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Weekly Mailer
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November 2, 2021 |
HALLOWEEN PRACTICE
RECAP
Last
Thursday, Oct 28th our VJO swimmers had some great Halloween fun
during practice. Here are a few of the picture from our Halloween
Themed practice with costumes, games and treats.
Photo Credit to Jose Padilla
(Xantiago's Dad)
ORINDA AQUATICS C/B/BB+ MEET RECAP
Great job to all of our swimmers that attended the Orinda C/B/BB+ Meet last weekend. This was an extremely large meet with over 1,000 swimmers attending. This was one of the largest age group meets we have EVER attended. Our VJO swimmer did a fantastic job navigating such a big double ended meet. We had 49 best time achieved by our swimmers. Final results from the meet will come out in the next week or two. Unofficial results can be found on the MeetMobile App.
UPCOMING VJO EVENTS:
VJO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
Wednesday, November
10th, 2021
6:30-7:30pm
On
Zoom
Meeting ID: 899 8766
7857
Passcode:
664322
VJO parents and
guardians - Our semi-annual mandatory general
membership meeting (parent meeting) will be held Wednesday November
10th, 2021. The meeting will be conducted virtually utilizing Zoom
(The link is provided above). Please have at least one
representative from each VJO family attend.
Topics that will be
discussed:
Annual Budget
VJO
Update
Fund
Raising
Swim
Meets
Volunteer Requirements and
Opportunities
If you have any questions feel
free to contact me, [email protected]
Looking forward to seeing
everyone,
Heidi Scharffenberg
President, Vallejo Aquatic
Club
THUNDER COAST
AQUATICS C/B/A+ MEET
November 13-14
2021
***CLOSED***
The Thunder Coast
Aquatics C/B/A+ Meet is CLOSED for
entries. This is our November team meet of the
month.
LOCATION: Miwok Aquatic
Center (Indian Valley Campus, College of Marin), 1800 Ignacio Blvd,
Novato, CA 94945
TIME: Arrive
at 7:15am. We will get in as a team to
warm-up at 7:30am. The meet will begin
at 9:00am each day. Special Warm-up
for 8 & under athletes only will be held from 8:45-8:55
AM.
SRN C/B/A+ MEET
(
DEC 11-12)
***NOW OPEN***
The Dec 11-12 SRN C/B/A+
Meet is NOW OPEN for entries online. This meet will have very limited space and
will most likely fill within 1-2 days. If you plan to attend this
meet, make sure you get signed up on FastSwims as soon as it
opens. Our team WILL NOT be attending this meet on Friday.
VJO swimmers will only be entering this meet on Saturday and
Sunday. This meet will be held at the Finley Pool in Santa
Rosa.
ENTERT ONLINE: http://www.fastswims.com
LOCATION: Finley Pool:
2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa
TIME: Arrive at 7:15
AM.
Warm-ups at 7:30 AM Sat & Sun
Meet
will begin at 9:00 AM Sat & Sun
***VJO
will not be attending this meet on Friday night. DO NOT enter this
meet on FRIDAY***
EVENTS:
Hammerhead 1
& 2 Groups - All Hammerheads can enter
the freestyle (25, 50
and 100) and backstroke (25 and
50) events. Please talk to coach Daniel prior to
entering any other events. Do not enter your child in events
they are not ready for.
Leopard &
Mako - Please enter 3 events each day. Choose
one favorite event, one challenging event and one event to keep you
well rounded. If you would like to swim 4 events, just check with
your coach first.
Junior: Please
enter at least 3 events each day. Athletes may swim a max of 4
events each day. Choose one favorite event, one challenging
event and one event to keep you well
rounded.
Pre-Senior - Please
enter at least 3 events each day. Athletes may swim a max of 4
events each day. Choose one favorite event, one challenging
event and one event to keep you well rounded.
Seniors -
Senior Group swimmers will NOT be attending this meet. Seniors will
be attending the Senior II Champs Meet on this weekend
instead.
ENTRY
FEE: $4.50 per event plus an $8.00 participation fee
per Athlete. Make sure you "Go To Payment Page" and pay for
your events with a credit card online. If you do not pay for your
events your entry will not be submitted. Check for your entry
confirmation email after signing up.
ENTER ONLINE: http://www.fastswims.com
ENTRY
DEADLINE: ENTER ASAP (MEET WILL FILL IN 1-2
days)
NEEDED HELP
ENTERING A MEET USING FASTSWIMS?
***REMINDER - VJO TEAM SUITS
& CAPS MANDATORY AT ALL MEETS***
This is a reminder that VJO Team Suits and Team Caps are
mandatory at all meets. If your team suit does not fit or you
do not have one, please get a new team suit ordered ASAP. Contact
Coach Jennifer if you have any problems with your team suit for the
upcoming meet. Below I have included the link and info to
order a VJO team suit.
TEAM SUIT LINK
: https://elsmoreswim.com/teams/california/clubs/vallejo.html
ALL SWIMMERS MUST BE IN A TEAM SUIT AT MEETS
IMPORTANT
UPDATES:
HOT CHOCOLATE NIGHT RETURNS!
OFFICIALLY STARTS: THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 4th 2021
That's right! We will be bringing back Hot
Chocolate Night. Hot Chocolate Night will officially
start Thursday, November 4 th! Our
swimmers have been waiting a very long
time for Hot Chocolate Night to return.
