
Weekly Mailer
June 10, 2014 |
Dear
Swimmers and Parents,
Senior Group Practice
Time Changed for Next Week -
5:30-7:30pm
Due to GVRD training VJO will
only have the pool from 5:30-7:30pm in the afternoons next week
(Monday 6/16 to Friday 6/20). The Senior Group practice time has
changed to 5:30-7:30pm. All other groups will be
practicing at their regular times.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
Senior / Age Group
Summer Morning Practice
Summer LC
morning practices for Senior and Age Group will begin Wednesday
June 11th. Morning practices will be held from
7-9am on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. There will be some
days at the beginning that we will have to swim earlier do to
training at the pool. All Friday practices will be open to
the entire team.
Wed June 11th
– 7-9am
Fri June 13th
– 6-8am
Mon June 16th
– 6-8am
Wed June 18th
– 6-8am
Fri June 20th
– 6-8am
Saturday Morning
Practice/ Breakfast – June 14th
7-9am
We will be
having a Saturday morning long course practice on June
14th from 7-9am. All groups are invited to attend
this practice. We will also be having a potluck breakfast
afterwards, so bring a favorite breakfast item to
share!
VJO
Annual Pool Party and Alumni Reunion – June
21st
You are
invited to the Annual Vallejo Aquatic Club Pool Party,
Potluck and Alumni Reunion on Saturday June 21st
2014 12-4pm. Summer is here! Everyone into the pool! Come
join us for a fun event for the whole family. Calling
all alumni and swim families to swim in
a mini meet. Winners will get
braggingrights. Spread the word to any and all VJO Alumni to
join the fun!
We will also have our 4th Annual Cook-Off Challenge
Bring your BBQ dish to be judged and share the rest. Prizes will be
given. Sign-up sheets available at the pool.
POTLUCK
ASSIGNMENT
Please Bring (according to
last name):
A - B Appetizers
C - G Salad or Side
Dish
H - S Main Dish
T - Z Dessert
VJO
Swim-A-Thon - June 24th
It’s
time to start getting pledges! The VJO Swim-A-Thon will be
held on Tuesday June 24th. This year we will be
dividing into two groups to swim. Senior and Age Group will swim
from 3:30-5:30pm and Hammerheads 1 & 2,
Leopard Sharks and Makos will swim from
5:30-7:30pm. We will be having a potluck
afterward. Information and pledge sheets are in your file
folders at the pool. Extra pledge sheets and info can be
found in Cyndee Bogards file folder. Remember our
team goal is to raise $20,000. There are
also some great prizes offered for those swimmers raising over
$200.
VJO
is looking for Company Sponsorships
Vallejo
Aquatic Club couldn't exist without the generous sponsorships from
the community. VJO has seven team sponsor levels available. If you
or your company would like to become a sponsor for the VJO Swim
Team, please
download our sponsor packet for more
information.
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] or stop by the
pool during our Masters workout times.
Questions:
Contact Jennifer Thiem
(707)
553-7946 (SWIM)
UPOMING
MEETS:
Westside Aquaducks
Long Course C/B/A Meet - June 27-29
The
Westside Meet is CLOSED. The meet will be held at the Petaluma
Swim Center, 900 E. Washington Street, Petaluma.
TIME:
Saturday and Sunday sessions will begin at 9:00am each day, with
warm-ups from 7:30-8:45am.
Zone
3 Long Course Championships - July 26-27
Zone 3 Champs
is our long course team championship meet for 2014 summer
season. The meet will be held here at our Cunningham
Pool. There is no qualifying time standard to attend, so all
VJO swimmers can attend and we need all VJO swimmers in attendance.
Team entries will be distributed by VJO in early
July.
Parent
Volunteers: This meet is put on by all Zone 3
teams. VJO will be responsible for supplying parent
volunteers for the following areas:
- Meet Set-up
- Meet Clean-up
- Snack Bar
- Timers for our designated lanes
REAL
Championships - August 9-10
REAL SCY
Championships is our last and most fun meet of the 2014 summer
season. The meet will be held at Vintage HS in Napa, CA.
This will be a team scored meet and we will be competing
against 5 other local teams. We will need all VJO swimmers in
attendance and ready for a good time. Team entries will be
distributed by VJO in late July. There will also be a fun
theme for the meet… we look forward to finding out what this
years fun theme will be.
JUNE 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 (5:30):
Ashley Abarca
Hammerheads 2 (6:30):
Fernanda Mares
Leopard Sharks (5:30):
Gabriel Cueva
Mako Sharks (6:30):
Francesca Villagomez
Age Group: Angel
Sapida
Senior Group:
Alexander Viray
2014 SPRING MEET
DATES:
June
June
11 - Weekday Long Course
Morning Practice Starts (M/W/F Senior & Age Group)
June
14 - Saturday Long Course
Practice (7-9am)
June 16-20 - Senior
Group Practice Schedule Change (5:30-7:30pm)
June
21 - Annual Pool Party
& Alumni Reunion (12-4pm)
June
24 - Swim-A-Thon
(Senior/Age Group 3:30-5:30, Hammerheads, Leopards & Makos
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 5-7pm
July
26-27 - Zone 3 Long Course
Championships (Team Meet, Cunningham Pool)
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
19 - 2014 VJO Awards Banquet
(SPSV Cafeteria, 5-9pm)
Sept
25 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups 5-7pm)
Sept 26-28 -
Marin Pirates Senior Meet (Indian Valley
College)