Author: LifeSwim

Congratulations to our teammate Lou Hipps, who ran a 2:09.17 in this past weekend's Bethel Half-Marathon, winning her age group and coming in 50th out of 119 women! Well done, chica!

The race organizers of Bermuda's 24th annual "Round the Sound" swim didn't expect the worst storm in 15 years to come through the island this weekend, but winds just shy of Hurricane force canceled today's swim😨:( That didn't stop Asheville swimn' trio from putting goggles on and getting wet anyway...once the winds got down to … Continue reading Nearly Hurricane Force Winds Cancels Bermuda Swim! →

An exciting morning of racing ahead for Lisa Kiebzak, Adrienne Kramer and Craik Davis! They've all flown the coop and are in Bermuda for tomorrow's 24th annual Round the Sound event, with Lisa's first open water 1000 meter race ever, Adrienne swimming her signature BeautyFly for 2K, and Craik, having diligently trained all summer, will … Continue reading Bermuda Tri-Angle! →

Pool temp is a delightful 80F. Come join us for a swim in an old, familiar place:)

FYI, Y'all... Water temp is 77F. Very doable for most, and we should, SHOULD have heat back by Wed, but wanted to give you heads up so the shivering souls wouldn't have to suffer.  Love ya!

A taste of what our Saturdays will be like once WWC pool shuts down mid-Dec...very early Saturday swims at The Asheville School. One of the local club teams, coached by Alan Barry, will be in at 7am, and he said we could be warming down in 2-3 lanes for another 10-15 min beyond our finish … Continue reading Saturday swim at The Asheville School 5:30-7am →

Come celebrate the super human feats of Willie and Dale, our own Team McCourt, for their recent Ironman Chattanooga finishes, and, AND send off our Bermuda Swim Around The Sound participants, Craik Davis (10k), Adrienne Kramer (2k~fly) and Lisa Kiebzak (1K) as they head to warmer waters and a beautiful Atlantic Open Water experience! Universal … Continue reading Happy Hour, Thur 5p… @ Universal Joint ! →

Just IN!!! Willie wins age group with 13:35.32 in first Ironman! Dale finishes in 12:31.13 for top 100 in tough age group! See stats for Dale here, and Willie's can be seen by clicking on her name after you put it in search box here. Sorry, can't get her stat page to stick! General race … Continue reading Willie & Dale McCourt Crush Ironman Chattanooga! →

Indoors we go for the fall...The Asheville School will host on Mon/Wed/Fri, 5:45a-7:15a, with gate code of 2643. Coaching from Rebecca Westfall will continue on Fridays!! Tue/Thu/Sat @ Warren Wilson College, same 5:45am start on weekdays, 7a- 9a on Sat. Andrew Pulsifer coaches the Tue/Thu, and in water on Sat's, as schedule allows! Come on … Continue reading Asheville School & Warren Wilson this week! →

Sept 22 - Sept 27