Menlo Swim & Sport Blog
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.
Meet the Staff: Caroline Hodes
Gudrun Enger / January 22, 2015
Meet Caroline Hodes, a lifeguard at Menlo Swim and Sport!
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…
Our Dog Rudy
Steve Marra / 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…
Swim and Run
Steve Marra / 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…
I need help! Mayday
Steve Marra / 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.
Water Polo on the Mind
Brenda Villa / 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…
Slave to the Machine
Ian Hersey / 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” –
Going to the doctor
Gudrun Enger / November 11, 2014
A year ago, our 17 year old Team USA competitive swimmer daughter Kate, was hospitalized at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in the CardioVascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU).