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Swimming: From the outside looking in, you can’t

understand it. From the inside looking out, you can’t explain it. ~Author Unknown

When the earth floods from global warming, the swimmers will rule the world. ~Author Unknown

I always wanted to be Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up. I can't fly, but swimming is the next best

thing. It's harmony and balance. The water is my sky. ~Clayton Jones

Breaststroke is an athletic event; butterfly is a political statement. ~Paul Tsongas

It's not how far you swim in practice; and its' not how fast you swim in practice--it's how far you swim fast in

practice. ~Author Unknown

Chlorine is my perfume. ~Author Unknown

54th Annual Spring Banquet - 2013 3

ContentsProgram.............................................................................................................................................. 3

BoardofTrustees.................................................................................................................................. 4

CoachingStaff..................................................................................................................................... 5

ShortCourseRecords........................................................................................................................... 6

LongCourseRecords............................................................................................................................ 7

ChampionshipTeams............................................................................................................................ 7

CascadeSwimClubHonorRoll............................................................................................................. 7

SwimmerYears................................................................................................................................. 8-9

CoachesComments:

Seniors......................................................................................................................................... 10

SeniorDevelopment....................................................................................................................... 13

HighSchoolDevelopment............................................................................................................... 13

AgeGroupI.................................................................................................................................. 16

AgeGroupII................................................................................................................................. 27

AgeGroupIII................................................................................................................................ 41

MedgerEvers................................................................................................................................ 56

BlueRibbon................................................................................................................................... 62

tonight's ProgramMAy 5, 2013

5:00pm - 7:30pmWelcomeandIntroductions........................................................................................................ ReneFolk

GeneralMeeting....................................................................................................................... ReneFolk

TributetoGraduatingSeniors................................................................................................. TomPardee

Recognition&Awards......................................................... ReneFolk,TomPardee,LisaPace,DillonCady

ClosingRemarks....................................................................................................................... ReneFolk

Adjournment

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Board of trustees 2012-2013Rene Folk - President

Pete Colella - Vice PresidentDean Heisey - Secretaryyvette Perez - Treasurer

Sean DuPuisThom McFall

Brenda Tomtan-BraymanMaryBeth Davis

Philong Ton

Melinda Giovengo - Past Member RepresentativeMichelle Lim - Athlete Representative

Team Manager: Nancy Davidson

A Special Thanks to the following board and non-board members that have volunteered their time to help our club run smoothly:

Meet Directors: Rene Folk, Molly Cady, Jeni Carlson

Officials Chair: Mark Jaeger

Timing System: Thom McFall

Concessions: Ahn & Philong Ton and Dean & Kari Heisey

Banquet Chair: MaryBeth Davis

Hospitality Leads: Lorri Brandle & April Zepeda, Brooke & Peter Celovsky and Tracey Hawk.

Printing: Ken Smith


CoaChing staff Tom Pardee – Head Coach

Lisa Pace – Head Age Group CoachDillon Cady – Sr Development/HS Development

Age Group I – Ballard/Queen Anne

Age Group Coaches:

Mark Nichols – Medger Evers

Tsuki Hall – Medger Evers

John Lorenzen – AG II Shoreline

Emily Weber – AG III Shoreline

Liliya Shtikel – AG II Evans

Rio Barbar – AG III Evans

Ron Portelance – AG II/III Ballard

Steve Lorenzen – AG III/Blue Ribbon Ballard

Danielle Gleit – AG III Queen Anne

Will Lowell – AG II/HS Dev Ballard

Brook Brayman – AG I/II Queen Anne

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2012–2013 reCords

short Course:Deanna Ton-10&UGirls100Free................................................. 59.53200Free.............................................. 2:09.12

Andrew Ton-11-12Boys

100Breast............................................ 1:09.23

Cameron Smith-13-14Girls100Fly................................................... 57.94

Abrahm DeVine-15-18Boys200Back.............................................1:49.27*400IM.............................................. 3:51.65*†

*AlsoSeniormensrecords.†Alsoa15-16PNSRecord.

short Course relays10&UGirls

200MedleyRelay................................. 2:15.40Or, Bui, Warnock, Ton

Long Course:Louise Daigneault-11-12Girls50Fly..................................................... 31.31

Hannah Shabb-13-14Girls400Free.............................................. 4:34.14100Fly................................................ 1:07.21200Fly................................................ 2:24.97200IM................................................. 2:27.08400IM................................................. 5:08.77

Grant Heisey-13-14Boys400Free.............................................. 4:17.54

Abrahm DeVine-15-18Boys400IM................................................4:31.79**AlsoaSr.MenRecord

Long Course Course relays10&UGirls

200FreeRelay..................................... 2:15.35Dupuis, Sargent, Warnock, Ton

11-12GirlsGirls

400FreeRelay..................................... 4:28.76Bowman, Broadhead, McFall, Daigneault

11-12Boys200MedleyRelay................................. 2:14.02Wang, Ton, Zverev, Stenfjord

400FreeRelay..................................... 4:29.97Wang, Zverev, Stenfjord, Ton

400MedleyRelay................................. 4:57.39Ton, Wang Zverev, Stenfjord

13-14Girls200FreeRelay..................................... 1:56.81Shabb, Blomso, Lin, Smith

200MedleyRelay................................. 2:12.46Blomso, Brock, Shabb, Smith

400FreeRelay..................................... 4:14.83Lin, Blomso, Shabb, Smith

400MedleyRelay................................. 4:49.82Blomso, Brock, Shabb, Smith

15-18Boys400MedleyRelay................................. 4:11.32DeVine, Clark, yu, Fitch


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teams senior seCtionaLs:

LuciBrockJosaiahClarkCaseyColellaAbrahmDeVineGrantHeisey

CascadeSwim Club

HonorRollThe Cascade Honor Roll was instituted in the early '60's and here are the swimmers that made the standards this season:

50 Free

Under 30 seconds before the 11th Birthday

Deanna Ton Marina Or

Hana Mollin

100 FreeUnder 1:00 before the 13th Birthday

Deanna Ton Evan Zverev

200 Free

Under 2:00 before the 14th BirthdayAnders Stenfjord

ToreLandboeHannahShabbCameronSmith

HenryStolz

age grouP regionaLs: AndresAlvarezCooperBargfredeIzzieBowmanGavynBraymanKalieBuiNateCordickSarahDavidsonRachaelDavisHolandDennisLaurenDuPuisBridgetFettyIsabelFettyBradFitchMatthewGatesSimonJacobsGavinKelleyAnabellaKingKatieKirkEmilyLinMichaelLinKaeleeMcCloskeyDaniellaMeleghHanaMollinMarinaOrJoshuaPehrsonAnnaPittsEllaRogersAnnaSargentCameronSmith

MikaSpiveyAndersStenfjord

AndrewTonDeannaTonLandonTon

GwenUmbachEricWang

EvanZverev

Relayonlyswimmers:GretaBowmanJudyCelovskyEthanDoshiVinFettyElleFredricksonEllaHaskinsKurtLumberaNikkoOsterPaytonPedersenJessicaPerezKeeganSherryTimonySherryLongSuiEthanWangOliverWilkensCassidyWiltonPrincetonWongJadenZhang

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CasCade sWimmers 2012 - 2013Please Note that in order to be consistent with club tradition, one is considered a “new” swimmer if still in one’s

first year with the club. To have “1 year” status, one needs to actually be in one’s second year with Cascade. Please inform Nancy Davidson of any errors or omissions in this list, so that we can amend the database.

neW sWimmersMatthewAdam,NicholasAdam,XavierAlbertson,MaxineAngeley,AustinAriss,AbigailAssadi,PatrickBarba,ClaireBecker,KellyBecker,WillaBehrens,CameronBell,IsabellaBerard,SekiBerg,AnnikaBergstrom,Andrea

Berkbigler,SamuelBertElianaBeveridge,GretaBowman,NicholasBradley,HaileyBrayman,SpencerBrown,RoseBryers,AnthonyBui,MilesBurdeen,BenjaminCaffee,CourtneyCampbell,AustinClerget,SophroniaCorbin,NathanCordick,MarinCounter,AbbyCrum,EllaDeiner,WyattDelValle,MacleanDennis,AnnieDinh,RubyDirks,CoulterDittman,IvyDoan,BrendanDoshi,EthanDoshi,ClaireDouglas,LandonDuPuis,NilaDudley,MollyElder,Madeleine

Elias,JacksonFellows,CamilleFolweiler,ElleFredrickson,BrendanFreeman,JeremyFreeman,KatieFreshwater,CaleFuoco,KitridgeGaba,EdsonGallaudet,PatrickGamble,RyanGamble,EframGeller,MattGibbs,Tessa

Gibbs,JacksonGlanville,KaylaGowey,MelanieGreenberg,DavisGrein,BeckhamHanson,RhysHarnett,MaryHeffernan,OscarHoekman,AilaHowson,EllaHunt,QuentinHunt,LukeIlgenfritz,Tesslgenfritz,NicholasInadomi,SimonJacobs,AnnaJacoby,HarryJacoby,CathyJames,DylanJardine,KarlJohnson,JoeKeaton,GavinKelley,RowanKelley,ShoKiami,YutaKiami,ElaineKim,ElisaKing,TeaganKirk,MadelineKlobuchar,ZacharyKotwis,AvaKunz,LilyLaPorte,LexLargen,JosieLaur,RuthLaw,ReeseLawlor,CooperLeComp,SidneyLeVine,NathanielLee,NicholasLee,JessicaLei,SherenLei,ChelseaLi,EmmaLibby,GraceLindberg,KarstenLomax,KyraLomax,DawsonLone,AshleyLong,GeddyLucier,MadelineManalo,SydneyMayer,KiprasMazeika,EmilyMcDowell,

ElsieMcFarland,HaydenMcPherson,EmilyMehalchin,DavidMelegh,DaniellaMelegh,AnthonyMelevsky,KatrinaMenshutkina,ElenaMilam,DavidMiner,JakeMisclevitz,HanaMollin,NinaMollin,AriannaMoreyra,TiffyMoy,

OliviaMuilenburg,RobynMuilenburg,ConallMurphy,HaidenMurray,MaddieMusafia-Corwin,AnthuNguyen,JennyNguyen,SadieOlla-McCabe,EmileeOquist,AmandaOsborn,ChloePayton-Zindle,PaulinePeterson,JacquelinePickel,ElsiePolzin,JosephPoole,NathanielPoole,SophiaPower,SammyPowers,AdrieneRamella-Pezza,AaliaRasheed,ConnorRauch,HaileyRehnfeldt,SophieReichert,ElenorRodde,BennettRosenberg,JonathonSanchez,

AndrewStevens,SpencerSchornak,SadieScovern,RileySellers,AnnShan,NualaSharon,EvanShoemaker,JackShoemaker,BetsySiegal,HoltanSiegal,CamiSikora,MiaSikora,IlariaSimmen,AnnikaSimpson,LydiaSingletary,

AaronSmall,SydneySmythe,MuirSorrick,GracieSoukup,ThomStahlecker,PeterSteck,SheridanStephenson,MaliStermer,CharlieStewart,JennaTaylor-Raden,AudreyTita,LiannTran,DanielTsemekhman,IlyaTsemekhman,AlexTuminello,JamesTuminello,PiperVonGunten,YonathanWagnew,PhoenixWilkins,AshliWiseman,Scarlett

Woodward,AidanWylie,JeffreyXu,SamanthaXu,NaimiYau,EllieYoder,EthanZelenke,MaximZverev

1 YearChristianAnderson,Ava-LynneAriss,CooperBargfrede,SamaraBarwell,JillianBeam,SamuelBear,IsabellaBerard,

AshleyBerkman,SamuelBert,ZoeBischoff,ChloeBlokker,JacksonBooth,AndersBowe,IzzieBowman,GavynBrayman,MirandaBrayman,IsabelBrown,CatherineCanetti,RoryCarlson,JudyCelovsky,EleanorCenname,JerryChen,DawnDang,DylanDang,EllenDeckwerth,AnnieDinh,ElsaDittmeier,SamanthaDolan,NilaDudley,Edward

Duong,ElaineDuong,DarbhiDurvasula,GillianEdgar,TiernanFackler,FinFuhrmann,OliviaGabanek,BennettGeller,EilGindin,AlecGooding,LivGooding,ClaudiaHarnett,EthanHarnett,NeahHavens,TorenHawk,Jack

Heffernan,OwenHeffernan,DannyHiggins,KimberlyHo,ElleHowson,AnabellaKing,SophieKosev,KarlLapham,LaurenLaporte,ZhinanLiu,RobertLorentzen,MacallisterMadia,GwendolynMadill,VincePatrickMangaliag,Ainslee

Mattix,TatumMcLaughlin,ElijahMilan,MaysenMorgan,GabrielMunson,KirkNelson,LeneOest-Larson,NikolasOster,EvaPagliariMadruga,MatePallow,AvaPaul,ElsiePolzin,AdrienneRamella_Pezza,KatherineRea,LuciaRejzek,JaimieRichards,TaylorRyan,AzureSavage,BenjaminSheynkman,SamuelSheynkman,ChingSiu,Long

Siu,GraceStallings,SadieSterk,DanielTyshler,JonathonTyshler,BennetVana,SarahVanHollebeke,YutengWang,EvanWickstrom,OliverWilkins,AmandaYang,WinstonYip,DanielZevenbergen,StevenZhu,AndreZverev


2 YearsJamieBeers,RaphaelBehar,MakenzieBlaney,AbigailCady,ErikaCarlson,JoyChen,MaraConnell,NathanCordick,EricaDahl,HelenDahl,LouiseDaigneault,RachaelDavis,EvanDeiparine,MargueriteDevine-Mraz,SedonaDuggal,RustyFarivar,VincentFetty,NikitaFilippov,AnnaFotheringham,ElizabethGiesa,Madeline

Glanville,DeannaHan,ZacharyHaroian,EllaHaskins,TennysonHawk,ParkerHibbing,TyHibbing,MonicaJacoy,ChloeJones,ElijahLancey,KevinLee,TiannaLee,AmyLi,MonaLi,KurtLumbera,JohannaMergener,Philipp

Mergener,SidneyMorgan,LucyNguyen,MelinaNilson,NazmaNoray,MarinaOr,PeterOster,AnthonyQian,JasonQian,ZoeRasmussen,EllaRogers,JamieSain,AnnaShmulevich,BenSimontov,CelineTang,MichelleThummel,MaxTorres,CalvinTran,DavisWelch,CassidyWilton,AubreyZeh,ConnorZhang,JadenZhang

3 YearsCalebAkiyama,ErinAnderson,KatherineAvedovech,AlexanderBarbar,IrisBrenowitz,MorganBroadhead,

Anna,Bui,CeciliaBui,KalieBui,KatieBui,PaulBui,AmeliaCass,KeeganCass,ClaireComiskey,LaurenDahl,LucasDu,EmmaDuchin,LaurenDuPuis,JessieEvans,BridgetFetty,IsabelFetty,AnekeGade,AlexanderGordon-Sandweiss,RoseHowell-Clark,ReganJones,SarahKeaton,LouiseKing,

KatelynKneib,ChristinaKorth,AngelinaKuo,IanKwong,AlexandriaLe,AngelicaLe,GretaLynch,JosieMcCloughan,DimitryMilam,AndrewOsborn,MarthaPage-Kuhr,PaytonPederson,JessicaPerez,Anna

Pitts,AllisonPortelance,IndiraRampersad,SamuelRea,AnnaSargent,TimonySherry,MikaSpivey,StellaSterk,CullenThomas,PhylliciaTjandra,AndrewTon,DeannaTon,LandonTon,KajsaWoolford

4 YearsTiaraAdler,SelinaDeiparine,HolandDennis,JeninFarajallah,MatthewGates,BellaGoodell,

RomanHarto,CamilleHouston,KatieKirk,AnnaKooperberg,MarriKutz,LexiMalick,AudreyMcFarland,AlexOishi,GabrielPehrson,JoshuaPehrson,IanRice,SophiaRice,ReidScharenberg,AndersStenfjord,SadieSterk,AiyanaTietze-DiToro,PeterTran,RichardTran,

GwenUmbach,IsabellaWagner,EricWang,MayaWarnock,PrincetonWong

5 YearsSarahDavidson,StephanieHouston,MichaelLin,HannahLiu,HannahMach,HenryMach,

AaronMcCrackin,MilliMcFall,BoPhi,HuyPhi,MeganPitts,ArthurWesley,EvanZverev

6 YearsAndresAlverez,LuciBrock,PatrickTjandra

7 Years JosaiahClark,CaseyColella,EmilyLin,ToreLandboe,CameronSmith,ZerekRushevics

8 YearsGrantHeisey

9 YearsKaeleeMcCloskey,HannahShabb

10 YearsAbrahmDeVine,BradFitch

11 YearsHenryStolz

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seniorsTiara Adler Tom SeniorTiarahasshownadangeroustendencytowardsresponsibilitythatthreatenstomoveherinthedirectionofsuccess.Shehasthetalentandskillstoswimatafarhigherlevelthanshehastothispointachieved,soifsheisnotcarefulshemayfindherselfinthepositionwheresheisexpectedtodowellbecausethenecessaryworkhasbeendone.Ihopeso.

Andres Alvarez Tom SeniorAndreshasexhibitedgreatpatienceastheprocessofrevampinghisstrokeshasbeenlongerandslowerthaneitherofuswouldwish.Heenjoyssharingcreativenon-factsabouthisculturalheritage,said"facts"atleastamusemeandhelptokeephimpositiveabouttheongoingstrokeproject.Goodthingscometothosewithasenseofhumor.

Rudy Behar Tom SeniorRudyisanearlymorningswimmerandhehearsdisembodiedvoicesspeakingtohimfromaboveduringworkout;thisdoesn'tseemtofazehim.HeactuallyseemstorespondtothisinputwithevenmoreclaritythanwhenIspeak.Itdoesn'thurtmyfeelings,infactI'mthankfulthatherespondstothevoicesbecausetheygivegoodinputthatimproveshisworkoutperformance.

Lucy Brock Tom SeniorLucyisabouttolosehersecuritysnorkel(itmayalreadyhavehappenedbythetimeyoureadthis).Thisisnotatragedy,itisanothertriumphfollowinguponhersuccessfuldefeatofBulldogfacebackstrokeanditmeansshecanbegintofocusonthenextstepssheneedstoconcentrateoninordertotakethenextforwardstridesinherswimmingperformance.Lucyknowswhatthesethingsareandsheisexcitedtobegin,Icantell.

Josiah Clark Tom SeniorIliketowatchJosiahrunonthebottomofthedeependwithweightsaroundhisneck-heisquieterdownthere.HisallDicksDeluxediethasbeguntotakeeffectandifthemassiveweightgainistheresultofincreasedmusclemass,thenhewillnotonlyswimfaster,butalsobecomeanevenbetterbottomrunner;wecanonlyhope.

Casey Collela Tom SeniorCasey'shairhasgottenloudertothedegreethatitmorethanmakesupforhistendencytobeotherwisequiet.Unfortunatelyitisstartingtoappeartobeapermanentaffliction(mayberootdamage?).Anyway,withanyluckhiscollegecoachorteammateswillbeabletoconvincehimtoshavehisheadnextyearanditwillcomeinnormal.

Sarah Davidson Tom SeniorWhenSarahmanagestorefrainfrommooinginthepool,whichisclearlyamajorinfraction,shemakessurethatIdon'tmessuptheworkouttoobadly.Iappreciatethehelp,butIalsofeelthatthecrowdsheishangingoutwith(therearesomeprettyshadycharactersinlane2)isimpactingherfocusonherownpersonalworkouts.SoIwilltrynottohashuptheworkoutstoobadlyandSarahcantrytoconcentratedespiteherquestionablelanecompanions.

Abrahm DeVine Tom SeniorAbrahmhastakenhisswimmingbeyondthepointofshowingupeverydayandforcinghimselftodotheworkout.Hehasbecomefocusedtothepointwherehethinksofhowtodothingsbetterandhowtoworkharder.Doingmoreanddoingitbetterisagoodformulaforsuccessaslongaswhatyoudofitsintoaplannedpatternandyouareabletostayhealthy.SofarAbrahmhasdoneso,includingtwoinstanceswherehewasabletoovercomeillnessandstillswimbesttimes.Abrahmwillcontinuetogrowasaswimmeraslongashemaintainsthisattitude.

Mathew Gates Tom SeniorMathewhashadabreakthroughyeardespitemultipleillnessesthathavesomewhatcurtailedhistraining.Ithinkheshouldtalktoanutritionexpertlike,forexample,JosiahClarkregardinganallDicksDeluxedietandwithsomecooperationfromhissisterontheprocurementsidehecouldhaveahealthieryearandanevenbetterswimmingseasoncomingup.

Hannah Gates Tom SeniorHannahdidanexcellentjobattemptingtointegrateschool,workandswimmingintoaworkableschedule.I'msorrythatitwasjustnotpossible,IwishherluckinthefutureandI'msureHannahunderstandsthatsheisalwayswelcomebackforadayoraseason.


Grant Heisey Tom SeniorGranthadagreatyearwhichwasexpectedbasedonhisattendanceandworkethic.Itmaybeevenmoreimpressivebecauseofthepeoplehehadtotolerateinhislane;thosebeingFlipper,AquaManandMr.BadHair.SinceGranthassurvivedthenecessityofworkingwiththistrio,IfeelheisreadytotakeonToreintheyearstocomeandstillsucceedatahighlevel.

Annabella King Tom SeniorAnnabellahasshowngreatresiliencyindealingwithafrusteratinglylong-termshoulderissue,shehasbeenconsistentlygoodwithhereffortandattitude.Annabellahasalsobeencontributingtotheentireteam'sbenefitbyteachingself-defense101,whichasyouknow,isafishdefensetechnique.Ithinkeveryoneisbeginningtofeelsaferduetothisinstruction.

Madeline Klobuchar Tom SeniorMadelinehasreturnedtocompetetiveswimmingfairlyrecently,andhavingswuminthepastforahighlevelandhighworkloadprogrambringswithheraperspectiveofwhatcompetetiveswimmingisaboutthatIappreciate.ShehasalreadyhadasteadyingandpositiveinfluenceonthetraininggroupandIlookforwardtoseeinghergetbacktoherpreviouslevelofswimmingwhilesettinganexampleofhowtoapproachtoworkoutsandracing.

Christina Korth Tom SeniorChristinahasrecoveredfromayearofsubparswimmingbyfocussingonallaspectsofhertraining,shehasdoneworkoutsasifshewerepreparingforsomethingandithasbeguntopayoff.Christinatakesonaleadershiproleinherlanebyactuallypayingattentiontowhatisgoingonandhowtheworkoutismeanttobeswum.

Mari Kutz Tom SeniorIrealizethatitisnotpossibletoevencomeclosetofullyunderstandingeverythingthatMarihasbeenthroughthisyear.Therecanbenoquestionthatithasbeenincrediblydifficultinmanydifferentways.Frommyperspective,IamnothingshortofamazedattheunfailinglypositivefaceMarihasshownateverystageoftheprocess.Wecanalllearnsomethingaboutperspectiveandalotaboutwhataspecialpersonsheisfromtheexampleshehassetbyjustbeingherself.I'msureMariislookingforwardtogettingbacktoswimmingandchallengesthatarefarlessdauntingandwealllookforwardtomeetingthemwithher.

Tore Landboe Tom SeniorTorehashadapredictablygoodyearborderingonexcellent.Histechniquehasimprovedandwillcontinuetodosoaslongashefocusesonitanddoesn'tonlyconcentrateonsurvivalinthelaneheistraininginnow.IhavesomeundefinablereservationsabouthimbecauseamajorityofthetimesthatIseehim,hisexpressiontellsmethatheiseithercontemplatingdoingsomethingwrongoralreadyhas.IguessIwilljusthavetowaitandsee.

Emily Lin Tom SeniorEmilyisfinallyemergingfromanoverlylongrehabfromsoreshouldersandIthinkwefinallyhavetheformulaforfullrecoveryfiguredout,whichisacombinationoftechnique,exercisesandtreatment.Despitetraininglimitations,shehashadsomebesttimeswhichbodeswellforthefuture.IntryingtocomeupwithsomethingtomakefunofheraboutIseemtobefallingshort,whichIguessmeansthatEmilyjustdoesn'thavethecapacityformindlessnessthatsomeofherpeersdo.

Kaelee McCloskey Tom SeniorKaeleehashadwhatseemslikeendlessbreathingproblems,butatleastinmypresenceshehasalsoshownwhatseemstobeendlessoptimismandpatience.Itisagreatwaytoapproachaproblemandawonderfulexampletootherpeoplewhoaredealingwiththeirownissues.IcanalsopersonallyattesttoKaelee's"braveryinthefaceofmaneatingKellets";Iwasthereandwitnessedit.

Gabriel Munson Tom SeniorGabrielisswimmingatalevelthatveryfewswimmerswithlimitedcompetetiveexperienceeverriseto.Itishardtopredicthowfarhecango,excepttosaythatheisnowherenearhisceilingaslongashestayscommittedandhealthy.Sofarhehasshowngreatmaturityinresolvingschedulingconflictsinordertoattendworkout;keepitup.


Kirk Nelson Tom SeniorItisunnecessarytowriteanykindofinstructivecommentaboutKirkbecausetheveryfactthatheisswimmingatahighlevelathisagemakesitobviousthathehaslongagolearnedthelessonscompetetiveswimmingteachesaboutattendance,attentiontodetailsandalloftheotherthingsthatneedtobelearnedabouttrainingwithapurpose.Itisalsoclearproofthattheotherlifelessonsthatcompetetiveswimminghelpstoteachcarryoverandbecomepartofwhoweareinlaterlife.Note:Iusedtheterminlaterlife,notoldage.

Josh Pehrson Tom SeniorJoshhasmadeprogressinallaspectsofhisswimmingthisyear.Iseealotmoreupsidetohisswimminginthecomingyearandbeyond,aslongashestayscommittedandfocused.Astheunelected,butundisputedleaderoftheCascade/BallardHighSchoolcontingent,Iwouldlovetoseehimleadbyexampleaswemoveintothesummerseason.

Hannah Shabb Tom SeniorHannahhashadayearofhighsandlowsandasalwaysthehighswerefunandthelowsweren't.Althoughwewouldalllovetohaveallhighs,obviouslytheywouldnotexistwithoutlows.Andtocontinueonanirritatinglyinstructionalvein,whenwehavenegativeswecanlearnfromthem.InHannah'scase,Ithinkshehaslearnedandhasatleastgottenpastthetotalfrustrationpointandmovedinthedirectionofapositivestrategyandoutlook.Ilookforwardtoseeingherenjoysomehighsthisyearandlearnfromthosetoobecausethat'salotmorefun.

Cameron Smith Tom SeniorCameronhasmaturedasanathletetothepointwheresheisthinking(usually)abouttherightthingsandmaking(mostof)therightdecisions.Sheisalmostalwaysina(apparently)goodmoodandshedoesagreatjobhavingdumbandpointlessinteractionswithme,whichImuchappreciate.IwouldappreciateherevenmoreifshedidabetterjobofkeepingPatrickinline;Cameronneedstodisciplinehiminafirmerwaybecauseotherwisehetakesadvantageandbehavesbadly.

Henry Stolz Tom SeniorHenryhadhisfirstfullseasonwithoutamajorinjuryin3yearsanditwasreallygoodtoseehimstarttoapproachthekindofperformancesthatheiscapableof.Hedemonstratedhowitispossibletobalanceaverybusyandstressfulscheduleandnotonlymeetallobligationsandcommitments,butalsoachieveatahighlevel.I'msureHenrywillacknowledgethatitwashardattimes,butIwouldalsobetthathewouldsayitwasworthit.TheexamplethathesetthisyearisthatIwouldhopeotherssee,understandandemulate.

Patrick Tjandra Tom SeniorPatrickdoeseverythingwelleverydayheisatworkout;hehasplentyoftalenttoswimatthenextlevelincludingthetechniqueandfeelforthewater.Iwouldonlyaskthathefindawaytoattendmoreworkoutssothatwecanseehowfarhecangoasaswimmer.IalsohavearequestfromLucyandCameronthatherefrainfrominterruptingthemwhentheyarediscussingnuclearphysics.

Landon Ton Tom SeniorLandonhadagreatyear;itwouldhavebeenagoodyear,buthisagegroupregionalmeetwasstellar(exceptforapathetic200IM).TheonlycomplaintIhaveaboutLandonisaveryunusualoneandthecomplaintisthatheworkstoohardsometimesatthebeginningofasetcausinghimtobeunabletofinishthesetasdesigned.Thefactthathedoesn'tendupdoingthesetcorrectlyisoneproblem,anotheristhathekeepsmakingthesamemistake.Hopefullyhewilllearn,butthethebiggestissueIhavewithhisoverlyaggressiveapproachtodistancesetsisthatitistheoppositeofhisproblemwiththe200IM.

Gwen Umbach Tom SeniorGwenhasbeenhoningandfinelytuningthehonorableskilloftellinghighlyimprobableliesthisseason.Thisisaskillthatisnotonlyhighlyuseful,butonethatisentertaining.Shehasbecomecreativeandalsodevelopedanexcellentdelivery,whichiscrucial.Gwenhasalsohadagreatyearswimmingbecausesheusesevenmoreenergydoingagreatjobatworkout.

Davis Welsh Tom SeniorDaviswouldmostcertainlybeintherunningformostimprovedthisyearifIgavethatawardout.Althoughtheususalassumptionwithregardstoamostimprovedawardisthatitreferstomeetperformance;withDavishisfocus,understandinganddriveareallincluded.BasedonwhatIseeinworkout,hemayverywellearnthesamenonexistentawardnextyear.


senior deVeLoPmentClaire Comiskey Tom Senior DevelopmentClairehasbeenveryconsistentwithherworkoutattendanceallyear,theimpressivethingaboutitisthatsheusuallygoestomorningworkoutsandmostpeoplehavetroublewithmakingittoanymorningsatall.Sheisstartingtogetstronger,whichiswhatsheneedsmost;butpossiblythemostnotablethingaboutClaireisthatsheistheonlypersonintheworldbornafter1960whousesthewordindeedinnormalconversation.

Anna Fotheringham Tom Senior DevelopmentAnnahasdoneagreatjobsoallthatneedstohappenisthatshecontinuetobeconsistent.Hergroupisnotrequiredtododryland,butshewouldbenefitfromthestrengthandflexibilitythatshewouldgainfromdrylandnowthatshehadadaptedprettywelltothein-watertraining.Annahasagoodattitudeandapproachtoherswimmingandhasapositiveinfluenceonthegroup.

high sChooL deVeLoPmentPat Barba Dillon High School Development PatjoinedCascadeafterthisyearshighschoolseasonwhereheswamforOdea.Ilovehisenthusiasmandattitude.Ifhehadhisway,everyworkoutwouldbeBreaststrokeworkout,butIthinkhehasasecretdesiretobeaBackstroker,hejustdoesn’tknowityet.Keyskillstoworkon:MakingsureyourleftarmdoesnotsweepoutsideyourbodyinthefrontofyourstrokeonFreestyle.RollingyourbodyinBackstroke,whileyourheadstaysstill.WorkonyourglideinBreaststrokewithoutpausingbyyourchest.ForButterflyIrecommendstaplingyourfeettogether.=-)Welcometotheteam!

Jamie Beers Tom High School Development Jamiehasbeenabletoimproveinthemidstofseveralmajortransitionsthisschoolyear.Shemovedtomygroup,startedhighschool,swamhighschoolswimmingandtriedtrackallthisyearforthefirsttime.Jamiehashandledallofthestressandchangewellandlookstobeheadedtowardsevenbetterthingsnextyear.

Courtney Cambell Tom High School Development Courtneyisextremelypositiveaboutworkoutandalsoreceptivetoinputsosheisreadytodevelopallaspectsofherswimmingatwhateverratehershoulderswillallow.Thehardestpartsaretobepatientandrealisticbecausedevelopingskillsandthephysicaltraitsneededtoswimbothlongandfasttaketime.

Catherine Canetti Dillon High School DevelopmentCatherineisagoodswimmer.Shehastakenabitmoretimeoffthanisidealforherswimmingcareer,butIloveherattitudeandherswimmingknowledge.Sheendedupmanaging/assistingwiththeBallardhighschoolboysteam,andIcantellfromwatchingherthatshelikessharingherswimmingknowledgewithotherswimmersthatdon’thavethoseskills.ShehasagreatattitudewiththeyoungerswimmersatBallard,andIcancountonhertoleadthelaneorhelpotherswithsendoffsasneeded.

Rory Carlson Tom High School DevelopmentRoryisveryaggressiveinworkoutwhichisgreat,heisalsostrongwhichisanothergoodthing;butheneedstometerhiseffortlevelinordertosurviveworkoutsthatusuallylastatleastoneandahalfhours.Theotherimportantreasonthatheneedstobeselectivewhenheswimsaggressivelyisthatitishardtomakestrokecorrectionsandadjustmentswhenfatigued,orwhendoingsomethingtoofast.Roryhasalotoftalentandhehasstartedwiththegroupatayoungenoughagethatheshouldhaveaverysuccessfulcareer.

Mara Connell Dillon High School DevelopmentMaratooksometimeoffthisyearforbasketball,andunfortunatelysheishurtrightnow,andisnotabletopullinpractice.Ilookforwardtoyourbeinghealthyagain.

Selina Deparine Tom High School Development Selinaalwaysshowsupwithagoodattitudeandisalwaysreceptivetoinput.Shepayscloseattentiontowhatwearedoingandbecauseofthisalwaysknowswhatisgoingon,whichisnotalwaysthecasewithpeoplewhoswimat5:00am.Shouldshechoosetoswimmorethanseasonally,Iwouldbehappytoworkwithheronamoreregularbasis.


