MARCH 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTSPresident Report 1Coaches Column 1Swim Around Lido Key 2Local Open Water Panel 2Volunteers Needed 3Membership Spotlight 4USMS Leadership Summit 4USMS Infographic 5Treasurer’s Report 6Upcoming Pool Events 6Membership 7Champs Meet Entry Info 11 Swim Defiance Info Form12Swim Defiance Postcard 13Last Gasp Postcard 13National Open Water Championships 13BWAQ Rewards 14

President’s Letter

by Steve Freeborn

Do you ever ask yourself, "Why do

I continue to swim?", "How

important is swimming to my life?".

I suspect that for almost

everyone of us who swims with

BWAQ, or any other Masters club

for that matter, swimming

continues to play a very important

part in each of our lives, and as

we get older, maybe even more

so. Some of us still like the

continued adrenalin rush that

comes with competition, but I

suspect that every one of us, more

than anything, enjoys the

continued health benefits, that

feeling of family, and that sense of

belonging that comes from being a

part of BWAQ. So, what if one

day, you could no longer swim.

What would you do? How would it

impact your life?

Unfortunately, life can some

times throw us a curve ball. At

some point in our lives, even just

starting out after college, or after

years of employment some of us

may find ourselves without a job

or experiencing limited finances...

for any number of reasons;

certainly far more than I could

begin to list here. When we

experience that level of stress that

comes with financial uncertainty,

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Coaches Column

by Wendy Neely

Spring is in the air and it’s also

the season for PNA CHAMPS/NW

Zone Championships. It’s also the

one time of year you may feel a

squeeze of pressure to enter and/

or volunteer for an event. If we

can’t coerce you into swimming the

meet, we may even use the big G

(guilt) tactic. We want you to swim!

PNA Champs is a meet that

Blue Wave has hosted my many

years (I don’t even know the exact

number), even back when we were

FW Masters.

The meet is a time for our

awesome swim community to pull

together our brute forces and swim

for fun, volunteerism, relays and

some best times of this season.

The funds raised from this swim

meet go back into our annual

budget and helps off set our

annual expenses.

The meet is about participation

and getting as many of the Blue

Wave Family under KCAC’s roof at

one time and to be united with as

many teammates we can on the

weekend of April 8 and 9. Please

consider slowing down on life and

committing one day or even the

weekend to PNA Champs, you

won’t regret it.

If you are saying, I would enter

BUT….. (continued on page 8)

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NEW 2017TEAM OFFICERS

President:Steve FreebornVice President:Dan HaegeleSecretary:Kimberly/KC WoodTreasurer:Judy WilliamsMembership:Nellis Kim Communication:Angela TurleyKCAC AM Rep: Michelle MenkensKCAC Brunch Rep: Patti CunninghamKCAC PM Rep:Scott MatthewsEvergreen Rep:Kim BoggsCovington Rep:Eric Durban

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Swim Around Lido Key

by Zena Courtney

One wonders what motivates a

person to swim 7 miles in open

water on the other side of the

country. If you ask me, the reason

is because it is there! (www.SwimWithoutLimits.com). There are so many swims and so

little time in life. Julie Montiel’s

sudden passing has made me a

little more attune to life’s fleeting

offerings. What better way to whip

me out of my melancholy than to

target a new and challenging

event. I have been steadily

increasing my Sunday continuous

swim times by 15 minutes beyond

the 1 hour swim workout since the

end of January; today was 1.5

hours more. It is recommended

that one complete a 3 hour swim

as minimum training. I am hoping

to avoid injury by slowly increasing

by only 15 minutes each week, so

far so good. My chances of

winning the female division or even

the Masters female division are

slim to none, so why do it? Like I

said, because it is there and, as a

Race Director myself, I am also

curious about how other open

water races are conducted in order

to improve our current events. I will

also conveniently be on the correct

coast to celebrate my in-laws 50th

wedding anniversary the following

weekend. So yes, I am passing up

SCY USMS Nationals in Sunny

Riverside, California for this

adventure. Wish me luck!

Local Open Water PANEL

Several amazing women

swimmers in the Northwest made

news in 2016. Join ‘Say Yes to Life’

organizer to learn about their nearly

unbelievable adventures!

