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.
Join our High School Training Group Today!
For the 2007-2008 season, IST Head Coach Kyle Johnson will coach 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. Our next sessions are4/14-6/7; and 6/9-8/2. Registrations are being accepted now!! Please contact the IST office, if you have questions or would like to register (425)392-3996.
Steelhead Program-
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.
The U.S. will send two female swimmers to Beijing, May 31-June 1, to compete in the final Olympic qualifier for the 10K open water swim. Chloe Sutton (Roseville, Calif.) and Kirsten Groome (Baltimore, Md.) will represent the USA at the event.
This Week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from the July-August 2007 issue of Splash, in which world record-holders Neil Walker and Jason Lezak share their secrets for incredibly fast relay exchanges. Here’s what they had to say.
Olympian Mark Warkentin (Santa Barbara, Calif.) concluded the 5th FINA Open Water World Championships with a silver medal in the men’s 25K open water race. Warkentin, who qualified for his first Olympics earlier in the championships, swam the race in 5:04:01.6. Team USA finished fourth with 48 points in the overall team standings.
Two-time National Champion Chloe Sutton collected Team USA’s first medal at the 5th FINA Open Water World Championships when she finished third in the 5K open water event in a time of 1:00:09.9.
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.
