April 23, 2019 While some of you may have taken a break from swimming over the winter, things have been busy at the Clarke and Larkey Swim Centers. In March, the Walnut Creek Aquabears hosted the Spring Junior Olympics at the Clarke Swim Center. This exciting meet brought 1000 swimmers to Heather Farm Park from all over California and Nevada …
Newssplash: Your Parks, Your Future Survey
October 23, 2018 The City of Walnut Creek has posted an online survey as part of its Your Parks, Your Future campaign. Please take the survey and make your priorities for programming and facility upgrades known! The Clarke Swim Center is over 50 years old and is in need of renovation to remain operational and to come up to modern …
Newssplash: City Feedback
October 18, 2018 Thank you to those of you who made it to the Your Parks, Your Future Community Open House earlier this month. It was great to see aquatics supporters making their voices heard. Many of you who were not able to attend have asked how you can give the City feedback on what you think should be the …
Newssplash: Your Parks, Your Future
September 25, 2018 The WCAF, in continuing our effort to keep the aquatic community appraised of activity that effects the Clarke Swim Center, is providing this update. We are happy to share that the City of Walnut Creek has recently launched the Your Parks, Your Future Campaign. This campaign is designed to study the master plans and updating of critical …
Newssplash: Clarke Swim Center Update
December 11, 2017 The WCAF would like to wish our aquatic friends and families a happy holiday season! As 2017 ends we regret that the hope of partnering with the City of Walnut Creek to build a new and improved swim center at Heather Farm is once again on hold. In November, City Council directed staff to develop a work …
Newssplash: WCAF Update
September 13, 2017 There have been some important developments with respect to the renovation of the Clarke Swim Center at Heather Farm. In July 2017, the Walnut Creek City Council reallocated $12.8 million in surplus funds to an irrevocable trust to secure employee pensions. $5 million of these funds had been earmarked toward the renovation of the Clarke Swim Center. …
NBC Video: Walnut Creek Pulls Funding from Heather Farms Swim Center
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Dine and Donate at Jack’s Urban Eats
On March 9, 2017, Jack’s Urban Eats, a new restaurant in The Orchards will be hosting a fundraiser for WCAF. Bring a copy of the attached flyer with you so they will donate 30% of proceeds to WCAF. For your convenience, you can also show the flyer at time of payment using your mobile device. Click to view or print the …
Newssplash: Aquatic Foundation Update
We hope your year is off to a great start. At the Walnut Creek Aquatic Foundation, we have been busy meeting with City Council members and staff to make clear our continued desire to partner with the City of Walnut Creek in the renovation of the Clarke Swim Center and explaining why the center should include a 50-meter pool. On …
Club Excellence Spotlight: Walnut Creek Aquabears
For the first time in the club’s history, the Walnut Creek Aquabears in Walnut Creek, Calif. have climbed to the topranks of USA Swimming’s hundreds of clubs, placing 20th in the 2016 Club Excellence program rankings to achieve gold medal status. The achievement is a well-deserved recognition for a team that has been in existence, though not originally called the …