Rancho Mission Viejo Update

We are inching closer to our big day and we are starting to get excited because this is starting to get real. There is so much to do internally as we prepare to go from one year-round swim site to two. We have started to put together job descriptions for the new site and we have preliminarily started to hire some key team members and soon, training will start!

I want to thank everyone who has made it out to our open house events. It has been great seeing new and existing swim school families and we look forward to continuing these events through April. For families that have come out once, please continue to visit us as we will have new construction to share every week. We will be on-site every Saturday in the month of March and April, from 9:00-12:00 pm. The address is 28206 Airoso St. Rancho Mission Viejo, CA 92694. Come visit us, we look forward to sharing all of our new updates with you.

Our buildout is also going well and without major interruption. Most of our HVAC work is in place, as is the duct work, the sprinkler system, insulation, and we are getting started on the plumbing, electrical, and framing. Soon, our walls will be in place and it will be time to drywall. Then, in about two weeks, the pool guys will show up and start digging the hole where eventually, we will build a beautiful pool for our swimmers to thrive in.

The Founder’s Club is really starting to gain traction and we have imposed a deadline of April 30^th to join this club. By joining the Founder’s Club, you will be taking advantage of discounted swim lessons, discounted registration, and priority access to our schedule. You will also be invited to the grand opening which should be a very fun event for parents and kids. Being a member of the Founder’s Club will have future advantages as well and those details will come out soon.

I look forward to being in touch!

Felipe Delgado

Spring Is in The Air

How much has been lost over the past year? What if we looked at it as “what have we gained during the past year?” The first thing that comes to mind is perspective. What things deserve your undivided attention, what things deserve shared attention, and what deserves no attention at all? For me, this is where I gained perspective.

Over the past year, being present has taken a new meaning. The ability to multitask is a trait that has historically been praised but in my opinion, multitasking in certain situations is just an excuse for not being present. Let’s take family for instance. I have now conditioned myself to put my iPhone away the minute I walk in the house. Trust me, it’s not easy. Like an addict in his first days of treatment, it took me some time to get used to the idea of not having access to my significant other (my phone, not my wife) for an extended period of time. I figured that on any given weekday, I spend approximately 11 hours per day with my phone, which is longer than I will spend with my wife and kids. In comparison, I get approximately 2 hours of time with my wife and kids before we put the kids to bed in the evenings. That’s it, two hours per day. It means that if you put five weekdays together, I still spend more time hooked to my phone in one day than will I spend with my wife and kids for the entire week. That’s nuts! So, I made myself small and unimportant, put the phone away, and just became present. Yeah, the first few days were hard but as the saying goes, nothing that’s easy carries much value (or something like that). My family is the reason for my being so giving them that time has really put things into perspective for me and has taught me what’s truly important in life.

Over the past year, life has not been easy on our children, as well. They’ve had to learn new things and have had to make adjustments, just like us. For most of our children, the past year has been pretty sedentary, with many of the activities that we become accustomed to being stripped away from us. Getting our kids off of the couch after being conditioned to “just stay home” is not easy, but as parents, we know it’s right. This summer is looking very promising as many of the activities that we once had in our lives start to come back. Personally, my kids are swimming, playing t-ball, soccer, and taking music lessons. As life slowly starts to make a turn for the better, as parents, we must start to reacquaint ourselves with these activities. I’m happy to say that Evolution Swim Academy will be offering its seasonal swim activities, just as we have done in the past. Our seasonal swim lessons and spring swim team start now and summer sports camps in June. In June we will also be opening up our new swim center, Evolution Swim Academy Rancho Mission Viejo. It’s going to be a busy spring and summer for us, and we wouldn’t want to have it any other way.

Perspective has taught me that we have to prioritize, multitask when appropriate, and just let some things go. I’m better today at all three than I was prior to the start of the pandemic. If there was ever a silver lining it is this, we should all be appreciative and grateful that life gave us this restart. Some of us didn’t get so lucky but for those that did and get to continue on this journey that we call life, let’s agree to do it better. Let’s agree that this version of ourselves needs to be better than the last because if we forget the past, good or bad, we are bound to repeat it.

Take care and have a great April.