General Info

 No 11/21 Saturday Practice Due to Meet

Wave will not have a Saturday practice this week, 11/21 due to the Age Group Invitational being held at the Juanita Aquatic Center.

 Warm-up Schedule for the Age Group Invitational

Due to the size of the meet, we are splitting the warm-up session in half to allow swimmers to properly warm-up. Check the link below to see when Wave is in the water for each session. And remember to...

 Speedo Tip of the Week

      Losing as little as 2% of your body weight due to dehydration can negatively impact athletic performance. Unsure of what, or how much to drink? Here are some simple guidelines to follow:   * Dri...

 Updated Entries and Timeline for the Age Group Invitational Posted

    Click on the link below to view the updated entries and the timeline information for this weekends (Nov. 21-22) meet at the Juanita Aquatic Center.  Due to the length of the meet, we were asked to...

 Distance Meet Results

Great job to everyone who attended the distance meet last weekend! Click on the link below to see the swimmer's results. Distance Meet Results

 Emilie Kaufman Wins Swimmer of the Year

Congratulations to Emilie Kaufman for winning the WIAA Swimmer of the Year award. Emilie won the 50 free with an all-american consideration time and the 100 breaststroke in an all-american automatic q...

 November Age Group Invitational Entries are Posted

Click on the link below to see the entries for the November Age Group Invitational taking place Nov. 21-22 at the Juanita Aquatic Center. Individual Entries 

 Distance Meet Psych Sheet and Timeline Now Posted

    The psych sheet and timeline for the distance meet are now posted on the meet page for the November 15th Distance Meet. Be sure to read over the meet information for warm-up time info and directio...

 Wave Swimmers Mentioned in Kirkland Reporter

    Emilie Kaufman, Rachael Kurtz and Hannah Armstrong are all mentioned in this article from the Kirkland Reporter:   Tannhauser and Kaufman lead Juanita at districts

 Speedo Tip of the Week

    Nathan Adrian won gold this summer in the 400m free relay at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome. Here are the keys to his success:   1. Do your best to stay focused in practice. Many times ...

 No Friday 11/6 Practice at Juanita

There will be no Friday practice at Juanita this week (11/6) due to the girls high school meet. Bronze and Silver groups are welcome to practice at Redmond that night. Senior swimmers are doing an out...

 Intersquad #2 Meet Results are Posted

    You can find the results by clicking on the links below: Results by Event Results by Name

 Speedo Tip of the Week

    Breaststroke Pullout   BY Kelsey Savage Hays The breaststroke pullout, or the underwater stroke that begins a lap of breaststroke, is a key factor to any breaststroke event, especially longer ones...

 October Challenge Results

    Meet results from the October Challenge can be found here: http://www.teamunify.com/wave/__eventform__/54911_2009%20October%20Challenge%20Results.pdf

 Speedo Tip of the Week

  Stay Hydrated BY KATHLEEN WOOLF, PhD, RD//Correspondent As a swimmer, you spend your workouts surrounded by water.  Surprisingly, swimmers are at increased risk of dehydration. Adequate fluid is nee...

 October Challenge Timeline

    The October Challenge timeline is now posted on the meet page or you can view it by clicking on the link below: http://www.teamunify.com/wave/__eventform__/54130_October%20Challenge%20Timeline.pdf...

 Sockeye Sprints Results are Posted

    Results and highlights from the Sockeye Sprints meet are now posted here: http://www.teamunify.com/EventShow.jsp?id=48876&team=wave  

 Speedo Tip of the Week

    What are you doing today to guarantee greatness tomorrow? BY DR. ALAN GOLDBERG//Sport Psychologist What if you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that what you did today, in this set , how hard yo...

 October Challenge Entries are now Posted

Entries for the October Challenge are now posted on the meet page. Go to Meets & Events and click on the October Challenge. Scroll down and click on Meet Entries .

 Fall Season Qualifying Times

    The updated qualifying times for the fall season are now posted on the Times & Records page under Age Group Cuts or you can find them here: http://www.teamunify.com/wave/__doc__/Fall%20Season%20Qu...

 Taryn Albright Makes USA Swimming Scholastic All America Team

Congratulations go to HP swimmer Taryn Albright for making the 2008/9 USA Swimming Scholastic All-America team.  The Scholastic All-America program is open to all 10 th -12 th grade USA Swimming mem...

 Juanita Aquatic Center Schedule is now Available

Please follow this link to see the Juanita Aquatic Center Schedule: Juanita Aquatic Center

 The Fall 2009 Practice Schedule is Available!

