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Weekly Mailer
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April 2, 2013 |
Dear VJO Swimmers and Parents,
Good Luck at Far Westerns!!
Congratulations to our 8 VJO swimmers qualified and attending
the 2013 Spring Far Western Championships in Morgan Hill, CA this
week April 4-7. Competing against our swimmers will be teams
from Arizona, Canada, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The Far
Western Championships is the highest level meet you can qualify for
in Age Group swimming. Good Luck Evan Augst, Mirelle
Augst, Kelley Henderson, Sota Kanzan, Brandon Miguel, Alyssa
Powell, Dylan Powell, and Mary Welton. Thank you for
representing Vallejo Aquatics Club at this year’s Spring Far
Western Championships. Coach Sam and Coach Hillary will be
attending the meet with our swimmers.
Upcoming
Events:
No Senior Group Practice Thurs 4/4 & Fri
4/5
There will be no Senior Group practice during Far Western
Champs on Thursday 4/4 and Friday 4/5. Senior Groupers not
attending the meet are asked to practice with Age Group or with
their high school team. Age Group practices from 6:00-7:30pm on
Thurs and 5:30-7:30pm on Friday.
Team Bowling & Laser Tag Day –
Saturday April 13th 12:30-3 pm
Saturday April 13th is Team Bowling & Laser Tag
at Stars Bowling in Vacaville from 1-3pm. We will also be
going out to eat as a team afterwards at Buffalo Wild
Wings.
WHEN: Saturday,
April 13, 2013
WHERE: Stars Recreation
Lanes (155 Browns Valley Parkway
Vacaville, CA 95688)
TIME: 12:30 pm - 3:00
pm
COST:
Option 1: $7.00 per
person (1 game of bowling and 1 session of
laser-tag)
Option 2:
$9.00 per person (2 games of
bowling)
All family members are
welcome! Tuffy/Sam and Hillary’s group must be
accompanied by a parent; older swimmers may attend alone. Parents -
we would love to see you out there too!
Join us to eat
after(approx. 3:30pm)
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar at
the Nut Tree
1601 East Monte Vista Ave –
Vacaville
The R.S.V.P. form, along with your
money, is due no later than Monday, April 8th to Diane
Powell /Membership Folder on deck. Please pre-pay so we
can reserve the exact head count.
VJO Meet Closing for Entries Soon!!!
The Friday night portion of the meet is already
CLOSED and the Saturday and Sunday portion will be closing
SOON. Don’t miss your chance to swim in our
April Meet. We only have 63 VJO swimmers signed so far.
For more meet info and how to sign up, see “Upcoming
Meets” section below.
Upcoming
Meets:
Far Western Championships(Morgan Hill,
CA)
The 2013 Spring Far Westerm Championships on April 4-7 are
CLOSED for entries! The meet will be held at the Morgan Hill
Aquatic Center (16200 Condit Road,Morgan Hill,CA). To attend this
meet, swimmers must have achieved the FW time standard.
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.
VJO C/B/A Long Course Meet(April 19-21)
The April VJOMeet will be closing soon, don’t miss
your chance to enter!Our April 19-21 VJO C/B/A Meet is open
online for entries. Paper entries can also be turned into the Meet
Director’s (John Yee) file folder at the pool This is
our first Long Course Meet of the season and it will be held at our
Cunningham Pool. Make sure you get signed up ASAP so
you don’t miss out on this great opportunity. This meet
is recommended for all VJO swimmers. Please talk to your
coach if you have questions on which events to swim.
To Enter Online:
http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/vjo20130419
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.
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
Save the
Date:
· April
4-7 - Far Western Championships (Morgan
Hill, CA)
· April
13 - Team Bowling (Stars
Recreation, Vacaville 12:30-3pm)
· 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)
