by Dan Underbrink
The Snohomish Aquatic Masters hosted a great meet at the Snohomish Aquatic Center, last Sunday, November 10!
TWIM brought some power to this event with eleven swimmers participating! The TWIM Swimmers were Graham Anderson, Guilherme Anzilago Tesser, Brent Barnes, Emily Castillo, Steve Fogg Holly Lickwala, Scott Neuhaus, David Scott, Atsuko Takahashi, Dan Underbrink, and Kelly Vikstrom.
A warm TWIM welcome to Graham Anderson, swimming in his first meet as a TWIM member! Graham has been hanging around with TWIM for a while now, attending many of our swim clinics, and chatting with us at many swim meets, including the Washington State Senior Games. We are glad to have you with us, Graham!
Also, TWIM wishes a fond farewell to Scott Neuhaus, who traveled to swim in his last meet as a TWIM member. Scott has relocated to Eastern Washington, where henceforth, he will be swimming with the TriCity Atomic Sturgeons. Best wishes Scott! TWIM looks forward to seeing you at regional events – and hopefully at the 2025 Summer Nationals!
This is a somber time for TWIM, as we are all still reeling from the loss of our co-founder and team namesake, Mr. Thomas Walker.
Tom also swam at Snohomish for his personal workouts and was great friends with the Snohomish Pool Staff. Snohomish Coach Tonya Heike asked for a moment of silence, before the meet started, so that all present could honor Tom’s memory.
We set up a Tom Walker Memorial Warm-up Lane, where swimmers could swim a few laps to remember Tom.
Also, in remembrance of Tom, the TWIM Banner was hung with a black border. We all honor and miss our friend, Tom. His legacy lives on with TWIM.
Anyway, back to the meet…
Here’s a rundown of the great swimming by TWIM members:
Graham scored first place in the 100 Back and third in the 200 Free. He also helped TWIM to a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay.
Guilherme was a powerhouse, with first place finishes in 50 Fly and 50 Free, plus he helped TWIM to a first-place finish in the 200 Free Relay!
Brent was also on that first-place 200 Free Relay team, and scored third place in both the 100 and 200 I.M. and a fourth place in the50 Fly.
Emily had first place finishes in both the 50 and 100 Breast, and a third place in the 50 Free. She also helped the TWIM women pull off a first-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay.
Steve had first place finishes in 50 Back, 100 Fly, and100 Breast, and helped the men to a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay.
Holly was first in 100 Fly and first in 500 Free! She also contributed to a TWIM first place in the 200 Medley Relay.
Scott was first in 50 Free and second in both 50 Fly and 200 Free. He was part of both TWIM Men’s Relay squads, contributing to a first-place finish in the 200 Free Relay and a second-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay.
David was first in 100 Breast and second in the 200 I.M. He also was on the first place 200 Free Relay squad.
Atsuko had a first-place in the 100 Free, a second place in the 50 Free, and third place finishes in 50 Fly and 100 I.M. She was also part of the TWIM Women’s 200 Medley Relay first place finish.
Dan placed first in 100 I.M. and 50 Breast. Dan also had second place finishes in the 200 Free, the 100 Back, the 100 Breast, and the 500 Free. Dan also filled in on the second-place 200 Medley Relay.
Kelly had a first in the 50 Fly, a second in the 500 Free, and a third in the 50 Back. She was also part Women’s first-place 200 Medley Relay squad.
Holly, Emily, and Kelly also swam in a Free Relay, but it was ruled to be an exhibition event, due to their fourth swimmer being a non-TWIM swimmer. It still looked like they had fun swimming it!
Great swims by all!
TWIM thanks the Snohomish Pool Staff and all the Officials, Timers and other volunteers, whose efforts go to make these meets so much fun for everyone participating!
Until next time…Swim On!
