Back in Walla Walla

After a week long trip to Southern California, we have successfully made it back to Walla Walla. Spirits remain high and the we are ready to finish out the season. Come check out our two Home meets this weekend!

Friday January 14th vs. Linfield at 6pm

Saturday Januray 15th vs. Willamette at 1pm

Last in the Pool

When you think of "sprinters" or the "sprint training group" you think of short sets. Not today. The sprint group had the luxury of being the last training group in the pool. With possibly the least of amount of yardage out of all the workouts running, their training set took the longest on this great California morning. With the rest of the team involved in a combined dryland/water set, A group consisting of Jamie, Lauren, Helen, Mitchell, Ellen, Colin, Shunei, and Keller decided to venture to the farthest lanes possible without crashing in on Claremont's Diving Practice. With fins in tow, they had no indication of what tasks they would set out to accomplish today. They started off the day in a group warm up. Then their workout shifted. While the other groups prepared their running shoes and were getting instructions from Jenn, the "sprint group" continued on a technical course before their pre-main set. With two 25's of Resistance & Assistance and some of the guys trying the biggest long belt we have, they were told they have to prepare for their main set. The same questions always follows "What is our main set?" They set out with the first few 50's and were feeling good with the long rest. Few more 50's in, you could hear them trying to catch their breathe and it was unusually quiet. Most were determined and encouraged to swim easy between the interval.

Behold an hour later these 8 individuals finished the set they started, with consistency and determination. With support from each other and teammates watching on the deck they accomplished something awesome.

Great Job!

Starting to look like a turtle.

First morning practice of Training trip

Perfect night for Training

Touchdown! After landing in California, making sure everyone is accounted for and shopping for groceries, we have the first practice of the trip.

Winter Training

With a good night's rest at the La Quinta. We are currently waiting at the Horizon Gate to board our flight to Southern California. Spirits are high as everyone anticipates a great training trip. Keep checking back for updates from current members of the Team.

Diving head first into Winter Training Plans

Whitman Swimmers have started preparing for our annual Winter Training Trip to Southern California. During the last part of Whitman's 4-week semester break from classes in January, the team will rendezvous in the L.A. area for some of the toughest training, and most fun bonding of the season. In addition to heightened training volumes and intensity, the trip offers us the opportunity to compete against teams outside of our region, which is especially important as we focus on becoming more nationally competitive.

And did I mention it's a lot of fun?!