
Weekly Mailer
April 22, 2014 |
Dear Swimmers and Parents,
Thank you to all the parents that attended our
Stroke and Turn Clinic last Thursday. We are
excited to have 5 new parents getting involved in the world of
officiating. If you have any questions or were unable
to attend our last clinic and are interested in learning more,
please contact our Officials Chair, Alan Augst at
(707)557-7300. We are planning to hold another Clinic next
month.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Shark Pride Day – Thur April 24th
5-7pm
This Thursday April
24th is Shark Pride Day! All groups will
be swimming together from 5:00-7:00pm. The last Thursday of
every month is Shark Pride Day. On this day, all VJO swimmers are
encouraged to wear their turquoise team shirts to school and around
town. Show off your Shark spirit! We want to encourage
team unity by having the entire swim team practice together.
The team will be warming up, work on skills together, and
playing games together. This will be a team building day with
a great opportunity to get to know swimmers in other
groups.
WE
NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK!
VJO is in GREAT
NEED of more parent volunteers for our meet this
weekend. Once again we are faced with a lack of volunteers for
what is looking like one of our biggest attended long course meets
in years. Our sign-up sheets are lacking in some areas and once
again we need additional help.
It is critical to
have support and help from ALL VJO
families when putting on a home meet.
We NEED help in the
following areas:
- Adobo Chef (need 2 more)
- Clean up (need 5 more)
- Check in / Clerk of the Course (need 3 more)
- Computer Room (need 2 more)
- Colorado (need 2 more)
- Hospitality (need 4 more on SUNDAY!)
- Head Timer (need 2 more)
- Meet Marshal (need 5 more)
- Meet Runner (need 1 more)
- Parking Attendant (mornings only, need 1 more)
- Potato Baker (need 1 more)
- Runners (need 1more)
- Meet Set-up (NEED HELP THURS 5-6:30pm)
- Silent Auction (need 1 more)
- Snack Bar (need help Sat Afternoon and All day Sunday)
To Sign –up follow the link
below and click on Job-up and log in to your team account. Or
sign up at the pool. (
www.teamunify.com/EventShow.jsp?returnPage=%2FEventsCurrent.jsp%3Fteam%3Dvjo&id=358303&team=vjo
)
VJO Silent Auction – April 26th
9-3pm
Thank you to all that have already
donated to the Silent Auction! We are excited to announce
that Vallejo Aquatic Club will host
a Silent Auction at our upcoming home
meet on April 26th. We are asking each VJO family
to donate one or more items. All donations may be placed
in the large “Silent Auction Donations” marked
container in the shark tank. Please put your donations in one of
the bags that will be available. If you wish to receive a tax
deductible receipt, please place a note with your name, address,
phone number, description of the item, and the value of the item in
the bag. The needed auction items can be found on our team website
under “Silent Auction” in the Events Section, a
list/sign-up sheet can also be found at the pool.
We are still in need of
more volunteers to take Silent Auction Donation Letters
around to local businesses to get donations (this is a great way to
get your volunteer hours in)
Questions: Email
Sarah Chavez (srchavez22@gmail.com ) or Julie
Everett (jeverett2@juno.com
).
No Practice – Monday April
28th
There is no swim practice on Monday April 28th, the
day after or big VJO meet. This is a meet recovery day.
Saturday Long Course Practice & Potluck Breakfast
– May 3rd 7-9am
Saturday May 3rd from
7-9am the VJO coaches will be hosting a Long Course Morning
Practice. All Groups are encouraged to attend this
practice. We are also going to have a potluck
breakfast afterwards… everyone bring a
favorite breakfast dish/item to share. Hope to see
everyone there!
VJO Team Suit / Warm-up Fitting – Tues May
6th
When: Tuesday May 6th
Time: 3:30-7:30pm
Where: Cunningham Pool
Nor
Cal Swim Shop will be at Cunningham pool on Tuesday
May 3rd from 3:30-7:30pm for our VJO team suit
fitting. We will be offering two different team suits again
this year, the custom Q suit and a black polyester suit with
embroidered team logo on front. Both women’s team suits
are available in multiple styles. The men’s team suits
are available in either Jammer or brief style. We will also
have our new team warm-ups available in both youth and adult
sizes. Order forms will be available soon.
VJO Personalized Swim Caps
You have the opportunity to order
personalized swim caps for your child or yourself. These will be
standard black caps with white VJO and your name under the logo.
You can choose to put your first name or last name only, first name
and last name initial, or first name initial and your last name.
There’s a minimum of two caps per order. Order forms
can be found in your file folder. Extra order form can be
found in the front of the file founders under “Order
Forms” or on our team website under the
“Documents” tab. Order forms are do by Tuesday
May 20th to the "Rivera" file folder.
- Please fill out an order form and make the check payable to: VJO
- Place the order form & check in the “RIVERA” file.
- Order forms are due by Tuesday May 20th
- Cost: Latex $ 14.00/ 2 caps
Silicone $ 27.00/ 2 caps
UPOMING MEETS:
VJO Long Course C/B/A+ Meet - April
25th - 27th
Our VJO Long Course
Meet is CLOSED for entries! Our Long Course Meet will be
held on April 25th, 26th, and 27th at the Cunningham Pool. We
also need all parents on deck to help put on the meet. The Job
Sign-up's tab can be found on our web site (www.vallejoaquatics.org) on
the "VJO Long Course C/B/A+ Meet " events page.
