Doug Springer, the coach of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, proved that he is the best of the best at the 2017 National Senior Games! Doug swam six events, received six gold medals, annihilated six Senior Games Records and broke one USMS National Record as he out-swam all of the competition in the 70 to 74…
Lyn Moreno The SaddleBrooke Swim Club will be offering the Let’s Swim Program again this summer for residents that would like to begin lap swimming as a physical exercise. This highly successful program has had over 80 participants this past year. Swimmers receive individualized attention from Swim Club members to help improve their efficiency and…
Karin Bivens On February 25 eleven SaddleBrooke Swim Club members (Samantha Martoni, Don Merritt, Ken McKinney, Nancy Pepek, Harold Peter, Robert Sears, Craig Shaffer, Gloria Tolaro, Ke Wang, Al Worth and Karin Bivens) competed in the Senior Olympics State Meet held at the Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center in Chandler, Arizona. The meet was well-organized. Staff…
Lyn Moreno On Saturday, March 18, 11 SaddleBrooke swimmers wowed the competition at the Southern Arizona Senior Games in Green Valley. The SaddleBrooke swimmers conquered the swimming competition walking away with 18 gold, 13 silver and seven bronze medals. Top winners were Al Worth and Carol Honeywell with four gold medals apiece. Jill Fritz earned…
Phil Simpson Sunday, February 19 dawned gray and ominous in SaddleBrooke. A light rain was falling, carried by a gathering breeze presaging the cutting, icy gusts to follow. A wonderful morning to sleep in, perhaps partake in a late brunch at the club. But wait. For more than 50 intrepid souls, members of the SaddleBrooke…
Phil Simpson We have all heard and read of the prowess of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s Masters Swim Team within the ranks of U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS), with multiple team state and individual national championships to its credit. It should come as no surprise then, that even outside their accustomed watery environs, SaddleBrooke’s natators can…
Phil Simpson It has been a year’s wait but that has made the taste of victory for the SaddleBrooke swimmers all the sweeter. One year ago we were reporting that the SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Team had fared second best at the annual Ron Johnson Meet held at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center on the Arizona…
Allison Lehman On November 14, 2016 the SaddleBrooke Swim Club held a club party with a Hawaiian/Polynesian theme. All members arrived to the party with a lei welcome! People were dressed in their best flowered shirt or dress. Next they went on to get their favorite drink of the night, a mai tai made by…
Allison Lehman On September 24, 2016 two female swimmers representing SaddleBrooke Master’s swim team, Lyn Moreno and Allison Lehman, participated in the second annual Jamina Winston Swim Meet up in Mesa, Arizona. They also participated in last year’s meet and had such a good time they decided to do it again. It proved to be…
Allison Lehman The weekend of August 6 and 7, 2016, five SaddleBrooke Swim Team members participated in the Arizona Masters State Long Course swim meet at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Both days proved to be a challenging meet for all five swimmers. Each spent time preparing and training on his/her own. This included…