Orinda Aquatics

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COVID-19 Downtime

Update on Return to the Pool

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Orinda Aquatics is now operating under the "Camp" format and running sessions in four-week increments, per the County Health Department and the Acalanes High School Union District. We are currently full for the July session, as we are first accommodating current members of the team and siblings, collegiate swimmers, and then those looking to join the year-round team.

If you are interested in participating in the August session, please email us and ask to be placed on a waiting list. We cannot guarantee anything as we anticipate all current members continuing, but we are looking for additional space.

If you are interested in joining the year-round team, please submit a Try-Out form. We are in the process of assessing team capacity and pool availability for September.

For those participating in the Camps, please read and understand the following:

Camp Schedule - July

Senior 4/College: 2:15-3:45, Dive Pool 3:00-4:30
Senior 2/3: 4:00-5:30, Dive Pool 4:45-6:15
Junior all: 5:45-7:00, Dive Pool 6:30-7:45

Zoom Meetings

Senior (all) Meeting - Saturday 9:30 - standing meeting
Guest Speaker - Saturday 10:30 - TBD
Junior Meetign - Monday 3:00 - standing meeting
Kelly Noah - OA Alum on Nutrition - Saturday June 13, 10:00 - look for link and handouts

Masters Swimming:

The Masters group is expected to be allowed to begin in Phase 3 of the re-opening, in August. We will assume that capacity will be limited. As such, we will be notifying members and determining a schedule that allows all members to return to the water. Please reach out to Janet Brady or Dom Patterson with questions. The Soda Center is offering lap swim on a sign-up basis.

Fall Swimming:

We will update our availability and options in running a program this fall on the website. Please continue to monitor and the "Fall Swimming" command button on the website. Feel free to reach out via the Contact Us button at the top of the website.

Thank you for your interest in Orinda Aquatics.

Below you will find member information as well a recap of engagement during "shelter-in-place"

Current Members:

Re-Entry Letter

For current Orinda Aquatics Members, the staff has been active in supporting our athletes from a physical, educational, and motivational perspective. This has included weekly newsletters, regular Zoom meetings, feedback forms, extensive dry land resources, college support, and inspiring speakers. See links below for saved information. Please reach out to a coach with any questions. Thank you all very much for you patience and support.

Coach Letter to Team

Dryland - Senior

Circuits
Link to Videos

Dryland - Junior

Senior Feedback (Google Docs)

General
CTP (Conquer the Pool) #1
CTP #2
CTP #3
Interesting/Funny

Captain's Presentations via Zoom (see replay)

Maddie Smith - Post warm-ups set to transform your career
Margaux McDonald - IM training and personal discipline
Tay Thomas - putting the team (and others) first
Ryan Lenahan - maintaining focus with stroke change
Vincent Castillo - being a role model and supporting the team
Zach Le-Nguyen - meet/race preparation and under water development
Aidan Vollmar - working through injury and being a late bloomer
Isaac Kim - detail stroke development for long-term results
Maggie Buckley

College Meetings (Zoom) - also on replay

Recruiting/Prep - Don & Ron
Academic Prep - Liz LaPorte

Guest/Alumni Presentations

Steven Stumph - OA grad; National High School and Junior National Record Holder
Brandon Fischer - Inspirational stroy of persistence/Olympic hopeful
Brooke Woodward - OA grad/Inspirational Award Winner, Emory National Team Championship
Jill Jones - OA grad/Inspirational Award Winner, Cal Poly two-year Team Captain
Kelly Noah - OA grad/University of Washington Master's in Nutrition and Health

Junior/Senior Group Meeting Handouts

Deliberate Practice
Mental Training
A "Complaint Free World"
Self-Perception

GoSwim Link

Motivational Videos

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