Terese Butler The SaddleBrooke Swim Club still has openings available for the free swim clinics open to all SaddleBrooke residents during the month of October. The two clinics each have a special focus and are geared to different levels of swimmers. Both clinics will be held at the DesertView Swimming Complex. The Adult Learn-To-Swim clinic…
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Front Page, September 2019
SaddleBrooke Swim Club
Terese Butler The SaddleBrooke Swim Club will once again offer free swim clinics to all SaddleBrooke residents during October. The two clinics each have a special focus and are geared to different levels of swimmers. The Adult Learn-To-Swim clinic is designed for adults who have beginning to no prior swimming experience or may even have…
Sports, July 2019
New SaddleBrooke Swim Club couple has met challenges beyond the pool
Karin Bivens Since moving to SaddleBrooke in December of 2018, Mike and Jeanie Polak have become an integral part of the SaddleBrooke Swim Team. I asked them about their swimming background. Mike was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and started swimming as a freshman in high school. He received a full-ride scholarship to the…
Sports, May 2019
Another fun-filled Easter egg hunt in SaddleBrooke
Karin Bivens If you happened to go by the MountainView Clubhouse the morning of Saturday, April 20, you may have wondered what all the commotion and shrieks of delight on the grassy area were all about. It was the thrill and excitement of many children as they participated in the annual Easter egg hunt for…
Sports, May 2019
Swim club celebrates the end of the season
Karin Bivens The SaddleBrooke Swim Club celebrated another successful season of not only swimming competitions but also promoting the sport of swimming, encouraging people to learn to swim or improve by offering free clinics, programs and encouraging them to become members of the Swim Club. There is great camaraderie among people who share such a…
Sports, May 2019
Conquistador Award recipients recognized by the Swim Club
Karin Bivens At the End-of-the-Season SaddleBrooke Swim Club Social and Awards Recognition held on Tuesday, April 16, the recipients of the Conquistador Award were recognized. The Conquistador Award is presented to those swimmers who swam all three distance events (1000 Short Course Yards, 1650 Short Course Yards and 1500 Meters) in the United States Masters…
Sports, May 2019
SaddleBrooke Swim Club gives back to the community
Karin Bivens On Tuesday, April 16, the SaddleBrooke Swim Club held its End-of-the-Season Recognition and Awards get-together and recognized the various ways the Swim Club has been actively involved in serving the community and local area. Many swimmers from the club volunteered to help with swim lessons for underprivileged children in an event held at…
Sports, April 2019
2019 Intra-Squad Swim Meet
Steve Truesdale The SaddleBrooke Swim Club held its annual Intra-Squad Swim Meet on March 2, at the DesertView pool. The weather could not have been more pleasant as the club came together for some friendly competition. Each year the club splits its members between two teams headed by a different couple of coaches each year.…
Sports, March 2019
2019 Oro Valley Masters Relay Swim Meet
Karin Bivens On Sunday, February 10 members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club braved the wind and cold and participated in the Oro Valley Masters Relay Meet. SaddleBrooke Masters dominated the event not only swimming in the relay competitions but also assisting, helping to set up, timing, counting and officiating. Only one other Arizona Masters Swim…
Sports, March 2019
SaddleBrooke Swim Club Mardi Gras social
Leonard R. Kershaw Some people just like to have fun. If you are one of them, check out the SaddleBrooke Swim Club. A new, updated, comprehensive website is available online at saddlebrookeswimclub.org. On the website you will find events, clinics, instructors, announcements, training schedules and much more. The new website was one of the topics…