SWAthletes!!!

[gguillory]

Let's talk sports. In this busy world that we live in, at some point and time, some of us will stop and talk about sports…whether it is football, basketball, baseball, or golf, the water cooler talk will begin. The sports talk I've been hearing lately is not that of professional athletes…it's of our very own Employees in the Maintenance Department. There are those of us who play some kind of sport recreationally on a weekly basis: I play basketball, for others it's golf, softball, tennis, racquetball, etc. I have discovered that we have Employees who compete on a regular basis and are very good. There are those who do it for charity, money, or just for the fun of the competition.  Here are some examples:

Leo Barton, Aircraft Mechanic, won first place in a national pistol shooting contest; Randy Bass, Stores Department, won first place, along with his father, in a bass fishing tournament; Troy Rossman, Aircraft Mechanic, placed 6^th out of 348 participants in a bass fishing tournament; and Darryl Sample, Aircraft Mechanic, won first place in a national amateur bowling competition. These are just a few that I know about, but I'm sure there's more.

I have friends who work in Southwest Airlines' Sports Marketing Department, and maybe I'll give them a call and let them know that they don't have to travel very far for sports advertising…

  If you have anybody at your workplace or department who competes on a regular basis I'd LUV to here from you.

[FriendofBlogBoy]

Gordon, Not that my friend is not able to toot his own horn, but you have a very skilled curler in your midst, and I'm not referring to 12-oz. curls, either! Although he might be good at those kinds of curls as well, I'm referring to Dan Johnson, one of the Original Employees right here in Dallas in your HQ building. Dan is a very skilled competitor in the Olympic-level sport of curling: ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling ), which is something we are not too familiar with here in Texas. But, it is a very cool sport (sorry for the pun, I couldn't help myself) and I've seen Dan play. If you ask him about it, I'll bet he'll tell you all about their team and how much fun it is! Kim

[todd_haley]

I play tennis, and I am currently a 4.5 level player. I am hyper and love to crank balls. I live in Phoenix and I am looking for a hitting partener. Are you out there??? E-mail me. Thanks!! Todd. I also love other sports as well....volleyball....etc

[Kendra_Seelhoff]

Alot of people at HDQ see me skirting around in my riding jods and boots. My horse's name is Stock Options and we travel and compete all year round. I ride in Adult Hunters, but by the end of the year we should move up to a 3'-0/3'-3" division. I really appreciate the support of my SWA coworkers. I'm off to OKC for two weeks of competition. I think its great-that you recognize our fellow co-workers and all their hard work!