Important Dates: Junior Olympics Moraga WCAB C/B/A+ Meet Far Westerns - Concord

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1 Newsplash July 2016 July 7 th 10 th July 16 th 17 th July 27 th 31 st Important Dates: Junior Olympics Moraga WCAB C/B/A+ Meet Far Westerns - Concord Corporate Sponsors: We thank our corporate sponsors who so generously support our team! To submit an item for the newsletter, please contact Melissa at melissamtucker@comcast.net. The deadline for submissions is the 25 th of each month. Thought For The Day: When you ve got something to prove, there s nothing greater than a challenge. Terry Bradshaw

2 Group Parents Do you have questions about your child's workout time? Do you need help completing paperwork for a meet? Not sure what to do once you go to your first meet. These parents have graciously volunteered to serve as the liaison between your coach and your family. Please feel free to contact them if you have Team Store: The team store has several items in stock that can be purchased throughout the year. We have: T-shirts with Seahawk logo for $15.00 Latex caps for $4.50 each or 4 for $15.00 Silicone caps for $10.50 or 4 for $40.00 Contact teamstore@pleasantonseahawks.org or fill out a form located in the "Team Store" folder by the boxes (make checks payable to Pleasanton Seahawks). Also check out NorCal Swim Shop at All other apparel and parkas are ordered once a year in October! Pleasanton Seahawks Board of Directors questions or concerns. Senior Elite Mary Jane Woods President Kennan Rooney Senior Celeste Brown Vice President Varsity 1 Julie Mobley Secretary Erika Simonds Varsity 2 Irina Danadeh Treasurer Susan Miller Pre-Senior 1 Hong Yin Membership Jill Howell & Manjri Chawla Pre-Senior 2 Lucy Jhong Junior 1 Coach Joe Service Coordinator Collette Valentine Junior 2 Prudence Martin Safety Lucy Jhong Pre-Junior 1 Josephine Wonosupatra Head Coach Steve Morsilli Pre-Junior 2 Intermediate 1 Intermediate 2 Intermediate 3 Novice 1 Novice 2 Novice 3 Group Parent Lead Urvashi Sahni Thuy Mesina Jaya Champati Coach Anna Emily Lam Shazia Ashraf Maithili Bade Ruqiyah Wong Show your team spirit. Go Seahawks!!!

3 Senior Elite News Coach Steve Happy July Birthdays to Lleyton (7/18) and Calvin (7/23). Congratulations on great May attendance to Miranda, Chris, Alex, Daniella, Tori, Ed, Nick & Sam (100%); Lyon & Jessica (98%); Lleyton (97%), and Maxime & Jackie (96%). Congratulations to Chris J for swimming his first Olympic Trials cut in the 400 IM at the Santa Clara Pro Series meet! More great performances were turned in at the Santa Clara meet in early June - Daniella swam 3/3 BT s on the way to picking up two LC Junior cuts in the 400/800 free; Miranda swam 5/6 BT s; Chris was 4/4 BT s; Tori picked up a BT in the 100 free; Ed went 2/3 and Lyon swam two monster IM s for new BT s. Over at our PLS meet Sam swam 3 BT s, Lleyton also picked up 3 BT s and Nick led the way with 5 new BT s. July brings the Super League Championship meet as our final tune up for the end of the season, then two weeks later we begin the Far Western, US Open (Nationals), Junior National marathon of meets to finish the summer. After your final meet we will be on break until returning to the water Tuesday, September 6. Coach Steve Senior News...Coach Todd Well this has been an extremely challenging month with the 50m pool closure and the adjustments to our training schedule. I appreciate the patience as we worked through that issue. I am looking forward to picking the pace up again as we have returned to our normal training schedule. Upcoming meets for us include Junior Olympics, Superleague Championships, Far Westerns, Junior Nationals, as well as both NACC and Western Zones. Should be a very busy month. Best of luck over the next few weeks and swim fast! Coach Todd

