Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Waitsburg second grader and Walla Walla Swim Club member Sydney Smith competed in the 50-yard butterfly at the 2025 Storm Swim Meet in Walla Walla.
Cooper Smith (top) dives at the start of the relay with his motto "Eat my bubbles" painted on his back.
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary School students Sydney and Cooper Smith made the Walla Walla Swim Club in 2024. The pair's parents, Kortney and Greg Smith are proud of their second and third-graders, who have made quite a splash in recent competitions with the swim club.
On December 6 through 8, 2024, Sydney and Cooper competed in the 2024 Spokane WAVES Aquatic Team (SWAT) Winter Invite at Whitworth College. Sydney competed in six events and won the High Point Award in the 8-and-under (8U) girls' category. Brother Cooper competed in five events and took home a personal best in the 100-freestyle. This year's SWAT Winter Invite hosted nine teams for the event.
The Smith kids have continued their success with the swim club competing in the 2025 Storm Swim Meet at Whitman College's Harvey Pool on January 4 and 5.
Cooper competed in the 9-10 age group at the Storm Meet and dropped seven seconds for a personal record (PR) in the 50-yard freestyle. He also had a PR by dropping 19 seconds off his 100-yard freestyle time. Cooper also competed in the 50-yard breaststroke, 50-yard backstroke, and the 50-yard butterfly. His 10U team placed first in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Cooper Smith (top) dives at the start of the relay with his motto "Eat my bubbles" painted on his back.
Sydney competed in events in the 8U group and two 10U relays. She placed first in the 25-yard backstroke (PR), 100-yard back, 100-yard freestyle, and 100-individual medley (PR). She competed in the 50-yard freestyle, 25-yard butterfly (PR), 25-yard breaststroke (PR), 50-yard backstroke (PR), and the 50-yard butterfly.
The Storm Swim Meet hosted ten teams, with almost 200 swimmers participating. Teams came from Moses Lake, Wenatchee, Pasco, Richland, Walla Walla-Waitsburg, Yakima, LaGrande, Lewis Clark, and Ellensburg.
Congratulations to Cooper and Sydney Smith on their swimming success. Anyone interested in competitive swimming and the Walla Walla Swim Club can visit http://www.gomotionapp.com/eam/iewwsc/page/home for more information.
Reader Comments(0)