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open water season. I for one, really like this time of year as there is no better way to experience the beauty of this area than to swim in our lakes and the Puget Sound.

1 President s Letter by Steve Freeborn Like clockwork, it is now July and summer sunshine has finally come to the Northwest. While the club continues to offer a variety of pool practices, and long course nationals for those of you who wish to maintain that certain level of competition, the focus has shifted more toward the open water season. I for one, really like this time of year as there is no better way to experience the beauty of this area than to swim in our lakes and the Puget Sound. There will be organized and coached open water practices every Thursday evening, through July and August, between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at 5 Mile Lake. These practices are designed to accommodate all levels of open water experience. The club has multiple orange floatation buoys available, so don't use that as an excuse not to attend. Competition wise, on Saturday, July 15th is the Fat Salmon swim. This is a 3.2 mile swim in Lake Washington. The start is under the I-90 bridge with the finish at Madison Park, just south of the 520 bridge. If you are considering Coaches Column by Wendy Neely As open water season is ramping up, you will want to get the final race of the season on your calendar now; Last Gasp of Summer, September 23rd at Angle Lake. This year, Last Gasp will be epic and not one to miss. Not only is BWAQ the host, but Last Gasp is the home of the USMS National 1 Mile Swim. We will also have the choice of wetsuit 1 and or 2 mile events, the Julie Montiel Fun Mile (yes, fins, wetsuits and snorkels (no paddles) and the USA (kids) 500, 1 and 2 Mile Swims Last Gasp is for everyone: friends, families, recreation swimmers and everyone else in between. Every USMS entry is qualified for the Blue Seventy drawing for a Blueseventy Reaction Wetsuit. ventinformation.aspx#eventlist Not only are we calling all swimmers to swim, but we are calling on volunteers. We have lots of departments that we can use support. If you can help in any capacity please and let me know at wendy@bluewaveaquatics.com is a nonprofit organization and can supply taking part in this swim, please be sure an get your entry in, as this swim fills up fast (ed. note- online closes July12th, limited DOR). letters for proof volunteerism. Volunteers Needed Saturday 9/23 Continued on page 3 Continued on page 2 bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 1 JULY 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS President Report 1 Coaches Column 1 WhidbeyIsland Swim 2 Foggy Goggles 4 Martha Lake Swim 5 ECAC Lights 6 Coeur d Alene Membership Report 8 NYC Tri 9 Treasurer s Report 10 LGOS Race Info 11 LGOS postcard 12

2017 TEAM OFFICERS President: Steve Freeborn Vice President: Dan Haegele Secretary: Kimberly/KC Wood Treasurer: Judy Williams Membership: NellisKim Communication: Angela Turley KCAC AM Rep: Michelle

2 2017 TEAM OFFICERS President: Steve Freeborn Vice President: Dan Haegele Secretary: Kimberly/KC Wood Treasurer: Judy Williams Membership: NellisKim Communication: Angela Turley KCAC AM Rep: Michelle Menkens KCAC Brunch Rep: Patti Cunningham KCAC PM Rep: Scott Matthews Evergreen Rep: Kim Boggs Covington Rep: Eric Durban President s Letter, cont d On Friday, July 21st, at Lake Meridian in Kent is the swim series "Friday Night At The Races". Three race distances are offered: 1/2 mile, 1.2 mile and 2.4 miles. At the conclusion of the races a BBQ is offered for all race participants (part of your entry fee) and $5.00 for anyone you might care to bring along to cheer you on. This year, the race will be extra festive!! Many of you know, and for those of you who don't, July 21st is Zena's birthday, as well as mine. We are planning to celebrate our birthdays at the Friday Night Swim. For any of you who would like to share in this celebration, we welcome you with open arms. Zena has even offered to shadow any 1st time open water swimmers around the swim course. And this is only July!! Stay tuned for other exciting upcoming events! Don't forget to mark your calendar for the "Last Gasp" open water swim races on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Angle Lake. This is a BIG event, as we are the host club and site for the 2017 Sprint Distance Open Water Championship. Your attendance at this event as a swimmer, volunteer, or both, is critical to the success of this event and to our club, as this will be our major fund raiser. Continue to enjoy your summer and "just keep swimming". Steve Whidbey Island Adventure Swim by Zena Courtney Four adventurous BWAQers carpooled up to Whidbey Island early in the morning on June 17 th. See us above, L-R, Me, John Leet, Steve Freeborn and Andy Iyall. The weather was overcast yet warm for the PNW. The water at Seawall Park in Langley, WA was a brisk 51 o F so we all wore wetsuits. The event had 29 swimmers for the 1.2-mile distance and another 25 swimmers for the 2.4 miles. It was a smooth calm rectangular course that served both distances, 1.2 miles was one time around, 2.4 miles requires swimming twice around. Steve and Andy both missed one of the corner turn buoys so being the honest and accountable swimmers that they are, they turned around and swan back to the missed buoy. Andy (52) with a time of 55:40.5 still finished 4th overall and Steve (61) with a 57:51.9 came in 6 th. John Leet (71) completed the 1.2 with a time of 37:26.6 and won his age group while I won the 1.2 overall with a 29:31.4. Next came lunch at the local restaurant up the hill from finish. YUM! Join us next year! bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 2

