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…
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, I am so out of shape, not even certain that I remember how to swim, or if I will fit in my…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…