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In the News this Month:
Valid through May 1, 2009:
The Instructional Pool at Burgess Park is now enclosed by an Air Dome. After two years of hard work and final inspections by the San Mateo Health Department, the City of Menlo Park Fire Protection District and the City of Menlo Park Building Department, Menlo Swim and Sport passed our last inspection on Friday, January 9, 2009. We re-opened the Instructional Pool to the public on Saturday, January 10, 2009 for Open Swimming. Background The Air Dome is simply a fabric material that encloses the pool and is supported by air pressure that is forced in to keep the dome shape intact. A wire cable is attached the bottom of the dome. The wire is then attached to eye bolts that are anchored into the pool deck. We plan on having the Air Dome over the pool for twenty weeks a year during the coldest, wettest weather, coinciding with our Winter and Spring 1 sessions. The Air Dome will conserve energy which in turn helps our environment. The Air Dome will also offer protection from the cold winter weather for the children who attend swimming lessons and Open Swimming and for the senior community who swim laps and do water aerobics. We would like to thank you for your support, encouragement and patience while the Instructional Pool was closed over the Christmas and New Year holidays. We hope you enjoy the Air Dome as much as we do!
Menlo Swim and Sport would like to thank everyone who participated in this past holiday season’s Family Giving Tree project. The generosity of you, our community helped raise several hundred dollars in donations and we collected over 75 gifts for children, adolescents and seniors. Thank you for thinking of the less fortunate this past holiday season.
The Mavens water polo team will be hosting an open scrimmage on Friday, February 6, 2009 from 7-8pm. The scrimmage is open to adult men and women of all abilities. Each participant will need a USA Water Polo membership in order to play in the open scrimmages. If you go to the USA Water Polo website www.usawaterpolo.org, you can sign up for a three month membership. Please bring proof of registration to the scrimmage. Alternately, you can sign on for a free one-week trial membership on the pool deck with the coach the night of the event. The drop-in fee is $5.00 which is to be paid to the coach. >more
The Spring 1 Session will start on January 26 and go through April 3, 2009. We are happy to now introduce the improved Mavericks program! Mavericks Level I program will provide a comfortable and supportive transition from Swim School into the Mavericks program. The Mavericks Level I program will be limited to twelve swimmers for each day, practice will be held Tuesday and Thursday from 4:15 - 5:00pm. Coach Audrey Ryder will employ her patient and nurturing characteristics to open the world of swimming to these budding aquatic individuals. The program will be kept small to offer a high level of coach to swimmer feedback and interaction in a low stress and comfortable environment. Mavericks Level II (formerly Junior Mavericks) will be held Monday through Thursday from 5:00 to 5:45pm. Coach Nancy Lewis is primed to shape and mold the Mavericks Level II participants into confident and competent swimmers. Mavericks Level III (formerly Mavericks) will be held Monday through Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30pm. Coach Allen Varner is anxious to continue the fine tuning of swimming fundamentals. >more
We are happy to announce the hiring of Katie Ferguson as our newest coach to the Junior Team. Coach Katie, along with Coach Cindy, Coach Michele and Coach Sally are ready and excited to start the Spring 1 Session that will start on January 26 and go through April 3, 2009. We have also added have a couple new changes to the schedule and format of the Junior Team. The team is now divided into three levels based on age and ability. All levels work out at the same time, but have level-appropriate coaching and activities. Also, each sport will now have a corresponding day. Level 1: 8 years old and under Level 2: 12 years old and under Level 3: 16 years old and under Running and Strength will be on Mondays from 4:00 – 5:15pm.
Serving for two Ingredients:
Directions: Peel the trim off the citrus fruit, cut each slice in half. Slice the strawberries into thin pieces. Peel and slice the bananas. Toss all the fruit in a mixing bowl. Add the vanilla bean, yogurt and honey. Mix the fruit and flavored ingredients. Separate the fruit salad mixture into two bowls. Add granola and almond for additional topping taste and texture. Enjoy a healthy snack!
You have received this newsletter because you have participated in or inquired about programs with Menlo Swim and Sport, including Team Sheeper and Menlo Masters. Let us know what you think.
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MENLO MASTERS Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Killer Quad Series. The Killer Quad series started on Halloween with a one hour swim, then a 50 x 100 yard swim (3 miles) on Thanksgiving, then a 75 x 100 yard swim on Christmas Eve, ending with a New Year’s Day swim of 100 x 100 yard swim. TRIATHLON
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