Dan, Scott, and Val ventured north to compete in this year’s celebrated TACM hosted meet in Anacortes.
Short Course Meters
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Seven TWIMmers competed in the Bellevue Club Masters Mile last Sunday.
Several swimmers complete 12.5K on New Years Day and all complete at least 5K
History was made at the 2019 Puget Sound Masters Short Course Meters Championships.
It’s official from the FINA World Rankings. Betsey “The Machine” Kassen ranked 6th and Colleen Wahlstrom ranked 9th in the World last year for their dazzling performances in the 1500 SCM (Short Course Meter) Freestyle at the Bellevue Mile! Betsey and Colleen are two of the premier female distance Freestylers […]
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 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 […]
The Puget Sound Masters SCM & Pacific Northwest Zone Championships sponsored by our own PNA were a thing of beauty, showcasing the incredible talent our area and our team can turn out on a regular basis. We heard all day, both days, of World Records falling, but many of you […]
Beautiful Hood River down Oregon way, that is! Our new and improved version of the Dynamic Duo in the form of Holly Lickwala and her sidekick Brent Barnes rocked the world yet again as they swam in the Hood River SCM Meet on November 10th, accompanied by a handful of […]
Dan Underbrink represented TWIM at the 31st annual Huntsman World Senior Games October 10-12, 2018. This was a great 3-day International competition that definitely needs more Northwest representation, and particularly more TWIM attendees! The only other PSM swimmers at this meet were Mary Underbrink and Frank Warner. The competition was […]
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 […]
By the looks of this past month and by the looks of the soon-to-be-published 2016 USMS Short Course Meters Top Ten rankings, TWIMmers have been driven, determined, and rewarded recently! Drive Following in Betsey’s armstrokes, both Voni and Tammy competed in the 2017 Speedo USMS 1-Hour ePostal last month. On February 23rd, Voni […]
It’s been an eventful past month in TWIM land. Victoria, BC Hey, the I in TWIM stands for International, right?! On January 28th, nine Puget Sound Masters – including two from Team Walker (Father Tom and Carl) – ventured north into British Columbia to swim in the annual Victoria Masters Meet (Long Course […]
TWIM engaged in some amazing swims this past weekend at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way on November 19th and 20th. Yes, this year’s Puget Sound Masters (PSM) Short Course Meters (SCM) Championships did not disappoint as 140+ masters of all ages splashed their way to glory! Kudos […]
Good morning TWIM! Our swimmers laid down dazzling performances in two different states last weekend! At the 2016 SARC Masters meet yesterday in scenic Port Angeles, we were led by the Swimming Powells; Frankie “The Rocket” Powell and his amazing daughter Valerie! Valerie turned in an All-Star swim as she […]
TWIM is ripping open 2016 with a passion! Our Beloved Coach Heather was the first to lay down the TWIM magic as she swam the One Hour ePostal on Saturday and killed it big time. This girl doesn’t even train, ladies and gentlemen! It would only hold her back! We’re […]
Attention TWIM Champions! Once again the blocks are beckoning us as we kick off this year’s PNA season at the 2016 TACM SCM Masters meet on January 24th at Fidalgo Pool in beautiful Anacortes! Meet entry closes on Monday January 18th at 12:00 am PT, which translated means this coming […]
Led by the Magnificent Coach Heather Shields TWIM lit up the Aquatic Stratosphere with a truly earth rocking performance as the TWIM wave swept through the 2015 PNA &NW Zone Championship Meet at the beautiful King County Aquatic Center this past weekend!!! Powered by passion, desire and determination TWIM swam […]