Yearly Archives: 2018

29 posts

TWIM at Nationals

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 […]

Team TWIM Takes Trophy

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: TWIM South Goes the Distance

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+ […]

TWIM South Goes the Distance!

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 […]

Nine Lives in Juanita

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 […]

MILES AND MILES OF SUCCESS!

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 […]