
Weekly Mailer
May 28, 2013 |
Dear VJO Swimmers and Parents,
Thank you all swimmers that attended our Saturday long course
morning practice last weekend. We hope everyone had a good time and
enjoyed all the great food at our potluck breakfast afterwards. We
have limited long course practice and it is very important to take
advantage of this special time. Long Course swimming can be
very different than our daily short course practice, for example
the backstroke flags are different. Your will need to
know your new long course backstroke count We have only
two more long course practices before the Napa Meet, Saturday
June1st and Saturday June 8th. Make sure you are prepared for
long course season. We hope to see even more of you this coming
Saturday morning.
· Seniors
& Age Group Practice– 7:00-9:00am
· All other
Groups Practice– 7:30-9:00am
Upcoming
Events:
Shark Pride
Day
Next Thursday May 30th
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
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 from 5-7pm. The team will warm-up
together, work on skills together, and play games/ relays
together. This will be a team building day with a great
opportunity to get to know swimmers in other groups.
Saturday Morning Long
Course Practices – June 1st & 8th
We will be holding Saturday Long
Course Practices for all groups on both Saturday June
1st and June 8th. Afterwards we will
have a potluck breakfast at the pool. Bring your favorite
breakfast dish to share.
· Seniors
& Age Group – 7:00-9:00am
· All other
Groups – 7:30-9:00am
Swim-A-Thon
DATE: June 25th,
2013
TIME: 5 - 7
PM
SWIMMERS: Are you ready?
Pledge forms have been placed in your folders. Encourage your
friends/family/neighbors to support you! Get them to pledge a
per lap $ amount or total $ amount! This is a VJO fundraiser - we
need your pledges to make this event a success! Minimum FAMILY
GOAL: $200.00, and our team goal is $15,000, we CAN do this!
Let’s watch our barometer grow & WIN PRIZES!
ON SWIM DAY:Bring
lots of energy, kick-boards, fins and goggles! Wear your favorite
bright cap and suit. Sign in at the ‘sign in’ table and
get your label. Take the label to the lane you will swim in and
give it to your lap counter. Swim as many laps as you can!
Then enjoy the potluck!
PARENTS: Thank you for all your support for
this event. We will need your help to make this work!
Every family MUST pitch in. Please
sign up on one (or more) of our sign-up sheets! This will count
toward your mandatory volunteer hours!
Some areas to
help:
1. Canopies need to be set up &
torn down.
2. We will also need loving
families to count our swimmers’ laps, on the day of
event.
3. Potluck - sign up today.
4. Check our sign-up sheets and
join the fun!
Questions? Call
Cyndee Bogard @ 510-407-5282 or email:
[email protected]
Upcoming
Meets:
Napa Valley Long Course Meet -June
15-16
***The Napa Valley
Long Course Meet is CLOSED.***
Meet Info: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/nvst20130615.
Summer Sanders Long Course JR+ Meet (June 14-16,
Roseville, CA)
The Summer Sanders Meet is now
open online for entries. This will be a travel meet for the
Senior Group with qualifying time standards. Qualifying time
standards are between a Sr I and Sr II (see meet sheet for exact
qualifying times). This meet is Trials and Finals. This meet
will fill very quickly so enter ASAP.
Enter online at:http://ome.swimconnection.com/meets
Meet Details:
Warm –ups: 7:00-8:15 am
(Fri, Sat, & Sun)
Meet Begins: 8:30 am
Finals Warm-Up: 4:30pm
Finals Begin: 5:30pm
Hotel Info:Go to
Priceline.com for $65/night 3 Stare Hotel (Hyatt Place). Go
to Express Deals.
Westside Aquaducks Long Course C/B/A
Meet
The Westside Aquaducks Long Course
C/B/A Meet is now open online for entries. This will be the
third and final long course meet of the season. It will also
be the last meet to qualify for JO’s. All VJO swimmers
are encouraged to attend this meet.
Enter online at:http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/WA20130628
Entry
Deadline:11:59pm Wednesday June 19h 2013.
Ukiah Dolphins C/B/A Meet - July
26-28
The Ukiah Dolphins Short Course
C/B/A Meet is now open online for entries. This will be our
team meet for the month of July. All VJO swimmers are
encouraged to attend this meet... it will be a fun one!
Camping: The team will also be
camping at either the high school or at Lake Mendocino. We
are working on getting a group camp site at Lake Mendocino. So get
your sleeping bags and marshmallows ready! We will also be
setting up some other fun activities for the kids after the
meet.
Enter online at:http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/UD20130726
Entry
Deadline:11:59pm Wednesday July 17th 2013.
Save the
Date:
· May
30 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-7pm)
· June
1 - Saturday
Long Course Practice (Sen & Age Grp 7:00-9:00am,
Tuffy/Sam/Hilary Grp 7:30-9am)
· June
8 - Saturday
Long Course Practice (Sen & Age Grp 7:00-9:00am,
Tuffy/Sam/Hilary Grp 7:30-9am)
· June
10-14 - Senior Group Practice 5:30-7:30pm
·
June 15-16 - Napa Long Course Meet (Napa Valley
College, CA)
·
June 14-16 - Summer Sanders
Long Course JR+ Meet (Roseville, CA)
· June
22 - Annual Pool
Party and Alumni Reunion 12-4pm
· June
25 - Swim –A-
Thon 5-7pm
· June
27 - Shark Pride
Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
· June
28-30 - Westside Aquaducks Long Course
Meet (Petaluma, CA)
· July
4 -
4th of July Parade (No Swim Practice)
· July
5 - No
Afternoon Practice (only 7-9am morning practice)
·
July 12-14 - Junior
Olympic Championships (Concord, CA)
·
July 17-21 - Summer
Sectional Championships (Santa Clarita, CA)
· July
25 - Team Picture
Day (4-6pm)
· July
25 - Shark Pride
Day 6-7pm (After Team Picture)
·
July 27-28 - Ukiah Dolphins
Meet (Ukiah, CA)
·
July 31-Aug 4– Long Course Far Western
Championships (San Jose, CA)
· Aug
7-10 - Western Zones (Roseville,
CA)
·
Aug
9-11 - Zone 3
Championships (Dual Venue Napa/Vallejo)
· Aug
12-25 - Team Break (No Practice - 2 weeks)
· Aug
26 - First Day of
Fall Practice
· Aug
29 - Shark Pride
Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
· Sept
2 - No
Practice (Labor Day)
· Sept
14 - 2013 VJO Awards
Banquet
· Sept
26 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-7pm)
·
Sept 27-29
- VJO Short Course C/B/A Meet
· Sept
30 - No Practice (Meet
Recovery Day)