For the second straight season The Paseo Club sent their top swimmers to the Junior Olympics—and for the second straight season they did not disappoint.

Led by 10 year old Julia Wolf, who earned seven Medals in seven events, including two Gold, the team’s four swimmers arrived at the North Clovis Aquatics Center in Fresno, California on March 11th and immediately made their presence felt.

Julia captured first place in her initial event, the 100 Yard Backstroke, and never looked back as she ripped through the 10-Under field, collecting a second Gold in the 50 Back, followed by 2 Silver Medals in the 200 Free and 50 Fly, respectively, and a Bronze in the 50 Free.

Julia also finished second overall in the High Point Award total, and qualified for the Far West Championships, where she will represent The Paseo Club in the National event held March 30 – April 2nd in San Jose, California.

As the team’s lone distance-swimmer, Paige Montoya, 13, set her sights on the grueling 1 Mile, 1000 Yard and 500 Yard events, pacing herself to personal bests in all three categories, and earning her first Junior Olympic Medal in the 1000 Yard Freestyle.

Danielle Merlo, 12, and only one year into competitive swimming, shattered her time in the 50 Free with a 28.80, earning a spot in the Consolation round of arguably the most hotly contested 12-Under bracket of the weekend. Danielle also qualified for the Consolation round in the 50 Breast, where she set a personal best in that Preliminary race as well.

The Paseo Club’s newest Junior Olympic swimmer, Alexandra (Alex) Duran, 12, also earned Consolation honors in the 100 Fly and 50 Free. Making her very first JO appearance, Alex bravely took on a highly competitive field in the 100 Yard Butterfly, battling the region’s very best to secure a personal best in the event’s Prelims.

Working daily under Coach Mikaela Cowan, who now oversees the team’s transition from Short Course (Yards) to Long Course (Meters), the team can look back on a season filled with tremendous success and progress. Whereas last year many of the swimmers only qualified in one or two events, 2011 saw each athlete competing in no less than four events over the 3-day meet, earning the respect of their opponents, and assuring The Paseo Club a prominent spot on the Junior Olympic swim map.

Christian Brooks (10) started racing go-karts at the age of 6.  Since then he has competed against the most advance racers from around the world in his age group.  Christian has numerous podium and championship wins.  His sportsmanship, personality, confidence and racing ability make him an inspiration to all racers.  He is currently competing in the SKUSA – CAL STATE KARTING – Challenge of the Americas and LAKC championship racing series. He will be competing in the 2012 Super Nationals in Las Vegas.

Awards
2010 IKF REGION 7 – Champion in KPV1
2009 LAKC – Champion in KPV1
Top 5 Podium in 2010 Super Nationals
Countless Wins and Podium finishes throughout his career

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Thanks,
Kim Perino
General Manager

We are excited to welcome Kim Perino as The Paseo Club’s new General Manager.

Kim has over 30 years of club management experience. He has served as general manager to some of the finest private clubs in the country, including the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, the Jack Kramer Club in Palos Verdes, and the San Francisco Tennis Club. Kim most recently worked for the Sports Club/LA Company in a general manager capacity.

Mark Tropeano, our General Manager since 2008 has decided to pursue other career objectives and is handing the reins of the club over to Kim Perino on March 7th.  Mark has been instrumental in driving improvements in our club’s Food and Beverage offerings as well as delivering the new Fitness building in 2009.  We all wish Mark the very best in his future endeavors.

A Southern California native, Kim began his club career in 1975 as a teaching pro at the legendary John Wayne Tennis Club in Newport Beach while in college.  After his graduation from Long Beach State, where he played varsity tennis, Kim managed private clubs in Houston, Honolulu, the San Francisco Bay area, and Southern California.  In 1995, Kim returned to school and earned his MBA from Pepperdine University.  He has also received formal club training with ClubCorp, the largest operator of private country clubs in the world.

Kim is excited about joining The Paseo Club staff and plans to create ‘the ultimate private club experience’ for our members through enhanced personal service and increased programming.  Be sure to stop by The Paseo Club soon and introduce yourself.  He’s looking forward to meeting all of our members personally – and making sure that The Paseo Club continues to be “Where Life is Good!”