Dick Kreutzen It’s not unusual for the SaddleBrooke Swim Club to produce several All-American swimmers each season, but the club produced a bumper crop of All-Americans during the U.S. Masters Swimmers (USMS) short-course-yards 2021 season. The USMS awards All-American status to individuals who achieved the national best time in their age group for an individual…
Tag: Swim Club
Front Page, March 2021
What Is the SaddleBrooke Swim Club All About?
Elizabeth Henley Service The club has raised money for several other clubs and activities here in SaddleBrooke, including pickleball, softball, the dog park, and the multi-use court behind DesertView. We have donated equipment to the San Manuel high school swim team, and one of our members coached there for several years. Several members still donate…
Sports, October 2020
Swim Club Coach Doug Springer Retiring After 17 Years
Karin Bivens When Doug Springer moved to SaddleBrooke in 2003, there was a small group of swimmers, assisted by former SaddleBrooke resident and champion swimmer Sally Bolar, competing in the local Senior Olympics. Doug offered to help coach us. We were swimming at the SaddleBrooke One lap pool, the only 25-yard lap pool in SaddleBrooke at…
Sports, March 2020
Swim Club Hosts Its First Relay Meet in SaddleBrooke
Lynne Vieth and Terese Butler Saturday, Feb. 8 dawned sunny and windless to the relief of those members of the SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Team who were about to participate in the Southern Arizona Masters Relay Meet. If you were riding a stationary bike or jogging on the treadmill in the DesertView Fitness Center at noon,…
Generals, February 2020
Swim Club is Offering Free March Swim Clinic
Terese Butler Six sessions: Wednesdays and Fridays 10-11 a.m. at the DesertView Pool. Dates: March 11-27 Develop strength, flexibility, and aerobic conditioning,while losing weight and rehabilitating injuries. The “Let’s Swim” clinic focuses on stroke technique and conditioning in a fun, supportive environment. It is designed to give residents that would like to start lap swimming for exercise the…
Sports, February 2020
With Backs to the Wall, SaddleBrooke Swim Team Succeeds
Terese Butler The annual Arizona Short Course Meters State Swim Meet was held in Tempe, Arizona, on Oct. 26th and 27th of last year. This year the meet was held almost one month earlier than normal, so many of the team’s members had not returned from their summer sojourns and were thus unable to attend…
November 2018
SB Masters swim team meet benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Allison Lehman On September 22-23, 2018 the swimmers represented SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Team: Lyn Moreno, Allison Lehman, Carl Marriot, Harold Peters and Steve Truesdale, swam in the fourth annual Jamina Winston Swim Meet in Mesa, AZ. Coach Jay Selsnick provided his support in joining the swimmers at the meet. Lyn and Allison participated in this…
Generals, October 2018
Swim Club offering free October swim club
Sports, July 2018
Swim Club proudly showcases achievements
Phil Simpson Enter the DesertView Clubhouse and glancing to the right, your eyes are drawn to a handsome display case newly gracing the lobby, which pays tribute to the remarkable accomplishments of the members of our SaddleBrooke Swim Club. This enhancement of the Fitness Center venue is the culmination of the carpentry craftsmanship of Coach…