
Weekly Mailer
October 15, 2018 |
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
***MEET WARM-UP TIME
CHANGE***
Because our home meet this weekend is smaller, we will only be
running the deep end side of the pool. The warm-up time for the 11
& over swimmers has changed on Saturday and Sunday.
The 11 & over swimmers will now start warm-ups at
10:30am. Older swimmers, you are still encouraged to
come in earlier and cheer on and help our little
kids. This could be a great way for our older ones to get
there community service hours in, if they need them.
Friday - Arrive at 3:15pm, warm-up start at
3:30pm. Meet starts at 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday
10 & Unders - Arrive at 7:15am. Warm-up
at 7:30am. Meet starts at 9:00am
11 &
Overs - Arrive at 10am. warm-up at 10:30am.
Meet will start at 11:30am
VOLUNTEERS STILL
NEEDED
We still NEED volunteers in some areas for our meet this
weekend.
Please remember that all families need to complete at least 10
volunteer hours at each home meet. Paper sign-up sheet is also
available next to Shark Tank.
Jobs we STILL NEED
more VOLUNTEER HELP:
Check-in
(Saturday)
Clean-up
(Sunday)
Colorado
(Sunday)
Marshals (Sat &
Sun)
Snack Shack
(Sunday)
FOOD DONATIONS STILL
NEEDED!
We are still in need of many food donations for our Snack Shack.
The VJO Snack Shack is very well known for our Breakfast
burritos and Filipino Adobo! However, it would not be
successful without your generous donations. We maximize our
earnings if we get all the items we sell, to be
donated. Please sign up for donations and drop it off at
specified time through Sign-up Genius or in the Shark Tank.
Click Here to Sign-up to bring in a Food
Donation
Food Donation Questions: Please
contact Madelyn Cueva at [email protected]
INTERESTED IN LEARNING A NEW
MEET JOB?
Thursday October 17th
6:00-6:30pm
We'd like to invite you all to the pool deck this Thursday
October 17th at 6:00 for a quick 30-minute overview of the
available jobs during our home meets. We will review what each
job entails and we will happily answer any questions you may
have. We can assure this will be an exciting meet
for your swimmers and your family. Hosting a swim meet requires the
help of our entire team. There are several different ways that you
can help out. Essentially there is a job for everyone and we are
certain to find something that will interest you. I look
forward to seeing you there.
TRAINING QUESTIONS: Contact Tamara Kawashiri at [email protected]
NO PRACTICE - MONDAY OCTOBER
22nd
There
will be NO PRACTICE this Monday October 22nd. This is a meet
recovery day for all parents, coaches and swimmers. We know its
been a long weekend hosting a great 3 day meet. We couldn't
do it without everyone's help and support. Have a great day
off. Thank you!
PACIFIC SWIMMING
DIVERSITY CAMP
Sat November 10th 8am-5pm
(JR / JR2 /SR groups only)
The Diversity Camp is NOW OPEN for
applications. This will be our Junior, Junior 2 & Senior
Groups fourth year attending the camp. Last year all our
swimmers had a great time and learned a ton. This year
the Diversity Camp will be held on Saturday November
10th from 8am-5pm at our very own Cunningham Pool. Coach
Jennifer will again be co-heading the camp.
Applications are attached and I will have extras available at the
pool. Please mail in your applications
ASAP as they only take 60 swimmers.
Remember you need a parent and coach signature on your
application. If you have any questions please feel free
to call or email Jennifer Thiem.
SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH for VJO
SWIMMERS
This month our coaching staff will be focussing on and
addressing safety with all our athletes. We will be reviewing
pool rules, reviewing team rules, reviewing the swimmer code
of conduct, and teaching athletes ways to stay safe in the
pool & other bodies of water. Make sure to ask your swimmer
what they have learned this week about safety on the pool
deck.
