Phase 1 Water Aerobics are in full swing! Arizona heat is here, and there’s no better way to exercise and stay cool than in the water!
August 2023, Sports
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Tag: swimming
Sports, January 2022
Al Worth: Life in the Swim Lane
Mornings at the Fitness Center lap pool are distinct with the sound of the pool water cut by a swimmer and his breath as he completes his daily mile swim. Al Worth is a longtime resident of IronOaks. Twenty-three years ago when he moved in and his key entered the lock, he also found the…
Generals, February 2018
Senior Olympic Swim Relays
Ken McKin The 2018 Arizona Senior Olympics Swim Relays will be held at Kino Aquatics Center, 848 N. Horne, Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday, March 11. USMS Sanctioned Events: 200-, 400-, 800-yard Freestyle Relay; Men, Women, Mixed 200-, 400-yard Medley Relay; Men, Women, Mixed Strictly Fun Events: 200-yard Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly; Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Relays…
Sports, June 2017
Sun Lakes Swimmers medal at US Masters National Swim Meet
Between April 27 and April 30, 2017, 2600+ swimmers gathered at Riverside, California, to compete in the semi-annual U.S. Masters National Swim Meet. Local participants walked away with 12 golds, 9 silvers and one lonely fifth place.
Features, October 2015
Sun Lakes resident completes Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim
Gary Vacin Sun Lakes resident Gary Sanford successfully completed the 1.5 mile Alcatraz Sharkfest swim from the former federal prison in San Francisco Bay to the shore at the Aquatic Club in San Francisco on August 8. Sanford completed the swim in 47:30.08 minutes. That placed the 62-year-old in the top half of 598 swimmers…
Sports, June 2015
Sun Lakers dominate at Arizona State swim event
Al Worth and Ken McKinney came away with 23 first places and three second places; yes, that’s correct – 23 first places. Chew on that Michael Phelps. Both have been swimming in national and local swim meets for over 10 years and this is the best year for each of them thus far. The Arizona…