Claire Guidas If you can already swim laps and would like to socialize with others while you improve your skills, feel free to try a few SaddleBrooke Swim Club workouts for free before joining the club ($20 per year). Swimmers of all abilities (fitness to competitive) are welcome, and many time slots are currently offered…
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…
Does this sound like you? “It’s been years since I swam, but I sure would like to swim laps for exercise (insert weight loss, injury rehab, or strength), but, oh, I am soooo out of shape and my strokes need work! If this sounds like you, the six-session free Swim Club clinic is your answer. The…
A tribute was made to the late Glenn Peterson on March 19 at the DesertView pool. Glenn was the first president of the SaddleBrooke Swim Team starting in 2005 and swam with the team up to his last day, passing on Oct. 23, 2021. About 40 competitive and fitness swimmers from the club participated in…
Candy Armstrong Have you always wanted to learn how to swim, but it was either too intimidating or life just got in the way? Well, now is your opportunity! The Swim Club is offering a free clinic in May. You will be able to accomplish your goal and learn how to swim. You will achieve this…
It was a beautiful, sunny weekend on Feb. 19 and 20, centered between two storms. The SaddleBrooke Swim Club sponsored the National Pool Distance Meet at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. It is a challenging meet, with a 1,650-yard swim Saturday morning followed by a 1,000-yard swim in the afternoon. The next morning, there was…
Dick Kreutzen A lot has been written about Doug Springer’s contribution to the SaddleBrooke swim program. Since moving to SaddleBrooke in 2003, the former University of Maryland swimmer worked with the developer to ensure the then planned DesertView lap pool met standards for both recreational lap swimming and competitions. He helped organize the Swim Club…
Stuart Watkins SaddleBrooke One offers water aerobics at 7 and 8 a.m. each morning. The only fee is a lifetime membership of $5. This covers the CDs and machines that have to be bought and replaced every now and then. Sometimes there are 25 to 30 members in the pool listening to the tapes, exercising (of course), and…
The Swim Club is again offering its free swim clinic to residents. “It’s been years since I swam, but I sure would like to swim laps for exercise (insert weight loss, injury rehab, strength, or competition), but, oh, I am sooooo out of shape, and my strokes need work!” If this sounds like you, the…
Dick Kreutzen Thirty-six SaddleBrooke Swim Club members showed up on Jan. 23 to swim in the club’s second annual Jack Fritz Pentathlon. It was a little chilly at the start, but it warmed up nicely when the sun crested the mountains. The morning turned out to be pretty nice. A pentathlon is obviously five events,…