
Weekly Mailer
June 24, 2014 |
Dear
Swimmers and Parents,
VJO Annual Pool Party
and Alumni Reunion Recap
We hope everyone had a great
time at our Annual Pool Party last Saturday. A special thank
you to everyone that helped set up the wonderful event and to June
Capulong, our awesome DJ! Congratulations to our
4th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Winners. Our 2014 BBQ
Cook-Off Winners were Arnold Caberto and
Ryan Thiem.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
VJO
Swim-A-Thon Update
The VJO
Swim-A-Thon make-up day will be held Tuesday July 8th
from 3:30-5:30pm. 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. There is still
plenty of time to get pledges! The last day to turn in
pledges is Thursday July 24th .
Swim-A-Thon Make Up
Day : July 8th, Tuesday 3:30-5:30 (bring a person to
count your laps):
Last Day to Turn in
Pledges: July 24th, Shark Pride Day
Swim-A-Thon
Prizes:
Could you use some new team attire? How about a new Parka?
Each family is asked to bring in $200, but for a little bit more you could earn these:
Could you use some new team attire? How about a new Parka?
Each family is asked to bring in $200, but for a little bit more you could earn these:
If you
collect- You will receive-
$250: VJO T-Shirt or VJO Beanie
$350: VJO Sweat Shirt or Long Sleeved T or Team caps
$450: Sweat Suit (shirt and pants) or Warm-up Jacket
$550: Speedo Pro Backpack or Team Swim Suit
$650: VJO Warm-up Suit or waterproof MP3 player
$750: VJO Parka
$250: VJO T-Shirt or VJO Beanie
$350: VJO Sweat Shirt or Long Sleeved T or Team caps
$450: Sweat Suit (shirt and pants) or Warm-up Jacket
$550: Speedo Pro Backpack or Team Swim Suit
$650: VJO Warm-up Suit or waterproof MP3 player
$750: VJO Parka
In addition to our
in-house prizes each swimmer also qualifies for the
following:
USA SWIM
Prizes
$200+
US Swim Bag Tag
$400.-599.99
US Swim Cap
$600.-799.99
US Swim T-shirt
$800.-1199.99
US Swim Towel
$1200.-1200.+
TYR Backpack
Senior / Age Group
Summer Morning Practice
Summer LC
morning practices for Senior and Age Group will be held from 7-9am
on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. All Friday practices will
be open to the entire team.
Mon June 23rd
– 7-9am
Wed June 25th
– 7-9am
Fri June 27th
– 7-9am (All Groups Welcome!)
Mon June 30th
– 7-9am
Wed July 2nd
– 7-9am
Fri July 4th
– 7-9am (All Groups Welcome)
Mon July 7th
– 7-9am
Wed July 9th
– 7-9am
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:
Junior Olympic
Championships – July 11-13 (***Venue Change -
Concord***)
The Junior Olympic
Championships on July 11-13 is now open online for entries.
Swimmers must have achieved JO qualifying time to be elegable
for this meet. 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 on
July 26-17. Do NOT enter
Zone 3 Championships online. To enter Zone 3 Championships
please complete the consolidated entry form at the back of the meet
sheet and turn it into the manila envelope at the pool labeled
"Zone 3 Champs Entries". Extra meet sheets and entry forms
can be found at the pool or on our team website.
TO ENTER:
Turn in completed consolidated entry forms to the manila envelope
at the pool.
ENTRY DEADLINE: Consolidated entry forms are due
by Monday July 7th by 7:30pm.
Please make checks out to
"VJO".
RELAYS: All
VJO swimmers will be entered in relays each day unless coaches are
notified
otherwise.
NO QUALIFYING
TIME STANDARD: There are no qualifying
time standards to attend, so
all VJO swimmers should be attending.
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
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
8
- Swim-A-Thon Make-up Day (3:30-5:30pm)
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
24
- Last Day to Turn in Swim-A-Thon Pledges
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)