
Weekly Mailer
December 17, 2012 |
Dear VJO Swimmers
and Parents,
Short Course Senior
Championships Meet
Re-CapCont…
I was brought to my
attention that I forgot to mention last week another team record
that was broken at the Short Course Senior Champs Meet on Dec 7-9.
Along with Dylan Powell setting two new VJO team records in the 200
fly and 400 IM, we also had a third team record set in the
women’s 17-18 200 back. I deeply apologize for not including
this last week.
Kelley Henderson set a new
team record in the 200 back with a 2:15.10. She broke Mary
Ellis’s 1989 VJO record of 2:15.43. Way to go
Kelley!
Upcoming
Events:
Cunningham Pool
Closed Dec 14-26
The Cunningham Pool will be
closed Dec 14-26 to install a new boiler and pump. Our swim
team will still be having practice during this time. We have
reserved space at both the American Canyon Phillip West Aquatics
Center and the Solano Community College Pool. The American
Canyon Phillip West Aquatics Center is a warm indoor facility,
great for younger swimmers, but can get too hot for the older
swimmers. To accommodate the older swimmers we have also
reserved space at the Solano Community College Pool, where the SASO
team practices. During this time Jennifer and Sam will be
coaching our swimmers at Solano and Tuffy and Hilary will be
coaching our swimmers at the American Canyon
pool.
The coaches will be very
understand and flexible with practice times. We understand these
practice times may not be ideal for everyone, but we will try to be
as accommodating as possible. Our number one goal is to be
able to keep everyone swimming during the Holidays. Swimmers
in Tuffy, Sam, and Hilary’s Group are not expected to swim
the entire hour and a half, we have simply extended the practice
time to accommodate as many people as possible. A
specific practice schedule has been listed below. If you have
questions please talk to your coach.
Practice Schedule Dec
14-28
Mon Dec 17th- American
Canyon Pool
Tuffy & Hilary’s Group
4:30-6pm
Solano
College
Senior & Age Group
4:30-6:30pm
Sam’s Group / Younger kids
5:00-6:30pm
Tues Dec 18th- American
Canyon Pool
Tuffy & Hilary’s Group
4:30-6pm
Solano College
Senior & Age Group
4:30-6:30pm
Sam’s Group / Younger kids
5:00-6:30pm
Wed Dec 19th- American
Canyon Pool
Tuffy & Hilary’s Group
4:30-6pm
Solano
College
Senior & Age Group
4:30-6:30pm
Sam’s Group / Younger kids
5:00-6:30pm
Thur Dec 20th- No Practice
(Christmas Party at Wardlaw Elementary 6-9pm)
Fri Dec 21st- American
Canyon Pool
Seniors & Age Group 4-6pm
Tuffy, Sam, & Hilary’s Group
4:30-6pm
Mon Dec
24th - No Practice - Happy
Holidays!
Tues Dec
25th - No Practice - Happy
Holidays!
Wed Dec
26th - No Practice - Happy
Holidays!
Thurs Dec
27th - Combined Practice (All
Groups 6:00-7:30pm)
Fri Dec
28th - 12 Days of Christmas
Strip Off (All Groups 6:00-7:30pm)
Strip Off
Rules - All swimmers will
wear 12 articles of clothing to swim in (tank top, short sleeve
shirt, sweat shirt, shorts, pants, 2 socks, 2 shoes, 2 gloves,
hat/beanie). The Senior Group will be able to take one article of
clothing off every 200 yards, Age Group will be able to take one
article of clothing off every 150 yards, Sam, Hilary and
Tuffy’s Group will be able to take one article of clothing
off every 100 yards. You keep swimming until every article of
clothing has been taken off. Parents bring your
cameras; you will be getting some great pictures.
Mon Dec
31th - No Practice - Happy New
Years!
Tues Jan 1st
- No Practice - Happy New Years!
American Canyon - Phillip West
Aquatics Center
Location: 100 Benton Way, American
Canyon, CA 94503
Solano Community College
Pool
Location: 4000 Suisun Valley Road,
Fairfield CA 94534
Parking Instruction:
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Daily parking permits are required and may be purchased at parking meters located in each student lot for $1/daily (4 quarters may be required).
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All swim team members must park in student lots and swimmers must be walked to and from the pool with parent supervision. The closest student lots are #5 and the East Lot near the soccer and softball fields. PARKING, STOPPING, DROP-OFF, AND PICK-UP IS NOT PERMITTED IN RED ZONES, FACULTY/STAFF, OR COSMETOLOGY LOTS. NO STOPPING ALLOWED IN THE RED ZONE TURNABOUT. Special permits are required in faculty lots 24 hours a day; including after hours, weekends, and holidays.
