Category: Swimming

  • Husky Invitational at the WKCAC

    All you Husky and swim fans; the 2010 Husky Invitational is happening this Thursday to Saturday. Come on out and support the team, and enjoy the facility. Don’t worry we got out all the creepy pirates that were hiding in there from Halloween. Luckily there were some meddling kids that uncovered a plot by an…

  • Haunted Pool = The freaks come out on Friday

      Like us on Facebook and get a sneak peek of the haunted tunnel! Your undead weekend starts at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center this Friday. Be there and be prepared to choke down your fears while wrestling a giant water spider.

  • Douse your water wings in garlic, it’s time again for the Haunted Pool!!!

          Call the Monster Squad, because this year’s Haunted Pool is about to make your Dead Man’s Party look like amateur hour at the cemetery. The pool will be resurrecting the giant spider (for all you It fans), the world’s largest apple-bob, the haunted tunnel and canoe rides. Make sure to bring coins…

  • Come check out WKCAC’s fresh new face

    After a month-long closure, the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center (WKCAC) has re-opened! Built in 1990 for the Goodwill Games, WKCAC was closed during the month of August for maintenance. All three pools were drained, cleaned, and repaired. Other work included expanding the dressing rooms and giving the place the ol’ once over with a…

  • Everybody wants some…

    YES you can hum the Van Halen tune whilst reading this post. We just thought we’d let you know that the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center will be hosting the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships as well as the 2012 United States Olympic Diving Trials. Yeah, the facility and staff are that cool that…

  • Olympic-sized news: WKCAC to host 2012 US Olympic team dive trials

    This just in, with a big SPLASH: the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center (WKCAC) has been selected to host the 2012 US Olympic team dive trials! This event, which will be televised nationally and take place June 18-24, 2012, determines which athletes go on to represent the USA at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.…

  • Evergreen Pool: new managers, same splashin’ good times

    Rack one up for the good news column: the Evergreen Pool is slated to reopen on Saturday, May 1st! Thanks to a partnership between property owner Highline School District and new pool manager White Water Aquatics Management, the pool, which the county closed last September due to budget cuts, will soon again offer swimming lessons,…

  • WKCAC 20th Anniversary! Celebrate and share your memories

    My oh my, where has the time gone? This month, the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center turns the big 2-0, and we here at KC Parks are celebrating with April Pools Day on Sunday, April 18th from 11 am – 1:30 pm. Join us for a day of watery family fun! Diving and synchronized swimming…

  • One day ’til PAC-10 Diving!

    Here’s a good way to get pumped up for the PAC-10 Diving Championships taking place from Feb 25-27 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center: Check out these awesome photos by PNWLocalNews.Com photog Chad Coleman from last weekend’s state high school boys swimming and diving championships. The views from the underwater tunnel rock!

  • King County Parks Flickr Pool

    In case we don’t talk enough about it, we at King County Parks have a Flickr feed, and with that we administer a King County Parks group (this is a pile of KC Parks-themed photos for you non interweb types). We would love for you to contribute, what we assume will be, your most awesome…

  • AT&T Short Course Nationals – WKCAC update

    Went to WKCAC on Saturday evening to capture some of the 2009 AT&T Short Course Championships and got to shoot from the belly of the pool. Visit the updated slideshow here. Keep up on the championship results and upcoming events here.

  • Olympic-level swimmers compete at WKCAC Dec 3-5

    From Dec 3-5, the Weyerhaueser King County Aquatic Center (WKCAC) will host the 2009 AT&T Short Course National Swimming Championships, which features races from 50 to 1,650 yards. Top American swimmers, such as Margaret Hoelzer, Rebecca Soni, Eric Shanteau, and Katie Hoff, are expected to compete, and Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will be at WKCAC…