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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...
Winter is over! Team SACMA enjoying drinks, mediterranean food, Broken Compass Bluegrass music, and nice weather outside at Sac Yard in East Sacramento.
Congratulations to the nearly 2,500 swimmers who competed in the 2023 USMS Spring National Championship at the beautiful Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, California! 3 SACMA swimmers from our sister club, Rio del Oro, participated at Nationals, including Lynden De Shane, Casper Howland, and Jeff Shevlin. Each swam 4-5 races. Lynden scored third place in the 200 breaststroke which gave the team 8 points! Jeff said, "I swam my fastest times in the past three years, thanks to the Sac Masters coaches at Rio del Oro." Lynden said, I didn't...
I am excited to announce Pacific Masters Swimming's Coach of the Year is our very own Andrew Brenan! Congratulations for all your hard work through out the years especially last year! You deserve the award and I'm so glad PMS agrees. We love you, Andy!
What a beautiful day in Hidden Falls Regional Park! We leisurely hiked about 4 miles. Great views of the falls and the canyon! Can't wait to return. Afterwards, we ate fresh sandwiches and salads at Garden of Eatn. Yum!
Last day in March we were fortunate to have a bluebird day at Heavenly. Some wind at the top but overall the weather was just right. The views of blue Lake Tahoe are stunning. Despite it being a holiday, it was not crowded. Thank you for fun day in the snow!
Last weekend in March, we hosted our 50th Pentathlon at North Natomas Aquatic Complex. The Pentathlon consisted of 5 races; 100 yd Fly, 100 yd Back, 100 yd Breast, 100 yd Free, and the 200 yd Individual medley. The person with the lowest combined time wins a towel! In addition, there were relays. Thank you to everyone who participated including the meet directors, swimmers, officials, announcers, timers, and the other volunteers setting up and taking down the meet, working the snack bar and registration. You made the meet a success!...