4 Varsity News Coach Jessica Info coming soon! Coach Jessica Varsity 2 News Coach Nathan Hello Varsity 2 families, Thank you for your continued patience throughout the facilities issues at DBAC. I hope everybody is enjoying their summer break. Please remember to let me know if you plan on having a long absence due to vacation or other summer activities. Now that we are in summer, remember to bring both dark and light goggles to practice so that you can switch to the lighter pair after the sun sets. Everybody should have paddles now. If you have not gotten a pair, please do so immediately. Also remember to double check to make sure your name is clearly marked on all your equipment. Lastly, be on the lookout for information regarding the group s end of season party. It will likely take place the first week of August. If you have any fun ideas, let me know! As always, if you have any questions, please contact me. See you on deck! Coach Nathan Varsity 3 News Coach Caitlin Hello Varsity 3 Parents and Swimmers, These past couple of weeks have been filled with great improvement! It seems that many of the strokes are coming together. As the weather gets warmer, please remind your swimmer to bring water with them to each practice. The water in the pool can be warm, so it is crucial that each swimmer replenishes the water they lose. We have a few Mini Meets coming up in the next couple of months. I would like to encourage all swimmers to enter the Mini meets and gain some racing experience. Let me know if you have any questions! Thanks! -Coach Caitlin

5 Pre-Senior 1 News Coach Devon Hi Everyone, Happy Birthday to Mica and Madhav who celebrate their birthday in July! Way to go Emma who had 100% attendance for the month of May. Other swimmers with notable attendance for the month include Jovanni & Mica (95%) Nick W. (90%) and Jalen (85%). Again, it s very important for swimmers to attend practice regularly and keep good workout habits. Albany Short Course Meet Results: Sophia had a very strong meet swimming 8 best times and earning new JO times in her 200 Free and 100 Back. Christina swam seven best times and earned new JO times in her 200 Breast, 100 Fly and 400 IM. Mica earned a new JO time in her 100 Fly. Jovanni earned new JO times in his 50 Back, 200 Breast, 50 fly and a new FW cut in his 100 IM. Kevin had a solid meet and swam a best time in his 200 Breast. Emma swam 5 best times and showed stroke improvements in her races. Adi swam 4 best times 100/200 Free, 200 Back and 100 Breast. Madhav swam a best time in his 200 Back and earned a new B time in the event. Alex swam 4 best times and dropped nearly 6 seconds in his 200 IM. Orinda Long Course Meet Results: Sophia swam 3 best times, earned a new FW time in her 50 Fly and dropped over 10 seconds in her 400 Free. Christina swam 5 best times and dropped over 5 seconds in her 100 Fly. Mica swam 6 best times, earned a new A time in her 100 Back and new JO times in her 100/400 Free. Akshay swam 5 best times and earned new BB times in 50/100 Free and 100 Fly. Aaron swam 5 best times and earned a new BB time in his 100 Back. Andy swam 4 best times and earned a new BB time in his 100 Back. Nick W. swam 3 best times and dropped over 7 seconds in his 400 Free. Reminders Swimmers should have their name on all their equipment and any lost or broken items should be replaced. As we approach the summer months, swimmers should be wearing flip flops on the pool deck, as the pool deck can become very hot. Also, apply sunscreen at least 15 minutes before entering the water. Especially on the face to avoid sunscreen running into eyes.

6 It s a good idea to have a pair of clear goggles for night time swim practices. Keep the dark and mirrored goggles for sunny practices or swim meets. Please help remind your swimmer to stay hydrated throughout the day and to bring a water bottle to practice daily it s important to stay hydrated even on cooler days. Staying properly hydrated helps swimmers avoid cramps, headaches, and fatigue. Proper hydration becomes even more important as we move into the warmer summer months. Meet Schedule Summer 2016 Date Host Course Location July 8 th 10 th Summer JOs (Host: OABP) Long Course Moraga (Qualifying Meet AA+) July 16 th 17 th Walnut Creek Aquabears C/B/A+ Long Course Pleasant Hill July 27 th 31 st Far Western Championships (Host: TERA) Long Course Concord (Qualifying Meet AAA+) August 5 th 7 th WCAB Summer s End Classic Short Course Pleasant Hill Please remember to only attend meets on our schedule and meets that your swimmer qualifies for. Summer Break dates: August 15 th September 5 th Last day of practice: Friday, August 12 th Return to water: Tuesday, September 6 th See you on deck J Coach Devon Pre-Senior 2 News Coach Greg I have been both pleased and a bit disappointed. Pleased with the swimmers attending practice and the quality of work they have been preforming. However our group attendance percentage has dropped quite a bit. I do hope when the problems with the DBAC pool are corrected the practice situation does improve. We do not have many meets remaining so let s make the most of them. The only birthday in the Month of July will be Emily Chen on the 18 th Coach Greg