VJO BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
FUNDRAISER
October is Breast
Cancer Awareness Month. To help raise awareness VJO is selling Pink
VJO Team T-Shirts and Pink Team Caps. 50% of the proceeds will be
donated to a Breast Cancer Foundation. Last year we donated
$100 to the Pink Fund. Let's meet or exceed that this
year! The Coaches will be wearing these pink team shirts at
our next October Meet and we invite you to do the
same. Attached is the order form that can be filled out
and left in the Alvarado file folder or you can email [email protected] with your
order. Payment can be charged to your account or
you can pay by cash or check.
Breast Cancer Team T-Shirt -
$20
Silicone Breast Cancer Cap -
$20
Latex Breast Cancer Cap - $10
Order Forms Due By
Friday Oct 5th
QUESTIONS: Contact Lori
Alvarado [email protected]



VJO HELPS FEED THE
HUNGRY AND HOMELESS - Nov 11th 4-7pm
Come help VJO give back to the community. On Sunday,
November 11th from 4-7pm 15-20 VJO swimmers will be helping
out with the "Sparrow Project" and feeding the hungry and
homeless. This will take place at the 1st Baptist Church in
Vallejo. Our swimmers will help set up from 4-5pm, help serve food
from 5-6pm and then help clean up from 6-7pm. One of our
local schools, St. Cathrines will be cooking the food for us to
serve. This is a great way for our swimmers to get involved in
their community. Swimmers can also count this toward
their community service requirements for school.
Date: November 11th
Location: 1st Baptist Church, Vallejo ( 2025 Sonoma Blvd, Vallejo, CA)Number of Volunteers: 15-20 people
Time: 4-5pm - set up utensils, napkins, and other items5-6pm - serve food and drinks6-7pm - clean up
How to Order a Team
Suit?
If you missed our last Team Suit Fitting Day don't worry, you
can order team suits, parka's and other gear at any time. Just take
an order form down to Making Waves Swim Shop in Walnut Creek
and you can place an order at any time. Make sure you try on a team
suit first. Order forms for team suits, team parka's and team
gear are attached below. Order Forms can also be found on our
team website and at the pool.
*** VJO Team Suits are
required at ALL SWIM MEETS***
UPCOMING
MEETS:
VJO C/B/A+ MEET “Tuffy
Williams Classic” – October 19-21
Our
VJO C/B/A + Meet on October
19-21st is CLOSED for
ENTRIES! This is our team meet for the month of
October and our second meet of the season. We are very
excited to announce there will again
be RELAYS offered in our October 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.
TIME: Friday - Arrive at
3:15pm, warm-up start at 3:30pm. Meet starts at 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday
10 & Unders - Arrive at
7:15am. Warm-up at 7:30am. Meet starts at
9:00am
11 &
Overs - Arrive at 10am. warm-up at 10:30am.
Meet will start at 11:30am
Remember parking is easier the earlier you arrive.
LOCATION: Cunningham Pool
CROW CANYONS SHARKS C/B/BB+ MEET
**OPEN**
November
3-4th 2018
Dougherty Valley High School
Pool
The Crow Canyon Sharks C/B/BB+ Meet on November
3-4th is STILL OPEN for ENTRIES! This is our team meet for the month of November.
This meet is recommended for H1, H2, LS, MS, JR
& JR2 group (not Senior) swimmers. Even though
this meet is out of our
Zone, VJO has
priority registration, but space is limited. Sign up
TODAY!
***PRIORITY
REGISTRATION***
VJO has been given priority
registration until October 6 th . Only 30 VJO athletes
will be given priority registration. Space is limited! Get signed
up today!
ENTER ONLINE: https://ome.swimconnection.com/PC/CROW20181103
TIME: Saturday – arrive
at 7:15am
Sunday
- arrive at 7:15am
Warm-ups will
start at 7:30am on Saturday and Sunday and
the meet will start at 9:00am each
day. A special warm-up time for 8 and under athletes only will be
held from 8:45 to 8:55 AM
LOCATION: Dougherty Valley High School 10550 Albion
Rd, San Ramon, CA 94582.
