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April 4, 2018 |
SATURDAY LONG COURSE
PRACTICE - APRIL 7th
This Saturday April 7th we have
our first long course practice of the season. April is the
start of our long course season. We recommend ALL SWIMMERS attend
these long course practices to help better prepare them for our
upcoming meets.
Saturday April 7st
– Saturday Long Course Practice
Junior, Junior 2 & Group & Seniors:
6:45am-9am
Leopard & Mako Sharks:
7:00-8:30am
Hammerhead 1 & 2: 7:00-8:00am
UPCOMING
MEETS:
WESTSIDE AQUADUCKS LONG COURSE
C/B/A MEET ***CLOSED***
APRIL 13-15th
2018
The Westside Aquaducks Long
Course C/B/A+ Meet on April 13-15 is NOW
CLOSED. This will be our first long course meet of
the season
LOCATION: Petaluma Swim Center,
900 East Washington Street, Petaluma, CA 94952
TIME: Friday - Arrive
at 3:30 for warm-ups. Meet starts
at 5pm
Saturday - Arrive at 7:15am. Warm-ups at 7:30am. Meet starts
at 9am
Sunday - Arrive at 7:15am. Warm-ups at 7:30am. Meet
starts at 9am
NAPA VALLEY LONG COURSE C/B/A MEET
***NOW
OPEN***
April 28-29th 2018
The
NVST Long Course C/B/A+ Meet is NOW OPEN for
entries. This is an optional long course meet for the month
of April. We know the long course season is limited, so we have
added this meet to our VJO schedule as a second meet in the month
of April. We will have a smaller coaching staff at this
meet.
ENTER ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/NVST20180428
LOCATION:Napa Valley College. 2277 Napa-Vallejo
Hwy., Napa, CA
TIME: Arrive at 7:15am. Warm-ups will be from
7:30am-8:45am. Meet will start at 9:00am
***This meet is
recommended for Leopard, Mako and Junior Group
swimmers****
HAMMERHEAD GROUP SWIMMERS: This meet is not
recommended for our Hammerhead swimmers. The VJO coaching staff
would rather see our Hammerhead swimmer at our May 5th short course
Dual Meet the following Saturday.
SENIOR GROUP SWIMMERS: Seniors please note that
this meet is the same weekend as high school league swim
championships.
VJO CINCO DE MAYO DUAL MEET – May 5th
***NOW
OPEN***
Our VJO Cinco de Mayo Dual Meet on May
5th is NOW OPEN for ENTRIES!
This small short course one day dual meet is geared towards our
Hammerheads, Leopard, Mako and Junior 2 Groups. The Junior and
Senior Group will be having a long course practice in the morning
and will be helping out at the meet. The entry
deadline is April 23rd 2017. Please note there
will be relays. The VJO coaches will enter swimmers in relays. Click Here for Entry Form.
LOCATION: Cunningham Pool
TIME:
Arrive at 8:45am on Saturday. We will get in as a team to
warm-up at 9:00am. The meet will start at
10:00am. The meet will be done by 1pm. Remember parking is easier the earlier you
arrive.
ENTRIES: Swimmers
may compete in up to 4 individual events, plus 2
relays. Team entries will be done by Hy-Tek Team
Manager, so all paper consolidated entry forms must be turned in by
Monday, April 23rd by 7:30pm
to the manila folder at the pool. The manila folder can be found
hanging on the team bulletin board next to the Shark Tank. All
swimmers entered in meet will be ENTERED IN RELAYS unless coaches
are otherwise informed. Count on being in a relay.
ENTRY FEES: $20.00
entry fee per swimmer. Entries shall be rejected if payment
is not sent at time of request. Turn in all entries to the
manila folder hanging on the bulletin board at the pool.
Make check payable
to:
“Vallejo Aquatic Club” or
“VJO”
ENTRY DEADLINE: Monday, April
23rd by 7:30pm
RELAYS: Coaches
will enter the relays. We will put ALL entered VJO swimmers in
relays, so please notify the coaches if you are not able to be in a
relay.
CHECK-IN: The
meet will be pre-seeded. A scratch down meeting will be held
15 minutes prior to the start of the meet.
EVENTS: Please
speak with your coach if you have questions about what events to
enter.
JOB SIGN-UPS:
Parents please click on the link below to sign-up for your
volunteer job. We need everyone’s help to make our home meets
a success. This is a great meet to shadow in a new area.
VJO
MAY LONG COURSE MEET - May 18-20th ***NOW
OPEN***
Our VJO May Long Course C/B/A
Meet on May 18-20th is NOW OPEN for ENTRIES!
This is our team meet for the month of May and is recommended for
ALL VJO swimmers. Please get signed up before April
9th 2017. We are very excited to announce there
will be RELAYS offered in our May Meet! These
relays will be very fun for our swimmers. Please note the VJO
coaches will enter swimmers in relays. Parents and swimmers will
not be entering these.
Meet Sheet & Info
Attached
**2 WEEK PRIORITY
REGISTRATION**: Swimmers in Zone 3 have a 2
week priority registration. During this time our swimmers
will be given first priority for acceptance to the meet. After this
time the meet will open to everyone and WILL FILL QUICKLY. Priority
registration for VJO will end April 9th,
2018.
ENTER ONLINE:
http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/vjo20180518
TIME: Friday: Arrive
at 3:30 for warm-ups. Meet starts at 5pm.
Saturday & Sunday: Arrive at 7:15am.
Warm-ups will start at 7:30am and the meet
will start at 9:00am. Remember parking is easier the
earlier you arrive.
LOCATION: Cunningham
Pool
EVENTS: Please speak with
your coach if you have questions about what events to
enter.
Loepard, Mako, JR, JR2, & SR:
Please enter 3 events a day (one challenging event, one favorite
event and one to keep you well rounded). Coach Sophie and Coach
Jennifer want to see you swim all four strokes over the course of
the weekend.
Hammerhead 1 & 2: Please only
enter events you are ready for. Entering swimmers in events they
are not ready for can be very discouraging and causes un-needed
paperwork for our officials. Talk to your coach first.
JOB SIGN-UPS: Parents please click on the link below to sign-up
for your volunteer job. We need everyone's help to make our home
meets successful. Please remember each family is required to work
at least 10 hours and all our home meets. Sign-up sheets can also
be found at the pool.
UPCOMING
DATES:
APRIL
April 6-8 - 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)***OPEN***
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)***OPEN***
MAY
May
5 - Junior & Senior
Long Course Morning Practice
May 5 - Dual Meet
(for H1, H2, LS, MS swimmers) ***NOW OPEN***
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) ***NOW OPEN***
May
21 - NO PRACTICE (Meet Recovery
Day)
May
28 - NO PRACTICE (Memorial Day
Holiday)
May
31 - Shark Pride Day (5-7pm, All
Groups)
JUNE
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 - SASO
Short & Long Course Dual Meet (All Groups, Solano College
)
June 23-24 - VJO Senior
Open Meet (Qualifying Seniors, Cunningham Pool) *** JUST ADDED***
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
July 6-8 -
Junior Olympic Championships (Qualifying Meet, Location
TBA)
July
10
- Team Pictures (Individual @ 5pm & Team Picture @
5:45pm)
July 20-22 - Ukiah Dolphins
Short Course Meet & Camping (All Groups, Ukiah) ***UPDATED DATE
***
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
Aug 3-5 - REAL
Summer Championships (All Groups,
Petaluma)
Aug 6-19 - Team Break
Aug 20 - First Day of
Fall Practice
