Terese Butler On Saturday, March 2, the SaddleBrooke Swim Club held their fifth annual Intrasquad Swim Meet at the DesertView Pool. To the delight of all the participants and volunteers, after a week of cold weather, the day dawned bright and sunny. The team was divided into two squads, Willer’s Killer Whales and Jim’s Desert Sharks, who…
Karin Bivens A year ago, the SaddleBrooke Swim Club and other community friends were shocked to learn of the passing of Stephen Proffitt. Stephen was an M.D. who gravitated to the warm climate of the Arizona desert with his wife Rebecca upon retirement. He became an integral part of the community and was extremely active…
Terese Butler On Sunday, Jan. 26, 30 of SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s members descended on the U of A Hillenbrand Aquatic Center for the 30th annual Polar Bear Classic Masters swim meet. Due to the time of the year that this swim meet is held, it rightfully earns its name. This year, however, the team was…
Lyn Moreno Six swimmers representing the SaddleBrooke Swim Club brought home 15 gold and seven silver medals from the Tucson Senior Olympics held Jan. 30 at the Sunnyside Pool in Tucson. The swim meet was one of the many events that were part of the 2020 Tucson Senior Olympic Festival. Athletes ages 50 and over compete in…
Terese Butler The SaddleBrooke Swim Club has received a grant from the Swimming Saves Lives Foundation (SSLF) for their adult Learn-to-Swim program. The foundation is the charitable arm of the U.S. Masters Swimming organization, the national governing body for adult competitive swimming. The foundation works to reduce adult drowning risk through education and financial support…
Lyn Moreno “A great swim clinic” is the way participants describe the free Let’s Swim Clinic that is offered as a service to the community by the SaddleBrooke Swim Club. This October’s clinic was the fourteenth clinic that the club has given at the DesertView pool. Each clinic has had a full enrollment of 24…
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…
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…
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…
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…