When: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, Friday,

March 24th

Where: C&P Coffee Company,

5612 California Avenue SW, Seattle

Panelists are:

-Wendy Van De Sompele

(circumnavigated Maury Island, WA)

-Erika Norris (swam from Bremerton

to Seattle)

-Jessi Harewicz (swam the Georgia

Strait, Canada)

-Melissa Kegler (swam the Catalina

Channel)

The panel will be live-streamed to

an international audience. We hope

to see you there for this first-ever

event of its kind. Come early, seating

is limited, RSVP on facebook:

https://facebook.com/events/6957422

33937866/?ti=as

BWAQ

conducted

Events -

Volunteers

Needed

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***7 more volunteers are needed for Check-in and Awards at PNA Champs on April 8-9. Please contact Judy Williams

at treasurer@bluewave-aquatics.com ***

Next Org Committee Meeting*=attendee 18-Mar-17 15-April-Boat only TBD

Event PNA Champs Swim Defiance Last Gasp Of Summer

Date Sat/Sun, April 8-9, 2017 Saturday, June 03, 2017 Satuday September 23, 1027

Meet/Event Director Steve Freeborn* Zena Courtney* Mike Murphy*-USMS/

Wendy Neely*-USA

˅Positions˅

Announcer John Williams John Williams (?) John Williams (?)

Awards Eric Durban-LEAD Zena Courtney Judy Williams (?)

Boat Escort N/A Zena w/Tacoma

Maritime Institute (TMI)*

HOA (pontoon boats) Scott

Lautman

Carpool to Ferry N/A Pat Duggan (?) N/A

City Liason N/A Tacoma/ Zena Courtney SeaTac/ Judy Williams

Communications Angela Turley* Angela Turley Angela Turley*

DOR Entrant Registration N/A Angie or Judy-LEAD Angie or Judy-LEAD

DOR Competitor Registration 7 STILL NEEDED Angie or Judy Angie or Judy

DOR Volunteer Registration N/A Megan Holt (?) N/A

Finish Warming Tent/Car N/A Rachael Deaderick(?) Rachael Deaderick(?)

Fire Department/EMT procure N/A Zena Courtney* Ed Marrs

Graphics Mary Ann White Mary Ann White Mary Ann White

Hospitality Leads Lynn Gross*/Kim Boggs* Lynn Gross /Kim Boggs Lynn Gross* /Kim Boggs*

Hospitality Volunteer Khaila Courtney Heather Shaw OPEN

Hospitality Volunteer Hunter Courtney Tony Moersch OPEN

Independent Observer N/A Jim Davidson* Jim Davidson

Kayak Acquisition N/A Wendy Noffke Andy Iyall

Lifeguard Acquisition N/A OPEN OPEN

Local Dignitaries N/A N/A Steve Freeborn*

Meet Officials N/A Jim Davidson Connie Sholdra*

On site medical Lifeguards/911 TMI*/PCFD13*/Tacoma

Police*

Chris Lautman/Andrew

Shields/KingCounty FireBoat

Parking focal N/A N/A Steve&Hunter Courtney/Ken

Mesler

Participation Awards N/A Scarf/Zena Courtney Beanies/Wendy,MaryAnn

Safety Director N/A Steve Courtney* Scott Lautman*

Set Up/ Takedown

Port-a-Potties N/A Port of Tacoma +

Recycle/Garbage

Wendy Noffke seeking

donation

Equipment pickup/delivery N/A The Courtney's OPEN

Day before event site prep N/A N/A OPEN

Morning of start/finish prep N/A Steve Freeborn, Scott

Matthews, Steve

Courtney, John Williams

OPEN

Signage - setup/takedown N/A N/A Registration volunteers

Course breakdown on land N/A SAMI Volunteers Registration volunteers

Course breakdown in water N/A TMI/PCFC13 Scott Matthews&Help

Radios - working?, assign, retrieve N/A N/A OPEN

Sound System N/A OPEN Brad Tucker

Sponsorship Lead Zena Courtney* Zena Courtney Zena Courtney*

Swim Course Buoy Set Up N/A Tacoma Maritime

Institute/PCFC13

Scott Matthews, Helper(?)