Christmas Party
RSVP
We have a total of 73
RSVP’s so far! Please RSVP by tomorrow,
Tuesday Dec 18th for the Christmas Party online or by the paper
form. RSVP paper forms should be turned into the Miguel File
Folder. We need to know how many are attending, so we can
better plan for table set-up, the craft project & drinks. Don't
forget to bring a white elephant item for the auction too!
The details are below:
VJO Annual CHRISTMAS PARTY &
POTLUCK DETAILS
Date: THURSDAY, Dec 20th
2012
Location:Wardlaw Elementary School - 1698
Oakwood Ave - Vallejo
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
White Elephant
Auction:The White Elephant Auction is lead by
Coach Tuffy as the auctioneer. For those who are new to the team
the auction is a VJO tradition. Please bring a slightly used or
new item that will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Most
items go for less than $10 but with your generosity you may bid
higher. The proceeds will go to a local charity.
Craft
Project: There will be a ginger bread
decorating contest for the kids!
Potluck
Assignments:
Hillary's Group:
Dessert
Age Group:Main
Dish
Senior Group:Main
Dish
Tuffy/Sam's Group by last
name:
A - LSide Dish or Salad
M - RDessert
S - YMain
Dish
Contact MaryLou Miguel -
email [email protected], if you can arrive at 5:30pm
to help with set-up or with the craft project with the
kids.
USA Swimming - PacSwim Registration
Renewal Due!
Swimmers it is time to
re-new your USA Swimming - PacSwim membership. We need the
payment in ASAP! We have only received 3 checks so far.
The cost is $65 per swimmer. All new
swimmers that have join the team from Sept – Nov 2012 have
already taken care of this payment, and have received their new
2013 card already. Please turn in payment to VJO
lock box in Shark Tank no later than Thurs December
13th.
If your PacSwim Membership
is not renewed, swimmers will not be eligible to swim in meets or
at practice in January.
What to do if you take a
break?
If your son or daughter
plans to take a break from swimming with VJO please make sure you
notify the team via email or written notice two weeks in
advance. Please email our Membership Chair, Diane Powell
([email protected] ) and Treasurer, Dora Tang ([email protected]
) the dates you son or daughter
will not be swimming. This can also be done clicking the
contact us on our team website, where your email will notify
the same individuals. You will also need to pay a $10 inactive fee
during the months your child is not swimming. Paying the
inactive fee will enable you to join back at any time without
having to pay the family member fee again. Thank
you!
Upcoming
Meets:
Tri MeetVJO / SASO /
QUIK - Sat January 19th
(Cunningham Pool at 10:30-1:30pm)
This meet will be open to
all swimmers on our team. The meet will be starting around
10:30am and will last until around 1:30pm. Swimmers will be
allowed to swim 3 events. Meet sheets and Entry Forms will be
available in January.
Save the
Date:
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Dec 14-21 - Cunningham Pool Closed (Practice held at Am Cyn and Solano College)
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Dec 20 - Christmas Party (6-9pm at Wardlaw Elementary School, No Practice)
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Dec 24-26 - No Practice (Happy Holidays!)
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Dec 27 - Combined Practice (All Groups 6-7:30pm
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Dec 28 - 12 Days of Christmas Strip Off 6-7:30pm
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Dec 31-Jan 1 - No Practice (Happy New Year!)
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Jan 19 - Tri Meet ( Cunningham Pool at 10:30am)
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Jan 26 - Team Ice Skating
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Jan 31 - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5:00-6:30pm)
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Feb 16 - Spaghetti Feed & Talent Show
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Feb 18 - No Practice (Happy Presidents Day!)
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Feb 22-24 - VJO C/B/A Meet (Cunningham Pool)
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Feb 25 - No Practice (Day After Home Meet)
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Feb 28 - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-6:30pm)
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Mar 2 - Zone All Star Development Meet (Carson City, Nevada)
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Mar 9-10 - QUIK C/B/A Meet (Rohnert Park, CA)
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Mar 15-17 - Junior Olympic Championships (San Ramon, CA)
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Mar 28 - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-6:30pm)
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April 4-7 - Far Western Championships (Morgan Hill, CA)
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April 13 - Team Bowling (Stars Bowling, Vacaville)
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April 19-21 - VJO C/B/A Meet (Cunningham Pool)
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April 22 - No Practice (Day After Home Meet)
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April 25 - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
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April 27-28 - 10 & Under Championships (Sunnyvale, CA)
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May 18-19 - QUIK C/B/A Meet (Rohnert Park, CA)
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May 30 - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)