
Weekly Mailer
July 3, 2014 |
Dear
Swimmers and Parents,
Westside Meet
Recap
Although we
only had a very small group attend the Westside Long Course meet on
June 27-28 we had some amazing swims. Two of the most amazing swim
were done by Mikaela Gomez (10). Mikaela
achieved a new JO time in the 100 back with a 1:32.11 and a new JO
time in the 50 breast with a 46.83 … way to go Mikaela!
Abigail Argueta (11)
achieved a new “A” time in the 200 back with a 3:06.61
and a new “A” time in the 50 Fly with a 36.50.
Sam Man (13)
achieved a new “B” time in the 200 Free with a
2:37.07.
Elina Rosario (14)
achieved an new “A” time in the 100 Free with a
1:06.94.
Darren Chavez (14)
achieved a new “B” time in the 100 breast with a
1:36.06.
Tess Schoonhoven (16)
achieved a new”B” time in the 200 Free with a 2:36.41.
Way to go VJO swimmers, great job!
Friday Morning
Practice CANCELLED!
This Friday
Morning’s Practice on July 4th has been CANCELLED
due to a pool scheduling conflict. Sorry for the
inconvenience.
Vallejo 4th
of July Parade Info
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: 9:30am
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Meeting Place: Louisiana St at Broadway (Entry # 53, Division #4)
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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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Younger Swimmers: Parents please make sure younger swimmers are supervised by a parent during the parade. If you cannot walk in the parade with your youngster please make arrangements with another swim family.
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Parade flyer with details have been placed in file folders.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
Swim-A-Thon Make-up
Day - Tuesday July 8th
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!
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
Money: 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.
Fri July 4th
– No Practice –-
CANCELLED
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Mon July 7th
– 7-9am
Wed July 9th
– 7-9am
Fri July 11th
– No AM Practice (JO Champs)
Mon July 14th
– No AM Practice
Wed July 16th
– 7-9am
Fri July 18th
– 7-9am (All Groups Welcome!)
Mon July 21st
– 7-9am
UPOMING
MEETS:
Junior Olympic
Championships – July 11-13 (***Venue Change -
Concord***)
The Junior
Olympic Championships on July 11-13 is closed for entries.
Please keep in mind the meet venue has changed and the meet will
now be held in Concord, CA at the Concord Community Pool.
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.
JULY 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):
Ady Melchor
Hammerheads 2 (6:30):
Sela Calascan
Leopard Sharks (5:30):
Alexandra Grant
Mako Sharks (6:30):
Johnny Falcon
Age Group: Arren
Caberto
Senior Group: Elina
Rosario
2014 SUMMER MEET
DATES:
July
July
4
- Vallejo 4th of July Parade (Meet at 9:30am at
Louisiana St and Broadway)
July
7
- Entries for Zone 3 Due
July
8
- Swim-A-Thon Make up Day (3:30-5:30pm, bring a person to count for
you)
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)