
Weekly Mailer
April 9, 2014 |
Dear Swimmers and Parents,
2014 Far Western
Championships Re-cap
Vallejo Aquatic Club had 5 swimmers attend the Short Course
2014 Far Western Championships on April 3-6 in Morgan Hill, CA.
Elina Rosario (14), Mirelle
Augst (16), Sota Kanzan (15),
Mary Welton (18), and Brandon
Miguel (18). We had many new best times and even a
few top 8 finishes. Our VJO swimmers were competing against
the top athletes in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
Congratulations VJO swidmmers and thiank you for representing us at
the 2014 Far Western Championships.
Elina Rosario Breaks 2
VJO Team Records!
Over the weekend at the 2014 Far Western Championships Elina
Rosario (14) broke the VJO girls 13-14 100 breast team record with
a 1:08.41. This was an 8 year old record originally held by
Zoe Coles. Elina also broke her own 13-14 girls 200
Breaststroke team record with a 2:31.07. Congratulations
Elina, keep up the great work!
General Memberships
Meeting Re-Cap
Thank you to everyone that was able to attend our Spring
General Membership Meeting yesterday evening. We hope the
meeting was helpful and informative. The meeting agenda and
minutes will be typed up soon and posted under the
“Documents” tab on the team website (www.vallejoaquatics.org
).
Thank you for your attendance and support!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SUNDAY LONG COURSE
PRACTICE – April 13th 7-9am
This Sunday April 13th from 7-9am the VJO coaches
will be hosting a Long Course Morning Practice. All
Groups are encouraged to attend this practice as this will be our
last opportunity before our April 25-27 VJO Long Course Meet.
Hope to see everyone there!
Job Sign-up for April
VJO Meet – April 25-27
Volunteers Needed for VJO
Meet!!! Parents we need help in a lot of
areas still. To Sign –up follow the link below and
click on Job-up and log in to your team account. (
www.teamunify.com/EventShow.jsp?returnPage=%2FEventsCurrent.jsp%3Fteam%3Dvjo&id=358303&team=vjo
) We need parent volunteers in the following areas:
Adobo Chef (need 4
more)
Clean up (need 7
more)
Check in / Clerk of the Course
(need 4 more)
Computer Room (need 2
more)
Colorado (need 3
more)
Hospitality (need 4
more)
Head Timer (need 3
more)
Meet Marshal (need 5
more)
Meet Runner (need 1
more)
Parking Attendant (mornings only,
need 1 more)
Potato Baker (need 1
more)
Runners (need 1more)
Meet Set up (Tues, Wed, &
Thurs, need 9 more people)
Silent Auction (need 3
more)
Snack Bar (need 5
more)
VJO Silent Auction
– April 26th 9-3pm
Thank you to all that have already donated to the Silent
Auction! We are excited to announce that Vallejo
Aquatic Club will host a Silent
Auction at our upcoming home meet on April
26th. We are asking each VJO family to donate one
or more items. All donations may be placed in the large
“Silent Auction Donations” marked container in the
shark tank. Please put your donations in one of the bags that will
be available. If you wish to receive a tax deductible receipt,
please place a note with your name, address, phone number,
description of the item, and the value of the item in the bag. The
needed auction items can be found on our team website under
“Silent Auction” in the Events Section, a list/sign-up
sheet can also be found at the pool.
We are still in need of more volunteers to
take Silent Auction Donation Letters around to local businesses to
get donations (this is a great way to get your volunteer hours
in)
Questions: Email Sarah Chavez ([email protected] ) and /or
Julie Everett ([email protected] )..
VJO Team Suit / Warm-up Fitting –
Tues May 3rd
When: Tuesday May 3rd
Time: 3:30-7:30pm
Where: Cunningham Pool
Nor Cal Swim Shop will be at Cunningham pool on
Tuesday May 3rd from 3:30-7:30pm for our VJO team suit
fitting. We will be offering two different team suits again
this year, the custom Q suit and a black polyester suit with
embroidered team logo on front. Both women’s team suits
are available in multiple styles. The men’s team suits
are available in either Jammer or brief style. We will also
have our new team warm-ups available in both youth and adult
sizes. Order forms will be available soon.
UPOMING MEETS:
VJO Long Course C/B/A+
Meet - April 25th -
27th
Our VJO Long Course Meet is
CLOSED for entries! Our Long Course Meet
will be held on April 25th, 26th, and 27th at the Cunningham Pool.
