FINA World Cup USA Swimming took a team of 10 swimmers to Moscow, Russia and Berlin, Germany. CAT's own Jacob Pebley is competing with the team along with Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin. The Moscow meet is scheduled for Oct. 18-19. Jacob will be swimming the 50, 100, and 200 backstrokes along with the 400 IM. FYI: Jacob went into these competitions with no taper rest. Swimming regular practices. First day of competition in Moscow Jacob finished 7th in the 400 i.m. and 100 back. Both appeared to be best...

Corvallis Aquatic Team Fundraising Meet Volunteering 2011-12 Volunteerism is an important part of being a member of the Corvallis Aquatic Team. Every CAT family is required to volunteer at fundraising meets held from December through May of each year. The team has changed the requirements for this year and instead of a certain number of hours per meet, there will be an annual number of hours required. Families may choose the meets they wish to work based on their schedules and what works best for them. For the 2011-12 year,...

Below is Rick Guenther's travel journal from his August, 2011 trip to Lima, Peru. Rick traveled as a coach for the USA Junior National team and Jacob Pebley competed for the team at the Junior World Championships. The first entry of the trip is at the bottom of this page. The final night of competition was quite the experience. Here we go. Turns out that USA gear is huge. The entire facility exchanges team apparel, but everyone wants the USA gear. Teams from everywhere are trading whatever they can for...

CAT has eleven swimmers competing at the AGS meet in Federal Way, Washington: Kayla, Emily, Nathaniel, Lindsey, Kieran, Dana, Zoey, Rylie, Madison, Patrick and Molly. Friday Patrick and Nathaniel had best times in the 50 free. For the first time, Nathaniel went under :30 seconds. Dana had a seasonal best time in the 100 brst in her 4th championship of the season. Molly came into the meet with a 2:20 200 fly. On Friday night she had a giant swim in finals going a 2:14 finishing 4th. Saturday was a...