Coac Coaches Column Continued Head Coach Wendy Neely Coaches Column, cont d Volunteers Wanted Saturday 9/23 Departments of Support Last Gasp Ambassador: DURATION: Now until race day.

3 Coac Coaches Column Continued Head Coach Wendy Neely Coaches Column, cont d Volunteers Wanted Saturday 9/23 Departments of Support Last Gasp Ambassador: DURATION: Now until race day. If you already love swimming Last Gasp and would like to share your Last Gasp love with others, this would be a fun area of support for you. Help invite friends through social media, help spread the word through local communities, community boards and stores in your area and social circle sharing print media. Hospitality: DURATION: 6:00am-2:00pm We can use support the week of Last Gasp and especially at the event to set up, serving lunch and clean up. Hospitality will take many people and would be a great group volunteer project. Parking: DURATION: 7:30am-9:00am Help guide swimmers to parking areas, hand out maps to drivers Registration: DURATION: Week before packing goody bags and/or 7:30am-11am Swimmer Check In Lifeguards: DURATION: 8:00am-swim end. Must be Certified Kayak Support: DURATION: 8:00am- swim end. Specify if you have your own boat or need one Finish Line: DURATION: 9:30am-finish of races Warming Tent: DURATION: 10 am (Race warm) up to race finish. Hang out and offer a place for cold swimmers to get warm. Call over doctor is needed. Awards/Raffle: DURATION: 12-12:30pm. Help organizer with results and passing out of awards Clean Up Crew: DURATION: 12:30-2:00pm Help pack up and clean up our part of park Donations: Do you have the ability to get donation from a corporation or give a donation to Blue Wave we can use at Last Gasp? Please let us know. We can follow up with a donation request letter as well as send a thank you letter with our non-profit id # 2017 Last Gasp is going to be better than ever and we would love to have everyone in the Blue Wave Community participating though volunteerism and swimming. It takes a village to make Blue Wave great and I know when we pull ourselves and resources together we can make a memorable and awesome event for all. See you at the pool, Wendy LGOS USMS Open Water Sprint National Championship EVENT SCHEDULE 7:30 am Check-in opens 8:30 am Mandatory Meeting 8:45 am Chip check-in & warm-ups 9:00 AM START USMS Open Water National Championship Event bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 3

time to time, I hate it when my swim goggles fog up.

I ve had good success using JAWS Quick Spit Antifog from SwimOutlet.

works best when I spray my goggles after every practice, and simply give

I think works better than if you apply it right before you swim and

4 Coac Foggy Goggles? by Kent Gavin While I enjoy a Foggy Goggle by Northwest Brewing from time to time, I hate it when my swim goggles fog up. And if you are like me and tend to run a bit warm, it s a constant issue. I ve had good success using JAWS Quick Spit Antifog from SwimOutlet.com, but based on some comments from others that use it, I found it works best when I spray my goggles after every practice, and simply give them a quick wipe before I swim. I think works better than if you apply it right before you swim and minimizes any possible eye irritation. BWAQ fundraising What s your solution for foggy goggles? Let s grab a Foggy Goggle and discuss! BWAQ Sponsors bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 4

She drove us to Lakewood to try out a low key open water event that I had yet to do.