Timing Boy Scout Troop AA Sports BuDu

Treasurer Judy Williams* Judy Williams Judy Williams*

Tshirts/Clothing Mary Ann White N/A Mary Ann White

VI Side Safety N/A OPEN N/A

by Scott

Matthews

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Spotlight on

Board

Member

USMS Leadership Summit

by Zena Courtney

Many of you have no doubt heard of

USMS or United States Masters

Swimming. The national membership-

operated nonprofit organization that

provides membership benefits to nearly

60,000 Masters swimmers across the

country. Underneath the umbrella of

USMS, the U.S. is divided into 52 Local

Masters Swimming Committees (we are

Pacific Northwest/PN) and 5 Zones (we

are Northwest) that help USMS manage

their direct support to more than 1,500

Masters Swimming Clubs and Workout

Groups (we are Club BWAQ). I also serve

as the Vice President of the PN LMSC

better know as the PNA. USMS paid to

send a leader from each of the 52 LMSC

to a summit to the LMSC spread the

message of health, fun and fitness for

adults thru swimming (see USMS strategy

infographic on next page) .

I was selected from the PNA Board to

meet with other LMSC chairs from all over

the U.S. to share valuable information on

how to best serve our swimmer

population. Here are some statistics/ideas

I learned that I’d like to share. Did you

know that 70% of the entire USMS

membership never competes? Seems like

the PNA’s main focus has been swim

meets as long as I have been a member.

Hmmm, makes you wonder what the

others are getting out of their USMS

membership. The USMS website does

however, offer an entire Fitness and

Training section with free fitness log and

online workouts. But the best thing the

PNA can be doing for our membership is

to share our awesome PNA coaches

through free or discounted clinics. Do you

agree? What are your ideas? Let me

know at zenacourtney@hotmail.com.

Last Saturday at the Board

meeting the topic of newsletter

articles came up. As usual I was very

quiet and not really paying attention.

Next thing I knew, I was the guinea

pig to write the first Spotlight Article

introducing myself to BWAQ.

For those of you who don't know

me, my name is Scott W. Matthews. If

you ever forget my name, just look at

my towel. The name is proudly

printed right in the middle of it for

everyone to see. I was born 55 years

ago in Spokane Washington, an Air

Force baby. My parents moved home

to Kent In 1962 and have lived in the

same house since 1964. My 2 sisters

and I were raised by good, caring,

devoted and loving parents. We were

blessed with grandparents who lived

about a mile away with property on

Lake Meridian. Virtually all family

activities happened at that house and

at that lake. From as far back as I

can remember Lake Meridian was the

center point of our family’s life. I can

tell you all, I literally have been

swimming in Lake Meridian for more

than 50 years. The first time I swam

across Lake Meridian was in 1969, I

was 8 years old! I took swim lessens

at the Lake Meridian County Park.

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Editor’s NoteWe will be featuring a member

of our BWAQ family every

month until we run out of

members! Let me know who

you want to hear about next!

zenacourtney@hotmail.com

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Treasurer's

Report

Treasurer’s Report

by Judy Williams

More volunteers are needed at Champs to Check-in swimmers and

hand-out ribbons-contact Judy. The bank account is still healthy and we’ve paid the KCAC bill for last Fall. Current balance is $20,776.

Scholarships:

Three active scholarships for March. $325 has been donated to the

Julie Montiel Scholarship Fund..

Accomplishments:

• Orange caps have been ordered from SwimOutlet. 100 latex caps

ordered, 48 of them with NAME. 50 silicone caps ordered, 32 of them

with NAME. Scheduled to be delivered by April 5th.

• Setup USMS Learn to Swim class for March.

• KCAC finally invoiced for 2016 pool fee. I paid $8,707 for Sept-Dec.

• Swim Defiance budget was completed.

• Three swimmers have volunteered to Check-in swimmers and hand-

out ribbons at Champs.

• Ordered 40 water bottles for Champs. They will be given to Officials

and other volunteers. Extras will be sold.

• Financial reports were reviewed for annual tax report.

