September 2021

Swim Club Update!

Happy Swim Season everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful, relaxing, and stimulating summer. Those of us who braved the monsoons had quite an impressive show throughout August. Those who are snowbirds, we look forward to your return to the Brooke soon.

The 2021/22 season is shaping up to be a great year. Coached workouts are scheduled to start September 20th.  Your board has already met to schedule the year’s activities and what fun it will be with parties, events, and competitions in the works!  In an effort to keep all the membership informed, the board plans to continue to publish a monthly update. Please watch for it in your inbox around the middle of every month! Each update will provide lots of great information and opportunities to get involved. I cannot wait to see everyone back at the pool!  

Lyn Moreno

Club News:

Your board (Lyn Moreno, Jeanie Polak, Rick Veith, Joan Pierce, Phil Simpson, Jack Allison and Coach Terry) met on Wednesday September 8, 2021. Here are some of the highlights of that meeting.

Membership

Membership for the club runs October 1, 2021-Spetember 29, 2022. Dues remain at $20.00 for those under 85 years of age. Everyone will need to turn in a membership application.  More information was sent in a separate email today.

All Club Meeting and Awards:      Mark your calendar!!

October 20th at 4 pm in the East Ballroom at Mountain View will be our fall general meeting and All American Awards Ceremony. Please mark your calendar and plan to come to honor those swimmers who have achieved this prestigious designation. We will be reserving the East room afterwards for anyone who wants to share a celebratory toast or enjoy dinner together.

Practices

Coached practices begin the week of September 20. Coach Terry will put out more information in the next week with actual times and workouts, but tentatively, he is looking at 2 coached practices  Monday, Wednesday, Friday (7&8:30 am) and 3 coached practices Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays (7, 8:30, 9:50am). Please have your emergency information form on your swim bags. Forms are on our web sites and the plastic sleeves can be picked up from any coach.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Parties and get-togethers  

October 20, 2021          Fall General Meeting and Awards 4pm in Ballroom East, followed by gathering in East dining room.  

November 3, 2021,    5pm at the Activity Center – All club party!!

November 25, 2021      Thanksgiving morning – “Coach Terry’s Turkey tumble in the water” - fun activities and relays for the club members

January 15, 2022         2nd annual Jack Fritz Pentathlon   (date tentative)

February 2, 2022         2nd All club party – HOA 1 Activity Center  (confirmed date)

February 26, 2022        Intersquad Meet (with lunch at the pool afterwards)  (date tentative)

April, 2022                   All club meeting and Awards – date to be determined

Competitions (whole team efforts)

November 20-21  - Arizona Short Course Meters Championship (Ron Johnson)

End of January      Polar Bear Meet – (Usually the last weekend in January)

March 18, 19, 2022 Long Distance Meet – St Patty’s Day -– this is hopefully the one meet that we will host. We have a lot of work to do prior to make this happen! This is an all club effort and if someone doesn’t want to compete, there are opportunities to help before or during the event.

End of April          Short Course Yards championships (usually last weekend of April)

There may be other meets that individual swimmers will attend, but Coach Terry is hoping that the above 4 will be All-club efforts.

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Did you Know? And Thank You's!

1.  Congratulations and welcome back to Jeanie Polak as your Vice President. Thanks Jack Allison for filling in during her absence.

2.  Thank you to Candy Armstrong, Martha Takakoshi, and Molly Collins for taking the lead in the Alts program. (Adults learn to swim)

3.  Thank you to Carl Marriott, Allison Lehman, Theresa Ashton, Terry Heggy, Claire Guidas, Liz Stewart, Jeannie Polak, Jay Selnick, Mark Randall, and Lyn Moreno for volunteering to teach the “Let’s Swim Clinic” this October.

4.  This club is an all-volunteer organization which is why the dues remain so low. Please consider how you can contribute to the Club by volunteering on one of our committees. We need help with our community service activities; web master support, publicity, competition and Club activities volunteers. Please talk to any of the board members to find your place.

USMS News:

USMS membership:  We encourage all club members to join USMS.  $60.00 a year (January through December) provides you with

·  Informative Swimmer’s Magazine;

·  Online access to current swim information: on nutrition, technique, discounts; fitness and competitive events, and workout samples  and more;

·  Insurance

·  More information at USMS.org.

See you at the pool!  Your SaddleBrooke Swim Club Board