Pusch Ridge Pirates
Coached and Operated by Stan Valacer
Oro Valley Municipal Pool Senior State Meet OFFICIALS NEEDED! ATTENTION ALL SWIMMERS AND PARENTS!
Located at James D. Kriegh Park
23 West Calle Concordia, Oro Valley, Arizona 85704
(520) 297-5279
The Oro Valley Municipal Pool is a heated outdoor Olympic size swimming pool where we train both long and short course.
Our next meet is the Senior State on July 9-12, 2009 at the Litchfield YMCA in Goodyear, AZ. This meet is for swimmer age 15 and older. Please let Coach Stan know if you plan to attend. The Best Western Phoenix Goodyear Inn located in Goodyear has offered a rate of $49.00 a night for anyone interested. You need to call them and ask for the Pusch Ridge Pirates team rate. This rate is for a room with 2 queen beds or 1 king. A continental breakfast is include (1 "hot" item will be served as well each day). Here is the website for the hotel.
New Calendar Page
A new Calendar page has been added to the website. It is in it's initial stages right now with upcoming meets being listed. More will be added. In the very near future we hope to add other important information to assist swimmers and their parents. The calendar is printable. Please let us know what you think of this new feature.
Sparky Invite
The Sparky Invite was a great meet for Pirates swimmers with almost everyone setting new personal best times or getting needed Q times. The weather was a bit cooler then expected which was a big plus. Overall, this was a very respectable meet for us. Here are the results.
Southwest Invitational
The Southwest Invitational was a great success for the Pirates. Most swimmers had a least one time drop and several achieved state or Far Western qualifying times. We more than held our own against the best competition we may face in our state all season. Way to go Pirates! Here are the Age Group results. Here are the Senior results.
Upcoming Meets
Mark your calendars for these upcoming meets:
Age Group State Meet - July 23-26th
Far Western Meet - July 29-August 2nd
La Jolla Meet
15 Pirates swimmers traveled to La Jolla, California May 29-31 to participate in the North Coast Aquatics A/B All Ages Meet. Despite the unusually cold and rainy weather, they had great swims and tons of fun, too! Ask them about it, I am sure they will have many funny stories to tell.
Still considering becoming a swimming official? It is not too late! Talk to Coach Stan if you are interested. We need you to be involved.
The coaches ask that you limit questions to them to before or after practice. Talking to the coaches during practice takes them away from the swimmers in the pool. They want to give the swimmers they are coaching as much attention as possible. Coach Stan can also be reached by telephone or email. Thank you for your cooperation.
Kristi has been great in sending out an email updating us on Pirates news. The team has added so many new families that some of you maybe are being missed. If you have not been receiving the updates, send Kristi your email address so that she can add you to her list. Kristi's address is Kbolin5@yahoo.com. Thanks Kristi for all your hard work!