Bring a Friend Day
Recap
Thank you everyone who brought a Friend to Bring A Friend day
last week. We had 22 new friends come out and join us for practice
on this day. It's great to see new faces at the pool.
Keep encouraging your friends to swim.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
VJO Pool Party and
Alumni Reunion
You are invited to VJO’s Annual Pool Party,
Potluck & Alumni Reunion
WHEN: Saturday, June 30th,
2015
WHERE: Cunningham Pool
WHEN: 3-8pm
VALLEJO
4th of JULY PARADE
Swimmers and parents
please come join us on the 4th of July and help celebrate
Independence Day. Walk with us and showcase our team spirit
in the 166th Annual
Vallejo 4th of July Parade. All
swimmers, parents, and family members are welcome to join us in the
walk too, just wear your turquoise shark
shirt. If you do not have a team turquoise
shark shirt or need another one, please see Coach Jennifer on deck
to buy your t-shirt (T-Shirt: $15) or email at:
[email protected]
- Meeting
Time: 9:30am
- Meeting
Place: To be announced
- Parade
Route: Starts on Tennessee St. at Broadway at 10:00 a.m.,
travels west to Sonoma Blvd., then south along Sonoma Blvd. to
Georgia St., then west again to end at Georgia St. and Santa Clara
St.
- There
will be NO AFTERNOON PRACTICE on this
day!
- Check
your folder for Parade flyer and map
about 2 days prior to the
event
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PERSONALIZED VJO CAP
ORDERS
***Orders Due July 5th
2019***
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 Friday, July 5th
2019
TEAM PICTURE DAY
– Wednesday, July
10th 2019
Wednesday, July 10th is Team Picture Day.
Individual pictures will start at 4:30pm and the team
picture will be at 6:00pm. If you would like to order
individual or a team picture, order forms will go home on Monday
July 8th. We will be taking our team picture in our
turquoise VJO team T-Shirts. If you do not have a team shirt
or need a new shirt please see Coach Jennifer on the pool deck
any day.
Team t-Shirts are $15.
NEW USA SWIMMING
POLICIES
Starting June 23rd 2019 the Vallejo
Aquatic Club has adopted the new USA Swimming Policy
for both
"Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention
Policy"
"Athlete Protection Training for Athletes
18+"
The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention
Policy must be reviewed and agreed to in writing by all athletes,
parents, coaches and other non-athlete members of the Vallejo
Aquatic Club. This written agreement will be retained by
the club and renewed on an annual basis per USA Swimming policy.
CLICK HERE for "MAAPP" Policy in full
CLICK HERE for
VJO WRITEN AGREEMENT to "MAAPP" Ploicy
More Information on Both
Policy Changes:
- USA Swimming "Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention
Policy"
All USA Swimming member
clubs and LSCs are required to implement this Minor Athlete Abuse
Prevention Policy "MAAPP" in full. Please read over the
policy in full.
- The Minor Athlete
Abuse Prevention Policy must be reviewed and agreed to by all
athletes, parents, coaches and other non-athlete members of member
clubs on an annual basis with such written agreement to be retained
by the club.
- Takes effect June 23rd
2019
- CLICK HERE for
"MAAPP" Policy in full
- CLICK HERE for
VJO WRITEN AGREEMENT to "MAAPP" Ploicy
USA Swimming Athlete
Protection Training Required for Athletes 18+
- Starting June 23, 2019, all adult athletes (age
18+) will be required to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training. Previously,
this requirement did not extend to 18+ year old athlete
members. This training and education requirement is not a part of
the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP). As a membership
requirement, adult athletes who are currently 18 and older must
complete this training by June 23rd. Those who are 17, about to
turn 18, must complete this training by their 18th birthday.
Successful completion the training, on an annual basis, is now a
membership requirement of adult athletes, and failure to complete
it will result in an athlete’s inability to swim in a meet or at practice. This is the same
membership requirement for all non-athlete members.
