Tammy’s husband, Jason Koppelberger, from Rochester has just joined TWIM, so please join me in welcoming him on board! As part of our “TWIM South” contingent, Jason is yet another talented swimmer added to our ranks! See you at the next meet or open water swim, Jason!
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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 […]
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 […]
Good morning TWIMChampions! In keeping with sacred tradition I am sending you this message to wish all of you and your families a great Holiday season! 2017 has indeed been a truly great year for us with so many awesome swims both as individuals and as a team! Congratulations to […]
Seven intrepid TWIM aquatic gladiators traveled to the Magic Island of Queen April as we swam at BAMFest 2017 on Bainbridge Island on Saturday. This meet is a PNA tradition and was hosted by BAM (Bainbridge Aquatic Masters) who did their usual spectacular job and delivered another great meet to […]
The TWIM machine rolled on this past weekend in the enchanting little hamlet of Gresham, Oregon as we had the honor of competing in the annual Gil Young Memorial LCM meet which also served this year as the NW Zone Champs! It’s always a beautiful meet, splendidly hosted by Mr. […]
August will be a busy month of pool swimming, especially for TWIMmers Maoz, Zena, Kathy, Betsey, Carl, and the two Toms! Who are we missing? Let us know… Very soon, TWIM Warriors, Maoz Alsberg, Zena Courtney, and Kathy Pelham will be vying for glory August 2-6 at the 2017 USMS […]
Last Sunday the TWIM Senior Contingent, consisting of Betsey “The Machine” Kassen, Carl MC “Hit Man” Haynie, Father Tom Fritschen “The Swimming Priest”, and your own beloved COB competed in the 2017 Washington State Senior Games. Led by our ever wonderful (and young!) Coach Heather Shields, we took this meet […]
Bret Bryan from Adna, Washington has just joined TWIM, so please join me in welcoming him on board! As part of our “TWIM South” contingent, Bret is yet another talented swimmer added to our ranks! See you at the next meet, Bret!
One thousand competitive swimmers descended on Birmingham, Alabama between June 5th and June 10th to compete in the 30th anniversary of the National Senior Games (NSG). Among them were our very own Betsey “The Animal” Kassen and Father Tom “FT” Fritschen. This was Betsey’s fourth appearance at NSG and Father […]
Betsey “The Animal” Kassen and Father Tom Fritschen “The Swimming Priest” are carrying the TWIM Banner to the heart of Old Dixie as they compete in the 2017 National Senior Games at the magnificent Birmingham CrossPlex in beautiful Birmingham, Alabama! They will Rock, they will Roll, and they will swim their hearts […]
Good morning TWIM! Join me in welcoming Emily Castillo and Ben Hohmann to the TWIM family! They are two fast young swimmers from our Sammamish YMCA morning Masters group, and they are both awesome additions to our TWIMteam! Hail TWIM long live! COB
Our fearless aquatic gladiators, Jenny Ferries, Brad Jones and Carl “MC” Haynie are heading south for the 2017 USMS Spring Nationals in Riverside, California this weekend. They will bring the TWIM spirit with them and represent PSM magnificently! Can’t wait to see those medals! Good luck to everyone and Go […]
Two days of exciting competitive swimming await us April 8th-9th at the 2017 PNA Championships and Northwest Zones which will be held again at the ever glorious KCAC. The sign-up deadline is Sunday, April 2nd at midnight. Go here to register and here for more info about the meet. Yes, another […]
TWIM delivered a truly stellar year in 2016! From the SC Nationals in Greensboro to to the LC Nationals at Mt. Hood, we got things done the TWIM Way- by winning! And that glorious road was paved by a lot of yards, a lot of practice and a lot of […]
Arise TWIM warriors! We will have the opportunity to live up to our Credo next weekend at that aquatic heaven known as KCAC in Federal Way! Entry deadline is tomorrow at 11:59 pm. MC will be calling you all at 11:50 just to check 😉 Let’s go raise the TWIM […]
Seven TWIM swimmers swam like there was no tomorrow as we descended upon the 15th annual BAMFest masters meet on Bainbridge Island last Saturday morning. The meet was a glorious one as always because it was run so well, and Bainbridge Aquatic Masters (BAM) gave us such a friendly welcome. Kathy “The […]
Good morning TWIM! I am thrilled beyond belief after Vincent Cucinelli (“Vinnie C”) of the Columbia Athletic Club helped us out in such a big way at the 97th annual Senior Seattle Open last weekend! Vinnie is a long time Aquatics Director and past coach at the Pine Lake franchise of the CAC where […]