Gillian Edgar Dillon High School Development Gillianisanothermultisportathletes.Sherunscrosscountry,swimswithCascade,andrunstrackaswell.Shewasatabitofadisadvantagethisseasonbecauseshedidnotswimwhileshedidcrosscountry,however,shewasingreatshape,anditonlytookheracoupleweekstobebackwhereshewasattheendofsummerintermsofswimmingskills.Shehadsomegreattimedropsinthemeetsthatsheswamin.Whentrackstarted,shechosetoswimwithTominthemorning,anddotrackintheafternoon.Gillianhasagreatattitude,andpushesherbodyinpractice.Keepitup!

Molly Elder Dillon High School Development Mollystartedwithusthisyearafterthehighschoolgirlsseason.Weeasedherintotheprogram,andnowsheishummingawayonthe1:30to1:35baseforourlongermainsets.Molly,youhavedoneagreatjobgettingintosolidswimmingshape.Iwantyoutofocusonthenextstepofreallycommittingtomakesureyouget3to4practicesineveryweek,andstayconsistentallthewaythroughsummer,sothatyoucanbereadyforyourSr.Highschoolseason.

Ellie Giesa Tom High School Development Elliehasallofthephysicaltoolssheneedstoswimverywell,shealsopossessesthebackgroundknowledgeanddrivetoswimwellinworkout.Atthispoint,howfarshetakesherswimmingiscompletelyuptoher.TheimportantthingforEllieisthatshemakeadecisionandthenoperatewiththatdecisioninmind.

Alexander Gordon-Sandweiss Dillon High School Development Alexanderhasoneofthebestattitudesaround.Heworkshard,andIhavethoroughlyenjoyedthepastfewyearsworkingwithhimonhisswimmingstrokes.Iknowyou'reprobablytiredofmetellingyouthis,butyoucanstreamlineverywelloffyourwalls,butyouneedtoremembertostreamlineoffeverywallfor3secondsratherthanstartingyourstrokesearly.Also,remembertostreamlineinbreaststrokeaftereachpullsoyoucantakeadvantageofyourstrokewhipkick.

Roman Harto Dillon High School Development Romanhasbuiltupagoodamountofendurancethisyear.HeespeciallyhasaverystrongFreestyleandButterfly.IhavehimswiminmymiddlelanewhenweareworkingonFreestylesets.Focusonfinishingyourstrokeandcomingabithigheroutofthewateronyourfreestylerecovery.Alsoworkonaconstantkick!inFreeandBack.Hehasadrysenseofhumorthatamusesme,andhesaysthankyouaftereveryworkout.It'sgladIhaveyouinmygroupRoman!

Rose Howell-Clark Tom High School Development Roseisaregularmorningswimmerandatleastmymorningsgobetterondaysthatsheswims;thereasonbeingthatwhateveranyonecaneverfindtosayaboutRose,itisimpossibletosaythatsheisboring.Icouldwishthatshewasascommittedtoswimmingassheistomusic,butthatisherchoice.IguesstoexpectRosetomakethedecisionsIwouldmakeisunreasonable,butatleastthosedecisionswillalwaysbeentertaining.

Luke Ilgenfritz Dillon High School DevelopmentLukejustjoinedtheteamamonthago.WelcometoCascade!

Chloe Jones Ron High School DevelopmentIcoachedChloe,asafreshmanontheBallardHighSwimTeam.SoIwashappytoseethatshewastakingacrackatClubSwimmingtoimproveherskillsandspeedfornextseason.I'mhappytoreportthatsheisnowsolidinallstrokes,especiallyinFreeandBreastroke.ChloewillhavemajortimedropsnextseasonatBallardHigh."

Elijah Lancey Dillon High School Development ElijahhadagreathighschoolseasonafterhishardworkatCascadelastyearandearlierintheyear.Hehasbeenspendingtimewiththetheatrelately,andwewouldlovetoseehimbackinthewater.IknowthattherearenotheatreconflictswithmorningpracticeElijah!-Dillon


Tianna Lee Tom High School Development TiannahasmadeenormousprogressinherconsistencyfromearlyFalluntilthepresent.Thereisalottolearnandinadditiontothephysicaladaptationtomorework,shehasbecomeadifferentswimmerthanshewasintheFall.Tianna,aswithvirtuallyallpeoplewhoincreasetheirworkload,cannowbegintomakethetrainingcorrelatewithhercompetetiveperformancesasshegainsstrengthandquickness.

Rob Lorentzen Dillon High School Development RobswamforBlanchetthisyear,andstartedswimmingCascadeassoonastheseasonwasover.HeisinmyfastestlaneandBallard,andisreadytoswimforTom,ifyouarereadytogiveabitmorecommitmenttoswimmingasyourmainsport,Iknowyouwillmakethosestatetimesthatyoujustmissedthisyear.Robswimsonthe1:15/1:20baseforfreestyleandhasallfourstrokes.Robbie,makesurethatyouaregoingatthecorrectspotinthelane.Ifyouaregoingfasterthanthepersonaheadofyou,Iexpectyoutopassthem.Itsfunhavingyouontheteam.Pleasetrytosignupforsomemeetssowecancomparelastyear'sCascadetimeswiththisyearstimes.

Madeline Manalo Dillon High School Development MadelineisoneofourBallardhighschoolswimmers.ShehasabeautifulnaturalFreestyleandFly,anddoesn'thaveabadstroke.Madeline,thebiggestthingIneedyoutoworkonisattendanceconsistency.Yougetintodecentshapeafteramonthofregularswimming,andthenIdon'tseeyouforacoupleweeks.Onceyouhaveregularpracticeattendanceiknowyouwilltakeoffintermsofyourspeedinthewater.Iwouldalsolovetoseeyousignupforameeteveryonceinawhiletoseehowyourtimescomparetolastyearortheyearbeforethat.

David Melegh Dillon High School Development David joined Cascadethisyear,butisbynomeansarookieswimmer.Hehasbeenswimmingforquiteawhilenow,andhisstrokesaresosmooth.Itremindsmealotofyourpersonality.Youaresorelaxedandlaidback.Iloveyourunderstatedresponsesafteryourraces,whethertheyweregoodornotsogood.Inpractice,remembertofocusongettingridofthescissorskickinfreeandback,andthentheonlyotherfocusforyouistomakeasmanypracticesasyoucantokeepupyourtrainingandendurance.IwouldlovetogetyouuptoTom’sgroupatMadisonforthenextlevelofswimming.Iknowyouarereadyforitphysicallyandmentally,butIknowyouhaveothercommitments,soIamalsohappytohaveyouinmygroupifthatiswhatworksforyourschedule.

Conall Murphy Dillon High School Development ConalljoinedCascadeafterthisyearshighschoolseason,whereheswamforOdea.Heisextremelycoachable,andIcantellhereallythinksaboutthechangestohisstrokes,andfocusesonthemafterbeingtoldwhattochangeorwhatskillstoworkon.HehasagoodFly,Backstroke,andFreestyle.RememberyourlongarmsinfrontinFreestyle,Rollingthoseshouldersinbackstroke,andgettingyourheaddowninButterfly.Welcometotheteam!

Gabriel Pehrson Dillon High School DevelopmentGabehasreallyimprovedthisyearduringhisraces.Hehasmuchbetterstrokesinhisracesthanatpractice.Wehavebeenworkingonlongstrokesinfrontandbackinhisfreestyle,andmakingsurehehadaquickbreathwithnoarmcrossover.Histurnsareremarkablyimprovedatmeets.Remember,youhavetodothosesameturnsinpractice.NoSlowTurns!IhavenotseenGabeinthelastcoupleweeks.Swimmingisaverydemandingsportintermsofpracticeattendance,ifyouarenotattendingpracticeregularly,itsgoingtobehardtodroptime.Gabe,letsgetyoubacktoatleast3or4practicesaweek.

Ally Portelance Dillon High School DevelopmentIseeAllyacoupletimesaweekatBallard.HerbeststrokesareFreeandBreast.KeepworkingonquickarmswithalongerglideinfrontinyourBreaststroke.ForFreestylekeepworkingonbreathingbilaterallyinsteadofthetwostrokebreathingcyclethatyouprefer.WhenwedoFly,NoOneArmFly.Alsotrytobreatheearlierandgetyourheaddownquicklyaftereachbreath.ThemainchangethatIwantforAllisontoworkoniscommittingtocomingtopracticeatleastthreetimeseveryweek.Ifyouareabletodothis,Ally,wewillreallygetyouintoshapeforhighschoolseasonnextyear!

Ian Rice Tom High School Development Ianhadareallygoodhighschoolseasonthisyear,inlargepartattributabletoalltheworkheputinlastFall.Heisinapositionnowwherehehastodecideifhewantstotakeanotherstepuptheladderofcompetetiveswimmingbycommittingtomoredaysaweek.Ianhasreallygoodfeelandtechnicalskillssothepotentialisthereifthatiswhathewantstodo.


Jamie Sain Dillon High School Development JamiejuststartedbackupwithCascadeafterherhighschoolseason.Shehasagoodfreestyle,andaquietbutfriendlyattitude.WelcomebackJamie,ilookforwardtoworkingwithyoumore.

Jonathan Sanchez Ron High School Development JonathancametoCascadejustaroundamonthago.Hewasveryrawwithlittleornoendurance,andnoBreastroke.Withlotsofeffortandaquickstudywiththebreastroke,hehasmadegreatstridestowardstransitioningbacktoDillonintheHSDGroup.GoodluckJonathan!

Ben Simontov Tom High School DevelopmentBenisstillintheprocessofrecoveringfromSpringBreakandillness,sotheprogresswewerebeginningtomakewithhistechniqueandoverallconditioninghasbeenslightlysetback.Hedoesaverygoodjobwhenheishereandhealthy,soatthispointitisjustamatterofstayingpositiveandpatientbeforehestartstoseemajorprogressinthedirectionhewantstogo.

Ben Simontov Dillon High School Development Benwasreallyconsistentbeforehighschoolswimming,andwhenhecamebackfromMercerIsland,Iwashopingforareturntothatform.IhavenotseenthesameconsistencythatIsawearlierintheyearandlastyearthisSpring.Iknowyouhavebeensick,butitstimetogetbackintoshape.Theonlywaywewillkeepyourstroketogetherfortheentiremainsetisifyoucometopracticeregularly.Youareusuallygoodforabout1000yards,andthenyou“choose”tomovefromthefronttothebackofthelane.LetsmakesomebetterchoicesBen!Also,IknowyouhavegonetoTom’sworkouts,andyouhavesaid,“Theyarenotthathard.”Letsgotomoreofthoseworkouts!

Andrew Stevens Dillon High School Development AndrewjoinedusatBallardaftertheBallardhighschoolseason,andhehasgraduateduptoMadisonwithTom.GreatJob,nowIwanttohearthatyouaregoingregularly.-Dillon

Cullen Thomas Dillon High School DevelopmentCullenshowsgreatpromisewhenhecomestoworkoutsregularly.Hehasagreatattitudeandcanpushhimselfduringchallengingsets.Hiskneeshavebeenbugginghimthisseasonafterbasketballseason,whichhasslowedhimdownabitoffhiswalls,buthehasagoodattitudedespiteanykneepain.Iwouldlovetoseeyouswimmoreoftenwithus.

Kajsa Woolford Dillon High School Development Kajsahasreallydonealotofworkthisyearinthewater.Muchofthiswasduetoherfirstfullyearwithus.Shetrainedyearroundwithoutanyfullmonthbreaksthisyear,anditreallyhasshowed.Shehasmoveduptomymiddlelane,andshepushesherselfonthefreestylesetsuntilsheisredintheface.Istillwanttoseeyoumoveyourlegswhenyouswim(always,evenwhenbreathing),andIneedyoutoworkourdrylandroutinesashardasyouworkinthewater.Highlightsforthisyearincludea11seconddropinthe200Freeanda6seconddropinthe100Free.Signupformoreeventseachmeet!

age grouP iCaleb Akiyama Lisa Age Group ICalebprobablygetsmoremileagefrompooltopoolthananyofourotherswimmersashetakesfulladvantageofallofourfacilitiesandcoachesandtravelstothemall!EverytimeIgettocoachCalebheisjusttopsinworkethic,politenessandskillingrabbinghislanemates’legsandpullingthemunderwater!AllaspectsofCalebs’traininghaveimprovedthisseasonasseeninhis200&400IM’s.Heisabletoholdspeedallthewaythroughthemostbrutalevent,the400IMandhehasimprovedallofhisstrokessomuchthathistimehasdroppedadramatic12secondsthisseason!Ican’twaitforyoutocrashthroughafewnewlandmarksinyourfreeevents!


Makenzie Blaney Dillon Age Group IMakenzieisamultiplesportathlete,butthisyearshedecidedtostickwithswimmingthreetimesaweekduringbasketballseason.ThathashelpedagreatdealsincesheisinbettershapethisspringthanIhaveeverseenherbefore.Youhavehadsomegoodtimedrops,butweneedtohaveyouswiminmoremeetsnowthatyouarebackinthewater5daysaweektoreallyseewhereyouareat.highlightsincludea12seconddropinthe500Free,a4seconddropinthe100Back,anda3seconddropinthe200Free.ThemainstroketechniqueimprovementsthatyouneedtoworkonaregettingridofyourpausingduringyourbreathsinFreestyle,andgettingridofscissorskickwhenswimmingfreestyleandbackstroke.Focusonthese,andwewillseesomemoredropsthissummer.

Izzie Bowman Lisa Age Group IDespiteakneeinjurythroughthefall&winterthatkeptIzziefrommanyofherdrylandexcercisesandsometrainingsets,thisMissPowerhousedroverightintothe:25’sinher50freeandthe:56’sinher100freeforanimpressivelookintohersprintingtenacity!IzziewillveryshortlybeleavingAGIfortheSeniortrainingworkoutswhereIamsureshewillbetrainingherselfrightbackintoher200IM’sthathavemissedhersomuch!WhatIadmireaboutIzzieisher“refined&proper”demeanorondeck.ReviewingpicturestakenduringtheyearyoucanalwaysfindIzzieasthemostgenteelofthegroup–asinpinkyfingerupandproper,fullofgrace.SometimesthatcantransfertothepoolwheresheistoograciousandletsothersgoaheadofherwhenIwouldlovetoseealipcurlingsnarl,wedogetthatinracesandIcanonlyhopethatyougetthatfeelingALOTinSeniors!GoodluckIzzie–youhavebeenasolidAGIswimmer&willbemissed!

Gavyn Brayman Lisa Age Group ITheentertainer!Nevershortonstories,imitationsorantics,GavyninsertsBrayman-ismseverywherehegoes!Gavynwasplaguedbyashoulderissueformuchoftheseasonwhichledtoabreakintrainingotherthankicking.NowontheupswingweareworkingVERYhardonchangingtoafrontquadrantfreestylestrokethatisheldoneverystrokeofeverysettomemorizethetechnique.Abitmoreattentiontothisdetailandlittlelessonstoriesinthemiddleofsetswillcatapulthimtonicedropsnextseason!Thereisnolackofworkinghardinmosteverysettakenon–sotechniqueisthekey!WorkingsmarterandharderforablisteringGavynondistancesets&raceswillwork!

Morgan Broadhead Lisa Age Group IIloveitwhenMorgigetsmad!Morganhasaneensy-weensytendencytobeabit,ahhm,“determined”withheropinions.Ikindoflikeitthoughbecauseitmeansabigbreakthroughisabouttohappen.Hereisthescenariothattendstorepeatitselfabout3xperyear:Morgangetsdiscouragedbecausesheisn’tchanging,wetalkaboutwhatsheneedstodo,shegetsfrustrated,shestompsandpoutsabit,arguesthatitwon’twork,thenshetriesit–goesridiculouslyfasterandlookslikeafreakingPro,thengetsVERYhappyandprancesaroundlikeapony!WeallenduphappyandIloveitwhenMishappy!Thisseasonhasbeenabitroughwithashoulderissuethatjustdoesn’twanttoseemtoletgoofher,thepositivesidebeingsheisreallygettingtoworkonherkicking!IameagerlyanticipatinganinjuryfreeseasonwithyouMorgan–yourabilitytoworkhardwilltakeyoufar!

Tang Celine Lisa Age Group ICelinejoinedusinlateFallandhasnotlookedback.ThefirstthingthatstruckmeuponmeetingCelinewastheeagerattitudeshehadtowardshertraining.Always.Icannotrememberonesingledaywhereshe“slackedoff”,itjustdoesn’thappen.Ishouldn’tbesurprisedafterthismanyyearscoachingwhathappenednext,butIalwaysam–Celinejuststarteddestroyingandcrushingheroldbesttimestocreatenewones.Anywherefrom4-5secondsinher100’sto8-10seconddropsinher200’swerethenumbersshewasposting.Her10x50averagedropped3secondsinamatterofmonthsandthisALLhastodowithCeline’soutstandingworkoutattendanceandworkethic.IreallywishwehadaphotoofCelinewhenshebeganAGItonowbecauseasIliketotellher,sheDOESNOTlooklikethesameperson,thefitnesslevelinhermusculaturehasabsolutelymorphedbeforemyeyesweektoweek..thisgirlisgettingseriousmusclestobecomeastrongerswimmereveryday!KEEPITUPCELINE!

Nate Cordick Dillon Age Group INateisaBEAST.HeisoneofmyhardestworkersinAGI.HemoveduptoAGIjustthisyear,buthasalreadymovedintothefastestAGIlanethroughsheerdeterminationandgritonhismainsets.Heisreliablewithsendoffs,andwillworkhimselfredinthefaceconsistently.Hebringsagreatattitudetoworkout,andhadsomemonstertimedropsthisyear.Hedroppedoveraminuteinhis500Free.Hehada14seconddropinhis100back,andhehada12seconddropinhis200Back.HealsoqualifiedforRegionalsforthefirsttimethisseasoninthe200Back,whatayear!Nathan,westillneedtofocusonthestrokecorrectionandgreatpracticehabits.ThemainstrokecorrectionistoreachandextendthefrontofyourFreestylestroke(especiallytherightside).Also,workonfastturns,andnotbreathingoffyourwallsinpractice.Workontheseitemsandyouwillcontinuetodroptimeslikecrazy.


Lauren Dahl Lisa Age Group IAiyyiyi.Laureniscertainlylearningonethingthisyear–perseverance!Laurenisverystronginthewaterandstartsreallycrankingandgettinginshapeandthenboom–getssick.Iamthinkingthishasrepeatedatleast4-5timesthisseasonandLaurenjustcomesbacksmilingandtellingmeitistimetogetbackinshapeagain–whew–perseverance!Whatagreatattitude!IamlookingforwardtoaseasonwhereyoustayhealthyANDcantrainformorethanafewweeks!Despiteallthatyouhadnicetimedropsandsomestrokeimprovements.Wewillcontinuetoworkonyourheadpositioninbreathing!

Louise Daigneault Lisa Age Group IOhwhataroughyearforMissLouise.Weeziehashadashoulderconditionthathaspreventedherfromtrainingwithherarms,SO…shehasbeentrainingwithherlegs,herstomach,herlungs&heart(abitwithhermouth)andputtinguponeofthebestfightsaboutnevergivingupthatIhaveeverseenandfrankly,Iwouldexpectnolessfromher.Weeziehasputincombo’sofdrylands,kicksetsandIdon’tevenknowhowmanyminutesofverticalkickingthisyear.Withinthelastfewweeksshehasslowlyincreasedheryardagetothepointwheresheisaccomplishingallyardageagainwithnewstroketechniqueandverystronglegs.IamthrilledtoreportsheisgoingtotrythemeetinAnacorteswherewecanassesswheresheisatandtrytobuildbackupovertheupcomingsummermonths.NicefortitudeWeezie.

Rachael Davis Lisa Age Group IInapasturefarfaraway,inatimebeforeworkoutscameeveryday,livedayounglasswhowasoftheseaandoftheland.Horsesshedidlovetonuzzle,inthewatershelovedtoblowherbubbles.Whatwasagirltodo?BOTH!Rachaelhasbecometheposterchildforthedifferencebetweennotgoingtoterriblymanypracticeslastseasontoabout99%perfectattendancewith100%effortthisseason!Thetransformationinhertimesandherperformanceinthewaterisnottobemissed–Iamsoproudofyourtransformation!Sofarthisseason,5secondsdroppedinthe100breast,:10inthe200breast,:08inthe200IMandthecherryonthesundaeisher:19seconddroptoa4:59inher400IMatRegionals….niceaccomplishmentRachael!Attendancematters–thanksforprovingitforeveryone!

Evan Deiparine Lisa Age Group IEvanisadrivenyoungman,heseemstoactuallyenjoygettingupandattendingTom’s4:45amworkoutsmostofthetime.OnthedaysIdoseehim,frequentlyitishis2ndpracticeofthedayandIcan’teventellbecauseheishammeringatthosesetssohard!IamREALLYlookingforwardtoyouenteringmoremeetstoseewhathasbeenbuiltupovertheselastfewmonthsEvan!

Holand Dennis Lisa Age Group ITinydancertiptoeingacrossthewaterwhenshestartedtraininginAgeGroupI,partsurvival,partbuildingtheendurancetoalevelshestilldoesn’tknowshehas(hercoachesdo).Holandisjuststartingtohitherstrideaftergettingusedtoalltheloudnoisesthattendtocomeoutofmymouthondeckandlongsetsthrownherway.Herbrainhasbeenverydiligentinunderstandingthatherhandshaveaclawlikepositioninfly,butherwristsarebeingabitmorestubbornincooperatingwithherbrain!ThepiecesarecomingtogetherlikeapuzzleHoli,Iamexcitedtoseeifyournewendurancelevelsleadyoutowardsagoodlongcourseseason(gainingevenMOREendurance)whichwillmostlikelyleadtoanoutstandingnextfallshortcourseseason!Evercheerfulandverydetermined,HolandhasbeenarealbrightspotadditiontoAGI.

Marguerite Devine-Mraz Dillon Age Group IMargueriteisinherthirdyearwithCascade.WOW,whatayearshehashad.SheisnowinthetoplaneatQueenAnneAGI.LastyearIchallengedhertoswimlongerevents,anddidshedeliver!Shehasexpandedherswimmingrepertoiretoincludethe200Flyand500Freeforthefirsttimethisseason.Sheendedupswimmingthe200Fly7times!Shedroppedabout10secondsintheeventoverthecourseoftheseason.Her200Freedropswereevenmoreimpressiveasshedroppedanoutstanding20secondsfromlastseasonsbesttime!Yourmainstrokeimprovementsaretocontinuetoworkonhavingyourpalmfacebehindyouonyourfreestylerecovery.Also,continuetoworkonarelaxedstraightarmswingingrecoveryinbutterfly.Iamsoproudofyoureffort,attendance,andimprovementthisyearMarguerite!


Sammy Dolan Dillon Age Group ISammyjoinedCascadeafewmonthsintolastyear’sswimseason,butshewasabletomakeitontoAGIinthebeginningofthisseason,andhasbeenswimmingwithAGIallyear!Sheissomentallytoughinworkout,andIlovehowshewillneverstopinamainset.Shehashadsomegoodtimesatmeets,butIwanttoseeyousignupformorechallengingevents,andmoreeventspermeet.Highlightsofthisseasonwerea5seconddropinher100Flyanda3seconddropinher100Free(withnotimestocomparetofromlastyear).Thingstoworkoninpracticeincludeyourfreestyleheadposition,makesurethewaterisrightonyourforeheadbyyourcapline,andalsotrytothrowasmuchwateraspossibleeacharmstroke.Acceleratethosearms.Greatjobthisyear!

Lucas Du Lisa Age Group IIcanseetheconfidenceinLucas’swimminggrowingmonthbymonth,theendurancebecamemoreevidentduringthelast10x50setcomingfromthe32’stothe30’s!Ithinkbeingmoreregularaboutyourpracticeschedulehasreallyhelpedkeepyourprogressgoingintherightdirection!Keepuptheattentiontodetailandyouaregoingtohaveagreattimeswimmingforyourhighschool!

Sedona Duggal Dillon Age Group ISedona,Sedona,Sedona.Sedonawasanosebreatherforherentirelifesofar,andthatallchangedthisyear.Shehasworkedhardatbreathingthroughhermouth.Thiswasaccomplishedwiththeuseofanoseplug,andIamgladshefinallyhasenoughoxygentoreallypushherselfduringworkout.Herfavoritestatementis“Iamnotasprinter”,butthisisusuallyinresponsetometellingher“Tempo,Tempo,TEMPO!”duringnonsprintmainsets.Nowthatyouhavetheoxygenyoucanmoveyourarmsfaster!Acceleratethosearms!Highlightsforthisyeararea16seconddropinher500,a14seconddropinher200Free,andan8seconddropinher200IM.Keepuptheworkandtheeffortandyouwillseeevenmoreimpressivedrops.

Lauren DuPuis Dillon Age Group ILaurenisinhersecondyearswimmingwithGroupI,andsheworksherselfharderduringthemainsetsthananyoneelseinthepool.ShehasmovedintothetoplaneatQueenAnneandBallardasaresult,andshebattlestoleadwheneverpossible.Shehashadsomegoodyearoveryeartimedrops,butIknowshehasmuchmoretodropsinherbasedonherpracticeattendanceandeffort.Thisyearshighlightsincludedroppingover9secondsinher100Back,3secondsinher50Back,andswimmingthe200backand1650forthefirsttimethisyear.Laurenswamthe1650twicethisyear,andtiedhertimeexactly,tothehundredthofasecond!Shelikesthatpace!Laurenhasreallygottenalotbetteratnotbreathingoffherwallsinpractice,andshehasalsoworkedhardonkickingwithaconstantkickwhensheswimsfreestyle.Lauren,keepupyourhardwork,itwillpayoffbigtime!

Jessie Evans Lisa Age Group IJessie’sadmittancetoAGIwithher20x100testsetishandsdownTHEBESTthathaseverbeenaccomplishedandonethatneitherCoachJohnorIwilleverforget–weweresoproudofher.RunJessieRun!!!!!Now,6monthsintohertransitionintoAGI,Jessieleadsherlaneandisaveryhardworkereverydayineverysetoneverystroke.IamthrilledtoreportthatJessiehastriedneweventsinmeetsandhasdroppedintothe:29’sinher50free,hasdropped10secondsinthelastyearinher100freeandnearlyaminuteandahalfinher500free!Thatissomeseriousdrops–itprovesthathardworkandgreatattendancepayoffinbigways!Jessiehasbeentroubledbysomebackissues,didthatstopher?No–sheisJessie,shefindsawayandjustdoesn’tcomplainandIreallyadmireherleadershipqualities.

Bridget Fetty Lisa Age Group IBridgetstartedherAGIcareeroutonatentativenote.Abituncertainofherowncapabilities,shelikedtohangouttowardstheendofthelaneandletotherslead.Afterabitofcoaxingsherealizedthatthisgoingfastthingwaskindoffunandshedidn’tlookback!SheexcelledtothepointwhereshemadePNSchampsandthenqualifiedforthe400IMatRegionals!Unfortunately,ashouldertweakhasgottenthebestofhertrainingoverthelastseveralmonths,butBridgetisworkingherwaybackinherenthusiasticandenergeticteenmanner!ThisyearBridgethaslearnedalotaboutmodulatingreactionstoracesbetheypositiveornegative.Iftheyarepoor–whatdidwelearnandmoveon,iftheyaregood–niceworkandlet’sfocusonthenextracesowedon’texhaustourselveswithemotion!IamREALLYlookingforwardtomore400IM’s!!!It’sanawesomeniche!


Isabel Fetty Lisa Age Group IIsabelmakesmelaugh.Shejustswingshersassyponytailandwalksawaysaying“OKAY!”andoffshegoestowhateverIsabelisdoing!Thisyearishasbeenaboutconqueringthat200fly!Shetrieditlastsummeranditgotthebestofher,butthatwasthelasttimethatwasgoingtohappen!ThisyearshehasconquereditandswamitnotonlyatPNSchampsbutatRegionals…..itisstillaneweventandthereareplentyofthingstodotolearn“how”toswimit…butyoureallyhaveagreatstartonitIsabel!Ilikethewaythe500freeisfittingonyouandIreallywanttoseeyougetbackto200IM’s……keepworkingthatbreastrokekickandstreamline!Itisallgoingtohappennowthatyouaremovingintothefastersendofflane!

Olivia Gabanek Dillon Age Group IOliviaisinhersecondseasonwithCascade,andshemovedintoAGIatthebeginningofthisyear.Olivialovestorace,andisespeciallytoughwhenpairedupwithafamiliarfacefrompracticeatmeets.Highlightsofthisseasonincludean11seconddropinher100IM,an8seconddropinher100Breast,and5seconddropsinbothher100and200Free.Shehasonlybeenswimmingwithusonefullseason,andsheisa:29inher50free,anda1:02inher100free.Shehasagreatfreestylewhensheisfocusedonhersneakybreathing/eliminatingthecrossover/fastkickingcombo(theyallneedtobedonetogether).IneedyoutoworkonFOCUSINGonyourfreestyletechniqueduringpractice.ifyoudo,youwillbeamazedatyourtimes!

Jack Heffernan Lisa Age Group IJackjoinedusamere3monthsagoaftermakingtheAGItestsetonhisowninalanebyhimselfatMadison.Hardtodowithoutlanematesandbeingyourownlaneleader!Sincethenhehasproventobeanenthusiasticswimmerwhoisunafraidtoworkhardduringlessthan“fun”setsinordertobuildtheenduranceenginewithinhimself.EverytimeJackisgiveninstruction,hequiteeagerlyacceptsthesuggestionsandputsthemtousealmostimmediately.HighmarkstoyouJackforbeingoneofthemostpoliteyoungmenontheteamrightnow!Itisappreciated!Jackispostingan8seconddropinhis100freeoverthelastfewmonthsaswellasdramaticdropsinhisbreastrokeandIM’s!KeepitupJack!

Owen Heffernan Lisa Age Group IOwenjoinedAGIthisyearandisgettingusedtoaWHOLENEWworkoutandyardageroutine.Justnowheismasteringthelongersets,thefastersendoffs,theincreasedofamountoftrainingtimeandsettlingintobeingabletoreallytraininsteadofjusttryingtokeepup.HehastrulyimbeddedhimselfintotheAGItraininggroup!Itisclearlyevidentwhenlookingathistestsetof10x50times...hestartedtheseasonwithan:34secondaverage,andthatwasallovertheplace–noconsisitency.Hisfastestaveragenowhasdropped3½secondstoa31.2averagewithnobouncingalloverthechartswithtimes–thosearesolidtimesrepeatedoverandoverwhichindicatesconditioningtrainingisreallystarttokickin!Greatstart!

Stephanie Houston Lisa Age Group IThishasbeenarecoveryseasonforStephandshehascontinuedtotrainbykickinglikeatrooperthroughallherworkouts.Recentlyshehasbeenabletoaddabitofarmworkbackintoherroutineandaslongaswekeepacorrecthandentry,aheaddownpositionandadirectinlinebodypullweshouldseeStephbackinthetrenchesagainworkingtogetreadyforagreathighschoolseasonnextyear!Isuremissseeingyouswimfly!

Regan Jones Lisa Age Group IReganisayoungladywithagreatsmile,sweetcharacterandsomewickedskillswhensheputsthemtouse!Ithinkshelikestotoywiththeideaof“doingitright”forabitandthengetstothinkingaboutsomethingelseduringworkoutandtheskillskindofgetleftinthedust.Herearethegoals:Inthewaterforwarmupontime,notanchoringthelanebutworkingyourwaytowardsthefrontofthelane,movingupintothenextlanebynextfall,breathingeveryotherstrokeandawidewingspaninyourfly,andfinallytokeepgoingtheentireset!Youaresostronginthewater–wegetallyourworkoutsinduringtheweekandyouwillprettymuchbeunstoppable.Itisgoingtotakewatertimethough!Can’twait!

Sarah Keaton Lisa Age Group ISarah’sfirstseasoninAGIisgoingverywellinthatshecanhandlesomeofthefastlanesetsnowatpractice.It’slikebeingGoldilocks,onesendoffistooeasy,onesendoffisnearimpossible,anditishardtodecidewhichtochoose!Sarahhasbeentoughandtakenonthechallengeofmakingasmuchasshecanonthemoreaggressivesendoffside.IamverypleasedtoseeSarah’senduranceincreasingasmeasuredbyourmonthly10x50set–heraverageshavenowdroppedbelow:30intothe29’s!KeepinguptheattentiontodetailandtheSTREAMLINESoffthewallshasbegun,butthereissomuchmorespeedtobegainedhere!Allthelittle“details”ofstrokeswillbemakingabigdifferenceinperformancenowthatenduranceiscomingalong!I’mreallygladyouhavealsodecidedtokeepyourlegsunderwaterwhileyouaresprintingnow–mostofthetime!


Katie Kirk Lisa Age Group IKatieisthepictureofperseverance!Hereisabubbly,positiveswimmerwhogetsknockeddownbyacold,fluoranearinfectionbutcomesbackwithherfistsupandreadytodukeitoutwiththewateragainworkingashardasanyoneIhaveseentogetbacktowheresheleftoff.Despitethehurdlessheneedstojumpeachgo-round,Katie’stimeshavehadveryrespectabledropsthroughtheseasonandsheisdiligentlyworkingonperfectingafewstroke(andturn)flawsthataregoingtoreallygoingtoincreasetheproficiencyofherstrokesandraces.Now,tothrowinafewflyeventsanda400IM!

