City of Mesa Figure Competition: June 16

City of Mesa Figures - Week 1

Kid's Celebrate Magazine highlights Desert Dolphin!

One of our athletes, Olivia Ekberg, was featured in the June issue of Kids Celebrate, a magazine all about kids and written by kids!

Check out the article about Olivia and the team!

Fitness Works Fundraising Under Way!

Back by popular demand! 

The Arizona Desert Dolphins are selling 3 month passes to Fitness Works for only $20!!

Better yet: each girl gets 50% of her total sales!

The sale is going through June 12th, and passes must be redemed by purhcasers by August 22nd!

So get out there and start selling!

It's a great deal no one wants to pass up!!

Good Luck!

Clean Eating!

This website/magazine is excellent!

If you've been wondering.....what can I eat to help my performance?

This is the place to look!

The meal plans show you how to up your protein (over 100 grams a day) without supplements!

The recipes are quick and have no processed ingredients.

Check it out, I'd subscribe if I were you!

I'd LOVE it if the whole team ate exactly like this, we'd be in rocking good shape and feel so good!!!

Watershow Recap

We had a FABULOUS Watershow on May 2!!! We had a crowd of almost 400, the weather was great, and the swimmers were awesome! Our basket auction and raffle raised a bunch of money for the team, and most of us enjoyed a yummy dinner made by the outstanding food committee. Here are some pictures of the festivities:

Thanks to everyone who helped make the night such a success!

Watershow Video

The video of the Watershow is currently in production and will be available next week! See a coach for more details.

Upcoming Synchro Events.... you won't want to miss!

Pool Location Change: Monday and Tuesday May 11 and 12: Practice has been moved to Taylor Pool: on 32nd St. (between Lindsay and Val Vista)and between Southern and Broadway
May 15-16th: Regionals at Carson Pool in Mesa. Come cheer on your team mates No Practice Saturday May 16th.
No Practice Memorial Day: except for National Qualifiers.
Practice Day Change: Starting Wed. May 27th we will begin practicing at Taylor pool from 6:00-8:00 for the Rec Team, and 6:00-8:30 for the Competitive Team. Practices will be on Mondays and Wednesdays until the end of the season.
Synchro Divas Summer Camp begins: Wednesday May 27th
Last Day of Practice: Wed. June 17th. (Except for National qualifiers)
Grand Canyon State Games: (last competition of the year) June 19-20th at Kino Pool in Mesa.
End of the Year party: Monday June 22nd, 7:00-9:00 pm, at Brimhall Pool. It's a pool party for the whole family!!

Check out the Watershow Raffle!

Check out what you could win in our Awesome Raffle!!! Make sure to tell all your friends and encourage them to buy raffle tickets. They do not need to be present to win, as long as someone they know can pick it up for them. First raffle drawing will begin at 5:15.

Category #1 "Handmade Quilt"
Full size quilt in AZD colors (lime green, white and black)

Category #2 "Meals & Sweets"
Fry’s Grocery Store - $20 Gift Card
My Big Fat Greek Restaurant - $25 Gift Card
Nielsen’s Frozen Custard – “Concrete” (2)*
PF Changs Appetizer & TGIFridays Appetizer (4)*
Paradise Bakery - $25 Gift Card
Red Robin - $25 Gift Card
Rubio’s Meal Card

Category #3 "Family Fun"
Brunswick Bowling – 1 hour pass for 5 bowlers
Skateland - 2 Admissions & $5 Gift Certificate
Skateland - 3 Admissions & $5 Gift Certificate
Skateland – Birthday Party Package ($100 value)
Amazing Jakes – $25 Gift Card
Stratum Laser Tag – 2 Free Games (2)*
Rockin’ R Ranch – 1 Adult Meal & Show
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium – 2 Kids Passes (3)*
Phoenix Art Museum- 2 Guest Passes
Home Movie Night Pack (2 DVDs, $15 Blockbuster GC, Popcorn & Candy) (2)*
Bounce U – 2 Open Bounce Session passes (2)*
Harkins Cup & 2 Movie Tickets (2)*

Category #4 "Golf"
Desert Sands Golf Course – Round of Golf for 2 with Cart
Arizona Golf Resort – Buy one get one free
Superstition Springs Golf Course – Buy one get one free (6)*

Category #5 "Car Wash"
Classic Car Spa – Free Supreme Wash (includes complete interior & exterior dressing, triple foam wax, Teflon double bond finish, complete tire dressing, & air freshener) a $25 value (5)*

Category #6 "Ladies Corner"
Foot Care bag with Lady Foot Locker $25 Gift Card, Socks & Lotion
“Sentsy” Candle Set
7”X7” Scrapbook set with Album
Ulta Bath Set
Heavenly Love Bath Set

* The number in parentheses denotes the number of that item we have. (ie we have 2 Harkins cups with tickets & we will raffle them off separately)

Wall-e-pop girls at The Carson meet

Macey and Hannah duet partners.

Wall-e-pop girls.

Tucson meet

Great job to Wall-e-pop girls here you are in your deck formation!!!

Annual Watershow!!

Please join us for our Annual Watershow, dinner and silent auction on May 2, 2009. All proceeds benefit the Arizona Desert Dolphins in support of our synchronized swimming goals and education.

Dinner and Silent Auction begin at 5:00 pm.

Show begins at 6:00 pm.

Brimhall Aquatic Complex

4949 E. Southern Ave., Mesa

Dinner and show: $10

Show only: $5

Raffle tickets: $2 each or 3 for $5

To purchase tickets please see a member of the team, or contact us (see contact info on sidebar). Show and raffle tickets will also be available at the door.

