Tag: Swim Club

We Did It! SBSC Dominates at the Arizona State Championship!

Julie Adamen The SaddleBrooke Swim Club (SBSC) made a splash at the Arizona State Championship Swim Meet held April 15–16 at the Dady Aquatic Center in Paradise Valley (Phoenix). Our incredible team racked up a jaw-dropping 1,845 points, finishing a staggering 700+ points ahead of the second-place Phoenix Swim Club! With 38 powerhouse swimmers representing…

Spring Grandkids’ Day

Lyn Moreno The sounds of excited children’s laughter and lots of giggles filled the air on the Saturday morning before Easter. The children were participating in the annual Grandkids’ Day, organized by the SaddleBrooke TWO Fitness, Wellness, and Recreation Committee and hosted by the SaddleBrooke Swim Club and Paper Crafters Club. This year, more than…

Learning to Swim, One Stroke at a Time

Julie Adamen For many adults, learning to swim can be a deeply personal and transformative experience, and at SaddleBrooke Swim Club, the Adult Learn-to-Swim (ALTS) program is helping students make confident strides in the water with coaches Noelle Minck, Larry John, Rick Fey, Peggy Leirzapf, Julie Adamen, Allison Lehman, Rick Fey, and Theresa Ashton. John…

Easter Egg Hunt and Fun Craft Activity for Grandkids Day

The SaddleBrooke Swim Club will host their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19, at the MountainView clubhouse. Joining the festivities this year, the Paper Crafters Club will lead a fun craft activity for the children. Follow signs leading to where to meet in the MountainView clubhouse! What a fun way to spend the…

No Rocking Chairs Allowed

Noelle Minck I first met Theresa Ashton behind the starting blocks at the 2023 Polar Bear Swim Meet at the University of Arizona pool. Her competitive spirit and serious focus on her upcoming race impressed me, since this was my first U.S. Masters Swimming meet competing for the SaddleBrooke Swim Club (SBSC), and I was…

Free Swim Lessons!

Sign up now for SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s free October swim clinic! Swimming is the best activity you can do for your body and an exercise that you can do the rest of your life. Strokes have changed in the last 40 to 50 years since we took lessons. Science has identified many areas where the…

Did You Watch the Olympic Swimming in Paris?

Claire Guidas Does that make you want to restart or improve your own swimming? No matter what your experience or level, the Swim Club has something for you! 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…

U.S. Masters Swimming Films at the DesertView Pool!

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.…