Michael Lin Lisa Age Group IMike&Ihadapactlastfallthathisheadlift,windmillfreeandsidewaysflipturnsWEREgoingtobe“fixed”byOct31st–Halloween,ANDHEDIDIT,Iwasthrilled!Hebecameverydetailorientedandsmmooothandgotfaster!Thereseemstohavebeenahiccupinfocusduringthewinterandstrokes&turnswentbacktopreHalloweenstylewithouttheefforttofixthemagain.SinceSectionals,Mikehasgottenbackonthebandwagonagaintotrytocorrectthe“FatalFlaws”aswecoachesliketocallthem,inordertobecomeincrediblyeffectiveinmovingwater.IamconfidentinMike’sabilitytopushhimselfveryhardduringsets,hedoesn’tmindthatatall,itisamatteroflearningtoswimfastandsmartnowinsteadofjust“musclingitthrough”.So,Free:Frontquad,headposition,flips.Fly:Handposition,headpositionwhenbreathing.Breast:Streamline,hipslevel.Back:Headback,toesup.EverydayeverystrokeMike!

Lexi Malick Dillon Age Group ILexihasdoneagreatjobthisyearswimmingmorepracticesthanbefore,andreallygettingagoodtrainingyardagebaseinthisyear.Shealwaysseemstohaveasmileonherface,andshehaslearnedyouneedtospeakupwheninaloudpoolenvironmentsothatIcanactuallyhearhervoicethisyear.Shehadsomegreatswimsthisseasonwitha9seconddropinbothher200FreeandBackstroke,a7seconddropinher100Back,anda6seconddropinher200IM.WeareworkingonasneakybreathinFreestyleandrotatingequallytoeachsideinBackstroke.Keepupthatpracticeattendancenowthatyouarehealthyagain!

Kipras Mazeika Lisa Age Group IKiprasisnewtoAGIthisyearANDnewtoyearroundclubswimming!IcannameononehandtheswimmersthathavebeenabletocomefromalmostanoclubswimmingbackroundrightintoAGIandKipisoneofthose!Iwasn’tsureinthefirstfewweeks,infactIthoughthemightbugout–wasIeverwrong!KipworkshardeverydayateverysetoneverystrokeandhasprogressedintoaswimmerthatmadePNSchampsinthebreastrokeandhaschallengedhimselftothe400IMseveraltimesinmeets!Ilikethatkindofdetermination!Next,movingupinthatlaneandnotbeingcautiousabouttellingotherlanematesthatyouWILLbeswimminginfrontofthemonbreastrokesets!

Josie McCloughan Lisa Age Group IJosieisourcrazydistancefree&strokegirlandgets100%ofmyrespectinherworkoutattendanceandworkethic.Youareoneofthemostinspirationalmembersofourteamtome.YouareALWAYSstrivingtofindthingsthatyoucandotoimproveyourraces,youstayaftertodoextraupperbodywork,youlistenincrediblywell,alwayshaveapositiveattitudeandarethereforyourteammatesasafriend.Yougiveattentiontoyourstrokework,haveabsolutelyperfectedyourstreamlinedwallstobeoneofthebestinAGI,andthenthereisthatlittledetailofyour200Fly’s!JosiechallengedherselftoswimitlastyearandIbelieveshehasswumthatevent(andthe200&400IM)morethaneveryoneelsecombined!Yourgladiatortendenciesarereallystartingtoemergeasyourtimesdrop,thosecoupleofraces(youknowwhichones)weresomeofmyfavoritetowatchthisseason….youreffortissuperbandyouknowIwishyouALLthebestinSeniorsJosie!

Aaron McCrackin Lisa Age Group IIamsoproudofAaronforremainingfocusedonthenewstrokesheisadaptingintohisrepertoire!Thisisahardskill,startingwithastrokethatinthepasthasworkedforyouasa“kid”andthen,asyougrowclosertobeingateen–changingthestroketoamorematurestyletofitthebodybegrowninto.IttakesSOMUCHpatienceandAaronhasbeentrying–sometimesabitmorewhenIamgivinghimtheeagleeye,butmostofthetimeonhisown.YouaregoingtobesohappyyoumadethesechangesinthelongrunAaronbecauseitwillmakeyousomuchfasterthanyoucouldhaveeverbeenwiththe“oldAaron”stroke.Yourlinesoffthewallsaretighter,yourlineasyouswimisbecomingmorestreamlinedandthatiswhatwillmakeyoufastintheyearstocomeasyoudevelop!Keepuptheeffort!


Milli McFall Lisa Age Group IMusicalMilli,doyouthinkwecouldevergetyourfeettomoveasfastonakickboardasyourfingersmoveontheivory?Milliisverypassionateaboutpianoandswimmingwhichbothrequirequiteabitofattentiontodetail.HerpianocareerissoaringthroughthecloudsandswimmingisholdingsteadywithsolidpracticesandexcellenteffortwhileyouarethereMilli.Lookingforwardtoafewsummermeetswithyou!

Audrey McFarland Dillon Age Group IAudreyisanotheroneofthoseswimmerswhowillworksoharduntilsheturnspurple.Shewasinjuredforthesecondhalfoftheseasonlastyear,buthasbouncedbackandhasgottenbackintothegrooveagainthisyear.Herpracticeattendanceandarrivaltimesarenotideal,butshealsofindstimetodosomegymnastics,andthathasseemedtohelpherstrength.Shehasdropped21secondsinher200Fly,8secondsinher400IM,7secondsinher100Fly,and6secondsinher200IM.Weareworkingonnotslowingdownourarmswhilewerecoverinfreestyle,andnotcomingsohighoutofthewaterinbutterflywhilebreathing.GreatjobthisseasonAudrey!

Daniella Melegh Dillon Age Group IDaniellajoinedusthisyear,andshehasreallybeenagreatadditiontoourteam.Sheisagoodteammateduringpractice,andshehasfunwithherlanemates.Daniellahasbeenworkingonstartingherfreestylestrokewithlessofanoutsweep,andusinghershouldersandhavingaslightlybigger(butstillfast)pullinherBreaststroke.Shehadsomegreathighlightsthisyearwitha7seconddropinher200Breast,6seconddropinher200IM,anda4seconddropinher100Breast.Shehasalsochallengedherselfthisyearbyswimminganumberofeventsthatshehadneverswumbeforeincludingthe200sofeachofthestrokes,the400IMand500Free.Greatjobthisseason!

Hana Mollin Lisa Age Group IIblinkedafewweeksagoandallofthesuddenHanawasgrowingup!Don’tgetmewrong,thisnewCascade&AGIswimmerhasneverbeenthe“delicatelittleflower”thatsheappearstobeontheoutside.Totheunsuspectingcompetitorinherheats,theyhavemettheirmatchinthisfiercecontender!HanaleftquitetheimpressiononmewhenImetherlastfallbecauseshealwayscallsme“CoachLisa”,whichtothisday,stillstartlesmewhenIhearit!Howpolite!Thislittlefirecrackerisbecomingquitethesprinter!Justafewmonthsagoshewasswimminga1:09forher100free,nowsheisinthe1:03’s!ThereisanextragearHanacanshiftintoandturnonduringracesthatIamreallylookingforwardtoherrefiningforherlongerracesandIM’s!Wehavesomemoreworktodoinbreastrokeandflyandeverytimesheisgiveninstructionontheseshetriesdiligentlytoputtheinformationintoplace….keepupthegoodworkHana!

Marina Or Lisa Age Group IMarinahasbeenONFIREthisseason!AGItrainingseemstoagreewithher!MarinastartedtheseasonasmostnewAGIswimmersdo–abitrestrainedinherlane,happytoletothersgoaheadofherandpadalongbehindeveryone.Withagooddoseofprotestshehasbeenmovingsteadilytowardsthefrontofthelaneandlearningtoleadabitwhichagreatskilltohave!Marina’sendurancehassignificantlyimproved(whichiswhyyoushouldbeenteringthe100&200freemoreoften)andhersprintingisbecomingmorerefined!TheheadpositioninbackstrokeisanongoingfracasbutIbelievewewilltriumphsoon!Congratsonyourhugetimesdropssofarthisseason–can’twaitforsummer!

Andrew Osborn Lisa Age Group IAndrewisbaaack!Andrewstartedtheseasononaripsnortingrampagetotakedowneverythinginsightandwasaccomplishingit!Effortforthisguywasnotevenanissue–ifAndrewwasatworkouthewastheretowork-coachesdream.SomethingmusthavedistractedhimattheendofDecmeberorbeginningofJanuarythough,andamorereservedAndrewthatIdidn’tknowaswellappeared.Asofseveralweeksago,Iamthrilledtoreportthatthewildmanhasreturned!Idon’tknowifthattankgotre-fueled,thepilotlightwasre-ignited,thebulbwentbackon–whatever–Andrewisonamissionagain!Heisbacktowantingtoleadthelane,passpeople,feelthespeedandIcouldn’tbehappier!Nowwegetbacktothefocusofstrokemechanicsandthe“Crossunder”thebodywhichweneedtogetridofandthingswillreallyspeedup!Welcomebackfromwhereeveryouwere!


Payton Pederson Lisa Age Group IPaytonisinher“freshman”yearofAGIandwhileittookacoupleofmonthstogetusedtothetransitionandworkload,issheeverstartingtotakeoffnow!Weusedtohavequiteafew“equipment”malfunctionsofcaps&goggles,butnotnearlysomuchanymoreandtheresult?Fasttimes!Herenduranceandspeedshotupgoingfroma1:06.Inthe100freetoa1:01!Can’twaittoseeyoubreaktheminutebarrier!Yourflyislookingsomuchbetterandyourtimesreflectthattoo,wenowneedtogetadventurousandexplorelongerracesandIM’swhichwillbegoodeventsforyou!IreallyenjoytheenthusiasmyoubringtoCascadePayton–keepfinetuningyourworkhabitswithgreatattendanceandcontinuedattentiontodetailinyoursets!Youwillbegoingtoallkindsofmeets!

Anna Pitts Lisa Age Group IAnnahasreallyincreasedherendurancethis1stseasonofAGIandhasbecomeaveryproficientlaneleaderwillingtoworkveryhardduringeverysetthatsheswims.Annaisquitefuntocoachbecausesheimmediatelytakessomeprettydifficultinstructionsgiventoherduringpracticesandincorporatesthemintoherswimmingcatalogueandendsupbeingmoreefficientprettyquickly.WithplentymoredetailstoworkonIamreallyanticipatingthissummerseasonandamenjoyingwatchingAnnatransitionintothefastsendofflanewhereshecanbechallengedmorefittingly!

Megan Pitts Lisa Age Group IInhertimelessMeganfashion,Meghastakenanentireseasonofinjuryonturneditintoasituationwhereshestilldemonstrateshercommitmenttoswimming,stayingfitandbeingcommittedtoherteamandteammates.Whilemaintaininggoodattendanceandrehabprotocol,ifshecouldn’tswimshekicked,workedonhercoreindrylandsorfoundsomethingshecouldworkontokeepfitnesslevelsup.AsofafewweeksagosheisbacktoslowlyexperimentingwithfullsetsandIcouldn’tbeMOREhappytoseeMegbackinthechallengezone!

Jason Qian Lisa Age Group IJasonhastobeoneofthehardestworkingguysinAGI!EVERYTHINGistobedoneatmaximumintensity!Ican’ttellyouhowmuchacoachappreciatesaswimmerthatiswillingtoputitoutthereeverydayandinspireteammatestodothesame!Itbecomesclearhowmuchenduranceheisgainingwhenyoulookathis10x50setsandseethathehasdroppedtimeeverysinglemonthwehadrepeatedthisset!WhatwearedesperatelytryingtoworkonnowisactuallyS-L-O-W-I-N-Gthingsdownandgettingthetechniquerightinsteadofrushrushrushtofinish.Nowthattheengineisbeingbuiltupwehavetoworkonfinetuningthemotorandthatcomesthroughmeticulousattentiontodetailasinstreamlinesoffthewall,dolphins,headpositionwhilebreathing.Iappreciatethewillingnesstolistenandtrybecauseitistrulythenextdoortocreatingfasterswims!

Indira Rampersad Lisa Age Group IIndiraspentthefallandwintergettingusedtothetraininginAGIandisnowpoisedtomakehermove!Effectivestroketechniqueshavebeenmastered,herdrylandexcercisesarestellerandnowthe“heaveho”muscleworkofbuildingabiggerengineandabiggercardiovascularcapacityistobegin.LaneleadingisinyourfutureIndira–youcouldchronicleyourjourneyandalltheworkoutsyoucomplete,yourreactionstothemandyoursendoffsinjournals…Idid…IthinkyouwillfindtheyareVERYinteresting10yearsdowntheline!

Sophia Rice Dillon Age Group ISofiaswamwithusthisyearinherfirstyearintheAGIgroup.Shehasgottenmuchbetteratherskills,butweneedtofocusonfastturnsandnobreathingintooroutofyourwallsinpractice.Shelikestosay,“Iamtired”beforepractice,butIneverseeherslowdowninworkoutbecauseofit.Shehashadsomeamazingdropsthisyearwith26secondsinher100Fly,20secondsinher200Free,and6secondsinher100Free.Shealsoswamthe200Flyand500Freeforthefirsttimethisyear.Greatwork!

Ella Rogers Lisa Age Group IEllaisstartingtosparkleinthepool.Thereisagoldennuggetinsidethisgraciousyoungladythatcouldburstoutatanymomentwhereshewillrealizethatlaneleadingandfastersendoffsareherfriendinsteadoffoe.Actually,IthinkshesecretlyknowsthisalreadyandstartedtoyingwiththeidealastJanuary.Thereweremoresetsshestartedtoswimstraightthrough,attendancebecamemorereliable,effortduringsetswasnoticeablyimproved.Thisabilitytohangintherelongerinbiggersetsallowedher100backstroketimetoplummetfroma1:11.0toa1:06.Iamlookingforwardtowatchingyouexpandyourhorizonwithdifferenteventsatmeetssoon!Keepuptheeffort!


Zarek Rushevics Lisa Age Group IZarekmovedupmidseasonandhadaboatloadofcatchuptodointheskillsdepartmentthateveryoneelseinAGIhadbeenworkingonformonths.IamhappytoreportthatZarekcannowgetpasttheflagsoffofeachwall(althoughwecouldstillstreamlinemoreforadramaticincreaseinspeedoffthewall),hehasmadeamarkedefforttofinishallthesetshestartsandlistenswelltoinstructionandtriestoimplementitfortheday….nowwehavetoimplementitforlife!Sprintsarelookingstrong,nowwiththeextrayardagewewillbelookingforafewlongerracestoo!

Anna Sargent Lisa Age Group I"ThefollowingisinthespiritofAnna’sbackstroke:“AnnaandFred-swimmingdownthelane,R-O-L-L-I-N-G.Firstcomesrocking,thenFredjumping,theregoesAnnatothebottomtorepairthemoorage.”FredisAnna’srock,therockthatsitsonherforeheadduringbackstroketokeepherfromwaggingherheadsidetoside,andtobequitefairtherehasabeenavastimprovementoverthelastfewmonthsnotonlyinheadwagging,mousecatchinginbutterfly(imagineacatpouncingonamousefromaboveandyouhaveAnna’soldfly),lookingforthebackstrokeflagsatthe½waypointandstoppinginsets.WhatIamreallyoverjoyedwithiswatchingthechangeinAnna’slongersets…thedeterminationshedemonstratesandsometimesnowleadswith–nice!AnnahasdroppedaHUGE3secondsinher10x50averageandisnowinthe30’s!Her500freehasdroppedaround30seconds,herbreastrokeisimprovingwhichcanonlymeanonething–400IMsoon!!!!!"

Reid Scharenberg Dillon Age Group IReiduppedhisgameearlierthisyearbycommittingto4or5practicesperweek,andpreviouslyithadalwaysbeen3foryearspast.Thisreallymadeadifferencewithhisendurancefortheweekswherehekeptatit.Wehavealotofskillstofocuson,streamlines,constantkicks,nobreathingoffthewalls.Whenyouarerested,youcandothesethingswithsimplereminders.Onceyougettired,Iseealotlessfocusontheseskillsdespiteconstantreminders.Rememberthatyouneedtoespeciallyworkonthesethingswhileyouaretiredsothatyoucandothesethingscorrectlywhenyouaretiredinyourraces!Moreattendancewillhelpwithhowtiredyougetonthemainsets,andthemoremainsetsyoucandowiththecorrectskills,thefasteryouwillbeinmeets.Youhadsomedecentdropswith5secondsinthe200Back,3secondsinyour50,100,and200Free,butIknowthatyouhavealotmoreinyouwithbetterattendance.

Timony Sherry Lisa Age Group ITimonyisavicioussprinterwhoislearningthatthereismoretolifethana50inall4strokes,yesTimony,thereisa500Free!YesTimony–theswimmingmiledoesexistandyoucantryit!IreallyappreciateT’spositivedemeanorandherlaugh,herabilitytomovewithconfidencethroughthewater.Someswimmersaretentative,notT,sheconfrontsthewateranddealswithitwhichisoneofthereasonswhyshewassovitaltoourrelaysatSectionals!BeingabletojuggleaBasketballscheduleandherswimminghavebeenquiteafeatbutthisisoneyoungladythathandleschallengeswell.

Mika Spivey Lisa Age Group IMikasetthenewAGI–10x50recordthisseasonwitha26.35average!Congrats!Whilethattouchstoneisexciting,whathasheartenedmeinMika’syearsofaristhedifferenceinworkethicfromthelastseasonandthebeginningofthisseasontothepresent.Usedtobe,abitofdiscomfortwiltedthisyounglady,now–fangsarestartingtogrow!Thereisnomorestoppinginsets,thereisattentiontodetailinherstellarturnsandwalls,shetakesinstructionmuchmoreeasilynowandasksforittoo.WhensheisgettinguncomfortableinasetsheactuallydigsinmoreandIcan’tevenbegintotellyouhowmuchIrespectthatquality.Nextmissionisaddingafewmore200&500freeracesandsome400IM’s!Youwillbeverygoodatthose!ThankyouforalwayssharingyourenthusiasmwiththeteamMika.

Anders Stenfjord Lisa Age Group IIreallyappreciateAndersbecausehecangetseriousandkickstarthislaneasalaneleader,heisfunnyandisadeptatcommunicatingwhileswimminginthewater,hehasbeenverypro-activeinworkingonhisstroketechniqueandhisenduranceisgettingtotheperfectleveltotransitionintotheSeniortraininggroup.LikeclockworkAnders10x50timeshavebeendescendingwhichshowsthatheisputtingtheworkintherightway.His100free,100back,200back,200&400IMweresomeoftheeventsthatshowedreallyencouragingdropsthisseason.LookingforwardtoseeingwhoyoubecomeinthewaternextfallAnders!


Aiyana Tietze-Di-Toro Dillon Age Group IAiyanaisanotheroneofthosemultisportathletes.Sheswimsandsheplaysvolleyball.Shehasgoodpracticeattendance,despitethesecompetingtwosportsandoftenrushesoutofourpracticetogotohernextpractice.ThebiggestthingIwantyoutoworkonAiyanaisgivingextraordinaryeffortonourmainsets.Iknowyoucanmakethesendoffsinthefastestlane,butoftenyouchoosenotto.YouneedtofightthrougheachmainsetandbattlewiththechallengesthatIputbeforeyou.Ifyoudodecidetoswimonaslowersendoff,youneedtogofastersinceyouaregettingmorerest,notslowerbecauseyoucanstillmakethesendoff.Weareworkingonhandplacementinthefrontofyourfreestyle,andnotslowingdownyourarmsatthefinish.Thisseason'shighlightsinclude32seconddropinthe500,17seconddropinthe200Fly,anda10seconddropinthe200Breast.Greatjob!

Deanna Ton Lisa Age Group I“D”istryingtosneakintoterritorywhereusuallytheswimmerswhohavebeeninAGIforseveralyearsdaretotread,shesnuckintotheTop3timesofthe10x50averagesthisyearandsurprisedQUITEafewofherteammates!ShedidagainbymakingtheSeniortestsettheotherday!No–I’mnotlettingyououttamysightyet.Sinceyoudecidedtodothissetat11yearsoldIamgoingtomakea“Special”DeannaSeniortestsetjustforyouifyouwanttomoveupwhenyouare13….DOUBLEthetestsetwitha“proper”diveeach200andyouhavetomakeitto7yardsoffeachwallandmaybeadda400IMontheendofitjustforgoodmeasure.Thatshouldkeepyoubusyforawhile.Asyoumaybeabletotell,thispolitelittleladyreallyisnotfondofbarrierspeoplechoosetoputinfrontofher,thosebarriersarejustforbreakingaren’ttheyD?

Andrew Ton Lisa Age Group IAndrewhashadamazingyearofinsightintohisswimming!Herealizeshedoesn’tneedtobe10forever,he(almost)realizesracingandbeatingguys2-3yearsolderthanhimisgreatfun,herealizesthatjustshowinguptoworkouttogetwetisn’tgoingtomakehimswimfast–andthatisprobablymostvaluablethingyoumayhaverealizedthisyearAndrew(withthehelpoftherefrigeratordoor).Thedifferenceineffortsincethedaythatlightbulbwentonwastheturningpointinyouryear.Whenyouaremakingsomethinghappeneverydayofeverypracticeineverystrokeandturn,youseeresultsthatwillbeextremelysatisfying.Whenyouhavehadtowaitfor“it”theresultsareevensweeter.Yougetit.You’vegotthebackbonenow.Thetrickisbeingconfidentinthefactthatwhenyouputintheeffortitisthereforyouwhenyouneedit.IhopeyouenjoyyourtransitiontoSeniorsAndrew,Ithinkyouaregoingtohave“fun”.PS–Ithasnotescapedmyattentionthatyoustillneedtodoa200flythisyear–justsayin!

Isabella Wagner Dillon Age Group IIsabellahasagreatbreaststroke,sheismostlykickingthough.Shehasabeautifulsnappykick,andthathasgottenhertosomeRegionaltimes(beforesheagesup).TogettothenextlevelweareworkingongettinghertousethosearmmusclesmoreduringherBreaststrokepulls.Shedidareallynicejobofgettingthewiggleoutofherfreestylelastyear,butIsometimesstillseeitwhenIsabellaistired.Remembertorollyourhipswithyourshouldersabitmoresoyourhipsdontstickout.Isabellahasdoneagreatjobandalwayscanmakethe1:30base,andIhavechallengedherwiththe1:25baseforherfreestylesendoffs.Highlightsfromthisseasonstimesincludea22seconddropinthe100Free,14seconddropinthe200IM,7seconddropsinthe200Breastand100Back,anda5seconddropinthe100Breast.Thosearesomesignificanttimedifferences.Iwouldlovetoseeyoutrysomeneweventslikethe200and500Freeand400IM.

Eric Wang Lisa Age Group IEricEricEric.IthinkifIhadyouonemoreyearinAGI,Iwouldhavefinallyhadtochangefrommyregulartorturetoolofducttapetobringinginacastironfryingpantoclunkyouovertheheadtostopthecheekdipbackstroke.Iadmit–youREALLYDOtrytofixit,I’vejustneverseenaneckmuscleasstubbornasyours.I’mhonoredtohavebeenabletocoachyouwithyourcontinuingexcellentattendance,yourrespectforoursportandyourtenaciousness.WatchingyourperformancesatRegionalsgoingfromprelimstofinalsandhowyoumanagedyourmeet,thelargetimedropsyouhadovertheseasonandyourdramaticdropsinthe10x50set,Cascadeisproudtohaveyouasteammember!Thanksforrepeatingthesetstoyourlanemates–youalways“gotit”thefirsttime!Refreshing!


Arthur Wesley Lisa Age Group IOnceuponatimetherewasalittleboyinAGIIIwholookedatmeandtoldmehewouldnevereverswimfreeandwouldonlyswimbreastroke.Nowthat“little”boytowersovermeandcanruntheentireCascadetimingsystematswimmeetsandDOESswimfreeandbackandfly–legally!Heleadshislane,recitesthesciencebehindalgaeandmoleculesandmakesmeyellathimforcountingtooshortonsets–(Ijustthinkhe’sprobablytryingtocheat).HealsocountsinTurkishwhenhedoeshischinups.ItissohardformerightnowtoimaginecoachingAGIwithoutArthurondeck….it’sjustbeensomanyyears!Veryinterestingyears!IsupposeTomwillfillmeinonwhetherheandArthurhaveconvertedgrassintoacowornotyet.KeepworkingonthatfrontquadrantArthuranddon’tbesurprisedifIshowupondeckataSeniorpracticeandgiveyouthefrontquad“sign!”

Cassidy Wilton Dillon Age Group IIlovethatCassidyisalwayswearingahugesmileonherfaceatpractice.EvenwhenIamgivingherhandsignalsduringamainset,IknowshehasseenthemwhenIseehersmilebackatme,andsometimesnod.Theabilitytohavefuninworkoutdespite/especiallybecauseofthedifficultyofthemainsetsisaawesomeskilltohavealreadymastered.Idowanthertoworkonherquicknessduringmainsets,don'tbeafraidofworkingtoohardandcrashingandburninginthemiddleoftheset.Apacethatistooslowismuchworsethantryingtogofastandrealizingyoucouldonlykeepitupforhalfoftheset.IwanttoseemoretempoinFree,BackandBreast.InFlytheTempoisfine,justdon'tpauseyourstrokeinfront(bydivingdown).Youhavehadsomegreatdrops,9secondsinthe100IM,and5secondsin100Free,Back,andBreast,and3secondsinyour50Free!Nicejob!

Princeton Wong Dillon Age Group IPrincetonhasthebestpracticeattendancesoftheBallardandQAAGIgroup.Heisjustaboutalwaysthere,andhereallylikestoworkhardandraceinpracticeandatmeets.ThishasleadtoanumberofgoodtimedropsthisyearforPrinceton.However,thereareALOTofskillsthatweneedtoworkon.Ifyouworkontheseskills,youwillgetsignificantlyfaster.Themainthemesareholdingyourstreamlinesoffeverywallfor3seconds,NObreathingoffthewalls,keepyourheadstillinfreestyleandbackstroke,andgoingintoyourflipturnswithafastdolphinandheadthrowdown.Whenwegettobreaststrokeinworkout,youalwaystrysohardtobefast,butpleaseworkonthepullaswell.Makesureyouarereallypullingwaterandnotjustslicingthroughthewaterquickly.Highlightsforthisseasonincludea22secdropinhis200Free,12seconddropsinhis100&200Breast,500Freeand100Free,and7seconddropinhis50Fly.WOW,thatattendancesuredoeswonders!

Daniel Zevenbergen Lisa Age Group IDaniel,“Dragon”,isaworkout-aholic!Thisguymissesveryfewpracticesandalltheeffortheputsintohisswimminghasdroppedhimanother3secondsdowninhis10x50averageovertheseasonintothe:28’s!Wallsaremuchimprovedovertheseason,endurancehasskyrocketedandIcan’twaittoseehowthisplaysoutduringlongcourseseasonanda50mpool!“Effort”isDragon’smiddlenameandIamhopingyoustillcontinuetoworkonlengtheningallstrokesandwalls!

Connor Zhang Lisa Age Group IIcan’tevenbegintocountthenumberofpushupsConnorhasdoneduringsetsto“pay”fornotmakingitpasttheflags,ornotdoingaflipturnorpushingoffonhisstomachinbackstroke.IhadtoresorttopushupsbecauseIwassotiredofremindinghimthatIcan’teventobegintocount!HappilyIamreportingthatthereisprogress!Pushupsseemtowork….fornow.ThereisNOTHINGwrongwithConnors’effortwhenhegetsgoinginaset–heisruthless!IwanttoseeyoucombineyourruthlessworkoutpersonalitywithabitmorerelentlessattentiontodetailONYOUROWN,withoutmenagging.Youthinkyouarehappywiththeincredibletimedropsyouhadthisseason?Waittillyoupairthatwiththededicationtodetail….itwillberidiculousinagreatway!

Evan Zverev Lisa Age Group IItwasanodddaywhenEvanwenttothebackofthelaneandswamslowly.Igotfrustrated,hegotquiet…tooquiet,andthatwaswhenIrealizedhejustdidn’tfeelgoodandhetoldmeso!IwassousedtoEvanswimmingstrongthrougheverything,thatitmadenosensewhenheswamslow!NowIknowwhenheundertheweather!Evanhasaspiritthatlikestorace,workouts–take‘emorleave‘em…whatever(unessthereisaraceinvolved).Hisbattleracingforcehasbeennewlyunderstoodthisseason,thepeopleheracesarenotjustfloatingthroughtheirworkoutsatotherpools,hehastorememberthemeverystrokeofeveryworkoutandtrytoperfecthisowngameplaninordertotakethemprisoner.Ifthatdoesn’tamuseyouthenbattlethepaceclockeveryset–itdoesn’tlie.Iamproudofyouforbreakingthehabitofbreathingtooneside–itreallybalancesyourstrokesout….Istillwanttoseemoredolphinsoffwalls–stealthmode!Iwouldliketoseeyoukickituptoafull6daysnextseason….moreendurance!Morechallenges!Moreopponentstotakedown!Moremedals!


age grouP iiNicholas Adams Liliya Age Group IINickhasbeenastalwartleaderinlane1,helpingtheotherswimmersknowexactlywhattheytheyshouldbedoingandwhen.Hismaturityandleadershipwasextremelyhelpfultomeduringthefallwhenourlaneswerejustalittlecrowded!Nickhasimprovedbothinspeedandendurancethisyearandicontributethattomoreconsistentattendanceandanincreaseinmotivation.IloveNick’senthusiasmforbreaststrokebutwithalittlebitmorefocusontechniqueinsteadofracingIthinkhecouldturnthatenthusiasmintobiggertimedrops.AlthoughNickwillbegoingtohighschoolnextyearandunabletocontinueagegroupswimmingIhopehedecidestoswiminhighschoolandworkonthatbreaststroke.

Erin Anderson Will Age Group IIErinhashadabitofamixedbagthisseasonintermsofwheresheendsup.Somedays,she’sbeingdraggedalongtryingherhardesttomakethesend-offinalanethatiswaytoofastforher.Otherdaysshe’satthetopofhergroupshowingsomeofthenewerandyoungerswimmershowtodoadrillrightorattackasetthat’sinherspeedrange.Nomatterwhat,Erinalwayssportsasmileandagreatattitude.We’veseenplentyofstrokeimprovementoutofherthisseasonaswell.MoretimeinthepoolandafocusonthelittlethingswillgoalongwayforErininthefuture.Keepupthegoodwork!

Katherine Avedovech John Age Group IIKatherinemadethetransitionfromAGIIItoAGIIbackinthefallandhasnotlookedback.Herfavoritestroke,breaststroke,hasreallyblossomedwithsomeoutstandingtimedrops.Shehasbeenworkinghardonsmoothingoutherotherstrokesaswelltobecomeamoreefficientandwell-roundedIMer.Withacoupleofmoredaysinthepoolshewillbereadytotakethatnextsteptowardssomeserioustimedrops.Katherinealwaysbringsapositiveattitudetothepoolwhichmakescoachingheradelight!

Cooper Bargfrede Will Age Group IICooperhadabigyear.NotonlydidhequalifyforRegionalsinthe50,100,200and500freestyle(nottomentionrelays)buthispersonalbest2:18.59inthe200qualifiedCooperfortheWesternZonesmeetthisAugust(Thisisa9yearoldmakingthe12andundercutpeople!).Fortheseasonheshaved17secondsoffhis200freeandawhopping52offhis500!Cooper’stransitiontothetopgroupatBallardhasbroughthisstrokesandwallhabitsundersomewelldeservedscrutiny.Cooperhasthetalentanddrivetogofarwithswimming.Anincreasedfocusonqualityworkouttimewouldbeagoodgoalforthesummer.ThoughI’msurehe’stiredofhearingaboutit,thesmallthingsandastrongtechniquefocuswillbethekeytoCooperscontinuedsuccess.

Samara Barwell Brook Age Group IISammyhasgrownasaswimmerthisyear,advancingfromthemiddleofthepackinlaneonetothemiddleandsometimestowardsthefrontoflanetwo.IreallyhopethatshechoosestoswimforbothQueenAnneandCascadethissummeraheadofherfreshmanyearatBallard.HerbestyearsonCascadearestillaheadofher.

Isabella Berard Brook Age Group IIBellarecentlymovedupfromAgeGroup3andisverycoachableandmotivated.Herattendanceshouldbeherprimaryareaoffocusandgoalsforthenextyearbecausewhenshe’satpracticeshe’sveryhardworkingandenthusiastic.

Samuel Bert Brook Age Group IISambecameanenthusiasticmemberofthegroupwhenhediscoveredhowmuchfunitistousefinsonaregularbasis.Sincethen,hehasbecomeahard-workingleaderinthegroupwhoisdiscoveringhisenduranceandversatilityinallfourstrokes.IsincerelyhopethatheisabletotrainthroughthesummerbecauseheisaprimecandidateforAgeGroup1inthefall.

Zoe Bischoff Brook Age Group IIZoeisoneofourmostfocusedandhard-workingyoungswimmerswhoisverytrustingofthecoachesandwhofaithfullytriestoexecuteeverydirectionthatcomesfromthedeck.She'salsoagreatteammatewhobringsgoodleadershiptolaneonewhenshe'sthereorgreatcohesiontolanetwowhenshe'sthere.Morethananything,Iappreciatehowappreciativesheisofwhatwe'redoingatCascadeSwimClubandhowsheimprovesthemoodatpractice.

Anders Bowe Brook Age Group IIIhavetold,andcontinuetotell,Andersthatheismuchfasterthanhebelievesheis.He’sstrong,smooth,andcalminthewater,andwhenhetellshimselfthathecandoit,heisabletopulloffsomegoodsets.I’dliketoseehimgetintomoremeetsandbecomemorecompetitive;hehastogethungry.


