A Swim Down Memory Lane: A UMass Farewell to Bob

Day 53 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Assistant Coach for Class of 2007 - 2008 - Scott Whitbeck

It’s Assistant Coach week! We are kicking this week off with one of my Assistant Coach’s, Scott! Scott joined the team while he was getting his MBA and he shares some great memories with Bob. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 52 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2001 - Sharyn Harrison
On Campus Residence - Kennedy
Stroke - Freshman year mid/distance all free
Sophomore/Junior 200 free/fly
Senior 200 fly

Happy Friday! We welcome Sharyn to the podcast! It was so much fun to chat with Sharyn and hear about how life is in NYC currently. She shares so many wonderful memories with Bob and even as they were 2001 A10 Champions! We will be back Monday for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 51 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2008 - Allie Volpe
Off Campus Residence - Belchertown
Stroke - Sprint Free & Fly

We welcome Allie to the podcast! Allie and I were on the team together and she even helped host when I came for my recruiting trip! She shares such great memories with Bob and even one where Bob can have a good laugh at now. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 50 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2016 - Mary Kate Cohen
Off Campus Residence - Puffton Junior Year, Hallock St Senior Year
Stroke - Breaststroke and IM

50 episodes of the podcast! So incredible! We welcome Mary Kate to the podcast with lots of fun memories to share. Shout out to Bob for having his backpack stuffed of essential items to keep the team going! We will be back Thursday for another episode to share, enjoy Veterans Day for tomorrow. Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 49 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2012 - Dorothy Polatin
Off Campus Residence - Red House
Stroke - Distance Free

This is a super fun episode as we welcome one of my Freshman Dorothy! She came in as a Freshman when I was a Senior and had the best year on the team together. We discovered that we are only a few towns apart and have gotten together since we reconnected for the podcast. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 48 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 1992 - Steve Myers
Off Campus Residence - East Pleasant St, The Brown House
Diver

Happy Friday! We have a Diver Friday for today’s episode! We welcome Steve to the podcast, a diver who Bob coached. It was so much fun to hear how Bob was as a diving coach and to hear what the time was like in the 1990’s. We will be back Monday for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 47 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2021 - Paige Mitchell
Off Campus Residence - Mount Warner Rd
Stroke - Sprint Free

We have a lovely guest to share today, we welcome a current member of the team, Paige! She shares some of her favorite memories of Bob such as, how Bob always keep a light and carefree environment on deck. He was always up for a good laugh. It was also great to chat with Paige as she is originally from Illinois and it was easy to relate as we are both out of state swimmer. She will be graduating in the spring so let’s give Paige a seat as an alum! We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 46 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2017 - Katie Scordato 
Off Campus Residence - Grandwood Ave, the same neighborhood as Mandy
Stroke - Breaststroke and 200 IM/Senior Year Fly and 200 IM

Hello! It’s the day after the Election! We are here with a really fun guest to share, we welcome Katie! She shares a fun memory from Puerto Rico which has a lot of laughs looking back on. We discovered that she is a neighbor of mine! We live two towns apart. She has been busy since recently going back to school to get her Nursing degree so we wish Katie a lot of luck! We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share. Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 45 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2016 - Jess Murphy 
Off Campus Residence - White House
Stroke - Breaststroke and Fly

It’s Election Day! We have a wonderful guest to share today, we welcome Jess! Lots of memories from freshman year and then a big one from living at White House! We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!

Day 44 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2021 - Sydnee Aubin  
Off Campus Residence - Mount Warner Rd
Stroke - Mid distance free/back/fly

We kick off this historic week with a current member of the team, Syndee! It was so much fun to chic chat with her about her experience being on the team. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tightened cause we have a relay to get to!