
Weekly Mailer
May 21, 2014 |
Dear Swimmers and Parents,
We bid farewell to Coach Sam
We bid
farewell to Coach Sam Siaki, one of our wonderful swim coaches, who
has left the Vallejo Aquatic Club after 2 and a half years of great
coaching. We wish Sam the best in all of her future endeavors
and appreciate the fine job she has done for us as one of our VJO
swim coaches.
Thank
you coach Sam, we wish you well.
Welcome Coach Mary Welton
We want to give a warm welcome to new Coach Mary Welton. Mary will be assuming the duties of Hammersheads 1 coach from 5:30-6:30pm. Mary will be assisted by Senior Groupers, Brandon Miguel and Mirelle Augst. Coach Monica will be taking over the role of Leopard Sharks Coach (5:30-6:30pm) and Hammerheads 2 Coach (6:30-7:30pm).
We want to give a warm welcome to new Coach Mary Welton. Mary will be assuming the duties of Hammersheads 1 coach from 5:30-6:30pm. Mary will be assisted by Senior Groupers, Brandon Miguel and Mirelle Augst. Coach Monica will be taking over the role of Leopard Sharks Coach (5:30-6:30pm) and Hammerheads 2 Coach (6:30-7:30pm).
UPCOMING EVENTS:
No Practice – Monday May 26th (Memorial
Day)
VJO Personalized Swim Caps - Order Extended to Friday May
23rd
VJO Personalized cap order has been extended to this Friday May
23rd. You have the opportunity to
order personalized swim caps for your child or yourself. These will
be standard black caps with white VJO and your name under the logo.
You can choose to put your first name or last name only, first name
and last name initial, or first name initial and your last name.
There’s a minimum of two caps per order. Order forms
can be found in your file folder. Extra order form can be
found in the front of the file founders under “Order
Forms” or on our team website under the
“Documents” tab. Order forms are due by Tuesday
May 20th to the "Rivera" file folder.
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Please fill out an order form and make the check payable to: VJO
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Place the order form & check in the “RIVERA” file.
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Order forms are due by Tuesday May 20th
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Cost: Latex $ 14.00/ 2 caps or Silicone $ 27.00/ 2 caps
Senior Training Camp – May 24-26, Napa
JC
The
Senior Groups in the north bay will be having a training camp May
24-26th at the Napa Valley Community College.
There is no cost for the training camp. Are there any Senior
Group families that would be able to house swimmers from other team
over the weekend? Practice times are as follows:
Saturday
May 24th - 8-10am, 3-5pm
Sunday
May 25th - 7-9am, 3-5pm
Monday
May 26th - 7-9am
Vallejo Aquatic Club Masters
It is
official! Vallejo Aquatic Club is now a registered USA
Masters Swim Team. Help spread the word. Workouts are Monday and
Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30pm at the Cunningham Pool. Our 1st
workout begins this Monday May 19th. Monica Linn
will be our coach. Come one, come all!
Vallejo
Aquatic Club Masters welcomes swimmers of all abilities. Whether
you want to improve your overall fitness, swim just for fun,
develop better technique, or train for triathlons, open water
swims, or pool swimming competitions, our workouts are designed to
challenge people of all abilities.
Workouts: Monday & Wednesdays
7:30-8:30pm
Location: Cunningham Pool
Ages: 18 and over
Fees: $30/month or $5 drop in
Pacific
Masters Swimming Registration Required $50/year (http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/application.shtml
)
How to register: Email Jennifer Thiem at [email protected]vallejoaquatics.org or stop by
the pool during our Masters workout times.
Questions: Contact Jennifer Thiem
(707)
553-7946 (SWIM)
UPOMING MEETS:
SASO Long Course Dual Meet - May
30/31
SASO Dual Meet entries forms are due
TODAY Wednesday May 21st . The
SASO Long Course Dual Meet will be held at the Solano Junior
College on Friday May 30th and Saturday May
31st. Consolidated entry forms are available on
our website and at the pool. Swimmers enter the dual meet by
filling out the consolidated entry form and turning it in with the
$9 payment into the manila envelope at the pool.
Napa C/B/A+ Long Course Meet - June 7-8
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.
TIME:
Sessions will begin at 9:00am each day, with warm ups from 7:30am
to 8:45 am.
LOCATION: Napa
Valley College. 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy., Napa, CA
Westside Aquaducks Long Course C/B/A Meet
The Westside Meet is now
CLOSED! The meet will be held at the Petaluma
Swim Center, 900 E. Washington Street, Petaluma.
TIME: Friday’s session will begin at 5:00pm, with
warm-ups from 3:30-4:45pm. Saturday and Sunday sessions will begin
at 9:00am
each
day, with warm-ups from 7:30-8:45am.
MAY 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.
Hammerheads
1 (Monica Group): Teresa Barba-
Finocchi
Hammerheads
2 (Sam’s 6:30 Group): Emily
Rodriguez
Leopard
Sharks (Sam’s 5:30 Group): Trinity
Rivera
Mako
Sharks (Hillary’s Group): Elena
Duenas
Age
Group: Zoe Crowder
Senior
Group: Esther Hurst
2014 SPRING MEET DATES:
May
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
Intersquad Meet (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 - Zone 3 Long Course
Championships (Team Meet, Vallejo, CA)
July 30-Aug 3 - Senior Western Zone Champs (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 Short Course 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)