Greta Bowman Liliya Age Group IIGretahasanincrediblyfunlovingpersonalityandthattranslatesdirectlytoherconsistentlypositiveattitudeatswimpractice.Shehasbeenawelcomeadditiontoourgroupthisyearonamuchmoreconsistentbasis.Gretaistheswimmerwhosegogglescanbreakandinsteadofstoppingtofixthem,shewillputthemonthesideofthepoolandcompletetheset.Nobigdeal!IenjoywatchingGretamatureintoaswimmerandIoftenforgetthatsheisonlynineyearsold.Gretahastremendousstrengthforsuchayoungswimmerandhasalreadydevelopedracingskills.Iwouldloveforhertoworkonlengtheningherstrokeandtakingadvantageofthatlongbody,especiallyonherfreestyle.Ithinkthedaythatshewillberacinghersisterandkeepingupiscomingsoonerthanlater!

Miranda Brayman Liliya Age Group IIMirandaisoneofmymostfunandmostchallengingswimmers.ThegrinonherfacewhenIfirstseeheratpracticeisoneofmyfavoriterewardsforcoaching.Iloveherenergyandspiritandthatgrin.IwishthatMirandachanneledsomeofthatenergyintofocusingonhertechniqueandskillsinpractice.Mirandaistwodifferentswimmersatpracticeandatmeets.Sheisextremelysocialandfriendswithmanyoftheswimmersinherlanewhichsometimesdetractsfromhercapacitytofocusonthedrillorsetweareworkingon.However,thatgirlsureknowshowtorace!Mirandabringsitatmeetsanddemonstratestomethatshehastheabilitytonotonlyswimbutalsotoraceandpushherself.Ihopethatthemoreexperienceshegetsswimmingandthemoresuccessshegetsatmeetswillencouragehertoworkharderatpracticeandtakeherswimmingtothenextlevel.

Isabel Brown John Age Group IICoachingIsabelagainthisyearIhavereaffirmedtwothings:1).thereisneveradullmomentwithherand2).Alwaysexpecttheunexpected.Isabelbringsaninfectiousenergytopracticeeachandeveryday.SheisalwaysgoodforalaughortwowhenIarriveandisquiteadeptatliveningupthedrylandworkouts.Inthepoolshehasgrownquiteabitprovingthattoughfreestylesetsarenomatchforherwhensheputshermindtoit.Withalittlemoreconsistentfocusduringpracticeshewillbereadytotakethatnextbigstepinhertraining,resultsinsomebigtimedrops.AtthemeetsthisyearIsabelimpressedbyreachingoutsideofhercomfortzoneandtakingonseveralofthetougher200yardraces.Keepupthelaughs,keepupthehardwork,keepupthefun!

Erika Carlson John Age Group IIAgingupfrombeingan8yearoldtobeinga9yearoldisatoughtransition!Imeancomeon,thedistanceoftheracesdouble?!?FormostswimmersgoingthroughthistransitionthosemightbetheirthoughtsbutnotforErika.Erikaprovedhowcourageousshewasthisyearbyenteringintomanylongereventsthisyearatmeetsincludingthe100fly,whichshedominated!Herdedicationandwillingnesstoexperimentwithherswimminghasreallyshowninpracticeasshehasbeenworkinghardtotransitionintoalonger,smootherstroke.Despitebackstrokenotbeingherfavoritestroke,shehasseenalotofimprovementthereaswell.WithhercontinuedfocusatpracticeanddesiretotryneweventsErikaispoisedtohaveaverysuccessfulswimmingcareer.

Amelia Cass John Age Group IIAmeliawasanotheroneofmyswimmersthatmadetheAGIIleapbackinthefall.Despitebalancingseveralofcommitmentsshehasstillexperiencedmuchsuccess.Evenduringtoughmainsetssheissmilingandgivingitherall.Shehasbeenworkinghardonbutterflyandusingherkickingmoretostabilizeherbody.Withafewmoredaysinthepoolshewillbereadytotakethatnextbigstep.KeepupthegoodworkAmelia!

Keegan Cass John Age Group IIKeeganhasbeenarockatthefrontoflane6formeinAGII.Heisverydependablewithknowinghissendoffs,keepcountofintervals,andprovidingleadershipfortherestofthelane6gooftroop.Recentlyhisstrokeshavereallybeguntoshineashehasbeenworkinghardtoaddlengthandaddmorekickintothem.Withhisconsistentpracticeattendancehewillsoonbereadyforsomelargetimedropsespeciallyinhisfavorites,thedistanceevents.Keeganhasbeenadelighttocoachastherearenotmanyswimmerswhocomplainoncethemainsetisover(wishingthereweremore!)andconstantlyaskingformorechallengingsendoffs.KeepupthehardworkKeegan!


Judy Celovsky Liliya Age Group IIAlthoughittookawhileIamreallygladthatJudywarmeduptome.JudyisourresidentbreaststrokerinAGIIandhashadanextremelysuccessfulseasonswimmingatbothPNSandRegionals!AlthoughenthusiasticandwillingtoswimanyandallbreaststrokeeventsitistheotherstrokesthataremoredifficulttogetJudytoswimandenjoy.Ihaveenjoyedwatchinghergainstrengthbothphysicallyandmentallyintermsofconfidenceinherselfandherabilitytobesuccessfulatstrokesotherthanbreaststroke.ForthemajorityoftheyearJudywasoneofthemostconsistentfacesatpracticeandIthinkthatconsistencycontributedtoherdevelopmentasaswimmer.Judyhasremarkablephysicalstrengthforatenyearoldgirl.MyfavoriteJudystorycomesfromlastyearbutisworthrecalling.IwillneverforgetJudybeatingoutfour13yearoldboysinapushupcontest,asanineyearold!Judy’snaturalathleticismwilltakeherfarinswimmingifthatisthesportshechoosestocontinuepursuing.

Joy Chen John Age Group IIJoythisyearhasreallytakenonanewroleinbecominganabsoluteAGIIstud.Shewasonlyacoupleof100sawayfromcompletingtheAGItestsetearlierthisyearandispoisedtomakethetransitionduringthesummerthisyear.Inpracticeshecanalwaysbecountedoninpracticetogiveitherallandprovideanyswimmersaheadofherafriendlymessage,“pleasespeeduporIwillpassyou”.Herstrokeshavealwaysbeengracefulandshehasbeenworkinghardonaddinginmorepower.KeepitupJoy!

Austin Clerget Brook Age Group IIAustinisthegroup’swild-man—energetic,enthusiastic,andalwaystryingharderthanjustaboutanyoneinthepool.HebarelymadeitontotheteamasanAgeGroup3swimmerinthefall,andnowheconsistentlyleadslaneoneorswimsinlanetwo.Ashecontinuestoharnesshisboundlessstrengthandenergy,hecontinuestoimprovehistechnique,whichwillbethekeytohisgrowth.Oh,andDoug:pleasebuyhimsomeprescriptiongoggles!

Sophie Corbin John Age Group IIMyohmy!ThiswasSophie’sfirstyeartryingoutthewholeyear-roundswimmingthingandmandidshemakeitagoodone.WastingnotimeinhersecondeverCSCswimmeetshequalifiedforPNSinthe200breaststroke!Thenwithallofthenervesofabigmeetshewentaheadanddroppedanother8secondsatPNS!Heroutstandingpracticeattendanceandworkethichasbeenthedrivingforcebehindhersuccess.SophieisanotherAGIIerpoisedtomakethetransitiontoAGIthissummer.

Marin Counter John Age Group IIMarinjoinedAGIIalittlebitlaterintheyearthisyearbuthasshownsomeamazingpotential.Dealingwithseveralothercommitmentsandillness,herpracticeattendancehasbeendownalittlebit.Whensheisabletocommittoafewmorepracticesperweekherstrokeswillreallybegintoflourishandshewillseesomesignificanttimedrops.

Erica Dahl Ron Age Group IITheyoungeroftheDahlsisters,EricamovedintoAG2halfwaythroughtheseason.Astrongfreestyler,butprettydarngoodattheothers.ShediddoherfirstClubmeetthisseason,andIthinkshelikesracing.Alwaysbringsagoodattitudetothepool,andIhopetoseehersmileyfacemoreoften!

Helen Dahl Ron Age Group IITheolderoftheDahlsisters,HelenisaverygoodBreastroker.FollowedbyadecentFreeandBack.ShealsomoveduptoAG2inmidseason,whereshehasimprovedrapidly.WhenshedoesHighSchoolswimmingintheFall,shewillbegladthatshespentsometimewithCascadehoningherswimskillsanddevelopingherendurance.

Coulter Dittman Ron Age Group IIBoy,wasCoulterrawwhenheshowedupatBallardinSeptember!Hisstrokeswereallovertheplace.ButwithperseverencefromCoulter(andmyself),he'smovedfromAG3toareasonablystrongAG2.Hisstrokesareallquitesatisfactory(stillstruggleswiththeFly)andhiseffortstillgoingstrong.NicetohavethegoodnaturedCoulteratthepool.

Ethan Doshi Will Age Group IIEthancametousasaraw,eagerrecruitwhoknewsomekidsontheteamandhasrapidlyprogressedintoanextremelystrongswimmer.EthanisabigfanoflongfreesetsandhasshownarealappetiteforsomeofthemorepunishingsetsDillonorIcouldcomeupwith.Ethanhasalsocontinuedtoseeimprovementandtimedropsintheotherstrokesincluding15secondsoffhis100Flyinjustacoupleofmonths!Hisjoyfulattitudeandfun,goofypersonalitywillbemissedfromthepooldeckashetransitionsintobaseballseason.Wehearalltheswimminghasaddedafewmphtotheoldfastballthisyear!


Claire Douglas Ron Age Group IIClairewasoneofthefirsttomovefromAG3toAG2inthefall.IwouldconsiderClaireastrongswimmer,asingoodfeelforthewaterandlowstrokecount.AcandidatetobeanIMswimmer,asshereallydoesn'thaveastrongorweakstroke.Claireisagoodnaturekidwhocomestothepoolandgoesaboutherbusiness.Nevergetsrattledbyanysetthatcomesherway.

Maddie Elias Will Age Group II"TheAlabatross”AtthestartoftheseasonMaddiehadthewonderfullonglimbsofaswimmerbutthelungsofacertifiedlandlubber!AfterbreathingHARDthosefirstmonths,Maddiereallysteppedupandcameintoherownasaswimmer.ShehasseenMASSIVEimprovementinherstroketechniquethoughIknowsheoftenfoundherselfconfusedbymyexcitedwildgesturesandconstantbabble.OneofmyfavoritemomentsforMaddiethisseasonwaswhensheswamthe200Breastatherveryfirstmeet!Nowthat’sgrit!Maddiealsosawsolidtimedropsacrosstheboardthisyearevenwhilemanagingabusyscheduleofactivities.Keepstretchingoutandtakeadvantageofthatgreatreach!

Tiern Fackler John Age Group IIWhilequitebynatureoutsideofthepool,Tiernisquitetheoppositeinthepoolmakingquiteasplash.Tiernhasnoissuewithgivingithisallduringalongmainsetorgrittinghisteethnoshedacoupletenthsofasecondduringasprintset.Hehasbeenworkinghardthisyearonaddingalittlemorefinessetohisstrokes.Hisconsistentfocusanduniqueabilitytopushhimselfdayinanddayoutwillpayoffhugedividendsshortly!KeepitupTiern!

Jenin Farajallah John Age Group IIJeninmadetheleaptolane5thisyearandhasflourishdespitesomehesitation.EventhoughIcanrelyonheraskingmeifshecanhopinlane6atthebeginningofeveryworkout,Iknowshesecretlylovesit.JeninhassteppedupandmadenumerousdifficultsetsandissomeoneIcaneasilycountontocontinuallytrytoapplycoachingfeedbacktoherstrokes.KeepuptheamazingfocusJenin!

Vin Fetty Liliya Age Group IIVinispartofmygroupof8-10yearoldboyswhomakepracticeveryfunandverytiring!YouknowVinlovesswimmingwhenheisthelastpersonoutofthepooleveryday.WhileIdonotlovehavingtopullVinoutofthewaterafterpracticeIdolovewatchingVintakeonhardsets,challengehimself,andseethesuccessthatcomesfromthatprocess.IwitnessedasignofVin’stoughnessonhisbirthdaytheotherdaywhenhisfirstchoiceforarelaywastohaveeveryonedoa50fly!Muchtothechagrinofhissisters!VinisaninvaluablememberofourAGIIgroupatEvansbecauseofhisabilitytomakefriendswitheveryoneandatthesametimemakeeveryonefeelincluded.VinswamatPNSthisyearasaneightyearoldandIlookforwardtohimqualifyingformoreeventsasanineyearoldnextyear.

Nikita Filipov Liliya Age Group IINikitaisonetallandlankyswimmer.Heisanaturalbreaststrokerandatremendouskicker.Thisseasonheworkedalotonperfectinghisfreestyleandbackstroketogetthemonthesamelevelashisbreaststroke.Althoughheistallhesometimesforgetstousehislengthespeciallyduringfreestyle.Iwouldlovetoseehimswimfrontquadrantfreestyleandcontinuetofocusonstrengtheninghisweakerstrokes.OtherwiseNikitaisapleasuretocoachandgetsalongwellwithhisfellowswimmers.

Camille Folweiler Will Age Group IICamillewasnewtousthisyearandwasoneofacrewtoriserapidlythroughtheranksatBallard.Thisyearshe’ssmoothedoutherfreestyle,startedtoshowsomepowerinherfly,foundgoodbodypositiononbackandalmostgottenridofthedreaded“pause”inbreaststroke.Greatlistener,greatattitude,pushesherselfandherlanemateshardtomakeaset.Allaroundagreatadditiontotheteam.Anotherbusyonewhoexcelledwhenshegotthewatertime.I’dlovetoseehergetintomoremeetsandreallygetthetrainingtimeunderherbelt.Thesky’sthelimit!

Elle Fredrickson John Age Group IIElleisafreestyleextraordinaire!InherfirstyearwithmeinAGIIshequalifiedforPNSonacoupleofrelaysandthenwentontoqualifyforregionalsonacoupleofrelaystoboot!Nottomentionatregionalssheswamallbesttimesonherrelays,almostbreaking30secondsinthe50free!Atpracticesheisgameforanythingandhasworkedherwayupintothefastlane.Keeprockin’Elle!


Brendan Freeman Liliya Age Group IIBrendanjoinedCascadejustasIleftforSouthAfricasomyrelationshipwithBrendanasaswimmerisjuststarting.Hehasbeenagreatadditiontotheteam!Heisalreadyclosewithmanyoftheswimmersandisformingbondswithmoreeveryday.Heisahardworkerandtakesdirectionextremelywell.Icanalreadytellheisastrongbreaststrokerandihavealreadyseensomeimprovementsinhisflyandstrength.IhopetocontinueworkingwithBrendanandwatchinghimdevelopandimprove.

Stuart Fin Fuhrman Liliya Age Group IIItwouldbealietosayIdonotgetakickoutofhavingbothaVinandaFinswimwithmeeveryweek.IhavehadthepleasureofwatchingFindevelopfromasummerleagueswimmerfocusedonracing25sintoawell-roundedswimmerwiththeabilitytoracelongereventsandbesuccessful.Fin’sbreakoutmeetwasthe10upentathloninOlympia.Hewonthewholethingandimpressedmewithhisbutterflyandbackstroke!Finisanaturalbreaststrokerandthatsometimesgetsinthewayofhiskickduringhisbutterflybutatthatmeetheshowedmewascapableofracingallfourstrokessuccessfully.FinisanextremelybrightandintuitivekidandIthinkthatwillhelphimtocontinuetodevelopintoafantasticswimmerandilookforwardtohelpinghimgetthere!

Kitridge Gaba Brook Age Group IIKitisthegoup’sintellectual.Icantellthatheisanoutstandingstudentbecauseheprocesseseverylittlethingthecoachestellhim.He’salsoagreatmemberofthegroupwhohelpsmekeeplaneoneorganizedandmovingintherightdirection.Thekeystosuccessforhimoverthenextyearwillbeattendanceandaggression—I’mlookingforhimtobecomemuchmorecompetitive.

Aneke Gade Liliya Age Group IIAnekehasacompetitivenaturethatIhaveonlyseenglimpsesofthisyearbutIknowisjustdyingtocomeout.AlthoughAnekedidn’tparticipateinasmanymeetsasIhadhopedshewould,atthemeetsthatshedidswiminsheshowedremarkableprogressandhugetimedrops.Anekehasalwaysbeenastrongbreaststrokerandlastyearthatshowedwithherbreaststroketimesbeingsurprisinglyclosetoherfreestyletimes.Mychallengeforherlastyearwastofocusonimprovingherfreestyleandeliminatingsomefatalflaws(thanksfortheterminologyTomandLisa)sothatshewouldhavebettersuccessinourlongerfreestylesetsaswellastheabilitytoswimfreestyleeventswithconfidence.Shehasdefinitelytakenupthatchallengethisyearandhasimprovedherfreestylebykeepingherheadstillandeliminatinghercrossover.Thishasshowninherabilitytocompeteharderandlongersetsinpractice.IhopeAnekecontinuestoswiminmeetsandseehowmuchsuccessshecanhaveasaswimmerwhensheputstheworkin.

Patrick PJ Gamble Liliya Age Group IIPJhasbeenagreatadditiontomygroupof10andunderboys.YouwouldneverbeabletotellthatitwasPJ’sfirstyearonCascadewithhowmanyfriendshehasmade!PJisanotheroneofmyexcellentbreaststrokersandourgoalsthisseasonhaveincludedbeingmoreopenmindedtoswimmingotherstrokesandworkingjustashardonthemasonbreaststroke.IwouldlovetoseePJattackthedistancesetswiththesamevigorhedoesourshortersprintsets.Hisabilitytosprintbreaststrokeisimpressive,especiallywhenhecanbeathisolderbrotherinarace.PJdidagreatjoblayingthefoundationthisyearandIthinktheworkandyardagewillstarttopayoffnextyear.IhopetoseePJbemoreassertiveinhislaneandfigureoutwhathisstrengthsareaswellascontinuetoworkonhisweaknesses.

Ryan Gamble Liliya Age Group IIRyancametoCascadethisfallasaseasonedsummerleagueswimmerwithsomefantasticracingskills.ThisyearwehavebeenfocusingonchannelingtheenergythatRyanhaswhenheracesintoamorebalancedandfocusedpractice.Ryanisextremelytalentedandhasthepotentialtoreallyutilizethatinthelongrun.ThechallengewithRyanistogethimasmotivatedaboutpracticeasmeets.Heisanaturalbackstrokerandreallyimpressedmeatthefirstmeetoftheseasonthisfall.HequalifiedforseveralPNSeventsinthatveryfirstmeet!Iknewhewasacompetitorafterthatandhaveenjoyedwatchingandfuelinghiscompetitivefireduringoursprintworkouts.Ryanhasespeciallygooddayswhenwedoanysortofracingatpractice.RyanhadnotroubleadjustingtoCascadesociallyandalreadyseemstoknoweveryoneontheteam.Heisagreatadditiontothisgroup!

Tessa Gibbs John Age Group IIIfEnergizerweretoevertakeavoteforanewmascot,I’dcastmyballotforTessa.Muchlikethefurrylittlepinkrabbitthatcontinuallybeatshisdrum,Tessahasnooffbuttoninthepoolorforhersmile.Whetherthesetis400IMsor500sofFreeorswimminguntilblueintheface,Tessaisgame.Afterwardsshealwaysemergeswithanear-to-earsmile.Tessa’sincredibleworkethichastakenherfromanAGIInewbietothefrontofthefastlane.Herabilitytoenjoytherigoroustrainingsideofswimmingledhertobeoneofthefew,theproud,theAGII100butterflyfinishersatachallengemeet.Hernearperfectpracticeattendancecannotbeoverlookedeither.Tessa’sunendingpositiveenergymakespracticefunforherfellowAGIIersaswellashercoach!


Madeline Glanville Brook Age Group IIMaddyhasbeendoggedbyshoulderinjuriesinthepastandhadafalse-startinherreturntotrainingthistimearound,butshehasreallybeencomingonstronglately.Sheisbecomingmuchsmarterintermsofherlimitationsandtechnique,andasaresult,she’sswimmingfasterandbetter,which(fingerscrossed)shouldleadtoalotofgrowthoverthenextyear.Ifshecanremaininjuryfree,she’sanothercandidateforAgeGroup1inthenextninetotwelvemonths.

Bella Goodell Liliya Age Group IIBellaisoneofthemostuniqueandcharismaticswimmersIhaveevermet.IhavecoachedandwatchedBellaswimforyears.ShejustremindedmetheotherdaythatshehasbeenwithCascadelongerthanIhave!Bella'sbiggestenemyisherownconfidence.Sheisawell-roundedswimmerwithoutaweakstrokeandjustneedstoovercomeherinabilitytorealizeherownstrengthsandpotential.Bellahashadsomegooddropsthroughoutthisseasonandjustmissedqualifyingforthe200backatPNSbeforeagingup.IlovewhenBelladecidestotakeherswimmingtothenextgearatpracticeandreallydemonstratehergrowthasaswimmerintermsofmaturityaswellasstrengthandendurance.BellaneedstoemploythatsamelevelofdedicationtoeverypracticeandIthinkthosetimeswouldstartdroppingmoredramatically.AsaCascadeveteranithasbeengreattohaveBellaswimwithusatEvansandhelpsomeofthenewerswimmersgetmoreacclimatedtotheteam.Sheisanintegralpartoftheteam!

Alec Gooding Brook Age Group IIAlecrecentlymovedupfromAgeGroup3,andheisstilladjustingtothelongerworkoutsandtheincreasedtechnicalchallengesthatlonger,moreinvolvedsetsentail.Heisapromisingyoungathletewholovestoraceandhasacompetitivestreakhiddenunderneathhisrelaxed,friendlydemeanor.I'mlookingforhimtoprogressintoafinesprinter.

Melanie Greenberg Ron Age Group IIIdon'tbelieveMelaniehadanypreviousClubSwimmingbeforeCascade.Onecanusuallytellbythelackofenduranceandrawnessofthetechnique.Evenso,MelaniequicklymovedintoAG2andisnowaboveaverageinthatgroup.ProbablyFreeandBreastareherbest,buttheothertwoclosebehind.MelanieisoneofthefewswimmersI'veeverhadthatwouldapologizeaftergivingcorrectionstoherstroke!

Deanna Han John Age Group IIDeannareallystartedtoshinethisyearinAGIIinmanydifferentareas.Shesolidifiedaspotinlane5andhasshownincredibleworkethic.ShealsoparticipatedinherfirstcoupleofswimmeetswithCSCandshowedoffherincrediblespeed,especiallyinherbreaststroke.Alwayseagertoknowwhatthemainsetis,shecanbefoundlookingthroughmypracticebinderduringbathroombreaks.Deannaisgameforanyset.KeepupthehardworkandIlookforwardtoseeingyouatmoremeetsinthenearfuture!

Claudia Harnett Brook Age Group IIClaudiahasmorewisdomandmaturitythanIdo.StillarawAgeGroup3move-upinmanywayswhoneedstoberemindedtodoherflipturns,shehastherocketkick,strength,andmentalstaminatobeaverysuccessfulswimmeroverthelongrun.LookforhertomoveuptoAgeGroup1beforeshe’stallenoughtoridethebigkidridesatthefair.

Ella Haskins Will Age Group IIOnthedayswhenshe’stunedin,EllaisaFORCE.Otherdays,thisyoungladywouldlikenothingbetterthantogobackwithRonandhaveanicelesuirelydayinlane1.Stillotherdays,thebottom,walls,lanes,otherswimmersandeventheguttersaremoreinterestingthanswimpractice.Nomatterwhatdayitis,Ellaisalwaysentertaining!Ellahadasolidyearbeingpartofourregionalrelaysaswellascontinuingtodroptimeprettymuchacrosstheboard.Herfreestyleisfabulous…whenshelocksthatheadinplace!Backstrokealsocontinuestoimpress,especiallywhensherememberstokick!Whenitcomestobutterfly,nomoredoubletomahawkchops!!!Getthosearmsaroundtheworld!Ellaisaverytalentedswimmerwhoiscapableofgreatthings.Letyourselfbegreat!

Neah Havens Liliya Age Group IINeahjustmoveduptoAGIIjustbeforeIleftformythreemonthtrip.However,thelastthreeweekswithNeahhavebeengreat!Neahsoaksupinformationandstroketechniqueassistance.Sheisextremelywillingtoworkatherstrokesandhasanuncannyabilitytolistenandactuallyapplywhatistoldtoher!Shehasbeenalittleshyaboutassertingherselfinherlanebuteventhatisquicklychanging.Sheisanewswimmerwhichhassomeadvantages.SheisimprovingrapidlyinpracticeassheadjuststotheincreaseinyardageinAGII.IwishihadmoretimewithNeahbutlookforwardtowatchingjusthowmuchmoreshecanimproveinsuchashortperiodoftime!


Tennyson Hawk Brook Age Group II“Alfred”maybethemostexuberantswimmerI’veevercoached,andwhensherollsintopractice,it’salwaysagoodtime.Sheelevatesthemoods(andgiggles)ofeveryonearoundher.Withhertremendousfitness,aerobiccapacity,andheight,shehasthepotentialtobeasuccessfuldistanceswimmer.

Parker Hibbing Ron Age Group IIIspendalotoftimetryingtoconvinceParkerthatsheshouldbehappybeingatthepoolswimmingwithsuchgreatswimmates!SheisapureBreastroker,meaningnodebateofwhichherbeststrokeis.IhavetomoveherintothefastlanefortheBreastrokesetandbackfortherest.AssoonasParkerrealizes(Ikeeptellingher,she'snotlistening)thatshehassometalent,Ithinkthemotivationwillcome."

Tyberius Hibbing Will Age Group IITybustedoutofhisshellthisyearandhasbeenonaprogramofgood,qualitytrainingforthebulkoftheseason.Alwaysreadywithaquip,Tylovestonegotiatesetswithmealthoughthe“negotiation”nevertendstoyieldmuchforhim.Ty’sworkouthabitsanddrivehavejustgottenbetterandbetterthroughouttheseason.EvenwithultimateFrisbeeandhisvariousothercommitments,Tyhaskeptupsolidattendancethroughtheseason.Allthatworkshowedwithnicetimedropsacrosstheboardincludingawhopping16seconddropinhis200freesinceJanuary.WaytogoTy!Justonething...KICK!!!

Danny Higgins Liliya Age Group IIDannyisuniquetoAGIIbecausehelovesdistancesets!Healwaysgetsangrywithmewhenourdistancefreestylesetsaren’tlongenoughforhisstandards!Ilovetheattitude!Veryfewswimmerstrulyenjoydistancefreestyle,butDannyisoneofthem.Hehasabeautiful,natural,freestylestrokeandthattranslatessmoothlytodistanceswimming.ItisalittlebitmoredifficulttogetDannytoenjoyoursprintworkouts,butIhaveafeelingtheyaregrowingonhim.DannyisavitalpartofourAGIIgroupbecauseofhisleadershipandmaturity.TheagerangeinAGIIiswideandDannydoesagreatjobbridgingthatgap.Heisfriendlyandencouragingtotheyoungerswimmersinhislaneanddoesagreatjobasarolemodel.Iamgratefulforhisleadershipandiknowthathehasmadeadifferencetomanyofmyyoungerswimmers.

Camille Houston Liliya Age Group IIIhaveseenCamillegrowasaswimmerbothphysicallyandmentallythisyear.BeyondtheimprovementinherstrokesanddropsinhertimesCamilleisvisiblyamoreconfidentswimmer.Asacoachyouhopethatyoucanprovideasmuchassistancetoswimmersandgivethemthetoolstheyneedtosucceed.Sometimes,howeveraswimmeristheirownbiggestenemy.IthinkthatthisyearCamillegrownoutofthatandhasreallyturnedacorner.Fewthingsaremorerewardingorencouragingthanwatchingaswimmerbecomemoreconfident.ThenewconfidentCamilleiscoachable,hard-workingandpositive.IhavereallyenjoyedwitnessingCamille’simprovements.ShehasbecomequitethedynamicbreaststrokerandInolongerhavetotellhertostopkickingbreaststrokeduringfreestyle!OurnextmissionwithCamilleistoimproveherdivingandhopefullyshewillgainconfidenceinthataswell!

Tessa Ilgenfritz Will Age Group IIThisyear,throughhardwork,goodlisteningandespeciallyherconstantattentiontodoingdrillsright,Tessahasmanagedtodevelopwhatcanonlybedescribedas“perfectfreestyle”.Well,maybenotquite,butmanitsclose!OneofseveralfromBlueRidgeswimteamtojoinusthisyear,Tessahasbeenawonderfuladdition.Inbackstrokeshehasimprovedherbodypositiongreatly,nowshejustneedstoslicethewaterwithastraighthandandspeedthosearmsup!She’salsoohsoclosetogettingridofthatpauseatthefrontofherbutterflystroke.Keepyourfocus!WearesadtoloseTessabacktoBlueRidgethisspringbutwishherallthebestandknowwearesendingbackaspeedy,confidentsummerleagueswimmer.We’dlovetohaveyouforsomeCSCmeetsnextyear!

Simon Jacobs Liliya Age Group IISimonhasahugepersonalityandpracticejustisn’tthesamewhenheisnotthere.IloveSimon’senthusiasmforlife.Hehasanagreatenergyforlifeanditsdefinitelyevidentatswimpractice.Simonhasgrownfromasummerleagueswimmerandsprinterintoatrulywell-roundedswimmer.Theculminationofhisseasonwasa4seconddropinhis100breaststrokeatRegionals!Helovescompetingandracingwhichisaskillthatisdifficultifnotimpossibletoteach.Thatcompetitiveedgehasshownthroughatmeetsandisstartingtomakeadifferenceinpractice.Althoughstillrequiringalittlenudgenowandthentokeepworkinghardthroughdifficultsets,IcanseeSimonmaturingalreadyandbeginningtounderstandthetypeofhardworkbeingasuccessfulswimmerrequires.IlookforwardtokeepcoachingSimonandwatchinghisgoofinessandpositiveenergytakehimfarasaswimmer.


Monica Jacoy John Age Group IIMonicaisoneofthoseswimmersthatisanabsolutedelighttohaveinpractice.Shenevercomplainsabouttoughsetsandsheisalwaysaskingtostepupandaskstoleadthelanewheneveranopportunitypresentsitself.Monicahadalotofsuccessatthemeetssheswamatthisyearaswellpostingnumerouspersonalbests.Monicaiscurrentlyworkingonaddingmorerotationintoherstrokesandmoretimesthannotbeginseachworkoutwithexcellentfocusonhersstrokeswithoutneedingareminder.KeepupbeingoneofmyAGIIleadersMonica!

Karl Johnson Will Age Group IIMostpeoplebringaswimbagtopractice.Theyusuallyhaveawaterbottleandapairofgoggles.Someevenhaveanextrapair.Maybeevenacap.Karlhasadeckcoat.Maybehehashisgogglesinthepocket,maybehedoesn’t.IfKarldidn’tcomewearinghissuit,he’dneverpractice!KarlcametousasaBlueRidgesummerleaguerwithatasteformore.Karlmadehugeleapsinhisstroketechniqueandendurancethataresuretocarryoverforhimintothesummer.Attimes,Karlhasbeenknowntobeabitresistanttochange.(Does“TIGHTSTREAMLINE!!!”ringabell?)Allinall,Karlwasalotoffuntohaveatpractice.We’dlovetoseeKarlembracewintertrainingtothefullestandmaybeevendosomemeetsforustoo!Oh,andifyouwanttoseesomethingfunny,asktoseethesadfacehegivesmeforthesetshedoesn’tlike!

Gavin Kelley Liliya Age Group IIIhavehadtheprivilegeofcoachingGavinbothinthesummerandthroughouttheyearandhaveseenhimtransformfromagoodsummerleagueswimmer,toagreatall-yearroundswimmer.Gavinisshyatfirstbutoncehewarmsuptoyouhisgoofypersonalityreallyshinesthrough.Thispersonality,alongwithhisworkethicandcompetitivenesshashelpedhimexcelthisyearandqualifyforseveraleventsatboththePNSandRegionalmeet.HesurprisedeveryoneatPNSbydroppingseveralsecondsinhis100backandplacing12th.Hehassincedroppedevenmoretimeinthateventaswellasothers.Gavinispartofmygroupof10uandboyswhomakebothpracticefunandfrustratingatthesametime.Ilovetheenergyhebringstothegroupevenwhenitrytoreignitinattimes.GavinisbeamingwithpotentialandIhopehekeepsswimmingandworkinghardsothathecanrealizeit.

Louise King Will Age Group IIMaximumeffort,minimalfuss,that’sthestoryhere!Louiseshowsupeverydaysmilingandreadytowork.Eventhoseoccasionaldayswhenshe’sfeelingtired,thesmilestillshines!Louise’sgreatworkethicandsolidattendancethisseasonhaveyieldedgreatresults.Withafocusonastillheadandlongercatch,herfreestylehasturnedintoathingofbeautythisyear.“Overthebarrel”reallywenttoheart!Hermassivedropsinthe100and200freeareatestamenttoallthework.Ifwecangethertoswimthe500afewmoretimesIthinkwemighthavethemakingsofafinedistanceswimmer.Perhapsyourfirstmileisn’ttoofardowntheroad?

Katelyn Kneib John Age Group IIKatelynhasbeenamainstayatthefrontoflane5sincethebeginningoftheyear.Evena6weeksetbackduetowristinjurydidnotkeepherfromthefrontfortoolong.Katelynisalwayswillingtopushherselfduringpracticeandisalwayslookingtoleadthelaneifshewasnotalreadydoingso.Katelynhadsomeamazingswimsthisyearespeciallyinmanyofthelonger200yardevents.Thereisnodoubtingherdrivetoachieve.KeepupthegoodworkKatelyn!

