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…
Karin Bivens The last major swim meet of the season for the SaddleBrooke Swim Club was the Ron Johnson Short Course Meters Invitational and State Championship Meet held at the Arizona State University Pool in Tempe on November 17-18. This year the number of SaddleBrooke swimmers competing was smaller than previous years but those who…
Karin Bivens Many thanks to the SaddleBrooke Swim Club for holding the Grandkids’ Pool Games over the Thanksgiving holiday. Key organizer was Doug Springer who was assisted by Debi and Steve Truesdale, Karen Poortvliet and Lyn Moreno. A highlight of the pool games was diving for coins (which had been donated by Swim Club members).…
Karin Bivens At the fall meeting of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club All-Americans, 14 members of the team were recognized and presented with a certificate and patch indicating they were a United States Masters Swimming Association (USMS) All-American Swimmer in 2018 for their top short course yard competition times. This designation is quite a prestigious recognition. In…
Karin Bivens The SaddleBrooke Swim Club held its end-of-the-season social with numerous kudos and awards. Coach Doug Springer announced that we may not be the biggest swim team but you would never know that when you see how many participate in the various swim meets. At the USMS SCY Championship Meet the SaddleBrooke Swim Club…
Karin Bivens On March 31 the SaddleBrooke Swim Club again sponsored the popular Easter Egg Hunt for grandkids. Easter was early this year and didn’t coincide with many schools’ spring breaks so there were concerns that participation might be low. Well, that was dispelled as this was the largest turn-out we’ve ever had! In…
Steve Truesdale On Saturday, March 24, 2018, 43 swimmers from the SaddleBrooke Swim Club split into two teams for their annual Intra-Squad Swim Meet, this year organized by team member Steve Roberts. This meet takes place each year around this time and pits wives against husbands and friends against friends. In the end, with…
Karin Bivens On March 17-18, the SaddleBrooke Swim Club hosted the first USMS Pool Distance Invitational at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. This was the brainchild of Doug Springer and Jack Allison. The Meet consisted of a 1650 and 1000-yard swim on Saturday and a 1500 long course meters swim on Sunday. To qualify…