
Weekly Mailer
November 26, 2018 |
WELCOME BACK!
It
was great to see so many families at our Saturday practice
over the weekend. Getting back into the Cunningham Pool after two
weeks of not being able to train outdoors felt wonderful. Today we
will be back to our regular practice schedule at the Cunningham
Pool. As we getting into the rainy season, please remember that we
do practice in the rain. The swimmers are still training in 80
degree water and it is warm in the water. Swimmers please just make
sure to put your bags in the quart yard area to keep your belongs
dry. Do NOT leave personal belongings in the locker rooms. The only
reason we would cancel practice is if there was lightening and
thunder.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
SHARK PRIDE DAY – Thursday
November 29th 5-6:30pm
This
Thursday, November 29th is Shark Pride Day and Hot
Chocolate Night. On this day all groups will be
swimming together from 5:00-6:30pm.
Everyone will be warming up together working on skills
together and doing relays together. Show off
your Shark spirit! Wear your turquoise team shirt
to school, around town and to practice on this day. We want to
encourage team unity by having the entire swim team practice
together. This will be a team building day with a
great opportunity to get to know swimmers in other groups.
See you there!
NAPA MEET ADDED TO SCHEDULE (Dec
15-16)
The Napa "Smoked Turkey Float" Meet has been recheduled for
December 15-16th and has been added to our VJO meet schedule. We
will have multiple coaches attending this meet. Please sign up ASAP
as the meet deadline in December 5th. For more detail see "Upcoming
Meets" section below.
NO PRACTICE - Monday December
10th
There
will be no pracrice Monday December 10th. This is a meet recovery
day for our swimmers, coaches and parents. Due to the amount of
meets in the month of December (Napa Meet Added Dec 15-16) we will
be taking this day off as a meet recovery day. Have a great
day off swim!
ITEMS NEEDED FOR HOT CHOCOLATE
NIGHT
It's
been a while since our last Hot Chocolate Night. Families
please make sure to bring a snacks or item to share.
There is a list of items that we REALLY NEED down below. Parents we
still need more help in the upcoming weeks serving our
swimmers. The sign-up sheet to help serve
is hanging next to the Shark Tank. Please sign-up to help out.
Our swimmers look forward to Thursday nights all winter long. Help
us keep this tradition going.
NEEDED HCN ITEMS:
Cup of Noodles (beef and shrimp flavors)
Hot Chocolate Packets (on sale at Costco- $2 off)
Hot Cider Packets
Insulated cups (8 oz cups is best size)
Lids (8 oz lids is best size)
Boats (of all sizes to serve food in)
Small bowls
Ziploc bags
Napkins
Wipes
Any and All Food

PANDA EXPRESS
FUNDRAISER

DECEMBER 7th 2018
10am -11pm
Location : 972 Admiral Callaghan Ln
Vallejo
On Friday December 7th don't cook, join us
at Panda Express for lunch or dinner from 10am-11pm and
help our VJO swimmers raise money. 20% of your proceeds go
back to our hardworking swimmers. Invite all your friends and
family too!
Just bring this flyer.

