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6 Sacramento Masters swimmers competed at the Pacific Masters Kerry O'Brien SCM Championships on Oct. 7-8 in Walnut Creek! Major kudos go out to the 5 swimmers that participated at both Saturday and Sunday's events: Laura, Monica C., Nick, Val, and Jackson! Congratulations on all your times and team relays! These 5 swimmers were able to catapult SACMA to 6th place and 13th place for small teams and for all teams, respectively. The ladies once again excelled by placing consistently near the top within their brackets including a couple of...
We made our own stamps in Heather Hogan's Block Printing Workshop. I loved all the prints. So fun! This picture is Stephanie's block. Thank you Heather! Please check out her other workshops on tenaciousgoods.com
We had a group of 49 attend Yolo Basin Foundation's Bat Talk and Walk. It is a must see! We got up close to live bats and learned everything you need to know about bats. Then we took a drive to see the bats fly out at dusk. Amazing! To top off the night, we watched a falcon get a bat from the sky. Thank you Gary Funk for that awesome picture! Thank you to Corky Quirk and her team of volunteers for a wonderful tour.
A sunny Saturday on August 12th at Donner Lake with a sensible 69 ℃ water temperature made for a very nice 2.7-mile swim for SACMA’s 24 registered swimmers, second only to the event’s host team! Congratulations to all our swimmers for their hard-earned times and there’s always next year for achieving a new personal best. Notable mentions go to Laura Gonzalez Ospina, Stephanie Curtis, and Justin Lomas who each took a spot in the top 3 of their respective age group brackets. Congrats, everyone! Many of our swimmers have very...
Congratulations to the 27 swimmers who swam this morning at Lake Natoma! The range was 1 to 3.3 miles and then A LOT of food afterwards.
Here's what he had to say about it, I attended and competed in the World Police and Fire Games in Winnipeg, MB, Canada from July 28th to August 6th. I was inducted into the WP&FG Hall of Fame during the Opening Ceremonies. I've totaled 19 Gold, 15 Silver, and 18 Bronze medals over 11 WP&FG since 1997. I've set 16 records with 3 still standing. This year in Winnipeg, I won the Gold in the 100M Fly, Silver in the 50M Fly, and the Bronze in the 100M Breast, 50M...
Congratulations to Nick Barajas, Mary Buford, Laura Gonzalez, and Jackson Boyle for participating in the Pacific Masters Long Course Championship in Novato at Marin College on July 21-23 2023. SACMA placed 10th out of 36 small teams! All four swimmers swam exceptionally well. Big shout out for second place finish in Mixed Medley Relay and first place finish in the mixed free relay! Great job! Bonus pic is of me and Olympic swimmer, Nathan Adrian. Looking forward to participating again next year. Story and pics by Nick Barajas
On June 24th, we enjoyed food trucks, beer, and hometown pride. Sac Republic Soccer team beats San Antonio 3-1. We had the lead early on when we scored a penalty shot. Then we had another goal before halftime. San Antonio scored one in the second half but then 2 of their players were ejected near the end of the game. We finished the game with one more penalty shot into the goal. What an exciting game!
Sacramento was well represented by 12 swimmers at the Lake Berryessa race on Saturday, 06/03! Clear skies and temperatures in the high 80's made for a very cool and refreshing swim. This event marked the first open water race of 2023 for most of us as well as some other notable firsts. This was Val's FIRST-EVER open water swim event and she knocked it out of the park! She indicated that she would want to do more in the future. Saturday's race was also Monica Carter's first open water race...
