Bunny Quartararo
Head Coach
An Aquadette since 2017, Bunny is the head coach of the team. She says, “I’m so grateful to lead these amazing women. We’re an active, thriving group who love to swim and spend time together creating artistic routines to music. We gain physical strength and endurance by swimming, new skills by working together as a team, and finally, emotional and spiritual joy.”
Bunny began swimming lessons when she was three. At five, some of the older kids took her under their wings and showed her some “water ballet” moves. “At seven I entered my first competition. I continued to compete, but artistic swimming won my heart.” Bunny competed in her first national competition in Bartlesville, Okla. and continued to compete nationally until her 1974 “retirement.”
Bunny shared this ironic story: “When I was 10, swimming with the Tustin Meraquas Synchronized Swim Team, we did an exhibition swim with the brand new Aquadettes of Leisure World. Then I used to kid that I would swim with them one day. And here I am! Swimming is so peaceful, so calming. Being creative in the water to music. The flow. The glide. The feel of my body moving gracefully through the water.”
Bunny wants to continue with the Aquadettes for a long time. “They hold me accountable. I love the exercise, the camaraderie. I love watching friends grow in confidence and physical strength. We have a great outlook for the future…more fundraising events, more performances, and growing the team.”
