CalM Board Meeting Minutes4 June 2018, Blue Door CaféAttendees: Gaku, Kai, Kendall, Sandra, Conny and SteveOverview from CoachOverall, first couple of week proceeded well although some things to work through Good energy, positive reaction from team members Concerns/issues to work onLack of lifeguards has been a problem; recognition that this is … [Read more...] about CALM Advisory Board Meeting Minutes, June 4, 2018
Archives for June 2018
The clouds have parted, the fog has lifted…
...the white smoke has drifted skyward (ask a Catholic teammate): CALM has a new Head Coach at last!! He is Gaku Ito, and you can learn a bit more about him in our Q & A in the new/current Waterlog.There is also a new installment of our series of member profiles, an update on the doings of the CALM Board, the ever popular (with your editor, at least) Poetry Corner, and … [Read more...] about The clouds have parted, the fog has lifted…
[with apologies to B. Springsteen]…
Some guys they just give up living, And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home, put on their Speedos, And go racin' in their suitsTonight, tonight the pool's just right I want to win my seeded heat Summer's here and the time is right For racin' in our suits … [Read more...] about [with apologies to B. Springsteen]…
A Q & A with new Head Coach Gaku Ito
New CALM Head Coach, Gaku Ito sat down with the Waterlog for a short question and answer session:Tell us something about your swimming background, and how you became involved in coaching. I was always interested in the water as a young child, and so my mom had us take some lessons in the backyard of a woman's house where she taught lessons. This was when I was three or … [Read more...] about A Q & A with new Head Coach Gaku Ito
Alex Wallash–the ‘sour’ surfer
Sitting across from him at one of the communal tables in the cavernous space of The Rare Barrel brewery, one could easily take Alex Wallash for a Cal student knocking back a few on a Friday afternoon, or (there's something just a bit too laid-back surfer dude in the carriage of that 6' 4" frame and perpetually windswept shock of soft brown hair for the typical Berkeley … [Read more...] about Alex Wallash–the ‘sour’ surfer