DIRECTIONS: From the north of San Ramon follow I-680 S
to Bollinger Canyon Rd in San Ramon. Take exit 34 from I-680
S. Take San Ramon Valley Blvd and St Denis Dr. to Broadmoor Dr. Do
not park where no parking signs or permit parking only signs are
posted. You will be ticketed or towed. No overnight/RV parking
allowed.
EVENTS: Please speak with your coach if you have
questions about what events to enter. No Time (NT) entries will not be
accepted, so if your swimmer
does not have a time in an event, speak to your coach and they can
give you a time.
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.
Leopard & Mako: Enter 3
events on both Sat & Sun (one challenging event, one favorite
event and one to keep you well rounded).
Junior & JR2: Please
enter 3 events on both Sat & Sun (one challenging event, one
favorite event and one to keep you well rounded).
SR: This meet is NOT recommended as we will be attending
the WCAB Senior Meet on Now
17/18. If you are going to attend please ONLY attend one
day.
WCAB SENIOR OPEN MEET ***
NOW OPEN***
NOVEMBER
17 – 18, 2018
The Walnut Creek Aquabears
Senior Open Meet on
November 17-18th is NOW OPEN for
entries. Senior swimmers, please get signed up quickly as
this is your last chance meet for both JO's and SR II Champs in December.
ENTER ONLINE:
http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/wcab20181117
LOCATION:
Diablo Valley College Aquatic Center (321 Golf Club
Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523).
TIME:
Meet at Cunningham Pool
at 6:15am. We will get in to warm
up are a group at 7:30am and the meet will start at 9am.
TRAVELING
TOGETHER -
For Senior level meets our VJO swimmers travel
together. I will need two
parents to drive ALL our swimmers to the meet and back each day. Please email me if
you can be one of our drivers. We will meet at the Cunningham Pool at 6:15am each
morning. Parents, you are always welcome to come out and
cheer on our swimmers. Our Senior swimmers just need to travel together
as a team.
2018 FALL
SCHEDULE
OCTOBER
Oct 19-21 - VJO Fall Classic C/B/A+
Meet (All Groups, Cunningham Pool)
Oct
22 - NO PRACTICE (Meet
Recovery Day)
Oct
25 - Shark Pride Day &
Halloween Party (All Groups, 5-7pm)
Oct
26 - NO PRACTICE (TCAL High
School Water Polo Champs at Cunningham)
Oct
27 - Saturday Practice
All Groups @7:00am
H1/H2 7-8am
LS/MS 7-8:30am
JR/JR2/SR 7-8:45am
Oct
31 - NO PRACTICE (Happy
Halloween!)
NOVEMBER
Nov 3-4 - Crow Canyon
Sharks C/B/BB+ Meet (All Groups, San Ramon) ***OPEN***
Nov
10 - Pacific Swimming Diversity
Camp (JR/JR2/SR Groups only, Cunningham Pool)
Nov
11 - VJO Feeds the Hungry
and Homeless (4-7pm, 1st Baptist Church) ***JUST
ADDED***
Nov
16 - Chipotle Dine Out Fundraiser
(Vallejo Chipotle, 5-9pm) ***JUST
ADDED***
Nov 17-18 - WCAB SR Open Meet (SR Group
only, Walnut Creek) ***NOW
OPEN***
Nov
22-23 - NO PRACTICE (Happy Thanksgiving)
Nov
29 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups, 5-6:30pm)
Nov 30-Dec 2 - 14 & Under Winter Junior
Olympic Champs (JO Qualifiers, Moraga)
DECEMBER
Dec 7-9 - Senior II Champs
(Qualifying SR groupers, Concord CA)
Dec 8-9 - Daly City Dolphin
C/B/A+ Meet (All Groups, Indoor Daly City Pool)
Dec 14-16 - Speedo Sectional Champs (Qualified
SR group, Monterey Park)
Dec 21-28 - NO PRACTICE (Winter
Break)
JANUARY
Jan 19-20 - Winter Zone 3 Champs (Qualifiers,
SRJC)
FEBRUARY
Feb 22-24 - VJO February Frost C/B/A+ Meet (
All Groups, Cunningham Pool)