Anna Kooperberg Will Age Group IIAnna,Anna,Anna.Ifitwasn’tbreaststroke,shedidn’twanttodoit!Let’sjustsayweoftenfoundourselvesatoddsoverthechoiceofstroke.Inspiteofthat,Annamanagedtomakehugeleapsinallofherstrokesthisseason.Somehighlightsincludeatotallysolidifiedflutterkickandamuchmorestretchedoutfreestylestroke.Shesalsomanagedtoturnacornerwithherarchenemythedreadedbutterfly!Recentlyshehasreallybroughtitalltogetherandiseasilyhandlingsetsandsendoffsthatwouldhavebeenunheardofjustamonthortwoago.

Karl Lapham John Age Group IIKarlwasanothernewAGIIadditionthisyeartoCSC.HehasdefinitelyprovidedalotofpersonalitytotheAGIIunitwhichIknowmanyofhisfellowswimmerslove.Hehasshownalotofgritinpractice,steadilyimprovingandmakingnumerousdifficultsets.HeprovedtobeaforceforCSCaswellpostingnumerousspeedytimesattheswimmeets.WithhiscontinueddedicationhewillfindhimselfinAGIinnotime.

Josephine Laur Ron Age Group IIIfinallyjustmovedJosietoAG2lastmonth.Allherstrokeswerejustfine,butwejustcouldn'tgettheBreakstrokekickright.ButnowsheistheposterchildfortheBreastrokefins!Oneworkoutwiththosefins,andwehaveanAG2Breastroker.Whatarelief!Anyways,JosiehasawonderfulstrongFreestylewithalowstrokecount.Sky'sthelimitnow,Josie!


Kevin Lee John Age Group IIKevinhasprovenheisMr.consistentanddependableagainthisyear.Kevinconsistentlyhasonthebestattendancerecordsandcanalwaysbefoundgivingithisallduringpractice.Hehasbeenalane5mainstayandiswellroundedinallofhisstrokes.Wehavebeenworkingonaddingalittlemorepowerintohisstrokes,specificallywiththeunderwaterpulling.KeepupthegoodworkKevin!

Amy Li Liliya Age Group IIThisyearwasayearofbigleapsforAmy.AmyhassteadilyimprovedsinceIstartedcoachingherbutthisyearwasthebiggestjumpshehasmade.Shemovedupfromlane1tolane2andhasdevelopedintoastrongbutterflyer,askillthatishardtomasterinAGII!Amyispositive100%ofthetimeIhaveyettohearhersayasinglenegativethingintheovertwoyearsthatIhavecoachedher.Amydefinitelyputsintheworkduringpracticebutiunfortunatelyhaveyettoseehercompeteinaswimmeet.Ithinkthatshewouldbepleasantlysurprisedwithherresultsifshecompetedinmeets.IhopethatnextyearAmychangeshermindanddecidestofinallystartracing!AlthoughAmydoesn'tsaymuch,sheisavitalpartofourAGIIteamatEvansduetoherpositivepersonalityandwillingnesstodoanyset,nomatterhowdifficultorlong.

Mona LI Liliya Age Group IIMonahassteadilymovedupinthelaneorderthroughouttheyear.ShehasalwayshadagreatnaturalfeelforthewaterbutthechallengethelasttwoyearshasbeentogetMonatopushherselfpastthat.Shehasreallytakenupthatchallengethisyearandbegantopushherselfthroughhardsetswithoutsittingoutorgivingup.Mona,likeAmy,hasyettoswiminameetthisyearandIthinkthatifandwhenshedoeswewillreallybeabletoseeallofthehardworkshehasbeenputtinginthisyear.Ihopethatshecontinuesworkingonpickingupherturnoverrate,especiallyduringfreestyleandbutterfly,andthatshesignsuptoswiminameetsoonerthanlater.

Emma Libby John Age Group IIEmmahasbeenanabsolutedelighttocoachsincethefirstpractice.Sheissomotivatedtopushherselfonhardsetsandisnotafraidtotakethereinsandleadthefastlane.ForherfirstyearontheteamshehasgonefromAGIInewbietoanabsolutestud.Sheisafrequentmeetattenderandhasseensomeincredibletimedrops.Sheisalsooneofthefewswimmerswhovoluntarilyswimsbutterflywhengiventhechance.InnotimeshewillbehavingthesameimpactonAGIpractices.

Mike Liu Liliya Age Group IIMikeisafantasticadditiontoourAGIIteamatEvans.Mikeistheonlyswimmeriknowwhopicksbutterflyashisstrokeofchoicewheneverthatisanoptionduringworkout.Mikewilleventryanddobutterflyduringcooldownattheendofpractice!IlovehisenthusiasmforflyandhowquicklyhehasimprovedthestrokesincehejoinedCascadelastyear.IwouldlovetoseeMIkefocusasmuchofhisattentiononlengtheninghisfreestyleandreallyworkingonhisdistanceperstroke.Thatmeanskicking!Mikeshateskickingandkick-setsbutisalsomatureenoughtoletsomeoftheyoungerkidsgoinfrontofhimduringkick-sets.Hehasdoneagreatjobasasortofcoachinthewater.Hedoesagreatjobwiththeyoungerswimmersandoftenremindsthemtolistenandberespectful,everycoachcoulduseaswimmerlikethat!

Hannah Liu John Age Group IIHannahhasbeenanupbeatandpositivepresencewhensheisatpractice.Shehasalotofpotentialespeciallyasasprinter.Wehavebeenworkingonaddingmorelengthtoherstrokestoconservemoreofherenergy.Atthemeetsthisyearshesawsomeimprovementinhertimes.Withafewmorepracticesperweekshewillseesomesignificantimprovementandpossiblydabbleinsomeofthelonger200yardraces.

Kurt Lumbera John Age Group IIKurtmadethejumptoAGIIthisyearandhasnotlookedback.HeisanamazingbackstrokerandfreestylerandevenqualifiedforPNSattheageof9!Hehasbeenworkinghardonworkingoutsomekinksinhisbreaststrokewhichwithhiscontinueddedicationwillhappeninnotime.Hehascementedhisselfatthefrontoflane6andhasevenbeguntomakeasplashinlane5.Amainstayatallthemeetsthisyear,Kurthaspostednumerousgoldtimesandshownthatheisaforcetobereckonedwith.

Greta Lynch Will Age Group IIAnotheroneofmygood-listener,drill-focusertypeswhosawbiggainsinherstrokesthisyearasaresult!Gretaissmooth,efficientandstronginmosteverything.SmalltweaksandcontinuingtobuildherendurancearethekeysforGretagoingforward.GretaisanotheroneI’dliketoseetakethatlongsmoothfreestyleandgoforsomedistanceevents!Amazingworker.Easytocoach.Enoughsaid.


Mac Madia Brook Age Group IIMacisanotherrecentAgeGroup3move-upwhoisstilladjustingtolifeinAgeGroup2.Averyenergetic,enthusiasticswimmer,hehasalotoftechnicalimprovementstomake,andwhenhedoes,he’lladvanceveryquickly.

Sydney Mayer Brook Age Group IISydneyconqueredherdragonthisseason—finallydivingoffoftheblocks.Someoftheparentsandlife-guardswerealittledismayedbyheruncle’sgettinguponthedivingblockswithher,fullyclothedandshod,andhelpingherdive,butshediditandwasinstantaneouslymovedintothefastlaneofAgeGroup2(pasttheswimmersthatshe’dbeenbeatingforafewweeks).Withmoreconsistenttraining,sheisgoingtobeastandoutAgeGroup2swimmernextseason.

Emily McDowell John Age Group IISimplyputEmilyisoneamazingbreaststroker!Shecanmakethestrokelooksoeffortlessyetglidesogracefullythroughthewater.SincejoiningAGIIatthebeginningoftheyearnotonlyhasherbreaststroketakenoff,allofherotherstrokeshaveimprovedsignificantly.Emilyhasworkedherwayuptolane5andnotlookedback.AtthemeetsthisyearEmilyswamwonderfully,qualifyingfortheGoldmeetinnumerouseventsandPNS!KeepitupEmily!

Tatum McLaughlin Liliya Age Group IIForalmosttheentireyearIcouldnotbelievethatTatumwasonlyeightyearsold!NotonlyisTatumverytallforherage,sheisalsoextremelyarticulateandmatureforsomeonesoyoung.IhavelovedgettingtoknowTatumatpracticeandwatchingherreallytryandunderstandwhatsheisdoingwithherbodyinthewater.ApieceofadviceforTatumwillneverbewasted.Withsomanyswimmerstowatchandcorrect,itisabigdealwhenswimmersactuallymakeanefforttoactivelyandconsciouslyworkonthethingsyouaskthemtodo.Tatumhasalotofpotentialasaswimmerandisalreadydevelopingintoadynamicbackstroker!Ithinkwithsomemoreworkandyardageunderherbeltherbreaststrokeandbutterflywillcomealongtoo!

Johanna Mergener Brook Age Group IIJohannamovedupfromAgeGroup3earlierintheseasonandbroughtwithherconsistentskillsandattitudesinallfourstrokes.Shehasproventobetheeasiestmove-upthisyear.Nowswimminginlanetwo,shehasshowntheabilitytochewuplongersetswithoutstoppingorpanicking.Withathreeorfourdayperweektrainingregimentoaddtohergreatworkethic,shecouldbecomealeaderinthegroup.

Dmitry Milam Brook Age Group IIDmitryisanotheroneofmymoleswhohasthespeedandendurancetoleadbutwhocan’tseetheclock.Hehasagreatpowerplantandcanabsolutelyobliteratedistancefreestylesets.He’llbeanotherAgeGroup1move-upfornextyearashe’sstartingtoseethatconsistenttrainingandattendanceyieldsgreatresultsquickly.

Elena Milam Brook Age Group IIElenahasalotofnaturalsize,talent,andathleticism.Hernextprioritiesshouldbetechniqueandstamina.AfteronlyafewweeksinAgeGroup3andafewmoreinAgeGroup2,sheisshowingalotofpromise.Iexpectthatshe’llquicklyadvanceintothefastlaneoverthenextfewmonthsandwillbeaconsistentleaderinthatlanenextseason.

Elijah Milan John Age Group IIElijahhasbeenaforcetobereckonedwithsincethemomenthedippedhistoesintheAGIIwaters.Heisnotafraidtogooutandraceanyone,anytime,andinanystroke.HisstrongwilltogoforthegoldtookhimallthewaytoqualifyingforPNSonarelaythisyear,attheageof8!Wehavebeenworkingonlengtheningouthisstrokestobecomemoreefficient.WithhiscontinueddriveandplayfulattitudehewillbeamainstayontheCSCfasttimeslist.

David Miner Liliya Age Group IIDavidjoinedusinAGIIinthewinterandhasfitseamlesslyintothegroup.HealreadyknewsomeswimmersfromsummerleagueandIthinkthathelpedhimtransitionsmoothly.IttookDavidacoupleofweekstogetintotheswingofthingsbuthehastakenoffsincethen.Heismuchmoreawareofhisabilityandmoveshimselfupordowninthelaneaccordingly.Healsohasbeganpushinghimselfmoreandmoreduringdifficultsetsandhisendurancehasrapidlyimproved.Hesetsagreatexampleforsomeoftheyoungerswimmersbydemonstratingthebenefitsofmakinggoodswimhabitssuchasstreamliningoffthewallwithdolphinskicksandnotbreathingoffthewall!IhopethattheyoungerswimmerscontinuetolooktoDavidasarolemodelandthathecontinuestopushhimself.Histimeswillcertainlydropthissummer.


Sidney Morgan Liliya Age Group IIIthasbeenalotoffuncoachingSidneythisyear!IwishthatisawheronamoreconsistentbasisatEvans,butthedaysthatSidneyistherehavebeengreat.Herconfidencehasgrownalongwithhermaturityasaswimmerthisyear.SidneyhasreallychallengedherselfinAGIIthisseasonandhaspushedthroughsometoughsets.Herhardworkhaspaidoffinswimmeets.Sidneyhasdroppedtimeinseveraleventsthroughouttheyearandhasevenracedinstrokessheformerlywasnotwillingtorace.Sidneyhasgainedaloveofbreaststrokethisyearandthatwillmakeanybreastrokerhappy!IhavelovedwatchingSidracebackstrokeandithasbeenencouragingtoseeherdevelopintoagreatbackstroker.IthinkSidneycouldstillbemoreassertiveinherlaneandthatassertivenesswillcomeasherconfidencecontinuestogrow.

Robyn Muilenburg John Age Group IIRobynbroughtarenewedsenseofdedicationtothepoolthisyearwithCSC.Sheprovedtimeandtimeagainthatsheismorethanqualifiedtobealaneleaderinlane5.Ittookheralittlebittogetinvolvedinthemeetscenethisyearbutonceshedidsheshowedtheworldwhatsheismadeof.RacingforthefirsttimeatSpringDivisionalChampsshepostednumerousfasttimes.KeepitupRobynandyouwillgofar!

Melina Nilson Ron Age Group IIMelinaisn'tjustacompetitiveswimmer,sheisastudentofthesport.Shewillbeaswimcoachsomeday!Asfarasaswimmergoes,sheisalwaysaskingquestionsandhasrespondedwelltocritique.Asaresult,shehasalmostpictureperfectstrokes.Mypredictionisthatherbesteventwillbethe400IM.ItisapleasuretohaveyouinmygroupMelina!

Alex Oishi Brook Age Group IIAlexhasbeenmysuccessstorythisyear,andImisshavinghiminAgeGroup2.Agreatlaneleaderwithgreatattendanceandendurance,IcountedonAlextokeepAgeGroup2together.HisrisewithinAgeGroup1hasbeensimilarlyimpressive.Onlongsets,heoftenleadslanesofswimmersmucholderandmoreexperiencedthanheis.I’mlookingforwardtoseeinghisphysicalmaturation.Whenhegetshisheight,he’sgoingtobeaforcetobereckonedwith,andalotofpeoplearegoingtobesurprisedbytheimpactthathe’sgoingtomakeoverthenexttwoseasons.

Peter Oster John Age Group IIPeterstrollsintopracticeeverydaywithanamazingconfidencethatexudesconfidence.FromthemomentIseePetertakehisfirststrokeIknowheisreadytoshowoffhisspeed.Peterhasbeenworkinghardthisyearonaddingmorekickintotohisstrokewhichhasreallyshowninhismeetperformances.Onceheisabletosolidifysomeofthetechnicalskillsheisworkingonthetimewithstartdroppingoffinhurry.KeepupthegoodworkPeter!

Martha Page-Kuhr Brook Age Group IIMissMarthaisaveryvaluablepartofAgeGroup2forherleadershipinlaneone.Iwishshewasatpracticeeverynightbecausewhensheis,thatlanefunctionssomuchbetter,andherteammatesgetamuchbetterworkoutwhenshe’sincharge.IwishIcouldun-inventbasketballsoshecouldbewithustowhipthosenewAgeGroup3move-upsintoshapeonanightlybasis.

Eva Pagliari Madruga Brook Age Group IIEvaisprobablythemostcompetitivememberofthegroup.Althoughthissometimesgetsinthewayofherabilitytoslowdownandfocusontechniqueanddrills,shebringsalotofenergytolaneone,andshepushesherteammatestogofaster.Averystronglittlebutterflier,she’sgoingtodevelopalotofpoweroverthenextfewyears.

Jessica Perez Will Age Group IIJessicajoinedusfrombusyShorelinefairlyrecentlyandhasjusttakenoffatBallard.SherapidlymovedthroughRon’sgroupandhaslandedasasolidadditiontothecrew.Inrecentweeksshehassurprisedevenherselfwithherenduranceandabilitytopushitonhardersets.I’dlovetoseeherkeephergreatfocusontechniqueandkeeptryingtounderstandmycrazyideasonhowtoimproveit.Anabsoluteworkerbee,shewilltrywhateveristhrownatherandnevercomplainnomatterhowhardshe’sbreathing.Ireallyhopeshestickswithit,thereisloadsofpotentialhere!

Pauline Peterson John Age Group IIDon’tletPauline’squitenaturefoolyou,sheisoneamazingswimmer.AftertakingacoupleofmonthsoffPaulinehasbeenbackinthepoolandswimminglikeanall-star.Shehasnaturallylongstrokesandbeguntoaddalittlegiddyupintoeachpull.Withafewmoremonthsofworkshewillbeseeingsomeserioustimeimprovements.KeepitupPauline!


Sophia Power Liliya Age Group IIIloveSophia’senthusiasmforswimming.Sheisarelativelynewswimmertotheworldofcompetitiveswimminganditwashasbeenfunwatchinghergetintothesportandtrulyenjoyit.Sophiaisahardworkeranditisalwaysclearbasedonhowrosyhercheeksare!MyhighlightoftheseasonforSophiawasatdivisionalchampsinDecember.Shemadefinalsinseveraleventsanddroppedtimeacrosstheboard.IhopethatsuccessencouragesSophiatocontinuecompetinginmeetswhichwillbenefitherdevelopmentasaswimmer.Sophiaisalsoalwaysapositivevoiceduringpracticeshowinglittlereluctanceevenwhendoingsetsthatincludeherleastfavoritestrokes.Thatshowsalevelofmaturitythatsuchanewswimmerrarelyhas.

Anthony Qian Liliya Age Group IIAnthonyhascompletelycomeoutofhisshellthisseason.IneverknewwhatagreatsenseofhumorAnthonyhaduntilIwatchedhimplayhidethegoggleswithhisteammates.Itwasgreattoseehisextrovertedsidecomeout.Whenitcomestoswimmingthough,itwashasbeenencouragingtoseehisgrowthanddevelopment.Hehasturnedintoatremendouslaneleaderandgreatteammate.Ithasbeendifficulttoencouragehimtoswiminmeetsalthoughhehasdoneacouplethisyearandhopefullymorearetocome.ThechallengewithAnthonyisgettinghiskickdown!Ifhecankeephisfeettogetheranddevelopastrongerflutterkickhisfreestylewillimprovedrasticallyandhewillbeabletoswimupalane.

Adrien Ramella-Pezza Brook Age Group IIAdrienisfindingouthowtobeaggressive,explosive,andhowtogofast.He'sabigstrongkidwhoworksveryhardinpracticeandisstartingtoshowsomeleadershippotentialforlaneone.I'mlookingforwardtoseeinghimdevelopoverthesummerandearlyfallracingseasons;Ithinkthatafewmeetswillshowhimhowmuchfunitistoraceandwin.

Zoe Rasmussen Liliya Age Group IIZoeisanotheroneofmyswimmersthathasconsistentlyshownuptopracticeallyearonaregularbasisbuthasonlycompetedinafewmeets.IntheonemeetthatZoeswaminthisyearshewonherheatinalmosteveryevent.Zoehasatremendousfeelforthewaterandalongsmoothfreestylestroke.MychallengetoZoelastyearwastopushherselfthroughhardersetsandtofindthecompetitivefireinsidetokeephergoing.Shehasdefinitelytakenonthatchallengethisyearandhasreallyshownmetheworkthatsheiswillingtoputin.WhenZoedecidestoattackasetshereallyattacksandswimsmuchfasterthansheandIboththoughtshecould.Ilovewatchingherwhenshegetsinthatmode!Ihopethatstartstohappenmoreconsistentlyandeventuallyateverypractice.Shehasthepotentialtobeatremendousswimmerandhasveryfewweaknessesinherstrokes.IlookforwardtoworkingwithZoeforalongtimeandtokeepwatchinghergetfasterandfaster

Katherine Rea Ron Age Group IIIthinkinthebeginning,Katherinewasalittleunsureifshewouldlikeswimming.MaybejusttryingitbecauseolderbrotherSamwasdoingit.Butastheysay,successbreedshappiness.KatherinehasmovedintoAG2withafineFreeandBreastroke,anddecentBackandFly.Shealsohasacoupleofswimmeetsunderherbelt.AlwaysenthusiasticaboutanyworkoutIgive.Now,Ilikethat!

Sam Rea Will Age Group IIWhenhe’shere,Samdoesgreat!VariousothercommitmentshavekeptSamawayjustenoughtokeephimfrommakingthatleaptothenextlevel.We’veseenlotsofgoodstrokeimprovementsbutmanyofthemareyettobecometruehabitsandrewritetheoldsloppyways.Alongerfreestylewithmorerollandstretchisoneexamplethatcomestomind.Brightspotsarehisbutterflyandbackstrokewhichhavebothshownbiggainsinefficiency.Samhasalotofpotential.IhopehestickswithCascadeanddecidestoreallycommittothefullseasonoftraining.

Sophie Reichert Ron Age Group IIWhilehertwinsisterhasleftswimmingforabittopursueanothersport,Sophiehasstayedon,whichofcourseIamglad.Shehassomerealtalent!Itwasalittlefrustratingforheratfirst,becauseshehasatopofthelineAG2Freestyle,decentBackandFly,butnoBreastroke.SowehadherinAG3.ButthankgoodnessfortheBreastrokefins,asittookseveralworkoutsandpatience.FinallywehaveaBreastrokeandAG2.Keepupthegoodeffort,Sophie!

Jaimie Richards Brook Age Group IIJamiejustmovedupfromAgeGroup3andhasproventobeverycoachableandabletotranslateinstructionintoactionveryquickly.Ashisfitnessandspeedimprove,he’sgoingtoseealotofsuccessduetothesequalities.Healsohasagoodheadfortrainingthelongersetswhichwillhelphimprogressquickly.


Riley Sellers Brook Age Group IIWetriedtomoveRileyuptoAgeGroup2intheearlywinter,butherdemandingmusicandsportscommitmentskeptherinAgeGroup3.Nowthatshe’smovedup,she’sfindingthatshecanablyleadlaneone,especiallyonthelongerfreestylesetswherehermaturityandfocusallowhertosoakuptheyardage.StilladjustingherotherstrokestotheAgeGroup2level,sheisgoingtobeabig,strongswimmerwithmoretimeinthewater.

Benjamin Sheynkman John Age Group IIBenisworkingonbalancingnumerousactivitiesthisyearandfounditalittledifficulttofindenoughtimeforthepool.Whenatpracticeheshowedsomeseriousspeedandacompetitivemotorwithnooffbutton.WithsomemorepooltimeBenisreadytobetakingthatnextsteptowardssmoothingouthisstrokesandbecomingabeastinthepool.

Samuel Sheynkman John Age Group IISimilartohisbrother,Ben,Samstruggledwithfindingtimetocommittothepool.Sampossessedanoutstandingwilltopushhimselfevenduringsomeofthoseexhaustinglylongmainsets.WithsomemoretimeinthepoolSamwouldreallybegintoflourishandseethetimebegintodropoffquickly.

Anna Shmulevich Liliya Age Group IIWhenIthinkofAnnathefirstthingithinkofisherintroductionintotheworldoflatexcaps!Annahasalwayshadtroublekeepingherhairinhercapandthesiliconcapswouldalwaysslideoffinthemiddleofpractice.ThetransitiontolatexhaskeptAnnainthepoolduringworkoutsandnotoutofthepooltryingtogetherhairbackinthecap!Asidefromcapissues,Annaisapleasuretohaveatpractice.Sheisfarmoretalentedthanshegivesherselfcreditforandiscapableofmuchmorethanshethinks.Sheisastrongfreestylerandisanaturalbackstroker.ShehassteppeditupinworkoutsthisseasonbutIthinkthatthereismuchmoreinthetankforAnna.Onceshegainsmoreconfidenceinherswimmingabilityanddecidestoreallystartpoundingoutsomeofthehardersets,shewillseesomeseriousdropsinhertimes.

Betsy Siegal Ron Age Group IIWhenBetsystartedswimmingthisyearshewentstraightintoAG2.Largelybecauseasanewswimmer,herbeststrokewasButterfly.Howoftendoyouseethat?Herotherstrokesarecatchingup,butsheisstillaFlyer.Eventhoughshehascutbackonherswimminglatelybecauseofotheractivities,shemaintainshighintensityandeffortwhenshegetstoworkout.

Mia Sikora John Age Group IIMiacameintoherfirstyearofyearroundswimmingwith4beautifulstrokes.Withseveralmonthsofworkallshedidwasmakeheralreadybeautifulstrokesevenmorepowerful.Miaexperiencednumerouslargetimedropsinallofherswimsthisyear.Miaisnostrangertodangerwhenitcomestoracingandworkedhardtopusheveryoneinherlanetogofaster.KeepuptheamazingworkMia!

Grace Stalling John Age Group IIGracejoinedtheAGIIrankslaterintheyearandestablishedherselfasthego-toleaderforlane5.Graceisoneofthemostdependablelaneleadersassheisabletofollowanysendoffandpushherselfoneachandeveryset.Wehavebeenworkingonaddingalittlemorerotationintoherstrokesandworkingonlengtheningthemoutaswell.WithafewmoremonthsinthewaterGrace’sswimmingcareerwillreallybetakingoff.

Sadie Sterk Liliya Age Group IISincejoiningAGIIinSeptember,Sadiehasshownbothawillingnesstoimproveandawillingnesstoworkhard.Thosearetwoofthemostimportantattitudestohavetowardsswimming.SadieisverysocialatpracticeandIlovehowquicklyshehasmadefriendsontheteam.Iwouldlovetoseesomeofthatenergyexertedintalkingandlaughingwithherfriendstobeusedonswimminginstead!Sadieiscompetitiveandihaveenjoyedwatchingherbegintomasterherraceskillsduringoursprintdaysatpractice.Hertimesforourmonthly5x50freestylesetfortimehavebeengoingdownsignificantlyallyear.Ithinkthatistestamenttohermoreconsistentattendanceanddecisiontostartpushingherselfmoreatpractice.Excitedtoseewherethatgetsher!

Michelle Thummel John Age Group IIEnteringhersecondearinAGIIMichellehasshowedsomesignificantimprovement.Hernearlyperfectattendancehasreallyshowninhersteadyclimbinspeed.Allofherstrokeshavelengthenedoutquiteabitallowinghertocompletemanydifficultsetsatahighspeed.WithalittlebitmoretrainingunderherbeltshemayhopefullybereadytoshowoffherspeedatoneoftheCSCmeets!


Max Torres Will Age Group IIThisguyhasworkedincrediblyhardtomovehimselfupintheranksthisyear.Whileacoupleofstintsoutofthewatersethimbackthisyear,allinall,Maxhadasolidseason.Aslongashe’sgothiscappulledupsohecanhear,Maxisontopofthings.We’vebeenworkingforalongtimeonastubbornbounceinhisfreestyleandhavejustrecentlystartedtocrackthatcode.I’dlovetoseehimkeephisfocusonthat“overthebarrel”palm-downcatch.It’ssoclose!MaxhastherightattitudeandplentyofdriveforabrightfuturehereonCascade.

Ilya Tsemekhman Liliya Age Group IIIlyahasattendedpracticeinconsistentlysoitishardtoevaluatehisprogressthroughouttheyear.WhenIlyaisatpracticeheisahardworkerandeagertolearnaboutstroketechniqueandracestrategies.Ilikehiscuriousnatureandhiseagernesstogainabetterunderstandingofthesportofswimming.ItwouldhavebeennicetoseeIlyaonaregularbasisatpractice.

Alex-Sophia Tuminello Brook Age Group IIAlexisabornbreastroker—strong,zippy,andcompetitive.Aftermovingupearlierintheseason,shewasabletosettledownandreallydevelophertechniquethroughoutthewinter.Ashermentalandaerobicenduranceimproveoverthenextyear,sheisgoingtobeabletoturninsomefastIM’sandlongerraces.

Daniel Tyshler Liliya Age Group IIDanielhascomealongwaysincehisfirstweekinAGIIinSeptember.HehasspentthisyearlearningabouttheworkandcommitmentthatAGIIrequiresthatisdifferentfromAGIII.Thetransitiontoharderworkouts,moreyardageandmoreintensestrokeworkwasachallengeforDanielatthebeginningoftheyear.Recently,however,Ihaveseenhimtakechargeinhislaneandreallystartworkinghardertheentireworkout.WhenDanieldecidestobefastandkeepuphecanbuthedoesn’talwaysdecidetodothat!IhopethatDaniel’sconfidencecontinuestoimproveashekeepsswimmingandherealizesthathehasthepotentialtobeafantasticswimmer.IknowthisbecauseofDaniel’sperformancesatmeets.Atmeetsheisacompletelydifferentswimmer,withtheabilitytoraceallfourstrokessuccessfully!Ihopethatherealizeshowmuchmoresuccesshecanhaveatmeetsifheworksashardatpracticeashedoesatmeets.

Sarah Van Hollebeke Ron Age Group IISarahhasbeenswimmingwithmeforonlyacoupleofmonths,soIcan'ttakeanycreditforherfinestroketechnique.HoweverherBackstrokedidneedsomework.Ihaveconvincedherthatrollingwithlongstrokesisagoodthing.Shehasprettymuchgotitdown,andwillbeabletospeedupherstrokesoon.Sarahissuchadelighttohaveinmygroup.Greatattitude.

Ethan Wang John Age Group II EthanisquitethepresenceatAGIIpractice.Heisveryvocalwithhisdispleasureofdifficultandlongmainsets.Despitethefeedbackheprovidesmewithhealwaysattackseachsetwiththesameaggressiveintensity.Ethan'sneedforspeedtookhimallthewaytoqualifyingforacoupleofRegionalsrelays!Prettycoolstuff!WithhiscontinueddedicationinthewaterEthanisonhiswaytobecomingaRegionalsmainstay!

Oliver Wilkins Ron Age Group IIOliverstartedwithmelatelastyearinAG3andmoveduptoAG2earlythisseason.SoIhavebeenabletoseeOliverprogressquitequicklytomakingtheRegionalmeetonaRelayastheFlyer.Heisactuallygoodatallthestrokes,somaybetheIMeventually.Oliver'sstrongsuit,isthatheisverygoodatracing.AseasonedPro!Nicetohaveyouwithus,Oliver.

Amanda yang Will Age Group IIAmandaisoneofthemoremellowswimmersinthecrewbutdon’tletthatcalmdemeanorfoolyou.SheisastrikingcobraBEASTwhenitcomestobreaststroke!Ican’tevencountthetimesI’vebeenaccusedof“neverdoingbreaststroke”bythisoneandherusualaccompliceAnna.Eveninspiteofthesupposedlackofbreaststroke,Amandahadagoodseason.Herstrokeshaveallcomealongnicelyandherenduranceandsetpacingarereallyhittingagoodpoint.Allthatisacredittoherhardworkandgoodlistening(mostofthetime).Nowifwecouldjustgetherintothemeets!

Aubrey Zeh John Age Group IIAubreymadethejumptoAGIIinthemiddleoftheyearwhichisnoeasytask.Aftersettlingintotherigorsofanewgrouphisswimminghasreallystartedtotakeoff.AubreyhasbeguntomakespeedyAGIIsendoffsinaveryshortperiodoftime.WithalittlemorefocusinthewaterAubreyismorethanreadytoseesomesignificanttimedrops.


Ethan Zelenke John Age Group IIEthanwasanotheroneofmyswimmersthatmadethejumptoAGIIinthemiddleoftheyear.SincejoiningAGIIEthanhasbeenadelighttocoach.Hispositiveenergyandwillingnesstotrynewthingsoutwithhisstrokesmakescoachingsomuchfun!EthanqualifiedforPNSthisyearonacoupleofrelaysandhadacoupleofamazingswims.WithseveralmoremonthsofAGIIpracticeunderhisbelthewillbepoisedforsomebigtimedrops!

Jaden Zhang Will Age Group IIArealhardworkerthisguy!Jadenreallybenefitedfromgoodlisteningandstrokepracticeinhisearlyseasontrainingandwasabletoprogressquitequicklytoswimmingwithkidsmucholderthanhewas.HewasabletobepartofourRegionalRelayteamsandsawsomeprettysolidtimedropsacrosstheboard.Thislittledudecanpouriton!NotonlydidJadentakeonthe500freeasa9yearold,hemanagedtodrop34secondsintheeventinjustoveramonth!!!!KeepitupJaden,there’slotsmoregoodthingstocomeforyou!

Steven Zhu John Age Group IIStevenmaynotbethemostvocalpersoninpractice.Hepreferstolethisswimmingdoallthetalking,andboydoesitmakealoudstatement.Stevenhassteadilyimprovedinallofhisstrokesthroughouttheyearespeciallyhisfreestyle.Hisdistanceperstrokeisunreal!Stevenshowssomeseriousgritduringthemanydifficultmainsetsthrownhiswaywhichhasdirectlyledtohissuccess.WithhiscontinuedquitedrivehewillbeturningmanyheadsinAGIandsoon.Hopefullywecangethimtodisplayhisspeedatacoupleofmeetsnextyear!

age grouP iiiMatthew Adam Rio Age Group IIIMatthewisoneofmynewestswimmersbutthetimeI’vehadcoachinghimwithhispositiveattitudehasmademyjobmoreenjoyable.MatthewknowshowtoimmediatelytakeinandapplywhatevercorrectionsIhaveforhim.Hehasaspeedyfreestyleandgreatflipturns,anddoesitallwithaconsistentsmileonhisface(whichI’msureyoucanseeevenwhilehe’sswimmingunderwater).IappreciateMatthewforsettingagoodexamplefortheyoungerchildrenbylisteninginsteadoftalkingandblowingbubblesunderwaterwhileI’mexplainingthings.You’reawesomeMatthew,keepitup!

Xavier Albertson Steve Age Group IIIXavierbringsasoftspokentenacitywithhimtoeverypractice.He’salwayswillingtostayforthatsecondpracticeandhishardworkisstartingtoshow!Allofhisstrokes,especiallyhiskickinbreaststrokearereallycomingtogether.MaybeafewIMsinyourfuture?Infactaftergivingasetof100IMsXavierwasboldenoughtoaskwhywedon’tdomore200IMs.XavierisahardworkerforsureandIlookforwardtohiscontinuingsuccess!Keepupthegoodwork!

