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The kids swim and raise funds by reaching out to their family and friends. Time well spent and everyone gets to participate in the pool! Plus it s a party! Make your goal!

YMCA Swim Meets October 9 Nov 20 This Saturday our 2nd fall meet goes down after our insane monster week daily double swim camp!! Coaches stroke clinic Oct.

23-24 : Huge Team going to Oahu to show our stuff (ever so humbly) Senior Champs Nov 12-14. UPCOMING STUFF Fall Awards Holiday Party Dec.

1 ... news...education... and a calendar... it s modern! --Tarzan of the Apes newsplash swimkauai.com kauailovesyouou.com newsletter of swim kauai aquatics" Sept /Oct 2010 Swim a thon October 15 I know you have been out trolling for pledges! Why is it so cool? The kids swim and raise funds by reaching out to their family and friends. Time well spent and everyone gets to participate in the pool! Plus it s a party! Make your goal! 200 laps in two hours! See you next week at 3:30 YMCA. YMCA Swim Meets October 9 Nov 20 This Saturday our 2nd fall meet goes down after our insane monster week daily double swim camp!! Coaches stroke clinic Oct. 4-8 has been well attended and kids swim strokes video are being analyzed for each swimmer for instant feedback. Bill Smith Invite Oct : Huge Team going to Oahu to show our stuff (ever so humbly) Senior Champs Nov UPCOMING STUFF Fall Awards Holiday Party Dec. 3rd Hyatt Our banquet and dance party will have team awards too. Friday night from 5-8. If you went last year you know that it is the bomb-shizzle-ist ho-down anywhere on Kauai. Look for RSVP from SWIMKAUAI.COM soon. Good times. new feature: Kaira Kaaihue SKA swimmer of the month Kaira is a member of the gold group and has recently qualified for the SC state championships in several events. MOVIE: FOOD: SONG; HOBBY: Kaira parents are Kehau and...they reside in Kapaa. STROKE: newsplash! 1

a message from the chum bucket:! In the last two years SKA has enrolled over 100 kids and we have about 72 swimmers registered with SKA.

We will run 9 SKA meets this year and an additional(probably) 3-4 High School meets.

We put on a community event, the Kauai Loves You triathlon in Lihue by the sweat of our brow alone... this year April 30. (Watch out for imitators). Off island?

2 a message from the chum bucket:! In the last two years SKA has enrolled over 100 kids and we have about 72 swimmers registered with SKA. Currently, we have 62 in the pool at any given time between Waimea and the YMCA. At our home meets we have between SKA kids putting their training to the test. We will run 9 SKA meets this year and an additional(probably) 3-4 High School meets. Also SKA puts on a two-day (Kauai Classic) meet, inviting teams from all over to taste our hotdogs, compete and maybe play a water polo match with us. We put on a community event, the Kauai Loves You triathlon in Lihue by the sweat of our brow alone... this year April 30. (Watch out for imitators). Off island?...6th place at Mamizuka Invitational and 6th place at last years Bill Smith Invite out of 30 teams in Hawaii. SKA represents Kauai (proof is in the pudding!) CHEST PUMP!! WOO WOO!! The coaches put on THE most awesome fall break daily double monster stroke camp ever shooting videos and will be handing out special t-shirts to the iron men and girls who made all practices! Good job to all. ( I have never seen kids sleep so hard during that week!). The swim a thon is our only forced, arm behind the back,cry uncle.. fundraiser we require families to endure. I can feel it... Get those pledges and your costs are minimal. SKA does not require the hock meat/raffle ticket or huli huli chicken days in a hot parking lot or berate you for not participating in this or our other fun stuff. But ask the kids: the car washes are a blast, the triathlon is insane and the Lappert s Ice Cream booth is beyond insane. The awards banquet and party at the Hyatt December 3rd? MEGA! All of it packed into our regular lives. Well kindaregulah. Water Polo is going off. Ocean swimming titles. State titles and near titles coming in droves this year. Bronzies are swimming off the charts. Roll on... Check out the fall schedule below. (Tidbit: I am working on a SKA kids day away from the pool and if it works in our favor no one will ever forget it... Jinx?! The 10 & Under Wonder? Ranked Top 16 as a: 10 & Under Still Ranked as % Still Ranked as % Still Ranked as % Still Ranked as % Moral of the story: A 10 & Under wonder can survive But 50% of the top swimmers develop after Junior Year in High School! Just keep swimming. -USA Swimming stat Visit the Parents Section Go to Click on the Parents tab! 2! newsplash

SKA NEWS SKA Senior Swimmers Recognized for a Great Year of Record setting Swims The 2009-2010 swim season officially ended at the LC championships in July where Swim Kauai Aquatics swimmers came

(See August Newsplash) In just a couple of years Coach Billy has molded SKA into an outer island powerhouse and put teams on notice across the state.

council members. They also got to be on TV! Anya was also featured in a September issue of Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd for outstanding effort at the July LC state meet.