$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$15,000.00

$20,000.00

$25,000.00

$30,000.00

UPCOMING POOL EVENTS:

Apr 8-9 NW Zone and PNA Champs, Federal Way, WA

Apr 21-27: World Masters Games (LCM), Auckland NZ

Apr 27-30 USMS SCY Nationals, Riverside,CA who is going from BWAQ?

July 6-8 Senior Seattle Open LCM (joint USA-S meet), Seattle, WA

Aug 2-6 USMS LCM Nationals, Minneapolis, MNAug 10-20: XVII FINA World Masters Championships (LCM), Budapest HU

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Membership

by Nellis Kim

The following swimmers have

joined our team since the last

newsletter was released:

John (Warren) Fullen

Tami Colella

Barret Seifer

Stephanie Hoag

Jennifer Ogren

Sarah Kreiss

Jonathan Anderson

John Baham

Jim Southwell

Kim Nguyen

Kathy Koszegi

Sami Lee

Herman Gan

Scott Campea

Cheri Fletcher

Sean Mabin

WELCOME and Hooray! We

look forward to seeing you in the

pool! Questions about

membership? Please contact

Nellis Kim at

Membership@BlueWave-

Aquatics.com

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Membership

Report -

New

Members!

Membership Type Jan. 2017 Feb. 2017

Minimum 6 5

Basic 37 37

Unlimited 62 61

Tri-Time 8 5

Tri-Time Punch Card 5 1

Swim Punch Card 16 4

Total 134 113

Member Spotlight, continued

I was a lifeguard in high school at that

same park. Around 1968 the Kent

Meridian High School Pool opened. My

parents put me on the swim team

where I stayed as a team member of

the "Kent Dolphin Swim Team" until I

graduated High School in 1980. From

9th grade on I also swam on the

Kentridge High School Swim Team. A

team I remember very well. The Team

Captain was our very own Mike

Murphy. Even back then, I was never a

sprinter. I always did the distance

events. I guess I have never really

liked making my heart beat fast.

After High School I joined the

Navy. I got Married a year after that

and had my son the year after Jill and I

were married. Our daughter waited for

3 more years before she decided to join

our happy little family. With the Navy

the 4 of us moved between Memphis

Tennessee and Whidbey Island

Washington a couple time over a 10

year span. A short 4 year tour in

Southern California and then finely we

were able to settle in the house we now

live in, 22 years ago.

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Coach's

Column

continued

Coaches Column, continued

I can’t or haven’t done a dive in 20

years: Ask your coach. We will do

dive options during and at the end

of practice. All you need to do is

ask and it will be done if it’s not

being offered. We’d love to teach

you how to dive with your goggles

staying on and without splatting

OR you can strart in the water

from a push!

I don’t have any times: Ask

your coach. We can help we’re

good at guesstimating where

you’re at.. DON”T be the bozo that

enters with a NT just because you

literally don’t have a time because

it’s been a while. ASK YOUR

COACH

Don’t know what to swim? Ask

your coach. We are here for you

and want to see you succeed. Try

something new, try something

risky because you never know

what it’s going to be like until you

create your experience.

What will workouts be

looking like? It’s time to get the

lead out of our fanny and out of

our comfort zone. Sets will be

focusing on higher tempo drills,

emphasis on skills and kicking

and speed work. All of this

combined increases endurance

assuming you’re doing what we

ask of you:) You have to be willing

to really dig deep and get your

speed up even if it’s only 25’s. If

you’re doing this and don’t like the

extra rest, there’s a good chance

your not pushing hard enough. It’s

ok to hang on the wall for an extra

minute or take a face up 50 because

you WANT air. These behaviors are a

coaches dream and are a lot of fun if

you can see that doing something

different can give you awesome

results.

Here’s an example: If you want to

go a fast time in the 50 free; during

25’s at practice, you should be holding

no slower than 90% of max HR (max

HR for 60 sec = 220-age, usually)

when doing them on :40 or even 1:00.

Want to really bump up the intensity

hold that pace to the feet (w/flip turn).

If you want to be at pace for

something you should be at 80% of

max HR during the main set. We get a

little distracted by how things feel like I

exerted myself 80% vs literally being

at 80% of your max HR. If you’re

looking at longer events, knowing what

your goal per 100 is, is a necessity so

you know what to hold and if you’re on

track during your workouts.

