Every swimmer dreams of making the ultimate escape from Alcatraz: a mile long swim from The Rock to the north shore of San Francisco. This past Saturday, TWIMmers Tammy and Jason Koppelberger were there for the start. We are tickled to report that Tammy won her age group in the […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Spring Nationals 2018—Indianapolis, Indiana Seven TWIMmers ventured to glorious Indianapolis from May 10-13. The IUPUI Natatorium is a great venue with two 50-meter pools (lined with surprisingly pleasant shiny white tile that makes you feel super-fast) and a 25-yard diving pool. There was plenty of room for the nearly 2400 […]
by James Mange Maybe it’s because I was never an A Lister, or maybe it’s from my years of coaching, but I firmly believe it’s the B and C listers that make for successful teams. The stars are, of course, great, but it’s the rank and file who support them […]
Update: Final results are in! No change from the prelims to the finals in the Individual One-Hour. New to this blog post, however, are relay results. In the PSM club relays, Sarah and Tammy were on an age group 35+ Womens Relay winning 2nd place; Tammy was on an age group 35+ […]
Four indomitable Distance Warriors in the form of Bestey Kassen, Tammy Koppelberger, Sarah Landrum, and Jessi Gable all turned in spectacular performances recently as they competed in three separate distance events, the USMS One-Hour ePostal National Championship, the Postal Mile for Lung Cancer, and the SmartyPants Winter Fitness Challenge. The […]
No fewer than nine of us arrived at the Juanita Aquatics Center last Sunday to partake in the Lake Washington Masters Invitational. Despite our bodies telling our minds in more than a couple instances “you want me to do what?!”, TWIM not only persevered but excelled. Plus, the Lake Washington […]
It was a superhero kind of Sunday this past weekend. No, we’re not talking about the triumphant Philadelphia Eagles. We’re talking about Tom Fritschen, Carl Haynie, Val Thompson, Dan Underbrink, and Tom Walker swimming two meets in two countries on the same day! That’s right. TWIM sported the Dynamic Duo […]
TWIM Aces the Bellevue Club Masters Mile! By Tom Walker Six intrepid TWIM Distance Warriors took on the Masters Mile at the Beautiful Bellevue Club this past Sunday and absolutely nailed it! Thanks to the Bellevue Club and PNA Meet Director Sally Dillon for hosting a great inaugural edition of […]
Our very own Erin McPeak had a long-held vision, and that vision gave birth to the First Annual 10K Swim at the venerable Thorbeckes Aquatics Center in Centralia, which took place on Sunday, Dec 31st. She rang out 2017 for us with a huge burst of energy and enthusiasm, not […]