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Aquatic Park is a public park in Berkeley, California, United States, located just east of the Eastshore Freeway (Interstate 80) between Ashby and University Avenues. The Works Progress Administration created the park in the 1930s simultaneously with the nearby Berkeley Yacht Harbor . [ 1 ]
His first swimming teacher and coach was Berkeley Women's City Club's Laurabelle Bookstaver who taught him a love of the sport. [4] Swimming for the Berkeley City Club, under Head Coach Laurabelle Bookstaver in March, 1959, he swam a respectable 52.5 for the 100-yard freestyle in a regular meet and anchored a winning 200 free relay. [ 5 ]
Richard Thornton (circa 1959 – January 4, 2024) was an American competition swimmer for the University of California Berkeley from 1977-1980, a 1980 Olympic Team member and a nationally recognized, long serving coach for the San Ramon Valley Aquatics Swim Club from 1984 to 2024.
In his early years with U. Cal Berkeley, he helped with the Water Polo team, and the Concord Swim Club, coached by Cal's Pete Cutino. [5] [4] [7] [9] [10] [11] The U. Cal. Berkeley team's record in dual meets during his tenure was 231-85. They won NCAA Championships in 1979 and 1980, and were ranked in the top 10 in national polls in 28 seasons.
The Berkeley Marina is the westernmost portion of the city of Berkeley, California, located west of the Eastshore Freeway (Interstate 80 and 580) at the foot of University Avenue on San Francisco Bay. Narrowly speaking, "Berkeley Marina" refers only to the city marina, but in common usage, it applies more generally to the surrounding area. The ...
A group of 16 Atomic City Aquatic Club swimmers showed out at the Speedo Southern Premier meet in Atlanta during the first weekend in March.. The athletes pushed hard through the 2023-24 short ...
Joel Ladd Thomas (born December 13, 1966) is an American former competition swimmer and Water Polo player for the University of California at Berkeley and a 1992 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
A 6-year-old girl allegedly told police Dakota Hays would throw the 2-year-old into the water and that “she would have to go retrieve him from the bottom of the pool"