3 SKA NEWS SKA Senior Swimmers Recognized for a Great Year of Record setting Swims The swim season officially ended at the LC championships in July where Swim Kauai Aquatics swimmers came away with multiple medals and several state titles. (See August Newsplash) In just a couple of years Coach Billy has molded SKA into an outer island powerhouse and put teams on notice across the state. As a result of their achievements in the sport Anya Littlefield and Yasmine Ware were recently recognized by the Kauai County Council and received Certificates of Achievement signed by all the council members. They also got to be on TV! Anya was also featured in a September issue of Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd for outstanding effort at the July LC state meet. Not to be outdone Yasmine broke a long standing state record in the 50 backstroke as a at 2009 SC Championships last December and has scored 7 titles with SKA to her credit as well as a zone championship back in 09 beating the be-who-zis out of college age swimmers as a 12 year old! Anya and Yasmine are Sectional qualified swimmers. OK now let s see what our Seniors/Juniors/Goldies/Silvers and yes, you Bronzies can do this year! Last year is officially history. Swim Kauai Aquatics is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization. We are a parent run swim program under the direction of a elected board of directors and SKA holds board meetings the second Tuesday of every month at 6 pm at the YMCA. SKA is a Member of USA Swimming and Hawaiian Swimming. If anyone wants to come and listen or has a comment or concern please let a board member know and we will put your item on on the agenda. If it s no big deal, just call one of us on the phone and we will try to answer your questions. Coaching concerns: make an appointment with the coach. Understand that we are you and you are us. newsplash! 3

4 Under!the USA Swimming umbrella there are different levels of involvement as well as entry points to the sports.!! Listed below are the most common areas where your child can get involved with USA Swimming. LEARN TO SWIM Becoming!safe in the water and learning to swim are essential skills. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 14 in the United States. Many of those deaths might have been prevented with swim lessons. Swimming lessons are a fun activity for kids of all ages and are often a great entry point into swimming.! We support the YMCA learn to swim programs AGE GROUP SWIMMING Many children get their competitive start through a neighborhood swim team, local recreational team, country club, school team or a USA Swimming club team.!at this level, swimmers learn and refine swimming skills and begin to compete against their peers.!senior SWIMMING As swimmers mature, the goals become a little bigger and they move into senior level swimming.! At this level swimmers still refine skills, but training becomes more serious and is designed by professional coaches to get athletes to peak performance!when they are physically and mentally prepared to do so. Athletes are still part of the USA Swimming club system, but may also compete for a Jr. high, high school or college team depending on their ages. ELITE LEVEL SWIMMING Some athletes have the talent, dedication, and commitment to reach the elite levels of the sport. They compete at national and international level competitions and strive to make a national team to represent their country in the Olympics or other international competitions. Elite swimmers in the United States come out of the USA Swimming club system SKA FALL SCHEDULE date meet type location notes SEPT 15 SKA FALL MEETING MEMBERSHIP MEETING YMCA LC REVIEW SEPT 18 SKA UNCLASSIFIED YMCA TEAM EFFORT OCT 9 SKA UNCLASSIFIED YMCA TEAM EFFORT OCT 15 SWIMATHON FUNDRAISER YMCA TEAM EFFORT OCT BILL SMITH INVITE INVITATIONAL OAHU AA+ NOV SENIOR CHAMPS CHAMPIONSHIP OAHU Q TIMES /SR B NOV 20 SKA UNCLASSIFIED YMCA TEAM EFFORT DEC 3 FALL AWARDS PARTY TEAM EVENT HYATT AWARDS/BUFFET DEC SC CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP OAHU (PUNAHOU) QUAL TIMES Suenaga Invite Nov 27 and 28 see coach if interested newsplash

5 sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 3-OCTOBER (birthdays) 4 hug your mom and dad day. 5 6-Lukas Ishii 7 swimkauai.com 8 9 Meet 7:45 Warmups BOD Meeting 6pm Jack Miya Reese 15 Big Ben Schaal Gavin Bryan 16 Juliette C Makali i 17-Luna Trevino Brett Reese Bill Smith Inv 24 Bill Smith Inv Sophie Olivia McSweeny Maeve Jensen November Ethan Jeal 6 Sarah Keith Carter Koetji SC Senior Meet 13 SC Senior Meet heather Hopkins! 14 SC Senior Meet 15 Kea Sullivan Talia Abrams 20 SKA MEET 7:45 Warm-ups Ava Wagner Mission Statement: Swim Kauai was founded in 2005 as an educational entity. The purpose of the club is to teach swimming skills to children and adults. The club also encourages physical fitness through the United States Swimming organized competition as well as other water sports for children and adults. board of directors Dan Britzmann President britzmand001@hawaii.rr.com Kathleen Littlefield Treasurer Heather Hopkins Registration Czar Stacey Machorek Secretry/Transportation Minister Ryan Buhk-VP/Fundraising Chair Billy Brown-- Head Coach swimkauai@gmail.com Practice Schedule Bronze: M-T-TH-F 3:30 4:15 PM Silver: M-T-W-TH-F 4:15 5:30 PM Gold: M-T W-TH-F 4:15 5:45 PM Jr. M-T-W-TH-F 3:30 5:30 PM Sr. M-T-W-TH-F 3:30 6:00 PM Jr.& Sr. Saturday: 8 10:15 AM Waimea Pool Schedule M-W-F 5:15 6:15 PM contacts: Coach Kelly Anstead kellyanstead@gmail.com Waimea: Coach Jeff: jjcasey@hawaii.edu public relations Stacey Machorek at or hoonanea4@hawaii.rr.com Swim Kauai Aquatics PO Box 1296 Koloa HI newsplash! 5

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Times fun when you re having flies - Kermit the Frog newsplash newsletter of swim kauai aquatics March 2010 Kauai Classic APRIL 10 AND 11 Our Kauai Classic Swim Meet is our two- day meet where we host