Swim Your Best, Motivated by Others.
YMCA Sawtooth Masters is a swimming program for every level of adult swimmer. Members are a diverse group, ages 19-65, with varied swimming abilities from National Record Holders to recreational swimmers to triathletes. 60% of club members are not 'competitive' swimmers and had never swum in a structured, coached workout before joining our program.
SAWS offers daily workouts - morning, noon, and night at the Downtown and West YMCA. Workouts are creative and motivating. Starting with a warm up, hour-long workouts progress through drill and technique sets, a main set, and end with a cool down. Utilizing the best in aerobic exercise, the YMCA coaching staff will increase your speed, strength, pace, form, and comprehension of the sport, maximizing results for time invested training.
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Swim Faster
Workouts are scheduled year-round. Dive in and join us! US Masters Membership not required.
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Swim Smarter
Improve quickly, benefiting from a coach's direct feedback with different workouts each session.
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Swim with Others
Swimming with like-minded others who share your goals offers support and compels regular attendance.
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2010 USMS Short Course Nationals, Atlanta GA.
SAWS Team results. Congratualtions to Ellen Reynolds who set a new USMS National Record in the Women 45-49 100 Backstroke and took first in her age group in the 50 and 200 Backstroke, 100, 200, and 500 Freestyle, and 200 IM. Other first place winners included Jeff Irwin in the 45-49 1650 Freestyle.
Sawtooth Winter Meet
Boise West YMCA Aquatic Center. Information and online registration for this USMS sanctioned meet.
USMS/Boise Y Swim Team dual sanctioned Thanksgiving Invitational
Boise West YMCA Aquatic Center November 20-22. Results and information can be downloaded at Boise Y Swim Team website.
2009 Ironman Boise 70.3
Sawtooth Masters head coach Kevin Everett placed 13th overall in a field of 1186 finishers including international professional competitors! Results!
2009 USMS 1 Mile Open Water Championships
Congratulataions to Jeff Irwin and Jill Wright who placed 1st and 4th in their age groups. Results!
Event was hosted by Clovis Swim Club at Millerton Lake, near Fresno, CA. Information at USMS open water page.
2009 USMS Short Course Nationals
SAWS places 21st in field of 152 clubs at Clovis, CA, near Fresno. Congratulations to all who participated! RESULTS! at USMS competition page.
SCY NW Zone meet hosted by Sawtooth Masters
Download the RESULTS! View photos from both days! Download the Entry Form and information!
Sawtooth Masters Swim Meet
was held at the Boise West YMCA Aquatic Center January 10th. Thanks to Laurel Hill and Jill Wright for organizing the event. Results!
USMS/Boise Y Swim Team dual sanctioned Thanksgiving Invitational
was held at the Boise West YMCA Aquatic Center November 21-23. Check out the results. Download the 7 page information sheet.
SAWS swimmer places 5th in age group in 2 successive Iron Man Triathlons in Idaho
Congratulations Trish Deim for a very impressive showing on June 1 in Ironman 70.3, Boise. Trish repeated her 5th place Female Age Group 25-29 victory three weeks later on June 22 at the 2008 Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene Triathlon. These are world class events!
SAWS Competes at 2008 USMS National Championships
2007 USMS Short Course Yards Nationals May 1-5, 2008 at Texas Swim Center, University of Texas, Austin. Congratulations to Kristi D. Lee! First; Women 30-34 500 Freestyle, Second; Women 30-34 1000 Freestyle, Fourth; Women 30-34 200 Freestyle.
» Results can be found at the website for US Masters. There is a searchable database to dislay each competitor's time and where he/she placed in each event entered.
SAWS Competes at 2007 USMS National Championships
2007 USMS Short Course Yards Nationals May 17-20, 2007 at the
Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, Washington. Sawtooth Masters was well represented with many first place swims. Congratulations to Oliver Cleaver, Jeff Erwin, Travis Everett, Floyd Fisk, Phil Gorman, Kristi Lee, Cameron Rose, Rich Tate, Casey Walker, and Jill Wright! See photos here!
» Results can be found at the website for US Masters. There is a searchable database to dislay each competitor's time and where he/she placed in each event entered.
Organize an Event!
If you have an idea for an event -- competitive, social, or just plain old fun -- we'd like to hear about it. Interested, active, involved members are what keeps YMCA Sawtooth Masters more than swimming laps!
Volunteer organizers are the backbone of SAWS. We can help put you in touch with others who want to participate. Contact Jill at 208-338-5287 or Contact Us to get your idea rolling.