Commemoration in Review

Ten years of the Fremont Pool’s joint operation between the Fremont Union High School District and the City of Sunnyvale was commemorated at both City Hall and at the Fremont Union High School District office on September 18^th.  In case you missed it here are some highlights and photos:

·      *    The pool was fully opened in in July 2002 following a grand opening on June 26, 2002,

·        *  This past summer, a spirited adult alumni water polo match marked the anniversary,

·        *  The pool now has programs in lap swimming, masters swimming, water exercise classes, both youth and adult water polo programs, both youth and adult lessons, recreational and diving team, a triathlete workout, swim teams, open swim, summer camps, misc. rentals, events, as well as the high school programs which include high school swim teams, high school water polo teams, special needs classes, and PE classes,

·         Ricky Silva (CSC) began working in May 2002 and has worked a majority of the 10 years as the manager of the pool,

·      *    The participant hours for public programs has grown from 56,000 to over 171,000 hours from 2003 to 2011. This means that currently an average of 475 people visit the pool each day, not including rentals or high school use!  (CSC statistic),

·        *  Over the past 10 years, over 100 FUHSD students have been employed at the pool. (CSC statistic),

·        * The facility is used by all abilities, age groups and ethnic groups, from elite athletes to those learning to swim and from toddlers to youths to high school kids to adults and mature adults. Multiple languages are spoken at the pool.

·       *   Students who swam and trained at Fremont Pool and went on to swim for college teams.  Colleges includes:  Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Fresno Pacific, Redlands, University of Arizona, Brown, ASU, & Foothill and De Anza Colleges.

A commemorative certificate was presented to both the President of the Board of the high school district and the Mayor of Sunnyvale.  They read: 

President of the Board of Trustees and Members of the Board of the Fremont Union High School District - In commemoration of 10 years of operations at the City of Sunnyvale Joint-use 50-meter Swimming Pool, (Fremont Pool), Sunnyvale swim patrons recognize aquatic facilities provided by the Fremont Union High School District and hold this partnership in high regard and look forward to its continuance

Honorable Mayor of Sunnyvale and Members of the Sunnyvale City Council - In commemoration of 10 years of operations at the City of Sunnyvale Joint-use 50-meter Swimming Pool, (Fremont Pool), Sunnyvale swim patrons recognize aquatic services provided through the City of Sunnyvale and hold this partnership in high regard and look forward to its continuance

Many thanks to the swimmers who came out and witnessed the occasion!