5 BWAQ at Martha Lake by Zena Courtney My customized towel made another appearance at a local open water swim and won the envy of more PSM-ites. (he he, all part of our evil take-over plot moohaha) Melanie Crump, pictured left above, is totally new to the open water scene. She usually swims in the evening and Saturdays. She drove us to Lakewood to try out a low key open water event that I had yet to do. Simple format: 2, 1, ½ and ¼ mile events with the 2 mile first at 8 AM (see photo on right) and 3 minutes between event starts. Easy triangular course and an incredible sunny day! Melanie and I registered for the 1 mile event and then lazily put on our wetsuits and waded into the lake to warm up, sheesh it was like 71 o F. Wish there was a no wetsuit division. We swam to the last buoy before the finish so Melanie could get an idea of the finish leg would look like. Shock, she was super fast with that wetsuit on! Maybe it was the adrenaline? We got out to hear the pre-race briefing and then Melanie started grumbling about how far the course looked. I kept reassuring her that it only looked long. We watched the 2 milers take off and I we lined up together on the end. We agreed she would let the faster folks take off before she started. All went to plan and she finished in 38 minutes; a new PR! Alas I finish 2 nd to a young one and just missed a cool towel 1 st place prize. Lucky Melanie, however, won a give away from Sylvia Swim shop! Then it was off to find a yummy local place for lunch. Event was posted on BWAQ fb with open invite to join in. LGOS Regular Open Water Events 9:00 am Check-in and Registration Opens 10:15 am Mandatory Safety Meeting 10:40 am Chip check-in and warm-ups 11:00 am START USA 2 Mile 11:05 am START USMS 2 Mile 11:10 am START USA 1 Mile 11:15 am START USMS 1 Mile 11:20 am START USMS 1 Mile Fun Swim START USA 500 Meters when the course has been cleared bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 5

Evergreen Pool Has New Lights. Come see yourself! Kim Boggs Sighting at ECAC! Ironman Coeur d Alene 70.3 Reflections for by Kent Gavin It started 4:45 am on a Monday in October 2015.

6 Evergreen Pool Has New Lights. Come see yourself! Kim Boggs Sighting at ECAC! Ironman Coeur d Alene 70.3 Reflections for by Kent Gavin It started 4:45 am on a Monday in October I was tired, nervous, and cursing myself for agreeing to take advantage of Blue Wave s 7-day trial period at the encouragement of Blue Wave s Jason Brandt. I hadn t swum laps since 1989, and even then as a sprinter I didn t put a lot of laps in. Not only had it been twenty-six years since I swam, it had been twenty-six years since I did any type of consistent exercise. That first practice was hard! I don t think I completed more than 25 yards without rest, but it was a start. A few months later I found myself again with Jason Brandt looking at bikes which started my biking journey. I d also started running a bit (mostly walking at the start). Later that Spring I set the goal of completing my first triathlon the Lake Meridian Sprint. After completing it I was hooked. I d always thought those that did marathons and such as a bit crazy, and those like Jason Brandt that did Ironman triathlons as full-on certifiable. Well, after recently Continued on page 7 bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 6

7 I felt great on the bike much better completing my first than I ve ever felt in training. Maybe it half Ironman in was all the volunteers cheering us Coeur d Alene on on, maybe it was adrenaline, maybe June 25th, I guess it was the new tires with low rolling you could call me at resistance BlackChili Compound. least half-crazy. That said, many flew by me on the When I woke up at bike as expected, but I kept my head 3:30 am on Sunday, down, kept peddling and kept June 25 th 2017 I was drinking as it was heating up towards tired, nervous and the forecast temp of 90+. I finished excited. I ate my race the bike in 3:08 at just under 18 miles breakfast and started an hour which was better than I waking my three kids. expected based on the somewhat The weekend was hilly course. going great so far, And then the run I hoped to getting to spend time stay under two hours, but it was hot with the kids at and I d learned the hard way in a Silverwood Theme prior triathlon how important it is to Park and Coeur d Alene downtown. stay hydrated, protected from the I felt ready for the race. While my sun, and as cool as possible. I hit training was less than ideal at times every aid station for ice, water, due to work, the kid s schedules and Gatorade and a big thank you to all the occasional non-swim, bike, run the families with hoses and sprinklers activity, I was confident that I could going for all the runners. The run complete the race within my goal through town and the finish shoot time. I had my family there for was exhilarating. I picked out my support, and many others cheering family and ran over for a hi-five. me on remotely. Coeur d Alene is Seeing them in their Ironman hats, beautiful and other than parking big smiles and hearing how proud limitations and lack of shade on the they were of me made the course, a great place for a triathlon. accomplishment that much sweeter. Pre-race was uneventful I lined up 6:00:06 total time. Certainly no on the beach in the minute record, but not bad for this 45-year group and mentally prepared for the old who couldn t run a mile two years 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and ago. We topped off the day with a 13.1-mile run. fourth leg of the race kayaking in I was conservative in the water the lake with my kids. Later that day, to ensure I had energy for the bike my 11-year-old son quoted and run which are my weaker something he had seen to me, sports, finishing in 31:27. Continued on page 8 bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 7

