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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Definition: Clinking: 1. The sound made when numerous medals that are suspended around a swimmer’s neck bump together 2. A celebratory toast. SaddleBrooke swimmers had lots of reasons to celebrate as they swam winning times and earned their places on the winner’s podium at the Tucson Senior Games. The swim meet was one of the…
Rodger Bivens The U.S. Masters Swimming Association sponsored a nationwide swimming fitness challenge this fall to encourage people to gain a level of fitness leading into the new year. The challenge consisted of a one-mile pool swim to be completed between November 15-30 of this year. This swim could be done individually or as part…