Seahurst Park Beach Re-Opened For Swimming After Sewage Spill

According to the State Department of Ecology, Seahurst Park Beach has been re-opened after being closed to swimming Friday (Sept. 16th) due to a sewage spill. According to the state: “Sample results... [Read more]

Brent Rice Memorial Swim Of The Sound Desperately Seeks Swimmers & Money!

The sixth annual Brent Rice Memorial Swim of the Sound is coming to Des Moines on Saturday, Aug. 20th – and Organizers are desperately seeking more swimmers, donations, volunteers and Sponsors! “After... [Read more]

Brent Rice Memorial Swim Is Aug. 20; Here’s How YOU Can Swim Or Help

EDITOR’S NOTE: BTB sister site The Waterland Blog is a Sponsor of this fundraiser event: The Brent Rice Memorial Swim of the Sound (BRMSOS) is coming to Des Moines on Saturday, Aug. 20th, and organizers... [Read more]

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Swim & Tennis Lessons Start Tuesday, June 28th At Gregory Seahurst Swim Club

Advertiser Gregory Seahurst Swim Club wants our Readers to know that they will be offering Swimming and Tennis Lessons starting this Tuesday, June 28th. Session 1 lessons run every day for 30-minutes for... [Read more]

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Advertiser Highline Athletic Club Wants You To Know About Water Safety

Water safety is extremely important year round, but especially in the summer months. B-Town Blog Advertiser Highline Athletic Club wants parents to understand the importance of swim lessons for our children,... [Read more]

Family 5K Kicks Off Strawberry Fest June 18, Will Raise $ For Evergreen Pool

The Strawberry Festival Family 5K (we’re Sponsors) is back and will kick off this year’s Wild Strawberry Festival with a family friendly run/walk through scenic Burien on Saturday, June... [Read more]

Evergreen Community Aquatic Center Re-Opens After Fire Damage Repair

White Center’s Evergreen Community Aquatic Center (ECAC), which was closed Aug. 31, 2009, then re-opened last May, has again re-opened for operations after going through repairs for fire damage,... [Read more]

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Advertiser Highline Athletic Club Offering Youth Swim Lessons This Spring

BTB Advertiser Highline Athletic Club will be offering youth Swim Lessons for Members and Non-Members this Spring, beginning Tuesday, May 24th. Beginner, intermediate and advanced youth swim classes will... [Read more]

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: The Gregory Seahurst Swim Club!

We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser, the Gregory Seahurst Swim Club, located at 16700 19th Ave SW, right here in Burien’s own Gregory Heights neighborhood. Many people don’t even... [Read more]

VIDEO: Record Turnout For Polar Bear Plunge; Plus, BTB’s Bart Wins Trophy!

Story and Video by Scott Schaefer Under crystal clear, sunny blue skies, on a New Year’s Day when the water temperature (around 46 degrees) was warmer than the air (around 36 degrees), a record 50... [Read more]

Six Months In, Evergreen Community Aquatics Center Still Making Splash

Six months ago, White Center’s Evergreen Community Aquatics Center celebrated its grand re-opening (see our coverage and photos here), after the former Evergreen Pool had been closed due to funding... [Read more]

Toxic Creature Is Still In Lake Burien, Only Now It’s Nearly 45% Stronger

Looks like the Creature from the B-Town Lagoon continues to hang (or should we say swim) around – Miller/Walker Creek Steward Dennis Clark reports that the most recent tests of Lake Burien shows a 45%... [Read more]

UPDATE: Increase Found In Lake Burien’s Toxic Algae; Warning Issued

On Wednesday (Sept. 1st), we received an update from Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward Dennis Clark that new tests show an increase in the toxic algae found last week in Lake Burien (read our previous... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Link To All Pics From Last Saturday’s Brent Rice Memorial Swim

We finally finished processing all the photos from last Saturday’s Brent Rice Memorial Swim (see our previous coverage here), and, as promised, here’s a link to them on our Flickr page, where... [Read more]

Dozens Swim Across Chilly Puget Sound For Worthy Local Cause

On Saturday morning (Aug. 14), 41 brave swimmers donned wetsuits and bathing caps, then slowly waded out into the chilly Puget Sound from Des Moines Beach Park, where they then swam 2.3 miles to Point... [Read more]

Brent Rice Memorial Swim Is Aug. 14th; Here’s How You Can Join In/Help

The fifth annual Brent Rice Memorial Swim of the Sound is set for 9am on Saturday, Aug. 14th in Des Moines, and organizers are currently seeking athletes, donors and sponsors. The swim was started in 2006... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Ribbon Cutting Ceremony At Evergreen Aquatics Center

On Saturday morning (May 1), numerous residents and dignitaries gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at White Center’s Evergreen Community Aquatics Center, marking the official grand re-opening... [Read more]

Ribbon Cutting, Free Swim At Evergreen Community Aquatics Center Saturday

This Saturday (May 1) at 10:30am, King County Executive Dow Constantine, along with Burien Mayor Joan McGilton and Keith Coole of the Highline School District, will join Ed Marrs, president of White Water... [Read more]