Day 33 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 - Kayla Tegeler
Off Campus Residence - White House
Stroke - Free/Fly

We have a really great guest today, we welcome one of my Freshman when I was a Senior, Kayla! She shares some great memories and well wishes for Bob. We will be back Monday for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 32 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 - Rebecca Quirie
Off Campus Residence - White House
Stroke - Backstroke and IM

This is a super fun episode as I chat with Rebecca all about her UMass experience and time on the team. As an international student, she was on campus for Thanksgiving when Bob extended an invitation to enjoy Thanksgiving with him and Judy, be still my heart! Bob is the best! We will be tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 31 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2018 - Emily Zimmerman 
Off Campus Residence - Junior Year: Downtown Amherst on Main St. Senior Year: White House
Stroke - Distance and Sprint Free

We have another local Boston guest for today’s podcast and we welcome Emily!  She faced some challenges during college and Bob was there to support her completely through it, that’s what makes Bob the best! He cares about you as a person first and a swimmer second. We will be tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 30 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2002 - Anne Dettloff Keane 
Off Campus Residence - Downtown Amherst & Sunderland
Stroke - Distance and Sprint Free

Thrilled to share our guest for today, we welcome Anne! We have a great time as she shares her favorite memories of Bob and being on the team. She is a local to Boston so it is always fun to find other UMass Swim Alum in the area.  We will be tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 29 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2009 - Cecelia Jenkins
Off Campus Residence - Amity St.
Stroke - Sprint Free & Breaststroke

We welcome Ceel to the podcast! This is a super fun episode to share since Ceel and I were the same class and joined the team Freshman year together. We had so many great memories and she shares how much of impact Bob made in her life. This is one of my favs! So grab your coffee and tissues cause this one gives all of the feels. 

We will be Tuesday for another episode to share, enjoy the holiday! Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 28 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 - Olga Egkorova
Off Campus Residence - White House
Stroke - Butterfly, Distance and IM

We share a new member as a UMass Swim Alum as we welcome Olga ’20 to the podcast! She has some great memories of Bob including how he and the rest of the team always made sure she felt at home since she was an international student. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share. Get those lane lines tight cause we got a relay to get to!

Day 27 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 1996 - Mirca Martinez
On Campus Residence - Kennedy in Southwest
Stroke - Butterfly and Water Polo

Today’s podcast we welcome Mirca! She is originally from Puerto Rico and shares all about her time at UMass with Bob and on the team in the middle 1990’s. It is incredible how Bob always made every feel welcomed to be on the team and I love hearing this in Mirca’s story.  We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share. Get those cages ready cause we have a water polo match to get to!

Day 26 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2004 - Lauren Rowell Rathmann
Off Campus Residence - Brandywine Junior year and Off of Allen St Senior year
Stroke - Backstroke and IM

We have a really great episode as we welcome Lauren to the podcast! Lauren has the funniest story with Bob while in FL for their training trip. So many fun memories of traveling to warmer climates for our training trips but this story certainly takes the cake. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share. Get those flags up, cause we got a relay to do! 

Day 25 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 - Eryn Brewer
Stroke - Backstroke

Our guest today on the podcast is Eryn Brewer! Eryn was a year below me so we spend a lot of time on the team together and were even lane 5 together! She shares some of Bob’s favorite stories and they were always good ones to listen to as we avoided getting into the water. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share. Get those flags up, cause we got a relay to do! 

Day 24 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have:

Class of 2009 - Emma Putney
Stroke - Backstroke

We are thrilled to share Emma Putney on the podcast today! Emma and I were Freshman together, she was one of the first people I met when I got to UMass. She swam Freshman year and cheered from afar after that year but has some great memories to share of Bob and the team. I remember so many fun nights at the bar with Emma in Downtown Amherst so it was so wonderful to catch up during this crazy time. We will be back on Monday for another episode to share. Get those flags up, cause we got a relay to do!