7 Junior 1 News Coach Joe Each month the group has voted for whom they thought was the most inspiring swimmer in the group for that month. The winner for this month was Chloe Chen. She is someone who always looking for ways to improve. She has excellent attendance and works hard in practice. I ve enjoyed watching him continue to improve in his meets. It is pleasing and inspiring to watch the group as a whole support each other in and out of the water everyday. Outstanding attendance during the previous month was established by: Florence Lin(80%), Brycen Martin(80%), Alex Quach(100%), Vaishnavi Rao(80%), and Dominick Wonosaputra(100%). This was some of the best overall attendance from the group this season!!! Nice job on your dedication! Your consistency will pay off when it comes time to race in the meets. The Albany meet provided another opportunity for fast swimming. Florence had a best time in the 50 breast. Dominick W. had 6 best times. Chloe Chen made 6 best times in her events. Olivia had 4 best times. Sophia P. made 100% best times in all of her events. Vaishnavi made 100% best times in her swims. Vivian made 5 best times. Christina T. had 7 new best times in her swims. Emily T. made 6 new best times in her races. Joanna made 7 new best times in her swims. Brycen had best times in the 200 free and 100 back. Cynric made best times in the 100 free and 200 breast. The Orinda meet saw many new best times. Dominick Wonosaputra had 100% best times. Olivia Joung also had 100% best times. Jasmine improved in every single one of her races. Brycen Martin was amazing in all of his swims. Alex Quach improved in every race he swam. Special notes: Be sure that you are warming-up and warming-down properly before and after your races. Please come ask me if you are not sure what you should be doing. Make it a habit to be at the meets by 7:30 that way the swimmers have plenty of time to adequately warm-up for the meet. This is a great way to set them up for success at meets. Parents can sign up for their timing obligations online or at the swim meet. It is every parent s responsibility to time for both days at any given swim meet. A clipboard with a timing sign up sheet is available at the coaches tent. There you can confirm which lanes we are responsible for and which shift you have committed to time. See you on the pool deck, Coach Joe Junior 2 News Coach Jon Hey Gang, We ll begin this month with our Attendance. For the month of June we had a number of swimmers that excelled with their attendance. Jocelyn Martin had another PERFECT month of attendance, while JC Canela and Navya Singh each had a One Miss month of attendance. Over the years of coaching swimming, the greatest single determiner of success in this sport is practice attendance. There are many different concepts that we discuss and train in practice, and the more opportunities you have to learn them, the better you will perform this year and in the future.