These examples are

generalizations and can be tailored a

bit based on what you’re doing. The

point of these examples are the fact if

we have expectations and or goal

times we need to be realistic and start

focusing on our goals on the daily

during our workouts now to get the

results we want.

Swimming a lot of yards gets you

good at swimming a lot of yards. If you

want to be able to race and not feel

like a Mac truck hit you and get decent

times you have to focus on being a

little uncomfortable at workout daily.

Not just a week before the meet.

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President’s

Letter

continued

that is when the sense of family

and that sense of belonging is

most important. It is at these

times that we need to stay in the

water and stay involved. I also

find that at times like this, people,

rather than look for help, tend to

withdraw. They are embarrassed

or afraid, for any number of

reasons, to share what is going

on in their lives.

If you are one of these

people, or know someone who is

experiencing financial difficulties,

but loves swimming and would

like to keep swimming as a part

of their lives, BWAQ is here to

help and to keep you a part of

our "family".

For many years now, BWAQ

has had a scholarship fund,

where we help swimmers who

might be experiencing financial

difficulties. We, as a club, have

not really publicized this program

as much as we should, but

recent circumstances have

changed that.

In January of this year, we

lost a very integral, and much

loved, member of our BWAQ

family.... Julie Montiel. She

defined, what I believe, to be the

epitome of masters swimming,

and in particular, to be a member

if Blue Wave Aquatics.... Fun,

Fitness, Friendship and Family".

On a personal note, I have

been involved as the meet co-

President’s Letter, continued director or director of the PNA

Championship since the Aquatic Center

opened in 1990, and even before that

when the meet was held elsewhere (I

am dating myself) . In all those years,

one of the more difficult jobs was always

getting someone to do hospitality. Then

Julie stepped in and agreed to handle

this aspect of the meet. For many years,

not only did she do the job, but she did it

WELL.....beyond "well". Whether it was

PNA Champs, Swim Defiance, Last

Gasp, or any other club event, Julie was

always there and could always be

counted on.

For this reason, the BWAQ Board

chose to rededicate the BWAQ

scholarship fund in the name of Julie

Montiel; hence forth it will be called the

"Julie Montiel Scholarship Fund". As

Julie was always there for the club and

its members, we want those who are

experiencing some level of financial

need, to know that the Julie Montiel

Scholarship Fund is there to help them.

For those who find themselves in

some kind of need, please know that the

fund is there to help and that it is

confidential information for the Board

members alone. If you find yourself in

some need, please do not hesitate to

approach any one of the board. It is

important, not only to you, but to all of

us, that you stay active with the club. In

exchange for financial support, you will

be expected to simply offer some

volunteer time at any of the number of

events that BWAQ hosts over the course

of the year. The volunteer time is not all

consuming and it gives you the

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opportunity to get to know other

members within the Club, not just

those with whom you might

share a lane. It really can be a

lot of fun. So, you benefit and

the club benefits! It's a win - win

for all!

And for those of you who are

looking to make that donation

that can make a difference,

please consider donating to the

Julie Montiel Scholarship Fund.

BWAQ in a 501(c)(3) non-profit,

so the donations you make are

entirely tax deductible. If you

have questions about making a

donation, please contact any

Board member.

I will conclude this President's

Letter, the same way that I have

concluded my other letters:

"BWAQ is YOUR Club. It is only

as good as each of you choose

to make it".

Continued best wishes to all

of you. I look forward to seeing

all of you on April 8th and 9th, at

the PNA Champs. Make sure

you register!!

Steve Freeborn, Board President

President’s Letter, continued

I know holding pace during 25’s is a

little elementary however, if you can’t

hold pace for 25’s how do you think it

will look when you pace out 50’s or

100’s. Set yourself up to win and enroll

the support of your coach and friends.

We’re all here for you.

All of this fun stuff is in preparation

of racing. Racing is fun especially if

you have a little fire in your belly like

you all have.

I look forward to seeing your name

on the BWAQ PNA CHAMPS Roster

and including you in relays

Coaches Column, continued

Member Spotlight, continued

finding Blue Wave Aquatics I spent my

time swimming 25's at LA Fitness. After

a while, the 25's turned into 50's and

then into 100's. When I was able to

string together 20x100's I decided to

venture into Lake Meridian. I signed up

for a Friday Night Swim Race! My first

race in 28 years. The best part of that

Race was literally bumping into Mike

Murphy at the start buoy.

