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Weekly Mailer
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February 7, 2018 |
Hey VJO Families!
Hope everyone is enjoying this
beautiful sunny weather. I know our coaching staff and swimmers
have been loving it! I wanted to let everyone know that I have
attached our VJO Summer Schedule at the end of the
Weekly Mailer. Please make sure to mark your calendars with our
important Summer Meet dates like the end of the summer REAL League
Championships on Aug 3-5. Also yesterday was Timed
500 Day for the Leopard, Mako, Junior, Junior 2 and Senior
Groups. We do this the first Wednesday of every month. If you were
not at practice yesterday don't worry, we will do make ups today.
Hammerheads 1 did a Timed 100 free yesterday and Hammerhead 2 did a
Timed 200 free yesterday. Parents, we encourage you to ask your
child their time and what they plan to work on over the next month
to improve for next time.
NEW TEAM RECORD
SET
Congratulations to 9 year
old Raffy Cueva for setting a new 9-10 boys team record in the 50
free with a 27.77. This was an 18 year old record originally set by
Donny Mata back in 2000. Great job Raffy, we are proud of
you!
TEAM SUIT
POLICY
Swimmers and Parents please remember it is a team policy that
all VJO swimmers wear a VJO team suit and team cap at all
meets. Swimmers need to be in their team suit and team cap
during meet warm-up and races. If swimmers prefer to change
into a dry suit after warm-ups, please feel free to purchase an
extra team suit. Team suits can be purchase through Norcal
Swim Shop. Just fill out the order form and take it into the Napa
Store. If you have any questions or concerns, please come see me
(Head Coach, Jennifer Thiem).
DISCONTINUED TEAM SUITS
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
We have 3 discontinued team suits available for purchase.
Please contact Coach Jennifer if you are interested.
Male Jammer size 26 - $20
Female Fly Back size 28 - $30
Female Skinny Back size 28 - $30
HOT CHOCOLATE
NIGHT
Families please help out by
bringing in a snack item this
week. We are trying to have a semi healthy
and fun snack items available for HCN. Although,
you are always welcome to bring any food item that a swimmer
may enjoy.
Insulated Cups Needed ( 8 oz
at Costco)
Lids Needed (8 oz lids found a
Smart & Final)
Ideas for Food Items to Bring
in:
cup of noodles
fresh fruit
(cuties,grapes,strawberri gogurts
(the yogurt that is in a push up tube)
rolls,chips,pretzels
pop tarts
cookies
A parent will be
making mac/cheese this week, and a few other parents have been
baking muffins and cookies which is always a nice snack.
PARENT HELP NEEDED at HOT
CHOCOLATE NIGHT!
We are still in need of parent help for Hot Chocolate
Night. Marlene Clement has been a great help in coordinating this
fun event for our kids, but she cannot set up, serve food and clean
up by herself. She needs your help to keep this event going for our
kids. Did you know Thursday is one of our highest attended practice
days? Let keep this event going, so our swimmers have a little
something to look forward to on Thursday nights. It takes a village
to raise a child.
MOD PIZZA FUNDRAISER - TUES
FEB 13th (ALL DAY)
VJO SPAGEHTTI FEED - SAVE THE DATE!
UPCOMING
MEETS:
NAPA VALLEY C/B/A MEET ***STILL
OPEN***
The NAPA Valley C/B/A Meet on February 24-25
is NOW OPEN for
ENTRIES online. This meet will be held at the Napa
Valley College Pool in Napa. Please enter
ASAP! Don’t miss this great racing opportunity
so close to home. This meet is recommended for all VJO swimmers.
This will be our team meet for the month of February. Go SHARKS!
ENTER
ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/NVST20180224
LOCATION:
Napa Valley College 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA
94558
TIME: Arrive
at 7:15am. Warm-ups will be from 7:30am-8:45am. Meet will start at
9:00am
EVENTS: Please speak with your coach if you
have questions about what events to enter. Leopard, Mako, AG, &
SR please enter 3 events a day (one challenging event, one favorite
event and one to keep you well rounded).
JUNIORS
& SENIORS -
If you are attending
the Arizona Meet the weekend before, it is not recommended to
attend the Napa Meet both days. Please only attend one day or feel
free to take this weekend off.
2018 JUNIOR
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS (14 & Under) ***NOW
OPEN***
The 2018 Junior Olympic Championships is NOW
OPEN for ENTRIES. This year Junior Olympic
Championships will be held in Pleasonton on March 16-18. This
is a qualifying meet, all swimmers 14 & Under must have
achieved the JO time standard. This is a prelims/finals meet.