8 We are in the business of Building Better Athletes, and that happens best when you are present. Ninety Percent of Life is Just Showin Up Coach Jon Pallesen Here s another reminder to wear clothes (including something on your feet), to & from practice everyday Our Normal Practice Time will be from 7:00 8:45pm, bring a parka/jacket, and bring a water bottle You WILL use it When you start cramping up during practice, that s your body s way of telling you, DRINK MORE WATER!!! Meet Results: We sent 10 swimmers to the Long Course CBA+ Meet in Orinda on June 11 th : New B-times: Emily Nie New BB-times: Adi Trifiletti, JC Canela, Jocelyn Martin, Kylie Peters, Navya Singh, Eric Dong, Andrew Li, Justin Wang, Ryan Xu Upcoming Schedule: IMX Challenge In an effort to reward well-rounded swimmers, USA Swimming offers a ranking system called the IMX Challenge. In order to qualify, swimmers need to complete the 400/500 Free, 100 Back/Breast/Fly, and the 200 IM in the same season. For s, the events are 400/500 Free, 200 Back/Breast/Fly, 200 IM & 400 IM in the same season. These lists start over after your birthday, or when we switch to the long course season. Thru the short course season, we have had our first swimmer in the group to have achieved a ranking by swimming all of their qualifying events Congratulations on helping us to achieve our Group Goal: Jocelyn Martin We had no June Birthdays to celebrate, but In July, Karan Saini turns 12 on the 11 th, and Kylie Peters turns14 on the 14 th (her Golden Birthday!!). Happy Birthday to everybody, and I hope you have a great birthday I ll see you on deck, Coach Jon Pre-Junior 1 News...Coach Katy Hi Everyone, The Pre-Junior 1 Group continued their strong long course season during the month of June with great performances at several meets. Please read on for our group members notable results. We now look forward to showcasing our efforts at our upcoming season-ending meets this July and August (JOs, FWs, WCAB). The work you all have put in will show! Here are our group s most recent swim meet results

9 Congratulations to those who raced at the Albany Aquatics C/B/A+ Meet held in Albany 5/21-22: Aaron Caparaz 6 new best times with new B time cuts in 200 free, 100 and 200 breast events, fantastic 12+ second drop in free Faith Carroll 6 new best times with a significant 8+ second drop in the 100 back and new JOs in breastroke Nabil Danandeh 100% best times in all 8 events with a great 7+ second drop in the 100 back for a new BB time, great 5+ drop in 100 IM too Kaitlin Lee 7 new best times with 4 new JO cuts in IM, free and fly events and 2 new FW cuts in breastroke, great 9+ second drop in 200 IM Cynthia Li 100% best times in all 7 events with first-ever JO cut in the 50 fly! Additional new A time cuts in IM events and breastroke Jaimie Nguyen 100% best times in all 8 events with 5 new BB times in free, back, fly, and IM events, spectacular 13+ second drop in 100 back Dahlia Versteeg substantial drops in 3 events for new best times including a new BB in the 50 fly Samuel Wang 5 new best times with a fantastic 12+ second drop in the 200 IM, nice shaves in 100 free and breastroke too Congrats to those who competed at the Orinda Aquatics C/B/A+ Meet held in Moraga 6/11-12: Faith Carroll 5 new best times with a new FW cut in the 400 free and new JO cut in the 100 fly with a fantastic 12+ second drop Nabil Danandeh 100% best times in all 6 events with 3 new A times in the 100 free and 50 and 100 breast events, also great 11+ second drop in 50 free Aayush Gupta 3 new best times with new BB time in the 50 breast and nice 4+ second shave off 100 free event Kaitlin Lee 2 new best times with a new FW cut in the 50 breast and new JO cut in 50 free with a nice 4+ second shave Cynthia Li 100% best times in all 6 events with 3 new JO cuts in the 50 free, 100 breast, and 50 fly (LC) events Dahlia Versteeg 2 new best times in new age group in 50 and 100 free events Samuel Wang strong racing with 2 new best times in 100 back and 50 breast events Aiden Wong 4 new best times in new age group in 50 and 100 free, 100 back, and 50 fly events Great job to Faith Carroll and Cynthia Li who competed at a couple Last Chance JO Meets in Redding and San Jose the weekend of 6/ (Final meet results were not yet sent by the time this newsletter was due). Congratulations to Jasmine Chen who participated in the June PLS Mini Meet on 6/24! Jasmine had strong races in the 100 free and 100 back! Dahlia Versteeg, Kaitlin Lee, and Cynthia Li showed off their multi-sport capabilities when they participated in the Pleasanton Rotary Club s 5K (3.1 mile) run on Father s Day, 6/19. Great job ladies!!

