Pitchfork Aquatics

04/07/2026

01/18/2026

Outstanding weekend of racing at Mona Plummer Aquatics Center...congratulations to The Sun Devils for winning the Big XII Championships west
Thank you for volunteering as timers during all the sessions
Grateful for my dear niece Kira and my dear son Thor for surprising me at the pool, along with Kira's beautiful friends Katie and Emily.

La vie est belle!

12/09/2025

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!

11/08/2025

Welcome from Irvine, CA to Tempe - looking forward to some fast racing this afternoon!

10/11/2025

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!!

10/06/2025

Happy National Coaches Day to Coach Fernando. Thank you for your support the last 9 years with Pitchfork Aquatics! 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ (video credit University of Michigan)

04/13/2025

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! 🇳🇴

04/02/2025

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

11/29/2024

We give thanks to all our coaches over the years for their dedication and passion for the sport and our athletes. Enjoy the holiday with your family and friends!

11/25/2024

Thank you Mona for 8 years as Head Age Group Coach, Team Mom, Cheerleader, Guidance Counselor, and so much more to our FORK swimmers, parents, and coaches. Always there to teach us, to push us, to pull us up when we were down, and congratulate us when we succeeded - all with that wonderful smile! The last 2 years were tough, but your Viking Spirit got you through as far as you could go. Rest in Peace. 💕🏊🏼‍♀️🔱

11/20/2024

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!