World renowned swimmer and coach, Karlyn Pipes, put on a wonderful clinic in our neighborhood pool recently. Here are but a few scenes from last night’s workshop.
Yearly Archives: 2019
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When I returned to swimming competition (a few years ago now), one of the new experiences was occasionally winning a medal. I found the medals very fun to have and very motivational for me. After I had a few of them, I had to figure out where and how I […]
After a February that nobody could forget with that Alaska-like weather, it seemed like April would never come. Finally, though, it was time to muster the troops, head to Federal Way, and match strokes with the best swimmers from this time zone and beyond. The PNA and PNW Zone Championship […]
The Redoubtable and Ever Amazing TWIM Tag Team of Holly Lickwala and her trusty Side Kick Brent Barnes brought the Way this last weekend to the Arizona Masters SCY State Championships at the beautiful Hillenbrand Aquatic Center at the University of Arizona! They were just in town for Spring […]
Only a single, solitary TWIM member made it up to the USMS meet in Port Angeles on March 10, 2019. Yes, many of his teammates were busy preparing for the inaugural TWIM Freestyle Clinic in Sammamish that night which included our entire coaching arsenal. Was he lonely? No. Asked about […]
TWIM’s first ever swim clinic was conducted this past Sunday, March 10, at the Sammamish Community YMCA, and by the comments received, it was a huge success! This brainchild sprouted when Thomas Walker, Tammy Koppelberger, and Erin McPeak traveled to Oregon last fall to get certified as USMS coaches. They […]
February 2, 2019 proved to be another great swim day, when five TWIMmers reported to Fidalgo Pool in Anacortes, and once again, showed our pool prowess to the rest of the field. It was definitely a Senior-oriented meet for TWIM, with Dan Underbrink swimming as the “team youngster” at age […]
TWIM Posse Comes Up Big at the LWM Invite! Number One was the order of the day for TWIM on Sunday February 17th at the 2019 Lake Washington Masters Invitational! Yes, the TWIM Posse, comprised of Jenny Ferries, Dan Underbrink, Vince Carmosino, Carl Haynie and yours truly, rode, or rather […]
TWIM’s own version of the Dynamic Duo, Holly Lickwala and her sidekick Brent Barnes, boldly faced off against Oregon’s finest at the Chehalem SCY Meet on January 27th in the charming little hamlet of Newberg, Oregon. And the results were truly spectacular once again as these two awesome swimmers gave […]
TWIM Coach Erin McPeak staged yet another aquatic masterpiece on the first day of 2019 as 31 intrepid Masters swimmers got it on at the 2nd Annual New Year’s 10K swim at the venerable Thorbeckes Athletic Club in Centralia! There were 10 more swimmers this year than last as this […]
On January 13, 2019 Bellevue Club hosted the second annual Masters Mile. 46 swimmers gathered to complete a single event: The beloved (or dreaded, depending on your level of pain tolerance/sanity) 1500 meter freestyle. A few highlights of the day: Tammy returned to Bellevue Club—the pool of her youth–and even […]