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Bunny Quartararo
Head Coach

Bunny Quartararo is the Head Coach of the Aquadettes:  “I’m so grateful to lead these amazing women,” she says.  “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.

Quartararo 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.”

When Quartararo was twelve, she competed in her first national competition in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and continued to compete nationally until her 1974 “retirement”. 

Quartararo shared this ironic story:  “When I was ten, 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….”

Quartararo states, “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.”

Quartararo 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.”