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Adapting to the Water | NewsCenter | SDSU

10/19/2016 | Accessible Watersports, Community

Source: Adapting to the Water | NewsCenter | SDSU

Steve Kaliszewski thinks he has the greatest job in the world. He helps enable people with disabilities to take part in activities they never imagined possible.Kaliszewski runs the wheelchair sports program at Sharp Memorial Hospital and is paralyzed from the waist down. He’s also an organizer of Day on the Bay, a program that provides opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in adaptive water sports, including water skiing, kayaking, jet skiing and sailing.

So you can paddle now? Use those skills on the Colorado River.

10/19/2016 | Community, Kayaking

Are you interested in applying your paddling skills after learning the basics at MBAC? Both Aztec Adventures at SDSU and Outback Adventures at UCSD offer overnight outings where you can canoe or kayak on the Colorado River and continue your adventure. Read More

Activities this fall for youth and families

10/19/2016 | Youth Activities

There is still an opportunity to get the whole family out on the water this year with our Youth & Family Classes. These classes give kids the chance to experience watersports in the camp off-season. Parents are encouraged to join in on the fun as well! Read More

Mission Bay Aquatic Center to offer Specialty Enrichment program

09/14/2016 | Youth Activities

Attend our open house on Thursday, September 22, 10am-12pm or Saturday, September 24, 10am-12pm.

Every year thousands of kids attend boating and watersports programs at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center. For many this is their first experience with watersports. Most of them will continue to develop their skills in that sport as they grow. For a lot of them this development will translate to interest in other watersports, the marine environment, or the science behind it. For some, this activity will become a life skill that they will enjoy through the ages. One first grader began his experience with us when he wanted to learn to sail. He eventually became an accomplished sailor, is now teaching sailing while studying engineering at SDSU, and hopes to design better boats after graduating. We never know where these early experiences will lead. All students benefit from a group learning experience that cannot be matched in a classroom, and this is the core reason we do what we do. Read More

NEW THIS SEMESTER: Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing!

08/24/2016 | University Credit Classes, Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing

Over the past year wakesurfing has exploded in popularity and a number of students enjoy both wakeboarding and wakesurfing. Having to choose between taking a wakeboarding class or a wakesurfing class can be a difficult choice. It no longer has to be a tough decision with our new semester-long Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing class, which offers the opportunity to participate in both sports in the same class. Read More

ACE studies confirm health benefits of Stand Up Paddling

08/24/2016 | Stand Up Paddling, Uncategorized

The American Council on Exercise recently conducted two studies examining the health benefits of Stand Up Paddling confirming what many paddlers have assumed to be true: there are plenty of benefits to SUPing and the better you get at it, the bigger the benefit. Read More