PRESIDENT

Cynthia Van Buskirk, President

My favorite thing about Master's swimming is

My favorite place to swim is

If I’m not swimming

My day job involves

The thing I most want to learn in the pool is

My favorite post-swim food is

Kathleen Stearns, Vice President

My favorite thing about Master's swimming is: the instruction (and the encouragement from coaches and fellow swimmers).

My favorite place to swim is: You mean other than Lane 5? I actually like to swim in open water, which I do when I am back on the East Coast--Nantucket Sound and Atlantic Ocean.

If I’m not swimming: I am reading, gardening, learning Tai Chi, or doing community projects with Grow Community, where I live.

My day job involves: I am retired. My day job now is caring for the home, cooking, being with my husband, exploring Bainbridge Island and Kitsap County.

The thing I most want to learn in the pool is: How to do all 4 strokes--at least passably well. (And I seem to be years away from even getting one stroke of the Butterfly!)

My favorite post-swim food is: Water and/or fruit. I usually am thirsty after swim, so I--luckily--crave something that is kind of good for me.

Dennis Sawyer, Treasurer

My favorite thing about Master's swimming is lots of damp friends.

My favorite place to swim is in water.

If I’m not swimming I'm doing home projects, amateur radio, woodworking at BARN, playing with my dog, sleeping in.

My day job involves remembering what it was like to do 8 hours of eye exams every day.

The thing I most want to learn in the pool is how to butterfly for more than 25 yards.

My favorite post-swim food is a hard boiled egg, coffee and a pastry.

Barbara Belt, Secretary

My favorite thing about Master's swimming is it’s as much fun as a big pool party, and it’s great exercise!

My favorite place to swim is Wildcat Lake with a view of the Olympic mountains at sunrise. Followed by a stop at the espresso stand afterwards!

If I’m not swimming I'm still on the water – sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, and helping run sailboat races.

My day job involves I’m retired after 40 years as a chemical engineer. I volunteer as a sailboat racing organizer and official.

The thing I most want to learn in the pool is perfect streamlining off the wall.

My favorite post-swim food is a bowl of oatmeal and a banana smoothie. Or eggs and toast. Or breakfast tacos - or, hey, what are you eating there? That looks good!

Larry Hile, Co-Communications Director

Favorite thing about Master's swimming is the water in all its forms: rivers, oceans, lakes, and Lane Six.

My favorite place to swim La Jolla Cove, Sandiego.

If I’m not swimming I am a doorman for a cat. Also we hike, do a little dry land training, and work on garden and home projects.

My day job involves Retirement, volunteer with IVC, finishing all the projects I have started. It is part of my serial procrastination system: avoid one task by doing another.

The thing I most want to learn in the pool is a better backstroke and The Drowning man, I mean Butterfly.

My favorite post-swim food is What’s in the refridgerator. Sometimes it’s left over rice made in to a Congee, or a custard rice pudding. Egg burrito, or at a Wild Cat Lake swim Fish Tacos con Guacamole Pedro.

Toni Loiacano, Co-Communications Director

Favorite thing about Master's swimming is the joyful movement with others.

My favorite place to swim anywhere with our coaches.

If I’m not swimming I am a mom. I also love to hike, read, and work with fiber (knitting, sewing, weaving, spinning).

My day job involves Family manager, child care provider, taxi cab driver, chef, gardener, house clearer.

The thing I most want to learn in the pool is to consistently be able to do 25 yards of butterfly without feeling like I am drowning.

My favorite post-swim food is whatever I don’t have to cook.

Tamara Tulou, Swim Meet Director

My favorite thing about Master's swimming is Being overwhelmed by the whiteboard and then realizing after practice, “I can do this.”

If I'm not swimming I'm Napping—just kidding—I am wishing I were napping, especially after a hard practice.

My day job involves Stay-at-home-mom, which includes the usual hauling kids to activities, meal planning, and helping with homework. It also involves the unusual, sheet rock repair, building a loft bed, and tie-dying my son’s shirts.

My favorite place to swim is The pool for practice, especially an outdoor one. For fun I like to play in the ocean.

The thing I most want to learn in the pool is Good technique.

My favorite post-swim food is Chocolate milk or hot cocoa.