Claire Guidas U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) chose SaddleBrooke for the creation of videos for training swim coaches across the country. For three days in April, elite swimmers from the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, as well as other top adult Arizona athletes, demonstrated proper swim form for the cameras in the beautiful setting of the DesertView pool.…
All summer long, the Swim Club will offer coached practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Two or three practices will be available on those days between the hours of 7 and 11 a.m. While all practices will offer a combination of technique and fitness work, the 7 a.m. session will place a slightly higher…
The sounds of excited children’s laughter filled the air on the Saturday morning before Easter. The children were participating in the annual Grandkids’ Easter Egg Hunt, organized by SaddleBrooke TWO’s Fitness, Wellness, and Recreation Committee and hosted by the SaddleBrooke Swim Club. This year, more than 50 grandchildren of residents and staff participated in the…
Julie Adamen It was a beautiful Saturday morning at the DesertView pool for a swim meet—well, not just any swim meet, but the Glen Peterson Aquatic Festival, hosted annually by our Swim Club. In total, 28 very enthusiastic Swim Club members participated in what one swimmer dubbed, “the goofiest event I’ve ever been to, but the…
The SaddleBrooke Swim Club will host their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, at the MountainView Clubhouse. Preschoolers and kindergarteners will be at 10 a.m., and grades 1 through 3 will be at 11 a.m. Signs will direct families to the meeting area! What a fun way to spend the Saturday morning before…
Terese Butler Have you always wanted to learn how to swim but didn’t have the chance? Or maybe you gave it a try but found it difficult and didn’t think it was for you. There are myriad reasons why you might have stayed away from the pool, but now is the time to make a…
Have you been thinking about starting or returning to lap swimming for a summer exercise? Have you been lacking the motivation to begin, even though you want to? Are you fearful that you are too out of shape or you cannot swim well enough? If so, join the more than 400 SaddleBrooke residents who have taken these free…
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,…
Terese Butler Have you always wanted to learn how to swim but didn’t have the chance? Or maybe you gave it a try but found it difficult and didn’t think it was for you? There are myriad reasons why you might have stayed away from the pool, but now is the time to make a…
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…