Mount Rainier High School Student Senior Project Promotes Swimming Skills

Photo courtesy Mel Ponder Photography. Jackie Beal, a senior at Mount Rainier High School, created “Teach2Swim” for her Senior Culminating Project. Jackie’s goal was to teach swimming to teens in... [Read more]

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Advertiser Highline Athletic Club Offering Youth Swim Lessons This Spring

WLB Advertiser Highline Athletic Club will be offering youth Swim Lessons for Members and Non-Members this Spring, beginning Tuesday, May 24th. Beginner, intermediate and advanced youth swim classes will... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘A Water-Safe Community That Celebrates Our Aquatic Heritage’

In November 2009 the citizens of Des Moines voted for the formation of the metropolitan park district to keep Mount Rainier pool open. The five commissioners moved quickly to organize and form the district,... [Read more]

Mt. Rainier High Girl’s Swim & Dive Team Heading To State Championships

WLB Reader (and proud parent) Mysty Beal sent us word that Mt. Rainier High School Girl’s undefeated Swim and Dive team will be moving on to the State Championships this Friday, Nov. 12th, beginning... [Read more]

Mt. Rainier High Swim Team: A Long-Standing Tradition Busted, But Not Broke…

by Marcia Blas The competition was fierce and an 18-year streak toppled on Saturday, January 16th during the traditional swim meet with O’Dea High School – the ‘local’ Fighting Irish – and, boy,... [Read more]

Nearly 400 Rally To “Save Our Swimming” At Mt. Rainier Pool

Story by Janet Grella Photos by Scott Schaefer On a warm and sunny fall Friday afternoon in Des Moines, nearly 400 people rallied at the Mt. Rainier pool for a SOS (Save our Swimming) meeting, complete... [Read more]

It’s Friday Night. Do You Know Where Your Kids Are? Hopefully, At Mount Rainier Pool…

It’s Friday night. Do you know where your kids are? If you’re one of the hundreds of Des Moines’ Pacific Middle School parents, you did last Friday night: They were at Mount Rainier Pool for one... [Read more]

Candidates For Five Pool Commissioner Positions Announced

Candidates for the “Des Moines Pool Metropolitan Park District Commissioner Positions” (try saying that three times quickly) have been formally announced by the King County Elections Board: Position... [Read more]

Rally To Save White Center’s Evergreen Pool Is 5-7pm Tonight

We know that community pools are vital to cities, so it might make sense for interested Des Moines residents to attend a “Save The Pool” rally tonight (Monday, Aug. 31st) from 5pm to 7pm at... [Read more]