
Weekly Mailer
August 5, 2013 |
Dear VJO Swimmers and Parents,
Great Job at Far
Western Championships!
Over the weekend we had 13 swimmers representing Vallejo
Aquatics Club at the 2013 Speedo Far Western Championships in
San Jose, CA. Great job to,Evan Augst (18), Mirelle
Augst (15), Ares Elmore (18), Kelley Henderson (18), Maya Hunter
(10), Sota Kanzan (14), Milton Lau (18), Brandon Miguel (17),
Alyssa Powell (14), Dylan Powell (18), Elina Rosario (13), Mary
Welton
(17) and Marshall Zia
(18). Our swimmers were competing again some of
the fastest Age Group swimmers in the Nation and World. We
were able to get 4 swimmers in the top 8 this year. Brandon
Miguel (17) finished 8th in the 1,500
meter freestyle with a 17:50.94, Evan Augst
(18) finished 7th in the 1,500 meter freestyle
with a 17:48.86, Mary Welton (17) finished
8th in the 1,500 meter freestyle with a 19:23.92 , and
Dylan Powell (17) finished 7th in the
100 meter fly with a 1:00,70. Thank you swimmers for
representing VJO at the 2013 Far Western Championships!
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
Spirit Week –
Aug 5th -8th
Next week we will be having a special practice schedule to
help get our swimmers ready for Zone 3 Championships. On both
Wednesday 8/7 and Thursday 8/8 we will have an All Team Practice
from 5-7pm. These two days will be a great chance for swimmers to
work together on relay start, team cheers and team posters for the
meet. Go Sharks!
Monday Aug
5th -
Regular Practice
Tuesday Aug
6th -
Regular Practice
Wednesday Aug
7th - All Team Practice
5-7pm – Team Cheer Day
Thursday Aug
8th -
All Team Practice 5-7pm – Poster Making
Day
Friday Aug 9th
- No Practice - Zone 3
Championships
Job Sign-Ups for
Zone 3 Champs
Our team is only in charge
of Set-up, Take-down/ Clean-up, and Snack
Bar at Zone 3 Championships. Your participation in
these three areas for this meet is critical. The following link
will directly connect you to the available jobs for this upcoming
event. Remember it is a first come, first serve event, so don't
delay.
Set-up,
Take-down/Clean-up, and Snack Bar: Access to the
Job Sign-Up System will require you to login into your team
account. Don't worry, if you have forgotten your password, you can
click the "Here" link on the login page and you will be re-directed
to submit your account email address. Your password will
immediately be emailed to you. https://www.teamunify.com/Login.jsp?team=vjo&id= 50a309006
Food Donation Sign
–up:We will also have a food donations sign-up
sheet for the Snack Bar at the pool. Food donations help keep the
costs of our snack bar down. Snack Bar can also be a huge
fundraiser for our team. We need your help.
Dine Out at
Chevy’s
Dine out Tuesday, Aug
6th at Chevys in Vallejo from 5-9pm.Help support VJO!
We are fundraising to help defer the costs for Tuffy's big
celebration! Must present the 15% off coupon for dine in or
take out. Coupon can be found at the pool or on our website…
just click on the link below. Thanks for the support and please
share the coupon with your friends and family!
UPCOMING
MEETS:
Zone 3 Championships (Aug 9-11)
Entries for the meet
are CLOSED. This will be our last
meet of the summer season. Championships will be held at our
Vallejo Pool this year, so no commuting necessary. This will be a
trials/finals meet. Relays will be swum on both Saturday and
Sunday. All VJO swimmers should plan on being in relays unless
informed otherwise by your coach.
SAVE THE
DATE:
· Aug
5-8 - SPIRIT WEEK
Aug
5th – Monday – Regular Practice
Schedule
Aug
6th – Tuesday – Regular Practice
Schedule
Aug
7th – Wednesday 5-7pm (All Team Practice
– Team Cheer Day)
Aug 8th -
Thursday 5-7pm (All Team Practice – Poster Making
Day)
· Aug
7-10 - Western Zones (Roseville,
CA)
· Aug
8-10 - North American Challenge Cup
(Federal Way, WA)
·
Aug 9-11
- Zone 3 Championships (Vallejo, CA)
· 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)