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PERTINENT INFO:
11/08/09
PENTATHALON ENDS CANDY MEET
SEASON:
Big congrats to the swimmers who attended our final Candy
Meet at Los Altos GCC...we had a good handful of swimmers
representing the Rinconada 8+Unders & some REALLY fast races!
Thanks to everyone for coming & showing your support =)
BAC MEET RECAP:
The only thing spooky about this meet (besides my purple
hair!) was how much we improved & how well we swam! High 5's go
out to these swimmers (cumulative time drop listed after
name):
Riya Matta (-5), Nathan Nguyen (-4), Wyatt Simison*, Anthony
Xie*, Peter*, Sabrina* & Estelle* Martin,
Ben Bender (-2), Maurice Wang (-15!), Marcus Hong (-2), Walter
Li (-9), Leyton Ho (-22!), Gila Winefeld (-8), Mary Wilkinson (-8),
& James Burrows (-11)
*"Meet Rookies," those participating in their first USA Swim
Meet
NEW "A" TIMES:
Peter Martin 25 Back, Anthony
Xie 25 Breast, Riya Matta 25 Breast &
50 Free
SWIMMERS OF THE
MONTH: October
minnows: Parker Wang
turtles: Nathan Nguyen & Gila
Winefeld
dolphins: Maurice Wang & Riya
Matta
RINCONADA RENOVATION:
We will be practicing at Palo Alto High School
for the duration of the renovation. SAME PRACTICE TIMES for the
8+U, all other groups will practice from 7:30-8:30. Please check
the calendar for important info.
COACH HILARY’S REPORT:
It took all of three minutes during the first
practice to see what a great group of kids I’d be coaching.
Spunky, giggly, smart, eager & willing, these kids have, over
the past several weeks, already grown into better
swimmers—and I’ve got proof! Read
on…
We welcomed 31 NEW swimmers to our 8+U program
a month ago and so far, it seems as though everyone’s having
a great time =)! Combined with the 30 returning swimmers…no
wonder the 8+U group has reached capacity! Here’s the
breakdown:
Group
On Roster at
start:
New
Swimmers:
Total:
Minnows
4 *(all moved
up)
11
11
Turtles
9
12
21
Dolphins
17*(inc. move-ups)
10
27
WELCOME NEW SWIMMERS!
minnows:
Hannah Zhou, Sydney & Lauren Sung, Sofia
Buxton, Emily Wilkinson,
Jack Vort, Brody Simison, Parker Wang, Ethan
Chun, Wesley Ho, Cameron Lambert.
turtles:
Alli Miller, Katherine Sung, Estelle
Martin, Emma Johnson,
Lou Guionnet, Sveva Rosati,
Isabelle Collins, Natalie Ho, Aron Ma
dolphins:
Ainsley Roh, Tanli Su, Sabrina & Peter
Martin, Ben Bender,
Wyatt Simison, Wes Walters,
Teddy Liang, Chris Dong,
Hyunroo Roh, Anthony Xie
CONGRATULATIONS to the Swimmers of the Month
(September):
Minnows: Hannah Zhou & Ethan
Chun
Turtles: Emma Johnson & James
Burrows
Dolphins: Mary Wilkinson & Walter
Li
*Swimmers of
the Month are chosen based on criteria such as attitude,
attendance, listening skills, leadership, willingness to try
things, consideration for other swimmers, & demonstration of
good sportsmanship. The decision wasn’t easy; luckily there
are many months ahead!
MEET NEWS:
Great turnout at both Candy Meets! Despite a
bit of administrative chaos, the kids had heaps of fun & swam
quite well. Competition is tantamount to a swimmer’s progress
and it gives a unique perspective into how each of them handles
competition, racing, mentality, but more importantly: they begin to
develop their sense of accountability and see how powerful they are
in their own pathway to achievement. Candy meets are great
opportunities to practice the races they’ll swim at official
meets-so please join us as much as you can!
DACA Oct. 4-5 DeAnza
College
I couldn’t be MORE proud! We had close
to 100% best times (!), RaceRookies are swimmers who are either
swimming in their first meet or their first time swimming an
event—both big steps that deserve High-5’s—so
congrats to the following swimmers:
Walter Li, James Burrows, Nathan Nguyen, Mary
Wilkinson, Tina Kushnir, Marcus Hong, Aaron Kuo, Ryan Kim, Meera
Bharat, Anjali Santhanam, Simon Clarke & Ben
Bender.
*Marcus Hong had almost all his
“A” times when I came on, but achieved the final one at
DACA; he’s our first 8+U to have all “A” times~a
HUGE achievement…WAY TO GO MARCUS!
*MOST IMPROVED: MAURICE WANG, who dropped over
2 minutes cumulatively—what a fantastic
job!
*NEW “A” time: Aaron Kuo in 50
Backstroke—High-5 to Aaron!
Our next meet is Burlingame (BAC) on
Halloween, Oct. 31-Nov 1st. Look for big improvements in
those swims as well! Please mark your calendars for Nov. 21-22,
we’ll be swimming at the SOLO meet at Menlo-Atherton High
School & we would like ALL 8+U to come swim, have fun, &
support our team!
BIRTHDAYS
September: Jason Liu, Katherine Sung, Ethan
Chun, Jack Vort, Cameron Lambert
October: Sveva Rosati, Jared Yang, Chris Dong,
Lou Guionnet, Leyton Ho, Sebastian Cai
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