MUD SHARKS Masters

CONGRATULATIONS, ROLLING HILLS MUD SHARKS!

Fourteen members of the Rolling Hills Masters swim team scored high points at a recent championship meet in Walnut Creek. The meet was the championship held October 14, 15, & 16th. The Mud Sharks placed 6th over all in a field of 48 teams, winning a total of 144 points.

Vanessa Ruppert place first, overall in her age group 30-35 years. This was her second meet since college.

The 60 plus relay team of Don Soroka (79), Marty Barry (79(, Don Pierce (66) and Maggie Tevis (63) won a coveted 1st place.

Don Miller swam a 27 second split as a lead off swimmer in a mens 200 free relay. This was his first meet since high school 35 years ago.

It was an exciting swim meet and everyone worked hard both swimming and cheering for our teammates.

We welcome you to come join Northern Marin’s oldest, most successful, and FUN Masters Swim Team, the Rolling Hills Mud Sharks. For 20 years we have encouraged the competitive swimmer to achieve best times through challenging workouts, the latest technique enhancements, and the support of your teammates… all under the guidance of our award-winning Head Coach, Sharlene van Boer.

You are invited to join the team if you are able to swim all four strokes, able to do a flip turn and swim workouts of 2500-3000 yards. These are intense sessions intended to bring out the best in each athlete.

Because of the unique nature of our team, we have set age-group World Records, Pacific Master’s records, national top ten times and top team finishes at the regional meets. Our Head Coach, Sharlene van Boer, has also received the distinguished Coach of the Year award from Pacific Masters.

If you are interested, contact Board President, Eric Sutton-Beattie at 415.893.0211 or sutton-beattie@comcast.net or Head Coach, Sharlene VanBoer, at 415.892.9087 or svanboer@aol.com. You may also visit the Rolling Hills Mud Sharks independent website at www.rhmudsharks.org >

Those who are interested but cannot meet the requirements are invited to join our related programs at the Club: Swim Fit and Swim a Mile, both of which are coached by Mud Sharks, as well as individual lessons available through the Club.

WORKOUT SCHEDULE
MORNING PRACTICES:
Tue & Thu | 5:30am to 6:45am
Mon, Wed, Fri | 10:00am to 11:15am
Saturday | 8am to 9am
EVENING PRACTICES:
Mon & Wed | 6:30pm to 7:45pm

We encourage members to attend several team-effort regional swim meets from February through October, as well as to participate in the many open water swims from May to September.