LA SWIM CLUB By Sandy White Last month, we shared the story of swimmer Sharon Swanson and her participation in the 2023 National Senior Games. In the entire 2023 National Games, there were 600 participants from Florida, and they won the medal count by earning 576 medals! Did you know that swimming is the best all-around exercise? One of the main benefits is that it uses quite a few arm, leg, stomach, and lower back muscles, while being easy on the joints. That is one of the reasons why some LA residents participate in some or all of our LA Swim Club activities. Others participate for general fitness; yet others are aiming for the Senior Games age group swim competition. Information can be found online at floridaseniorgames.com/sports. Some members participate in our 100-mile swim challenge, by virtually swimming to different areas of the state without leaving our pool. In addition to the fitness/health benefits, our members have raised money for Breast Cancer awareness, the pool lane markings, backstroke safety flags, the flowers around the pool deck, the clocks in the pool area, and some training equipment. They also plan to help at Lake Ashton’s Halloween haunted house. If you want to improve your fitness or if you want to become an adult competitor, come swim with our fun groups Mondays from 6 to 7 pm, Wednesdays from 1 to 2 pm, and Saturdays from 10 to 11 am. If you cannot attend our workout sessions, you are welcome to follow the printed workouts which are located in boxes in the hallway – one box contains the most recent workouts and the other contains recent past workouts. Contact Coach Sandy at sandyw1994@aol.com with any questions. SINGLES CLUB By Maureen Ziegler 34 LA Singles is a social group that plans activities for single residents. The group meets monthly on the first Sunday of the month at 2 pm in the Clubhouse Ballroom. In August, over 30 people attended the meeting. The group discussed future lunches, dinners, and other activities. (continued)
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