News Splash October 27

Andrew Hasek

Good morning Aquajets,

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. Halloween is this week, be sure to say hi to any fellow Aquajets you see while out trick or treating.

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday February 7, Love at First Splash CAJ Fundraiser

Aquajet team calendar - MEETS, team events & more!

  • Wed Oct 29th – Team Dinner, 6:00pm at Burger Hut (2451 Forest Ave) – details below

  • Mon Nov 3rd-Sun Mar 1st – Polar Bear Season

  • Tue Nov 11th – Practices Canceled for Veteran’s Day

  • Fri Nov 21st-Sun Nov 23rd  – WAC Cranberry Classic

  • Wed Nov 26th-Sun Nov 30th – Practices Canceled for Thanksgiving Break

  • Sat Dec 6th – North State Winter Champs

  • Fri Dec 12th – Sun Dec 14th – Winterfest in Reno – details below

  • Wed Dec 24th-Thu Dec 25th – Practices Canceled for Christmas Eve and Christmas

  • Mon Dec 29th-Sun Jan 4th – Practices Canceled for Winter Break

  • Sat Feb 7th – Love at First Splash CAJ Fundraiser – more details below

  • Fri Mar 6th-Sun Mar 8th – SNS 14 & Under SCY Championships

  • Sat Mar 28 – CAJ Spring Takeoff

  • Fri Jun 12-Sun Jun 14 – CAJ Winzenz Family Summer Splash

  • Thu Jul 16th-Sun Jul 19th – Bill Rose Classic: SNS LCM Championships

  • Fri Jul 24-Sun Jul 26 – NVAL Championships

COACH’S CORNER

Our Team Dinner is this week on Wednesday Oct 29, 6:00pm at Burger Hut (2451 Forest Ave). Come spend the evening with your teammates and enjoy some good food. I will make a few announcements and hand out group awards. There will be no Senior or Pre-Senior practice this day to accommodate for the dinner.

The WAC Cranberry Classic is open for signups! This is our only scheduled meet for November. Every Pre-Senior and Senior Aquajet should sign up to race at this meet. Most White group and Navy group swimmers should also race at this meet. Especially with the weather cooling down, it is important for swimmers to go to meets on a regular basis to check on the progress and re-motivate them to work and train hard at practice. Signups close Thursday 11/13 at 11:59pm or when all spots are filled. OME Link

Winterfest is open for signups! This is a taper meet for our Pre-Senior and Senior swimmers, so I am expecting every Aquajet in those groups to race this weekend. All other Aquajets are encouraged to race at this meet as well. I hope to see many Aquajets racing and showing off their months of training at this beautiful indoor pool. OME Link

Polar Bear Season starts next week on Monday November 3rd. Our annual Polar Bear season adds an extra incentive for swimmers to work hard and attend a lot of practices during the cold times of the year. If swimmers meet a certain percentage of M-F practices attended between Mon 11/3 and Sun 3/1 then they will be inducted into the 2025-2026 Polar Bear Club and awarded a speciality long sleeve shirt. Saturday practices and weekend swim meets are bonuses and can add to a swimmer's attended practice total without adding to the offered M-F practice total. Polar Bear attendance percentage for each group are as follows: Minijets (65%), White (70%), Navy (75%), Pre-Seniors (80%), Seniors (80%).

We are in that time of year where there is less and less daylight. Our Pre-Senior and Senior groups currently finish their practices as it is getting dark. With more of their practice being in the dark as the season progresses. It would be a good idea for your swimmer to have a pair of goggles with clear or lightly colored lenses to help them see better during this time of year. Tinted goggles are great when swimming in the sun, but are difficult to see in after the sun sets.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

  • Make sure your swimmer is USA Swimming registered (the link can be found in the “USA Swim Registration” section of the Old Business/Policies and Procedures doc)

  • Make sure your swimmer brings a water bottle to every practice

  • Check out the Team Page on Elsemore for CAJ gear: Team Page Link

Please make sure you are familiar with all of the Old Business/Policies and Procedures

Your next race has already started,

Coach Andrew