Phil Simpson Sunday, February 19 dawned gray and ominous in SaddleBrooke. A light rain was falling, carried by a gathering breeze presaging the cutting, icy gusts to follow. A wonderful morning to sleep in, perhaps partake in a late brunch at the club. But wait. For more than 50 intrepid souls, members of the SaddleBrooke…
Tag: Swimming
Sports, February 2017
And the winner is…SaddleBrooke Masters!
Phil Simpson We have all heard and read of the prowess of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s Masters Swim Team within the ranks of U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS), with multiple team state and individual national championships to its credit. It should come as no surprise then, that even outside their accustomed watery environs, SaddleBrooke’s natators can…
Sports, January 2017
Let’s Swim Clinic
Stroke improvement for new or returning lap swimmers Next clinic begins: Wednesday, February 15 Eight sessions (four weeks) at DesertView Pool Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Improve your stroke techniques for exercise, enjoyment and conditioning Email: [email protected] to sign up or for more information! Class limited to 24 DesertView Lap Pool will be…
Sports, January 2017
Back On Top In Tempe – 2016 Short Course Meters Champions
Phil Simpson It has been a year’s wait but that has made the taste of victory for the SaddleBrooke swimmers all the sweeter. One year ago we were reporting that the SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Team had fared second best at the annual Ron Johnson Meet held at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center on the Arizona…
Sports, October 2016
Swimmers participate in the Arizona Masters State Long Course swim meet
Allison Lehman The weekend of August 6 and 7, 2016, five SaddleBrooke Swim Team members participated in the Arizona Masters State Long Course swim meet at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Both days proved to be a challenging meet for all five swimmers. Each spent time preparing and training on his/her own. This included…
Sports, August 2016
“Let’s Swim” the water is great
The SaddleBrooke Swim Club has always welcomed swimmers of all abilities and skill levels but, for many SaddleBrooke residents, the idea of jumping into the pool beside one of the state championship swimmers was intimidating. To eliminate this fear, the club decided to offer the Let’s Swim program in July to provide an opportunity for…
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…
Front Page, May 2016
4peat is sweet! SaddleBrooke swims to State Championship
Phil Simpson On the weekend of April 2 and 3, 50-plus members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s U.S. Masters Swim Team ventured north to Paradise Valley to compete in the Arizona State Short-Course-Yards Championship Meet, hosted by the Phoenix Swim Club. In a record setting, eye popping performance, Coach Doug Springer’s intrepid natators dominated the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2016
The Blue Bombers vs. The Great Whites
Phil Simpson Members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club are known to be a very close-knit, “all for one, one for all,” force to be reckoned with in Senior Olympics and U.S. Masters competitive swimming. On Saturday, February 13, 38 SaddleBrooke swimmers found themselves in the uncharacteristic position of facing off against one another as two…
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…