Every Thursday night during the winter
months VJO brings Hot Chocolate Nights to the pool
deck. This event will start Thursday November
4th and will continue through March.
This is a PARENT RUN / PARENT DONATED activity that we offer to our swimmers to help take the “chill” out of those chilly swim practices during the winter months.
From the beginning, we have been successfully serving almost 75 kids each Thursday night. We need your help to make these nights just a little bit more special. We would like to ask that one Thursday a month you send a little something with your swimmer to share during Hot Chocolate Nights. We ask that all food is pre-packaged this year. Please NO PEANUT products.
We have some HCN snack suggestions below:
- Pop-tarts, Muffins, Graham Crackers or any other sweet item (pre-packaged)
- Bags of Chips, Pretzels, Gold Fish, Crackers, Veggie sticks or any other savory item (pre-packaged)
- Granola Bars (peanut free), Fig Bars, or any other bar
- Cup-O-Noodles
Individual Hot Chocolate Packets**we have lots**- Individual Hot Cider Packets
- Gloves, wipes, forks, spoons & napkins
- Cups, Lids & Boats (purchased at Smart & Final, 4oz or 6oz cups)
*Keep in mind; you don’t need to send enough to feed 75 children. If everyone sends one thing on one Thursday a month we will have enough for everyone to have a small after swim snack to go with their Hot Chocolate.
SERVING HELP NEEDED: Parents
we also need your help serving our
swimmers. We will also have a signup
online for parents to volunteer just a half hour of their time to
help serve our children. We made it easy to sign up for a time slot
for when you child is at practice.
Our swimmers look forward to this night of the week all winter
long. Help us keep this tradition going. A big thank you to Lesley
Ruszel and Blanca Prado for heading this activity for our
swimmers.
QUESTIONS: If you have any Hot
Chocolate Night questions, please email Lesley
Ruszel at [email protected] or
Blanca Prado at [email protected]
GET YOUR PERSONALIZED VJO
TEAM CAPS!
ORDER DEADLINE: November
15th
You have the opportunity to order
personalized team swim caps for your child, children and yourself.
These make great stocking stuffers and presents during the
Holiday season. The personalized VJO
team caps are standard
black team caps with white VJO logo and your name
under the logo. If you would like to place an order,
please click the link below to place your order online. Make
sure to enter the free shipping code "FREETEAMSHIP".
The order deadline is November 15th. Orders will arrive to pool
around the week of December 13th.
TEAM STORE
LINK: https://elsmoreswim.com/teams/california/clubs/vallejo.html
ORDER
DEADLINE: November 15th 2021
COST:
Latex $14.00
(2 caps per order)
Silicone
$26.00 (2 caps per order)
Use code "FREETEAMSHIP" for
FREE SHIPPING
*Caps ship in
bulk directly to the team. We expect to receive the
order the week of Dember 13th, just in time for the
Holidays. We will notify you when your caps are
ready for pickup at the pool.*
When ordering, you
will be asked to select from the following name options below
(1 option per order & 24 character maximum)
a) First
name
b) Last
name
c) First name and last
name
c) First name and last
name initial
d) First name initial
and last name
QUESTIONS:
Contact Head Coach, Jennifer Thiem
at [email protected]
or (707)292-6473
cell
NEW TEAM GEAR - VISIT VJO TEAM
STORE
We are excited to announce that we have
NEW VJO TEAM GEAR available online for purchase. Visit
our VJO Team Store link below to check out our NEW Team Parka,
NEW Team Warm-ups and NEW 1/4 Zip Sweatshirt. You can
order all VJO team gear, apparel and equipment online or
in the store. Click on the link below to go to our
online Team Store at Elsmore Swim Shop. Our team also
gets a kick back of all the team gear you purchase.
LINK TO ORDER TEAM
GEAR : https://elsmoreswim.com/teams/california/clubs/vallejo.html
Elsmore Swim Shop
2054 Treat Blvd Suite D,
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925)300-3369
2021/2022 VJO
WINTER MEET/EVENT SCHEDULE:
NOVEMBER
Nov 6 - Pacific Swimming
Leadership Camp (8-5pm Cunningham Pool)
Nov 10th - General Membership Zoom
Meeting (Parent Mtg 6:30-7:30pm) **JUST ADDED**
Nov
12-14 - Thunder Coast Aquatics C/B/A+ Meet (All
Groups, IVC Novato)**CLOSED**
Nov
20-21 - VJO Senior Meet (Home Meet
Volunteers Needed!)
Nov
25-26 - NO PRACTICE (Happy
Thankgiving!)
**JUST ADDED**
DECEMBER
Dec 3-5
- 2021 Winter Junior Olympic
Championships (Qualifying, Santa Clara) **OPEN**
Dec 10-12 - Senior II P&F Meet
(Qualifying SR Group only, Walnut Creek)
Dec 10-12 - Neptune Swimming C/B/A+ Meet
(All Groups, Santa Rosa) **NOW OPEN**
Dec 22-24 - NO PRACTICE (Cunningham Pool
Closed) **JUST
ADDED**
JANUARY
Jan 14-16 - Zone 3 Winter
Championships (Qualifying Meet, Novato)
Feb 4-6
- VJO C/B/A+ Meet (Home Meet
Volunteers Needed!)
May
20-22 - VJO Long Course C/B/A+ Meet
(Home Meet Volunteers Needed!)