I swam the 1.2 mile swim. I almost

died, but I was determined to make a

go of this swimming thing. I buckled

down and signed up for more events. I

finally joined Blue Wave Aquatics in

January 2010 and I have never

regretted it. Today I'll swim the 1.2 mile

race if I feel like being lazy! I have

made many friends. People I truly care

about. People I know truly care about

me. So why do I swim?

I swim for fitness. I swim for

friends. I swim for fun.

I swim for family.

By 2007 my kids were grown

and mostly moved out. I was very

large and very out of shape. I

needed something to do. I needed

something to help me loose the

weight I had gained over the

previous 25 years. So I started

swimming again. Prior to

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Swim Defiance

3K and 5K Open Water Swims

Saturday, June 3, 2017PNA/USMS Sanction: 367-W001

Host: Blue Wave Aquatics

LOCATION: Owen Beach, Point Defiance Park,

Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA

EVENTS: 3K swim (w/Julie Memorial Wave) OR 5K swim

COURSE: Re-enacts the 1926 Dalco Passage crossing.

Out and back 5K triangular course swim OR one-way 3K

linear course. Water temp is estimated at 56-60 oF. Water

jugs provided for rinsing at finish. Metro Parks restrooms

and portable toilets at start/finish area.

TIMELINE: 5:45AM:Check-In(Early start due to 10AM Sailboat Race)

6:45 AM: Mandatory Competitor Safety Meeting

7:10 AM: 5K swim starts

8:00 AM: 3K swim starts w/7:35AM WA State Ferry

RACE DIRECTOR: Zena Courtney, cell 206-651-0823,

swimdefiance@bluewave-aquatics.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all 2017 registered Masters

swimmers (USMS or MSC) 18 and older as of Jun 3,

2017. Competitors not registered may sign up for a $22

One-Event USMS registration. Non-PNA USMS registered

swimmers must submit a copy of their 2017 registration

card to the race registrar.

RULES: Current USMS rules will govern this event.

Neoprene wetsuits and race provided caps are required,

unless swimmer has pre-approval, email race director for

exemption form. Time limits are enforced as follows: 3K –

2 hour limit, 5K – 2:50 limit.

SAFETY: Lifeguards and safety boats will monitor the

entire course. Body marking required on hands.

Competitors must wear a high visibility buoy (available

for purchase online), the color-coded race cap, and race

chip provided by the host. $20 charge for lost chips.

AWARDS: Custom participant award and cap to all

competitors. A random drawing of merchandized prizes

for participants and volunteers will be held while waiting

for the last person to finish. Custom event awards for male

and female in each event. 1st-3rd place vintage medals

will be presented to men and women in age groups 18-24,

25-29 . . . 80+. Scrumptious pre/post race refreshments

and extra sponsor kudos for recycle and beach pick-ups!

ENTRY FEES:$12 Early Bird Discount: Mar17-Apr1, 2017

$80 - 3K short course swim including ferry fee

$80 - 5K long course swim

Add $15 for day of race entries. NO sales tax in 2017!

Long sleeve perf. tee available for purchase. $25/$30

ENTRY DEADLINE: Race registration closes at 11:59 pm

Pacific on Thursday, 6/1/17 or at 300 max swimmers

ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY: Registration opens 3/17/17https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1449&smid=8650

RESULTS: Preliminary results available on race day and

final results posted at http://www.swimdefiance.com.

DIRECTIONS: FROM SEATTLE: Take I-5 SOUTH to Tacoma,

Take exit 132B for WA-16 west toward Bremerton. Stay on WA-

16 for approximately 3 miles to Exit 3 for 6th Ave toward WA-

163 N/Ruston. Turn left onto 6th Ave. Take the 1st right onto N

Pearl St. Go 3.2 miles on N Pearl Street to 4 way stop sign at

Pt. Defiance Park entrance. Take the street on right, toward

the Ferry, and continue PAST the Ferry entrance booth on

right and continue downhill toward Anthony’s Restaurant.

