
Weekly Mailer
June 17, 2014 |
Dear
Swimmers and Parents,
Napa Meet
Recap
Even though the weather was
hot our VJO swimmers rose to the challenge and swam
incredible. On June 7-8 we had 32 VJO swimmers attend the
Napa Valley Meet. Our VJO swimmers achieved 7 new
“B” time standards, 14 new “A” time
standards, and one new “JO” time standard.
Mikaela Gomez (10) achieved a new Long
Course Junior Olympic time in the 50 Free with a 35.47. Way
to go Mikaela! Final results have been posted on the bulletin
board at the pool
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
All
hands on deck for Set-up!
Friday June
20th; during our regularly scheduled practice, we will
be doing TWO things:
1. Set up a few canopies for
our pool party/swim-a-thon
2. Relocate some valuable
equipment into our container bin (deep side of pool)
All hands on deck and
we should be finished in an hour!
-Thanks,
Volunteer Families
Senior Group Practice
Schedule Change this Week - 5:30-7:30pm
Due to GVRD
training VJO will only have the pool from 5:30-7:30pm in the
afternoons this 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.
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
Mon June 23rd
– 7-9am
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 for BBQ Cook-Off 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.
4th of July
Parade
Swimmers and
parents please come join us and help celebrate Independence Day and
showcase our team spirit at the 161th Annual
Vallejo 4th of July Parade. All
parents and family members are welcome to join us in the walk too,
just wear your turquoise shark shirt.
If you do not have a team turquoise shark shirt or need another
one, please see Diane Powell or Miriam Rivera on deck to buy your
t-shirt (T-Shirt:$10).
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Meeting Time: Morning TBA
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Meeting Place: TBA
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Parade Route: Starts on Tennessee St. at Broadway at 10:00 a.m., travels west to Sonoma Blvd., then south along Sonoma Blvd. to Georgia St., then west again to end at Georgia St. and Santa Clara St.
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Parade flyer with details will be placed in file folders soon.
UPOMING
MEETS:
Westside Aquaducks
Long Course C/B/A Meet - June 27-29
The
Westside Meet is CLOSED for entries. 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.
Junior Olympic
Championships – July 11-13 (***Venue Change -
Concord***)
The Junior
Olympic Championships on July 11-13 is now open online for
entries. The meet venue has changed and the meet will now be
held in Concord, CA at the Concord Community Pool.
The deadline for entries is July 2nd at
11:59pm.
Sign up at:
http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/CROW20140711
Deadline: The
Deadline is 11:59 pm, Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Location:
Concord Community Pool, 3501 Cowell Rd, Concord.
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
year’s 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 SUMMER MEET
DATES:
June
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, Concord, 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)