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Saddlebrooke Swim club wins 2024 state championship
On April 20 and 21, 2024, the Saddlebrooke Swim Club hosted the 2024 Arizona LMSC SCY State Championship at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center.
Once again, SaddleBrooke Masters reigns as Arizona State Champions!
It was truly a team effort that included the 37 swimmers who competed in the meet as well as many amazing volunteers and organizers who made the meet a delightful experience for everyone involved.
Highlights include:
- Saddlebrooke Swim Club finished first in the Large Teams Division with 1523 points. The second place team received 853 points.
- Four SaddleBrooke swimmers won High Point awards in their age groups:
- Ke Wang (M 65 - 69)
- Lyn Moreno (W 75 - 79)
- Jim Spiegel (M 75 - 79)
- Arlyn Melcher (M 90 - 94)
- Saddlebrooke swimmers won 68 gold medals, 40 silver medals and 39 bronze medals.
- Women's relay 400 freestyle relay team (below) took Gold and were named All-American as National Champions.
Many thanks to the Swim Club's coaches who devoted much time and energy getting the swimmers in peak condition at just the right time!
women's 1st place relay team named all-american
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay Team not only took the gold at AZ State Championship, they were designated All-American for having the number 1 time in the nation for the 2023-2024 season! Congratulations Molly, Allison, Noelle and Julie! Good job, ladies!
Saddlebrooke Swim Club wins 2024 polar bear meet
Freestyle
breast stroke
Backstroke
Twenty-five members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club (SBSC) participated in the 2024 32nd Annual Polar Bear Meet held on February 4 at the University of Arizona Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
Molly - where are your goggles??
Backstroke
breast stroke
Backstroke
Seventeen teams participated in the Polar Bear Meet coming from as far away as New England.
The SaddleBrooke women earned first place in the team competition while twelve SBSC women won one or more individual events.
breast stroke
breast stroke
breast stroke
After a cool start to the morning, the sun warmed the pool and deck nicely.
Team members shared food and laughs while encouraging and cheering one another on.
This meet was a helpful measure of progress as swimmers prepare for the State Meet in April.
butterfly
breast stroke
breast stroke
The SaddleBrooke men also won first place in the team competition, earning more than twice as many points as the second place men's team.Twelve SBSC men won one or more individual events.
Congratulations to all SBSC swimmers and coaches!
Third Annual Glen Peterson Aquatic Festival
What a fantastic day at our own DesertView Pool! We had great weather, twenty-eight enthusiastic swimmers and a bunch of cheerful and hard-working volunteers - all coming together to celebrate swimming in honor of the memory of Glen Peterson.
swimming with toys
Peggy was happy to compete with fins! And socks??
Kickboard challenges included "surfing" and kicking against one another face-to-face with a kickboard in the middle. Kathie Dinges quickly forced yours truly to the wall using her powerful breast stroke kick.
dryland challenge
Several swimmers held the plank position for the two-minute challenge.
Seven members of the club scored extra points for "planking" a full five minutes.
Julie Adamen and Paige Szajnuk provided a welcome distraction by singing "God Bless America" and the National Anthem (Plankers joined in as they were able. ;-).
easter fun in the sun!
Grandkids Day Easter Egg Hunt
Excited children’s laughter filled the air on the Saturday morning before Easter during the annual Grandkids' Easter egg hunt, organized by the Saddlebrooke HOA2’s Fitness, Wellness, and Recreation Committee and hosted by the Saddlebrooke Swim Club. This year, over 50 grandchildren of residents and staff participated in the event held on the grass outside the Mountain View Bar and Grill.
While their teammates hid eggs and dollar bills in the grass, Saddlebrooke Swim Club members entertained early arrivals in the Clubhouse. The children were then gathered to begin the hunt.
The children were divided into two groups: kindergarteners and preschoolers hunted first at 10 a.m., followed by first through third graders at 11 a.m. The plastic eggs filled with candy and the hidden dollar bills were generously donated by Swim Club members, who have hosted this event for the past 10 years.
If you have young grandchildren visiting during Easter weekend, don’t miss this fun event next year!