After a very successful weekend at the Husky Invitational, we took a day off last Monday before cranking out six swim workouts and two weight workouts in four days last week. The workload took a toll on everyone and we were able to get together on Saturday afternoon at Jenn's house to blow off some steam at the annual Holiday party. We enjoyed some sweets, coffee and tea, and of course, the white elephant gift exchange. Gifts this year included some awesome, historic Whitman Swimming swag, foot massaging slippers, and an assortment of other weird trinkets picked up at the local Goodwill for $5 or less.
With just a couple days before we head our separate ways for the well-deserved break from academics, the team has also managed to organize several bake sales and pictures with Santa and his reindeer (Kincaid Hoffman and Robby Dorn and Nick Wechter) over the past week. The proceeds collected from their various fund raisers will be given to the local YMCA who will then pass it on to other community organizations in need of some extra support during the Holiday season. For photos of Santa and his Reindeer, check out the Swimming Facebook Page.
We had a great first semester! Three Whitman records and one NWC record broken so far, 3 NCAA provisional time standards met, lots of top-10 times, and an undefeated NWC dual meet record of 4-0 for both the Men's and Women's teams. We couldn't be more proud of the character, intellect, and level of support that each of the student-athletes on the team demonstrates on a daily basis.
For now, so long and Happy Holidays from the entire Whitman Swim Team! We'll be sure to post often while we're down in California for our training trip on starting on January 8th.
