Tag: Swim Club

Fun Facts About the Swim Club: Did You Know?

Claire Guidas Many of you may see Swim Club members in the DesertView pool working out while you are in the weight room, and/or you may have participated in one of the many free swim clinics offered by the club over the years. If you are not, however, a current member of the Swim Club,…

Swim Club Has Something for Everyone!

Claire Guidas Don’t know how to swim? Can swim one length of the pool but want to learn some better techniques to start lap swimming? Able to swim laps but want to swim with others to socialize and/or get in better shape? We have an option that’s just right for you! SaddleBrooke Swim Club offers…

Stay Cool in the Pool!

Claire Guidas When it’s too hot outside, come have some fun in the pool and make new friends! From May 2 through Aug. 31, the Swim Club will offer coached practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Two practices will be available on those days from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 to 10 a.m. While…

Come Drop In and Swim This Summer!

Claire Guidas When it’s too hot outside, come have some fun in the pool and make new friends! From May 2 through Aug. 31, the Swim Club will offer coached practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Two practices will be available on those days from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 to 10 a.m. While…

SaddleBrooke Swimmers Set Two National Records!

Lyn Moreno Four SaddleBrooke residents brought home individual and/or relay gold medals from the U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) National Championship meet held April 27-30 in Irvine, Calif. Swimming together must be good for married couple Jack and Jill Fritz, as they each won one or more individual events, while Doug Springer built on his long…

Feel Free to Come Try Swim Club Workouts This Summer!

Claire Guidas From May 2 through Aug. 31, the Swim Club will offer coached practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Two practices will be available on those days from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and from 8:30 to 10 a.m. While both practices will offer a combination of technique and fitness work, the 7 a.m. session…

Swim Club Athletes Enjoyed the Spring State Meet in Phoenix!

Claire Guidas In mid-March, close to 30 Swim Club members traveled to the two-day short course yards State Championship Meet held at the Phoenix Swim Club pool in Paradise Valley, Ariz., where nearly 200 swimmers competed. Both seasoned swimmers as well as new Swim Club members enjoyed the friendly atmosphere, even though the wind kicked…

Second Annual Glen Peterson Aquatic Festival Event

Claire Guidas On March 4 a second annual fun festival was held at the DesertView pool by the Swim Club in commemoration of Glen Peterson. Glen was the Swim Club’s first president, starting in 2005, and swam up to the day of his passing on Oct. 23, 2021. At the festival event, approximately 30 swimmers…