A Swim Down Memory Lane: A UMass Farewell to Bob

Day 43 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2019 - Katie Polk  
Off Campus Residence - Hadley
Diver

We are wrapping up 2019 week with a diver from Class of 2019, Katie! She was so kind to share her favorite memories of being on the team and well wishes for Bob’s retirement.  We will be back Monday for another episode to share! Get those flags down cause we have a diving break to get to!

Day 42 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2019 - Jen Robeson and Ansley Baker  
Off Campus Residence - Brick House in Hadley
Stroke - Jen: IM/Butterfly Ansley Breaststroke/Sprint Free

We have a double feature for today as we welcome Jen and Ansley to the podcast! One of the things I have loved about doing this podcast is learning so much about Bob, such as Bob is a Pats fan! So is Ansley and they always had a great discuss after a game. Here they get a chance to share their favorite memories of him and 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!

Day 41 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2019 - Maddie Biron  
Off Campus Residence - Brick House in Hadley
Stroke - Backstroke

2019 week continues as we welcome Maddie to the podcast!  I have loved chatting with this class as they arrived all together first thing when Bob opened the doors to the pool which was something that my class did as well!  Maddie shares her favorite memories with Bob and being on the team. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get to that warm down cause you got back to back events coming up!

I also wanted to shout out to her and her sister Carly for running an amazing work out company! Check out Built by Biron! 

Day 40 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2019 - Steph Campo  
Off Campus Residence - Brick House in Hadley
Stroke - Long distance free/the mile

We are continuing with the Class of 2019 as we welcome Steph! We chat all about how Bob treated us as people first and a swimmer second, he was always so good about our health and well being. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get to that warm down cause you got back to back events coming up!

Day 39 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2019 - Rachel Grant 
Off Campus Residence - Brick House in Hadley
Stroke - Butterfly/short distance free

We are going to welcome the Class of 2019 all of this week and we have Rachel kicking things off! We chat all and everything in between about being on the team especially heading down to Puerto Rico for training trips. She mentions a great story about Bob and Facebook Lives so this if definitely worth a listen. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get to that warm down cause you got back to back events coming up!

Day 38 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2006 - Aimee Bourassa 
Off Campus Residence - Red House
Stroke - Mid to Distance Free

This is a super fun episode as we welcome Aimee to the podcast! She were on the team together as she was a Senior when I came in as a Freshman. I always looked up to Aimee she has a huge passion for swimmer and for UMass so this is a great listen while she shares her favorite memories of Bob.  We will be back next week for another episode to share! Get to that warm down cause you got back to back events coming up!

Day 37 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2010 - Ashley Dress 
Off Campus Residence - White House
Stroke - Backstroke

I am so thrilled to share this episode! We welcome Ashley to the podcast and she shares how she was a walk-on to the team and how encouraging Bob was for her to join. This is definitely one of my fav’s so far! We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Grab those lane lines cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 36 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 1994 - Alex Meek Shumway 
Off Campus Residence - State St Junior year and 
Main St and High St Senior Year 
Dive - Specialty 1 meter

We have a blast in today’s episode as we welcome Alex to the podcast! Alex was a diver who dove for Bob and we get to take a peek into what Bob is like as a diving coach. Spoiler Alert: just the same as our swim coach! Extremely kind and so encouraging. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those flags down cause we got a diving break to get to!

Day 35 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2011 - Jenn Corriveau 
Off Campus Residence - Red House
Stroke - Sprint Free

We have a great guest joining us for today, we welcome Jenn! It’s fun to share that Jenn and I were on the team together, she was a Freshman when I was a Junior. We were also housemates my Senior year! We got a chance to catch up while she shares her favorite memories of Bob, let’s take a listen! We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 34 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2020 - Sarah Jacobs 
Off Campus Residence - White House
Stroke - 100/200 Backstroke, 100 Fly and Sprint Free Senior year

It is so much fun to welcome new members to our Alumni Club, now introducing Sarah Class of 2020! She graduated in the spring and shares such great memories of Bob. He always filled in the right role at the right time, knowing exactly how to fix things. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!