We have many wonderful items donated for the Silent Auction as well as the raffle. Check back often for updates! See you at the show!!

West Zones

Seven members of the Desert Dolphins traveled to Northern California for West Zones in March.
They had a good time and swam well.

Cactus Classic Awards Photos

Thanks to Jordyn Hurley's family for sending in some photos of our Cactus Classic Awards Ceremony!

Cactus Classic Professional Action Shots

Hey! If anyone's looking for the actions shots from the meet this weekend. Here's the link for the professional photographer. 

www.sportseye.com

There are some pretty good ones!

Enjoy.

Cactus Classic Meet Results!

Here are the routine results for the 2009 Cactus Classic Invitational

Trios

9-10 Age Group Trio

3rd Place: Jenna Nichols, mcKenzie Phelps, Jordyn Hurley

4th Place: Nickelle Haynes, Daisy Wax, Brynly Williams

11-12 Age Group Trio

1st Place: Olivia Ekberg, Shannon Chott, Emily Cluff

6th Place: Alejandra Payan, Ashlynn Ely, Star Dujnic

9th Place: Claire Eustace, Melissa Royer, Olivia Larsen

13-15 Age Group Trio

7th Place: Bethany Adair, Vanessa Bodrero, Justine Horne

16-17 Age Group Trio

6th Place: Jennifer Kurtz, Haley Kurtz, Alexandra Metcalf

8 & Under Age Group Duet

1st Place Nickelle Haynes, Jenna Nichols

9-10 Age Group Duet

6th Place: Addisyn Nichols, Jordyn Hurley

7th Place: Daisy Wax, Brynly Williams

11-12 Age Group Duet

3rd Place: Shannon Chott,  Emily Cluff

6th Place: Alejandra Payan, Ashlynn Ely

9th Place: Macey Beecroft, Hannah Manis

14th Place: Claire Eustace, Olivia Larson

15th Place: Olivia Frey, Melissa Royer

13-15 Age Group Duet

4th Place: Kaylee Bowman, Olivia Ekberg

16-17 Age Group Duet

8th Place: Haley Kurtz, Alexandra Metcalf

9th Place: Kai Bowen, Renee Layja

10th Place: Marisa Cluff, Kelcie Formanack

11th Place: Lindsay Boizelle, Nicole Grimes

18-19 Age Group Duet

5th Place: Scarlett DeLaney

Solos

13-15 Intermediate Solo

1st Place: Tania Castenada

8 & Under Age Group Solo

1st Place: Nickelle Haynes

9-10 Age Group Solo

3rd Place: Addisyn Nichols

11-12 Age Group Solo

6th Place: Star Dujnic

13-15 Age Group Solo

3rd Place: Kaylee Bowman

Teams

9-10 Intermediate Teams

1st Place: Larissa Zeigler, Mia McClory, Delany Wiley, Amber DiDomenico, Myka Lance

3rd Place: Haylee Haynes, Alexis Doucet, Lexie Phelps, Taylor Price, Diana Pelestor, Kiara Pelestor

11-12 Intermediate Teams

1st Place: Savannah Davis, Jena Bowman, Ashlyn DiDomenico, Savannah Dickerson, Michelle Correa

3rd Place: Breckyn Anderson, Jenna Formanck, Olivia Frey, Melissa, Royer, Claire Eustace, Olivia Larsen

9-10 Age Group Teams

2nd Place: Jenna Nichols, Daisy Wax, Brynly Williams, Addisyn Nichols, McKenzie Phelps, Jordyn Hurley, Ella Bowman, Claire Wallentine

11-12 Age Group Teams

1st Place: Olivia Ekberg, Alejandra Payan, Macey Beecroft, Ashlynn Ely, Shannon Chott, Star Dujnic, Emily Cluff, Hannah Manis

13-15 Age Group Teams

5th Place: Bethany Adair, Vanessa Bodrero, Kaylee Bowman, Nicole Grimes, Holly Grimes, Justine Horne, Renee Layja, Bailey Sien

16-17 Age Group Teams 

5th Place: Lindsay Boizelle, Kai Bowen, Marisa Cluff, Kelcie Formanack

18-19 Age Group Teams

3rd Place: Scarlett DeLaney, Jennifer Kurtz, Haley Kurtz, Alexandra Metcalf

Great Job Desert Dolphins!!

Cactus Classic.
The 3 Desert Dolphins 9-10 age group duets. Good job girls!

Knoxing 101

Click below for an informative video on knoxing hair.

Daddy Daughter Night

We had a great time with all the Desert Dolphin Dads last night. Here's a video:

London's Run Update

Hey Desert Dolphins: I wanted to pass along this thank you letter on behalf of London's Family for participation in the run.

Thanks to all of you for your support at London's Run. It was a perfect morning, and we had an awesome turnout!

It was an incredible day, filled with common people doing uncommon things. As I ran the 10k, I found myself getting choked up to look out across the beautiful farm fields and see hundreds of you running for this common cause. If you ran, did you see those horses at the beginning of the race? They wanted to run along with us! It was as if they knew that this run was something special. It was something greater than just a bunch of people jogging. 

The thing I love most about London's Run is that it reminds me that with all the bad news in the world - there is still good news. There are still good people willing to help others. There are still good people who are willing to go above and beyond, or try something new, just to help out others. 

If London and her family have shown us anything, it is that it is possible to take negative life experiences and make them positive. It is all about our attitude, and our resolve. Turning the frown upside down doesn't happen overnight, it is a journey, that we take one step at a time. And we make that journey together. 

I hope you all keep running, and that we will see you again next year! ~~ Dave Haynes