- Frequently Asked
Questions for Athlete Protection Training
- CLICK HERE to take
Athlete Protection Training
SUMMER PRE-TEAM SWIM
PROGRAM 2019 (June 3rd - Oct
30th 2019)
Vallejo Aquatics is excited to offer the Summer Pre-Team Swim
Program; designed for beginner level swimmers wanting to join and
be part of the swim team. Our Pre-Team Program will start June 1st.
This program is the perfect way to learn to swim and get swim team
ready. Our professional coach staff will teach you to:
- Swim a length of the pool (25 yards) freestyle using side
breathing
- Swim and length of the pool (25 yards) backstroke without
stopping
- Learn the basics of breaststroke
- Learn the basics of butterfly
- Learn a front somersault
- Learn a head first dive
Requirements: Must be able to swim a length
of the pool (25 yards) and be comfortable in the deep end.
Schedule: 6:00-6:45pm
Monday-Thursday
Fees: $80
per month & $45 Pacific Swimming Summer Registration Fee
(onetime fee, good for entire summer)
PARENTS – COME
JOIN OUR VJO MASTERS SWIM GROUP
Interested in getting in a good swim workout in or learning
how to swim more effectively? Come join our VJO Masters Swim Group
on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:00pm. Met our amazing
new Masters Coach Brendan Kearney.
WORKOUT
TIME: Monday and Wednesdays 6:00-7:00pm
COST: $30/
month
$10 drop-in fee
USMS
REG: Adults must be registered with US Masters
Swimming to participate
COACH: Our Masters
coach is Brendan Kearney. He has been
coaching for over 15 year, is a past VJO swimmer and VJO swim coach
and is currently the Vallejo HS Head Swim Coach and VJO Junior 2
Group Coach.
JUNIOR OLYMPIC
CHAMPIONSHIPS ***OPEN***
The
2019 Summer Long Course Junior Olympic Championships Meet on
July 12-14th is OPEN online for entries. The meet
will be help at the Concord Community Pool in Concord. This is
a qualifying meet, all swimmers must have achieved the JO time
standard to enter this meet.
LOCATION: Concord Community Pool
UKIAH DOLPHINS
SHORT COURSE C/B/A MEET – July 19-21 ***OPEN***
The Ukiah Short
Course C/B/A+ Meet on July 19-21 is NOW
OPEN for ENTRIES. We will be camping as a team .This
will be a very fun meet with lots of fun events (25 Free for
all ages), fun relays and a fun time camping
together.
Meet Location: Ukiah High
School Pool (1000 Low Gap Road Ukiah, CA 95482)
Time: On
Friday please arrive by 3:45pm, warm-ups are from 4:00 to
4:45pm and the meet will begin at 5:00PM. On
Saturday and Sunday please arrive at 7:15am, warm-ups will start at
7:30am and the meet will begin at 9:00am.
Camping: Get
your sleeping bags and marshmallows ready! On July
19-21 VJO will be attending the Ukiah Dolphins C/B/A+ SCY Meet
and will be camping. Unfortunately the Bushay Campgrounds at
Lake Mendocino are not yet open due to high water levels.
They expect to open in July just in time for us to
go. If for some crazy reason the campgrounds do not
open in time, we will camp at the high school in the football field
with all the other teams. We will keep everyone posted as we hear
more.
June 27 - Shark Pride
Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
June 29 - VJO Annual
Pool Party & Alumni Reunion (3-8pm, Cunningham
Pool)
JULY
July
4th
- Vallejo 4th of July Parade
July 12-14 - Junior Olympic
Championships 14&Un (Qualifying Meet, Concord)***OPEN***
July 19-21 - Ukiah Dolphins
Short Course Meet & Camping (All Groups,
Ukiah)***OPEN***
July 19-22 - Speedo CA/NV
Sectional Championships (Qualifying SR, Santa
Clarita)
July 25 - Shark
Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
July 25-28 - Far Western
Championships (Qualifying, Moraga)
July 29- Aug 1 - REAL SPIRIT WEEK (combined practice
times)
AUGUST
Aug 2-4 - REAL
Summer Championships (All Groups, Santa Rosa JC)
Aug 5-18 - Team Break (two
weeks)
Aug 19 - First Day of
Fall Practice