VJO HELPS FEED THE
HUNGRY AND HOMELESS - Dec 30th 4-6:30pm
Our swimmers had such a great experience helping to Feed to
Hungry earlier this month that we have decided to do it again next
month. On Sunday, December 30th from 4-6:30pm come help
VJO give back to the community. We need15-20 VJO
swimmers to help 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, help
serve food, and help clean up. 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. Swimmers under the age of 11 need to have a parent
helping them.
SIGN UPS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON
Date: December 30th 2018
Location: 1st Baptist Church, Vallejo ( 2025 Sonoma Blvd, Vallejo, CA)Number of Volunteers: 15-20 people (swimmer under 11 yrs need parent to help)
Time: 4-6:30pm
PERSONALIZED VJO CAP
ORDERS
***Orders Due November 28th
2018***
You have the opportunity to order personalized swim caps for your child or children and yourself. They
will be standard black team caps with white VJO logo and your name under
the logo. If you would like to order please select what you
want to on your cap. Place in
the “Team Attire” file folder with
your check (no cash please) made payable to “Vallejo
Aquatic Club”.
Cost:
Latex - $15.00/2 caps
Silicone - $30.00/2 caps
Orders must be turned in
by November 28th, 2018
HOW TO ORDER A TEAM SUIT OR TEAM
PARKA?
If you missed our last Team Suit Fitting Day don't worry, you
can order team suits, parka's and other VJO team 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:
NAPA C/B/A MEET ADDED TO SCHEDULE
(Dec 15-16)
***JUST ADDED TO MEET
SCHEDULE***
December 15-16 2018
December 15-16 2018
The Napa "Smoked Turkey Float" Meet has been rescheduled for
December 15-16th and has been added to our VJO meet schedule. We
will have multiple coaches attending this meet. Please sign up ASAP
as the meet deadline in December 5th. This will be a last chance
meet to get "BB" time for Zone 3 Champs in January.
ENTER ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/NVST20181215
DEADLINE: Wednesday December 5th
2018
LOCATION: VINTAGE HIGH SCHOOL, 1375 TROWER
AVE, NAPA CA 94558
PARKING: Parking lot gates will be locked until
8:00am – No entrance to the parking lot or pool
area shall be permitted before 8:00am.
TIME: Warm-ups will be
from 8:30-9:45 AM each
day. Meet shall begin at
10:00 AM each day
EVENTS: Athletes may enter up
to 4 events each day.
WINTER 14 & UNDER JUNIOR
OLYMPIC CHAMPS ***CLOSED***
The
2018 Winter 14 & Under Junior Olympic Championships
is NOW OPEN for entries. The meet will
be held on Nov 30th-Dec 2nd at the Soda Aquatics Center at
Campolindo High School. Entries will closed as soon as the
time line has been reached. Sign-up ASAP as the meet couple
fill prior to the entry deadline. This is a qualifying
meet. The meet is only open to swimmers who have achieved the
Winter JO qualifying time standards.
SENIOR II
CHAMPIONSHIPS ***CLOSED***
The
2018 Senior II Championships Meet on Dec 8/9th is NOW OPEN for
entries online. This meet will be held at the DVC pool is Pleasant
Hill, CA. This meet is only open to qualified Senior Group
swimmers. Senior swimmers must have achieved a SR II time standard
to attend this meet. Sign up ASAP as this meet will FILL VERY VERY
QUICKLY.
ENTER ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/wcab20181208
LOCATION: Diablo Valley College Pool,
Pleasant Hill, CA
DALY CITY DOLPHINS
C/B/A+ Meet ***OPEN***
December 6-7th
2018
The Daly City Meet on December
8-9 th is STILL OPEN for entries online.
This our team meet for the month
of December. This meet is
recommended for swimmers in all groups. This meet is out of our Zone and space is limited to 30
VJO swimmers. If you are interested in attending. Sign up
TODAY!
ENTER
ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/dcd20181208
TIME: Saturday
and Sunday are split into sessions “A” and
“B”
Session A -
All 13 & Over Athletes and 11-12
Girls. Arrive at 6:45am. Warm-ups from
7:00-8:15 AM. Meet begins at
8:30AM. ***CLOSED***
Session B -
All 10 & Under Athletes and 11-12 Boys. Session
B will begin approximately one hour after Session A finishes, but
not before 12:30PM. Arrive at
11am. Warm-up begins immediately after Session
A finishes. ***OPEN
STILL***
LOCATION: Giammona Pool,
Westmoor High School, 131 Westmoor Avenue, Daly City, CA
94015
DIRECTIONS: From
central San Francisco: Take 280S. EXIT 48 / Sullivan
Avenue towards Eastmoor Avenue. Keep LEFT to take ramp exit towards
Eastmoor Avenue. LEFT onto Sullivan Avenue. Take 1st RIGHT onto
Eastmoor Avenue. Eastmoor Avenue becomes Westmoor Avenue. Continue
straight up Westmoor Avenue. At the 4th stop sign, LEFT turn onto
Edgemont Drive. Giammona Pool is on your left. Park on the street.
2nd parking option: At the 3rd stop sign, turn left into the main
Westmoor High School parking lot. Free Additional
PARKING: Westmoor High School Main Parking Lot.
Entrance off Eastmoor Avenue. Look for the green and yellow lighted
Westmoor HS marquee/sign.
EVENTS: Please
speak with your coach if you have questions about what events to
enter. Swimmers may enter 3-4 events per
day.
2019 ZONE 3 WINTER
CHAMPIONSHIPS (Trials/Finals)
***IMPORTANT MEET CHANGES***
The
Zone 3 Winter Championships Meet on January 19-20 will be a trials
and finals meet this year. The meet is not open yet
for entries. It will be run similar to REAL
Championships where the top 8 swimmers will come back and
swim in the evening for points. The meet will be held at
the indoor Santa Rosa Junior College Pool. This is our team
Championship Meet for the Winter season. It is also a team
scored meet, so we need ALL qualified VJO swimmers
attending. All swimmers must meet the Zone 3 Champs
qualifying times. We will send out the qualifying times
soon.
LOCATION: Quinn Swim Center, Santa Rosa
Junior College (1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA )
RELAYS: There will be relays at this meet.
All swimmers will be entered in realys unless coaches are notified
otherwise.
TRIALS / FINALS: This year the Zone 3 Winter
Championships will be run as a Trials/Finals Meet. This means that
the top 8 swimmers will come back in the evening to swim again for
points in finals. All 9 and over events are trials and finals. All
8 & Under event will be timed finals and will only swim in
the morning.
HOTEL ROOMS: We will be booking a block of
hotel rooms in Santa Rosa as the meet is trials and finals this
year and will be running later into the evening.
TEAM DINNER: We will be going out to dinner
as a team on Saturday night.
2018
WINTER SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER
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 - Panda Express
Fundraiser (Admiral Callaghan, 10am-11pm) ***JUST ADDED***
Dec 10 - NO PRACTICE
(Meet Recovery Day) ***JUST
ADDED***
Dec 7-9 - Senior II Champs
(Qualifying SR groupers, Concord CA) ***CLOSED***
Dec 8-9 - Daly City Dolphin
C/B/A+ Meet (All Groups, Indoor Daly City Pool) **OPEN**
Dec
15-16 - Napa "Smoked Turkey Float" C/B/A Meet (Vintage
HS, Napa) ***JUST
ADDED***
Dec 14-16 - Speedo Sectional Champs (Qualified
SR group, Monterey Park)
Dec 21-28 - NO PRACTICE (Winter
Break)
JANUARY
Jan 12 - VJO Holiday
Brunch (TBA)
Jan 19-20 - Winter Zone 3 Champs (Qualifiers,
SRJC)
Jan 21 - NO PRACTICE (MLK
Holiday)
FEBRUARY
Feb 22-24 - VJO February Frost C/B/A+ Meet (
All Groups, Cunningham Pool)
Feb 25 - NO PRACTICE
(Meet Recovery Day)