Menlo Swim & Sport Blog

Mar 13 Noon: Last Call for Cans, February Can-DONE!

Mar 13 Noon: Last Call for Cans, February Can-DONE!

anonymous  /  March 2, 2015

Now that we’ve got those February yards built into our base fitness, it’s time to bring in the “cans.” One item for every 2000 yards you swam in February – donations to the Menlo Park Senior Center lunch program…

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Meet the Staff: Camila Guevara

Meet the Staff: Camila Guevara

anonymous  /  January 29, 2015

Meet Camila Guevara, a swim instructor at Menlo Swim School!

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Work Smarter, Not Harder

Work Smarter, Not Harder

anonymous  /  January 27, 2015

About six months ago I made the decision to attempt the selection program for a particular military Special Operations program that requires a daunting amount of swimming.

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February Can Do is here!

February Can Do is here!

anonymous  /  January 18, 2015

It’s February! Time for the Menlo Masters February Can Do tradition. Through February, team members will aim to swim maximum yardage, with awards for reaching 50,000yds, 100,000yds and 100 miles…

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Our Dog Rudy

Our Dog Rudy

anonymous  /  January 13, 2015

Rudy is our 6 year old Black Labrador and in real life he is a cartoon character. He is a wonderful dog and is like a son to me which is nice since I am the token male in our family of a wife and 2 daughters…

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Swim and Run

Swim and Run

anonymous  /  January 6, 2015

Being a swim instructor at Menlo Swim and Sport sort of implies I like to swim and I do. I also like to run, I especially like to run long distances like half marathons and marathons and I really like ultra marathons…

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Guilty!

Guilty!

anonymous  /  December 16, 2014

Scene One: 10:00pm a school night, at home

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I need help! Mayday

I need help! Mayday

anonymous  /  December 9, 2014

I teach lots of Waterbaby classes, you know who I am, I’m the Dad with 2 daughters, one of whom is 17 and the other is 13 and I’m struggling.

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Water Polo on the Mind

Water Polo on the Mind

anonymous  /  December 4, 2014

I’m a big believer that you can improve your water polo game by watching as much water polo as possible. The fall is a great time for young water polo players to watch local collegiate teams and local high school teams compete…

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Slave to the Machine

Slave to the Machine

anonymous  /  November 13, 2014

Talk to me for 2 minutes about bike training and you’ll find out that I’m a big proponent of the power meter. Power is independent of conditions (wind speed and direction, temperature, gradient) – “watts are watts” –

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