Artistic Swimming
Combine the grace and artistry of dance with the strength and flexibility of gymnastics. Then, add water, and you get one of the most challenging sports out there – artistic swimming. Multnomah Athletic Clubs’s program has been around for more than 50 years and has produced national champions and U.S. Team athletes, while teaching a lifelong love of the sport. The team attends meets in the Western Zone region and sends a squad to the Junior Olympics annually. Holiday parties, socials, and the beloved end-of-season banquet further serve to bond the community in and out of the water.
Artistic Swimming Handbook
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Contact
Head Synchro Coach: Lucie Svrcinova
Email: LSvrcinova@themac.com
Phone: 503-517-7513
2025 Fall Tryouts:
Will be determined later. Please check back.
Coaches
Lucie Svrcinova - Head Coach
She participated in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and was selected again as a member of the Czech Olympic Team in 1996, although the team did not ultimately qualify for the event. She and her duet partner trained in hopes of securing the 2000 Olympic duet spot. Even though they were beat out by another Czech pair, she was named as the duet "alternate" for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She earned many national and international titles with MAC Synchro Masters including, 2006 World Champion in Trio, 2014 World Champion in Solo and Duet, 2017 Silver medal in Solo at Worlds, 2019 World Champion in Mixed Duet, and 2022 Gold and Silver at Pan American Games.
As a coach, she worked with the Czech National Team and the Czech 8-12 age group squad. She also helped coach a Czech open water swimmer to a 4th place finish at Worlds. Besides Czech, Lucie speaks German, Russian, and English. She earned her degree in physiotherapy.
Lucie is a Level 3 Certified Coach and a Level 2F Judge and works with all levels of the Junior and Masters programs.
Bethany Bragg - Assistant Coach
Since moving to Oregon in 2018, Bethany has joined and competed with MAC Synchro’s Masters program and won gold with her trio partners and silver with her team at the 2019 US Masters Nationals Championship. Bethany started as a Part-Time Assistant Coach and in the fall of 2019, she transitioned into the Full-Time Assistant Coach position. Bethany is a certified Level 3 Coach and a Level 2 Judge and mainly coaches the Novice and 13-15 Age Group Squads along with the Masters.
Erin King - Assistant Coach
M'Liss Stephenson - Assistant Coach
Full-Time Assistant Coach M’Liss Stephenson is thrilled to be returning to the MAC family and the MAC Synchro team! M’Liss is originally from Indianapolis, IN where she was born to two professional ballet dancers. While her world revolved around dance, she also found an additional love for the water. M’Liss began her artistic swimming career with Indy Synchro at the age of 6. As she grew up through the sport, she competed and medaled in US Age Group Nationals, Junior Olympics and US Opens. Following her graduation from a performing arts high school she moved to New York, NY to train and perform with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. During her six years of living in the Big Apple, M’Liss was a guest coach and clinician for teams across the US as well as US National teams, bringing her unique blend of dance and athleticism. In 2002 she moved to Portland, OR to be a full-time coach at MAC. During those eight years of coaching, she also competed with the MAC Synchro Masters team in the 2006 World Championships where she won gold in Solo. Simultaneously, she was a founding member of Portland’s Polaris Dance Theatre, where she continued performing professionally, became the school director as well as directed and ran two pre-professional youth companies. M’Liss retired from performing full time and is looking forward to bringing her artistry back to the water. When M’Liss is not in the studio or the water, she enjoys spending time with her wife and two snuggly kittys.
Rosters
Artistic Swimming Rosters
Novice
Emma Adrian
Sylvia Baer
Suzy Caldicott
Mia Fong
Lucia Hernandez
Vera James
Grace Lausberg
Annie Lindenbaum
Reese Lowen
Agnes Miller
Mira Morthy
Madelyn Pratt
Luisa Sanders
Charlotte Schleich
Emily Sweeney
Alexandra Valadez
Mara Winer
Intermediate
Mila Adrian
Isabella Bonsall
Peyton Cesena
Hannah Frankel
Bennett Freese
Campbell Howsley
Noemi Huang
Evelyn Judi (EJ) Kelleher
Grady Kelleher
Gunnar Lund
Rose Meyer
Nina Puterbaugh
Claire Ruckwardt-Clark
Alice Smythe
Jane Vallance
Lillian Watts
12-U
Ingrid Berg
Evie Grossberg
Kate Latourette
Madeleine Palmer
Anna Rapp
Ainsley Schleich
Mirabelle Souede
Molly Sweeney
Youth
Madeleine Berwind
Sabine Bliss
Seva Desai
Elle Dixon
Lily Hoffman
Orli Schoenkerman
Violet Sleesman
Eleanor Souede
16 & Over
Corah Bogdanoff
Petra Daue
Siya Desai
Lily Dixon
Torryn Gentry
Mia Kondor
Clara Rea
2024 - 2025 Schedule
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Meet & Participants |
Location |
Venue |
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Dec. 7 |
1 p.m. |
Figure and Technical Routine Meet
|
Portland, Ore. |
MAC (West Pool) |
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Feb. 1 |
1 p.m. |
OAAS Competition |
Portland, Ore. |
MAC (West Pool) |
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Feb. 14-16 |
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Cactus Invitational |
Oro Valley, AZ |
Oro Valley Aquatic Center |
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March 6-9 |
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West Zones |
Beaverton, Ore |
Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center |
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March 21-23 |
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Classic Invitational |
Portland, Ore |
MAC |
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April 10-14 |
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Junior and Senior Nationals |
Greensboro, NC |
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April 24-27 |
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Youth Championship |
Geneva, OH |
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May 17 - 18 |
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Regionals |
Washington |
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May 31-June 1 |
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Blossom Invitational |
Bellevue, WA |
Newport Hills Swim Club |
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June 28-July 5 |
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Junior Olympics |
Arlington, TX |
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