Swim Meet
2 stories filed under Swim Meet on Wazzu. The newest of them: “Cougs return to the pool Friday to take on Fresno State” and “Coug swimmers hit the pool for a Halloween meet that moved”. The Cougs are back in the water Friday, and this time they get to stay home. Pumpkins and pullouts. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every Swim Meet story on Wazzu, newest first.
Cougs return to the pool Friday to take on Fresno State
The Cougs are back in the water Friday, and this time they get to stay home. Fresno State rolls into Pullman for a showdown that should feel a lot more comfortable than the last one. Remember that Halloween meet that moved? That was a weird one, even by swim meet standards. But this is a straightforward dual in familiar territory. No travel, no adjusting to a strange pool. Just racing. Fresno State is a solid test. They're not a pushover, and the Bulldogs always seem to bring some fight when they come north. But the Cougs have been putting in the work, and the Arizona road trip earlier this season showed this group can handle a little adversity. That two-day set out west was good seasoning. Now they get the benefit of the home crowd and the lanes they grind in every day. That matters in swimming more than most sports. The walls feel right. The air feels right. The routine is yours. We like the Cougs in this one. Not because it'll be easy, but because they've earned the right to be confident right now. If you're looking for more context on how the season is shaping up, our piece on the Pac-12 hoops tiers is worth a read, but for now, the pool is the focus. Get to Gibb Pool if you can. Or just follow along. Either way, expect a good meet. Go Cougs.
Coug swimmers hit the pool for a Halloween meet that moved
Pumpkins and pullouts. Coug swimmers traded the familiar walls of the Palouse for a Halloween meet that actually moved. Not the kind of move that shakes the bleachers. The kind where you pack the bus and head for the coast. We already told you about the matchup with SDSU in "Cougs trade the Palouse for the coast for a Halloween showdown with SDSU." That was the destination. This is the story of how the Cougs got there, and why it mattered that they did. Halloween in Pullman usually means bad costumes and good bonfires. For the swim team, it meant waking up early, loading gear, and hitting the road. A traveling meet is a different kind of grind. You lose your home-pool advantage. You gain a chance to prove you can focus anywhere. And honestly? Good for them. Getting out of town, facing a new crowd, doing it in costume if they wanted to, that's the kind of weekend that builds a team. Not every practice shows up on the scoreboard. But the bus rides, the shared hotel lobby, the weird Halloween candy somebody brought from home? That stuff matters. The Cougs went to San Diego. They raced. They probably ate too much sugar. And they came back a little tighter as a squad. That's a win that doesn't always show up in the results. Go Cougs.