Swim

The new, state-of-the-art infinity pool offers 6
lanes for lap swimming, a diving area, and a
shallow area for wading & play. The pool is
open from April through October each year. The
hours of operation are 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
Meadow members enjoy the following swim
programs...

Programs

Learn-to-Swim Lessons
The club offers learn to swim lessons for
people of all ages during the Spring, Summer,
and Fall seasons.

Swim Team
Meadow Swim Team offers competitive swim
lessons for children aged 5-18, and a swim
team that has enjoyed unparalleled success in
our community. The coaching staff truly
epitomizes the spirit of this neighborhood club.  The swim team also offers a social calendar that will keep your children hopping all
summer long.   

Mini Dolphins
The Mini Dolphin program prepares children, who are not yet swimmers, to be successful on a competitive swim team.  Generally
this program is best suited for children ages 3 - 5.  Children will be allowed to move at their own pace while receiving positive
encouragement from the coaching staff.

Masters Swimming
The Masters program is for adult members and non-members who want to get in shape and improve their swim skills.  For your
convenience, there are three different morning practice times in the Spring and two in the summer/fall months.
Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Chris Horner
We successfully recruited Chris Horner from his position as Head Coach at Round Hill Country Club.  
He also coached for Diablo Valley College, Northgate High School, and Orinda Park Pool.  He is an
accomplished swimmer in his own right, having qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials in the
50-meter freestyle.  
Senior Coaches
  
Jon Behnke
Coach Jon is returning to Meadow for his 6th summer of coaching. Jon grew up in Orinda near Meadow
but swam for Sleepy Hollow from the age of 6 to 12. He moved on to swim year-round for Orinda
Aquatics for 8 years. Jon swam 4-years Varsity at Miramonte High School and swam at the collegiate
Varsity level for Denison University for 4 years where he qualified for the NCAA Championship Meet all
4 years and attained multiple All-American titles. Jon’s knowledge of swimming ranges from the
Recreational level to the Collegiate level, and he is eager to share his years of experience with the
Meadow family. Swimming is Jon’s passion and he hopes to instill that passion in the swimmers he
coaches. Jon is graduating this year from Denison University and looks forward to another exciting
summer of fun and fast swimming.
Emily Friedmann
Coach Emily spent her entire swimming career at Meadow. She returns this year for her seventh
summer of coaching. This summer she will help run the 6 & under age group with Coach Claire. Her
favorite things about summers at Meadow are the enthusiastic swimmers and parents, team spirit, and
positive atmosphere. She is currently a junior at UCSB.
Claire Ivry
Claire swam at Meadow from age three to eighteen. She has been a junior coach at Meadow for four
years, and this will be her first year as a senior coach. Claire graduated from Miramonte in 2008 where
she was a two time captain of the swim team, and captain of the water polo team. She now attends and
plays water polo for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Claire cannot wait for another fun summer
at Meadow!
Joe Natina
Coach Joe grew up in a swimming family and has been competing since the age of four. He coached
for many USS swim clubs since he was 18, but had his first recreational coaching experience last year
for Round Hill Country Club in Alamo.   Joe competed for the University of California Santa Barbara, and
was on the Men’s State Championship team for Diablo Valley College. He is currently in training and
will compete for the Walnut Creek Aqua Bears this summer at the US Open.  
Tyler Rodde
Coach Tyler was born and raised in Napa, California.  He swam for the local team starting at age 4.  By
age 14 he was competing internationally under the direction of Paul Bergen and Bob Bowman.  In 1999
Tyler started at the University of Southern California where he swam for two years before a shoulder
injury ended his swimming career.  Throughout Tyler's entire time swimming he was also coaching.
Using the skills taught to him by Coaches Bergen, Bowman and Mark Schubert he instructed children
and adults alike in programs ranging from Learn-to-swim to Masters.  Coach Tyler is looking forward to
having another fun and rewarding summer at Meadow.