Toys For Tots Time!

Its Toys For Tots Time! Please help us collect new toys for families in need. We hope to have the box filled soon. The Marines will be collecting the toys on December 10th in order to have time to distribute them to families before Christmas.

Thank you!

Thank you!

A big, giant thank you to all our families for helping us support the Middleton Outreach Ministry by donating food and clothing items! Our Halloween party was a great success because of your generosity! The barrels were over flowing with donations.

And a big, giant CONGRATULATIONS to all our swimmers who participated in the Swim West Olympics! We had a wonderful turn out and we're all so proud of how much you've accomplished in lessons.

Next year we'll planning an even bigger and better Halloween party for our families, after having so much fun this year!

Thank you!

Trick or Treat At The Vilas Zoo

What a beautiful day for Halloween fun at the Henry Vilas Zoo! It was fun to see everyone dressed up in costume and enjoying the animals! A big thanks to Todd for being our Tigger!

Swim West Olympics & Pool Party!

Chicago may have lost out, but we haven't! We are so excited to be getting ready for our Swim West Olympics! On November 1st, all Swim West students are invited to show us their best, demonstrating what they've learned in class, during our own Olympic Swim Meet, where every swimmer in a winner! Ally is ready and signed up. Are you?

We'll also have a family fun, Halloween themed, pool party after the swim meet. Some of the fun includes, pumpkin painting, a scavenger hunt, a crazy maze and a not too spooky, haunted forest! A picnic lunch will be available for only $2.00 a person.

We're also hoping you'll join us in supporting the Middleton Outreach Ministry. Bring two non perishable food items per person, and admission to our Halloween Pool Party is on us!

So don't put away that Halloween costume after the 31st. Wear it to Swim West on November 1st, noon to 5:00pm, and join us for a memorable afternoon of family fun!

Above and Beyond The Call!

Thank you to our wonderful families for taking the time to share feedback with our staff! We've received some heartfelt reviews on our efforts to bring you the best swimming experience, and we really appreciate knowing how we're doing! Here's a sample of how our staff has been working "Above and Beyond The Call."

Joel - "Awesome! Joel is great with our daughter! She's very shy with male teachers but LOVES Joel! He's patient, very good at teaching and gets her to do things she normally is hesitant to do! Thank you!"

Nicole - "Nicole does a great job of keeping the girls focused on learning while still having lots of fun. Our girls have made huge strides this session."

Jake - "Jake does a great job of keeping a hard work-out while being silly with the boys. Thanks so much!"

Stef - "Thank you so much for being so nice and helping our daughter! You are great! We are always happy to leave our daughter in the water with Stef. We love having her for our teacher!"

Dawn - "Dawn helped to schedule make up classes for not one, but two kids simultaneously. She had to look through multiple timings on multiply days patiently to make it work. Thank you so much!

Top Notch Teacher: Joel Ondercin

Congratulations Joel!

Top Notch Teacher: Joel Ondercin

Congratulations To Our Swimmer Of The Week!

Way to go Marilyn! Great job!

ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE

SwimWest Swim School had the pleasure of participating in this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade around the capital square! This was our first time in the event and the weather was fabulous. They had a huge turnout and we are very excited to be in the parade again next year! (*Special thanks to our friend Todd for taking the pictures)

Everyone loved seeing Tanner!

Our float from the capital lawn

Great picture, Todd!
Special guest, Ali, as our mermaid.

"SwimWest is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!"

Jessie and Arika handing out candy!

Jessie, Anna, and Arika before the parade

Alex anxiously waiting for the parade to begin!

Shelly and Jessie all decked out for the holiday!

Top Notch Teacher Banquet

Caitlin, Aquatic Director at SwimWest Fitchburg, attended the Channel 3 Top Notch Teacher Awards banquet earlier this year. She won this prestigious honor in July 2008, and was very excited to finally receive her award from Channel 3's Rob Starbuck and Charlotte Deleste. Congratulations, Caitlin!

FOOD DRIVE A "SPLASHING" SUCCESS!

We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Holiday Family Swim Food Drive! It was a great success for the Middleton Outreach Ministry. With your help, we raised over 10 barrels of non-perishable food items for their food pantry. We hope you will join us again next year for this exciting event!