The Issaquah Swim Team is a competitive swim team with a tradition of excellence and innovation which, through dedication and accountability, builds champions in the pool and champions in life.
Calling High School Girls we have a NEW HS Training Group!
For the 2007-2008 season, IST Head Coach Kyle Johnson will start a new training group for HS-aged athletes that will help develop fitness and racing skills while providing flexibility of a seasonal (8 week session) approach. This group will focus on the special needs of high school/summer league swimming as well as provide opportunities for athletes of other disciplines to pursue swimming without the annual commitment. Participants will experience diverse athletic training with specially designed land exercises, stroke technique, racing strategy and fitness. This program is anticipated to be offered as an afternoon-only program. Race Club will meet in 5 sessions throughout the year: 11/5-12/29; 12/31-2/16; 2/18-4/12; 4/14-6/7; and 6/9-8/2. Registrations are being accepted now!! Please contact the IST office, if you have questions or would like to register.
Steelhead Program- Registration for Session 2 Starting Now!
IST's Steelhead program is a pre-competetive group who's goals are to focus on stroke technique. Athletes must be able to swim one length of the pool in freestyle and backstroke. Classes meet twice a week for 30 minutes for 6 week sessions. Contact the Office for more information!
Tryouts
Please contact the Office to schedule a tryout. (425)392-3996 or
Masters Program
The Issaquah Swim Team Masters is a world class program designed to support and help achieve your training, fitness, and competitive goals. This program, led by Head Coach Kyle Johnson, utilizes the most up-to-date training techniques in order to swim more efficient and safely. These techniques have been proven by multiple Olympic Medalists and World Record Holders! Classes meet 3 times a week for 1 1/2 hours.
Issaquah Swim Team Nationally Recognized for Excellence
The Issaquah Swim Team, led by Head Coach Kyle Johnson, was recently awarded the 2007 Silver Medal Club status by USA Swimming in the Club Excellence Program. This is the second year in a row that the IST Sockeyes, a local competitive swimming team committed to athletic and personal excellence, have received the silver from USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for amateur competitive swimming in the United States. The Excellence in Club Swimming Program embraces leadership and excellence in up to 200 of USA Swimming’s top member clubs.
Head Coach Kyle Johnson Wins 2007 ASCA Award!
Congratulations to IST Head Coach Kyle Johnson for receiving the Award of Excellence 2007 from the American Swimming Coaches Association. The ASCA is the preeminent body for the education and certification of swim coaches in the United States. The Award of Excellence has been offered since the 1970's. We at IST are very proud to have Coach Kyle recognized as one of the nation's finest coaches.
USA Swimming’s ultimate coaching education resource, “Foundations of Coaching,” is now available on DVD for the first time. The two-DVD set provides over four hours of education for coaches of all levels.
Mark Warkentin (Santa Barbara, Calif.) qualified for his first Olympics at the age of 28 today at the 5th FINA Open Water World Championships in the 10K open water race. The National Champion earned his spot at the Olympics after finishing 7th in a time of 1:53:37.1.
The 5th FINA Open Water World Championships kicked off today with the 10K open water race in Seville, Spain. The event served as a qualifier for the 2008 Olympic Games, with the top 10 finishers automatically qualifying to compete at the Olympics. This year will mark the first year the 10K race is swum at the Olympics.
Tickets are now on sale for the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational, the final meet of the 2007-08 Toyota Grand Prix Series. The meet is scheduled for June 5-8 at the Qwest Center Omaha.
USA Swimming will be covering the FINA Open Water World Championships live May 3-8 from Seville, Spain. Results can also be found at sevillaaguasabiertas.org.
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