WHITE ELEPHANT AUCTION - We raised $300 for the Paradise Piranha's Swim Team.  Nearly all the swim team families on this team lost their homes last fall in the Camp fire. The money we raised at the White Elephant Auction this year will be going to help those swim team families in need in Paradise. In the next week all our swimmers will be signing a card to mail with the check. Thank you to all the families that donated and bid on items for this great cause. We will be able to make their Holiday Season a little brighter. Go SHARKS!

Congratulations to all our VJO swimmers that attempted the New Years Challenge of 10 x 1,000's on January 2nd. You are all so amazing and dedicated! We know you all could have been at home sleeping like most of your classmates, but instead you decided to take the bull by the horns and tackle the biggest and longest set you'll do all year. The 15 swimmers that completed this set, swam 10,000 yards, which is 400 lengths and equal to 6 miles! We are so proud of all of you! Bring it on 2019, we are ready for you.   Go SHARKS!

WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN! VJO will be helping to feed the hungry and homeless again on February 10th. If you missed helping this month don't worry you can get involded next month. Our swimmers and parents have been having a great time getting involved with our community and helping out.  It is so amazing to see our young swimmers helping out people in need.

Click on the link below to sign up.  On Sunday, February 10th from 4-6:30pm come help VJO give back to the community.  We need 15-20 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.  If you wish to leave while your child is volunteering, please make sure to leave your child with another parent. This is NOT a VJO practice and children are NOT under the supervision of VJO coaches. Thank you!

Date: January 13th 2019

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

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Personalized cap orders from November have arrived. Please see Miriam Rivera or Coach Jennifer to get your cap order.  Many personalized caps have already been handed out.

The Zone 3 Winter Championships Meet on January 19-20 is CLOSED.  The meet will be a trials and finals meet this year and will be held at the indoor Santa Rosa Junior College Pool. It will be run similar to REAL Championships where the top 16 swimmers will come back and swim in the afternoon for points.  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.  Click on the link  below to view qualifying times.

LOCATION:  Quinn Swim Center, Santa Rosa Junior College (1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA )

TRIALS / FINALS: This year the Zone 3 Winter Championships will be run as a Trials/Finals Meet. This means that the top 16 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. 

TIME:  Arrive at 7:15am each day. Warm-ups will start at 7:30am and the meet will start at 9am each day

RELAYS: There will be relays at this meet. All swimmers will be entered in relays unless coaches are notified otherwise.

HOTEL ROOMS:  Our Coaches and many of our families will be staying at the Best Western Plus off Hopper Ave. in Santa Rosa on Saturday night. Because the finals session of the meet will end around 7:00pm, we recommend staying the night in Santa Rosa. Below is a 10% coupon code to give when you reserve your room. To reserve your room call the number below. Room rates will change daily (todays room rate is $152.09/night).

TEAM DINNER:  We will be going out to dinner as a team on Saturday night.

 

 

 

 

 

The SASO Distance Meet on Friday, January 25  ^th has now been added to our schedule. This meet is only open to Senior, Junior 2, Junior, Mako and Leopard Shark Groups. This meet is not open to Hammerhead swimmers.  There will be two distance events offered; the 500 free and 1,650 free. Swimmers may only swim one event.  The 1,650 free is only open to 11 & overs in the JR/JR2/SR Group. This is a paper entry meet. Please turn all paper consolidated entry forms into the manila folder hanging on the team bulletin board at the pool. Entries are due by Tuesday, Jan 22nd

LEOPARD AND MAKO GROUPS

This distance Meet is open to all Mako and Leopard Shark swimmers. This meet is not required. Swimmers in both Leopard and Mako have the option to swim the 500 free.  The 1,650 free is not open to the Leopard and Mako swimmers. There will be regular practice at Cunningham Pool on this day for all Hammerhead, Leopard and Mako Groupers not attending this distance meet.

REQUIRED FOR SENIOR / JUNIOR 2 / JUNIORS: 

This meet is required for all Senior, Junior 2, and Junior Group swimmers.  We will be attending this Friday meet instead of practice this day. Swimmers in the SR & JR2 group are required to swim the 1,650 free. Swimmers in the JR group may swim either the 500 free or 1,650 free. There will be regular practice at Cunningham Pool held for all other groups on this day.

CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM

 

 

 

VJO “February Frost” C/B/A MEET

February 22-24th 2019

***OPEN for ENTRIES***

Mar 9-10         - Napa C/B/A Meet

Mar 23            - VJO Spaghetti Feed (5-9pm, ACHS Cafeteria)

Mar 28            - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-6:30pm)

Mar 28            - Last Hot Chocolate Night

 

April 6             - Saturday Long Course Practice (All Groups, 7-9am)

April 20           - Saturday Long Course Practice (All Groups, 7-9:30am)

April 25           - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)

April 26-27      - VVAL  High School League Championships 

TBA                 - Mandatory General Membership Meeting (8-9:30am, Portables)

 

May 11           - Long Course Morning Practice (All Groups, 7-9am)

May 20           - NO PRACTICE (Meet Recovery day)

May 25           - Long Course Morning Practice (All Groups, 7-9am)

May 27           - NO PRACTICE (Memorial Day)

May 30           - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)