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Weekly Mailer
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January 23, 2019 |
VJO FINISHES 4th AT ZONE
3 CHAMPS!
Great job to all of our VJO swimmers that competed last
weekend in the 2019 Winter Zone 3 Championships Meet. There were
over 20 teams attending and Vallejo Aquatic Club finished
4th overall. Great Job VJO! We couldn’t have done
it without so many of you attending. We had many VJO swimmers
attending the meet for the first time this year. It was great to
see so many new faces.
Our swimmers had a blast with the trials/finals format
meet. Finals were super exciting this year; especially
when we got to start it off with a Swim-Off in the girls 50 free
between two VJO swimmers. This really got our team and all the
other swimmers pumped up before finals. Thank you to those two
ladies (Mackenzie Kawashiri and Anna Frances Reyes) for starting
finals off with some serious energy. We know it took courage to do
that swim off and we thank you for it. Great job!
Congratulations to 10 year old Raffy Cueva for winning the
9-10 Boys High Point Award at Zone 3 Champs. Great job Raffy!
Thank you Parents! We want to give a special
thank you to all our parents that helped out and volunteer at the
Zone 3 Champs Meet. Our team responsibility was three timing
chairs, 2 Colorado operators and 2 officials, but our team went
above and beyond and filled many more volunteer holes during the
meet. Thank you Officials; Phil Grant, Candance
Van Dewark, Horace James, Marly Luna and Kia Kalama. Thank
you Colorado Opperators; Ricky Cueva, Dan Greer,
Barbra Jellison. Thank you Mashals; Tamara
Kawashiri, Dom Matteo, Jen Pettit, Reyes family, Luna family,
Putong family, Maria Bui and Maila Singh. Thank you
Computer Room Opperator, David
McQuilling. Thank you Head Timer,
Joe Sapida. Thank you Goodie Bag
Creators, Tamara Kawashiri and Gigi Sapida. Thank
you parents that cooked for our families at the meet,
Miriam Rivera and Tricia Grant (fabulous soup and
chili). And finally thank you to all of our parents
that helped time. Our team is so lucky to have such a
wonderful groups of VJO parents. We couldn't have made the
meet happen without all your help. Thank you parents!
3 TIPS FOR TEACHING
COURAGE
Growing Champions for Life
Share these inspiring strategies with your children to help
them cope with the ups and downs of daily life. Be sure
to watch the video and review the attached
“Handout” that includes exercises to benefit your whole
family.
"You can't always be strong, but
you can always have courage" - Beau Taplin
So, let’s talk about 3 ways
you can help your athlete learn to be courageous?
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
VJO HELPS FEED THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS
Sunday, February
10th
4-6:30pm
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 involved 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
UPCOMING
MEETS:
SASO DISTANCE
MEET
Friday, January
25th 2019
The SASO Distance Meet on
Friday, January 25 th I closed for
entries. 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.
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.
LOCATION: Solano
Community College Pool, 4000 Suisun Valley Rd, Fairfield, CA
94534
DIRECTIONS: Off I-80 take Suisun Valley Road, from either direction, or head North on Suisun Valley Road to second stoplight. Turn right onto Solano College Drive. The pool is around the back of the buildings.
PARKING FEE: Parking permits are required ($1 daily or semester pass)
PARKING: Swim Meet parking is available only in Student Lot #5 and East Student Lot. Parking and traffic regulations will be enforced in all faculty lots, red zones, handicapped spots, etc. 24 hours a day. Parking, stopping, drop-off, and pick-up are not permitted in red zones, faculty/staff, or cosmetology lots. No parking in the red zone turnabout near pool. No vehicles are allowed on the service road around the pool – service roads must be clear at all times for fire and emergency vehicles. The parking lots located nearest to the pool are faculty and cosmetology lots and may not be used.
TIME: Arrive at 3:40pm . Warm-ups will be from 3:50-4:30pm. The meet will start at 4:40pm.
VJO
“February Frost” C/B/A
MEET
February 22-24th
2019
***OPEN for
ENTRIES***
The VJO “February
Frost” CBA Meet is NOW OPEN ONLINE for ENTRIES. This is
a home meet and while be held at the Cunningham Pool on February
22-24th. This is our team meet for the month of February and
is recommended for ALL VJO swimmers. Please sign up ASAP as meets
fill quickly.
ENTER
ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/vjo20190222
ENTRY
DEADLINE: Monday, February 11th (meet will fill
prior to deadline date)
LOCATION: Cunningham
Pool
TIME: Friday -
arrive at 3:15pm
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 9:00
am each day. Remember parking is easier the earlier you
arrive.
EVENTS: Please
speak with your coach if you have questions about what events to
enter. Leopard, Mako, JR’s & SR please enter 3 events a
day (one challenging event, one favorite event and one to keep you
well rounded).
Senior &
Junior 2 Groups - Swimmers in the Senior and Junior 2
Groups will all be swimming the 400
IM on Friday night. You must all enter this event. If
you need an entry time, contact Coach Jennifer.
10
Volunteer Hours Required - Families don't forget
you are required to work a minimum of 10 hours at each home meet.
The job sign-ups will be emailed out and online
soon.
2019 WINTER / SPRING
SCHEDULE ***UPDATED***
JANUARY
Jan 19-20 - Winter Zone 3 Champs (Qualifiers,
SRJC)
Jan 21 - NO PRACTICE (MLK
Holiday)
Jan 25 - SASO Distance
Meet (SR/JR2/JR/LS&MS Grps, Solano
College)
Jan 31 -
Shark Pride Day (All Groups, 5-6:30pm)
FEBRUARY
Feb 9 - VJO Goes Ice Skating
(12-2pm, Vacaville Ice Sports)***JUST ADDED***
Feb 10 - Help VJO Feed the Hungry and
Homeless (4-6:30pm, 1st Baptist Church)
Feb 18 - NO PRACTICE (Presidents
Day Holiday)
Feb22-24 - VJO February Frost C/B/A+ Meet (All
Groups, Cunningham Pool) ***OPEN***
Feb 25 - NO PRACTICE (Meet
Recovery Day)
Feb 28 - Shark Pride Day (All
Groups, 5-6:30pm)
MARCH
Mar
2-3 -
Zone All Star Meet (Qualifying Meet, Sunnyvale CA)
Mar 9-10 -
Napa C/B/A Meet
Mar 15-17 - Junior
Olympic Champs (Qualifying Meet, Walnut Creek)
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
April 4-7 - Far Western
Champs (Qualifying Meet, Santa Clara)
April 6 -
Saturday Long Course Practice (All Groups, 7-9am)
April 12-14 - Westside Long Course
C/B/A Meet (All Groups, Petaluma)
April
20 - 10 &
Under Championships (Sunnyvale, CA)
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
April 27-28 - NAPA Long Course C/B/A
Meet (All Groups, Napa Valley College)
TBA
- Mandatory General Membership Meeting (8-9:30am,
Portables)
MAY
May 3-4
- North Coast Section High School Championships
(Qualifying HS)
May
5
- SR Walk On Meet (location TBA)
May 10-11 - High School State
Championships (Qualifying HS, Clovis)
May 11 - Long Course
Morning Practice (All Groups, 7-9am)
May 17-19 - VJO Long Course C/B/A
Meet (All Groups, Cunningham Pool)
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)