We also need all parents on deck to help put on the meet. The
Job Sign-up's tab can be found on our web site (www.vallejoaquatics.org) on
the "VJO Long Course C/B/A+ Meet " events page.
TIME: Friday’s session will begin at
5:00 p.m., with warm-ups at 3:30 .m. Saturday & Sunday sessions
will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day, with warm-ups starting at
7:30a.m. Shallow dive starts in competition pool from 08:40 a.m.
– 8:50 a.m. under the direction of a referee and
starter.
Napa C/B/A+ Long Course
Meet (June 7-8)
The Napa Valley Long Course Meet is now open online for
entries! This meet tends to fill very quickly so make sure
you get registered ASAP. The meet will be held at the Napa
Valley Junior College on June 7-8. This will be one of our
team designated meets for the month of June. Swimmers from
all groups are encouraged to enter this meet. If you are
unsure as to what events to enter please talk to your coach
directly.
TIME: Sessions will begin at
9:00am each day, with warm ups from 7:30am to 8:45 am.
APRIL SWIMMERS OF THE MONTH
The following swimmers did an outstanding job last month and
have been awarded swimmer of the month for April. These
swimmers are also awarded with a Swimmer of the Month cap.
Novice 1: Monica/Will’s
Group: Daniela Wilder
Novice 1: Sam’s 6:30
Group: Amaya Bernard
Novice 2: Sam’s 5:30 Group:
Janessa Abisia
Novice 2: Hillary’s Group:
Maya Erikson
Age Group: Tess
Schoonhoven
Senior Group: Brandon
Miguel
2013 FALL MEET DATES:
April
April
8
- VJO General Membership Meeting (6-7:30pm, Portable
Building)
April
13 - Sunday
Long Course Practice (7-9am)
April 24
- Shark Pride
Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
April 25-27 -
VJO Long Course C/B/A+ Meet (Team Meet, Cunningham
Pool)
April
28 - No Practice
(Meet recovery Day)
May
May
3
- Saturday Long Course Morning Practice (7-9am)
May
6
- Team Suit Fitting (3:30-7:30pm, Cunningham
Pool)
May 15-17
- Sac-Joaquin Section Championships (HS Swimmers, Tokay HS,
Lodi)
May 16-17 -
North Coast Section HS Championships (HS Swimmers, Location
TBA)
May 17-18 -
Piranha Swimming C/B/A+ Meet (Team Meet, Rohnert
Park)
May 24-26 -
Senior Training Camp (Napa, CA)
May
26 - No
Practice (Memorial Day)
May
29 - Shark
Pride Day (All Groups 5:00-7:00pm)
May 30-31 -
SASO Long Course Dual Meet (Solano College)
June
June 7-8
- Napa Valley C/B/A+ Long Course Meet (Napa
Valley JC)
June
11 - Weekday Long Course
Morning Practice (M/W/F Senior & Age Group)
June 14
- Saturday Long Course
Practice (7-9am)
June
21 - Annual Pool Party
& Alumni Reunion (12-4pm)
June
24 - Swim-A-Thon
(Senior/Age Group 3:30-5:30, Everyone Else 5:30-7:30pm)
June
26 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-7pm)
June 27-29 -
Westside Aquaducks Long Course C/B/A+ Meet
July
July 4
-
4th of July Parade (No Practice)
July 11-13
- Junior Olympic
Championships (JO Qualifiers, San Jose, CA)
July 15
-
Picture Day (Individuals @ 3:30, Team Picture @ 5:30)
July 24
-
Shark Pride Day 6-7pm
July 26-27
-
Championships (TBA)
July 30-Aug 3
- Senior Western Zone Championships (Senior Group Qualifiers,
Clovis CA)
July 30- Aug 3 -
Long Course Far Western Championships (FW Qualifiers, Concord,
CA)
August
Aug 6-9
- Western Zone Age Group
Championships (WZ Qualifiers, Federal Way, WA)
Aug 9-10
- REAL Championships (Team Meet, Trial /Final
–Vintage HS, Napa)
Aug 11-24 - Team Break
(No Practice for 2 weeks)
Aug 25
- First Day of Fall
Practice
Aug 28
- Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-7pm)
Aug
30 - Team Water
Park Trip – Water World
September
Sept 1
- No Practice (Labor
Day)
Sept
13 - Ukiah Dual Meet /
Camping
Sept
20 - 2013 VJO Awards
Banquet
Sept 25
- Shark Pride Day (All Groups
5-7pm)
Sept 26-28 - Marin
Pirates Senior Meet (Indian Valley College)