Articles with the Tag: Mission Valley Aquatics
GREAT FALLS – The Lake Monsters made a splash at the Montana State B-C Short Course Championships last weekend and will send seven to the State Championship meet March 6-8. The B-C meet gave athletes that have not qualified with a “BB” time or faster in previous meets the opportuni...
POLSON — Mission Valley Aquatics will host this year’s Montana Masters State Championship event March 21-22. This two-day meet is the one and only masters specific swim meet in Montana, and despite the “championship” title, it’s a fun and participation-oriented event in which sw...
News from Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — Familiar friends as well as new faces gathered at the Greater Polson Community Foundation’s 6th annual Passion for Polson Celebration: Viva Polson on Saturday, Aug. 16. Guests were treated to beautiful gardens and a sunset Mis...
News from Lake Monsters Swim Team POLSON — Mission Valley’s newest athletic team is making some big waves in the swimming world. Formed last November, the Lake Monsters Swim Team recently had two qualifiers compete in the Montana Long Course State Championships in late July. Swimmers 8-year...
POLSON — Despite heavy winds and a rainstorm on Friday, the course for Water Daze on Aug. 2 was calm, according to Mark Johnston, Mission Valley Aquatics. Ali Bronsdon, Mission Valley Aquatics director, said she was glad the water was calm because many swim team members were swimming the one-mile ra...
POLSON — Soaking wet kids carried containers of water and manned the hose on the Mission Valley Aquatic Center’s lawn July 3, as adults visited in the shade of a myriad of colorful umbrellas. The MVAC was celebrating its one-year anniversary with an ice-cream social fundraiser. “This ...
POLSON — “Movement is the best medicine,” Katie Levine said. Levine is the programs coordinator for the Arthritis Foundation, based out of the Missoula office. Diagnosed with arthritis herself, Levine and Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Program Trainer Gina VanVoorhies were ...
With the opening of the Mission Valley Aquatic Center came summer swim lessons, and with those lessons a budding USA swim team. Under the guidance of swim coach Mark Johnston and assistants Dana Johnston and Jeff Smith, the Lake Monsters are well on their way to making a splash on the USA swim circu...
POLSON — Voters will select two board members for the Mission Valley Aquatic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Candidates Judy Fast Carte, Carole Olson and Cheryl Wolfe were asked why they are seeking a position on the MVA board. Judy Fast Carte is retired and loves to swim. She said she wishes th...
POLSON — With Flathead Lake water temperature in the lower 70s, many Water Daze swimmers opted for a wetsuit, but not Kathy Guinn. Guinn, from Idaho, swims without a wetsuit and enjoys the cool water. She grew up in northern California, used to colder water, but her cut-off temperature is 60 degrees...
