Synchronized Swimming has been a part of Menomonee Falls since the early 1960's where it was a club activity at North High School. A club also formed at East High when that school opened.

The Dolphinettes became a competitive team in 1982.

In the early 1980's, synchronized swimming left the high school and became a part of the Menomonee Falls Recreation Department thus opening the program to younger swimmers as well.

One more transition occurred in 1999 when the club became an independent organization and an affiliate of the Menomonee Falls Recreation Department.

The club consists of approximately 40 swimmers ranging in age from 7 - 19 years of age. These girls train and compete approximately 11 months a year. The Menomonee Falls Dolphinettes (MFD) have been the Wisconsin State Champions for the past 18 years and the Regional Champions for the past 17 years. The Dolphinettes have traveled to meets all over the country. Last year, we hosted two competitions, and still traveled to Minneapolis, MN, Seattle, WA & Orlando, FL.

This year we will be hosting the Wisconsin Invitation Meet. We will invite swimmers from all over the North Zone, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado and South Dakota.

Last year, the Senior team competed in the U.S. Open in Orlando, Florida, placing 14th in the team event. The meet was an international competition with teams from Canada, Domincan Republic, and Chile. The team also had to perform figures & routines. The team did a combo routine in addition to their free routine.

All of the MFD teams competed in the Region C Championships, a multi-state event held in Minneapolis, MN. From this meet, 18 routines qualified for the National Age Group Competition in Seattle, WA.

This year we again qualified for the U.S. Open in Honolulu, HI and have also qualified the duet of Megan Boehm and Crystal Schemenauer for that meet. We will travel to the North Zone Championships in Lawrence, KS, our Region C Championship in St. Louis, MO and the Age Group National Championship in Oxford, OH.

Synchronized Swimming is an individual, as well as a team sport. It requires the endurance of a long distance runner, the grace of an ice skater and the power of a gymnast, all performed in the unstable medium of water. While the girls have smiles on their faces, know that they are working very hard underwater.