Christian Anderson Emily Age Group IIIChristianhasbeenagreatadditiontoourteam.ThelanehetrainsinisessentiallyanAG2traininggroup.Hearrivedwithnicestrokes,andmakescorrectionseasily.Hisendurancehasincreased,anditwouldbegreatforhimtododoublesonceinawhile.You’regettingstrongerandfaster,Christian!

Maxine Angeley Steve Age Group IIIMaxinehasquicklydefinedherselfasaleader.Althoughshecanonlycomeacoupletimesaweekshemakesthemostofhertimebyleadingsetsasoftenasshecan.Heropennesstoswimmingupalaneanddoingthehardersendoffshasalsobeenparamounttohercontinuingsuccessasaswimmer.She’salwaysaskingquestionstomakesuresheknowsexactlywhattodo,andIhavefoundmyselfhavingtoremindherlessandlessaboutstrokecorrections.IhopetoseeyouinAGIIIinthenearfutureMaxineandkeepupthegoodwork!

Austin Ariss Emily Age Group IIIAustin(akaAustinPowers)isworkinghardernowthaneverbefore.It’sbeenfuntowatchhimprogressivelyexecutethespecificexpectationsIgiveforeachstroke.Hehasimprovedagreatdeal,andhenowsometimesleadshislane,aswell.Keepuptheprogress,Austin!


Ava-Lynne Ava Ariss Emily Age Group IIIAvaisverycoachable.Sheadjustedreallywelluponjoiningourgroup.ThelandshetrainsinisessentiallyanAG2traininggroup.I’veseenaniceimprovementinherturns,underwatertravel,breakouts,andstrokes.It’sfuntowatchyourimprovement,Ava!

Abby Assadi Danielle Age Group IIIAbbyisagreatswimmerwithalotofdedicationandenthusiasmaroundthepool.Sheisalwaysexcitedtotellmeastoryaboutschoolorwhatfunholidaysshe’scelebrating.Herpositiveattitudeisinfectious!Shealwayshasasmileonherfaceespeciallyonbreaststrokedays.Ifeverydaycouldbeabreaststrokeday,Abbywouldnevergetoutofthewater!

Cameron Bell Emily Age Group IIICamerontrieshardinpractice.Herstrokeshaveimproved,andsherespondswelltostrokecorrection.SheispayingmoreattentiontothespecificsofeachstroketoswimmoreefficientlyandtopreventgettingDQ’d.Goodjob,Cameron!

Seki Berg Steve Age Group IIINexttimeI’mfishingandoneofthefisheseatsthebaitwithoutgettingcaughtonthehook,I’mnamingitSekiBerg.ThesecondIwasfinallyabletogethertomovefromblueribbontoAGIIIshewasonherwaytoAGII.Althoughhertimewithmewasshortshequicklyillustratedherwillingnesstoimproveandherdedicationtothesport.Herhardworkespeciallywithflipturnsanddiveshasbeenthebiggestsignofthis.Nevershyingawayfromthecovetedandfearedpositionoflaneleaderduringmainsets,Sekitookherworkoutsheadon.IwishyouthebestofluckinRon’slane!

Annika Bergstrom Danielle Age Group IIIAnnikacanalwaysbefoundgluedtothewaistwithTiffanyMoyandtheyarethesamewayinthewater!Annikaisagoodlistenerandalwayspowersthrougheverysetregardlessofhowlongitmayseem.SheshowscommitmentinshowinguptopracticesandI’mexcitedtohopefullyseehercompeteatsomemeetsinthefuture!

Andrea Berkbigler Emily Age Group IIIAndreaBerkbigler(Ilovesayinghernameinfull!)pushesherselfinpractice.ThelaneshetrainsinisessentiallyanAG2traininggroup.IappreciatehowattentivesheistothedetailsIspecifyforeachstroke.Herstrokeshaveimprovedandherendurancehasincreased.Itwouldbegreatforhertodomoredoublesmovingforward.Keepitup,Andrea!

Eliana (Ellie) Beveridge Rio Age Group IIIEllieBeveridge(oneofthemanywonderfulEllie’satEvans),issuchapositivepersonandworkshardeachdayshecomestopractice.Elliehasgoodtechniqueforherfreestylebutnowthatshe’sgotthatdone,it’stimetoforgetaboutswimmingprettyandrace.Herbreastrokeisgreattooespeciallywhenshegetsherheadallthewaydowninsteadoflookingforward.Overall,ElliehasbeenapositiveinfluenceontheothersandIhopeshehasenjoyedswimmingjustasmuchasI’veenjoyedcoachingher.

Chloe Blokker Brook Age Group IIIChloehasdevelopedalotofmentalfocusthisyear,andwhenshetrainsconsistently,sheisabletodominateandleadthefastlane.Alwaysfriendlyandeagertoimprove,sheisreallygoodaboutaskingforfeedbackandcorrections.Iexpectthatwitharenewedcommitmenttotrainingoverthenextninemonths,shecanmoveuptoAgeGroup1.

Jackson Booth Danielle Age Group IIIJacksonisalittleballofenergyalwaysreadytoworkhardandsprinthisheartout,evenonadrillset.Hisswimminghasgottenmuchbetteroverthepastfewmonthsandwithsomemorepooltime,I’msurehecouldbecomeafastswimmer!

Nicholas Bradley Rio Age Group IIINicholasisoneofmymostconsistentswimmers.HehasdefinitelytakencorrectionsandimprovedthroughouthistimeonCascade,itbringsasmiletomyfacewhenIseehisstrongflutterkickandfluentstroking.Onethinghecouldworkoniskeepinghisarmsmovingforwardonbreastrokeinsteadofpullingstraightdownbuthiskickisgreat.IalsoreallyappreciatethatNicholasisalwaysearlyforpracticeandreadytogo!Keepupthehardwork,bud!


Hailey Brayman Rio Age Group IIIIdon’tknowifI’vemetamoresassysixyearoldinmylife.Haileyissuchaballofjoy,anddoesherbesttokeepupwithalloftheolderkidsevenifItellhershecanrestandwaitforthenextone.ShehasagreatbackstrokeandaB-E-A-UTIFULdiveofftheblocks.IthinkHaileycouldgreatlyimproveaslongasshedoesn’tgettoodistractedwithalloftheotherlittlegirls.Ilookforwardtohearingherstorieseachdayandithasbeensuperfunbeingabletocoachher!

Iris Brenowitz Rio Age Group IIIIrisisaregularsecondsessionswimmerwiththeotherolderkids.Irisdoesagoodjobofnotrushingthingsandfocusingwhenshe’sworkingontechnique.Herbackstrokeiswonderfulandcouldalsohaveagoodbreastrokeaslongasshedoesn’tforgettoglide.Keepupthequickopenturnsandstreamlines!Ithasbeenapleasurecoachingyouthisyear!

Spencer Brown Emily Age Group IIISpencer(akaSpenceurtheConnoisseur)isfullofpositiveenergy.HehasbeenaleaderinthefirstAG3lane,butduetohasstrongskillsandspeed,IhavehimswimmingintheAG2laneonthelighterdays.It’salsogreatthathe'sbeenswimmingforoveranhournow.Waytopushyourself,Spencer!

Rose Bryers Rio Age Group IIIRoseisalsoaregularsecondsessionswimmerandalwayscomesinwithasmile.Rosehasaspeedyfreestyleandknowshowtoturnitonwhenwedoourchallengesets.Ibelievethatshehasallthestrokesdownprettywellbutonethingshecouldworkonisgettingoffthewallsquicklyafterheropenandflipturns.Honestly,IthinkRosewoulddowonderfullyinaswimmeetandIdefinitelythinkshe’sreadytostartcompetingifshesodesires.Roseispositiveandhardworkingandithasbeenajoytocoachher!

Miles Burdeen Emily Age Group IIIMilesistheyoungestboyinAG3!Iwishwetookavideoofthefirsttimeheshoweduptopractice;helookslikeadifferentswimmerthanwhenhearrived.Hepaysattentiontothespecificdetailsofeachstroke,andbeingsoyoung,itisgreatthatheisalreadypracticingsuchgoodswimminghabits.Goodjob,Miles!

Charles Cady Emily Age Group IIICharles(akaCharlesinCharge)islookingbetterandbetterinthewater.Hehasalwaysdoneallthework,butlittlebylittlehestartedtoexecutehisunderwatertravel,strokes,andturnswithmoreandmoreprecision.Ilovethathehasfuntrainingwithhisbuddy,Landon,too!Keepupwiththegoodswimminghabits,Charles!

Abigail Cady Ron Age Group IIIWhenAbbyisfocused,therearenotmanynineyearoldsontheteamwithsuperiortechnique.It'sallthere,greatfeelforthewater,goodbodypostionandtiming,andlowstrokecountsforallstrokes.Asoflate,IhaveseensomeincreasedintensityandeffortfromAbby.EffortthatwilltapallthepotentialthatIsee,andtranslateintofasttimesatthemeets.Onalighterside,Abbybringsaveryuniquesenseofhumortothepool.Hmmm,Iwonderwhereshegetsthatfrom?

Ben Caffee Ron Age Group IIIBenshowsupontimeandisthefirstoneinthewater.WhileIlovehisdriveandcompetativeness,heoftenforgetstolisten.He'salittletooworriedaboutanybodypassinghimratherthanworkingontechnique!However,Benhasmadeatonofprogress,andhasbeenintheAG2transitiongroupforseveralmonthsnow.TheonlythingholdinghimbackisawaywardleftfootinBreastroke.Wearealmostthere,afterworkingwiththeBreastrokefins.Ofcoursehedoesn'tliketousethefinsbecauseitslowshimdown!"

Eleanor (Ellie) Cenname Rio Age Group IIIEllieCennamehasbeenajoytocoachaswell.Ellieactuallyhasaprettyfluentbutterflyanddoesagreatjobpushingherchestdownforthatfulldolphinkickmotion.Shealsoisaspeedylittlefreestylesprinterwhenit’sgotime.Onethingshecouldworkonisnotliftingherkneestowardsherchestonherwhipkickandflexingherfeetalittlemore.Otherthanthat,Elliehasshownalotofimprovementanddroppedtimethroughouttheswimmeetsthisyear.Iamconfidentthatshecanbeaveryfastswimmerwhenshegetsolderaslongasshestickswithitandcontinuestoworkhard.Yourbubblypersonalityhasalsomademyjobsomuchmoreenjoyable!


Jerry Chen Emily Age Group III Jerry(akaJer-Bear)isgettingfasterandstronger.HeoftentrainsintheAG2lane,whichisagoodchallengeforhim.Jerryhasgoodstrokeswhenheconcentrates.NowthatI’mnotstandingrightoverhim,heneedstoexecutethespecificsdetailsforeachstroketopreventbadhabitsfromforming.Keepthefocus,Jerry!

Abby Crum Emily Age Group IIIAbbyisastrongswimmer.Shelistensandexecutesthespecificdetailsofallthestrokes.Shemakesthemostofonesession,andherendurancehasincreasedoverthepastfewmonths.Shewillbenefitfrombeingthewaterasmuchaspossible.Yourtraininghard,anditshows,Abby!

Ellen (Elli) Deckwerth Rio Age Group IIIElliisaveryhardworkingswimmeranddespiteallthecorrectionsIthrowather,shemaintainsapositiveattitudewhichIrespectverymuch.Ellishowsalotofpotential,asidefromworkingonhersidebreathingwithoutliftingherhead,shecouldalsoworkonkeepingherfeetgluedtogetheronherdolphinkickandgettingbothofherarmsoutofthewateratthesametimeforherbutterfly.Shehasimprovedonherflutterkick,ithasnowbecomesmallerandmoreconsistent,andherdivesarelookinggoodtoosokeepuptheawesomework,Elli!Ithasbeenapleasurecoachingyou!

Ella Deiner Steve Age Group IIIWhatdoyoucallaswimmerwhoenjoystakingbreaksinbetweendifficultsets?IforgotthepunchlinebutIdoubtIt’sEllaDeiner.Sheiseitherswimming,orwaitingtoswim.IoncereadunderaSnappleCapthatifasharkweretostopswimmingitwoulddie.Iwouldn’tbesurprisedifthiswerealsothecaseforElla.Sheisanonstop-go-machinewhenshe’sinthewaterandnevershiesawayfromleadingthemoredifficultsets.Herfreestylestandsasaneverimprovingspectacleofherhardwork.Dayafterdayshecranksouteverythingform25’sto300’sattopspeedwithconsistentlygracefularms,andanincreasinglypresentkick.ItisonlyamatteroftimebeforeshemakesthejumptoAG2!

Wyatt Del Valle Rio Age Group IIIWyattisalsooneofmynewestadditions.Wyattissuchahappyandfriendlyswimmerwhichcontributestoafunatmosphereatswimpractices.Hehasabeautifulunderwaterdolphinkickandpusheshimselfreallyhardwhenitcomestoourchallengefreestylesets,suchapowerhousekickinwhateverstrokewearedoing.IhopeyouhaveenjoyedswimmingjustasmuchasI’veenjoyedcoachingyou!

Maclean Dennis Emily Age Group IIIMackeyisoneoftheyoungestswimmersinAG3.Ithasbeenfuntowatchherstartapplyingalltheinstructiongivenforeachstroke--it’salotofinfoforalittlekid!Iappreciatehowsheasksquestionstomakesuresheunderstandswhat’sasked.Movingforward,Iwouldlikehertoalwaysdoflipturnsinfreestyle,especiallyinwarm-up.Themoresheattemptsthem,thebettershegets.Keepupthegoodwork,Mackey!

Elsa Dittmeier Rio Age Group IIIElsaisaverytalkativeswimmerandneverfailstotellmeaninterestingstory.Elsahasbeautifuldolphindiveswhichsheincorporatesrandomlyinherswimsbutalsodoeswellinherfreestylewhensheusesherkick.Forherbackstroke,shecouldworkonrotatinghershouldersalittlebitmoresothatshe’snotswimmingflatonherbackthewholetime.IthinkElsacouldimprovegreatlyifshewantedtosokeepswimming!It’sbeenfunbeingyourcoachthisyear!

Nila Dudley Danielle Age Group IIINilaisoneofmymostenergeticandenthusiasticswimmers.Shealwayscomesuptomebeforepracticetoshareastoryorafunfactandisalwaysexcitedtogetinthewaterforwarmup.SomethingsweneedtoworkonaremorecontrolledfreestylemovementsandpickingupthespeedalittlebitandNilawillbeveryclosetomovinguptoagegroup2!

Landon DuPuis Danielle Age Group IIILandonisthemostpoliteswimmerIhaveevercoached.Healwayssaysthankyouaftereverypracticeandisveryenthusiasticabouteverythingwedo.WhenLandonandCharlesswimtogetheritislikecoachingbestfriendsthathavenotseeneachotherinyears.Theyhavesomuchfuntogetherthatsometimestheyforgetthey’reatswimpractice!Theirexcitementrubsoffoneveryoneandtheyaresofuntowatchinthewater.


Darbhi Durvasula Ron Age Group IIIDarbhistartedCascadeswimminglatelastyearandhasprogressedtotransitioningintoAG2.HisbeststrokeisclearlyBreastroke,withFreeandBackareasonablesecond.TheonlythingholdingDarbhibackfromAG2isaproficientFlyandalittlemoreendurance.KeepupthegoodworkDarbhi.

Jeremy (Remy) Freeman Rio Age Group IIIRemyisalsoanewerswimmertoCascadebutdoesnotfailtoimpressmewithhisbeautifulbreastroke.Remyhasalotofgreatpotentialasaswimmeranddoesreallywellpushinghimselftoswimfastwhenwe’renottoosquishedinthelane.IalsoappreciateRemyforbeingwillingtoswimthelanelinedownwhichnotalotofswimmersenjoy.Thanksforyourpositiveenergy,Remy,ithasbeenwonderfulbeingyourcoach!

Katie Freshwater Emily Age Group IIIKatieFreshwater(ItellherallthetimehowmuchIlovehername!)hasbecomealeaderinherlane.Shehasdevelopedsomeveryniceswimminghabitsandislookingbetterandbetterinthewater.She’dbenefitfromdoingadoublepracticeonceinawhile,too.Don’tbescaredtopushyourself,Katie,becauseyoucandoit!

Cale Fuoco Emily Age Group IIICaleFuoco(FuocomeanswithfireinItalian)hasimprovedagreatdeal.ThelanehetrainsinisessentiallyanAG2traininggroup.Iappreciatehisattentiontotechniqueandthedetailsofeachstroke.Hepusheshimselfonthehardsets,aswell.Yourdivesaremuchbetter,too.Movingforward,I’dlikehimtostartdoingmoredoublepractices.Keepswimmingwithfire,Cale!

Edson (Teddy) Gallaudet Rio Age Group IIITeddyhasbeenapleasuretocoachthisyear.Althoughheisabitontheshyside,heconsistentlycomestopracticewillingtolearnanddohisbest.Hisbreastrokearmshaveimprovedgreatlyaswellasthespeedofhisfreestylesprints.Keeppracticingthatfullbodydolphinkickandgettingbotharmsoutofthewateratthesametimeandsoonyou’llhavethebutterflydowntoo!It’sbeenfuncoachingyouthisyear,keepitupTeddy!

Matt Gibbs Emily Age Group IIIMatthasrecentlymoveduptoJohn’sAG2traininggroup.HewasswimmingintheAG2traininggroupinAG3,andhereallypushedhimselftomakesomeimportantstrokecorrections.BreaststrokeRehabwasuncomfortable,butIhopeyourproudofyourselfforfixingyourkick!Thenyoufocusedonyourfly...We’llmissyouinourAG2lane,Matt!

Owen Gladwish Danielle Age Group IIIOwenisalittleballofenergyandisalwayseagertostartpractice.Thethreethingsweareconsistentlyworkingonarebreathingeverythreestrokes,keepinghisstrokeslongandkeepinghiseyesonthebottomofthepool.Onceremindedofthesethings,Owenhasanicefreestyle.HisotherstrokesarestillalittlerawbutI’msurewe’llbeabletoworkoutthosekinksthisnextseason.

James Glanville Danielle Age Group IIIJamesisarecentadditiontotheQueenAnnagegroup3familyandIamsoexcitedhedecidedtostartswimming.JamesisapleasuretocoachsincehelistensverycarefullytoeverythingIsay.Heknowswhenhecangoofoffalittleandheknowswhenit’stimetolistenandbeattentive.IthinkJamesandTorrenwillpusheachothertoimproveanditwillbefuntowatchthisduofeedoffoftheother’spositiveenergyinthepool.

Liv Gooding Danielle Age Group IIILivisthebiggestballofenergyeverandshecanalwaysbespottedinherbrightpinkcap!Sheisahardworkerandlovestobeattheheadofherlane.AtmeetsLivpretendstobeshybutsheraceslikearocketandputseverythingshehasintoherevents.IlovecoachingLivbecausesheisalwayssmilingandlaughing.

Kayla Gowey Emily Age Group IIIKaylaisagreatlandleaderinAG3.Sheconsistentlyexecutesproperunderwatertravel,breakouts,strokes,andturns.Shehasgoodclockmanagement,too.Movingforward,moredoublepracticeswillreallybenefither.Thanksforworkingsohard,Kayla,andkeepupthegreatwork!


Beck Hanson Danielle Age Group IIINomatterwhatstrokeweareworkingon,Beckalwaysmanagestosneaksomebreaststrokeintowhatwearedoing.Healwayscomestopracticewithanewstoryorquestionformeandhislaughisinfectious.Withalittlemorefocus,Beckwillbeagreatbreaststrokerandfreestyler.Histightstretchissostrongwhenhedecideshewantstodoitright!I’mexcitedtoseewhatimprovementshewillmakeinthefuture.

Ethan Harnett Danielle Age Group IIIIloveEthan’scompetitiveness.Healwaysstrivestobethelaneleaderandcan’twaittostarteachsetevenifIhaven’tfinishedexplainingit.Weneedtoworkonbreakinghisbreaststroketendenciesthatleakintoeveryotherstrokeandhe’llbeclosetomovinguptoagegroup2.Keepupthehardworkandgreatattitude!

Rhys Harnett Danielle Age Group IIIRhysistheyounger,moreenergeticversionofhisolderbrotherEthan.It’ssofuntocoachbothoftheHarnett’stogetherandwatchthemimprove.Rhysisquitethebreaststrokerandlovestoaddabreaststrokekicktowhateverstrokeweareworkingon.BreakingthathabitwillallowRhystoimproveexponentially.HeissuchasweetieinthewaterandIcan’twaittokeepworkingwithhim!

Mary (Mimi) Heffernan Rio Age Group IIIMimihasbeenwithmesincethebeginningoftheseasonandhasbeenanabsolutejoytocoach.Asidefromthefewdaysshegetsdistractedplayingwithotherswimmers,sheusuallyisveryattentivetowhatIhavetosayandtakescorrectionswell.ShehadherfirstmeetrecentlyandIwasveryproudtoseehowfastsheisabletopushherselfnowthatshe’sgotthebasicsofthestroketechniquedown.Keepupthegoodwork,Mimi!

Kimberly Ho Emily Age Group IIIKimberlyshowsupandalwaysworkshard.SheisagreatlanemateforherteammembersintheAG2laneforAG3.Kimworkshardoneverysetanddoesherbesttodoeverythingcorrectlyfromstarttofinish.Movingforward,I’dliketoseeherstayinthewaterfor2practices.Thanksforworkingsohard,Kim!

Aila Howson Emily Age Group IIIAliaisoneoftheyoungerAG3members.Shearrivedwithaneagerattitudeandgoodfundamentalskills.Shehassincemadeveryniceimprovementsbecausesheissuchagoodlistenerandhardworker.Beingsoyoung,itisgreatthatsheispracticingsuchgoodswimminghabits.Goodjob,Aila!

Elle Howson Emily Age Group IIIElleisgreatadditiontoAG3.Shehasagoodfeelingforthewaterandshehasdoneagoodjobdevelopingastrongunderwatertravel,andbreakouttoherstrokes.I’dliketoseeherrealizeherabilitiesandbeconfidentintheexercisesanddrills,soshecanstartleadingherlaneonoccasion.Youknowwhattodo,Elle!

Nicholas Niko Inadomi Emily Age Group IIINikorecentlystartedswimmingintheAG2laneforAG3.Iappreciatehowheworkedhardtoincorporateagoodunderwatertravel,breakout,properform,andturnsforeachofthestrokes.Thoseskillsarenecessarybeforeanyonecanmoveupsuccessfully,andheisnowreadyforthechallenge.Waytogo,Niko!

Joseph (Joe) Keaton Rio Age Group IIIJoehasagreatcompetitivementalitywhenitcomestoswimminginthemeetsbuthedefinitelyhashisdayswhereallhewantstodoaredolphindivesatpractice.Joecanreallyturnonhisfreestylestrokewhilemaintainingaconsistentflutterkick.Hisbackstrokeontheotherhandcouldbefasterifheplacedmoreconfidenceinhimselfandspentlesstimelookingsidetosideandtowardsthewall.Overall,Joe’senergyiscontagiousandhealwaysleadsthelane.Hehasbeenwonderfultocoachthisyear.

Rowan Kelley Rio Age Group IIIIjustgottheopportunitytostartcoachingRowanrecentlyandIhavelovedeveryminuteofit.WhatIloveaboutRowanisthatshelikestohavefunwiththeothergirlsbutalsopaysattentionwhenItellhercorrectionsandactuallyfixesherstroke.Shehasalreadyimprovedherbackstrokebyrotatinghershouldersmoreandhavingatightstreamlineoffthewallswhichissomethingevensomeofourolderswimmersinthegroupareworkingon.Rowanbringssuchasweet,youthfulpresencetopracticeandithasbeenajoycoachingher!


Sho Kiami Rio Age Group IIIShohasbeenajoytocoachthisyear.Asidefromtheoccasionalnosebleed,Shohasworkedhardtoimproveonhisstrokes.Oneofhisbestimprovementshasbeenhisbreastrokeinwhichhehaslearnedtotakehistimeandglideaftereachstroke.Hiswonderfulbreastrokewhipkickhasunfortunatelycarriedovertohisbutterflyhowever,soonethinghecouldworkonisrelaxingandkeepinghisfeettogetheraswellaspushinghischestdownwhenhisarmscometothefront.Keeponpushing,Sho!Ithasbeenapleasuretocoachyouthisyear!

yuta Kiami Rio Age Group IIIYutaisalittlebundleofenergy,especiallywhenhe’swithhisothertwoamigos,ShoandNicholas.Yutalovestobeoneofthefirstpeopleinthelanebutsometimesrushesthroughdrillsinordertostayahead.Onethinghecouldworkonistakinghistimeonthebreastrokeandreallyfocusingonpointinghistoesoutwardsandflexingthemforthewhipkick.Otherthanthat,Yutapusheshimselftoreallysprintfreestyle25s,sokeepupallthehardworkandneverlosethatpositive,bubblypersonality!

Elaine Kim Rio Age Group IIIUnfortunately,Ihaven’tbeenabletoseeElaineasoftenasIdidearlierintheyearsincesheisverybusywithschoolandotheractivities,butsheisoneofthesweetestgirlsIknowandalsoworkshardwhenshedoescometopractice.Elainehasagreatbreastrokeandkeepsherheaddowninherstreamlineallthetime,whichisawesome!Shehasbeensuchapositiveinfluenceontheotherswimmersandithasbeenfuncoachingherthisyear!

Teagan Kirk Emily Age Group IIITeagan(akaTeagsandSnuggles,thefabricsoftenerbear)worksveryhardinpracticeanditshows!Shecontinuallypushesherselfbyparticipatinginadoublepracticeand/orswimmingintheAG2lane.Sheexecutesthespecificsofallthestrokeswell,andshewillbenefitfromkeepingherheadverystillinFreestyle.Thanksforworkingsohard,Teagan!

Sophie Kosev Danielle Age Group IIISophieisthequeenofhandstandsintheshallowendandtouchingthefloorinthedeepend.Icanneverseemtogethertostayonthewall!Herstrokeshaveimprovedalotanditisbecauseshegetstohavefuninthewater,whichmakesiteasierforhertoworkhardonhertechnique.IlovewatchingSophiecompeteatmeetsbecauseshegetssocompetitiveandIonlyhopetohaveherparticipateinmoremeetsinthefuture!

Zackary Kotwis Emily Age Group IIIZackaryshowsuptopracticefocusedandreadytotrain.Heisalwaysaskingif2ndsessionhasstarted,andIappreciatehowhedoesn’twanttobelateormissanything.Zackpusheshimselfoneveryset,andhereallyfocusesonapplyingthespecificinstructiontoeachstroke.Youareimprovingduetoyourhardwork,Zack!

Ava Kunz Steve Age Group IIIAvaisstircrazyinthebestwaypossible.Whetherit’sherenthusiasmtostartswimmingeachdayorhereagernesstomoveup,thisgirlhasahardtimestayinginoneplace.ThisisatraitthathashelpedhersucceedintheshorttimeI’vehadtoworkwithher.HertenacitywhenitcomestoleadingthelanecoupledwithherflexibilitywhenitcomestoinstructionshasalreadylaidthefoundationforasuccessfulcareerinAGIIandbeyond.Althoughherbreaststrokeisunderstandablyaworkinprogressherfreestylebackstrokeandbutterflyhaveimprovedinleapsandbounds.Iwishyouthebestofluckontheothersideofthepool!

Angelina Kuo Emily Age Group IIIAngelina(akaAngelinaBallerina)hasamongthebestattendanceinthegroup!!!SheisamemberoftheAG2laneinAG3.Shedefinitelyhasthespeed,butI'dlikehertoslowdowntofocusonthespecificsforeachstroke,soshewillbeamoreefficientandfasterswimmer.Movingforward,Iwouldlikehertoswimdoublepractices,too.Youaredoingagreatjob,Angelina!

Lauren Laporte Rio Age Group IIILaurenhasbecomearegularattheEvanspool,Ilookforwardtohearingherawesomestorieseachday.Laurenhasdoneawonderfuljobwithherarmsbutsometimesabusesthatmusclepowerandforgetsaboutherfeet.OnethingLaurencanworkonismaintainingaconsistentflutterkickforherfreestyleandbackstroke.Keepupthegreatwork,Lauren!Ithasbeenapleasurecoachingyou!


Lily Laporte Rio Age Group IIILilydoesherbesttokeepupwithalltheolderkidsandputsinalotofefforttofinishthefullsets.IamveryproudofLilyforherimprovementonhersidebreathing.Nowaslongasshekeepsherkicksreallysmall,quick,andconsistent,she’llsoonbeabletobeattheolderkids.It’sbeenfuncoachingyou,Lily!Hopeyou’vehadfuntoo.

Lex Largen Danielle Age Group IIILexalwaysseemstothinkheislatetopracticeevenwhenheistenminutesearlyandhelovestobeasclosetothepoolaspossible.HisbreaststrokehasimprovedsomuchsincethebeginningoftheseasonandIcouldnotbemoreexcitedaboutthat!LexstillneedstoworkonhiscircleswimmingbutI’msurehe’llgetitsoon.

Ruth Law Danielle Age Group IIIIwouldlovetoseeRutharoundthepoolmoreoftenbecauseeverytimeshecomestopracticesheimprovessomuch.RuthcanbealittlereservedduringpracticebutshealwaysworkshardandlistenstoeverybitofinstructionIgiveher.KeepupthehardworkRuth!

Reese Lawlor Emily Age Group IIIReeseisoneoftheyoungestswimmersinAG3.Duetoherdetermination,shehasshownmajorimprovementinherswimmingskillsandabilitytokeepup.Beingsoyoung,it’sgreatthatshe’sdevelopingproperswimminghabitsthatwillbenefitherfortherestofherlongswimmingcareer.Ihopeyou’reproudofyourself,Reese!

Cooper LeComp Ron Age Group IIICooperstartedwithCascadelastfallwithnopreviouscompetitiveswimmingexperience.Thoughbeingveryraw,heisintheAG2transitiongroupwithadecentFreeandBreastroke.Withsomerecentlyrenewedfocusandenergy,IknowhewillbeoneofthenextfewtomoveintoAG2.

Nicholas Lee Ron Age Group IIIIhatetoplayfavorites,butNicholasiseverythingyouwantinastudent;wellbehaved,focused,andresponsive.SoitwouldbenosurprisethathehasgonefrombeginningAG3tobeingonthevergeofAG2,inashorttime.KeepupthegoodworkNicholasanditisapleasuretocoachyou!

Nathaniel Lee Steve Age Group IIIDoverecentlyhadacampaignwheretheyhadaforensicillustratordrawtwopicturesofaperson;onewheretheparticipantdescribedthemselvesandonewheresomeoneelsedescribedtheparticipant.Indeedatouchinginsightintotheskewedperspectivesmanypeoplehaveofthemselves.However,Ican’thelpbutwonderhowNathanwouldfareinthisexperiment.I’msurehisdescriptionwouldyieldasixfootsomethinghulkofaperson,becausethereisnootherwaytoexplainhisabilitytostandfacetobellybuttonwithsomeoneandasktogoahead.Notonlythatbutthenstayahead!NathanissharpasatackwhenIgivehimdirectionswetheritbefixinghisstrokeortellinghimsendoffs.Hewasafrequentdoublesession’erandhishardworkisfinallypayingoffashemakesthetransitiontoAG2.Ihavenothingbuttheutmostconfidenceinhimasmovesup.KeepupthegoodworkNathan!

Sidney LeVine Danielle Age Group IIISidneyhasn’tbeenaroundthepoolinawhilebutwhenheis,youknowhe’sthere.Sidneylovestobeattheheadofthelaneandwillpushhardtopasseveryotherswimmer.Thishardworkandpersistencewillcarryhimfarbothinandoutofthepool,ifonlyhecametomorepractices!

Chenxing (Chelsea) Li Rio Age Group IIIChelseahasimprovedgreatlyonherbreastrokebygettingherheaddownandglidingeverystroke.Chelseahasalsobecomeatypicallaneleaderwhichisawesome.Aslongasyourkeepyourheadstillandtrynottobreatheonjustonesizebutalternatesides,thenyourtimeswillbeabletoimproveevenmore.Keepuptheawesomework,Chelsea!

Grace Lindberg Emily Age Group IIIGrace(akaGracie-Grace)hasbeenworkinghardformonthsandmonthsinAG3.Iappreciatehowwellshelistens,andhowshereallytriestoapplyalltheinstructiongiven.Sheisdevelopinggreatswimminghabitsandisreallyimprovingnicely.Keepupthegoodwork,Grace!


Karsten Lomax Emily Age Group IIIKarsten(akaBFT)isfullofpositiveenergy.Iappreciatehowheispushinghimselfharderinpractice,aswellashisexpresseddesiretoswimclosertothefrontofthelane.Itisgreattoseehimfocusinghisattentiontoapplyingallthetheinstructiongivenforeachstroke.Ilookforwardtothecontinuedeffort,Karsten!

Kyra Lomax Emily Age Group IIIKyraalwaysshowsupreadytoswimandimprove.Shelikestoswimnearthefrontofherlaneandhasbeenleadingthelaneoften,aswell.Sheworkshardtoexecutethespecificinstructionforeachstroke.Shehasmadesomefantasticimprovementsonherbreaststrokedkick.Keeppushingyourself,Kyra!

Dawson Lone Danielle Age Group IIIThesmileonDawson’sfacethefirsttimeIhadhimtrainwithagegroup2waspriceless.Hehasworkedsohardinordertomoveupandeventhoughthatscissoredbreaststrokekickstillwon’tgoaway,I’msurethathewilldoeverythinginhispowertofixit.Dawson’spositiveattitudeisrefreshinganditrubsoffoneveryoneelsearoundthepoolwhenheisthere.GreatworkthisseasonDawson!

