Arizona Aqua Stars
Arizona's Premiere Synchronized Swim Team
Arizona's Premiere Synchronized Swim Team
11/12 Team
 Coach Haleigh Martinez |
 2011 11/12 Team |
Coach Haleigh started synchro when she was 10 years old with the Chandler Synchrocats. After two years there, she decided to get more competitive, and made the switch to Arizona Aqua Stars. She started on the 12-13 team, and quickly moved to the A-team, where she spent 4 years, 3 under Head Coach Jill Parr. Most recently, Haleigh competed in the 2007-2008 Age Group Nationals where her trio won 2nd place in the 18-19 Age Group.
The 2011-12 season marks Haleigh's fourth year of coaching for the Arizona Aqua Stars, and her secnd as the 11/12 Competetive Team Coach.This past summer,she coached for City of Mesa's synchro program, working with beginners on every aspect of synchro. Haleigh is known for her "hands on" approach to coaching. You'll frequently find her walking along the side of the pool correcting leg and arm positions. She LOVES coaching figures! Haleigh loves all aspects of the water - wake boarding, jet-skiing, and last year did speed swimming for Gilbert high school.
Haleigh is now freshman at Arizona State University at the Barrett Honors College majoring in Biochem with a minor in Spanish. She loves to read, study, and speak Spanish to her swimmers,
The AAS 11/12 Team has been making big waves in the Arizona Synchro pool since 2008, when a small team of four placed in the State Age Group Championships. In 2009, a full team of 8 took the Gold at State and at Regionals and went on to a 4th place finish at the Age Group National Championship Meet in Gainsville Florida. The 2010 team took Gold at State and Regionals, and took the Silver Medal at Nationals in New York. Additionally, three girls, Julia, Marissa, and Eryn (shown below with their AAS coach) represented the US when they swam in Peru on the USA 11/12 National team. Last year's team took the Bronze Medal in the State Championship Meet and went on to take sixth place at Nationals! Congratulations girls!
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