Swim season is ahead of us, and we have had the pleasure of seeing Brittney and Cora grow over the last several seasons, as leaders on the team and as reliable lifeguards.

  

What you need to know about these two:

Both Brittney and Cora are hardworking and determined. Between their AP classes, asking for extra lifeguard shifts, and training for a strong swim season ahead, it’s clear that whatever they each decide to do when they leave Washburn, they will be successful.

At 10 years old Cora joined swim team and now races the 100 backstroke and 100 IM, and event that requires swimmers to swim backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. Wanting to try something new and striving to improve, she plans to race the 200 backstroke this year and make it to conferences in multiple events. She’s looking forward to improving her stroke and building endurance to race a longer event. As a lifeguard, Cora likes working for the Rec Center because she knows the people who work here, and it was easy to get started after being so familiar with the facility as a swim team member. 

  

When Cora’s not at or in the pool she’s doing A LOT of calculus homework preparing for the AP Calc test and her dream of studying physics or astro physics in college, hopefully at UW. 

  

This is Brittney’s 13^th season on the swim team, and in 2026 she will be swimming the Point to La Pointe. Brittney races the 500 freestyle, so she’s well practiced at swimming long distance. At first swimming was just something to stay active but now she spends her time and where she feels the most free. Like Cora, Brittney likes traveling to meets and looks forward to the social time between race events – playing cards on the gym floor with teammates. 

  

In second grade Brittney knew she wanted to be a lifeguard because her cool older cousin, Eva, was a lifeguard. Now as a lifeguard she likes the job because she gets to talk to lots of different people who use the facility and make connections to community members. She also has a lot of fun teaching youth swim lessons and introducing more kids to the water.

  

Each year P2LP participants have the option to raise money to contribute to the larger fundraiser. This year Brittney has set her goal at $2,026 (to match her graduating year). Help Brittney reach her goal of raising $2,026 for her P2LP Fundraiser.

We are excited to start the 2025-2026 season off on Monday October 13th. If you have a swimmer age 6-18 who can swim a lap in the pool and wants to grow with a team, we invite you to join us (free!) for the first week of practice to see if it’s a fit!  Financial aid is available. Please apply in person at the Rec Center front desk. A parent information meeting will be held Monday October 6th at 5:30pm at the Bayfield Rec Center for new and returning parents. 

  

Last week we had a wonderful celebration cruise to honor all of the hard work that goes into making the P2LP happen. Volunteers, Sponsors, and Top Fundraisers enjoyed great food, drinks, and company while watching the sun set over the islands.

If you want to volunteer in 2026 you can sign up to be notified when positions open. Sponsorship opportunities are available. And you can read stories and donate to swimmers who are fundraising, if you scroll through you'll recognize names of local swimmers!

We close due to weather conditions at the discretion of our staff. If the Rec Center is closed, all programming will be canceled. 24 Hour Access will remain open to the best of our ability. Check our calendar and Facebook for updates.  Closures due to weather will also be announced on WDIO TV Channels 10/13.