Ashley Long Rio Age Group IIIAshleyisoneofmyfastestfreestylerswhichsometimesgetsherinabitofpainwithcrampsbecauseshepushesherselfsohard.Shehasdefinitelylearnedtheterm“nopain,nogain”andknowsnowtobringawaterbottletopractice.OnethingAshleycouldworkonisstraighteningoutthatrightarminherbackstrokebutotherthanthatAshleyhasalotofpotentialtobeagreatswimmerandIhopeshecontinues.Ashley,ithasbeenapleasuretocoachyouthisyear!Keepupthehardwork!

Geddy Lucier Danielle Age Group IIIGeddy’sfreestylewentfromsuperchoppyandcompletelyunderwatertostronglongarmsthatpropelhimforward.ThoughswimmingmaynotbeGeddy’sfavoritethingintheworld,heworkshardduringpracticeandlovestobetheleaderofhislane.Geddyhasmadesomeawesomeimprovementsthisseasonandhopefullyhe’llgettoimproveevenmoreinthefuture.

Gwendolyn Madill Danielle Age Group IIIGwendolynlovestolookatanythingandeverythingwhileshe’sswimmingandweareworkingonkeepingthatheadstill!Shehassomuchfunduringpracticeandalwayshasasmileonherface.Gwendolynlovestodemonstrateallthedrillswedoevenifeveryoneknowshowtodothemalready.Ithinkshe’llbeagreatswimcoachinthefuturewiththisquality!

Vince Patrick Mangaliag Emily Age Group IIIPatrickhasbeenswimmingintheAG2laneforAG3allseason,andheoftenparticipatesindoublepractices,aswell.Forhisage,heisworkingataveryhighlevel.Ihavehighexpectationsforhislane,andPatrickdoesagoodjobcontinuallyapplyingalltheinstructiongivenforeachstroke.Thanksforbeingastrongmemberofthegroup,Patrick!

Ainslee Mattix Emily Age Group IIIAinsleehasagreatattitude.ShetrainsintheAG2laneforAG3andoftenparticipatesindoublepractices.Iappreciatehowshereallywantstoimproveandgetfaster,andI’meagertostartgivingherlanesomemoreadvancedworktohelphergetthere.I’dliketoseeherstartworkingherkickmore,asawhole.Keepitup,Ainslee!

Elsie McFarland Danielle Age Group IIIElsieisaveryconsistentswimmerandalwayscomesrightuptomeforthewarmupifsheislatetopractice.Elsieworkshardduringpracticeandeventhoughshemightseemquiet,herbrightswimsuitandcapallowhertostandoutinthewater.IloveseeinghowmuchElsielooksuptohersisterAudreyandIcan’twaittoseewhatgreatthingsElsiewilldoinherswimmingcareer.

Hayden McPherson Steve Age Group IIIHaydenswamwithmethefirstfewweeksIbegancoaching.Hequicklystuckoutasoneofthefasterswimmersandanaturallaneleader.Hewasnevershyaboutaskingquestionsandcouldalwayslendanearforimprovements.Hisfreestylestuckoutasoneofhisstrongerstrokesandhedominatedhardersetswithease.Ihopetoseemoreofhimatpractice!


Emily Mehalchin Danielle Age Group IIIAsacurrentagegroup2transitioner,Emilyworkedsohardtogettothatpoint.Ithinksheendedupdoingtheagegroup2testsetabout3timesinthespanofamonthbypurechancebuteverytimeshepoweredthroughitwithnocomplaints.EmilyisahardworkerandI’msurethatwillcontinuewithherinagegroup2.CongratsEmily!

Anthony Melevsky Emily Age Group IIIAnthony(akaTony)hasstartedtoswimanoccasionalpracticeintheAG2lane,whichhasbeenaperfectchallengeforhim.OnthedaysthathedoesnotswimintheAG2lane,hecouldbenefitfromswimmingdoublepractices.Givenhisnaturalbreaststrokekick,Iwouldlikehimtofocusmoreattentiontocorrectinghisflexedfeetinflutteranddolphinkick.Keeppushingyourself,Anthony!

Katrina Menshutkina Rio Age Group IIIKatrinahasbeenajoytocoachthisyear.Sheishardworkingandconsistentlypushesherselfatpractices.Katrina’sspeedhasimprovedthroughouttheyearandherstroketechniqueisgoodaslongassheconsistentlykicksonherfreestyletoavoidbouncingasmuchaspossible.Onethingshecouldworkonisherdives,remembertokeepyourchintuckedandsqueezeyourearsastightaspossiblesothatyourgogglesdon’tfalloff.Otherthanthat,Katrina’spositiveattitudehasbeenagreatcontributiontotheatmosphereatpractice.Keepitup,Katrina!

Philipp Mergener Danielle Age Group IIIAlthoughIhaveonlyseenPhilippatpractice2or3times,eachtimeithasbeenapleasuretocoachhim.Philippisfocusedanddrivenduringpracticeanditwouldbegreattoseethatattitudearoundagegroup3moreoften.Philipp’sleadershipwouldgreatlybenefittheotheragegroup3swimmers.

Jake Misclevitz Ron Age Group IIIIneverknowiftheconstantgrinonJake'sfaceisbecauseheishappytobeatthepoolorheisuptosomething.Inanycase,healwaysbringsenergyandenthusiasmtotheworkout.Averystrongfreestyler,justhastopolishuptheotherthreestrokesandsomehigherattendancewilllandhiminAG2.

Nina Mollin Rio Age Group IIINinaisalwaysthebiggestballofenergyatpractices,shedefinitelykeepsmeonhertoeswithwhatshewilldonext.Whenshe’snotdoingdolphindives,shedoesanexcellentjoboffocusingonherstroketechniquewhilepushingherselftoswimfastatpractices.Ninahasdefinitelyimprovedspeedwisebutalsoinherbutterfly-nowshestaysmuchlowerinsteadofliftingherchestoutofthewater.Trytomakeyouropenturnsandflipturnsasquickbutotherthanthatyouaredoingawesomeandhavealotofpotential!Keepitup,Nina,ithasbeenapleasurecoachingyouthisyear!

Maysen Morgan Rio Age Group IIIIdon’tusuallygettoseeMaysenuntilswimmeetsorSaturdaypracticesbutsheissuchacheerfulperson,it’scontagiousandalwaysbringsasmiletomyface.Maysenhasdoneagreatjobpushingherselfeachandeverymeet,andhasdefinitelydroppedtimeandlearnedhowtoputasidethetechniqueandjustrace.Shehasanexcellentfreestyleandbreastroke,andithasbeenapleasuregettingtoknowherandcoachherattimesthisyear!

Tiffany Moy Danielle Age Group IIITiffanyisagreatlistenerandtakesintoconsiderationeverythingItellher.Sheisreadytotransitiontoagegroup2butshelovesswimmingwithherfriendssomuchthatshewon’tdoit.TiffanyisapleasuretocoachandIwouldlovetoseehergetsomeracetimesatmeetsinthefuture.

Olivia Muilenburg Emily Age Group IIIOliviatrainsintheAG2landforAG3.Sheisagreatlanemateandputsforthagoodefforttoapplyalltheinstructiongivenforeachstroke.Itwouldbegreatforhertomixinafewdoublepracticesifthereisaweekwhereshecanonlycomeonceortwice.Shewillbenefitfromtheextrayardage.Iwanttoseemoreofyou,Olivia!

Madalena Musafia-Corwin Danielle Age Group IIIMaddieisthesweetestswimmerandsheisalwaysreadytoworkhardandlistentoanyadviceIgiveher.Eventhoughsheisrelativelynewtoswimming,shehaspickeduponsomanygoodtechniquessoquickly!Iwouldlovetoseeheraroundthepoolmoreandevenswiminsomemoremeetsinordertoseehowmuchfastershe’sgotten!


Kaito Nasu Emily Age Group IIIKaitohasshowngreatimprovementsincejoiningAG3,somuchsothathesometimesleadshislane.Heoftenparticipatesindoublepractices,too.Kaitohasanaturalbreaststrokekick,soit’sespeciallyimportantforhimtopayattentiontocorrectinghisflexedfeetinflutteranddolphinkick.Hewillbeafasterandmoreefficientswimmerwhenhemakesthiscorrection.Youcandoit,Kaito!

Anthu Nguyen Rio Age Group IIIAnthuisoneofthemosthardworkingswimmersI’vehad.Heconsistentlyleadslane5atevansandpusheshimselfespeciallyonthosefreestylechallengesets.Onethinghecouldworkonisliftinghisbackstrokearmsstraightupoutofthewaterandrotatinghisshoulderssothathisarmsdon’tentireabovehishead.Otherthanthat,Anthuhasbeenanawesome,dedicatedswimmerandithasbeenajoytocoachhimthisyear!

Nazma Noray Emily Age Group IIINazmaisareturneetoAG3withgoodstrokemechanics.Sheisagoodlistenerandmakesanefforttoapplytheinstructiongivenforeachstroke.Iwouldliketoseeherstartpushingherselfinpracticebecauseshecoulddefinitelybetheleaderinherlane.Iwouldalsolikehertostartswimmingdoublepractices.Can’twaittoseeyoumore,Nazma!

Lene Oest-Larsen Danielle Age Group IIIAnotheroneofmyagegroup2transitions,Leneisastrongswimmerandastronglane5leader.Sheunderstandseveryseteveniftheyarecomplicatedandisabletorallyherlanetogetthroughit.IknowLenewillthriveinagegroup2assheisupforthechallengeandreadytoimproveevenmore.

Sarah Sadie Olla-McCabe Emily Age Group IIISadie(akaSadiem’lady)hasgainedagreatdealofconfidencesincejoiningAG3.Shehassteadilydevelopedbetterswimmingfundamentalsduetohergoodlisteningskillsandworkethic.Itisgreattoseeherroutinelyapplythespecificinstructionforeachstroke.Thanksfortryingsohard,Sadie!

Emilee Oquist Ron Age Group IIIEmileehasbeenintheAG2transitiongroupforseveralmonthsnow,andhasdevelopedaverygoodFreestyleandBreastroke.Alwaysputsforwardandgoodeffort,neverskippingoutalap,andneverapeepofcomplaining.Nicetohaveyouatthepool,Emilee!

Amanda Osborn Rio Age Group IIIAmandahasbeenapleasuretocoachthisyear.Sheistheleaderofthelittlegirlsinlane6andalwaysdoesagoodjoboftakingincorrectionsandapplyingthemtoherstrokes.Particularly,Amandahasdoneagreatjobimprovingherbreastrokebygettingherheaddownandgliding.Keepupthegreatwork,Amanda!

Nikolas (Nikko) Oster Rio Age Group IIINikkohasbeenadedicatedCascadeswimmerandithasbeenapleasuretocoachhim.Asidefromhiswonderfulbreastroke,hisbackstrokehasbeenimprovingaswelljustmakesureyouthinkaboutpointingyourtoesaswellasforyourfreestyle!Also,makesureyousqueezeyourearsandhaveatightstreamlineoffofeverywall.Nikkohasdoneagreatjobleadinglane5,keepupthehardwork!

Mate Pallos Emily Age Group IIIMate(akaYerbaMatetea)swimsataveryhighlevelforhisage.Hisfundamentalsandcoordination,coupledwithhisgreatlisteningskillsandworkethic,arewhyheisdoingsowell.MatetrainswithAG2atQueenAnnePool.WhenhetrainsatShoreline,heoftenswimsdoublepracticesintheAG2laneforAG3.Keepfocusingonyourunderwatertravelandbreakouts,alwayspracticinggoodswimminghabits,Mate!

Ava Pau Rio Age Group IIIAvaisaregularsecondsessionswimmerandhasdoneagreatjobofpushingherselfalongwiththeotheroldergirls.Avahasagreatbackstrokeanddoesagoodjobkeepingherkickconsistent.Remembertolockyourthumbaroundyourhandsonyourstreamlinesoyouarealwayssqueezingyourearsandthinkaboutpushingoutanddownwithyourlegsofftheblocks.OtherthanthatAvahasbeenajoytocoachthisyear,keepupallthehardwork!


Jacqueline Pickel Danielle Age Group IIII’mexcitedtogetJacquelinebackinthewater!Afterabriefhiatusawayitwillbegreattohaveherbackandreadytoworkhard.Withmovinguptoagegroup2withinreach,IthinkJacquelinewillpushherselftoreachthatgoal.Let’smakeithappen!

Elsie Polzin Danielle Age Group IIIElsieandCarmenlovetoconfusemewithregardstowhoiswho.TheyalsoneverbelievemewhenIsayIcantellthemapart(withgoodreason).Elsieisverytalkativebutalsoknowswhenitistimetolisten,whichIappreciate.SheiscurrentlytakingabreakfromswimmingduetoallofherotheractivitiesandI’mexcitedforwhenshegetstocomebacktothepool!

Carmen Polzin Danielle Age Group IIITheotherhalfofthePolzintwins,Carmenhasbeenworkingsohardthesepastcouplemonthsandsheonlyhasafewtechnicalchangestomaketoherstrokesbeforewecanstarttalkingaboutagegroup2!Herfocusduringpracticeisfantasticandsheevenlikestohelpmewritetheday’sworkout(eventhoughI’vealreadydonethat).

Samuel (Sammy) Powers Rio Age Group IIISammyhasbeenaverydedicatedswimmeratEvansandIappreciatethathecomesinearlyeverydayandactuallyrinsesoffbeforejumpinginthepool.Sammyhasagreatbreastrokeandhasimprovedonhisbackstroketoo,justremembertokeepyourheadback.Keepupallthehardwork,ithasbeenajoycoachingyouthisyear,Sammy!

Aalia Rasheed Emily Age Group IIIAaliaisaveryhardworker.ShetrainsintheAG2laneforAG3.Shehascommunicatedthehighexpectationsshehasforherself,andIlovethatshefeltcomfortableenoughtodosowithme.Aaliawouldbenefitfromparticipatinginmoredoublepracticestohelpherincreaseherendurance.Ilikeyourdetermination,Aalia!

Hailey Rehnfeldt Emily Age Group IIIHaileydoes,andmakes,everysetIgivetotheAG2laneinwhichsheswims--eveninthedoublepractices!Shetrieshardandpaysattentiontoapplyingalltheinstructiongivenforeachstroke.Iappreciatehowshecomestomewithstrokequestionsandcorrections,andhowshereallywantstoimprove.Keepupthegoodwork,neighbor--Imean,Hailey!

Lucia Rejzek Rio Age Group IIILuciahasbeenapositiveanddedicatedswimmerthisyear.Asidefromherwonderfulbreastroke,Luciahasalsodoneagoodjobofpushingherselfduringpracticestoimprovethespeedofherfreestyle.Remembertopushyourchestdownandstraightoutyourarmsasmuchaspossibleonyourbutterfly.Otherthanthat,LuciahasbeenajoytocoachandIhopeshecontinuestocompete!Keepupthegreatwork,Lucia!

Elenor Rodde Rio Age Group IIIAlthoughIdonotgettoseeElenorasoften,whenIdosheisalwaysverypositiveandhardworking.OnethingInoticedwasherattentivenesstowhatIhadtosayevenwhentherestofthegroupwastalking.Elenor’sbackstrokehasimproved,justrememberthatontheflipturnonlytakeonefreestylestrokeandhaveatightstreamlineoffthewall.Goodworkthisyear,Elenor!Ithasbeenapleasuretocoachyou!

Bennett Rosenberg Rio Age Group IIIBennettisoneofmymosthardworkingswimmers.Bennettisalwayswillingtotakeinstructionandworksonimprovinghisstrokeandpreparingformeetsevenoutsideofpractices.Bennett’sspeedhasimprovedthroughouttheyearandhisbackstrokeislookingreallygood.OnethingIamveryproudofseeingishisdiveofftheblockwhichhejustrecentlywasabletoaccomplish.Don’tbeafraidtotrynewthingsBennett,becauseyoucanonlygetitdownifyoustartpracticingit.Remembertoflexyourfeetonyourbreastroke,butotherthanthatkeepupallthehardwork!Ithasbeenanabsolutepleasuretocoachyouthisyear!

Spencer Schornack Rio Age Group IIISpencerhasbeenveryhardworkingaslongashedoesn’tgettoodistractedwithJoe.Spencerhasaspeedyfreestyle,justdon’tforgettouseyourfeet.Onethinghecouldworkonisflexinghisfeetandseparatingtheminbigcirclesduringhiswhipkick.Goodworkthisyear,Spencer!Keepitup!


Sadie Scovern Danielle Age Group IIISadiealwayshasasmileonherfaceanditbrightensupeverypracticesheisat.Withincreasedattendance,IcouldseeSadiemovinguptoagegroup2withinacouplemonths.Shehasgreattechniqueineachstrokeandwithafewmodificationshertechniquewouldbeevenbetter!IknowmovingupisoneofSadie’sbiggoalsandIcan’twaittokeepworkingwithhertoachieveit.

Ann Shan Rio Age Group IIIAnnhasbeenwithmefromthestart,andhasn’tdecreasedinherhardworkordeterminationtobetterherselfatpracticesince.Annisveryattentiveandtakescorrectionsextremelywellwhichishowshewasabletogetherbreastrokekickdown,whichwasoneofherbiggestchallengesearlierintheyear.NowI’mproudtoseetheprogressshe’shadespeciallywithherbreastrokeandbackstroke.Nexttask,usingourlegstopushoutonourdives-you’realmostthereandIhavenodoubtthatyou’llbeabletomasteritsoon.Keepupallthehardwork!Ithasbeenanabsolutepleasuretocoachyou!

Evan Shoemaker Danielle Age Group IIIEvanisastrongswimmerandhasthedriveandfocusedattentiontobeevenstronger.Herecentlymoveduptoagegroup2andIthinkthischallengeisjustwhatEvanneedsinordertoimproveagreatdeal.SprintworkisanareaofimprovementforEvanbutIamsurethatBrookwillhelpwiththat.KeepupthehardworkEvan.Ican’twaittoseeyoursuccesswithagegroup2!

Jack Shoemaker Danielle Age Group IIIJacklovestointeractwiththeotherswimmersandwhenheisfocusedonhisstroke,Jackisagoodswimmer.Hehasmademanyimprovementsthisseasonandintime,hisstroketechniquewillbetopnotch!

Ilaria Simmen Emily Age Group IIIIlariaarrivedasthelaneleaderintheAG2laneforAG3.Sincejoining,shehasnearlythebestaverageweeklyattendanceANDshealwaysswimsdoublepractices!Shelovesthehardchallengingsend-offsbecauseshelikestoworkhard.Iappreciateherpatienceonthemaintenancesets,andthenicestrokecorrectionsshehasmade/ismaking.Thankyouforbeingagreatpresenceinyourlane,Ilaria!

Annika Simpson Emily Age Group IIIAnnikatrainshardintheAG2laneforAG3.ShepaysattentiontoapplyingthespecificdetailsIexpectforeachstroke,fromtheunderwatertravelandbreakout,tothefinish.Shereallypushesherselfinthesessionthatsheswims,butIwouldlikehertostartmixinginmoredoublepracticesmovingforward.Ican’twaittoseeyoumore,Annika!

Lydia Singletary Danielle Age Group IIILydiahasfinallygottenridofthatscissorkickinbreaststroke,whichhasallowedherstroketoimproveimmensely!Afewmoretechnicalimprovementsandmakingsuresheswimsallthewaytoeverywallwillhelpherbecomeanevenstrongerswimmer.Ican’twaittoseewhatchangeswe’llbeabletomakeintheupcomingmonths.

Aaron Small Rio Age Group IIIAaronmaybeoneofthehappiestkidsIknow,healwayshasthebiggestsmileonhisfacewhenhecomestopracticewhichiscontagioustoalloftheswimmersandmyself.Aaronisveryattentivetoinstructionsandcorrectionsandhasabeautifulbackstroke.Healsohasagreatkickandstreamline.Aaronworkshardeverytimehecomestopracticeandhasbeenajoytocoachthisyear!

Sydney Smythe Emily Age Group IIISydneytrainsintheAG2laneforAG3.Shehasagreatattitudeandrelationshipwithherlane,andshegenerouslybringstreatstosharewiththegroup!Swimming-wise,Sydneywillbenefitfromparticipatingindoubleworkoutssincedoingsowillfurtherreinforceherfundamentalsandincreaseherendurance.Hopetoseeyouforanhourandahalfsoon,Sydney!

Muir Sorrick Ron Age Group IIIMuirneedsonlytopolishuptheFlytomoveontoAG2.Strongerattendancewouldalsohelptoexpeditethemove.Astrongswimmerwithagoodfeelforthewater,sothereisnoreasonnottoshowimprovement.Averypleasantpersontohaveattheworkout.

Gracie Soukup Danielle Age Group III


GraciehasshownalotofimprovementlatelyandIlovehowoftenshecomestothepoolnow!GracieandEmilyarealwaystogetherandit’sfuntowatchthemcompeteagainsteachotherduringpractice.Wewillkeepworkingonherdivesbutshehasmadesuchprogressandisevenwillingtogoofftheblocksnow!KeepupthegreatworkGracie.

Thom Stahlecker Ron Age Group IIIWhenThomstartedthisfall,heseemedtolackalittleconfidence.ButastimewentonhedevelopedoneofthebetterBreastrokesinthegroup.Soonafter,thethreeotherstrokesfollowedsuit.Recently,inhissecondmeetoftheyear,hereallywentafterthe100IM.Fromhisbodylanguage,Icouldreadhismind,""Icandothis""!AG2isjustaroundthecorner,Thom.

Peter Steck Rio Age Group IIIPeterisoneofourmosttalkativeswimmersbuthasbeenajoytocoachthisyear.Hehasimprovedonenduringthroughthosefreestylesetsanddoesagoodjobkeepinghisheadbackonhisbackstroke.Makesuretoalwaysthinkaboutflexingyourfreeandkeepingyourarmsmovingforwardonyourbreastrokebutotherthanthatkeepupallthehardwork!

Sheridan Stephenson Emily Age Group IIISheridanhasbeenaniceadditiontotheAG2laneforAG3,easilyadjustingtotheroutine.Sheshowedupwithgoodfundamentalsandadesiretotrainhard.Herpresenceandworkethicraisedthebarinthelane.Iappreciateherpatienceandattentiontostrokedetailsonthemaintenancesets.Thanksforyourhardwork,Sheridan!

Stella Sterk Rio Age Group IIIStellaisaverypositiveswimmerandalwayshasasmileonherface.Stellaworkshardinpracticeevenondayswheresheforgetshergogglesordoesn’thaveaswimcap.Stella’sfreestylespeedhasimprovedandhasagoodglideonherbreastroke.Keepuptheawesomework,Stella!Ithasbeenajoycoachingyouthisyear!

Mali Stermer Danielle Age Group IIIMalihastheprettiestfreestylestrokeIhaveeverseenan8yearoldswim.Sheisalwayseagerandreadytogetinthewaterandisn’tafraidtoasktouseflipperseverypractice(eventhoughsheusuallyknowswhattheanswerwillbe).Herbraveryatswimmeetsmakesmesohappythatsheiswillingtocompeteevenifherowncoachisnotthere.Ican’twaittowatchhertimesimprove!

Charles (Charlie) Stewart Rio Age Group IIICharliehasalwaysbeenahardworker.Hisbreastrokehasimprovedgreatlybutsometimeshemaygettoocaughtupinracingmodethatheforgetstoglide.Hehasdoneagreatjobflexinghisfeetandalwaysshootshisarmsforwardtocontinuethatmomentumwhichiswhyithasbecomehisbeststroke.Hisfreestyleisalsofastwhenhedecidesnottolethisfeetdrag.Whenhedoeskick,hetransformsintohulkandcankickalotofbuttonhisfreestyle.Overall,CharliehasalwaysbeenwillingtoworkonwhatevercriticismIthrowathimandithasbeenapleasurecoachinghimthisyear.

Jenna Taylor-Raden Rio Age Group IIIJennahasalsobeenadedicatedswimmerandhasenduredthroughtimeswhenthelaneswerejampackedwithswimmers,shehasalwaysworkedharddespitethelackofroomtoswim.Jenna’sbreastrokehasbecomeoneofherbestandshedoesagoodjobofpushingherselfinfreestylesets.Remembertostreamlineandtrynottotakeabreathbeforeyourflipturns,butotherthanthatawesomejobthisyear!Ithasbeenapleasuretocoachyou!

Audrey Tita Emily Age Group IIIAudreyhasshownsomeniceimprovementsinceshestartedAG3.Itisfuntowatchhermoreconsistentlyapplythespecificinstructionsgiven.Herimprovementisduetoherefforttolistenwithmorefocus.Audreywillcontinuetobenefitfrompayingattentiontoeverypartofeverystroketoensureshedevelopsgoodswimminghabits.Keepthefocus,Audrey!

Daniel Tsemekhman Rio Age Group IIIDanielusedtoonlyusehisarmswhenheswambutnowthathe’smadehisflutterkickmoreconsistent,hehasakillerfreestyle!Daniel’sbreastrokehasalsoimprovedgreatlytoo.Onethinghecouldworkonishisbutterfly,makesuretokeepyoufeetclosetogetherandpushyourheadandchestdowntostartyourdolphinkick.Otherthanthat,ithasbeenapleasuretocoachyouthisyear!Keepupthegoodwork!


Brock Tuminello Danielle Age Group IIIBrocklovestogivemesuggestionsforthingstododuringpractice,whichmakesmethinkhewillenjoycoachinginthefuture.Heisusuallyagoodlistenerandsometimeslikestolistentoomuch(“eyesdown”meaninghiswholefacelooksbehindhiminthewater).Withatinybitmorefocusduringpractice,Brockwillbeagreatassettoagegroup3inthecomingseason.

Jonathon Tyshler Rio Age Group IIIJonathonhasbeenlane6’sfearlessleader.Jonathonhasthebasicsofthestroketechniquesdownsonowourbiggestthingistoworkonpushesourselvestosprintthose25sets.OnethingJonathoncanworkoninparticularishisstreamlinewhichsometimesgetsforgottenoffthewalls.Trytomakeyourturnsquickandsqueezeyourearswhenyoudoyourunderwaterkickstothesurface.Otherthanthat,ithasbeenajoytocoachDanielthisyear!Keepupallthehardwork!

Piper VonGunten Emily Age Group IIIPipershowsuptoeverypracticewithhercapon,readytoswim.Sinceshe’salwayscapped,Iwassurprisedonedaytoseethecolorofherhair!Swimming-wise,Piperismoreconsistentlyapplyingthegiveninstructionforeachstroke.Itisfuntoseeherdevelopinggoodswimminghabits.Keeppayingattentiontothedetails,Piper!

yonathan Wagnew Emily Age Group IIIYonathanadjustedquicklytotheAG3routine.Itisnicetoseehimstartingtomoreconsistentlyexecuteaproperunderwatertravel,breakout,strokes,turnsandfinishes,ingeneral.Andnowhe’sdiving!Movingforward,itwillbeimportantforhimtolistencarefullytotheinstructionssohedoesn’tmissanyinformation.Goodwork,Yonathan!

Evan Wickstrom Steve Age Group IIIRulenumberoneformakingawish:beasspecificaspossible(orisitnowishingformorewishes?...doesn’tmatter).AftercoachingEvanforthepastfewweeksIhavefoundmyselfadoptingasimilarpolicy.“Sowe’reworkingongettingourstrokecountsdowntoday?”Youbetterbelievehe’sonlydoingone.“Wehavetokickoutpasttheflags?”25yardslaterEvanfinallyappears.“Onelengthniceandeasyyousay?”25minuteslaterEvanfinallyappears.Hetrulyhasaknackforfollowingdirections,andascomicalasitcanattimes,itisaskillthatillustrateshisdedicationtoimprovementandemanateshiswillingnesstoworkhard.Alwaysedgertoleadthelane,Evantakeshispracticesheadonanditsstartingtoshowinhiseverimprovingfreestyle.KeepupthegoodworkEvan!

Evan Wickstrom Steve Age Group IIIRulenumberoneformakingawish:beasspecificaspossible(orisitnowishingformorewishes?...doesn’tmatter).AftercoachingEvanforthepastfewweeksIhavefoundmyselfadoptingasimilarpolicy.“Sowe’reworkingongettingourstrokecountsdowntoday?”Youbetterbelievehe’sonlydoingone.“Wehavetokickoutpasttheflags?”25yardslaterEvanfinallyappears.“Onelengthniceandeasyyousay?”25minuteslaterEvanfinallyappears.Hetrulyhasaknackforfollowingdirections,andascomicalasitcanattimes,itisaskillthatillustrateshisdedicationtoimprovementandemanateshiswillingnesstoworkhard.Alwaysedgertoleadthelane,Evantakeshispracticesheadonanditsstartingtoshowinhiseverimprovingfreestyle.KeepupthegoodworkEvan!

Ashleigh Ashli Wiseman Emily Age Group IIIAshleighhasreallydevelopedsomeniceswimminghabitsthisseason.Shehasshownsteadyimprovementonherunderwatertravel,breakout,strokes,turnsandfinishesforeachstroke.Ihaveevenaskedhertododemonstrationsofherflipturnforthenewerswimmers!IwouldliketoAshleighpushherselftostartleadingthelaneinthenearfuture.Yourreadytostartleading,Ashleigh!

Aidan Wylie Danielle Age Group IIIAidanisveryseriousabouthisswimmingandalwaysmakessureheunderstandseverythingIexplainbeforehestartsswimming.Hetakesnoteofallmystrokesuggestionsandthishashelpedwithhisstrokeimprovement.Ashisattendanceincreases,sowillhisswimmingabilities.IlovedseeingAidanathisfirstmeet,watchingandcheeringoneveryotherCascadeswimmer.Aidanhassuchapositiveandencouragingattitudetowardshisteammates.


Elizabeth (Elli) yoder Rio Age Group IIIElliYoder(akamisssassypants)alwaysstrutsoutofthebathroomlikeadivaandneverfailstoputasmileonmyface.Elliisaveryhardworkingswimmerandhasameanbackstroke.Ellialsohelpskeeptheothersontaskbyquietlylisteningtomyinstructionssothatothersfollowherexample.ElliisverypositiveandIenjoychattingwithhereverydaybeforepractice.YouarewonderfulElli,ithasbeensuperfunbeingyourcoachthisyear!

Andre Zverev Emily Age Group III Andre(akaAndretheGiant)isreadytostarttrainingafewmorepracticesintheAG2laneofAG3and/orstartswimmingsomedoublepractices.Trainingmorewillfurtherreinforcehisfundamentalskillsandincreasehisendurance.Andrehasanaturalbreaststrokekick,whichcanmakeflutteranddolphinkickabitchallenging.IwouldthereforelikeAndretoreallyfocusonkeepinghistoestogetherinthosetwokicks.Perfectpracticemakesperfect,Andre!

Maxim Zverev Emily Age Group IIIMaxim(akaMaximus)hasshownsomesteadyimprovementinhisswimmingskills.Iwouldlikehimtokeepfocusinghisattentiontoapplyingthegiveninstructiontoeachstrokesohewillcontinuetobecomeamoreefficientandfasterswimmer.Iwouldalsolikehimtostartpushinghimselfsoheisn’tgoinglastinhislane.Youarereadytogoahead,Max!

medger evers BunChAnna Bui Mark Medger EversAnnaisextremelycoachableandfullofpotential.Theonlythingthatslowsherdownisherloveaffairwithvolleyball.Sheswama1:06inherlastone-hundredfree.Agreatgoalfornextyearwouldbetobreakone-minute.AnnaparticipatedatPNSchampslastDecemberandisagreatteammember.Sheisalwayswillingtohelplendapairofgogglesoracapifsomeoneisinneed.Shehasagreatteam-orientatedmentalitywhichdoesleadtoheroneweakness.Annasometimesneedstobeabitmoresensitivewhen“coaching”otherswimmersontheteamorinherlane:-)

Joseph Bui Mark Medger EversThiswasJoseph’sfirstofficialseasonswimmingwithCascadeandheshowedgreatimprovement.Heissomewhatofa“Late-Bloomer”,aftersamplingothersportsofinterests,beforefinallyfocusingonswimming.HeswamonIngraham’sstatequalifyingrelaysandparticipatedinboththe100flyandbackattheSea-KingDistricts.Josephisagreatexampleofhowswimmingcanbealife-longsportbycontinuingtopracticeafterthehighschoolseasonended.CongratulationsJosephandmaytheforcebewithyou.

Katie Bui Mark Medger EversKatieisoneofthenicestindividual’syouwillmeet,hasoneofthebeststartsI’veeverseen,andwillbeincrediblysuccessfulinwhatevershedecidestobecome.ItwasapsychologicallychallengingyearforKatiewhohadthreecoachestryingtochangeherstrokes,butshesurvived.Shewonconsolationsinthe100flyatMetroChampsandswamherfastest100breastroketime,makingherlasthighschoolmeetamemorableone.Katiehassuchafantasticattitudeandissogreatworkingwiththeyoungerswimmers,thatshewillbegreatlymissedandneverforgotten:-)

Anthony (Thien) Bui Tsuki Medger Evers ThiswasAnthony’sfirstyearwithus.Healwayscametopracticehappyandreadytoswim.Andswimhedid.Ever-focused,Anthonytookhistimeinconqueringtechniquesanddrillsandneverbackeddownfromachallengeset.HopefullywewillseemoreofAnthonyatpracticesandmeetsnextseason,becauseonceAnthonygetssomeconsistentpooltimehewillreallyslipthewater.Keepupthefocusedwork.Seeyounextyear.

