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THE TSM MONTHLY POST TSM SERVING THE SANTA MONICA BAY AREA SINCE 1955 The Official Team Santa Monica Swim Club e- Newsletter September 20, 2013 Coach s Corner Welcome and welcome back! New season, new opportunities. As we stare down the start of the 2013-2014 season, I like to take a self- appraisal of the last season. Many of our older athletes have gone through a similar exercise as a precursor to setting goals. The things that came out of these m eetings have been very productive especially when the need for change becomes clear. After more than 20 years coaching hundreds of athletes to a national level and beyond, I have noticed some simple but grave triumphs and pitfalls swimmers find themselves facing. Today I want to cover one of the most important: Remember, your coach and coaches want you to be successful. There is not a single decision, direction, or piece of advice that is formulated without first and foremost focusing on helping you get faster when it counts. Our job is to m ake the best swimmers; by best, I mean ultimately the best. Our responsibility is to help you swim to your potential when you are m ost capable of that ultimate level of performance. Age group championships must never be a distraction from developing the skills you will need as a senior level athlete. Many of the fastest age group swimmers have a skill set far short of what s needed for high performance at the senior level. Most of you already know a few age group phenoms who just could not convert high achievement to the open level. Our highest priority as a program is toward your journey to your own personal level of excellence. Stay focused on the process, and remember there s no fast track to success in the pool. Your weekly, monthly, seasonal progression is more important than a particular outcome on a given day. We wouldn t use a stopwatch if times weren t important, but singular races along this journey should not be our primary concern; we re on a rollercoaster together and must expect ups and downs. This is a process! It s hard and it s rewarding. With that in mind, we want your TSM practices to be the focal point for your learning and development as a swimmer. We believe you learn best under the stress of practice conditions alongside your teammates, not in isolation. And we want to keep the message about your improvement clear, simple, and consistent. If you receive different direction about your swimming in another setting, please ask your TSM coach to clarify! We don t want any swimmer frustrated or confused. Do coaches have favorites? Absolutely. Our favorites are those who do most fervently what we ask of them. The desire and effort to get better - even on a bad day - trump any degree of talent or luck. I would also add that we never tire from coaching amazing swimmers: not necessarily international medalists, but young capable people like you with great character and drive. W hether or not you make it to the Olympics, your swimming career will be full of experiences with some of the most amazing people on the planet. Good luck and remember to value every day as it is your last. Eventually, it will be. - Coach Dave Kelsheimer

th 15 FINA World Championships (Barcelona) and 2013 Speedo Junior National Championships (Irvine) Congratulations to Jordan Wilimovsky, who represented the United States and TSM in July at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. On September 3rd, USA Swimming officially named Jordan to the United States National Team. USA Swimming also named Liliana Casso, Nick DeVito, and Scott Simmer to the 2013-14 National Junior Team. Huge congratulations to all!

September Group Promotions The following swimmers have been promoted from Sea Lion to Seals: Nick Arjomand, Ryan Bedi, Evan Chun, Alden Foster, Lexi Greene, Indiana Guckert, Emma Heckerman, Paul Kurgan, Eva Muldoon, Meera Sastry, Milan Sastry, Isabelle Shapiro, Juliette Shapiro, Stella Spound. The following swimmers have been promoted from Seals to Otters: Charlie Albert, Nora Cazenave, James Gurney, Juliet Hatch, Luke Jankowski, Heather Kuwata, Maeve Loughran, Audrey Macleod, Delaney O Brien, Ellie Sim, Aidan Song, Emma Song, Alec Trajanovich. The following swimmers have been promoted from Otters to Hammerheads: Valerie Burchard, Caitlin Durkin, Andrew Hanson, Byron Hatch, Izzy Kleiman, Chloe Hopkins, Thea Leimone, Helena Mulholland, Michael Raphael. The following swimmers have been promoted from Hammerheads to JO: Isabella Arshakian, Jenna Ashendouek, Emily Guy, Effie Hirzel, Annie Huang, Jo Jo Molina- Ramirez, Ilka Mustalampi, Adam Shaaban, Shamus Sparling The following swimmers have been promoted to Senior Development: Cathy Gomez, Serafina King, Yfke Siep The following swimmers have been promoted to National Development: Isabel Fields, Natalie Gold, Al Hosseini, Dora Seggelke, Sheldon Wong, Luke Young The following swimmers have been promoted to National: Colin Casey, Cameron Kahn, Eli Lawrence, Shayna Simmer Best of luck in your new groups!!!

