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Weekly Mailer
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March 12, 2013 |
Dear VJO Swimmers and Parents,
Good Luck Junior Olympic Qualifiers!
This weekend 13 of our VJO swimmers will be competing at the
Junior Olympic Championships in San Ramon, CA. We would like to
wish the following qualifying swimmers a special good luck: Evan
Augst, Mirelle Augst, Ares Elmore, Kelley Henderson, Bobby Hilton,
Maya Hunter, Sota Kanzan, Katie Laramore, Brandon Miguel, Alyssa
Powell, Dylan Powell, Elina Rosario, and Mary Welton. Thank
you for representing VJO. Go Sharks!
Upcoming
Events:
Practice Cancelled this Friday 3/15
We will not be holding swim practice for any groups this
Friday March 15th. Due to Junior Olympic
Championships this Friday will be unable to hold practice. We
are terrible sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused your
family. We will see everyone back onto the pool deck Monday
March 18th.
Monday March 18th – No Senior Group
Practice
There will be no morning (5:45-7:00am) or afternoon
(3:30-5:30pm) Senior Group Practice this Monday March
18th (Day After JO’s). Senior Group swimmers
that did not attend JO’s are expected to attend the Age Group
5:30-7:30pm practice or their high school swim practice.
RSVP for Spaghetti Feed (Sat March
23rd)
Please RSVP ASAP for the Spaghetti Feed and Talent Show.
If you are planning on participating in the Talent Show
or Desert Contest please sign up ASAP, we only have a couple of
swimmers signed up for each. Sign-up sheets are located at
the pool in the Shark Tank.
Spaghetti Feed
Details: The VJO Annual Spaghetti Feed will be held
Saturday March 23rd at the St Pats/ St Vincent’s
Cafiteria. Please join us for a Spaghetti Dinner, Talent
Show, Dessert Contest, and Baby Shower. Swimmers make sure to start
perfecting your talents and desert. Top contestants will
receive prizes. Flyers for the Spaghetti Feed have been
placed in your family file folders at the pool.
Date: Saturday
March 23rd
Location: St Pats
/St. Vincent’s Cafeteria (1500 Benicia Rd. Vallejo, CA
94591)
Time: Start
5:00pm, Dinner 5:45pm, Talent Show, Desert Contest, and Baby Shower
to follow
Cost: $15 per
family
Upcoming
Meets:
Junior Olympic Championships(San Ramon,
CA)
The 2013 Spring Junior Olympic Championships on March 15-17
has closed for entries The meet will be held at the San Ramon
Olympic Pool & Aquatic Park (9900 Broadmoor Dr., San Ramon, CA
94583). To enter this meet, swimmers must have achieved the JO time
standard. To get more information or access the meet sheet,
please go to: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/SRVL20130315.
Far Western Championships(Morgan Hill,
CA)
The 2013 Spring Far Westerm Championships on April 4-7 has
opened online for entries! The meet will be held at the
Morgan Hill Aquatic Center (16200 Condit Road,Morgan Hill,CA). To
enter this meet, swimmers must have achieved the FW time
standard. Enter online at:
http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/qss_fw20130404.
Online Meet Entry deadline: Wednesday, March 20,
2013 at 11:59PM
Piranha Swimming C/B/A+ Meet - April 13-14
***Not Attending***
Our team will NOT be attending the Piranha Meet on
April 13-14 next month due to the fact our home VJO Meet is the
weekend after. We instead encourage our swimmers to attend
our meet on April 19-21.
10 & Under Championships (April 27-28,
Sunnyvalle, CA)
The 2013 10 & Under Championships on April 27-28 has
opened online for entries! The meet will be held at the
Sunnyvale Swim Complex @ Fremont High School, 1283
Sunnyvale-Saratoga Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94087. Swimmers must be 10
years old or younger to compete and must meet qualifying standards
below. To enter this meet, swimmers must have achieved the FW time
standard. Enter online at: http://ome.swimconnection.com/PC/SUNN20130427
Online Meet Entry deadline: Monday, April
15, 2013.
Qualifying Time Standards:
- 6-UN must have achieved an 8-UN
“B” Time
- 7-8 and 9-10 age groups must have
achieved the “A” Time in their events
- Pacific Swimming’s Age
Group Time Standards can be found at http://www.pacswim.org/page/times_standards.shtml
Save the
Date:
· Mar 15-17 -
Junior Olympic Championships (San Ramon, CA)
· Mar
15 - **No Practice (Coaches at
JO's)
· Mar 18
- **No Senior Group Practice (No Morning or Afternoon
Practice)
· Mar
23 - Spaghetti Feed/
Talent Show/ Desert Contest (St Pats HS
Cafeteria)
· Mar
28 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-6:30pm)
· April
4-7 - Far Western Championships (Morgan
Hill, CA)
· April
13 - Team Bowling (Stars Bowling,
Vacaville)
· April
18 - **Shark Pride Day (All Groups
5-7pm)**
**Shark Pride Day will extend to
7:00pm**
· April
19-21 - VJO C/B/A Meet (Cunningham Pool)
· April
22 - No Practice (Day
After Home Meet)
· April
27-28 - 10 & Under Championships (Sunnyvale,
CA)
· May 18-19
- Piranha Swimming C/B/A Meet (Rohnert Park,
CA)