Kalie Bui Tsuki Medger EversKaliehadaterrificswimseason.Earlyonintheseasonshegavethe200IMthebusiness.KaliequalifiedforPNSChampsandAgeGroupRegionalsallwhilehavingoodlesoffunatthemeetsandpractice.Sheearnedpersonalbestsinnearlyallofhereventswithhardworkinpractice,andshehasbecomeafulltimelaneleaderastheseasonhasprogressed.Kalie'spracticeandmeetattendanceisstellar.Amongherbreaststroke,freestyle,backstroke,andbutterflytalentsishersongwritingability.SeenmostlybeforepracticewhensheandCoachMarkrewriteandsingswimmingthemedpop-songs.


Paul Bui Tsuki Medger EversPaulstartedofftheseasonwell.HequalifiedforPNSlastDecember,butshortlyafterhehadafewsetbackswithinjuries.Sincethenhehasbeenpouringquiteabitoffocusandeffortintothepool.Inpracticehehasbeenchallengingthelaneleadersforlanesupremacy,whileholdingtechnique,whichisnotaneasythingtodo.Paul,yourhardworkhasnotgoneunnoticed.Keepitup,keepyourgoalsinsightandsticktoyourdrylandroutinesintheoffseason.Enjoyeachsteponthepathwaytoyourgoals.

Dawn Dang Mark Medger EversDawnhasawayofalwaysmakingmesmile.Whethersheisteasingherbrother,tryingtomovetoaslowerpracticelane,ortryingtoconvincemetohavepracticeoutside,shedoesitinawaythatjustmakesonelaugh.Dawnisoneofourmanytrooperswhoregularlyattendpracticesbutveryfewmeets.BeinghersecondofficialyearwithCascade,Iwouldsaysheisreadyforsomerealcompetitions.Wearegoingtohavetofindcarpoolsolutionsforhernextyear.Dawnjustpracticestoohardandistoofasttonothavehercompetinginmoremeets.

Dylan Dang Tsuki Medger EversInDylan’ssecondyearhehasn’tlosthisneedforspeed.Hestilllovestoraceandlovestosprint.Thisyearthoughhe’sattackedhisdistancesetswithouthesitation.PacinghasbecomeaviabletoolforDylanduringpracticeashepushesforwardinthelaneorder.Dylanhasmadeimprovementsinallareasofhisswimming.Hisworkethicisasighttosee,hegoeshardinthefirstminuteofpracticethroughthelastminuteofpractice.Couplethatwithhisgrowingunderstandingthathiseffortisnotalwaysequaltolimb-speed,hewillcontinuetomakefastimprovements.

Andrew Dinh Mark Medger EversAndrewshowedgreatimprovementwithhisfirstofficialyearwithCascade.Heneverquestionsinstructionandworkswellwiththeotherswimmersinhislane.Heisoneofthesmallestswimmersontheteam,buthasabigheart.Andrewwillbereadytocompetenextyear.Heneedsalittleworkonthetimingofhisbutterfly,butallofhisotherstrokesarereadyforofficialreview.Hecandiveoffoftheblocksnow,whichwasanimportantgoalforhimtoachieve.Andrewhasasmileateverypracticewhichhelpsallofuswiththeteamsmoralormood.

Ivy Doan Tsuki Medger EversThiswasIvy’sfirstyearwithCascadeSwimClub.Shecametouswithplentyofswimmingexperienceandshequicklyadaptedtohernewsurroundings.Ivyisalwayspreparedandready.AtthebeginningoftheseasonIwouldgetworriedwhenIdidn’tseeIvybeforeherevents.Ihadtolearn,allIneededtodowaslookbehindtheblocksandthereshewas,readyforherevent.Ivyswimswithstrengthandhasputinworktosmooth-outherswimswhilestayingstrong.Greatjob,wehopetoseeyounextyear.RemembertocheckinwithCoachMarkorIbeforeandafteryourevents.

Edward Doung Mark Medger EversEdwardisawesome.Heshowedgreatmaturitythisyearbylane-leadingduringchallengesetsinlane6.Heisconsistentlyputtingforth100%effortandthensome.Heasksgreatquestionsafterpracticewhenwesometimeshaveteammeetings.Edwardisastrongswimmerwhoisonlygettingstronger.AgreatgoalforEdward,Tsuki,andIwillbetofigureouthowtohavehimcompetinginmoreswimmeetsnextseason.Otherthanthat,Edwardisagreatpersontobearoundandtohaveontheteam.KeepupthegoodworkEdward!

Elaine Duong Tsuki Medger EversElainehasmadestridesonallofherstrokes,whichIwouldattributetohergreatattendanceandcommitmenttoqualityswims.InpracticeElainereallygetsafteritandneverbacksdownfromchallenges.Sheswimswithafireanddeterminationthatiscommendable.Elaineisquietforthemostpart,butifthereisarelay,Ithinksheistheloudestcheerleader.SometimesIhavetodoadoubletake.ThisyearElainemadeittoherfirstmeetandbroughtthosesamepracticequalities.NextyearIhopeElainecanmakeittoafewmoremeets.

Bennett Geller Mark Medger EversBennettalwaysbringsalotofenergyandspirittopractice.Hisfavoritestrokeisbutterflyandlovestorequestit.ThiswasBennett’sfirstofficialyearwithCascade,heattendedacoupleswimmeets,butIwouldlovetoseehimattendingacouplemore.Hehasaverycompetitiveattitudeandlearnsveryquicklywhengivenanewdrillorset.Bennettalsoneedstoattendmorepracticestotapintohisfullpotential,andifhecan,thenhecouldmakesometrueprogress.Iknowhehasalotofothercommitments,butnonecanbeasfunasracingbutterfly:-)


Efram Geller Tsuki Medger EversInhisfirstyearwithCascadeSwimClub,Eframdidn’twastetimeclimbingthelaneladder.Therewasn’tmuchthatcouldgethimoutofhiselement;longsets,shortsets,drillsets,hetookthemallasifhewantedmore.Eframhasalotofroomtogrowandwithastrongcommitmenttopracticehecouldtakeoff.NextyearIwouldlovetoseehimatcoupleofmeetssowecangetafewqualitybenchmarktimesforhim.Efram,niceworkandseeyounextyear.

Eli Gindin Mark Medger Evers“Mr.500”,Eliswamthe500freestylemoretimesthananyoneelsefromtheMedgarEvers/MedgerEversgroupthisyear.Heswamthe500inmultiplemeetsandonceafterpracticewhileweheldoffthelap-swimmers.ElihasoneofthemostpositiveattitudesI’veencountered,havingthatlong-termfocusthatwillprobablyleadtoahealthylifeandMaster’sswimmingwhenhegrowsolder.ThiswasEli’sfirstofficialyearwithCascadeandhetookabigstepinhismaturitylevel.HispatienceanddemeanorareveryinspiringsoIhopetoseehimnextyear.

Quentin Hunt Mark Medger EversIfIhadtotakeoutamachine-gunbunker,IwouldwantQuentinwithme.Heisfearless,loud,andmotivated.IfoneasksQuentintodosomething,hedoesn’twastetimeaskingwhy.Heisloyal,whichissimilartocoachable,butmorelikehavinganunshakeabletrustinbothTsukiandI.Whichin-turn,hasallowedustomakesomegreatimprovementsinhisspeedandtechniquesthisyear.Heisstartingtosmoothhisstrokesoutandlearninghowtohandlesomeprettydifficultanaerobicsets.QuentinwasnewtoCascadesonextyearIexpectmoremeets:-)

Ella Hunt Tsuki Medger EversEllawalksinthedoorreadytoswim.At8yearsoldshecanshowkids10yearsolderthanherathingorthreeaboutpreparedness.Capon,suitonandgoogleson,EllawalksinthedoorstraightuptoCoachMarkorIandgetsthewarmup.Thenshelinesupbehindtheblockssoshecanbeoneofthefirstpeopleinthewater.DuringpracticeEllaisafabulousleaderandanevenstrongerswimmer.Lengtheningthatstrengthherstrokesmaybethenextshort-termgoalasshemovesforward.Ella,itwasgreattohaveyouthisyear.Hopetoseeyounextyear!

Harry Jacoby Mark Medger EversManyteamshand-outamostinspirationalawardatbanquets.IfwedidoneforMedgarEvers,thenitwouldcertainlygotoHarry.Heisbynomeansthefastestswimmerinthewater,buteveryonecouldlearnfromhisperseveranceanddrive.Harryhastakentheword“quit”outofhisvocabulary.Hetrieshisbestateverypractice,maintainsagreatattitude,andfollowsinstructionsextremelywell.Whilehisenduranceisgrowing,wewillhavetoworkonhisfreestyle“reach”fornextseason.CongratulationsonagreatyearHarry!

Anna Jacoby Tsuki Medger EversAnnaisanaturalbreaststroker,butshehasmadehugeimprovementsinherbutterfly.Hermotorisalwaysinhighgear.WhenAnnatakeshertimeandshe’spatientwithhercatch,shelookssmoothandstronginthewater.ThiswasAnna’sfirstyearwithusandIwasverypleasedtoseehermakeittoasmanymeetsasshedid.Greatworkinpracticeandatthemeets.Seeyounextyear.Oh,andAnnahasthebeststoriesandquestions.

Dylan Jardine Tsuki Medger EversWow.Dylanhasmadevastimprovementstohisstrokes.Admirably,whenhewasaskedtoslowdownandsmooth-outsomeofhisstrokes,hetookitallinstride,withoutanego.Letmesaywowagainbecausethatisagreatquality.Dylan’sstrokeshavereallycomealong.Heisoneofourstrongestfreestylersnow.NextseasonwhenDylangetstheopportunity,I’msurehewillkickoutsomeofhisfastesttimes.Dylanalwaysstrivestodobetterandunderstandsandacceptsthestepsheneedstomakeonthewaytohisgoals.Greatjob.Ihopeweseeyoubacknextyear.

Elisa King Tsuki Medger EversElisajoinedusmidwaythroughtheseasonandgotrighttowork.We’veworkedonkeepingasolidposturewhilesheisswimmingandtryingtogetaholdonthewater.Elisaacceptscoachingreallywellwithheralwayspositiveattitude,andIthinkwhenshegetsafullseasonunderherbeltshewillsurpriseherself.AtElisa’sfirstmeetthisseasonshefoundacrewoffriends,andnowtheyarenearlyinseparable.Nextseasonwillbeexciting,stayactiveintheoffseasonandseeyounextyear.


Ian Kwong Mark Medger EversIanis“Mr.Consistency”-whichisagoodthing!Hehassolidattendance,agoodworkethic,andispresentatalmosteveryswimmeet.Ianhasneverhadtheworld’smostbeautifulbutterflybutheunderstandstheimportanceworkingonhisweaknesses.Nextyear,whenheisattendingIngrahamHighSchool,hewillcompeteintheMetroLeaguewithhis100breastroke;yet,becausehecontinuestoworkonhisfly,hewillbecompetitiveinthe200IMaswell.ThankyouforanotherenjoyableseasonandkeepupthegreatworkMr.Kwong:-)

Angelica Le Mark Medger EversAngeliswhatIwouldcalla“JuniorCoach”intraining.Sheshadowsswimminginstructorsintheshallowendbeforepracticeandprobablyhasenoughvolunteerhourstograduatehighschool.Angelhasgreatpotentialbutwasn’tabletostringtogetherenoughconsecutiveweeksofpracticetoseemajortimedrops.Icouldeasilyseeherworkingasacitylifeguardandcoachingsummerswimleague,ifshestaysfocused.AbiggoalforAngelwouldbetoattendCascademeetsnextyear;inadditionto,herhighschoolmeetsforCleveland.

Sheren Lei Mark Medger EversSherenandhersisterJessicahaveonlybeenswimmingwithusforacoupleofmonthsandareawelcomeadditiontotheteam.Sherenistheolderofthetwoandhelpedleadthewaythefirstfewweekswhentheywerebothalittlenervous.Shehasalreadylearnedhowtodoaflip-turnandiskeeping-upwiththeothersonchallengesets.Eachdayweseehermakingrealprogress,learninghowtodostarts,relays,dry-land,andone-armbutterflydrills.Ifwecantalkherintoswimmingoverthesummer,sheshouldbereadytocompetenextfallforCascade,yea!

Jessica Lei Tsuki Medger EversJessicaisprobablyoursmallestswimmer,butshehasabigsmilethatfollowsher,helloswhenshewalksonthedeck.Itmakesmydaywhenshesayshitomemorethanfivetimesinonepractice.SomeofthesetsareverychallengingforJessicabutsheneverquits.Shejustkeepsswimming.Jessicaisbecomingproficientinherracingstrokes.Bynextseasonshewillbereadytotakethenextstepinherswimmingcareer.KeepworkinghardJessica.

Henry Mach Mark Medger EversEverybodylovesHenry.Ifyoucanthinkofthatfriendyouhadgrowingup--whoneverseemedtolosehiscool,neverseemedtogetangry,andalwayscarriesapositiveattitude--well,that’sHenryMach.HenryhadsomegreattimedropsatBoysSea-KingDistrictsinboththe100flyand100back.AnareaofimprovementforHenryishisdry-land:weight-training,pull-ups,andinjurypreventionexerciseswiththebands.Henryseemstobeinjurypronewhenthedaysgetdark.Ifhecanstayhealthy,hecangotop12atMetrosnextyear:-)

Hannah Mach Tsuki Medger EversHannahhadaverystrongtotheseasonandwasapproachingsomequicktimesinher50yardfreewhenshewashitbyaninjurythatcausedhertomisssometimeatpractice.Whensherecovered,Hannahwasrightbacktoworklikeshehadn’tmissedaday.ThisseasonHannahmadenoticeableimprovementsinherconfidenceandmeetpreparation.MovingintonextseasonwewillneedtogetHannahmoremeettimetoshoweveryonethestronger,moreconfidentHannah.

Lucy Nguyen Mark Medger EversOhLucy,wherehaveyoubeen?Speakingofinjuryprevention,IhopeLucygotallherinjuriesoutofthewaythisseason.IfIcouldfindherskisorsnowboardorwhatever,I’dbreak‘eminhalf.Wewerewithoutoneofourfastestage-groupswimmersformostofthisseasonthisyear.Thetoughestpartofswimmingisalwaysthebeginningoftheseasonwhenoneistryingtogetinshape.Ifyouhavetokeepstartingover,youneverreallygetinarhythm.Thiscanbeincrediblydetrimentalpsychologicallyandphysically.WemissedyouLucy!

Jenny Nguyen Tsuki Medger Evers ThiswasJenny’sfirstyearswimmingforCascadeSwimClub.Sheisalwayspleasantandhelpfulinthewater.Hercalmhumbleapproachtoguidingsomeoftheyoungerkidsinherlaneisrefreshingandmuchappreciated.ThankyouJenny.We’veworkedonJennytakingherselfseriouslyandcommittingherselftosetsanddrills,whensheisswimming.Asshehasgottenmorecomfortablewiththoseideasherstrokeshaveimproved.NicejobJenny.


Chloe Payton-Zindle Tsuki Medger EversChloeisevereagerwhensheisatpractice.Eagertoshowherimprovementsandeagertolearnnewthings.Shehasworkedhardonholdingherpostureandswimmingtheline.Midwaythroughtheseasonherhardworkbegantoreallyshow,asherswimsgotsmootherandstronger.Parkingistightatourcurrentpool,whichcausesChloetobelate.Butwhenshecomesinshedoesn’twasteanytimeaskingCoachMarkorIthewarmup.Insteadshejumpsrightinaskedthelaneleaderandgetstowork.ThankyouChloeforcomingreadytowork.

Vien (Bo) Phi Mark Medger EversIhavecoachedBo(Vien)sincetheMedgerEversGroupwascreatedsixyearsago.Therewasasignificantdropinhisattendanceatmeetsthisyear.IwouldlikeBotohavefuntherestofthisspringandsummer.Then,IwouldliketoseehimcomebackstrongnextSeptember.WaitinguntilOctobertobeginswimming,willonlyputhimbehindinpracticeandmeetsagain.Bohadsomebreak-throughpracticesthisyear,aging-upcanbedifficult,butIbelieveheisreadytotakethenextstep:Focusonchallenginghimselftogetthemostoutofeachpractice:-)

Huy Phi Tsuki Medger EversHuyisatalentedbutterflyerthathasloadsofpotentialinotherstrokes.ThisyearHuyhadahardtimebalancingallofhishighschoolextracurricularsandswimming.Alotoftimeshewascompletelybombedbythetimehemadeittopractice.Whichshowshowcommittedheis,justbydonningthecostumewhenheissoexhausted.NextyearHuy,Ihopeyoucomebackstrongerknowingjusthowhardyourschedulewasthispastseason.Hanginthereandstayfocused.

Joseph Poole Mark Medger EversJosephisareallygreatkidtocoach.Helikestocompete,butI’mnotsurehowmuchhelikestoswim.Heimprovedthisyear,butIknowifheattendedmorepracticeswecouldseesomerealchange.ThiswasJoseph’sfirstseasonwithCascade,althoughhehasswumacoupleofsummerswithTsukiandme.I’mhopingJosephswimsthissummerandseeshowmuchhehasimprovedcomparedtohispeerswhodon’tswimallyearround.Josephhasalotofpotential,he’sagoodkid,andpleasuretohaveontheteam.Hopetoseeyouthissummer!

Nathaniel Poole Tsuki Medger EversAnotherofourfirstyearCascadeSwimClubswimmers,Nathanielcamewithamplepotential.Ithastakenhimawhiletogetfullycomfortableinthewaterbut,nowthathehasheismakingconstantadvancementsinhisstrokes.Nathanielhasbeenworkingveryhardonkeepinghiskickrollingandholdingastronglinethroughhisspine.ItbegantotakeholdworkingwithCoachMarkearlierthisyear.Keepworkingandthingswillcometogether.Wehopetoseeyoumorenextyear.

Connor Rauch Mark Medger EversThiswasConnor’sfirstyearwithCascadeandifwevotedforamostimprovedswimmer,hewouldbesomewherenearthetopofthelist--ifnotonthetop.Connorisoneofthequiettypeswholethisactionsspeakforthemselves.Ibelievebutterflytobehisbeststroke.Hehastheproperphysicandattitude.ConnorbasicallywentfromanagegroupIIIswimmertoaagegroupI,orwhatwecallatMedgarEvers—movingfromlane5tolane3.Ithinkhesurprisedeveryoneontheteam,includinghimselfthisyear.Andhopefully,thisisjustthebeginning:-)

Taylor Ryan Tsuki Medger EversTaylorgotalatestartontheseason,butonceshegotstartedshepickedupwheresheleftoff.Taylorsignedupforjustabouteverymeetshecouldsincerejoiningtheteam.Taylorisalwaysenergeticandputseverythingintoeachswimstill.Agreatcombinationofqualitiestohave.WhenTaylorisafocusedswimmersheturnsoutsomegreatswimsinpracticeandatmeets.Beingmoreconsistentinthatmannermaydowondersinherthirdseason.

Azure Savage Mark Medger EversAzureisanotherswimmerwhocouldbenearoratthetopofourmostimprovedlist.However,Ibelievehergreatestimprovementshavebeenasmuchpsychologicalasphysical.Shehascomealongwayfromtheamountofpressureshewouldplaceuponherself.Yet,partofthatpressuresendshertothefrontofthelaneduringchallengesets.Ialsolikehowshecanfindpositiveaspectsoutofaracewhereshemaynotseeabesttime—likehowherstarthasimproved.Overall,AzurehadagreatyearandIthinkshe’salreadylookingforwardtonextyear:-)


Ching (Ally) Siu Tsuki Medger Evers Allyhasmadeimprovementsinallareasinhersecondseason.Shehasbecomeaverysmoothbackstrokerandconfidentswimmer.InthemeetsthisyearAllysurprisedalotofcoaches,assheisnotthemostoutspokenswimmer.Butshehasbeenmorevocalatpractice.IfsheisnottalkingtoJennyorKatie,Icanalmostbetshe’ssittingonthelaneline.Whichisdiscouragedatourpool.Ally,keepupthegoodworkandembracethepositionoflaneleader.

Chong (Alvin) Sui Mark Medger EversAlvinremindedmeofoneofthoseNCAAbracketbusterswhogetshotatjusttherighttimeoftheyear.AlvingottoswimatPNSRegionalChampsthisyear,swimmingbreastrokeonamedleyrelay,makingallofusveryproudofhim.AllyearlongAlvinwasshowingimprovementandworkinghard.Itwasgoodtoseehimgetachancetocompetewiththearea’sbestswimmers.OneaspectofswimmingAlvinneedstofocusonisthefactthattherearethreeotherstrokesofhisthatneedattention.Butoverall,greatjobthisyearAlvin!

Richard Tran Mark Medger EversRichardhadagoodyear.HehasnowbeenonCascadelongerthan75%ofalltheswimmerswhoswimforCascadeacrossthecity--afactthatmaysurprisehim.RichardandhisbrotheraretwoswimmerswhoweregreatlyaffectedbyourmovefromMedgerEverstoMedgarEvers.Ithasbeenlogisticallydifficultforhimtoattendeverypractice,butheisdoingagreatjoboftryinghardwhenheisthere.Ihopetoseehimbackatmoreswimmeetsnextyearsoeveryonecanseehowmuchimprovementhehasmade.KeepupthegoodworkRichard!

Liann Tran Mark Medger Evers“Lightninginabottle”--Liannhasenoughenergytopower3spaceneedles.Ihopesheforgivesmeformakingherswima100Butterflythisyear,maybejustawee-bitbeforeshewasreadyforit;but,ifshewasn’tsoloudduringpractice,Iwouldn’tgetthosetypesofideas.Liannisanaturalborncompetitor.Sheimproveseveryday.Herstarts,turns,andstroke-techniquesalllookbetterthanjustafewmonthsago.LiannhadgreatattendanceatmeetsthisseasonwhichIhopesherepeats.Sheisaleaderwithavibrantattitude.GreatjobthisyearLiann!

Peter Tran Tsuki Medger EversUsuallytooquiet,Peterhasbeenspeakingupmoreoftenthisyear.Peter,whenheisatpracticeswimseverysetandswimseverystroke.Heisatechnicallysoundswimmer,whoIhopewillblossomwhenwemovebacktoMedgerEvers.SeeingPeteratameetnextseasonmightmakemyyear.Heworksveryhardatpractice,andI’msurehe’lldothesameatswimmeets.Peter,you’vegottenveryquickoveryourlastfouryearswithCascade.Keepdrivingforward.Seeyounextyear.

Calvin Tran Tsuki Medger EversCalvinispurepower.CoachMarkandIhavewatchedhimgetsmoother-faster-strongerforafewyears.ThisyearCalvinattendedafewmeetsthisseason,quicklyqualifyingforPNSChamps.Ithinkhesurprisedalotofpeoplewiththatincludinghimself.Calvinhasbeenveryfocusedonimprovinginpractice,whichshowsmehe’snotsatisfiedwithbeingfastfivemonthsago.He’slookingtomakepersonalbesttimesinthefuture.NextseasonIhopetoseehiminafewmoremeets.

Phoenix Wilkins Tsuki Medger EversPhoenixisafirstyearCascadeswimmerwithlotsofroomtogrow.Earlyonintheseasonweworkedonholdingcoretensioninhisswims.Phoenixhasworkedhardallseasontryingtomasterourdrillsandtechniquework.AtthePentathlonPhoenixhadamajorbreakthrough.Heheldtechnique,hiskickwasfiring,andhewasstayinglegal.Hereallyshowedupwhenthelightscameon.SincethenPhoenixhashadtremendousfocusatpractice.KeeponitPhoenix.Ihopetoseeyounextyear.

Scarlett Woodward Mark Medger Evers Scarlettshowed-uphalf-waythroughtheseasonwithasmileonherfaceandflip-flopsonherfeet.ShetooktoCascadelikeafishtakestowater.Yet,therestillisabitofworktobedonewithherstrokes.Herwhipkickismorelikeasling-shot,butshe’slearning.I’mnotsureIsawScarlettatameetthisyear,butitwoulddefinitelybeagoodgoalfornextseason.Shehasaterrificattitudeandisagoodrole-modelforyoungernewswimmers.Shehasn’tfullymasteredatext-bookstyleflip-turn,butsheisalotcloser.HaveafantasticsummerScarlett!


ying yin (Samantha) Xu Mark Medger EversSamanthaisanotherofourswimmerswhodisappearedwhenwechangedpools,soitwasarealtreattoseeherandherbrotheragainlastfall.Samanthaisagoodswimmerwhocouldbeagreatswimmer,ifshemadeittopracticemoreoften.CascadeprobablyowesSamanthaarecruitingfeeforhowmanynewswimmersshehashelpedjoin,nottomentionaninterpreterallowanceforreducingthelanguagebarriers.I’mnotsureifSamanthahasstoppedgrowingyet,butwhenherstrokescatch-upwithherheight—shegonnabefast.ThanksforagreatyearSamantha!

Jia Wei (Jeffrey) Xu Tsuki Medger EversJeffreyjoineduspartwaythroughtheseason.HeswamforCascadepreviouslyafewyearsagoandIwasveryexcitedtogethimback.Jeffreyattendedafewmeetsanditwasgreattoseehimreallyletlooseoutthereinthepool.AtpracticeJeffreyasksforthenextsetasiftheyarealltooeasy.Histenacityisoneofhisstrongestattributes.Occasionallyhewilllosesightofthegoalofacertainset,butwithaquickreminderheisbackonit.WhenJeffreyslowsdownforthefinerpointswegetglimpsesofwhathecanbe;Averyquickswimmer.Nextyearshouldbeexciting.

Winston yip Tsuki Medger EversItwouldbehardtotellbyanoutsiderthatWinstonisactuallythefastestfreestylerinhislane.Helikestohangwithfriendsanddilly-dallyatthewalls,untilit’stimetorace.WhenitcomestoracingWinstonflipsaswitchandsuddenlyheshootslikeatorpedothroughthewater.Andhe’lltakeonanyone.Unphased,hegoes.We’vebeenworkingwithWinstononhowtobringoutthatracingmonstermoreoftenduringpractice.Latelyhehasmadeafewstepsinthatdirection,andIamverypleased.Keepgoing.Winstonnextseasonlet’smakeitouttoafewswimmeetstoreallygetafterit.

BLue riBBon grouPClaire Becker Steve Blue RibbonClaireisausualinthefasterlaneandaconsistenthardworker.Althoughsheisinblueribbonandcanonlycommittocomingtwiceaweekshemakesthemostofhertimebyfocusingonskillsandputtingintheefforttomakesendoffs.Herfreestyleisdefinitelyastrongsuitandherabilitytofocusonthemechanicsofdrills(especiallyzipperdrill!)hasallowedhertoexcelwithherlimitedtimeinthewater.KeepupthegoodworkClaire!

Kelly Becker Steve Blue RibbonKelly,likehersisterisafastlaneregular.DayafterdayKellycranksoutsetswithoutcomplaining(atrulyunderratedskillonthoselongerIMdays).HerbreaststrokehascontinuedtoimproveoverthepasttwomonthsandIconstantlyseeheronthefeetofthepersonaheadofheronthekicksets.Ifshecontinuestoputinconsistenthardworkshewillbeleadingthelaneinnotime!

Willa Behrens Steve Blue RibbonWillahasrecentlybeguntotakeontheoccasionalandnotsosmallroleofleadingthelane.OndayswheretheopportunityarisesWillahasbeenedgertotakesetsheadonbybeingthefirsttogo.Ihavefoundmyselfevenmakingthesendoffsfastertofitherenthusiasm.She’salwayswillingtoaskquestionsandapplywhatIsaytoherstroke.Herfreestyleandbreaststrokehaveshownimprovementsinleapsandboundsanditisnottoolongbeforeshestartsleadingthefastlane!KeepupthehardworkWilla!

Ruby Dirks Steve Blue RibbonAlwayssmiling,alwaysexcited,alwaysreadytoswim.That’sRubyforyou.Althoughshecanbelatetopracticeoccasionallyshemakesthemostofhertimeinthewaterbygettingtoworkrightaway.Rubyhasbeenapleasuretocoachnotjustbecauseofherattitudebutalsohervisibleimprovementsinthewater.Keepworkingongettingtheheaddownduringfreestyleandusingthatconstantkick,andyou’llbeleadingthelaneinnotime!KeepitupRuby!

Grover Dorothy Emily Blue RibbonDorothyissignedupwithBlueRibbon,butherskillsandspeedmakeheralmostreadytotransitiontoAG2.Sheisagreatlaneleaderandworkshardineveryset.Shepushesherselftogofast,butcouldbenefitbyslowingdownandrememberingthetinydetailstoensureshepracticingthebestswimminghabits.Goodwork,Dorothy!


Brendan Doshi Steve Blue RibbonBrendanistrulythehardworkeramonghardworkers,anditgoeswithoutsayingthereisseeminglynothingthatcanstophim.Cramps?Hejustswimsthemoff.Cripplingstomachache?Nothingalittlebitofmanningupcan’tfix.Swallowedsomewater?Brendanbreathsdeterminationanyways.BrendanhasdemonstratedtimeandtimeagainhisdedicationatpracticeandIhavenothingbuthighhopesashecontinueshisswimmingcareer.Justremembertoalwaysworkonthatperfectfreestyle,andkeepupthegoodwork!

Jackson Fellows Steve Blue RibbonJacksonisalwaysontimeandreadytogetinatthestartofpractice.Icanreallyseehimpushinghimselfonthemainsetsandswimmingashardashecan.Althoughhistightstretchcanusesomeconsistencyhiseffortonthekicksetsreallyshows,andmanytimesheisonthefeetofthepersonaheadofhim.IwouldlovetoseehimstartshowingupmoreandeventuallymakethejumptoAGIII!KeepupthegoodworkJackson!

Davis Grein Steve Blue RibbonDavishasdefinedherselfasoneoftheharderworkersinthegroup.Eventhoughshe’sinblueribbonandcanonlyswimacoupledaysaweeksheconsistentlyswimsinthefastlane.Shedoeshersetswithafocusedenthusiasm,andalwayslistensintentlytotipsandcorrections.Keepworkingonthattightstretchonthekicksets!IhopeDaviswilleventuallymakethejumptoAGIIIandafterthatitsonlyamatteroftimebeforeshemovesonagain!Keepuptheawesomework!

Oscar Hoekman Steve Blue RibbonOscarisalwaysdowntoswimthehardersetinthefasterlane.Definitelyahardworker,Oscarbringsaquietenthusiasmwithhimtoeverypractice.Althoughhistightstretchescouldusesomeworkandconsistencyhisfreestylehassteadilyimprovedoverthepastfewmonths.Keepworkingonkeepingthosearmsoutinfrontofyou!IhopetoseeOscarmakethejumptoAGIIIandstartcomingmore.Keepupthegoodwork!

Cathy James Steve Blue RibbonShemaybequietattimesbutthatdoesn'tmeanshedoesn’tlisten!CathytakeseveryinstructiontoheartandIcanseeimprovementsinstantly.HercrawlstrokehasimproveddrasticallyoverthefewmonthsI’vehadtoworkwithher.We’restillworkingongettingridofthatscissorkickinbreaststrokebutit’sgettingthere!KeepupthegoodworkCathyAndIhopetoseeyoumovetoAGIIIsoon!

Haiden Murray Steve Blue Ribbon HaidenwasaregularforthefirstfewweeksIstartedcoaching.Histimeinthepoolwaswellspentandoftentimeshewouldswiminthefastlane.HewasalwaysgoodatlisteningandwouldactivelyapplywhatItoldhimtohisstroke.Iwouldliketoseehimmoreatpracticebecausehehasthepotentialtomoveup!

Nuala Sharon Steve Blue RibbonNualaisquicklybecomingoneoftherisingstarsinBlueRibbon.Hercontinuedeffortinthepoolcaneasilybeenseeninhereverimprovingstrokes.Herfreestyleisslowlybutsurelybecominganexemplaryexampleofperfectfreestyle.Herbackstrokeisalsocomingalong,justcontinuetoworkonrollingthoseshoulders!NualahasputinhardworkthroughoutthepastfewmonthsI’vehadtoworkwithherandIameagertoseehercontinuedimprovement.Keepupthegoodwork!

Holton Siegal Steve Blue RibbonHoltonhasoneofthemoreconsistentattendancerecordsintheBlueRibbongroupandit’sreallystartingtoshow!Heisslowlymovingawayfromthescissorkickinhisflutterkickaswellashisbreaststrokekick.NevershyaboutexpressinghisenthusiasmforbutterflyHoltonhasquicklyillustratedhishungerforachallenge.Hisresponsivenesstoinstructionisalsooneofhisstrongsuitsjustaslongashekeepshisheadabovethewatertohearit!Keepupthegoodworkman!

Naomi yau Steve Blue RibbonNaomiisoneoftheyoungermembersofblueribbon.ShewasmorepresentduringmyfirstfewweeksofcoachingandI’dlovetoseesomemoreofher!Whensheisinthewaterhowever,sheworkshardandlistensintently.Hertightstretchesonkickingsetsarealwaysexemplary,andIrarelyfindmyselfhavingtoremindhertodothem.BeingoneofthesmallestpeopleinthelaneisalwaysachallengebutNaomidoesanexcellentjobkeepingup.Keepupthegoodwork!


Specialthanksgoouttoallofourcoaches,swimmersandespeciallyourparents.WithoutallofusworkingtogetherCascadewouldnotbeabletoprovidethe

opportunitiesforallkidsinourcommunitytohaveapositiveexperienceintheworldofcompetitiveswimming.

Youshouldallbecommendedforyourefforts!

Swimmers:Remembertothankyourparentsforallthedrivingtoandfrompracticesandmeetsandtheextratime

theycommittohelpyouachieveyourswimminggoals.

Cascadehashadanothersuccessfulyearandwearelookingforwardtoagreatsummerseason.Goodlucktoallinthe

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