Lyn Moreno 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, to get in the pool again is scary. I am so out of shape. Not even certain that I remember how to swim…
Tag: Swim Club
Generals, June 2017
Learn to swim this summer
SaddleBrooke Swim Club is offering swim lessons for the non-swimmer! More than a third of adults in the United States can’t swim the length of a pool, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which puts them at risk of being one of the 10 people who drown every day in this country.…
Sports, May 2017
SaddleBrooke Swim Club celebrates 2016! State, National, World records and personal goals — SMASHED!
The SaddleBrooke Swim Club recently gathered to celebrate the 2016 swim season. Looking around the room, there were two things that an outsider would be certain to notice; first, the people in the room were some of the fittest people you would find anywhere and second, the fellowship among the club members was warm and…
Sports, December 2016
Clinics go swimming – splish, splash, we’re loving it!
Phil Simpson On July 6, with the infamous desert heat having settled in, 26 SaddleBrooke residents dipped their toes and ultimately their entire beings, into the cool waters of the DesertView pool, embarking on a four week, eight session Let’s Swim clinic, hosted by the SaddleBrooke Swim Club. The clinics, the second of which also…
Sports, October 2016
Swim Club program returns
The Let’s Swim program was so successful this summer that, because of the number of requests, it is being offered a second time! If you have thoughts about getting back in the water but feel out of shape, lack the motivation to swim alone and the idea of joining a practice alongside competitive swimmers somewhat…
Sports, June 2016
Centenarians swim to all-time U.S. Masters National Marks
Phil Simpson On April 26 SaddleBrooke’s DesertView Pool was the site of a truly remarkable event as the SaddleBrooke Swim Club hosted a U.S. Masters Swimming sanctioned meet open only to centenarians, those swimmers 100 years of age and over. The atmosphere at DesertView was electric as an up-tempo sound tract provided by David Fuller…
Sports, April 2015
SaddleBrooke Swimmers “Smokin” at Polar Bear Swim Meet!
SaddleBrooke Swim Club assembled a relatively small team of 28 swimmers to race at the twenty-fifth annual Polar Bear Swim Meet hosted by Tucson’s Ford Aquatic Swim Club at University of Arizona on January 25. While official team and individual scores were not tabulated, indications are that the team finished a close second to the…
May 2014
Karen Warner brings medals home from first meet
Jack Fritz Karen Warner, a former high school swimmer, joined the SaddleBrooke Swim Club last year and has been working out with the assistance of Head Coach Doug Springer to improve her technique and fitness. She has improved to such a level that she recognized her old high school form and felt confident enough to…