Summer JO Results Over 50 TSM swimmers competed in individual events and relays at JOs July 24-28 in Thousand Oaks. TSM finished in 5th place in the team division with over 30 teams competing. 4 TSM swimmers won individual events and 33 TSM swimmers finaled (top 16 finish). We saw some great relays on relay day with 10- under boys, 10- un girls and 13-14 boys making the podium with a top 3 finish. JO Champions: Grant Caverly (10) in the 100 free, 200 free and 50 back. Katrina Mortenson (10) in the 50 fly. Jamie Dodd (15) in the 800 free. Gabe Schneider (15) in the 200 back. JO Finalists: (top 16 finishes) 10- under Girls: Katrina Mortenson, (50 free, 100 free), Victoria Broughton, (100 free, 200 free, 50 breast), Emily Guy, (50 back, 50 breast, 100 breast). Top relay finish: 3 rd in 200 Medley relay (Emily, Victoria, Katrina, Quincy Timmerman) 10- under Boys: Grant Caverly (50 free, 200 IM), Ilka Mustalampi (100 free), Adam Shabaan (100 fly), Sam Telanoff (50 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast) Top relay finish: 2 nd in Medley and Free relays (Grant, Adam, Ilka, Sam) 11-12 Girls: Kelly Bartlett (50 back), Dora Seggelke (50, 100 breast). Top relay finish: 11 th place in 400 free relay (Kelly, Dora, Ocelli Rivers- Altieri, Makenna Dykstra) 13-14 Girls: Cathy Gomez (100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 free, 100 fly), Cameron Kahn (400, 800, 1500 free, 100 back), Bella Siering (400, 1500 free, 200 fly), Gillian Caverly (800, 1500 free, 200 back, 400 IM), Zoe Darmon (200 back, 100 fly, 200 IM), Lauren Wong (200 back, 400 IM). Top relay finish: 4 th in 400 free relay (Cathy, Cameron, Gillian, Zoe) 13-14 Boys: J.P Mortenson (100, 200 back), Hunter Loncar (200, 400 free, 200 breast, 200, 400 IM), Xander Lee (100, 200 back), Max Dodd (800, 1500 free), Colin Casey (200, 400 free, 100, 200 back, 100, 200 fly) Top relay finish: 2 nd in 200 Medley relay (J.P, Hunter, Colin, Luke Young). 15- up Girls: Yfke Siep (200 breast), Sydney Wong (200 fly, 400 IM), Payton Perrotta (100, 200 back, 100 fly), Jamie Dodd (1500 free), Shayna Simmer (400 IM). Top relay finish: 11 th in 400 Medley relay (Lorien Orpelli, Elaine Lai- Lakusta, Tess King, Shayna Simmer. 15- up Boys: Sean Steele (400, 1500 free), Gabe Schneider (400 free, 100 back, 200, 400 IM), Sasha Ayzenberg (100 fly), Matthew Chen (100 free, 100, 200 breast, 200, 400 IM), Alexander Landau (100, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 IM), Andy Lau (100, 200 fly), Ethan Lawrence (1500 free, 200 fly), Eli Lawrence (200 fly). Top relay finish: 6 th in 400 Medley relay (Gabe, Matthew, Ethan, Eli)

Odds & Ends Home meet! Best of luck to all TSM swimmers this weekend at the opening meet of the short course season. TSM would like to thank all volunteers, vendors, parents, coaches and swimmers for their amazing preparation and dedication to helping ensure we have a very successful home meet. Go TSM! TSM College Swimmers Featured: Simmer Named to 2013-2014 USA Swimming National Junior Team; Pitt freshman named to USA National Junior Team http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/c- swim/ Wilimovsky Makes USA National Team for 2013 FINA World Championships; Current NU freshman could be joined on Team USA by former 'Cat and six- time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers. http://www.nusports.com/sports/m- swim/# UNC Freshmen - Liliana Casso and Eugene Tee - Excel At Pier- 2- Pier Event http://www.goheels.com/viewarticle.dbml?db_oem _ID=3350&ATCLID=209260798 Upcoming Meets September 21-22 TSM BRW Short Course Meet Santa Monica College October 11-13 Swim Torrance IMR/IMX Meet Torrance November 2-3 WSTA BRW Meet Palisades Charter High School November 9-11 Kevin Perry Invite (Senior) Fullerton December 5-7 USA Swimming SCY Nationals Knoxville, TN December 6-8 SGAC BRW Meet South Gate December 12-14 USA Swimming SCY Junior Nationals Greensboro, NC December 13-15 Winter Age Group Champs East LA College Ask Coach Dave Have you ever wanted to ask that all- important question, but didn t know how? Email david.hill@gmail.com and your Q&A may appear in the next edition of the TSM Monthly Post. January 11-12, 2014 WSTA Meet Palisades Charter High School February 15-17, 2014 CCS Junior Olympics Bakersfield Got News? If you or someone you know has recently done something special outside of the water, we d like to hear about it. Please contact david.hill@gmail.com.

Birthdays & Stuff New Board Members TSM is very fortunate to have our new board of directors in place: Courtney Caverly President David Newberg Treasurer Dan Guy Secretary Patrick Dodd April Loncar Frank Siering Don Steele ****** BIG THANKS to our amazing parent volunteers! TSM Website The website is updated on virtually a real- time basis with schedule updates, meet notices and more. Click the highly visible Training Schedule button on the home page for your swim schedule. Photos for the website and Facebook page may be sent to: Patrick Dodd @ pmdodd@me.com September Birthdays! September 1 st o Paul Kurgan September 2 nd o Kelly Bartlett September 5 th o Aidan Song o Emma Song September 8 th o Lizzy Gomez September 9 th o Juliet Hatch September 10 th o Zoe Darmon September 12 th o Katrina Mortenson September 13 th o Grant Caverly September 18 th o Jack Dawson September 19 th o Giovanni Alvarez- Cueva o Riley Furlong o Arely Gomez September 22 nd o Kristen Nordham September 27 th o Ely Dickson o Xander Lee September 28 th o Sophie Gelb o Felix Maudlin o Nicholas Song September 30 th o Isabella Arshakian Official sponsor of TEAM SANTA MONICA