8 The miracle isn't that you finished. The miracle is that you had the courage to start. So true. Thanks to all the Blue Wave coaches and especially Jason Brandt for your support on this journey. POOL EVENTS: July 6-8 Senior Seattle Open LCM, Colman Pool, Seattle, WA Aug 2-6 USMS LCM Nationals, Minneapolis, MN Membership Report New Members! Membership by Nellis Kim Membership Update-May 2017 Happy Spring! In addition to being the month of Champs and Spring Nationals, our first group of 2017 Learn-to-Swim class participants started class on April 1 st! Do you know an adult who has always had a goal of learning swimming basics? Each month, we will be offering a new four-week session of adult Learn-to-Swim classes. Classes are limited to just three participants to ensure that each participant receives the individualized attention needed to acquire swimming skills. Please visit the Lessons page: for more information! We also want to extend a warm welcome to our newest members: Joanna Bolosan Allison Dean McEachron Apinya Saengsililath Meghan Kroll (returning member) Katy Snoodyk Tori Snyder We look forward to seeing you in the pool! Questions about membership? Please contact Nellis Kim at Membership@BlueWave- Aquatics.com. bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 8

BWAQ members do NYC Olympic Distance Triathlon as part of Team in Training!

You can make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to support research for cancers like the one that took their dear friend and coworker, James Jim David Wells.

He considered them his second family and even pushed off retiring because it meant so much for him to be there.

During Jim s 14 years at KBA, he worked on many projects including SR 522 in Kenmore and Wayne Curve in Bothell, SR 99 Tunnel, and several Sound Transit projects.

9 BWAQ members do NYC Olympic Distance Triathlon as part of Team in Training! BWAQ Team members, Misty Fischer and Sean Mabin are training for the Sunday, July16th Olympic distance NYC Triathlon in memory of Jim as part of Team in Training (TNT). You can make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to support research for cancers like the one that took their dear friend and coworker, James Jim David Wells. Jim worked as a soils driller for 20 years before joining Sean and Misty at KBA, a local construction management firm, in Words cannot express how much he loved working at KBA. He considered them his second family and even pushed off retiring because it meant so much for him to be there. He was always so proud, and his eyes would light up, every time he would talk about his projects. During Jim s 14 years at KBA, he worked on many projects including SR 522 in Kenmore and Wayne Curve in Bothell, SR 99 Tunnel, and several Sound Transit projects. Jim became ill rather quickly in December from rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Jim lived an amazing life full of love, success, and contentment. Every person you talk to will have nothing but wonderful things to say, and a funny memory to share about Jim. Family and work were Jim s two passions in life. He was an incredible human being that has left a lasting impression on all of our lives. There will never be another person as wonderful, generous, witty, hardworking, and loving as Jim. He will be greatly missed by all. Donations accepted at ctri17/triforjim bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 9

More Swim Defiance Pictures! The bank account is still healthy as of 31May. Current balance is $24,209. Bank Balance 2015-2017 Treasurer s Report Scholarships: One active scholarships for a $33/month.

10 More Swim Defiance Pictures! The bank account is still healthy as of 31May. Current balance is $24,209. Bank Balance Treasurer s Report Scholarships: One active scholarships for a $33/month. One pending Scholarship request to be approved. $558 of scholarships approved for $387 has been donated to the Julie Montiel Scholarship Fund. Accomplishments: Preparing for Swim Defiance. Paid for shirts, scarves, bus and Metro Parks deposit. Will purchase ferry tickets on Friday. Submitted PNA Champs Financial Report Revised Swim Defiance budget Revised Last Gasp of Summer budget Worked with Mary Ann, Wendy and Mike on LGOS merchandise Issues: Scholarships for one swimmer need to be renewed. Need to finalize merchandise for LGOS Need to finalize budget for LGOS bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 6 Page 10

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Mar/Apr bluewave-aquatics.com VOLUME 21- ISSUE 2 Page 1. Blue Wave Aquatics PO Box Federal Way, WA 98093 Mar/Apr 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS President s Letter 1 Coach s Column 1 Board Highlights 3 Upcoming Events 6 Thank You to Judy 7 Treasurer s Report 8 Membership Report 8 Board Spotlight 9 FINA Worlds 10 FINIS