10 Others of us are happy to run when ice cream is involved :) Pictured below is the group on our Dairy Run held on 5/27. Here is a list of the meets remaining on our Summer 2016 Meet Schedule: Date Host Course Location July 8 th 10 th Summer JOs (Host: OABP) Long Course Moraga (Qualifying Meet AA+) July 15 th July Mini Meet Short Course Pleasanton July 16 th & 17 th Walnut Creek Aquabears C/B/A+ Long Course Pleasant Hill July 27 th 31 st Far Western Championships (Host: TERA) (Qualifying Meet AAA+) Long Course Concord August 5 th 7 th WCAB Summer s End Classic Short Course Pleasant Hill Happy birthday to our July birthday swimmers Faith Carroll (7/7) and Jai Channon (7/8)! We hope you enjoy wonderful birthday celebrations!

11 Our May attendance award winner is Jai Channon who attended all 21 practices offered! Close runners-up were Kaitlin Lee, Cynthia Li, and Samuel Wang who each attended 20/21 practices. Wonderful job to you all! Great job bringing those water bottles to practice guys, keep it up! As a scheduling reminder, please recall that PLS summer break begins on Monday, August 15 th and we will return to the water on Tuesday, September 6 th. Thanks, Coach Katy Pre-Junior 2 News Coach David As we approach the month of July, I encourage the Pre-junior 2 swimmers to come to swim practices more consistently. This will extremely help in your stroke and endurance development as we approach the big meets at the end of the season, so we can be aggressive in attacking each swim events. We are currently in the competitive phase of the season where the workouts get a little tougher as we start focusing on remaining strong throughout each event. It is also getting hotter, so please don t forget to bring drinking water with you to swim practice so you can stay hydrated. Congratulations to: Paige Bennett for making the Pacific Swimming Western Zone Team with qualifying times on the 200 Freestyle and 200 Individual Medley, as well as the 50 and 100 Breaststroke. Alex Suen for achieving Western Zone qualifying times on the 50 and 100 Backstroke. Breuklynn Harris for making Junior Olympics for the first time in a much stronger age group qualifying in the 50-meter Freestyle. Alexis Mesina for qualifying at Junior Olympics for the first time ever swimming the 50 Butterfly and 50 Breaststroke, as well as the 50 and 100 Backstroke. Also, I want to remind you of a few things below: We have Junior Olympics from 7/7 7/10 We have Walnut Creek Aquabears LCM C/B/A meet 7/16 and 7/17 We have Far Western Championships from 7/27 7/31 Please remember that we have group warm-up at 7:30AM and group meeting at 8:30AM every day of the meet that I am attending. Remember that success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

12 Swimmingly, Coach David Intermediate 1News Coach Devon Hi Everyone, Happy Birthday to Emma and Jason who celebrate their birthday in July! Our May attendance star for the month is Maria who attended all 21 practices. Swimmers with above 80% include Ashwin, Brooke, Vanessa, Emma, Jason and Anna. Overall, the group is pretty consistent with their attendance and I hope to see this trend continue in the last few months of the season. Albany Short Course Meet Results: Brooke B. swam 4 best times and dropped almost 5 seconds in her 50 Fly. Brooke S. swam 3 best times and dropped almost 10 seconds in her 100 IM! Scarlett swam 4 best times and dropped over 5 seconds in her 50 Breast. Connor swam 5 best times and had a considerable drop in his 100 Back. Raghav swam a best time in is 100 Back. Jason swam 4 best times 50 Free/Back/Breast and 100 Breast. Aric had a strong meet swimming 3 best times and dropping 15 seconds in his 100 Breast. Orinda Long Course Meet Results: Brooke B. swam 4 best times and dropped over 6 seconds in her 50 Fly. Vanessa swam 3 best times and earned BB times in her 50 Back and 100 Breast. Brooke S. swam 5 best times and dropped over 10 seconds in her 50 Back. Reminders Please be sure your swimmer s name is on all their equipment and any lost or broken items are replaced. As we approach the summer months, please be sure your swimmer is wearing flip flops on the pool deck, as the pool deck can become very hot. Also, apply sunscreen at least 15 minutes before entering the water. Especially on the face to avoid sunscreen running into eyes. I strongly discourage swimmers wearing sun shirts during practice because they are very heavy, making it difficult and tiring for the swimmer to move properly in the water. It s a good idea to have a pair of clear goggles for night time swim practices. Keep the dark and mirrored goggles for sunny practices or swim meets.