Turn left into Restaurant parking lot and continue to end,

road turns left and goes up hill. At stop sign at top, road

becomes Five Mile Rd. Continue thru next stop sign and

straight past Rhododendron Gardens. Turn right onto Owens

Beach Rd. and follow down windy hill to bottom/Owen Beach.

Park in the lot. No PARKING in reserved CARPOOL spot.

FROM OLYMPIA: Take I-5 NORTH to Tacoma (about 26

miles). Take exit 132 for S 38th St. Keep left at the fork, follow

signs for Washington 16W (WA-16)/Gig Harbor/ Bremerton for

1.0 mi. Keep left to continue on WA-16 west for about 3.0 mi to

Exit 3/6th Ave toward WA-163 N/Ruston. Continue using Seattle

directions (blue/purple text).

LODGING/’SwimDefiance’ RoomBlocks most thru May 2,’17

Best Western Plus, Tacoma Dome Hotel, 2611 East Street,

Tacoma, WA; (253)272-7737; www.book.bestwestern.com; 8mi

Room Block/$130 dblQ/ thru May26

Courtyard Tacoma Downtown, 1516 Commerce St, Tacoma

WA; 253-591-9100; www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/seatd-

courtyard-tacoma-downtown; 7mi./Room Block $179 K or Q

Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 2102 S C St, Tacoma, WA;

253-272-2434; www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/reservation;

8mi;$159Room/$179Suite/K&Q/1-4 persons/$7.00PARK/nite

Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway, Tacoma, WA; (253) 238-8000;

www.hotelmuranotacoma.com, 7mi, 2 night min req’d $179

Silver Cloud Inn, Tacoma Waterfront,2317 Ruston Way,

Tacoma, WA; (253) 272-1300; www.silvercloud.com, 5mi/$239

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The 5K electronic chipped swim

is on a triangular course that starts in the water at Owen Beach

at 7:10AM by designated buoy(s), proceeds north toward

Vashon Island, makes two right hand turns around the outside

of two tall yellow cylindrical buoys at 1.5 miles, and then heads

south back to Owen Beach. The 3K swimmers will carpool from

the finish area to walk on the 7:35AM Tahlequah (WA State

Ferry), and enjoy a 15 minute ride to Vashon Island/use toilets

onboard. Upon arrival, they enter water at the beach just west of

the ferry terminal for the start at approximate 8:00/8:02AM. All

swimmers will finish at Owen Beach with short run across mat.

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EARLY BIRD Registration is NOW Open!

USMS NATL OPEN

WATER EVENTS

(Blue Wave

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Apr 22 - USMS

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Sarasota, FL

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Jun 3 - Swim

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Jun 3 - USMS

Ultramarathon (9.2mi)

National

Championship,

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Jun 4 - USMS Middle

Distance (2.4 mi)

National

Championship,

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June 24 - USMS 2 mile

Cable National

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July 30 - USMS Long

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National

Championship, Elk

Lake, OR

Sept 23 - Last Gasp

Of Summer, Angle

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TEAM LINKS

Swim Team Schedule -There are a lot of changes / cancellations for Februaryhttp://www.bluewave-aquatics.com/Schedule.aspx

TriTime Swimming Lesson Schedule –http://bluewave-aquatics.com/schedule-SwimLessons.aspx

Up To The Minute News/Exciting Articles – http://bluewave-aquatics.com/Members.aspx

Weekly News -http://bluewave-aquatics.com/News.aspx

Newsletter/Minutes-http://bluewave-aquatics.com/News.aspx

Swim Meets/Triathlons-http://bluewave-aquatics.com/Competition.aspx

Meet Results-http://bluewave-aquatics.com/Competition.aspxClick on ‘Archived Events’

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The Community Rewards program is IN

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Go to Fred Meyer website http://www.fredmeyer.com , Sign in to your Fred Meyer account (or create an account), Click on your name in upper right to show Account Info, Scroll down to Community Rewards, Search for Blue Wave Aquatics (Org # 89311), Click Save Account Info. Now all your purchases linked to your Fred Meyer Rewards Card Number or Alternate ID will pay Blue Wave Aquatics an additional 0.5% of all your purchases!

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