Thorbeckes 2023 New Year’s 10K Swim 100 X 100s on 2:00 = Total 10,000 meters100 X 75s on 2:00 = Total 7,500 meters100 X 50s on 2:00 = Total 5,000 meters
Postal Swims
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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 […]
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 […]
The USMS 3000/6000-Yard ePostal National Championship was held between September 15 and November 15 this year. Swimmers from across the nation raced the clock in a short course yard or short course meter pool of their choice. This year, TWIM fronted five brave women (come on guys, where were you?!) […]
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 […]
The 2016 USMS ePostal National Championships recently wrapped up and preliminary results have been posted. There are 3 basic categories in these championships: the 1-Hour Postal (how far you swim in 1 hour), a 5K/10K swim for time, and a 3000/6000 yard Postal for time. It is in this last category, specifically the […]
The 2016 Speedo USMS 3000/6000-Yard ePostal National Championships come to a close in just 3 weeks. Four TWIMmers recently conquered the 3000 distance at Thorbecke’s pool in Centralia. Tom Fritschen, Betsey Kassen, Tammy Koppelberger, and our newest TWIMmer Sarah Landrum each swam 3000 meters last weekend with awesome results. Meter swimmers have to convert their times to yards afterwards and, if it […]
Good morning, TWIMmers. We have some old and new news to share in this post. First up, keep an eye out for a soon-to-be-released post from COB Tom. Rest assured, everything is fine, but he has been chomping at the bit to get back to TWIM business… Next, another photo from our time at […]
Betsey “The Machine” Kassen and Tammy RK braved the tropical warmth in their pool over the weekend and killed the One-Hour Postal event under physical duress! “The Machine” pushed through 82.5 degree water this morning and delivered a magnificent 4000 yards! Tammy RK swam in the 83 degree water on […]
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 […]
TWIM is finishing off the year with a cosmic blast! Where to begin? The 2015 Long Course Meters (LCM) season came to a close and the official Top Ten National rankings have just been published by age group. Three TWIM-mers: Betsey Kassen, Zena Courtney and Carl Haynie secured individual Top […]
There was great jubilation at the Pine Lake International Swim center early this morning as Rick “ Big Man” Schultz finished off his millionth yard for the year! He actually swam an additional 100 yards for good measure! Way to go Rick- Now that’s TWIM all over!
TWIM scored big time yet again on two different weekends recently when they competed in the 2015 3000 meter ePostal National Championsip in beautiful Centralia. The ePostal continues through November 15th. On Halloween, our distance champions, Betsey “The Machine” Kassen and Tom Fritschen, our beloved Spiritual Advisor, were joined in the […]
Three TWIMmers swam the 10th Annual Monster Mile at Briggs Y in Olympia, today, October 24, 2015. This is a non-sanctioned, non-recognized fundraising meet the Briggs Y has held since 2006 and it is always at Halloween time. The electronic timing was working and manual timing verified that the timing […]