13 Please help remind your swimmer to stay hydrated throughout the day and to bring a water bottle to practice daily it s important to stay hydrated even on cooler days. Staying properly hydrated helps swimmers avoid cramps, headaches, and fatigue. Proper hydration becomes even more important as we move into the warmer summer months. Meet Schedule Summer 2016 Date Host Course Location July 8 th 10 th Summer JOs (Host: OABP) Long Course Moraga (Qualifying Meet AA+) July 15 th Short July Mini Meet Pleasanton Course July 16 th 17 th Pleasant Walnut Creek Aquabears C/B/A+ Long Course August 5 th 7 th WCAB Summer s End Classic Short Course Hill Pleasant Hill Please remember to only attend meets on our schedule and for meets that your swimmer qualifies for. Swimmers who are still looking to achieve B times should attend Mini Meets. Once your swimmer has one or more B time for their age group they can attend C/B/A+ Meets. Summer Break dates: August 15 th September 5 th Last day of practice: Friday, August 12 th Return to water: Tuesday, September 6 th See you on deck J Coach Devon Intermediate 2 News Coach Linda Hope you are all enjoying your summer. I would like to wish a belated happy birthday to Imogene Sayner and a happy birthday to Andrew Xiao. Trisha Puri has joined our intermediate group recently. Attendance at practice has been good and we have made great progress in paying attention to intervals. As a reminder some swimmers have lost or broken equipment. Please get these replaced or fixed as soon as possible so they are able to participate in the workout properly.

14 Our next mini meet is scheduled for July 15 th. Please plan on attending if you are in town. See you at the poolj Coach Linda Intermediate 3 News Coach Anna Info coming soon! Coach Anna Novice 1 News Hi Everyone, Coach Devon Happy Birthday to Albert, Karisa, and Hannah who all celebrate their birthday in July! Our attendance star for the month of May was Travis who only missed one practice throughout the month. Other swimmers with above 80% attendance for the month include Claudia, Josh, Dax, and Jas. Albany Short Course Meet Results: Francesca swam a best time in 25 Back. Sabrina swam 6 best times and earned a new A time in her 50 Back. Reminders Please be sure your swimmer s name is on all their equipment and any lost or broken items are replaced. As we approach the summer months, please be sure your swimmer is wearing flip flops on the pool deck, as the pool deck can become very hot. Also, apply sunscreen at least 15 minutes before entering the water. Especially on the face to avoid sunscreen running into eyes. I strongly discourage swimmers wearing sun shirts during practice because they are very heavy, making it difficult and tiring for the swimmer to move properly in the water. It s a good idea to have a pair of clear goggles for night time swim practices. Keep the dark and mirrored goggles for sunny practices or swim meets. Please help remind your swimmer to stay hydrated throughout the day and to bring a water bottle to practice daily it s important to stay hydrated even on cooler days. Staying properly hydrated helps swimmers avoid cramps, headaches, and fatigue. Proper hydration becomes even more important as we move into the warmer summer months.

15 Meet Schedule Summer 2016 Date Host Course Location July 15 th Short July Mini Meet Pleasanton Course July 16 th 17 th Pleasant Walnut Creek Aquabears C/B/A+ Long Course Hill August 5 th Short Pleasant 7 th WCAB Summer s End Classic Course Hill Please remember to only attend meets on our schedule and for meets that your swimmer qualifies for. Swimmers who are still looking to achieve B times should attend Mini Meets. Once your swimmer has one or more B time for their age group they can attend C/B/A+ Meets. Summer Break dates: August 15 th September 5 th Last day of practice: Friday, August 12 th Return to water: Tuesday, September 6 th See you on deck J Coach Devon Novice 2 News Coach Jason Info coming soon! Coach Jason Novice 3 News Coach Anna Info coming soon! Coach Anna

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