how the swimmers handled the early morning warm-up (7:00 am in the pool!) and thank you to all the parents who...

Senior Seattle Open Meet Recap Wave swimmers showed up at the 103rd Annual Seattle Senior Open and turned in some truly amazing swims. The hard work the entire Senior Team (High School, Senior 1, Senior Epic) has been putting in really paid off. The swimmers were rewarded with a number of best times, new Champs cuts, and new Senior Zones cuts. The Wave boys swam themselves to a 2nd place overall finish while the Wave girls swam themselves to 4th. The two solid showings resulted in 3rd place for the...

There were six WAVE swimmers, five qualifiers and one alternate, selected to represent Pacific Northwest Swimming at the Age Group Zones meet in August. Selection to this team is a very big deal as this is the highest level of Age Group swimming. Swimmers first have to qualify for the meet then they must submit an application to be selected to the team. The selection process is highly competitive as only 10 boys and girls in the 10&Under, 12 boys and girls in the 11-12 age group, and 12 boys...

Montana Firecracker Invitational Meet Recap For the third year in a row, Wave won this big invitational that features swimmers from several states! 96 swimmers and 3 coaches from Wave arrived at Splash Montana in Missoula, Montana with two common goals: swim fast and defend our title. Over the course of four beautiful days Wave accomplished exactly what we set out to do. The swimmers were on point all weekend turning in tons of fast swims then stepping up and racing well in finals. Wave won the meet in a...

SRST Summer Invitational Meet Recap Wave sent a large contingent to of swimmers from Sport and Select Teams to Snohomish for three days of fast racing. We saw a huge number of swimmers making new qualifying times and motivational cuts. Many swimmers took on challenging races they had never tried before, especially in the 200 Fly! Congrats Wave athletes! Age Group 1 The AG1 Group came out fast and strong at the SRST Summer Invite!!! The group had a pentathlon set up with 5 swims in a quick session and...