Congratulations to our team on our fourth place finish in the team standings at the PNS Short Course Championships!  Our team placing is the highest finish for IST at this championship meet in the last 7 years.  These fantastic results are a direct result of the vision and the commitment to our tradition of excellence by IST’ coaching staff, board of directors, athletes and parents.

In a nutshell, IST broke 5 individual team records, 2 relay team records and had two girls; Katie Kinnear (12) and Andie Taylor (15) earn High Point honors for their age group.  We had numerous athletes stepping on the podium each night to receive medals (see “Training Group blogs” for highlights). Most impressive, however, was the overall performances of our relays!  It was a goal of our coaching staff to make significant improvements in our performances and placing in relays.  Paramount to this success was the willingness of team members, who were not entered in individual events, making the commitment to participate for the good of the Issaquah Swim Team.  This type of commitment is truly reflective of a program that builds champions through tradition, innovation and accountability.

Nice going Sockeyes!

Head Coach Kyle Johnson