Pitchfork Aquatics

Congratulations to all our athletes for an exciting, fun and fast weekend of racing! Big high five for Alisia and Briggs getting their State Championship qualifying times! Let's Go Pitchfork!

Get ready for the 9th Annual Mona Nyheim-Canales Forktoberfest High School Swim and Dive meet on Oct 11, 2025. The competition will feature 600 athletes from 32 Arizona schools. Hoping the weather cooperates!!

Today we celebrated the life and laughter of Coach Mona Elizabeth Nyheim Canales with an outpouring of love from her family, swimmers, and friends. Thank you to everyone that made the celebration possible! 🇳🇴

Please join us on April 12th from 1030am-12 noon for a celebration of the life of Coach Mona. Please rsvp to [email protected]

November 19, 2024

Coach Mona has been fighting for 21 months as The Strong Viking warrior she is. Unfortunately the doctors have informed us the tests have confirmed the worst case scenario. Mona’s diagnosis could not be worse.

She understood the doctors...very sad moment...she is not afraid of death...she is the sunshine of our lives...She is so brave and she is in peace...Mona is the bravest, most loving, the most kind and nicest person I have ever known...her cancer spread rapidly all over her brain and now it is lepto meningeal carcinomatosis...

This is the end of the road

SHE LOVES YOU!! WE LOVE YOU!

Thanks for your love friendship and prayers...they gave her 21 more months to live with us.

From Fernando, Pancho, and Thor

Please consider a donation to the family at https://www.gofundme.com/f/mona-nyheimcanales

Thanks to Emma Siebrandt for the beautiful logo!