Bellingham Bay Swim Team

BBST hires new Junior & Pre-Senior Coach, Nok Sriprasert 9/1/08 Bellingham Bay Swim Team is excited to have Nok Sriprasert join the BBST coaching staff after spending time coaching at the prestigious International School of Bangkok Panther Swim Club in Thailand, and the TPC Summerlin Swim Club in Las Vegas, NV. Nok is a American Swim Coaches Association Level 2 coach.

As a competitor, Nok competed for the Thailand National Team from 1980-1989. She was a Thailand National Championship and South East Asian Games finalist.

Nok graduated with a BBA from Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand, and also earned an MBA from the University of Maine.

Fish brothers place in finals at the Western Zone Championships 8/5//08 BBST swimmer Austin Fish, 15, finished in 4th place in the finals of the 200m breaststroke at the Western Zone Championships in Gresham, OR. Austin's time of 2:36.44 is third on the BBST all-time Top 5 list for 15-18 year olds. Austin also finished in 4th place in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:11.81, which is third all-time on the BBST Top 5 list. Austin's 200m IM placed 6th with a time of 2:19.05 and his 400m IM was 13th place with a time of 5:00.68. Jordan Fish, 16, placed 5th in the 100m backstroke with a time of 1:05.39. He also finished in 15th place in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:22.72 and 38th place in the 200m free with a time of 2:12.70. Real-Time Results

24 BBST swimmers attend the PNS Championships 7/31//08 BBST sent 24 swimmers to compete over the weekend (July 31 - August 3, 2008) at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Long Course Championships in Federal Way, WA. The PNS Championships featured the fastest swimmers in western Washington. BBST finished a respectable 16th place out of almost 40 teams. Representing BBST were: Bliss Cui, Ally Fell, Ali Fisher, Hannah Holmgren, Camorah King, Shirley Lam, Rylie Martin, Erin Parkinson, Kelly Runestrand, Audrey Shenkin, Taylor Shewchuk, Jessica Vlasic, Cole Avery, Donovan Brogan, Jonathan Chang, Allen Cui, Austin Fish, Jordan Fish, Patrick Gregory, Daniel Hsieh, Kris Hunter, Rowan King, Evan Miksovsky, and Andy Small.

Top 16 finisher for BBST: Cole Avery (100 Breast - 1st, 100 Free - 1st, 50 Back - 1st, 200 Free - 1st, 50 Fly - 1st, 50 Breast - 1st), Jonathan Chang (100 Breast - 4th, 50 Free - 7th, 200 IM - 7th, 50 Fly - 9th, 50 Breast - 5th), Bliss Cui (100 Breast - 10th, 50 Free - 13th, 50 Breast - 13th), Ali Fisher (50 Free - 15th), Jordan Fish (200 Back - 15th), Patrick Gregory (100 Breast - 16th), Hannah Holmgren (100 Breast - 9th, 50 Breast - 8th), Rowan King (50 Free - 8th, 200 Free - 11th), Shirley Lam (100 Breast - 14th, 50 Back - 10th, 50 Breast - 10th), Rylie Martin (200 IM - 16th, 800 Free - 5th, 100 Free - 11th, 400 IM - 9th, 200 Back - 11th, 400 Free - 7th, 200 Free - 4th, 100 Back - 11th), Evan Miksovsky (50 Back - 15th), and Andy Small (100 Breast - 14th, 200 Back - 14th, 200 Breast - 14th).

Setting Team Records for BBST: Cole Avery, 9-10 Boys (100 Breast, 100 Free, 200 Free), Hannah Holmgren, 9-10 Girls (100 Breast), Shirley Lam, 11-12 Girls (50 Back).

Complete Results Individual Results

Special "Thank you" to our Swim-A-Thon Sponsors 7/21//08 BBST would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of our Swim-A-Thon:
20th Century Bowling
Billy McHales Restaurant
Best Buy
Associated Project Consultants
David Evans & Associates
Costco
Cruisin' Coffee
Seattle Mariners

Speedo Tip of the Week 8/15/08 This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from Dr. David Swensen, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and an assistant coach for the YMCA of the North Shore in Beverly, Mass. Swensen offers some advice on dryland exercises to prevent injury. Read more... | Archive...

News Archives

Bellingham Bay Swim Team
P.O. Box 5821
Bellingham, WA 98227
360.671.5571

Email comments and suggestions: toddkedison@hotmail.com

Hit Counter
visitors since August 22, 2005