ENTER
ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/PLS20180316
LOCATION: Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center,
4455 Black Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94588.
TIME: Arrive at
7:15am. We will get in as a team and warm-up
at 7:30am. Meet will begin at
9am each day. Preliminaries will finish no later
than 1:30 p.m. Finals will start at 4:00pm.
HILLS HURRICANE C/B/BB+
MEET
The
Hills Hurricane Meet on March 24-25 will be opening for entries any
day. The meet will be held in Moraga. Please keep a look out for a
team email when the meet opens. This is our team designated meet
for the month of March. We recommend all swimmers attend this
meet.
UPCOMING
DATES:
FEBRUARY
Feb
13 - MOD PIZZA FUNDRAISER
(All Day, 163 Plaza Dr Vallejo)
Feb 15-19 - Arizona
“Lost Dutchman Meet” (Qualifying Meet for JR &SR,
Chandler AZ)
Feb
19
- NO PRACTICE (Happy Presidents Day!)
Feb
22
- Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-6:30pm)
Feb 24-25 - Napa C/B/A Meet (All
Groups, Napa Valley College) ***STILL
OPEN***
MARCH
Mar
3-4 -
Zone All Star Meet (Qualifying Meet, Carson City,
NV)
Mar
10
- VJO Spaghetti Feed / Bingo / Desert Contest (5-8pm, SPSV
Cafeteria)
Mar 16-18 - Junior
Olympic Champs (Qualifying Meet, Pleasanton) ***NOW
OPEN***
Mar 24-25 - Hills Hurricane
C/B/BB+ Meet (Moraga CA)
Mar
29
- Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-6:30pm)
Mar
29
- Last Hot Chocolate Night
APRIL
April 6-7 - Far Western
Championships (Qualifying, Santa Clara)
April
7 - Long Course
Morning Practice (7-9am, All Groups)
April 13-15 - Westside Long Course C/B/A
Meet (All
Groups, Petaluma)
April
21 - Long Course Morning
Practice ( All Groups, 7-9:30am)
April
21 - Mandatory General
Membership Meeting (8-9:30am, Portable Building)
April
26 - Shark Pride Day
(5-7pm, All Groups)
April
27-28 - SCAC's High School Swimming League
Championships
April 28-29 - NAPA Long Course C/B/A
Meet (All Groups, Napa Valley College)
MAY
May
5 - Junior & Senior
Long Course Morning Practice
May 5 - Dual Meet
(for H1, H2, LS, MK swimmers)
May
10-12 - High School swimming Section
Championships (Qualifying HS, Lodi)
May 18-20 - VJO Long Course C/B/A Meet
(All Groups, Cunningham Pool)
May
21 - NO PRACTICE (Meet Recovery
Day)
May
28 - NO PRACTICE (Memorial Day
Holiday)
May
31 - Shark Pride Day (5-7pm, All
Groups)
JUNE ***JUST
ADDED***
June 1-3 - WCAN Long
Course Meet (All Groups, Napa Valley College)
June 11 - First Day of
LC Morning Practice (JR & SR Group M/W/F 6:45-9am)
June 16 - Short
Course Dual Meet (H1, H2, LS & MS Groups, 9-1pm)
June 16 - JR & SR
Group Long Course Practice (7-9am)
June 23-24 - NAPA Long Course
C/B/A Meet (All Groups, Napa Valley College)
June 26
- Shark-A-Thon (All Groups
5-7pm)
June 28 - Shark Pride
Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
June 30 - VJO Annual
Pool Party & Alumni Reunion (12-4pm, Cunningham Pool)
JULY ***JUST
ADDED***
July 6-8 -
Junior Olympic Championships (Qualifying Meet, Location
TBA)
July
10
- Team Pictures (Individual @ 5pm & Team Picture @
5:45pm)
July 13-14 - Ukiah Dolphins
Short Course Meet & Camping (All Groups, Ukiah)
July 19-22 - Speedo CA/NV
Sectional Championships (Qualifying SR, Santa
Clarita)
July 26 - Shark
Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
July 26-29 - Far Western
Championships (Qualifying, Moraga)
AUGUST ***JUST
ADDED***
Aug 3-5 - REAL
Summer Championships (All Groups,
Petaluma)
Aug 6-19 - Team Break
Aug 20 - First Day of
Fall Practice