The practice schedule for Fall 2009 is now available under the Schedule Tab, or through this link: http://www.teamunify.com/wave/__doc__/Wave%20practice%20schedule%20fall%202009.pdf We are excited to ...

 Swim Champions Fitter & Faster Tour Flyer

  August 15th clinic, proceeds benefit USA Swimming Foundation featuring US Olympic Team members: Peter Vanderkaay- 2 gold medals Megan Jendrick- 2 gold and 1 silver medal Mel Stewart- former world re...

 2008-2009 Scholastic All-American Application

2008-2009 Scholastic All-American Application

 Rules Regarding Suits

Covers the new rules on high tech suits for USA Swimming. For most meets we want swimmers in their Wave team suits. At championship level meets high tech suits are fine. Keep in mind we are a Speedo t...

 It May Not All Be In the Suit

  It May Not All Be In the Suit

 Doing Less - A Story by John Leonard (President of American Swim Coaches Assoc)

Interesting read from a great coach and source of info.

 Mental Toughness

Hello Everyone, I just got this interesting article from USA-Swimming about Mental Toughness . Good reading - and one of the authors, Rick Paine, is a former coach of mine. Read, think, enjoy, ponde...

 Breakout Swim Clinic - Astoria, OR

Josh Davis is going to be near by (sort of) for another Breakout Swim Clinic . A few months back when we had Josh come for a clinic we had a couple of swimmers come from Astoria, OR. They were so pum...

 Improvements Torturous Path

This article is from Spash Magazine a couple of years ago but is jsut as topical today. Check out what the experts have to say about improvement in Age Group Swimming.

 Personalized Cap & T-shirts Order

 The order form with payment is due to Coach Erin or Coach Jim by 9/20/08! Get your t-shirts now, we would like to have the whole team (parents & swimmers) matching at our swim meets.

 Meet Schedule Sep 08 to Mar 09

Here is our meet schedule for the fall, winter, & spring. Changes will be announced via email and on the ?Swim Meets & Events? page.

 Adult Fitness/Masters Swim Team

We now offer an Adult Fitness/Masters Swim Team.  The workouts are from 5-6:30am at Northshore Pool on Mon, Wed, & Fri.  The cost is $75 per month; registration with US Mastes is required ($35 per yea...

 Tri-Fold Brochure for Recruiting

Want to help us recruit new members - print out a couple of copies of this brochure and give them to your friends along with a glowing account of our team. Be sure to tell them to write your name ...

 Brochure for Recruiting

Use this brochure to give to friends, school mates, and anyone else who might be interested in joining WAVE .

 Registration Information, Forms, & Practice Schedule

Here is everything you should need to join the team.

 Ira Kaplan featured on Komo 4 News

  Komo4 News ran a story about Ira Kaplan's amazing swimming/life skills during the 11pm news. Chick it out here http://www.komotv.com/news/19203324.html

 Ira Kaplan & Megan Caylor are World Ranked!

Wave has two swimmes currently listed on the World Rankings. Ira Kaplan (age 9) is 27th in the 50 Fl on the World Disability Rankings. Way to go Ira - she is the youngest swimmer on the list by 5 yea...

 Team Policy - Code of Conduct & Discipline

We have updated our team policy on conduct at practice, meets, & team events. All swimmers and parents are responsible for knowing, understanding, & following the policy.

 All American Team Store

Click here for information on how to use our new team store

 Ira Kaplan Sets National Record!

Ira Kaplan set her 8th Junior National Record & first National Open Age Record at the UPAC Spring Special. Her 50y Back time is the best ever swum by a class 6 disability swimmer. Congrats Ira!

 Wave Wear

Please contact Ellen Wyant at wavewear@waveaquatics.org to purchase your Wave Apparel.

 Fifty Things You Can Do To Help Your Child Succeed In Sport

By Wayne Goldsmith and Helen Morris 1. Love them unconditionally. 2. Support their coach. 3. Accept that they can not win every time they compete. 4. Allow them to be a kid and to have fun. 5. Help th...

 WAVE swimmer sets four American Records

Ira Kaplan, an 8 year old with Wave Aquatics, competed in the National Junior Disability Championships in Tampa, Florida on July 27 & 28. While there, Ira set American Records for her age group and cl...

 By-Laws

Our current by-laws in pdf format

 Team History

WAVE Aquatics was formed in 1987 when Northshore, Redmond, and Totem Lake swim teams merged in order to provide more opportunity and a stronger foundation for swimmers in the Lake Washington and North...