AquaStarz Synchronized Swimming was founded in 1999 by Rose Cholewinski at Davis Athletic Club. During the summer months, a small group of swimmers learned the basics of synchronized swimming and performed an annual show that was the highlight of the season. In those early years, Rose served as team coach, choreographer, activities planner, show coordinator and emcee. As our girls grew in both height and ability, they outgrew the Davis Athletic Club's pool, which necessitated us to look into use of the Davis City Pools. At that point, in 2005, a group of dedicated parents formed the non-profit organization, the AquaStarz Synchronized Swimming Team. A parent board was formed to run the business side of the team, a head coach was hired, and the team became affiliated nationally with USA Synchro and locally with Valley-Foothill Competitive Aquatic League (VFCAL). Our membership in VFCAL allowed our team members to begin to compete with other synchronized swim teams in the greater Sacramento area.

Currently, our team consists of swimmers at the Novice and Intermediate levels. Swimmers start at the Novice level and qualify for Intermediate level based on their placement in the top eight swimmers in their age group at the annual VFCAL championships in mid-July. We have also found it necessary to split our Novice swimmers into A and B groups for logistical reasons. Swimmers are moved from the A group into the B group based on a coach’s evaluation of their mastery of specific figures and their ability to participate in a slightly more rigorous workout.

Correine Wiechec is returning for her third year as head coach of AquaStarz. She coaches our Intermediate and Novice B swimmers, choreographs most of our routines, attends meets, and oversees the technical aspects of the team. She has a strong background in synchronized swimming and competed nationally as a youth. We are fortunate to have Correine lead our team and value her greatly!