TIME: Friday’s session will begin at
5:00 p.m., with warm-ups at 3:30 .m. Saturday & Sunday sessions
will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day, with warm-ups starting at
7:30a.m. Shallow dive starts in competition pool from 08:40 a.m.
– 8:50 a.m. under the direction of a referee and
starter.
Piranha Swimming C/B/A Meet - May
17-18
The Piranha Meet will be closing
soon. The Piranha Meet will be held May
17-18th at the Honey Bee Pool in Rohnert Park.
This meet will fill quickly so please get signed up
ASAP. This meet is recommended for the Hammerheads and Makos
Groups (Sam, Monica and Hillary’s Groups).
Please talk to your coach for event
choices. This will be the last short course meet for
months.
Enter Online at: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/quik20140517
Location: Honey
Bee Pool, 1170 Golf Course Drive, Rohnert Park
Time: Please
arrive at 8:00am each day for warm-ups, meet will start at
9:30am
Napa C/B/A+ Long Course Meet - June
7-8
The Napa Valley Long Course
Meet will be closing soon! This meet tends to fill
very quickly so make sure you get registered ASAP. The meet
will be held at the Napa Valley Junior College on June 7-8.
This will be one of our team designated meets for the month of
June. Swimmers from all groups are encouraged to enter this
meet. If you are unsure as to what events to enter please
talk to your coach directly.
TIME: Sessions will begin at 9:00am
each day, with warm ups from 7:30am to 8:45 am.
APRIL SWIMMERS OF THE MONTH
The following swimmers did an outstanding job last month and
have been awarded swimmer of the month for April. These
swimmers are also awarded with a Swimmer of the Month cap.
Novice 1: Monica/Will’s
Group: Daniela Wilder
Novice 1: Sam’s 6:30
Group: Amaya Bernard
Novice 2: Sam’s 5:30 Group:
Janessa Abisia
Novice 2: Hillary’s Group:
Maya Erikson
Age Group: Tess
Schoonhoven
Senior Group: Brandon
Miguel
2014 SPRING MEET DATES:
April
April 22-24 -
Meet Set-up (NEED ALL PARENTS 5:00-6:30pm)
April
24 - Shark
Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
April 25-27 -
VJO Long Course C/B/A+ Meet (Team Meet, Cunningham
Pool)
April
28 - No Practice
(Meet Recovery Day)
May
May
3
- Saturday Long Course Morning
Practice (7-9am)
May
6
- Team Suit Fitting (3:30-7:30pm, Cunningham Pool)
May 15-17
- Sac-Joaquin Section Championships (HS Swimmers, Tokay HS,
Lodi)
May 16-17 -
North Coast Section HS Championships (HS Swimmers, Location
TBA)
May 17-18 -
Piranha Swimming C/B/A+ Meet (Team Meet, Rohnert
Park)
May 24-26 -
Senior Training Camp (Napa, CA)
May
26 - No
Practice (Memorial Day)
May
29 - Shark
Pride Day (All Groups 5:00-7:00pm)
May 30-31 -
SASO Long Course Dual Meet (Solano College)
June
June 7-8
- Napa Valley C/B/A+ Long Course Meet (Napa
Valley JC)
June
11 - Weekday Long Course
Morning Practice (M/W/F Senior & Age Group)
June
14 - Saturday Long Course
Practice (7-9am)
June
21 - Annual Pool Party
& Alumni Reunion (12-4pm)
June
24 - Swim-A-Thon
(Senior/Age Group 3:30-5:30, Everyone Else 5:30-7:30pm)
June
26 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-7pm)
June 27-29 -
Westside Aquaducks Long Course C/B/A+ Meet
July
July
4
- 4th of July Parade (No Practice)
July 11-13
- Junior Olympic
Championships (JO Qualifiers, San Jose, CA)
July
15
- Picture Day (Individuals @ 3:30, Team Picture @ 5:30)
July
24
- Shark Pride Day 6-7pm
July 26-27
-
Championships (TBA)
July 30-Aug 3
- Senior Western Zone Championships (Senior Group Qualifiers,
Clovis CA)
July 30- Aug 3 -
Long Course Far Western Championships (FW Qualifiers, Concord,
CA)
August
Aug
6-9 - Western Zone Age
Group Championships (WZ Qualifiers, Federal Way, WA)
Aug 9-10
- REAL Championships (Team Meet, Trial /Final
–Vintage HS, Napa)
Aug 11-24 - Team Break
(No Practice for 2 weeks)
Aug
25 - First Day of
Fall Practice
Aug
28 - Shark Pride
Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
Aug
30 - Team Water
Park Trip – Water World
September
Sept
1 - No Practice
(Labor Day)
Sept
13 - Ukiah Dual Meet /
Camping
Sept
20 - 2013 VJO Awards
Banquet
Sept
25 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-7pm)
Sept 26-28 - Marin
Pirates Senior Meet (Indian Valley College)